Brodie Lee

Brodie Lee's story carries real poignancy. As Jonathan Huber he built a serious career, spending years in WWE as Luke Harper before reinventing himself in AEW in 2020 as the charismatic Mr. Brodie Lee. For a big man from Rochester, New York, he moved with a surprising agility that fans always praised. What stays with me is how his AEW run, leading the Dark Order, was hitting a creative peak right when he died in December 2020 at only 41. The outpouring from the wrestling world afterward told me he was respected far beyond his on-screen heel persona, remembered as a genuinely beloved locker-room presence.

Name (English)

Brodie Lee

Name (Japanese)

ジョン・フーバー

Reading

じょん・ふーばー

Born

December 16, 1979 – December 26, 2020

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Goat

Origin

Rochester, New York, United States

Occupation

professional wrestler

High school

McQuaid Jesuit High School

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brodie%20Lee
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC
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Tags

• New York
• professional wrestler

Last updated

2026-06-02

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