James Morrison
Known For
Acting
Born
1942-06-26 in Trenton, New Jersey, USA
Biography
James Morrison is an American retired professional wrestler and manager, better known by his ring name, 'James .J. Dillon'. J.J. Dillon had an extensive wrestling career. He broke into wrestling at the age of 29, starting out in the early 1970’s as a referee transitioning into a wrestler and then a manager winning many championships and managing a variety of wrestlers throughout many different territories around the country. He made his Madison Square Garden debut on April 23, 1984 when he challenged Tito Santana for the WWE Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship, losing by pinfall after a flying forearm by Santana. He is most remembered in pro wrestling as a manager. He guided many wrestlers to singles and tag-team titles in the NWA. Dillon, who became manager of Tully Blanchard, achieved his greatest success as the manager of the Four Horsemen which consisted of "Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Blanchard, Arn Anderson , Ole Anderson, Lex Luger and Barry Windham. After leaving WCW in February 1989, Dillon served as a front office executive for WWE until 1997. On April 21, 1997, he returned to WCW as an on-camera commissioner, a position which lasted until fall 1998. In 2003, Dillon had a short stint as an NWA representative in TNA. In 2009, he made a one-night appearance at Deaf Wrestlefest 2009 to team with "Beef Stew" Lou Marconi and "Handsome" Frank Staletto in a six-man tag team match against "Franchise" Shane Douglas, Dominic Denucci and Cody Michaels. On December 29, 2019, Dillon joined the Board of Directors of the International Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame. On March 3, 2021, Dillon returned to TNT to act as manager for Tully Blanchard on an episode of AEW Dynamite.
Most Known For
Raw
as J.J. Dillon
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
as J.J. Dillon
NWA World Championship Wrestling
as J. J. Dillon
NWA World Championship Wrestling
as James J. Dillon
NWA World Championship Wrestling
as J.J. Dillon
WWE Old School
as J.J. Dillon
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
as J.J. Dillon
Clash of the Champions
as James J. Dillon (Manager)
Clash of the Champions
as J.J. Dillon (Manager)
Mid-South Wrestling
as J. J. Dillon
The Funks
as Himself
Major League Wrestling: Underground TV
WCW Thunder
as JJ Dillon
WCW Thunder
as Commissioner JJ Dillon
WCW Arena Shows
as J.J. Dillon
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro
as J.J. Dillon
NWA Clash of the Champions
as James J. Dillon (Manager)
350 Days
as Self
NWA Starrcade 1984
as James J. Dillon (Manager)