i saw a tag team match as a kid JJ "Jim" Dillon and Harley Race vs Dick Murdock and Terry Funk in Texas back in the 70s (yes I am old) I have never forgotten that 5 star match.
Very candid interview. JJ -- as usual -- was very articulate and filled in lots of details that are easy to gloss over. When JCP first started airing here in Philly in late 1984, he was manager of the Long Riders (Ron Bass & Black Bart) and was sensational, wearing his suit and ruffled shirts!
What a great and nice fella. I met Jim at Charlotte Fanfest when he saw my Bob Dylan t-shirt he came over and we talked about Dylan, Joe Cocker, Rod Stewart and also Killer Karl Kox and Ciclon Negro. It made my day and really made a huge impression on me and at the time I was probably 50 years old. I even reminded him of when he fought Gary Hart and Kox in Texas.
JJ's promos were real and believable. I loved his work with the Horsemen. I'll never forget discovering world championship wrestling on tbs on Sat nights at 6:05. Incredible time to be a wrestling fan
Crockett Promotions was and is a better wrestling product than the WWF/WWE will ever be. When allot of the wrestlers went over to the WWF, I saw their characters as a watered-down version of what they were in Jim Crockett promotions.
Whenever I run into one of those Wrestlers, I always ask about storylines, interviews, promos and matches from that era. This was Must See Television and I always tried to go to live events when they came to where I lived.
I remember as a kid reading the Magazines I saw a photo of Ric Flair , Greg Valentine , John Studd and Ken Patera all sitting together backstage . The caption was stating “ Are we seeing a faction forming ?” To me they were a proto Horsemen . I don’t think they ever really became a group all working the same angle though. Can you imagine how they would have dominated had they thought to officially babd together ?
JJ Dillion always a class act always looked the part with the suits the hair slicked back and possibly one of the best managers of arguably one of the best factions of all time in the Four Horsemen
Thank you for uploading this saw the documentary covering the Horsemen and the miracle of RUclips looked up the matches as well they were great and JJ Dillon was brilliant always looked the part, the suits and a class act in this interview the way retells these stories it’s like it just happened yesterday and not in the 80’s
He had great runs in west Texas and Dallas/Ft Worth area co managing with Gary Hart & Fritz . He’s a tremendous storyteller. Has done it all in pro wrestling.
Don't think I am a prude, but I find it refreshing being a lifelong wrestling fan to hear an interview that is not loaded with profanity and filth. J.J. speaks so intelligently and elegantly. I was a HUGE Four Horsemen fan, too.
There are old videos from Australia with jj as a manger in the late 60s , 55 yrs ago and he looks exactly the same as in this video . The guy never ages
I found JJ Dillon on you tube jobbing out for The Sheik's Detroit promotion circa 1969. Pretty cool stuff. He talks about Detroit and Charlotte territories fondly. These are my first two I got to watch on tv. I was born in 1960 growing up in the Huntington WV, Ashland Ky, and Ironton, OH area.
I saw him wrestle in a bullrope match with Ron Bass in Greensboro. JJ was a manager by then but he worked his ass off selling and bumping. It was great.
Nikita Koloff was/is my favorite wrestler, and I really enjoyed his interactions with J.J., either him nailing him when he'd come up on the ring apron, or J.J. nailing Nik with his shoe outside the ring! He could really play it up and sell it. He looks in better shape here than he did back in the day!
When Dillon discusses the parking lot attack and says how horrified David & Tony sounded announcing it. What they were horrified was, that I saw it on World Wide Wrestling. The intro shows Dillon in car telling camera man to cover it, no matters what he sees. BUT when the WWW intro song was done, David & Tony bring up that Magnum TA was in a car accident. So I was thinking the car accident is on video. Nikita's face turn and cage match between Dusty & Nikita vs Ole & JJ is shown. Then the parking alot attack on Dusty is shown.
