J.J. Dillon
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J.J. Dillon at the Walter "Killer" Kowalski Memorial Show in Malden, Massachusetts on October 26, 2008.
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| Birth name | James Morrison |
| Born | June 26, 1942 Trenton, New Jersey |
| Website | JJDillon.com |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | J.J. Dillon James J. Dillon |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Billed weight | 238 lb (108 kg) |
| 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) |
James Morrison (born June 26, 1942) is an American retired professional wrestler and manager, better known by his ring name, J.J. Dillon.[1]
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Professional wrestling career
Dillon 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.
Since January 4, 2015, Dillon has provided color commentary for First State Championship Wrestling.
In wrestling
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- Wrestlers managed
- Tag teams and stables managed
- The Four Horsemen (Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard and in respective order of time as a Horseman Ole Anderson, Lex Luger or Barry Windham)
- The Long Riders (Ron Bass and Black Bart)
Championships and accomplishments
- Cauliflower Alley Club
- Other inductee (2007)
- NWA Western States Sports
- NWA International Heavyweight Championship (Amarillo version) (1 time)
- NWA Western States Television Championship (1 time)
- Georgia Championship Wrestling
- NWA Macon Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[6]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI Manager of the Year (1982, 1983, 1988)
- WWE
- WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2012)[8]
Books
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References
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- 1942 births
- American male professional wrestlers
- The Four Horsemen (professional wrestling) members
- Living people
- People from Trenton, New Jersey
- Professional wrestlers from New Jersey
- Professional wrestling executives
- Professional wrestling managers and valets
- Professional wrestling trainers
- WWE Hall of Fame
