Billy Jack Haynes
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| William Haynes Jr. | |
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| Ring name(s) | Billy Jack Billy Jack Haynes[1] Billy Haynes Black Blood |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[1] |
| Billed weight | 245 lb (112 kg)[1] |
| Born | July 10, 1953 Portland, Oregon[1] |
| Resides | Gaston, Oregon |
| Billed from | Portland, Oregon[1], A LittleTown in France (as Black Blood) |
| Trained by | Stu Hart |
| Debut | 1982[2] |
| Retired | 1996 |
William Albert Haynes, III[1] (born July 10, 1953 in Portland, Oregon[1]) is a retired American professional wrestler better known as Billy Jack Haynes.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Early career (1982–1984)
Haynes started wrestling in 1982 at the age of 28. He trained in Stu Hart's "Dungeon" and briefly wrestled in Hart's Stampede Wrestling under his given name, forming a tag team with Bruce Hart. He started wrestling as Billy Jack in the Pacific Northwest territory but had to change his name when Tom Laughlin (who starred in the movie Billy Jack) threatened to sue him. He added his real last name to the gimmick and continued to work as a face.
[edit] Championship Wrestling from Florida and Pacific Northwest Wrestling (1984–1986)
He feuded heavily with Rip Oliver until 1984, when he had a brief run in Championship Wrestling from Florida and then a run in World Class Championship Wrestling in 1985. He started splitting his time between Portland Wrestling and CWF and wrestled with partner Wahoo McDaniel in the National Wrestling Alliance's Jim Crockett Promotions where they feuded with Ole and Arn Anderson. He had just begun a feud with The Barbarian over who was the strongest man in the territory when he abruptly left the company after a confrontation with Jim Crockett in his office which became physical.
[edit] World Wrestling Federation (1986–1988)
In 1986, Haynes went to the World Wrestling Federation and feuded with "Macho Man" Randy Savage over the Intercontinental Championship[2] and then with Hercules Hernandez over who was stronger, more muscular, and who had a better version of the full nelson (their mutual finishing maneuver). Their feud in the WWF peaked with what was dubbed "The Battle of the Full Nelsons" at WrestleMania III,[2] where the two men battled to a double count-out. After the bell, Hercules used his trademark chain to bloody Haynes. In the months to follow, the two had a series of "chain matches," where they were attached at the wrist by a long chain which could also be used as a weapon during the match. Haynes later teamed with Ken Patera to feud with Demolition after a television match where Demolition left Haynes, Patera, and Brady Boone (who played Haynes' cousin) beaten and laying in the ring. Haynes' departure from the WWF has been a subject of controversy considering the dramatic changes in the story every time Haynes tells it. In one version, he says he quit the WWF after refusing to do a job in his hometown of Portland, Oregon.[3] Another account of the same incident reported that he actually wrestled the match with the finish reworked and then fired afterwards.[4] Finally, in a shoot interview, Haynes claims the WWF wanted him to lose the tag match in Portland, but when he said no, the WWF fired him.
[edit] Other wrestling promotions (1988–1996)
Haynes went back to Oregon in 1988 and wrestled in their independents, including forming his own promotion, Oregon Wrestling Federation. In the early '90s he did several shows for Herb Abrams' Universal Wrestling Federation, where they built up another strongman feud between Haynes and Ken Patera. Haynes returned to the major promotions when he appeared under a mask in World Championship Wrestling as Black Blood in Kevin Sullivan's stable. He soon left WCW after a severe knee injury. After a year and a half of rehabbing, he went back to the PNW territory where he was a heel this time and feuded with top babyface Steve Doll. He spoke out against Vince McMahon and the WWF in 1992 when McMahon was indicted on steroid charges, and stated that the working conditions were terrible and about how ruthless McMahon was. He showed up next in the United States Wrestling Association in 1995 and retired in early 1996.
[edit] Personal life
Haynes was briefly married to Jeannie Clark, who is from England, in order for her to continue to work in the United States. Haynes married his third wife Meredith Fletcher on April 16, 2008.
Haynes ended up in a hospital when he was attacked outside a body shop on Southeast Foster Road in Portland. This was due to Haynes' skimming off the top while being a mule in a marijuana smuggling operation some years ago after finding out that he was being underpaid and lied to. Unbeknownst to him, he was transporting cocaine and not marijuana.[5] Haynes himself admitted the motivation behind the attack on his person since the statute of limitations on the laws he broke had run out.
Haynes claims to have been considered for the larger than life babyface role given to Hulk Hogan by the WWF in the early 80s and that the first Wrestlemania was going to be built around him, but his loyalty to Eddie Graham in the Florida territory kept him from accepting the offer. He also claimed that he was the victim of a serious prank by WWF wrestler Diesel in the mid 90s when he called him at his home in Portland saying that Vince McMahon wanted him to wrestle a tryout match at a house show in Texas. He made the long road trip and when he got to the arena, no one knew what he was talking about.
In 2009, during a shoot interview with RF Video, Haynes criticized Vince McMahon for the deaths of several WWE wrestlers. He went as far as to blame McMahon for the Chris Benoit double murder and suicide and claiming that Daniel Benoit was actually McMahon's son, causing Benoit to commit the crimes after making the discovery. He also claims to have contracted the Hepatitis-C disease.
In the same year, Haynes opened a restaurant in his hometown of Portland.
Haynes' wife, Meredith, gave birth to their first child, son Preston Jack Haynes, on May 9, 2009.
[edit] In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Full nelson[2]
- La Guillotine (Diving knee drop)
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
- Oregon Wrestling Federation
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- OWF Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[6]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Billy Jack Haynes' Profile". obsessedwithwrestling.com. http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/profiles/b/billy-jack-haynes.php. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
- ^ a b c d Shields, Brian; Sullivan, Kevin (2009). WWE Encyclopedia. DK. p. 32. ISBN 978-075664190-0.
- ^ http://www.rfvideo.com/index.asp?PageAction=Custom&ID=204
- ^ http://www.portlandtribune.com/archview.cgi?id=33924
- ^ http://www.portlandtribune.com/archview.cgi?id=34047
- ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2000). Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
