Del Wilkes (born December 21, 1961 in Columbia, South Carolina) was a masked professional wrestler best known as The Patriot. December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Nickname: The Capital of Southern Hospitality, The Metro Location in Richland County, South Carolina Country United States State South Carolina Counties Richland and Lexington Mayor Bob Coble (D) Area    - City 346. ... Brad Rheingans is a former Greco-Roman and professional wrestler. ... Lillian Ellison, better known by her ring name The Fabulous Moolah (born July 22, 1923), is a female professional wrestler who is marketed by World Wrestling Entertainment for holding the record for the longest title reign by any athlete in any professional sport. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Nickname: The Capital of Southern Hospitality, The Metro Location in Richland County, South Carolina Country United States State South Carolina Counties Richland and Lexington Mayor Bob Coble (D) Area    - City 346. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Career

Del Wilkes began his athletic career as an offensive guard for the University of South Carolina Gamecocks football team. He started wrestling in 1988 in the American Wrestling Association as The Trooper, where he wrote out tickets for his opponents after defeating them. He formed a tag team with D.J. Peterson and they won the World Tag Team Titles in a feud with Mike Enos and Wayne Bloom. Wilkes went to the Global Wrestling Federation as The Patriot after the AWA folded in 1991 and quickly became the top face there by winning both the North American Title and the Television Title. He feuded with Al Perez, Eddie Gilbert and The Dark Patriot while there. In early 1993, Wilkes went to wrestle in All Japan Pro Wrestling after the GWF folded and he had success with Jackie Fulton who wrestled as "The Eagle" to Wilkes' Patriot gimmick. The University of South Carolinas 18 varsity sports teams are known as the Gamecocks. ... Look up Football in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The American Wrestling Association (AWA) was a professional wrestling organization, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. ... A professional wrestling tag-team consists of two or occasionally three wrestlers who are working together as a team. ... Mean Mike Enos Mike Enos was a professional wrestler who wrestled in World Championship Wrestling, the American Wrestling Association and the World Wrestling Federation. ... Wayne Bloom Wayne Bloom was a professional wrestler who wrestled in World Championship Wrestling, the American Wrestling Association and the World Wrestling Federation. ... Global Wrestling Federation was a professional wrestling promotion based in Dallas, Texas. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A professional wrestling feud is a staged disagreement between two wrestlers or factions of wrestlers over a purported slight or insult. ... Al Perez Al Perez was a professional wrestler. ... Eddie Gilbert refers to: Eddie Gilbert (1905-1978), Australian Aboriginal cricketer; Edward M. Eddie Gilbert (b. ... Doug Gilbert is a professional wrestler from Memphis, Tennessee who wrestles the Independent circuit. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) (全日本プロレス, zen nihon puroresu) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established in 1972. ... George Hines is a professional wrestler better known as Jackie Fulton. ...

In 1994, Wilkes went to World Championship Wrestling to form a team with Marcus Bagwell called Stars N Stripes. They feuded with Paul Orndorff and Paul Roma and won the World Tag Team Titles twice. In 1997, Wilkes wrestled in the World Wrestling Federation and feuded with Bret Hart. The premise of this feud was that Hart had just started his anti-American Hart Foundation, and the Patriot was, as the name implied, a man who stood up for America. He defeated Hart on television in a non-title match on July 28, 1997 (after interference from Shawn Michaels), but never won the WWF Title from Hart when it was on the line (at IYH: Ground Zero). His WWF theme music was the same theme music later used by the more popular Kurt Angle, who was also portrayed as someone who stood up for America. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... It has been suggested that List of WCW programming be merged into this article or section. ... Marcus Alexander Bagwell, also known as Buff Bagwell, is an American professional wrestler best known for his nine year career with World Championship Wrestling. ... The Patriot & Marcus Bagwell. ... Paul Orndorff (born October 29, 1949 in Brandon, Florida) is a former National Football League player and former professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation throughout the 1980s as Mr. ... Paul Roma (born Paul Centopani) is a professional wrestler who worked for both WWF & WCW, as well as independent leagues. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... Bret Sergeant Hart (born July 2, 1957 in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian former professional wrestler, and part of the famous Hart wrestling family. ... Anti-American sentiment is a hostility towards or disapproval of the government, culture, history, and/or people of the United States of America. ... The Hart Foundation was a collective name used by various stables in the World Wrestling Federation. ... July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The WWE Championship belt, April 11 2005 – August 20, 2006; September 18, 2006 – present The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Championship is a professional wrestling title. ... In Your House Logo For the song In Your House by The Cure, see Seventeen Seconds In Your House was a pay-per-view series created by the World Wrestling Federation (now World Wrestling Entertainment). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

After leaving the WWF, Wilkes wrestled in the independent circuit until 2002, at which time he retired. Since his retirement, Wilkes admitted that he had used steroids and cocaine during his career starting with his college football days. He spent 9 months in prison in 2002 for forging a prescription due to his addiction to pain killers. He is now cleaned up and off drugs. As of 2002, Wilkes was a used car salesman in Columbia, South Carolina.-1... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Anabolic steroids are a class of natural and synthetic steroid hormones that promote cell growth and division, resulting in growth of muscle tissue and sometimes bone size and strength. ... Cocaine (or crack in its impure freebase form) is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. ... Nickname: The Capital of Southern Hospitality, The Metro Location in Richland County, South Carolina Country United States State South Carolina Counties Richland and Lexington Mayor Bob Coble (D) Area    - City 346. ...

Wrestling facts

Finishing and signature moves

• Patriot Missile (Top Rope Shoulderblock)
• Uncle Slam (Full Nelson Slam)

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Championships and accomplishments

• All Japan Pro Wrestling

• AJPW All Asia Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with The Eagle

• American Wrestling Association

• AWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with D.J. Peterson

• Eastern Wrestling Alliance

• EWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Global Wrestling Federation

• GWF North American Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
• GWF Television Championship (1 time)

• National Championship Wrestling

• NCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated

• 1991 Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year
• PWI ranked him # 208 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.

• World Championship Wrestling

• WCW World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Marcus Alexander Bagwell