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Tom Jones

Nickname: Mr. Ebony; The Soul Man; Boogaloo; The Legend

Height: 5' 11"

Weight: 235 lbs

From: Oklahoma City, OK

Birthday: Oct 22nd

Pro Debut: 1964

Aliases: Bearcat Jones, The Gladiator, Mr. Ebony, The Red Shadow

Feds Worked For: AACW, GPCW, MPW, MSW, MSWA, NMS, NWA-West, PZWA, SoCW, SWCW, TSW, UWF, WCCW, WCW92, AWA, NWA, WWF, WWWF, Big Time Wrestling (MI/OH), Central States Wrestling (IA/KS/MO), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Championship Wrestling USA (OR), Continental Wrestling Association (AL/TN), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), Gulas Wrestling Enterprises (TN), Gulf Athletic Club (TX), International Championship Wrestling (MS), Jack Pfefer Promotions (CA), Japan Wrestling Association (Japan), M & M Promotions (NM/TX), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), National Wrestling Federation (NJ/NY/OH/PA), New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), North American Wrestling Alliegance (TX), NWA Big Time Wrestling (TX), NWA Hollywood (CA), NWA Mid-America (AL), Pacific Northwest Wrestling (OR/WA), Santos Wrestling Enterprises, Inc. (OH), Southeast Championship Wrestling (AL), Super Pro Wrestling (PA), World Wrestling Alliance (IN)

Finisher: Cobra Clutch

Signature Moves: Headbutt, Boston Crab

Career Highlights: -CWF Fort Myers Champion
-GCW Macon Tag Team Champion (w/ Roberto Soto)
-ICW Southern Tag Team Champion (w/ Tom Shaft)
-MWCW Tag Team Champion (w/ Frank Hill)
-NMS Tag Team Champion (w/ Bad Boy)
-NWA Alabama Champion
-NWA Americas Tag Team Champion (4x; 2 each with Mando Guerrero and S. D. Jones)
-NWA Georgia Tag Team Champion (w/ Porkchop Cash)
-NWA (Los Angeles) Beat the Champ Television Champion
-NWA Mississippi Tag Team Champion (w/ Billy Red Lyons)
-NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Mike Miller)
-NWA Southwest Champion
-NWA Western States Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Mr. Wrestling)
-PZWA Champion
-PZWA Tag Team Champion (w/ Country Boy Chopper)
-SoCW Television Champion
-TSW Champion (2x)
-TSW Tag Team Champion (w/ Frank Hill)
-TSW United States Junior Heavyweight Champion
-TSW United States Tag Team Champion (3x; 1 each w/ Ivan Putski, Billy Red Lyons and Ken Mantell)

Affiliates: Roberto Soto, Bad Boy, Mando Guerrero, Rooevelt Jones/S. D. Jones, Porkchop Cash, Billy Red Lyons, Mike Miller, Mr. Wrestling, Country Boy Chopper, Frank Hill, Ken Mantell, Skandar Akbar, Cody Jones, Tarzan Baxter

Notable Feuds: Spoiler #1, Spoiler #2, Treach Phillips Jr., Nick Bockwinkel, Dominator, Tom Prichard, Ricky Romero, Black Gordman, Nick Kozak, Jerry Brown, Bobby Duncum, Gorgeous George, Jr., Great Goliath, Jerry Gray, Brett Sawyer, Alex Pérez, Bobby Jaggers, Lorenzo Parente, Relámpago León/Jesse Ortega/Billy Two Eagles, Don Running Bear, Bobby Hart, Treacherous Phillips/Treach Phillips, Salvadore Domínguez, Phil Robley/Buck Robley, Jim Osborn/Dr. X

Other Facts: -Real name was George Thompson
-Not to be confused with pro wrestler "The Emperor" Tom Jones, the British singer Tom Jones, nor the Oklahoma MMA fighter Tom "Vulgar" Jones
-Father of pro wrestler Cody Jones, who he trained for pro wrestling
-Father-in-law of pro wrestlers Paloma Starr & Tony Morales
-Others wrestlers he had a part in training include Jeff Raitz, Luscious Larry, Max McGuirk, O'Malley, Satchel Reigns, Treach Phillips, Jr., Anthony Wayne, Michael Faith, and many others.
-Wrestled wearing a mask and known as Mr. Ebony while wrestling in WCCW and a member of Skandar Akbar's Devastation, Inc. After unmasking, he continued to use "Mr. Ebony" as a nickname.
-Former member of The Clan
-Appeared in the movie "The Wrestling Queen" in 1975
-Holds the record as the longest reigning TSW United States Tag Team Champion (w/ Billy Red Lyons; 9 months, 21 days)
-Inducted into the OECW Hall of Fame in 2011.
-Inducted into the SWCW Hall of Fame in 2011
-Passed away March 4, 2017 from septic shock following multiple organ failure at the age of 77. He had been living in a nursing home in Amarillo, TX for a few years, suffering from dementia