Everything about Jim Duggan totally explained
James Stuart Duggan (born
January 14,
1954), and in WCW, he was a
1 time WCW United States Heavyweight Champion and a
1 time WCW World Television Champion. After the Mid-South North American title was retired when the Mid-South became the
Universal Wrestling Federation in 1986, Duggan lost to
Terry Gordy in a tournament final to determine the first
UWF Heavyweight Champion. Duggan then teamed up with
Terry Taylor and won the
UWF Tag Team Championship. After losing a
Loser Leaves Town match to the
One Man Gang, Duggan left the UWF and signed to the WWF. Duggan had previously done this on TV matches leading up to the event.
Royal Rumble & Mid-Card Division (1988-1989)
Duggan participated in the first-ever
Royal Rumble match in
1988, where he entered #13. He was
booked to win the match, (which consisted only of 20 men) after he last eliminated
One Man Gang thus making history as the first-ever Royal Rumble winner and receiving a
push. At
WrestleMania IV, he participated in a 14-man tournament for the vacant
WWF Championship, where he lost to
Ted DiBiase in the first round after interference from
André the Giant. Duggan and André started a feud with each other, and attacked each other several times. André interfered in a match of Duggan against
Hercules on
April 30 edition of
Saturday Night's Main Event. Duggan also claimed to be the only wrestler who knocked out André in a WWF ring. Duggan earned a shot at the
WWF Intercontinental Championship against IC Champion
The Honky Tonk Man in July 1988, but Honky Tonk got himself disqualified, thus retaining the title.
Duggan proved that he was an American patriot by feuding with several non-Americans in the fall of 1988. He got involved in a feud with
Dino Bravo, Duggan's team eventually lost the match. His next feud was with
Russian
Boris Zhukov, whom he defeated in a
flag match on
November 26 edition of
Saturday Night's Main Event. He restarted his feud with Dino Bravo, and at
Royal Rumble 1989, Duggan and
Hart Foundation (
Bret Hart and
Jim Neidhart) defeated Bravo and
The Fabulous Rougeaus (
Jacques and
Raymond) in a
two out of three falls match. He was involved in a brutal rivalry with
Bad News Brown, which culminated in a match at
WrestleMania V where both men fought to a no contest.
American Patriot (1989-1992)
In the mid-
1989, he started a feud with
King Haku, who was given the crown and robe by Harley Race, who had departed from WWF. Duggan defeated Haku to win the crown and earn the title of "King of Wrestling". At
SummerSlam 1989, Duggan teamed up with
Demolition (
Ax and
Smash) in a six-man tag team match and defeated André the Giant and
Twin Towers (Akeem and
Big Bossman).
He eventually lost his crown to
"Macho Man" Randy Savage who began calling himself "Macho King" and started a feud with Savage. At
Survivor Series 1989, he captained a 4-on-4 team dubbed "4x4" against Savage's team, "The King's Court". Duggan's team went on to lose the match. He faced his former rival, Randy Savage again on
January 27 edition of
Saturday Night's Main Event. Duggan faced another former rival, Dino Bravo at
WrestleMania VI and went on to win the match. He began teaming with his former rival, Nikolai Volkoff and started a feud with
The Orient Express (
Tanaka and
Sato), whom they beat at
SummerSlam 1990. At
Survivor Series 1990, he participated in a Survivor Series tournament, wrestling in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series match, for team
Hulkamaniacs, captained by
Hulk Hogan. Duggan was eliminated but Hulkamaniacs went on to win the match. At
Royal Rumble 1991, he participated in the 1991 Royal Rumble match, but was eliminated by Mr. Perfect. He began a short feud with WWF Champion
Sgt. Slaughter and faced Slaughter for the title on
February 1,
1991 edition of
The Main Event. Slaughter retained the title by getting himself disqualified.
Duggan also served as commentator for the opening match at
WrestleMania VII. On
April 27 edition of
Saturday Night's Main Event, he participated in a
battle royal, won by IC Champion Mr. Perfect. In late 1991, he patched up things with Sgt. Slaughter, who had turned babyface and formed a
tag team with Slaughter. At
Royal Rumble 1992, he participated in the 1992 Royal Rumble match, which was for the vacant WWF Championship.
