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WRESTLER PROFILES



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Wrestler/BodyGaurd: Virgil
Real Name: Mike Jones
Birthday: June 13, 1962
Hometown: Originally: Nashville, Tennessee
Billed: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Marital Status:
Height & Weight: 5'11" - 250 lbs.
Trained by: Wild Samoan Training
Debut: 1987
Previous Names: Soul Train Jones
Virgil (WWF)
Vincient (WCW)
Shane (WCW)
Curley Bill (WCW)
Mike Jones (Indy)
Finishing Move: Million Dollar Dream (WWF)
The Camel Clutch
Favorite Moves: Fujiwara Arm Bar (WCW)
The KO Punch
Flying Dropkick
Notable Feuds: Chick Donovan
Big Bubba (Fred Ottman)
Hulk Hogan
Ted DiBiase

  • AWA International Heavyweight title defeating Big Bubba winning a Tournament (January 5, 1987);
  • AWA Southern Tag Team titles w/Rocky Johnson defeating Big Bubba & Goliath (April 6, 1987);
  • Million Dollar Title defeating Ted DiBiase (August 26, 1991 - Summerslam);


  • In The Beginning:
  • 1987: Mike Jones wrestled as "Soul Train Jones" in the Tennessee-based Mid-Southern Wrestling promotion..
  • January 5, 1987: Soul Train Jones defeated Big Bubba (Fred Ottman) to win the AWA International Heavyweight title in Memphis..
  • April 6, 1987: Soul Train Jones & Rocky Johnson defeated Big Bubba & Goliath for the AWA Southern Tag Team titles..

    World Wrestling Federation - Virgil:
  • Mike Jones got his big break in the WWF as Ted Debiase's bodyguard "Virgil", a very controversial gimmick..
  • Virgil would often take the brunt of Ted DiBiase's evil actions from top faces such as Hulk Hogan, Macho Man & Jake Roberts..
  • March 25, 1990--Prime Time Wrestling: "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase w/Virgil defeated Red Rooster.
  • January 19, 1991 - Royal Rumble: Ted DiBiase & Virgil defeated Dusty & Dustin Rhodes in a tag team match..
  • ~~~After the match, DiBiase was especially mean towards Virgil and ordered him to put the million dollar belt around his waist..
  • ~~~Virgil dropped the belt, but then picked it on DiBiase's orders, but instead whacked DiBiase accross the forehead with it!!!
  • March 24, 1991 - Wrestlemania 7: Virgil defeated Ted DiBiase w/Sherri Martel by count-out with help from Roddy Piper..
  • August 26, 1991 - Summerslam: Virgil defeated Ted DiBiase to win the Million Dollar championship!
  • November 27, 1991 - Survivor Series: Ric Flair/DiBiase/Mountie/Warlord defeated Piper/Virgil/Bulldog/Bret Hart..
  • December 3, 1991 - Tuesday in Texas: Ted DiBiase & The Repo Man defeated Virgil & Tito Santana..
  • January 19, 1992 - Royal Rumble: Virgil entered at #23 but was eliminated by Hacksaw Jim Duggan..
  • April 5, 1992 - Wrestlemania 8: Duggan/Slaughter/Virgil/Bossman defeated The Mountie/Repo Man/Nasty Boys..
  • ~~~Jerry Sags accidentally knocked out Brian Knobbs and Virgil pinned him for the victory!
  • April, 19, 1992 - UK Rampage: The Mountie defeated Virgil..
  • August 29, 1992 - Summerslam: Nailz defeated Virgil..
  • November 24, 1992 - Survivor Series: Yokozuna defeated Virgil..
  • December 26, 1992--Superstars of Wrestling: Virgil defeated John Rechner.
  • January 24, 1993 - Royal Rumble: Virgil entered at #6 but was eliminated by The Berzerker..
  • April 5, 1993 - RAW: Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Virgil..
  • April 19, 1993 - RAW: Razor Ramon defeated Virgil..
  • September 6, 1993 - RAW: Adam Bomb defeated Virgil..
  • November 1, 1993 - RAW: Adam Bomb defeated Virgil..
  • January 22, 1994 - Royal Rumble: Virgil entered at #10 but was eliminated by Diesel..
  • March 7, 1994 - RAW: Jeff Jarrett defeated Virgil...
  • April 11, 1994 - RAW: Diesel defeated Virgil..