I grew up watching the 4 horsemen in the NWA. Rick Flair Tully Blanchard Ole and Arn Anderson. We're heels that you believed in. Which in turn made the babyfaces. But back in the day to me. Was just the good guys and bad guys. Dusty Ricky Morton Robert Gibson Magnum TA. Kept that thing going as good as it did.
Dusty Rhodes admits on another shoot interview that he never thought about using "celebrities" promoting thru MTV or Tonight Show, etc. I also believe he failed investing properly back into JCP. They did spend too much on buying Watts UWF, the airplanes. BUT MORE SO his competing with Flair on out buying one another on clothing, jewels as well as all the wrestlers buying high priced cars. Vince Jr invested on the WWF, the company itself let alone promote to expand world wide let alone national.
In Bill Watt’s book The Cowboy and the Cross, he said that Crockett made him an offer that he couldn’t refuse so he sold. Afterwards, he was shocked at how JCP underutilized the UWF talent they had just purchased.
JJ Dullon is too cagey to be a good subject for an exposé of the underpinnings of the Kayfabe era . His interest is in protecting his connections in the business
i saw a tag team match as a kid JJ "Jim" Dillon and Harley Race vs Dick Murdock and Terry Funk in Texas back in the 70s (yes I am old) I have never forgotten that 5 star match.
JJ Dillon never ages. It's amazing.
He looks exactly like he did when I rooted for the original Four Horsemen as a teenager!
Say what you want JJ Dillon is an iconic character in wrestling history. If I ran the Hall of Fame he would definitely be in mine
Great interview
Very candid interview. JJ -- as usual -- was very articulate and filled in lots of details that are easy to gloss over. When JCP first started airing here in Philly in late 1984, he was manager of the Long Riders (Ron Bass & Black Bart) and was sensational, wearing his suit and ruffled shirts!
JJ Dillon is the consignment professional. Always loved his interviews.
Consummate not consignment lol!
What a great and nice fella. I met Jim at Charlotte Fanfest when he saw my Bob Dylan t-shirt he came over and we talked about Dylan, Joe Cocker, Rod Stewart and also Killer Karl Kox and Ciclon Negro. It made my day and really made a huge impression on me and at the time I was probably 50 years old. I even reminded him of when he fought Gary Hart and Kox in Texas.
JJ’s book is excellent.
I love watching JJ's promos. He was so smug and it really fit his entire profile.
JJ's promos were real and believable. I loved his work with the Horsemen. I'll never forget discovering world championship wrestling on tbs on Sat nights at 6:05. Incredible time to be a wrestling fan
Crockett had the best wrestling and JJ was an integral part of that. Saturdays at 3:05 PT was usually the highlight of the day.
Crockett Promotions was and is a better wrestling product than the WWF/WWE will ever be. When allot of the wrestlers went over to the WWF, I saw their characters as a watered-down version of what they were in Jim Crockett promotions.
Whenever I run into one of those Wrestlers, I always ask about storylines, interviews, promos and matches from that era. This was Must See Television and I always tried to go to live events when they came to where I lived.
Love it!!! Michael Elliott!!! Pop!!!
I remember as a kid reading the Magazines I saw a photo of Ric Flair , Greg Valentine , John Studd and Ken Patera all sitting together backstage . The caption was stating “ Are we seeing a faction forming ?” To me they were a proto Horsemen . I don’t think they ever really became a group all working the same angle though. Can you imagine how they would have dominated had they thought to officially babd together ?
Love J.J. Dillon. He had an incredible career, has an amazing perspective on the wrestling business, and is a frank and humble man.
Thank you.
JJ Dillion always a class act always looked the part with the suits the hair slicked back and possibly one of the best managers of arguably one of the best factions of all time in the Four Horsemen
Thank you for uploading this saw the documentary covering the Horsemen and the miracle of RUclips looked up the matches as well they were great and JJ Dillon was brilliant always looked the part, the suits and a class act in this interview the way retells these stories it’s like it just happened yesterday and not in the 80’s
What a great interview, Thanks !
Two of the best professional wrestling books are JJ's and Ole's. Great reads.