Ric Flair went on to win the match. On
February 8,
1992 edition of
Saturday Night's Main Event, Duggan and Slaughter defeated
Beverly Brothers (
Blake and
Beau). At
WrestleMania VIII, he teamed up with
Virgil, Sgt. Slaughter, and Big Bossman against
The Nasty Boys (
Jerry Sags and
Brian Knobbs),
The Mountie, and
Repo Man. Slaughter eventually left active wrestling and Duggan continued to pursue his singles career again. They had a rematch the following week in a
Lumberjack match but Michaels retained the title again by disqualifying himself. At
King of the Ring 1993, he wrestled in the King of the Ring tournament, but lost in the first round to
Bam Bam Bigelow. Shortly afterwards, Duggan left the WWF.
World Championship Wrestling (1994-2001)
United States Champion (1994)
Duggan signed a contract with
World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in late
1994. He debuted in WCW at
Fall Brawl 1994: WarGames, where he defeated
Steve Austin in
thirty-five seconds to win the
WCW United States Heavyweight Championship, to show his respect was United States. After becoming champion, he quickly started a
feud with Austin, and eventually defeated him in a title rematch at
Halloween Havoc 1994 by disqualification. The two had a second title rematch on
November 16,
1994 edition of
Clash of the Champions, where Duggan retained the title again by disqualification. Duggan's reign ended at
Starrcade 1994: Triple Threat, after he was defeated by
Vader.
Working On Saturday Night (1995-1998)
After he lost the US title to Vader, Duggan moved to the mid-card division and began wrestling on
Saturday Night, where he'd later claim that Saturday was "his night", as a way explaining why he appeared almost exclusively on that show. During his tenure with WCW, he remained a
seldom in major
angles of the company, a role he'd played in WWF during his final years of WWF. He defeated
Bunkhouse Buck at
SuperBrawl V. He faced former WWF rival Meng (known as Haku in WWF) in a
martial arts match at
Uncensored 1995, which Meng won. At
The Great American Bash 1995, he defeated
Sgt. Craig Pittman by disqualification in Pittman's pay-per-view debut. At
Bash at the Beach 1995, Duggan faced another former WWF superstar,
Kamala and went on to lose the match.
In late
1995, Duggan started a feud with
Big Bubba Rogers which culminated in a
Taped Fist match at
World War 3 1995, which Rogers won. He defeated
Loch Ness at a
Main Event taping before
SuperBrawl VI. At
Slamboree 1996: Lord of the Ring, he teamed with
VK Wallstreet to compete in
tag team qualifying matches to qualify for a battle royal to be crowned "Lord of the Ring". Wallstreet and Duggan defeated
Blue Bloods (
Lord Steven Regal and
Squire David Taylor) before losing to
Dick Slater and
Earl Robert Eaton. Duggan started a feud with upcoming superstar,
Diamond Dallas Page to whom he lost in a Taped Fist match at
Bash at the Beach 1996.
Duggan had an encounter with former Slamboree partner, VK Wallstreet on
August 15,
1996 edition of
Clash of the Champions, which Wallstreet won. At
World War 3 1996, he unsuccessfully participated in a three ring 60 man battle royal to determine the #1 contender to the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Duggan had no major PPV match for over two years before he disappeared in
1998 after he was diagnosed with
kidney cancer and eventually beat the disease. Then under the tenure of storyline writers
Vince Russo and
Ed Ferrara, Duggan became involved in a storyline where he became a
janitor for WCW. As a result of losing, the next night on
Nitro, Duggan was forced to denounce the US flag but he refused to do so. Revolution attacked him and began beating him.
Filthy Animals saved Duggan from the beatings.
During this period, he found the
WCW World Television Championship which had been thrown away by
Scott Hall earlier and claimed it for himself. He would make title defenses exclusively on
Saturday Night, and was still champion when the title was retired. Duggan continued to cost Team Canada, many of their victories
Independent circuit (2002-2005)
After WCW was purchased by WWF in March 2001, Duggan began wrestling in the
independent circuit. On
March 12,
2003 PPV of NWA:
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), Duggan made a surprise appearance and defeated
Mike Sanders. Duggan made another appearance in TNA on
October 29, where he lost to
Jeff Jarrett.
World Wrestling Entertainment (Second run, 2005-present)
Hacksaw and Eugene (2005-2006)
WWF was renamed World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in May 2002 due to a
lawsuit with World Wildlife Fund. Duggan appeared on
October 3,
2005 edition of
Raw, dubbed "The Homecoming" along with several other WWF/E alumni. He and the other legends would end up attacking
Rob Conway after Conway came to the ring and insulted them. He was also one of the "legends" available for fans to select to team with
Eugene in a match at
Taboo Tuesday 2005 to face the team of Conway and
Tyson Tomko (
Jimmy Snuka was chosen instead of Duggan). He returned to WWE again at
Royal Rumble 2006, with a message from
John Cena to
Lita after
Edge lost the
WWE Championship: "HOOOOO!" Duggan and Edge began a short feud with each other which culminated in a match that occurred two weeks later on
Raw. Edge went on to win the match.
