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Bruce Lee (李小龙)

Bruce Lee (李小龍; Lee Jun-fan, 1940-1973) was a Hong Kong-American martial artist, Jeet Kune Do founder, and kung fu film star of The Big Boss, Fist of Fury, The Way of the Dragon, and Enter the Dragon.

Bruce Prichard

Bruce Prichard, WWE executive director and creator of the Brother Love character, longtime Vince McMahon creative aide, TNA/Impact and MLW alumnus, and co-creator of the Something to Wrestle podcast with Conrad Thompson.

Bruised (film)

Bruised (2020) is a Netflix sports drama and Halle Berry's directorial debut, starring Berry as disgraced MMA fighter Jackie Justice, written by Michelle Rosenfarb, released November 2021, with mixed reviews (Metascore 52).

Bruiser Brody

Bruiser Brody (Frank Donald Goodish, 1946–1988), American territorial-era pro wrestler, independent-contractor brawler, All Japan tag champion with Stan Hansen, killed in Bayamón, Puerto Rico; killer's acquittal, WWE Legacy Hall of Fame 2019.

Bruno Sammartino

Bruno Sammartino (1935–2018), Italian-American wrestler, longest-reigning WWE/WWWF Champion at 2,803 days (1963–71), two-time champion totaling 4,040 days, 187 Madison Square Garden sellouts, WWE Hall of Fame 2013.

Bruno Surace

Bruno Surace, "Brunello", French middleweight boxer from Marseille, 26-1-2 (5 KOs). Known for the 2024 Upset of the Year: a sixth-round one-punch KO of Jaime Munguia in Tijuana; lost the May 2025 Riyadh rematch on points.

Brutus Beefcake

Brutus Beefcake, ring name of Edward Harrison Leslie (born 1957), American pro wrestler, WWF Tag Team Champion with Greg Valentine, the Barber gimmick, survived a 1990 parasailing accident, WWE Hall of Fame 2019.

Bryan Barberena

Bryan "Bam Bam" Barberena (born 1989) is an American MMA fighter, UFC welterweight-to-middleweight veteran 2014-2024 with an 18-12 pro record, known for brawling wins over Lawler, Brown, Northcutt, and Alves.

Bryan Battle

Bryan Battle, "The Butcher", American MMA fighter from Springfield, Missouri; TUF 29 middleweight winner, UFC welterweight 2021-2024, now PFL middleweight with wins over Rosta and a loss to Eblen.

Bryan Caraway

Bryan "Kid Lightning" Caraway (born 1984) is an American retired UFC bantamweight, 22-9 with 16 submission wins, TUF 14 semifinalist, and longtime boyfriend and coach of champion Miesha Tate.

Bryan Clark

Bryan Clark (b. March 14, 1964), also Adam Bomb, Wrath, The Nightstalker, American retired wrestler, Air Force veteran; two-time WCW World Tag Team Champion and AJPW tag champion in KroniK with Brian Adams.

Bryan Danielson

Bryan Danielson, also known as Daniel Bryan in WWE (2009-2021), is an American professional wrestler, ROH founding father, four-time WWE world champion, WrestleMania XXX headliner, AEW World Champion 2024, now AEW Dynamite commentator.

Bryan Keith (wrestler)

Bryan Keith, 'The Bounty Hunter' (born 1991, Greenspoint, Houston, Texas), American professional wrestler trained by Booker T at Reality of Wrestling; longest ROW TV Title reign, PWG BOLA 2023 semifinalist, signed with AEW February 2024, Learning Tree member.

Bryant Jennings

Bryant Jennings, "By-By", American heavyweight boxer born 1984 in Philadelphia; former Federal Reserve mechanic who challenged Wladimir Klitschko and Luis Ortiz for world titles in 2015 and returned to the ring in 2024.

Bryce Mitchell

Bryce Mitchell, "Thug Nasty," is an American UFC bantamweight from Texarkana with a 19-4-0 record, known for the second Twister submission in UFC history and a grappling-heavy style.

