5 things learned from WWE Hall of Famer Gerald Brisco's Sportskeeda interview

#2. Gerald Brisco recalls his time working in WWC with WWE Hall of Famer Carlos Colon

Some of the biggest WWE names in professional wrestling history have competed in Puerto Rico during their careers.

Names such as WWE Hall of Famer Carlos Colon, Bruiser Brody, Abdullah The Butcher, and others are all remembered for their matches in the territory.

When recalling his memories of working in Puerto Rico, Gerald Brisco spoke of the WWC territory and Carlos Colon in glowing terms:

"It brings back so many fantastic memories. I love the island of Puerto Rico. I love the city of San Juan. You've got to take the time to go down there and enjoy the entire island, that's one great thing about wrestling there. Carlos Colon did such a great job there, we'd hit like a three-city tour, and each time we went out there, it was a different city, so we got to discover the entire island. I love San Juan, the beaches there, it was as good as it could get, and Carlos took care of everything. We would sell out the Roberto Clemente Coliseum with 12-15000 people and the atmosphere was electric each night that we were there."

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#1. Gerald Brisco on how he started as a member of the office in WWE

Before his release in 2020, Gerald Brisco was one of the longest-tenured employees under WWE contract.

Brisco started with the company in 1984 and remained for 36 years. The Hall of Famer revealed that he initially started as a local promotor for WWE in the state of Florida:

"36 years I was there and not all the time as an agent. I started my career as a local promoter, guys that worked in a certain area, and promoted local shows. I started out just doing Tampa, but pretty soon I had the whole state of Florida."

Brisco explained his transition from a local promotor to a more senior member of the WWE office. However, he revealed that he never got officially promoted as he refused to move from Florida to Connecticut:

"Next thing I know, I was moving from a local promoter up to the office....I wouldn't physically move out of Florida. I told Vince you got it all wrong, Connecticut people move to Florida, Florida people don't move to Connecticut. I won that argument, but I never got promoted. I didn't care though because I was still making money (laughs)."