Michael Jones, who was greatest referred to as Ted DiBiase’s bodyguard Virgil in WWF within the late Eighties and early Nineteen Nineties, has died at age 61. Information of Jones’ demise was initially shared by Mark Charles III, a wrestling referee and pal of Jones.

“My pricey pals, it’s with nice sorrow that I carry information from the Jones household of the passing of our beloved Michael Jones, whom we all know and liked as Virgil, Vincent, Soul Practice Jones and extra,” Charles wrote on Fb. “Virgil handed peacefully on the hospital this morning and I ask that you simply pray for him and for his household. Could his reminiscence be everlasting!”

Jones skilled with Afa of the Wild Samoans in 1985 after assembly wrestling star Tony Atlas at a gymnasium. Jones would have his first WWF match the next 12 months however debuted in his most iconic position in 1987 when he was launched as Virgil, serving as a bodyguard for “The Million Greenback Man” Ted DiBiase.

Virgil would run interference for DiBiase, typically taking beatings from babyfaces as DiBiase would run to security. He was not a frequent in-ring competitor and served primarily within the bodyguard/supervisor position, although he did often compete.

In 1991, Virgil turned on DiBiase, finally defeating his former employer at each WrestleMania and SummerSlam that 12 months.

Jones would once more land a outstanding position when he joined WCW as a member of the New World Order in 1996, becoming a member of the group with DiBiase.

In WCW, Jones glided by the title Vincent and sometimes wrestled whereas primarily serving as muscle for the group.

Jones wrestled his closing match in 2020.