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WRESTLER PROFILES
[Mike Mooneyham Q&A with Burrhead Jones ]
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| Wrestler:
| Burrhead Jones |
| Real Name: |
Melvin Nelson |
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Born in South Carolina |
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| Previous Gimmicks: |
Jimmy Jones (WWWF) |
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Alabama State title ();
(Alabama) Tri-States Tag Team titles w/Jimmy Golden ();
NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight title defeating Siki Samara (August 13, 1969);
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Burrhead Jones got his start with the WWWF when Vince McMahon Sr. gave him the name "Jimmy Jones"..
~~~He wrestled as Jimmy Jones until his stint in the Gulf Coast territory where he changed his name to "Burrhead"..
Mid-1970s: Burrhead Jones worked for Bill Golden's Tri-State promotion based in Montgomery, Alabama..
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