One half of the legendary Brisco Brothers tag team, Gerald Brisco had a legendary in-ring career before transitioning into a behind-the-scenes role with WWE as an agent, promoter, and talent scout.
Brisco was released by WWE in September 2020 after being with the company for 36 years. The WWE Hall of Famer was initially furloughed in April due to the global pandemic. However, his release was confirmed later in the year.
Sportskeeda Wrestling’s Dr. Chris Featherstone recently interviewed Gerald Brisco for another episode of UnSKripted.
A variety of topics were discussed, including Brisco’s 36 year WWE career, his wrestling career in a variety of different territories, and much more.
Let’s take a closer look at five things we learned from WWE Hall of Famer Gerald Brisco’s Sportskeeda interview.
#5. Best and Worst WWE matches he worked on as an agent
Gerald Brisco held a variety of roles during his tenure as a WWE employee.
The WWE Hall of Famer was a promotor, talent scout and also worked as an agent throughout the 1990s.
When asked about the best and worst matches he was an agent for, Brisco pointed out Stone Cold Steve Austin and Bret “Hitman” Hart’s classic encounter at WrestleMania 13:
However, Brisco also pointed out that he was an agent for some more infamous matches, such as a Punjabi Prison match:
#4. Gerald Brisco recalls his “greatest defeat” in WWE
WWE Hall of Famer Gerald Brisco struck gold when he appeared on the RAW Reunion episode in 2019.
The episode on USA Network saw the WWE 24/7 Championship won and lost by various WWE legends and alumni. Brisco briefly held the championship after he pinned fellow Hall of Famer Pat Patterson.
However, his reign was short-lived when he was pinned by former WWE Divas Champion Kelly Kelly.
When asked about his loss to Kelly on RAW, Brisco referred to it as his “greatest defeat”:
#3. Gerald Brisco on his “pretty healthy paycheck” received from WWE Chairman Vince McMahon on Black Saturday
Black Saturday is one of the most famous, or infamous, moments in modern professional wrestling history.
The name refers to the day in July 1984 when Vince McMahon’s WWE took over the timeslot of Georgia Championship Wrestling’s weekly flagship program World Championship Wrestling on Superstation WTBS.
McMahon bought out all of the owners of Georgia Championship Wrestling, which included Gerald Brisco.
The WWE Hall of Famer stated that he refers to it as “Green Saturday” as he made a pretty healthy paycheck from the transaction:
#2. Gerald Brisco recalls his time working in WWC with WWE Hall of Famer Carlos Colon
Some of the biggest WWE names in professional wrestling history have competed in Puerto Rico during their careers.
Names such as WWE Hall of Famer Carlos Colon, Bruiser Brody, Abdullah The Butcher, and others are all remembered for their matches in the territory.
When recalling his memories of working in Puerto Rico, Gerald Brisco spoke of the WWC territory and Carlos Colon in glowing terms:
#1. Gerald Brisco on how he started as a member of the office in WWE
Before his release in 2020, Gerald Brisco was one of the longest-tenured employees under WWE contract.
Brisco started with the company in 1984 and remained for 36 years. The Hall of Famer revealed that he initially started as a local promotor for WWE in the state of Florida:
Brisco explained his transition from a local promotor to a more senior member of the WWE office. However, he revealed that he never got officially promoted as he refused to move from Florida to Connecticut:
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