What is Rusty Brooks?
{{Infobox professional wrestler |name = Rusty Brooks |image = |birth_name = Kurt Koski |caption = Rusty performing a dropkick |names = Masked Assassin<br />Rusty Brooks<br />Super Duper Mario |height = {{height|ft=6}} <!-- Please consider the cited information on the talk page before editing--> |weight = {{convert|345|lb|kg|abbr=on}} |birth_date = {{Birth date|1958|02|07}} |death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|02|11|1958|02|07}} |birth_place = [[Denton, Texas]], [[United States]] |billed = |trainer = Jim Isler<br>[[Boris Malenko]] |debut = October 31, 1982 |retired = 2013 }} '''Kurt Koski''' (February 7, 1958 – February 11, 2021) was an [[Americans|American]] [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]], better known by his [[ring name]] '''Rusty Brooks'''. He competed in several [[International World Class Championship Wrestling]] (IWCCW), [[Championship Wrestling from Florida|Florida Championship Wrestling]] (FCW) and the [[National Wrestling Alliance]] (NWA). He also appeared in the [[World Wrestling Entertainment|World Wrestling Federation]] (WWF) during the mid-1980s as a preliminary wrestler. Brooks died on February 11, 2021, aged 63.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2021/02/11/beloved-wrestler-trainer-rusty-brooks-dies/ | title=Beloved wrestler, trainer Rusty Brooks dies }}</ref> He had surgery a few weeks before.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rusty Brooks Passes Away At Age 63|url=https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2021/02/rusty-brooks-passes-away-at-age-63/|access-date=2021-02-12|website=Wrestling Inc.|date=11 February 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Brooks, Rusty}} [[Category:1958 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:American professional wrestlers]] [[Category:Deaths from surgical complications]] [[Category:People from Denton, Texas]] [[Category:Professional wrestling promoters]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Texas]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}