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Jimmy Garvin
Statistics
Ring name(s) "Gorgeous" Jimmy Garvin
Beau James
Jimmy "Jam" Garvin
Billed height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Billed weight 235 lb (107 kg)
Born September 25, 1952 (1952-09-25) (age 55)
Tampa, Florida
Debut 1972
Retired 1994

Jimmy Garvin (born James Williams on September 25, 1952 in Tampa, Florida) is a former professional wrestler. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff

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Career

Early career

Jimmy Garvin began his wrestling career in 1972 as Beau James. He soon took the name "Gorgeous" Jimmy Garvin and was given two "brothers", Terry and Ron Garvin, whom he briefly managed. Ron Garvin (born Roger Barnes on March 30 1945) is a Canadian former professional wrestler and referee most known for his time in the

He toured the Mid-Southern and Florida territories from 1978 until 1983, when he joined World Class Championship Wrestling. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW was a popular regional Professional wrestling promotion run out of Dallas and Fort Worth Texas. He brought along his cousin Sunshine, who became his valet. Valerie French is a former Professional wrestling Valet better known as Sunshine. As a heel, he started a feud with beloved David Von Erich which he lost and ended up spending a day with Sunshine on David's ranch, doing ranch duties. David Allen Adkisson ( July 22[[ 958]] – February 10[[ 984]] was an American professional wrestler who competed as "The Yellow Rose of Texas"

He next moved on to feud with Chris Adams and he replaced Sunshine with his wife Patti under the name of Precious. This article is about the Wrestler, for the Cricketer, see Christopher Adams (cricketer Christopher Adams ( February 10 Patti Williams (born in 1955 in Ontario) was a Professional wrestling valet in the 1980s best known as Precious. Precious and Sunshine feuded and Jimmy traded the American Title with Adams until 1984, when Garvin left World Class for the American Wrestling Association. The American Wrestling Association (AWA was an American Professional wrestling promotion based in Minneapolis Minnesota that ran from 1960 Garvin and Adams would revive their feud ten years later in the Global Wrestling Federation, but the promotion went out of business before that angle got off the ground. Global Wrestling Federation was a Professional wrestling promotion based in Dallas Texas.

In the AWA, he formed a tag team with "Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal (not the British wrestler) and they won the World Tag Team Titles from the Road Warriors with the help of the Fabulous Freebirds. The Road Warriors were a Professional wrestling Tag team famously composed of Michael "Hawk" Hegstrand and Joseph "Animal" Laurinaitis The Fabulous Freebirds were a groundbreaking Professional wrestling Tag team that attained fame in the 1980s performing into the 1990s

NWA & WCW

After losing the titles to Scott Hall and Curt Hennig in 1986 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, he went to the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions. Scott Oliver Hall (born October 20, 1958 In WCW he was a 2-time United States Heavyweight Champion, a 1-time Television Curtis Michael "Curt" Hennig – February 10 2003 also known by the Ring name Mr The National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent Professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA Jim Crockett Promotions was a Professional wrestling promotion owned by Jim Crockett Jr He debuted as a heel often taunting Wahoo McDaniel, calling him "Yahoo. " Garvin and McDaniel would feud throughout the summer and fall of 1986 in a series of "Indian Strap" matches. He also feuded with Brad Armstrong and was in the middle of a feud with Magnum T.A. when Magnum had the car wreck that would end his career. Brad Armstrong (born Bradley James on June 15, 1961) is an American professional wrestler. Terry Wayne Allen (born June 11 1959 is a Retired Professional wrestler who became famous under the name of Magnum T

In 1987, Jimmy's "brother" Ron (he is really Jimmy's stepfather), was in a feud with Jim Cornette and his stable. James Mark "Jim" Cornette (born September 17 1961 is an American Professional wrestling manager, commentator, promoter During a match with Cornette's Midnight Express, Cornette threw fire in Ron's face. The Midnight Express is a Professional wrestling Tag team that has had various members and achieved most of its success in the 1980s Several faces came out to help and then Jimmy ran out and took him to the hospital.

