Bruiser

Bruiser may refer to:

Music

• The Bruisers, musical pioneers of the Punk/Oi! genre
• Bruiser, an indie rock trio that features ex-Local H drummer Joe Daniels
• Bruiser (album), a 2011 album by The Duke Spirit

Film and television

• The Bruiser, a 1916 American drama film
• Bruiser (2000 film), a motion picture directed by George A. Romero
• Bruiser (2022 film), a film starring Trevante Rhodes
• Bruiser (TV series), a BBC television series

Nickname or ring name

• Bru McCoy, American football player
• Bruiser Flint (born 1965), American collegiate men's basketball head coach
• Bruiser Kinard (1914–1985), American football player nicknamed "Bruiser", member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
• Bruiser Brody, ring name of former American professional wrestler Frank Donald Goodish (1946-1988)
• Bob Sweetan (born 1940), American retired professional wrestler, nicknamed "Bruiser", and sex offender
• Bruiser Bedlam, a ring name of American professional wrestler Ion Croitoru (born 1965)
• The Belfast Bruiser, stage name for Irish professional wrestler Fit Finlay (born 1958)
• The British Bruisers, a former English professional wrestling tag team
• Bruiser Costa, a professional wrestler from All-Star Wrestling
• Bruiser, a professional wrestler from the United States Wrestling Association

Fictional characters

• Molly Hayes, briefly known as Bruiser, a Marvel Comics character in the series Runaways
• Bruiser Khang, in the video game Tales of Destiny
• Bruiser, a large demonic enemy in the video game expansion pack Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil
• Nick and Rick Bruiser, the final two opponents in Super NES video game Super Punch-Out!!
• Bruiser, Elle Woods' chihuahua in the Legally Blonde movies
• The Bruisers, fictional neighbors in the animated TV series Mr. Bean

Other uses

• HMS Bruiser, various British Royal Navy warships
• Bruiser (bull), #32Y, a World Champion bucking bull
• Chicago Bruisers, a former Arena Football League team (1987-1989)
• Bruiser (Pillow Pal), a Pillow Pal dog made by Ty, Inc.
• Bruiser and Marigold, costumed mascots for the Baylor University Bears

See also

• Dick the Bruiser, nickname of American professional wrestler and football player William Fritz Afflis (1929-1991)
• Crystl Bustos (born 1977), American softball player known as "The Big Bruiser"