B.J. Annis
| Birth name | Bradley Joseph Annis |
|---|---|
| Born | 1947 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Residence | Calgary |
| Alma mater | United States Merchant Marine Academy |
| Spouse(s) | Georgia Hart (m. 1975) |
| Children | 4, including Teddy Hart |
| Family | Hart |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | B.J. Annis |
| Billed weight | 238 lb (108 kg) |
| Billed from | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Trained by | Stu Hart |
| Debut | 1986 |
Bradley Joseph "BJ" Annis is a retired bodybuilder, powerlifter, fitnessguru, professional wrestler, gym owner and firefighter. Annis is best known for his work for Stampede Wrestling and his ownership and handling of the Calgary gym at which many of the wrestlers trained.
He was born in or around 1947.
Annis was born in Boston in 1947.
He earned a degree in marine engineering at the Kings Point military academy. He has also served a tour in Vietnam, he was a pilot.
Annis started bodybuilding at the age of 15. He competed mostly in Hawaii, which was also where he opened his first gym.
Annis wrestled sporadically for Stampede Wrestling. He had singles matches against wrestlers such as Kerry Brown, Mike Hammer, Cuban Assassin, Vladimir Krupoff, Gama Singh, Johnny Smith, Adolph Barbee, Makhan Singh, Karl Moffat and Drago Thomas among others. Annis participated in several tag teams together with Mr. Hito, Con Kovidis, Rick Patterson, George Skaaland and brother in laws Keith and Owen Hart, respectively. During his time wrestling for Stampede Wrestling he also challenged for the Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship with George Skaaland and participated in a Battle Royal in 1986.
Annis was the only one of Stu Hart's sons-in-law not to be stretched by him in the Hart family dungeon.
Annis also owned the gym located at 604 7 Ave. S.E. in Calgary where many of the wrestlers of Stampede Wrestling trained, such as Dynamite Kid, The British Bulldog and the McGuire twins, called B.J's Gym.Bret Hart also trained at B.J's gym while recovering from his stroke.
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