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Jim Duggan

Nickname: Hacksaw; Crazy; Big; King

Height: 6' 3"

Weight: 280 lbs

From: Glens Falls, NY

Birthday: Jan 14th

Pro Debut: September 1979

Aliases: Wildman Duggan, Moose Duggan

Feds Worked For: IWR, IZW, MSW, MSWA, SoCW, USWA, UWF, WCCW, WCR, AWA, NWA, NWA-TNA, WCW, WWE, WWF, WWWF, 3XWrestling (IA), 4 Front Wrestling (England), Allied Powers Wrestling Federation (PA), Alpha-1 Wrestling (Canada), Awesome Wrestling Entertainment (VA), Ballpark Brawl (NY), Big Time Wrestling, Border City Wrestling (Canada), British Championship Wrestling (Scotland), Capital All-Star Pro Wrestling, Catch Wrestling Association (Austria/Germany), Central States Wrestling (IA/KS/MO), Century Wrestling Alliance (MA), Championship International Wrestling (MI), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Championship Wrestling International (Canada), Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling (OH), Combat Sports Federation (England), Continental Championship Wrestling (AL), Dansk Pro Wrestling (Denmark), DREAMWAVE Wrestling (IL), East Coast Pro Wrestling (NJ/NY/PA), Elite Championship Wrestling (LA), Empire State Wrestling (NY), Empire Wrestling Federation (AZ), Far North Wrestling (PA), Federation Canadienne de Lutte (Canada), Florida Championship Wrestling (FL), Game Changer Wrestling (NJ), GBG Wrestling (Sweden), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), Great Canadian Wrestling (Canada), Great Lakes Championship Wrestling (WI), Great North Wrestling (Canada), Greektown Pro Wrestling (Canada), Gulf Athletic Club (TX), Heartland Wrestling Association (OH), Heavy On Wrestling (MN/WI), Heroes and Legends Wrestling (IN), Impact Pro Wrestling (IA), Independent Wrestling Revolution (MI), International Championship Wrestling (PA), International World Class Championship Wrestling (CT/ME/NJ/NY/PA/VT), International Wrestling Cartel (PA), IWA Japan (Japan), Jersey Championship Wrestling (NJ), Juggalo Championship Wrestling, Legacy Pro Wrestling (WI), Legacy Wrestling Enterprises (TX), Main Event Championship Wrestling (OH), Maryland Championship Wrestling (MD), Michigan Marquee Wrestling Association (MI), Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling (GA/NC/SC/VA), Mid Eastern Wrestling Federation (MD), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), Mid-Pacific Promotions (HI), Mid-States Wrestling (AR/KS/MO/OK), Modern Vintage Wrestling (NC), National Wrestling Conference (CA/NV), National Wrestling Superstars (NJ), New Era Wrestling (IN), New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), New York Wrestling Connection (NY), Next Wrestling Entertainment (Canada), Northeast Wrestling (CT/MD/NY/OK/PA), NWA Big Time Wrestling (TX), NWA Championship Wrestling America (NJ), NWA East (PA), NWA Hollywood (CA), NWA Over the Top (NJ), NWA Premier (WV), Ohio Championship Wrestling (OH), Peachstate Wrestling Alliance (GA), Power Wrestling Alliance (NY), Powerhouse Wrestling (MA), Primal Conflict Wrestling (WV), Prime Wrestling (OH), Pro Wrestling Blitz (IL), Pro Wrestling Mid-Atlantic (VA), Pro Wrestling Ohio (OH), Pro Wrestling Pride (England), Pro Wrestling Rampage (PA), Pro Wrestling Syndicate (NJ), Pure Wrestling Association (Canada), Real Canadian Wrestling (Canada), Rock Solid Wrestling (Canada), Southeast Championship Wrestling (AL/TN), Southern Wrestling Alliance (NC), Southern Wrestling Superstars (LA), Southside Wrestling Entertainment (England), Squared Circle Wrestling (NY), Stars & Stripes Championship Wrestling (NJ), Super World Sports (Japan), Superstars of Wrestling (NJ), Svensk Wrestling Syd (Sweden), St. Louis Wrestling Club (MO), Superstars of Wrestling Federation (NJ), Texas All-Star Wrestling (TX), Top of the World Wrestling (Canada), Top Rope Promotions (MA), Traditional Championship Wrestling (AR/MS/TN), Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling (TN), Ultimate Championship Wrestling (Canada), Ultimate Championship Wrestling (MI), Ultimate Wrestling (NY), Union of European Wrestling Alliances (Denmark), Universyl Wrestling Enterprises (MI), Warriors of Wrestling (NY), Wisconsin Pro Wrestling (WI), World of Hurt Wrestling (NY), World Wrestling Alliance (KY), WrestleCade Entertainment (NC), WrestleZone (Scotland), Wrestling Fan Xperience (Canada), X Wrestling Federation (FL/IN/WI)

