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Luke Harper

American professional wrestler (1979–2020)

Jon Huber (December 16, 1979 – December 26, 2020), better known by his ring names Luke Harper and Brodie Lee, was an American professional wrestler. In WWE he was a one-time Intercontinental Champion and a three-time Tag Team Champion (two-time SmackDown and one-time NXT Tag Team Champion).

Luke Harper
Harper at a live event on April 17, 2015
Born(1979-12-16)December 16, 1979
Rochester, New York
DiedDecember 26, 2020(2020-12-26) (aged 41)
Jacksonville, Florida
Cause of deathIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Partner
Amanda Huber
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(m. 2011)​
Children2
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Brodie Lee[1]
Harper[2]
Huberboy #2[3]
Jon Huber[4]
Luke Harper[2]
Mr. Brodie Lee[5]
Billed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Billed weight285 lb (129 kg)
Trained byKirby Marcos
Rik Matrix
Tony Mamaluke
DebutOctober 7, 2003

Huber also wrestled under the ring name Brodie Lee, working for promotions such as All Elite Wrestling (where he was the leader of The Dark Order and a former TNT Champion),[6] Alpha-1 Wrestling, Chikara, Combat Zone Wrestling, Dragon Gate USA, Jersey All Pro Wrestling and Ring of Honor. He was born in Rochester, New York.

Career

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On March 12, 2012, it was reported that Huber had signed a developmental contract with WWE. He made his debut for WWE's developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) at a house show on May 18, working under the new ring name Luke Harper. When FCW changed its name to NXT Wrestling, he debuted on the December 12, 2012 episode of NXT as a follower of Bray Wyatt, who introduced Rowan as his "first son".

Erick Rowan was later introduced as Wyatt's "second son" and Harper started to team with Rowan. They defeated Percy Watson and Yoshi Tatsu on the January 9, 2013 episode of NXT and defeated them again on the January 23 episode of NXT in the first round of the NXT Tag Team Championship tournament. Harper and Rowan defeated Bo Dallas and Michael McGillicutty in the semi-finals but were defeated in the finals by Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey. Harper and Rowan won a triple threat elimination tag match on the May 2 episode of NXT and defeated Neville and Bo Dallas who replaced the injured Grey, on the May 8 NXT (taped on May 2) to win the tag titles.[7] On June 20, they lost the NXT Tag Team Championship to Adrian Neville and Corey Graves.[8]

In 2013, scary videos played on Raw to promote the upcoming debut of the Wyatt Family and they debuted on the July 8 episode of Raw when they attacked Kane.[9] He made his WWE in-ring debut in a tag team match on the July 26 episode of SmackDown, where he and Rowan defeated Tons of Funk (Brodus Clay and Tensai).[10] Harper and Rowan defeated many teams for a couple months but suffered their first loss on the October 11 episode of SmackDown from Cody Rhodes and Goldust.[11]

On the September 29, 2014 episode of Raw, a video played where Wyatt set Harper free, saying that he fixed him and gave him a reason to exist.[12] On the November 10 episode of Raw, Harper made his TV return, throwing an unconscious Dolph Ziggler at Triple H and Stephanie McMahon's feet, and expressed his desire to join their team at Survivor Series against John Cena's team.[13]

On the November 17 episode of Raw, he joined Team Authority and was immediately given a match for the Intercontinental Championship against Dolph Ziggler. Harper would win the match and his first singles championship in the WWE.[14] Harper lost the title back to Ziggler in a ladder match at TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs, ending his reign at 27 days.

Death

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Huber died on December 26, 2020 from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, ten days after his 41st birthday.[15][6] He was hospitalized for non-COVID-related lung problems in Jacksonville, Florida.[16][17] After his death, AEW made a special episode of Dynamite, on December 30, called the Brodie Lee Celebration of Life. In it, his then-eight-year-old son, Brodie, joined the stable The Dark Order, which Huber originally was the leader of.[18]

Championships

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Harper, Wyatt, and Orton defended the title under the Freebird Rule.