Gary Hart's is the best . I would put J.J.'s second .
I absolutely LOVE both Gary's and Ole's. Have JJ's but haven't read it yet.
Hey thanks. Im gonna pick them up.
@@jodyvanliew2514 thanks, gonna pick it up
True legend in this business!!!
Best Manager ever!! No question about it
He had great runs in west Texas and Dallas/Ft Worth area co managing with Gary Hart & Fritz . He’s a tremendous storyteller. Has done it all in pro wrestling.
Don't think I am a prude, but I find it refreshing being a lifelong wrestling fan to hear an interview that is not loaded with profanity and filth. J.J. speaks so intelligently and elegantly. I was a HUGE Four Horsemen fan, too.
JJ is a class act
There are old videos from Australia with jj as a manger in the late 60s , 55 yrs ago and he looks exactly the same as in this video . The guy never ages
The jcp time wouldn't have been as memorable without JJ.
One of the great heel managers of the quiet persuasion.........
I found JJ Dillon on you tube jobbing out for The Sheik's Detroit promotion circa 1969. Pretty cool stuff. He talks about Detroit and Charlotte territories fondly. These are my first two I got to watch on tv. I was born in 1960 growing up in the Huntington WV, Ashland Ky, and Ironton, OH area.
Wow!
Love JJ,
Ric flair said that people don’t know, but J.J. Was a helluva worker before managing .
I saw him wrestle in a bullrope match with Ron Bass in Greensboro. JJ was a manager by then but he worked his ass off selling and bumping. It was great.
Nikita Koloff was/is my favorite wrestler, and I really enjoyed his interactions with J.J., either him nailing him when he'd come up on the ring apron, or J.J. nailing Nik with his shoe outside the ring! He could really play it up and sell it.
He looks in better shape here than he did back in the day!
When Dillon discusses the parking lot attack and says how horrified David & Tony sounded announcing it. What they were horrified was, that I saw it on World Wide Wrestling. The intro shows Dillon in car telling camera man to cover it, no matters what he sees. BUT when the WWW intro song was done, David & Tony bring up that Magnum TA was in a car accident. So I was thinking the car accident is on video. Nikita's face turn and cage match between Dusty & Nikita vs Ole & JJ is shown. Then the parking alot attack on Dusty is shown.
I grew up watching the 4 horsemen in the NWA. Rick Flair Tully Blanchard Ole and Arn Anderson. We're heels that you believed in. Which in turn made the babyfaces. But back in the day to me. Was just the good guys and bad guys. Dusty Ricky Morton Robert Gibson Magnum TA. Kept that thing going as good as it did.
Dusty Rhodes admits on another shoot interview that he never thought about using "celebrities" promoting thru MTV or Tonight Show, etc. I also believe he failed investing properly back into JCP. They did spend too much on buying Watts UWF, the airplanes. BUT MORE SO his competing with Flair on out buying one another on clothing, jewels as well as all the wrestlers buying high priced cars. Vince Jr invested on the WWF, the company itself let alone promote to expand world wide let alone national.
In Bill Watt’s book The Cowboy and the Cross, he said that Crockett made him an offer that he couldn’t refuse so he sold. Afterwards, he was shocked at how JCP underutilized the UWF talent they had just purchased.
For got JJ was just as important to that roster as anyone.
What year did this take place?
JJ was so greedy expecting The Total Package would just go over the top rope so he could win the bunk house. That came back to bite him in the ass.
Looks pretty much the same.
Nobody ever brings up the greatest manager of all time GENERAL SCANDAR AKBAR. Without vince mcmahon, the territories would still be alive. SCREW WWE.
I woud've loved to see JJ paired with a Curt Hennig or Ric Rude in the WWF and have them go after the World title.
Old guys shouldn't help young ones, make them earn their spot.
A masked team ? Wtf ? How do you forget The Assassins ? I don’t believe he did . That was a jab .
JJ Dullon is too cagey to be a good subject for an exposé of the underpinnings of the Kayfabe era . His interest is in protecting his connections in the business