Jimmy turned face and helped Ron feud with the Midnight Express. One of the bigger matches during that feud was when the two teams were matched against each other during the 1987 Jim Crockett Memorial Cup tag team tournament. The Midnight Express won by countout to advance.

Later that year, Jimmy had one of the most memorable feuds in his career with Ric Flair, who was eyeing Precious. Richard Morgan Fliehr According to WWE and PWI Flair is an eight-time National Wrestling Alliance (NWA Champion, six-time WCW Champion He sent her gifts and this caused lots of buildup for a big cage match between Flair and Jimmy during the 1987 Great American Bash stop in Greensboro, North Carolina for Flair's NWA World Title. The stipulation was added that if Flair won the match, he would get a date with Precious. During the match, Jimmy attempted a leap frog at one point but landed on one knee instead of his feet. Pain in the knee was "sold" by him during the rest of the match. This match got so heated that a fan actually attempted to climb into the cage to help Garvin. The fan was apprehended just at the moment he was about to get in. Flair ended up winning the match when he put Jimmy in the figure four leglock, Jimmy blacked out from the pain in his knee and his shoulders hit the mat for a count of three. Ron Garvin then entered the cage when the match was over and attacked Flair in order to defend Jimmy from further damage to his knee. When the date with Precious that Flair won occurred, Flair and James J. Dillon ended up being punched out by Ron Garvin, who was dressed in his "Miss Atlanta Lively" outfit. James J "JJ" Dillon (born Jim Morrison on June 26, 1942 in Trenton New Jersey) is a former

In 1988, Garvin had a feud with Kevin Sullivan and his Varsity Club. Kevin Francis Sullivan (born October 26 1949) is an American professional wrestler and booker. The Varsity Club was a Professional wrestling heel stable in the NWA 's Jim Crockett Promotions and World Championship Wrestling. This one was over Precious too but it was never made clear why Sullivan wanted her. He made references to her calling her "Patty" instead of Precious, possibly referring to the past somehow. Sullivan would stalk her and taunt her with papers in his robe, but they never revealed anything. Jimmy had some memorable matches during this feud including challenging Varsity Club member Mike Rotundo for the NWA World TV Title at the first Clash of the Champions event during March of that year. Rotundo pinned Jimmy to retain the title.

During the 1988 Great American Bash in Baltimore, Maryland held in July, Jimmy and Sullivan each captained 5 men teams opposing each other in the first ever "Tower of Doom" match. This match was actually a copied idea from World Class Championship Wrestling based out of Texas who held a similar match a short while before this. It involved three cages stacked up on top of each other. A member of each team would start out climbing a ladder and facing off in the top cage. Every few minutes, new members from each team would enter the top cage in a similar fashion. Every so often, the doors between the cages would open for ten seconds allowing wrestlers to slip through to the next level. Jimmy's teammates consisted of Ron Garvin, Steve Williams, and the Road Warriors. They were victorious over Sullivan's team but the feud between Jimmy and Sullivan was not quite yet over.

In September 1988, Garvin left to sell a broken leg that he had gotten from Sullivan and Mike Rotunda. Lawrence Michael "Mike" Rotunda (born March 30, 1958) is a former American professional wrestler, perhaps best known under the On an edition of World Championship Wrestling from the TBS studios, Sullivan broke cement blocks over Jimmy's leg. Jim Ross commentating at the time yelled out "He's breaking blocks all over his leg! Jesus!"

Garvin returned to WCW in June 1989 minus Precious and became the newest member of the Fabulous Freebirds by winning the World Tag Team Titles with Michael Hayes at Clash of Champions VII. The Fabulous Freebirds were a groundbreaking Professional wrestling Tag team that attained fame in the 1980s performing into the 1990s Michael Seitz In 2002 Hayes hit the wrestling headlines after an incident took place during a UK tour which was dubbed the "plane ride from hell The Clash of the Champions were a series of professional wrestling television specials aired by World Championship Wrestling. The titles were won as part of a tournament for them that had been ongoing. That night, Hayes and Garvin scored victories over the Dynamic Dudes in the semifinals and the Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) in the finals. Robert Lee "Beautiful Bobby" Eaton (born August 14 1958 is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, who made his debut in 1976 Wallace Stanfield "Sweet Stan" Lane (born August 5, 1953 in Greensboro North Carolina) is a Professional wrestler, trained by They feuded with the Midnight Express some more following that, as well as Rick & Scott Steiner. Robert Rechsteiner (born March 9, 1961 in Bay City Michigan) better known by his Ring name Rick Steiner, is an American Scott Rechsteiner (born July 29 1962 better known by his Ring name Scott Steiner, is an American professional wrestler. Garvin had worked in the past with Hayes, Buddy Roberts and Terry Gordy during the height of the Freebird-Von Erichs feud in World Class, and was always considered "The fourth Freebird".

