Jonathan Huber (December 16, 1979 – December 26, 2020) was an American professional wrestler and actor. [79] Later, on the pay-per-view section of the evening, Lee interrupted a match between Rip Impact and Johnny Wave, beat down both of the competitors and stated that next time he would be coming after a Japanese wrestler. [255][256] On the AEW Unrestricted podcast in January 2021, his widow revealed the official cause of death was idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. His family came first, his loving wife Amanda & their sons Brodie + Nolan. She is available on Instagram under the name @mandahuber and has got more than 16K followers. Brodie Lee’s Wife Synndy Age, Children and Family Facts to Know. [143] This led to a seven-man ladder match for the title on March 29 at WrestleMania 31, which was won by Daniel Bryan. [136] The following week on Raw, Harper officially joined Team Authority. [184] Going into 2018, The Bludgeon Brothers began to target SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos, as well as their rivals The New Day. [175] Shortly after this, Harper unsuccessfully faced AJ Styles over number one contendership for the WWE Championship, held by Wyatt. [167] On December 4 at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs, Wyatt and Orton, who had recently joined The Wyatt Family, captured the SmackDown Tag Team Championship, and three days later it was announced that Harper had been sanctioned as champion as well, making him eligible to defend the title under the Freebird Rule. [35] Lee's and Castagnoli's feud ended on September 7, 2008, in Chikara's first-ever steel cage match, with Castagnoli coming out victorious. [197] Soon after, Harper took time off after undergoing surgery for a wrist injury. Lee started becoming popular after a July 26, 2008, post–match incident in Binghamton, New York, that ended with him punching out a fan in the parking lot. [148] After Rowan suffered an injury,[149] Harper reunited with Bray Wyatt on July 19 at Battleground by helping him defeat Roman Reigns. [162] On March 21, Harper suffered a knee injury during an untelevised match on Raw, sidelining him for five to six months. Read the whole article to know more about Brodie’s wife Amanda ‘Synndy Synn’ Huber. [271] Khan purchased the rights to the song in perpetuity, saying "so the tribute will last forever". According to reports, the eight-year-old has been signed by AEW with plans of putting him on the company’s roster when he is of age. I bought the rights to Ol' 55 by Tom Waits in perpetuity so that tribute will last forever", "Brodie Lee notes: Record T-shirt sales, AEW TNT Title, more", "Up until now... @orangecassidy had the highest selling shirt of 2020 on ProWrestlingTees.com. [10][29] Lee originally was not scheduled to wrestle at the event, but was instead visiting backstage with friends. [52] In May 2011, Lee entered the 12 Large: Summit, set to determine the inaugural Chikara Grand Champion, but was forced to pull out of the tournament following his first match, after suffering a legitimate injury. [180] Harper then disappeared from WWE television for several months. [151] The following night on Raw, Braun Strowman joined Harper and Wyatt as the new member of The Wyatt Family. [157] Over the next weeks, Tommy Dreamer and Rhyno joined The Dudley Boyz in the feud,[158][159] leading to an eight-man tag team tables match at TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs, where Harper, Wyatt, Rowan and Strowman were victorious. All Elite Wrestling paid … [93] On May 22, Lee and Necro faced Maff and the JAPW New Jersey State Champion Charlie Haas in a tag team match, where they put their JAPW careers on the line against the titles of their opponents. [213], Huber made a surprise debut for the Jacksonville, Florida-based promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) on the March 18, 2020 episode of Dynamite, readopting his Brodie Lee ring name. Brodie Lee and Synndy Synn exchanged their vows in 2008. [70] Lee and Necro Butcher had a rematch under Anything Goes rules on February 27, 2009, which Necro won. [270] A tribute video with "Ol' '55" by Tom Waits closed the show. [230][231] According to Huber, WWE chairman Vince McMahon envisioned Harper as a hillbilly and asked him to speak with a Southern-like drawl. [172] On the January 31 episode of SmackDown, Harper turned face for the first time in his WWE career after helping WWE Champion John Cena in his confrontation with Orton and Wyatt. I never wanted to write out those words. Furthermore, as a professional wrestler and actor, he had a career earning estimated at over $10 million. [73] After losing a singles match to Gran Akuma on March 13, Lee picked up his first victory in the company by defeating Gran Akuma, Hallowicked and Chris Dickinson in a four-way match on May 1. Signing with WWE in 2012,[13] he assumed the name Luke Harper and was sent to WWE's developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), before debuting in NXT as a member of The Wyatt Family. 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Performers and commentators on Raw paid tribute by using some of Huber's catchphrases, such as commentator Tom Phillips welcoming the viewers to the show by exclaiming "it's Monday, you know what that means" and WWE Champion Drew McIntyre beginning his promo by stating "it's Monday and you know what that means [...] yeah, yeah, yeah." Having been hospitalized for an undisclosed lung issue in late October 2020, Huber died two months later on December 26 at the age of 41. By James Dator Dec 30, 2020, 10:45am EST Did Brodie Lee have children? Live. [94] On October 23, 2010, Lee challenged Dan Maff for the JAPW Heavyweight Championship in a Champion vs. Champion match, but was defeated. Brodie Lee Jr. was recognized by every wrestler who stepped foot in the ring. 24 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the, NWA Upstate Kayfabe Dojo Championship (1 time), NWA Upstate/NWA New York Heavyweight Championship (3 times), RPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Freddie Midnight, RPW/NWA Upstate Television Championship (1 time), WOHW United States Championship (3 times), This page was last edited on 26 February 2021, at 02:11. [2] si.com He came up with the name Brodie Lee from the movie Mallrats by combining the names of actor Jason Lee and his character Brodie Bruce,[25] though his style and appearance have also brought comparisons to Bruiser Brody, mistakenly thinking his ring name was derived from Bruiser. 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As Huber was a former TNT Champion, AEW retired the red strap version of the title belt that had been used up to that point in honor of Huber, and presented the belt to Huber's son Brodie, with AEW President and CEO Tony Khan stating that his son Brodie Lee Jr. was "TNT Champion for life." [108] On the May 2 episode of NXT, Harper and Rowan won a triple threat elimination tag match by last pinning Neville. [199] He made his televised return at WrestleMania Axxess, defeating Dominik Dijakovic, which aired as part of the WWE Worlds Collide special. 0:00 / 2:20. [23], Huber first got into wrestling as a backyard wrestler, performing under the ring name Huberboy #2 with the likes of Colin Delaney and his real-life brother Jimmy Olsen, who worked as Huberboy #1. [44] Afterwards, Redwood stated that he was not done with Lee, but would prepare himself before their next match. [181], On the October 10 episode of SmackDown, as a heel again, Harper returned to television in a vignette where he was once again aligned with Erick Rowan.