Big Bad John

Title History

  • NWA (Mid America) World Tag Team titles w/Pepe Lopez defeating ??????? (May ??, 1970);
  • NWA (Mid America) World Tag Team titles w/Pepe Lopez defeating Avengers (????, 1971);
  • NWA Georgia Television title defeating Klondike Bill (October 9, 1971);
  • NWA Macon Tag Team titles w/Buddy Colt defeating El Mongol & Bob Armstrong (October 19, 1971);
  • NWA Florida Tag Team titles w/Tim Woods defeating Chris Markoff & Bobby Shane (January 17, 1973);
  • NWA (Mid America) World Six Man Tag Team titles w/John Gray & Lorenzo Parente defeating Dennis Hall & Jackie Fargo & George Gulas (January 16, 1975);
  • NWA (Gulf Coast) Mississippi Heavyweight title defeating Rip Tyler (May 9, 1975);
  • NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team titles w/Rip Tyler defeating Mighty Yankees (May 13, 1975);
  • NWA (Mid America) Southern Tag Team titles w/Bill Dundee defeating Roger Kirby and David Schultz (????, 1976);
  • NWA (Mid America) Southern Tag Team titles w/Bill Dundee defeating Plowboy Frazier & Jerry Lawler (????, 1976);
  • NWA Mid America Heavyweight title defeating Bob Armstrong (September ??, 1976);

Career Highlights

  • 1967: Big Bad John formed a tag team with John Quinn (WWWF Kentucky Butcher in 1968) in Detroit as The Cousins..
  • 1973: Big Bad John had a successful run in Australia..
  • ~~~Big Bad John was the heel manager of Abdullah the Butcher, Don Fargo, Waldo Von Erich and the Tojo Brothers..
  • September 17, 1980 – William Goodman died under mysterious circumstances, shot to death in California..
Updated: January 16, 2025 @ 12:23 pm

Active Promotion Inactive

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Debut

1978

Birthday

Hometown

Plano, Texas

Gender

Male

Height

6' 7" (201 cm)

Weight

361 lbs (164 kg)

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Notable Feuds

Status

Deceased