RIP Virgil

[King Kamala]

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He’s trying to sell his old 8x10s and t-shirts to Ole Anderson at St Peter’s gate.


RIP Virg! I will never forget you!

 

[Epic Springs]

Hope he forms a new meat sauce mafia and gets that Fuck Money in Heaven. RIP.

 

[Mental Lee ILL]

FUCK!

Seriously, not Virgil! THIS SUCKS!

 

[geniusMoment]

Wrestling and Olive Garden fans across the country mourn this tremendous loss.

 

[Valeyard]

Serial pillist is a fan of the Dibiase podcast and wants content.

 

[King Kamala]

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[TheSSNintendo]

I had only one interaction with him, and that was at the NYC WrestleCon a few years ago. I walked by him and he started pestering me about my WWE Encyclopedia, only for him to open it up and show me that his entry was next to Vince.

 

[JHawk]

Virgil once signed a picture for me three times at the same appearance in 2001. He spelled my name wrong all three times even with me spelling it out for him. This was before "lonely Virgil" was a meme and I'm convinced he did it on purpose to keep me at this table. RIP Virgil

 

[King Kamala]

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That’s some real “*record scratch* ‘Yep…that’s me. I guess you’re wondering how I got here.’” Energy from Bret in this photo.

 

[BruiserBrody]

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I think I want a full list of guys doing drag for a manager angle.

George Steele, Virgil, Ron Garvin, Baron VR..... Sort of Flair at Uncensored....

 

[Epic Springs]

Santino.

 

[BruiserBrody]

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Terry Funk has a ***1/2 star match with Virgil because he can.

 

[King Kamala]

Virgil did all sorts of, um, interesting work in NWC.

 

[BruiserBrody]

So Virgil was about to turn 40 when he did the Dibiase split.

Black don't crack!

 

[King Kamala]

Virgil Really Was a Wrestling Superstar

Mike Jones, the professional wrestler known best for his WWF run as Virgil, was more than just the silent bodyguard he portrayed during the late-’80s wrestling boom

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[geniusMoment]

So Virgil was about to turn 40 when he did the Dibiase split.

Black don't crack!

If he was born in 62 he would've been around 29. So about 11 years from 40. I know wikipedia has him born 10 years earlier, but all reports are he died at 61.

 

[BruiserBrody]

If he was born in 62 he would've been around 29. So about 11 years from 40. I know wikipedia has him born 10 years earlier, but all reports are he died at 61.

Greg Oliver says otherwise. *Shoulder shrug*

 

[BruiserBrody]

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He’s trying to sell his old 8x10s and t-shirts to Ole Anderson at St Peter’s gate.

Jones’ sister, Toni, called Charles this morning about her brother’s passing. Charles arrived at the hospital later early today, to meet up with Toni, and her son and daughter. Toni, 74, was two years older than her brother, who was born April 7, 1951.

 

[alkeiper]

Meltzer confirmed the 1951 birth year

 

[BruiserBrody]

Meltzer confirmed the 1951 birth year

Well that just makes things a toss up these days!

 

[King Kamala]

Meltzer confirmed the 1951 birth year

Honestly, up until his dental/mobility issues in the last few years, he consistently looked 10-15 years younger than he was.

 

[King Kamala]

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Damn. I guess he should’ve never hit MDM with the belt.

 

[Valeyard]

The perfect kayfabe ending was Dibiase eventually turns himself around and finds God while Virgil, now lured back into the world of fighting, winds up all fucked up and alone. This is a work bro.

 

[JHawk]

People I know that were close to Virgil also confirmed the 1951 birth year

 

[strummer]

Damn he was 48 years old when he was feuding with Stevie Ray in 1999

 

[King Kamala]

How stumbly and uncoordinated he looked makes a lot more sense now knowing that he was in his late 40s wrestling in oversized Tommy Hilfiger jeans

I love WCW.

 

[BruiserBrody]

Dutch talked about seeing Virgil at Cons with his gimmick table and no one in line....

Then a few mins later Dutch claimed Virgil walked through a crowd at one Con and you could hear the whole room buzzing that a big name had arrived. Then perhaps realizing his current bullshit he was making up didn't jive with his earlier story, Dutch added - but despite the buzz, no one would go over to the table.
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James (Dutch's host) mentioned that Kama was supposed to be the next NWO member when Virgil got the gig, and Kama never got a contract.
I'm kind of surprised Kama wasn't just under WWF contract awaiting a new gimmick.

 

[King Kamala]

I'm kind of surprised Kama wasn't just under WWF contract awaiting a new gimmick.

Kama was definitely not under contract from early ‘96 until mid ‘97. He did a few shots for his hometown indie—-the NWC!

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Allegedly, one of the reasons that Virgil was so unpopular with a lot of the boys is because he heard about Kama’s deal with WCW to be the 5th member of the nWo then reached out to WCW, offering to work for half as much as they were offering Kama.

 

[Epic Springs]

Yeah, Kama confirmed in an interview that Virgil offered to do the nWo gig for less money so he wound up getting the role. Smart for WCW, bad for Vincent.

 

[King Kamala]

It’s also a faux pas to offer to do the same job for less in wrestling (or stand up or probably most performance related/high visibility non union jobs)

@BruiserBrody gets ready to thrown package of Great Value paper towels at my head for rambling about overdue need for unions in pro wrestling and stand up comedy.