Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 230 lbs
Birthday: Aug 28
Pro Debut: 1956
Aliases: Assassin 2, The Flame,
Jody Hamilton, "Silent" Joe Hamilton, Mighty Bolo, Ricky Monroe
Feds worked for: TSW,
NWA. World Wrestling Council, Southeastern Championship Wrestling (AL/GA/TN), Continental Wrestling Federation (AL), NWA Hollywood (Los Angeles), Amarillo, Florida, All Star Wrestling Alliance
Finisher: Assassin Hammerlock
Signature Moves: 2nd Rope Dropkick, 2nd Rope Elbow Drop
Career Highlights: -Continental Champion (4x)
-NWA Alabama Champion
-NWA (Alabama/Tennessee) World Tag Team Champion (w/
Assassin 1)
-NWA Americas Tag Team Champion (w/ John Tolos)
-NWA Canadian Tag Team Champion (2x, w/ Assassin 1)
-NWA Central States Champion
-NWA Columbus Champion
-NWA Florida TV Champion
-NWA (Florida) United States Tag Team Champion (w/ Assassin 1)
-NWA (Florida) World Tag Team Champion (w/ Assassin 1)
-NWA Georgia Champion
-NWA (Georgia) Southern Tag Team Champion (w/ Assassin 1)
-NWA Georgia Tag Team Champion (13x; 11 w/ Assassin 1; 1 each w/ The Professional & Toru Tanaka)
-NWA Georgia Television Champion (2x)
-NWA (Georgia) World Tag Team Champion (2x; w/ Assassin 1)
-NWA Hollywood Beat the Champ Television Champion
-NWA Louisiana Champion (2x)
-NWA Louisiana Tag Team Champion (2x, 1 each w/
Assassin 2 & Angel)
-NWA Macon Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Assassin 1)
-NWA North American Tag Team Champion (2x, w/ Assassin 1)
-NWA (Georgia) Southeastern Tag Team Champion (4x, w/ Assassin 1)
-NWA (Southeastern) Gulf Coast Tag Team Champion (3x, 1 each w/ Assassin 1, Don Carson & Billey Spears)
-NWA Southeastern Tag Team Champion (w/ Don Carson)
-NWA Southern Champion
-NWA Southern Tag Team Champion (w/ Assassin # 1)
-NWA Tennessee Tag Team Champion (w/ Ron Fuller)
-TSW United States Tag Team Champion (4x, 2 w/ Assassin # 1, 1 w/
Ernie Ladd, 1 w/ Angel)
-WWC North American Tag Team Champion (2x, w/ Assassin #1)
Affiliates: Assassin 1, Ernie Ladd, Angel, John Tolos, Doug Gilbert, Toru Tanaka, The Missouri Mauler,
Percival Pringle III,
Paul Orndorff, Paul Roma
Notable Feuds: Rito &
Tito Carreon, Jerry Miller & Bobby Christy, Jean & Paul Gaollois, Eddie Graham & Dick Steinborn, The Torres Brothers, Ray Gunkel & Lou Klein, Bob Armstrong & El
Mongol, Nick &
Jerry Kozak, Ray Gunkel & Dan McIntyre, mr. Wrestling 2
Official Website: georgiawrestlinghistory.com/host/jodyhamilton/home.html
Other Facts: -Brother of pro wrestler The Missouri Mauler
-Father of wrestling referee
Nick Patrick
-When Joe Hamilton was just 19 years old, he and his brother, Larry, headlined a show at Madison Square Garden, drawing a record 20,335 people to see them wrestle Antonino Rocca and Miguel Perez. To this day, Joe remains the youngest wrestler to ever headline a main event in the Garden.
-Although Hamilton was considered to be Assassin # 2, he is the most well known and had a singles career before and after he teamed with Tom Renesto (Assassin # 1) which prompts people to think Hamilton is Assassin # 1. Technically, Hamilton debuted as the Assassin a few weeks before Renesto was called in to be his partner.
-Competed with Renesto as The
Assassins everywhere except in Jim Crockett Promotions, where they were known as The Bolos. This was because Renesto had established himself in as 1/2 of the Bolos before teaming with Hamilton.
-Headed up the
WCW Power Plant training facility during the 1990's.
-Inducted into the WCW Hall of Fame in 1994
-Announced the formation of Deep South Wrestling as a
WWE developmental territory, based out of McDonogh, GA in 2005
-Released his autobiography "Assassin: The
Man Behind the Mask." in 2006.
