Bunkhouse Buck
Bunkhouse Buck | |
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Birth name | James Golden[1] |
Born | Bucksnort, Tennessee, U.S.[1] | August 1, 1950
Relatives | Ron Fuller (cousin) Robert Fuller (cousin) Eddie Golden (nephew) Evan Golden (nephew) |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Avenger 1 Bunkhouse Buck[1] Jack Swagger Sr. Jimmy Golden[1] James Golden |
Billed height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)[2] |
Billed weight | 260 lb (118 kg)[2] |
Trained by | Billy Golden Pancho Villa Frank Martinez Lee and Bobby Fields |
Debut | 1968 |
Retired | 2020 |
James "Jimmy" Golden (born August 1, 1950) is an American retired
A member of the Golden wrestling family, he is the son of Billy Golden and the father of Bobby Golden. Golden's cousins are Robert and Ron Fuller, and he is the uncle of Eddie and Evan Golden. His grandfather is Roy Welch and his uncle is Buddy Fuller.
Professional wrestling career
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Early career (1968–1975)
Jimmy Golden started wrestling in 1968 in his father (Billy Golden)'s territory in Alabama. He started teaming with his cousin Robert Fuller in the 1970s.[1][3] Golden also wrestled in the early 1970s in Australia for Jim Barnett.
Southeastern Championship Wrestling / Continental Championship Wrestling (1975–1987)
Jimmy Golden and Robert Fuller were members of the
In 1982, Golden briefly worked for Joe Blanchard's Southwest Championship Wrestling.[5]
Various promotions (1988–1990)
Between 1988 and 1990, Golden wrestled for promotions including the American Wrestling Association and the Continental Wrestling Association.
Smoky Mountain Wrestling (1991–1994)
He joined the newly founded Smoky Mountain Wrestling in 1991. He competed at the Volunteer Slam tournament on May 22, 1992 in Knoxville for the company's heavyweight championship, but was eliminated by Robert Gibson in the first round.[6] He went on to feud with Gibson, which turned into a tag team feud when Jimmy's partner Robert Fuller joined the promotion while Ricky Morton arrived to join Gibson. This rekindled the Stud Stable versus Rock 'n' Roll Express feud from the 1980s. Golden continued to wrestle for the promotion through 1993.
World Championship Wrestling (1994–1997)
In 1994, Golden followed Fuller to World Championship Wrestling (WCW) where Fuller was the manager "Col. Rob Parker" and wrestled for him as Bunkhouse Buck. He feuded mainly with Dustin Rhodes and then teamed with Dick Slater to win the WCW World Tag Team Titles.[7] By 1997, he had left WCW for the independent circuit again.
Late career (1997–2020)
Golden appeared on the July 16, 2010, episode of
On August 30, 2011 in New Tazewell, Tennessee, Golden became the Tennessee Mountain Wrestling Heavyweight Champion.[1]
He retired completely from wrestling in 2020.
Personal life
Golden married Patricia Ward in the 1970s. He trained their son, Bobby Golden, in wrestling with TMW.[citation needed]
Championships and accomplishments
- All-American Wrestling
- AAW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Wild Samoan[8]
- All-Star Championship Wrestling
- Cajun Wrestling Federation
- CWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[9]
- Capital Pro Wrestling
- CPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with The Gladiator
- Continental Wrestling Federation
- CWF Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with The Mongolian Stomper (1) and Brian Lee (1)
- Heartland Wrestling Association
- HWA Barroom Brawl Championship (1 time)
- Iron Ring Wrestling
- IRW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Eddie Golden[8]
- Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling[a]
- Nationwide Championship Wrestling
- NCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[8]
- NWA Mid-America / Continental Wrestling Association
- CWA Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Robert Fuller[12]
- NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) (1 time) – with Buddy Rose[13][14]
- NWA Tri-State Heavyweight Championship (Alabama version) (1 time)[15][16]
- NWA Tri-State Tag Team Championship (Alabama version) (1 time) – with Ramon Perez[17][18]
- 2 times) – with Dennis Hall[19]
- NWA Rocky Top
- NWA Rocky Top Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Premiere Championship Wrestling
- PCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Southeastern Championship Wrestling
- Southern Championship Wrestling
- SCW Southern Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[8]
- Southern States Wrestling
- SSW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[25]
- SSW Television Championship (1 time)[26]
- SSW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with G.Q. Strattus[27]
- United Atlantic Championship Wrestling
- UACW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Tim Horner[8]
- World Class Wrestling Association
- WCWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Robert Fuller[29][30]
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Worst Tag Team (1995) with Dick Slater
Notes
- Jim Crockett, Jr. That Mid-Atlantic promotion was sold to Ted Turnerin November 1988 and went on to be renamed World Championship Wrestling.
- World Wrestling Entertainmentin 2001. It was an NWA affiliated promotion based out of Australia.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Jimmy Golden profile". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2009-08-17. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
- ^ a b "Jimmy Golden profile". Cagematch. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
- ^ ISBN 0-89689-267-0.
- ^ "Stud Stable". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
- ^ "Jimmy Golden » Matches". Cage Match.
- ^ "The Furious Flashbacks – SMW Volunteer Slam 1992 | 411MANIA". 411mania.com. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
- ^ ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
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- ^ "Southern Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "NWA Tri-State Heavyweight Championship (Alabama version)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
- ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "NWA Tri-State Tag Team Championship (Alabama version)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
- ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "World Class Wrestling Association Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
External links
- Bunkhouse Buck's profile at Cagematch.net , Internet Wrestling Database