{"id":146539,"date":"2024-02-28T10:29:18","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T16:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=146539"},"modified":"2024-02-28T10:29:18","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T16:29:18","slug":"former-wwf-performer-virgil-dead-at-age-61","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2024\/02\/28\/former-wwf-performer-virgil-dead-at-age-61\/","title":{"rendered":"Former WWF performer Virgil dead at age 61"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-662536228\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Jason Powell<\/b>, ProWrestling.net Editor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prowrestlingnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>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. &#8220;Virgil passed peacefully at the hospital this morning and I ask that you pray for him and for his family,&#8221; Mark Charles III wrote on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0qrsyAsbe8bkwYSoLmZMAtz8xikPvwYcD5t1cr23xaJrhbcro8PciKgXeZDFq8JFDl&amp;id=100058111519177\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> 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&#8217;s run as the Million Dollar Man character and they eventually feuded over the Million Dollar Championship. My condolences to Jones&#8217;s friends, family, and many fans.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prowr-1924962934\" class=\"prowr-after-content prowr-entity-placement\"><a class=\"spreaker-player\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/show\/pwboom\" data-resource=\"show_id=3275525\" data-theme=\"light\" data-playlist=\"show\" data-width=\"100%\" data-height=\"340px\">Listen to \"Pro Wrestling Boom Podcast\" on Spreaker.<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":5650,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,4],"tags":[358,1643,101,406],"class_list":["post-146539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsticker","category-wwe_news","tag-ted-dibiase","tag-virgil","tag-wwe","tag-wwf"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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