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| Born | James Morrison (1942-06-26)June 26, 1942 (age 83) Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | J. J. Dillon James J. Dillon Jo Jo Dillon Jim Dillon Jim Valence |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Billed weight | 238 lb (108 kg) |
| Trained by | Eddie Graham |
| Debut | July 11, 1962 |
| Retired | May 3, 2009 |
James Morrison (born June 26, 1942) is an American retiredprofessional wrestler andmanager, better known by hisring name,J. J. Dillon.[1]
J. J. Dillon had an extensive wrestling career. He broke into wrestling at the age of 29, starting out in the early 1970s as a referee before transitioning into a wrestler and then a manager, while winning many championships and managing a variety of wrestlers throughout many different territories around the country. He made his Madison Square Garden debut on April 23, 1984, when he challengedTito Santana for theWWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship, losing by pinfall after a flying forearm by Santana.[2]Dillon is most remembered in pro wrestling as a manager. He guided many wrestlers to singles and tag team titles in theNWA. Dillon, who became manager ofTully Blanchard,[3] achieved his greatest success as the manager of theFour Horsemen which consisted of "Nature Boy"Ric Flair, Blanchard,Arn Anderson,Ole Anderson,Lex Luger andBarry Windham. After leaving WCW in February 1989, he was a front office executive for theWWF until 1997. On April 21, 1997, he returned to WCW as an on-camera commissioner, a position which lasted until fall 1998. He returned to this role in 1999 before his final departure. In 2003, he had a short stint as an NWA representative inTNA.[citation needed]
In 2009, Dillon made a one-night appearance atDeaf 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 andCody Michaels.[4][5][6]
On December 29, 2019, Dillon joined the Board of Directors of the International Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame.[7] On March 3, 2021, he returned toTNT to act as manager for Tully Blanchard on an episode ofAEW Dynamite.[8] In 2022, he appeared onJudge Steve Harvey with wrestlerKevin Sullivan.[9]
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