Actor
Bruno Lauer
October 27, 1965 · Jackson, Mississippi, USA
Bruno Lauer is an American professional wrestling manager, referee, and occasional wrestler, better known by his ring names, Dr. Harvey Wippleman and Downtown Bruno. Wippleman began his career working in professional wrestling promotions in the Southern United States, especially Memphis. In the 1990s, he debuted in WWE, where he managed wrestlers such as Sid Justice, Kamala, Giant Gonzalez and Bertha Faye. In 2000, he became the first and only man to win the WWF Women's Championship. Wippleman works backstage in WWE and occasionally manages in the Memphis area as Downtown Bruno.
Notable work
Often works with
Mark Calaway
13 titles together
WWE WrestleMania IX, WWE WrestleMania VIII, WWE SummerSlam 1992
Bret Hart
12 titles together
WWE WrestleMania X, WWE WrestleMania IX, WWE WrestleMania VIII
Michael Hickenbottom
11 titles together
WWE WrestleMania X, WWE WrestleMania IX, WWE SummerSlam 1992
Ted DiBiase Sr.
8 titles together
WWE WrestleMania IX, WWE WrestleMania VIII, WWE SummerSlam 1992
Rodney Anoaʻi
7 titles together
WWE WrestleMania X, WWE WrestleMania IX, WWE King of the Ring 1993
John Tenta Jr.
7 titles together
WWE WrestleMania X, WWE WrestleMania VIII, WWE SummerSlam 1992
Full filmography · 30
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
as Harvey Wippleman (archive footage)
2012Kurt Angle: It's True! It's True!
as Harvey Wippleman
2000
WWE Survivor Series 1995
as Dr. Harvey Wippleman
1995
WWE SummerSlam 1995
as Dr. Harvey Wippleman (Manager)
1995
WWE Paul Bearer's Hits From the Crypt
as Dr. Harvey Wippleman
1994
Razor Ramon
as Dr. Harvey Wippleman (Manager)
1994
Undertaker: He Buries Them Alive!
as Dr. Harvey Wippleman (Manager)
1994
Bret "Hit Man" Hart
as Harvey Wippleman
1994
WWE WrestleMania X
as Dr. Harvey Wippleman (Manager)
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WWE Survivor Series 1993
as Dr. Harvey Wippleman (Manager)
1993
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993
as Dr. Harvey Wippleman
1993
WWE King of the Ring 1993
as Dr. Harvey Wippleman (Manager)
1993