James J. Dillon
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| James J. Dillon | |
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 Dillon at the Walter "Killer" Kowalski Memorial Show in Malden, Massachusetts on October 26, 2008. |
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| Ring name(s) | JJ Dillon |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Billed weight | 238 lb (108 kg) |
| Born | June 26, 1942 Trenton, New Jersey |
| Trained by | Eddie Graham |
| Debut | December 6, 1968 w/Ron Sanders vs. The Hells Angels (Ron and Chris Dupree) |
| Retired | 1989 (as wrestler) February 19, 2003 (as manager) |
| Website | JJDillon.com |
James J. "JJ" Dillon (born James Morrison on June 26, 1942) is a retired American professional wrestler and manager.[1]
He is best known for being the strategic leader of the original Four Horsemen that consisted of Nature Boy Ric Flair, Tully Blanchard, Arn and Ole Anderson. He is most remembered as a manager in pro wrestling. He guided many wrestlers to singles and tag titles in the NWA. After leaving WCW in February 1989, Dillon served as a front office executive for the WWF until 1997. He later returned to an on-camera role with WCW. In 2003, Dillon had a short stint as an NWA representative in TNA.
In 2009, he made a one-night appearance at Deaf Wrestlefest 2009 to team with "Beef Stew" Lou Marconi and "Handsome" Frank Staletto in a six-man tag team match against "Franchise" Shane Douglas, Dominic Denucci and Cody Michaels.[2][3][4]
On March 31, 2012 he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as a member of the Four Horsemen.
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In wrestling [edit]
- Wrestlers managed
- Tag teams and stables managed
- The Four Horsemen (Ric Flair, Ole Anderson, Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard)
- The Long Riders (Ron Bass and Black Bart)
Championships and accomplishments [edit]
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- Other inductee (2007)
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- NWA International Heavyweight Championship (Amarillo version) (1 time)
- NWA Western States Television Championship (1 time)
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- NWA Macon Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[5]
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- PWI Manager of the Year award in 1982.
- PWI Manager of the Year award in 1983.
- PWI Manager of the Year award in 1988.
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- WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2012)[7]
Books [edit]
- Dillon, James J.; Scott Teal & Philip Varriale (2005). Wrestlers are like seagulls : from McMahon to McMahon. Hendersonville, TN: Crowbar Press. ISBN 0-9745545-2-9. OCLC 62596130.
References [edit]
- ^ "Zoltan organizes Deaf WrestleFest". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 30, 2009.
- ^ Deitch, Charlie (April 30, 2009). "The Wrestler". Pittsburgh City Paper. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
- ^ Shrum, Rick (April 30, 2009). "Zoltan organizes Deaf WrestleFest". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
- ^ Csonka, Larry (May 5, 2009). "Various News: RVD Video Blog, Doug Basham Retires, JJ Dillon Returns to the Ring, More". News. 411mania.com. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
- ^ NWA Macon Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
- ^ Meltzer, Dave (2012-12-10). "Mon. update: Major Spike announcement tomorrow, Aces & 8s identity, TNA injury updates, Hall of Fame inductions announced, WWE two PPVs this weekend, Jericho schedule, Amateur wrestling hits MSG first time ever". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
- ^ "The Four Horsemen". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
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