Brian Pillman - How He Worked The Workers and Made Himself a Superstar | The Pro Wrestling Stories Podcast

When it comes to playing a pivotal role in the development of the Attitude Era, Brian Pillman’s name needs to be near the top of that. If Steve Austin was Nirvana, Brian Pillman was the Pixies, meaning he was a big influence in what became the breakthrough.

Brian Pillman and his “Loose Cannon” gimmick was the talk of the wrestling business in 1996, with everyone from promoters, fans, dirt-sheet journalists and the wrestlers themselves all discussing what was real and what was part of Brian’s character. Yes, he famously blurred the lines between reality and fiction.

He managed to play the management of ECW, WCW and WWF against each other, thus securing himself the first-ever WWF guaranteed contract in the process.

This is the story of how The Loose Cannon pulled it all off.