    World Championship Wrestling:
  • Mike Jones resurfaced in World Championship Wrestling as a member of the new World order, as the bodyguard of Ted DiBiase!
  • He became known as "Vincent" a knock on World Wrestling Federation owner (former employer), Vincent Kennedy McMahon..
  • August 4, 1997 WCW Nitro: Booker T w/Stevie Ray defeated Vincent (After the match the Harlem Heat attacked Vincent).
  • December 15, 1997 WCW Nitro: Ray Traylor (aka the Big Bossman) defeated Vincent.
  • December 28, 1997 Starrcade: Scott Norton & Vincent & Randy Savage beat The Steiner Brothers & Ray Traylor w/Ted DiBiase.
  • Vincient fell into the nWo B-Team with Scott Norton, Brian Adams, Stevie Ray & Horace, who often fought amungst themselves..
  • March 14, 1999 Uncensored: Stevie Ray defeated Vincent in a Harlem Street Fight.
  • March 28, 1999 Nitro: Konnan defeated Vincent.
  • April 5, 1999 Nitro: Stevie Ray defeated Vincent.
  • June 14, 1999 Nitro: Curt Hennig & Barry Windham defeated Brian Adams & Vincent.

    World Championship Wrestling - West Texas Rednecks:
  • Mike Jones eventually changed his gimmick to "Shane" (a knock on Shane McMahon)..
  • Mike Jones later joined the West Texas Rednecks, and became known as "Curly Bill"..
  • Mike Jones would later wrestle under his real name, and job to many stars on WCW's Saturday Night program..

    Mike Jones' WCW nickname of Vincent was a knock on Vince McMahon, and his latter name-change to Shane was a knock of Shane McMahon, but his original WWF name of Virgil was actually a shot at Dusty Rhodes (Real Name: Virgil Runnels).


    Other:
  • Late 2000: Mike Jones announced he was to retire from professional wrestling and was going to be a math teacher.
  • January 29, 2005 - WrestleReunion: Virgil participated in a Legends Battle Royal which was won by Greg "The Hammer" Valentine..
  • April 2006: Mike Jones announced that he missed wrestling and was going to return to wrestling and quit as a math teacher.
  • Mike Jones occasionally appeared at Sports Trading Card shows in the Cleveland, Ohio area...
  • March 5, 2006--World Wrestling Legends PPV: Rick Steiner defeated Virgil in a squash..
  • April 2006: Doink The Clown (Dusty Wolfe) went on tour in Korea, Japan, Guam, and Hawaii (Virgil defeated Doink)..
  • October 26, 2006--International Championship Wrestling: Virgil defeated Doink The Clown..
  • November 28, 2008 Next Era Wrestling: Virgil & Patrick O'Malley defeated Ryot & Superbeast.
  • November 27, 2009 Great Canadian Wrestling: Virgil w/Jamie Virtue defeated Tyler Tirva by submission.
  • November 28, 2009 Great Canadian Wrestling: Virgil defeated "Bam Bam" Bruno Davis.
  • March 25, 2010--TWE: Jimmy Snuka & Bushwhacker Luke & Adam Slapoweitz beat Honky Tonk Man & Virgil & Celene Jian..
  • April 10, 2010--International Wrestling Cartel: The Million Dollar Muscle Machine (Jimmy DeMarco & Virgil & Lumberjack Leroux & Doink the Clown) w/Ted DiBiase defeated The Billion Dollar Bone Breakers (Shane Taylor & Lord Zoltan & Dave Crist & Jake Crist) w/Chest Flexor.

    Brief Return to the WWE:
  • May 17, 2010--RAW: Ted DiBiase Jr. w/Virgil defeated Yoshi Tatsu...
  • May 23, 2010--Over The Limit: R-Truth defeated Ted DiBiase Jr. w/Virgil..
  • May 24, 2010--RAW: RAW guest host Jon Lovitz taught Santino how to do a silly death grip which he successfully used on Virgil..
  • ~~~Ted DiBiase Jr. w/Virgil had come out during a talent contest and tried to buy a fan's glass eye - but the fan refused to sell it..
  • June 7, 2010--WWE Viewer's Choice: Ted DiBiase w/Virgil lured the cast of the A-Team into a room and filled it full of gas..
  • June 14, 2010--RAW: The Big Show & Mark Feuerstein (celebrity guest host) defeated Ted DiBiase Jr. & Virgil in a tag team match..
  • ~~After the match, Ted DiBiase stuffed a $100 bill down Virgil's throat - but then went back and took the $100 back (what an insult!)
  • June 21, 2010--RAW: Ted DiBiase Jr. dumped Virgil and brought in Maryse to be his "Sensational Sherri"..


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