After feuding with Edge and Lita, he became mentor and tutor to
Eugene and the two feuded with
the Spirit Squad. He began working on
Heat but also made a few appearances on
Raw with Eugene and
the Highlanders. On
November 6 edition of
Raw, Duggan and Eugene faced the Spirit Squad in which the losing team would disband and never team up again. After Duggan was caught off guard after the other Spirit Squad members interfered and then pinned for the win, Eugene snapped and attacked "Hacksaw", signaling Eugene's first ever
heel turn in WWE. He started a feud with Eugene, and three weeks later, the two had a match with each other, which Eugene easily won. On
December 18 edition of
Raw, Duggan participated in a #1 contender's
battle royal with the winner facing
WWE Champion John Cena in the
main event for the WWE title. Edge went on to win the battle royal.
Work on Heat & Tag team with Super Crazy (2007-)
At
New Year's Revolution 2007, Hacksaw teamed with
Super Crazy in a
Tag Team Turmoil match to determine the #1 contender to the
World Tag Team Championship, in a losing effort. On
January 15 edition of
Raw, Duggan was dragged out by
Rated-RKO (Edge and
Randy Orton) and was beaten to a pulp. Edge and Orton feared Hacksaw would help out Shawn Michaels in a handicap match (referencing, without explanation for viewers, the fact that both Duggan and Michaels were in Mid-South Wrestling together 20 years earlier) and wanted to set an example for anyone else backstage that wished to do the same.
After months of wrestling on
Heat, Duggan returned to
Raw in
July, teaming up with
The Sandman and feuding with
Carlito and
William Regal. This team was short lived as Duggan soon returned to Heat. On
August 6 edition of
Raw, Duggan was a contestant in
WWE Dating Game, a parody of
The Dating Game. However, Duggan lost when
Maria chose
Ron Simmons. On September 17, 2007 Duggan suffered a knee injury. Duggan has recovered from his knee injury and is currently wrestling on
Heat. He has recently formed a team with Super Crazy, with the recurring gag being a chant back and forth between the two of "hoooo" and "siiiiii."
He has a back and forth record on
HEAT both winning and losing matches. On
December 31, he lost a
2008 Royal Rumble qualifying match to
Umaga. Since then he's been appearing on HEAT, defeating locals and teaming with Super Crazy. Duggan was selected to compete in a 24-man #1 contender's battle royal at
WrestleMania, with the winner facing
ECW Champion Chavo Guerrero for the title. On
March 17 edition of
Raw, he participated in a 17-on-2
handicap elimination tag tem match as part of RAW roster including 17 superstars against
John Cena and Randy Orton. After
Cody Rhodes was eliminated, all the remaining RAW superstars including Duggan attacked Cena and Orton and got disqualified. Duggan also took part in a 12-on-12 tag team preview match on
March 25 edition of
ECW, which included all the 24 participants of the #1 contender's battle royal to the ECW Championship, which had to take place at WrestleMania. Before
WrestleMania XXIV took place, Duggan participated in the #1 contender's 24-man battle royal, won by Kane.
Personal life
Duggan and his wife Debra have two daughters, Celia and Rebecca.
In
1987, Duggan and the
Iron Sheik (Hossein Vasiri) were pulled over by New Jersey police after a WWF event, suspecting Duggan of driving under the influence. After a search of the vehicle and the persons, police discovered that Duggan was under the influence of marijuana and alcohol, while the Sheik was high on cocaine. Small amounts of cocaine were also found in the vehicle. Duggan received a conditional release while the Sheik was placed on probation for a year. The mini-scandal that erupted after two in-ring enemies were found drinking and doing drugs together led to the end of the angle, the Sheik's release, and Duggan's temporary departure from WWE.
In wrestling
- Finishing and signature moves
Signature foreign objects
Signature taunts and catchphrases
- "HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
- "U-S-A!!!"
- "Tough Guy"
- "Haw-awwwww!"
Championships and accomplishments
International Wrestling Association of Japan
- IWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
International Wrestling Cartel
- IWC Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Scottie Gash
Mid-South Wrestling Association | Universal Wrestling Federation
World Wide Wrestling Alliance
- WWWA United States Championship (1 time)
World Wrestling Federation
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him # 157 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003.
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Most Improved Wrestler (1982)
- Feud of the Year (1985) vs. Ted DiBiase
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