In 1991 under the new company name of WCW, the Freebirds added a masked Freebird, Badstreet, and they feuded with the "Southern Boys" (Steve Armstrong & Tracy Smothers). Brad Armstrong (born Bradley James on June 15, 1961) is an American professional wrestler. For the Australian rules footballer see Steven Armstrong. Steve Armstrong (born Steve James on March 16, 1965 Tracy Smothers (born September 2, 1962) is an American professional wrestler. They also added two managers, Big Daddy Dink & Diamond Dallas Page. John Sutton (born January 16 1949) better known by his ring name Oliver Humperdink, was a Professional wrestling manager who worked for For the 1930s cricketer see Dallas Page (cricketer Page Joseph Falkinburg Jr By 1992, Badstreet and their managers were gone and the Freebirds had no direction. They briefly added Precious as their manager but she only made one appearance.

They had some minor feuds and then Garvin left WCW in 1993 and went to the Global Wrestling Federation, where he reformed the Freebirds with Terry Gordy and Hayes. Global Wrestling Federation was a Professional wrestling promotion based in Dallas Texas. Terry 'Bam Bam' Gordy ( April 23 1961 - July 16 2001) was a Professional wrestler who was most famous in the United States for He won the Tag Team Titles with Gordy in 1994 and retired. Garvin made one final appearance in 1994 at Superbrawl IV in place of the "injured" Michael Hayes in a losing effort to Hayes' scheduled opponent Johnny B. Badd. SuperBrawl was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view in World Championship Wrestling during the month of February from 1991 through 2001 Marc Mero (born July 9, 1960) is an American retired amateur boxer and professional wrestler.

Garvin is prominently featured in The Triumph and Tragedy of World Class Championship Wrestling DVD released by World Wrestling Entertainment in late 2007. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, The DVD was comprised of interviews with former WCCW stars as well as footage and matches from various WCCW broadcasts.

After Wrestling Career

Garvin, along with his stepfather Ronnie Garvin, is an accomplished pilot and flight instructor. Ron Garvin (born Roger Barnes on March 30 1945) is a Canadian former professional wrestler and referee most known for his time in the He holds an Airline Transport Pilot rating for multi engine aircraft and a commercial rating for single engine airplanes. [1]


In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

  • AWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with "Mr. Professional wrestling throws are the application of techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming him or her down which makes up most of the action of In Professional wrestling a DDT is any move in which the wrestler falls down or backwards to drive a held opponent's head into the mat Valerie French is a former Professional wrestling Valet better known as Sunshine. Patti Williams (born in 1955 in Ontario) was a Professional wrestling valet in the 1980s best known as Precious. James J "JJ" Dillon (born Jim Morrison on June 26, 1942 in Trenton New Jersey) is a former William Boulware Jr, better known as Rocky King, was a Professional wrestler in Jim Crockett Promotions and World Championship Wrestling. John Sutton (born January 16 1949) better known by his ring name Oliver Humperdink, was a Professional wrestling manager who worked for For the 1930s cricketer see Dallas Page (cricketer Page Joseph Falkinburg Jr William Cruickshanks (born October 24 1943 is a Professional wrestler better known as "Superstar" Bill Dundee. The American Wrestling Association (AWA was an American Professional wrestling promotion based in Minneapolis Minnesota that ran from 1960 The American Wrestling Association (AWA World Tag Team Championship was the Tag team title for the American Wrestling Association from 1960 until the promotion folded The American Wrestling Association (AWA World Tag Team Championship was the Tag team title for the American Wrestling Association from 1960 until the promotion folded Electricity" Steve Regal

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