By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
Mike Jones, best known for playing the role of Virgil, died at age 61 on Wednesday. The cause of death has not been disclosed, though he had battled dementia and suffered multiple strokes. “Virgil passed peacefully at the hospital this morning and I ask that you pray for him and for his family,” Mark Charles III wrote on Facebook.com.
Powell’s POV: Jones also worked as Soul Train Jones prior to his WWF run as Virgil, and then was dubbed Vincent when he joined WCW. Jones was a big part of Ted DiBiase’s run as the Million Dollar Man character and they eventually feuded over the Million Dollar Championship. My condolences to Jones’s friends, family, and many fans.
Maybe the most unlikely person to have matches against Bockwinkle, Hogan, and Flair. He had a really good run in Memphis before heading to WWE and eventually becoming Virgil.
Time to head to Olive Garden and grab some breadsticks and extra meat sauce.
Virgil finally standing up to Ted Dibiase at the 1991 Royal Rumble after all those of years of disrespect & abuse was 1 of my favorite wrestling moments ever. That crowd pop was amazing. RIP Mike Jones.