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) | J.J. 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. "J.J." 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. From 1989 until 1997 Dillon served as a front office executive for the WWF before returning to a similar, albeit on-camera role with WCW.
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]
In January 2012 it was announced he would be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame along as a member of the Four Horsemen.
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[edit] In wrestling
- 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)
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
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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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- 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)[5]
[edit] Books
- Dillon, James J.; Scott Teal & Philip Varriale (2005). Wrestlers are like seagulls : from McMahon to McMahon. Hendersonville, TN: Crowbar Press. ISBN 0974554529. OCLC 62596130.
[edit] References
- ^ "Zoltan organizes Deaf WrestleFest". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 30, 2009. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09120/966536-55.stm?cmpid=localstate.xml.
- ^ Deitch, Charlie (April 30, 2009). "The Wrestler". Pittsburgh City Paper. http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A62565. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
- ^ Shrum, Rick (April 30, 2009). "Zoltan organizes Deaf WrestleFest". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09120/966536-55.stm. 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. http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/news/103744. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
- ^ "The Four Horsemen". World Wrestling Entertainment. http://www.wwe.com/superstars/halloffame/inductees/the-four-horsemen. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
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