Buakaw Banchamek

Buakaw Banchamek (บัวขาว บัญชาเมฆ), born Sombat Banchamek, Thai Muay Thai and kickboxing fighter, two-time K-1 World MAX champion (2004, 2006), Lumpinee and Omnoi stadium titleholder, founder of Banchamek Gym.

Bubba Ray Dudley

Bubba Ray Dudley (Mark LoMonaco, born 1971), also Buh Buh Ray Dudley and Bully Ray, American wrestler; half of The Dudley Boyz/Team 3D with D-Von, 8x ECW and 8x WWF/WWE World Tag Team Champion, 2x TNA World Heavyweight Champion, 2018 WWE Hall of Famer.

Buddy Baer

Buddy Baer (Jacob Henry Baer, 1915-1986), American heavyweight boxer, younger brother of champion Max Baer; knocked Joe Louis through the ropes in 1941, lost twice to Louis, then became a film and TV actor.

Buddy Matthews

Buddy Matthews (Matthew Adams, born 1988, Melbourne) is an Australian wrestler in AEW, formerly WWE's Buddy Murphy. NXT Tag Team, WWE Cruiserweight, Raw Tag Team, and AEW World Trios Champion with House of Black.

Buddy Rogers (wrestler)

Buddy Rogers (Herman Rohde, 1921-1992), the original "Nature Boy," was an American pro wrestler, NWA World Champion 1961-63 and first WWWF/WWE Champion, lost to Bruno Sammartino in 48 seconds in 1963; his persona inspired Ric Flair.

Buddy Wayne

Buddy Wayne: ring name shared by Steve Finley (1967–2017), Pacific Northwest wrestler and trainer of Darby Allin and Nick Wayne, and Dwayne Peale (d. 2015), Memphis wrestler and promoter.

Buff Bagwell

Buff Bagwell (Marcus Alexander Bagwell), American professional wrestler, WCW star 1991–2001, five-time WCW World Tag Team Champion, nWo member from 1996, one-match WWE run in 2001, leg amputated 2025.

Bull Nakano (ブル中野)

Bull Nakano (ブル中野), real name Keiko Nakano, Japanese wrestler of 1980s-90s AJW, WWWA champion, only Japanese WWF Women's Champion (1994 Tokyo Dome), later golfer, WWE Hall of Fame 2024.

Bullet Club

Bullet Club, villainous pro wrestling stable formed in NJPW May 3, 2013 by Prince Devitt, Karl Anderson, Bad Luck Fale, and Tama Tonga; nWo-inspired, merchandising phenomenon whose Elite offshoot founded AEW; disbanded January 2026 into Unbound Co.

Busenaz Surmeneli

Busenaz Sürmeneli (born 1998, Bursa) is a Turkish amateur boxer, Tokyo 2020 Olympic welterweight champion and Türkiye's first Olympic boxing gold medalist, also a three-time world champion (2019, 2022, 2025).

Buster Douglas

Buster Douglas (James Douglas), American heavyweight boxer from Columbus, Ohio; on February 11, 1990, as a 42-1 underdog, he knocked out undefeated champion Mike Tyson in 10 rounds at the Tokyo Dome, the biggest upset in boxing history.

Butch Reed

Butch Reed (Bruce Franklin Reed, 1954-2021), American pro wrestler, "Hacksaw" in Mid-South, "The Natural" in WWF, and Doom tag champion with Ron Simmons in WCW; never actually played in the NFL.

Buvaysar Saytiyev

Buvaysar Khamidovich Saytiyev (Бувайсар Хамидович Сайтиев), 1975-2025, Russian freestyle wrestler of Chechen origin; three-time Olympic 74 kg champion (1996, 2004, 2008), six-time world champion, only wrestler with three golds in one Olympic class.

Buzz Sawyer

Buzz Sawyer (Bruce Woyan, 1959-1992), "Mad Dog," American pro wrestler; Georgia heel whose 1983 Last Battle of Atlanta cage match with Tommy Rich inspired Hell in a Cell; died at 32.

Byron Saxton

Byron Saxton, ring name of Bryan Jesús Kelly (born 1981), is an American WWE commentator and backstage interviewer and former developmental wrestler; NXT seasons 4 and Redemption, former Raw color commentator, one-time WWE 24/7 Champion.