Finisher: 3 Point Stance & Tackle

Signature Moves: Ol' Glory (Knee Drop), Patriot Lariat (Clothesline), Patriot Tackle (Running Shoulder Block), Taped Fist

Career Highlights: -EWF Midwestern Champion
-HLW Champion
-IWA Champion
-IWA Japan Champion
-IWC Tag Team Champion (w/ Scottie Gash)
-MSW Louisiana Champion
-MSW North American Champion
-MSW Tag Team Champion (w/ Magnum T. A.)
-TASW Champion
-UWF Champion
-UWF Tag Team Champion (w/ Terry Taylor)
-WCW United States Champion
-WCW World Television Champion
-WWWA United States Champion
-1988 WWF Royal Rumble Winner (1st winner)

Affiliates: Ted DiBiase, Matt Borne, Magnum T. A., Terry Taylor, Scottie Gash, Eugene, Bill Watts, Robert Salvatore, J. J. Dillon, Butch Reed, Junkyard Dog, Sgt. Slaughter

Notable Feuds: King Kong Bundy, Boris Zukov, Devastation, Inc., Ted DiBiase, Dino Bravo, Earthquake/The Shark, Krusher Darsow/Krusher Khrushchev/Smash/Repo Man/Blacktop Bully/Barry Darsow, André the Giant, One Man Gang, Sgt. Slaughter, Haku/Meng, The Iron Sheik, Butch Reed, Randy Savage, Kamala, Hercules Hernández, Harley Race, The Undertaker, Typhoon, Yokozuna, Jacques Rougeau/The Mountie, Steve Williams, Mike Sharpe, Jr., Bobby Eaton, Rick Rude, Nikolai Volkoff, Jim Neidhart, Mike Rotunda, The Barbarian, Junkyard Dog, Adnan Al-Kaissey, Ax, Dennis Condrey, William Regal, Brian Knobbs, Buzz Sawyer

Other Facts: -Husband of pro wrestler Debra Duggan
-Sometimes billed from New York City, NY
-Played football collegiately at Southern Methodist University and was named team captain.
-Played football professionally for the Memphis Showboats and Tampa Bay Bandits of the United States Football League and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League
-Trained for pro wrestling by Fritz von Erich, David Manning, & Gino Hernandez
-Faced Gino Hernandez in his first match
-Started carrying a 2X4 to the ring at the suggestion of Bruiser Brody
-Was a participant in an incident that severely exposed the business in 1987. Duggan and The Iron Sheik, who were feuding at the time, were traveling together to a show when they were pulled over by New Jersey state police. Sheik was charged with marijuana and cocaine and given one year's probation. Duggan was charged with possession of marijuana and driving under the influence. This incident made national news and brought a lot of unwanted attention to the WWF and the way wrestling was done.
-Claims to have wrestled in all 50 States in America as well as in the foreign countries Australia, Austria, the Bahamas, Belgium, Bermuda, Canada, Dominican Republic, England, France, Germany, Guam, the Netherlands, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Poland, Scotland, Spain, and Switzerland.
-Former member of The Rat Pack
-Former member of Team Canada (WCW version)
-Former member of The Millionaire's Club
-His autobiography "Hacksaw: The Jim Duggan Story" was released in 2012
-Appeared in the TV shows "Harry & the Hendersons" in 1991 and "Baywatch" in 1995
-Appeared in the movies "Coming Attractions" in 2006, "ReZistance", "State of Bacon", and "The Axeman of Henderson County" in 2014, and "Midnight Massacre" in 2015
-Won Wrestling Observer Newsletter's Most Improved in 1982
-Won Wrestling Observer Newsletter's Feud of the Year (vs. Ted DiBiase) in 1985
-Ranked # 82 in the 1991 PWI 500
-Ranked #120 in the 1992 PWI 500
-Ranked #66 in the 1993 PWI 500
-Ranked #71 in the 1994 PWI 500
-Ranked #113 in the 1995 PWI 500
-Ranked #147 in the 1996 PWI 500
-Ranked #316 in the 1997 PWI 500
-Ranked #351 in the 1998 PWI 500
-Ranked #207 in the 2000 PWI 500
-Ranked #256 in the 2007 PWI 500
-Ranked #377 in the 2008 PWI 500
-Ranked #388 in the 2009 PWI 500
-Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011
-Received the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame's Frank Gotch Award in 2011
-Inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2018
-Among the interviewees for the "Dark Side of the Ring" episodes entitled "What Happened to Doink the Clown" and "The Junkyard Dog"