References

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  1. ↑ "Brodie Lee Profile". Dragon Gate USA. Archived from the original on September 16, 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Luke Harper". WWE. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Luke Harper's journey to WWE from the indies to WrestleMania" (video). Sky Sports. June 4, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  4. ↑ Martin, Adam (June 23, 2012). "6/22 FCW Results: Winter Haven, Florida". Wrestleview. Archived from the original on June 27, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
  5. ↑ "All Elite Wrestling Roster Page" (Scroll down and view Lee's roster profile). All Elite Wrestling. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Lambert, Jeremy (December 26, 2020). "Brodie Lee Passes Away At The Age Of 41". Fightful. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  7. ↑ "James's WWE NXT Report 5/8 Week 45: Wyatt Family captures Tag Titles, Ohno turning face?, Sandow in action, Paige vs. Summer Rae feud continues, Overall Reax". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
  8. ↑ "WWE News: NXT Spoilers for summer episodes - first NXT Women's champ, Flair, more, plus NXT TV in the U.S.?". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
  9. ↑ "Raw News: Vickie "fired" as Raw authority figure & replacement named, Wyatts debut, final MITB PPV hype, RVD, Lesnar, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
  10. ↑ "Parks's WWE Smackdown Report 7/26: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Friday show, including Wyatt Family in-ring debut, Del Rio vs. RVD match". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
  11. ↑ "Parks's WWE Smackdown Report 10/11: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Friday show, including Curtis Axel vs. R-Truth for the Intercontinental Title". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
  12. ↑ "WWE Raw Report: Does Seth Get His Briefcase Back?; Do You Like Divas Wrestling?; A New Alliance That Will Shock WWE Fans; A Triple Threat Match; and More". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved 2014-11-24.
  13. ↑ "Caldwell's WWE Raw Results 11/10: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of U.K. Raw - Cena vs. Ryback, Survivor Series teams formed, U.S. Title re-match, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2014-11-24.
  14. ↑ "Caldwell's WWE Raw Results 11/17: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live Raw - final Survivor Series hype, main event Contract Signing, new IC champion, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2014-11-24.
  15. ↑ Rose, Bryan (December 26, 2020). "AEW's Brodie Lee passes away at 41 due to lung issue". Figure Four Online. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  16. ↑ Huber, Amanda (December 26, 2020). "My best friend died today". Instagram. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  17. ↑ Raimondi, Marc (December 26, 2020). "Jonathan Huber, AEW wrestler known as Brodie Lee, dies at 41". ESPN. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  18. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (December 29, 2020). "Tony Schiavone Reveals AEW Signed Eight-Year-Old Brodie Lee Jr. To A Contract". Fightful. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  19. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 23, 2011). "A1 Zero Gravity Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  20. ↑ "AEW TNT Championship". AEW. August 13, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  21. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (August 13, 2020). "AEW TNT Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  22. ↑ "JAPW Heavyweight Title History". Solie's Title Histories. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
  23. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (November 20, 2010). "JAPW Heavyweight Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 "Dragon Gate USA profile". Dragon Gate USA. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
  25. ↑ "JAPW New Jersey State Title History". Solie's Title Histories. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
  26. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 22, 2010). "JAPW New Jersey State Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  27. ↑ "JAPW Tag Team Title History". Solie's Title Histories. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
  28. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (August 1, 2009). "JAPW Tag Team Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  29. ↑ "N.E.W. Heavyweight Title History". Solie's Title Histories. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  30. ↑ "NWA Empire Heavyweight Title History". Solie's Title Histories. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  31. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 19, 2007). "NWA Empire Heavyweight Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  32. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (January 30, 1999). "NWA Southern Television Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  33. ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2015". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  34. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (July 3, 2004). "NWA Upstate Kayfabe Dojo Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  35. ↑ "Kayfabe Dojo Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  36. ↑ "Online World of Wrestling profile". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
  37. ↑ "NWA New York Heavyweight Championship history". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  38. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (April 8, 2006). "NWA Upstate/NWA New York Heavyweight Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  39. ↑ "NWA Upstate / NWA New York Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  40. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 6, 2003). "RPW Tag Team Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  41. ↑ "Rochester Pro Wrestling / NWA Upstate Television Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  42. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (February 22, 2004). "RPW/NWA Upstate Television Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  43. ↑ Vincent, Patrick (August 23, 2010). "8/22 2CW results in New York: Bryan Danielson main-events, Jake Roberts announces retirement, American Wolves, Delaney (w/PICS)". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
  44. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (August 22, 2010). "2CW Heavyweight Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  45. ↑ "WOHW United States Title History". Solie's Title Histories. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
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  48. ↑ "WWE Intercontinental Championship". Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  49. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (November 17, 2014). "WWE Intercontinental Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  50. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 4, 2016). "WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  51. ↑ Pappolla, Ryan. "The Bludgeon Brothers def. The Usos and The New Day in a Triple Threat Match to win the SmackDown Tag Team Titles". WWE. Archived from the original on April 10, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  52. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 2, 2013). "NXT Tag Team Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  53. ↑ "What is a Slammy?". WWE. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  54. ↑ Caldwell, James (December 8, 2014). "Caldwell's WWE Raw results 12/8: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live Raw – Slammys theme, final TLC PPV hype, Cena vs. Show, Seth Green, returning stars, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved December 9, 2014.

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