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Jimmy Garvin (born James Williams on September 25, 1952 in Tampa, Florida) is a former professional wrestler. September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years). ...
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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 Roger Barnes (better known as Ron Garvin) was a professional wrestler and referee. ...
He toured the Mid-Southern and Florida territories from 1978 until 1983, when he joined World Class Championship Wrestling. He brought along his cousin Sunshine, who became his valet. 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. Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 22nd 170,451 km² 260 km 800 km 17. ...
World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW), also called the World Class Wrestling Association (WCWA), was a popular regional professional wrestling promotion run out of Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas. ...
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He next moved on to feud with Chris Adams and he replaced Sunshine with his wife Patti under the name of 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. 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. Christopher Adams (February 10, 1955 – October 7, 2001) was a professional wrestler, wrestling promoter, trainer and judoka. ...
Precious & Jimmy Garvin Patti Williams was a professional wrestling valet in the 1980s best known as Precious. ...
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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 Legion of Doom The Road Warriors with Paul Ellering. ...
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NWA & WCW After losing the titles to Scott Hall and Curt Hennig in 1986, he went to the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions. He 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. This article is about the professional wrestler. ...
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Magnum T.A. Terry Wayne Allen (born June 11, 1959) was a professional wrestler who became famous under the name of Magnum T.A. // Career Terry Allen started wrestling in 1977 in Florida Championship Wrestling and the Pacific Northwest territory. ...
In 1987, Jimmy's "brother" Ron (he is really Jimmy's stepfather), was in a feud with Jim Cornette and his stable. During a match with Cornette's Midnight Express, Cornette threw fire in Ron's face. Several faces came out to help and then Jimmy ran out and took him to the hospital. Jim Cornette James Cornette, better known by his stage name James E. Cornette, which is often shortened to Jim Cornette (born September 17, 1961 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American professional wrestling manager, commentator, promoter, and booker. ...
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Jimmy turned face and helped Ron feud with the Midnight Express. Later that year, he had a feud with Ric Flair, who was eyeing Precious. He sent her gifts and beat Garvin in a match to win a date with her. When the date came, Flair and James J. Dillon ended up being punched out by Ron Garvin, who was dressed in his "Miss Atlanta Lively" outfit. Richard Morgan Fliehr (born February 25, 1949 in Memphis, Tennessee), better known by his ring name The Nature Boy Ric Flair, is an American professional wrestler currently with WWE on its RAW brand. ...
James J. Dillon with Tully Blanchard James J. Dillon is a former professional wrestler and manager. ...
In 1988, Garvin had a feud with Kevin Sullivan and his Varsity Club. This one was over Precious too but it was never made clear why Sulllivan wanted her. Sullivan would stalk her and taunt her with papers in his robe, but they never revealed anything. Kevin Francis Sullivan is a professional wrestler known mostly for his feuds with the American Dream Dusty Rhodes and Mike Graham in the NWAs Florida promotion. ...
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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 in Syracuse, New York), also known as Mike Rotundo and Irwin R. Schyster, is an American former professional wrestler. ...
Garvin returned 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. They feuded with the Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) and Rick & Scott Steiner. 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". The Fabulous Freebirds The Fabulous Freebirds were a professional wrestling tag team that usually consisted of three wrestlers. ...
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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). They also added two managers, Big Daddy Dink & Diamond Dallas Page. 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. WCW logo until 1999 World Championship Wrestling or WCW, was a professional wrestling promotion that existed from 1988 to 2001. ...
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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. He won the Tag Team Titles with Gordy in 1994 and retired to become an airline pilot for U.S. Airways when the GWF folded that year. Currently works for Net Jets Aviation. Global Wrestling Federation is a former professional wrestling promotion based in Dallas, Texas. ...
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Profile - Height: 6 ft 0 in
- Weight: 242 lb.
- Birthday: September 25, 1952
- Hometown: Tampa, Florida
- Trainer: -
- Other Gimmicks: Jimmy "Jam" Garvin, "Gorgeous" Jimmy Garvin, Beau James
- Managers: Sunshine, Precious, James J. Dillon, Little Richard Marley, Oliver Humperdink, Diamond Dallas Page, Bill Dundee
- Sayings: "It's not my fault that I'm the greatest wrestler ever!"
- Finishing / signature moves: Brainbuster, DDT
Precious & Jimmy Garvin Patti Williams was a professional wrestling valet in the 1980s best known as Precious. ...
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Championships/Accomplishments
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The WCW World Tag Team Championship was the major tag team title in World Championship Wrestling from 1991 to 2001, when the promotion closed. ...
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The WCWA Heavyweight Championship was the major title in World Class Championship Wrestling. ...
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Other titles - 1-Time Mid-Southern Tag Team Champion (with Bob Ellis)
- 1-Time Tri-State Tag Team Champion (with Herb Calvert)
- 1-Time Mid-South Louisiana Heavyweight Champion
- 1-Time GWF Tag Team Champion (with Terry Gordy)
The Mid-South Louisiana Championship was a secondary title in Mid-South Wrestling from 1972 until 1983. ...
The GWF Tag Team Championship was the tag team title in the Global Wrestling Federation in Texas. ...
Terry Gordy (April 23, 1961 - July 16, 2001) was a professional wrestler who was most famous for being a member of the Fabulous Freebirds. ...
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) ranked him # 150 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.
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External links - Interview in 2000: http://www.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingBios/garvin_jimmy.html
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