WWF Wrestling Legend Virgil Dead at 61
The professional wrestling community is mourning another death this week, as late '80s and '90s mainstay Virgil has died.
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The professional wrestling community is mourning another death this week, as late '80s and '90s mainstay Virgil has died.
Pro wrestler Mike 'Virgil' Jones dies at 61 after suffering strokes, dementia. Former WWE and WCW wrestler Mike Jones, who most famously competed under the stage name of "Virgil," has died, his friends and family announced Wednesday. He was 61.
WWE superstar Virgil has died in hospital at the age of 61 after battling serious health issues in recent years.
WWE star Michael Jones—who wrestled under the ring names Virgil, Soul Train Jones, Vincent and Curly Bill—died on Feb. 28 at the age of 61.
Virgil first became a superstar in WWE as the valet and bodyguard to "The Million-Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase in the late 1980s.