Jim Brunzell James " Jim " Brunzell ( August 13 , 1949 ) is a retired professional wrestler better known by his ring name " Jumping " Jim Brunzell . Known for his successful tag team s , Brunzell performed for various wrestling promotions over the course of approximately two decades . Career . American Wrestling Association . Jim Brunzell wrestled for American Wrestling Association ( AWA ) throughout the 1970s , primarily as a mid - card talent . In 1973 , he made a cameo appearance sparring with Billy Robinson in the film , " The Wrestler " . On July 7 , 1977 , Greg Gagne and Brunzell defeated ' Black Jack ' Lanza and ' Big Bad ' Bobby Duncum , managed by Bobby Heenan , to win their first AWA World Tag Team Championship . They held the titles until September 1978 , when they were stripped of the belts due to an injury that Brunzell incurred while playing in a charity softball game . The titles were awarded to Pat Patterson and Ray Stevens . National Wrestling Alliance . During the later half of the 1970s , he signed to wrestle for the Mid - Atlantic region and won the NWA Mid - Atlantic Heavyweight Championship twice , a significant singles title at the time . Return to AWA . Upon returning to AWA , Brunzell reformed his tag team with Greg Gagne , known as the " High Flyers " , and was elevated to main event status . The tandem of Brunzell and Gagne held the AWA World Tag Team Championship on two separate occasions , feuding with teams like Jesse Ventura and Adrian Adonis and Jerry Blackwell and Ken Patera . Brunzell remained with the AWA in both tag team and singles competition until 1985 . World Wrestling Federation . Brunzell then signed to wrestle with World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) as they continued their national expansion . Here , he formed the popular tag team , The Killer Bees , with another WWF newcomer , Brian Blair . Apparently , Verne and Greg Gagne felt somewhat betrayed by the move . Gagne even expressed his displeasure during an AWA broadcast , making subtle references to Brunzell ' s departure and his new gimmick . Brunzell and Blair experienced moderate success while with the WWF . The two feuded with the likes of The Hart Foundation as well as the Funks , Jimmy Jack Funk and Hoss Funk , who they faced in front of over 74 , 000 fans at The Big Event . Their stay was also highlighted by a match against Nikolai Volkoff and the Iron Sheik as part of WrestleMania III and a win at the inaugural Survivor Series on Thanksgiving Day 1987 . The Killer Bees teamed together until Blair left the promotion in 1988 . Brunzell continued in singles competition for a time , being used to put over newer talent like Curt Hennig and Damien Demento as late as a Raw episode in April 1993 . Independent circuit . He left WWF in 1991 and competed on the independent circuit , primarily in the Chicago area . Brunzell also wrestled for Herb Abrams ' Universal Wrestling Federation ( UWF ) in 1991 . While there , he reunited with B . Brian Blair under the name Masked Confusion , winning the tag team title twice . After the UWF closed , Brunzell returned to the independent circuit and continued to wrestle until late 1999 , when Brunzell faced fellow wrestler , The Hater . On May 23 , 1993 , Brunzell wrestled at World Championship Wrestling ' s inaugural Slamboree pay - per - view . He wrestled in a six - man tag match alongside fellow " legends " Wahoo McDaniel and Blackjack Mulligan against Dick Murdoch , Don Muraco , and " Superfly " Jimmy Snuka . In 1994 , he was named the commissioner of the American Wrestling Federation , and he made an appearance as a guest referee in a bout for the AWF Heavyweight Championship , in which Tito Santana beat Bob Orton , Jr . , to win the title . In 2006 , Brunzell became involved in a highly publicized " interview feud " after his former tag team partner , Brian Blair , was insulted by the Iron Sheik in a series of shoot interviews that received heavy circulation on the internet . Brunzell received high praise from the Sheik for his athletic and high - jumping prowess . Currently , Brunzell works as a financial planner for Focus Financial in the Minneapolis area , he is also active in his church and does charity work for children with diabetes .