Mike Virgil Jones, WWE Legend, Dies at 61 and What is his net worth?

Mike Jones, famous for his time as Virgil in WWE (formerly WWF), passed away on Wednesday.

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The wrestler was in the hospital recently because he had ongoing health problems after being diagnosed with dementia in 2022. He also had two small strokes.

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Born on June 13, 1962, Mike Jones was a bodybuilder in the 1980s. During this time, he crossed paths with WWE wrestler Tony Atlas.

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Jones trained with Afa of the Wild Samoans and then made his first appearance as Soul Train Jones in the Championship Wrestling Association in 1985.

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In 1987, Jones made his first appearance on WWE shows as Virgil, serving as a bodyguard for Ted DiBiase, known as the Million Dollar Man.

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Jones left WWE in 1994 before returning to rival organization WCW in 1996.

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Jones had a short time wrestling under his actual name in WCW in late 2000, just before WCW ceased to exist.

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His last show was on an April 29, 2020, episode of AEW Dynamite. His net worth $3-5 Million

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