James Morrison

Known for ActingBorn 1942-06-26 (age 83)Trenton, New Jersey, USA

James Morrison is an American retired professional wrestler and manager, better known by his ring name, 'James .J. Dillon'. J.J. Dillon had an extensive wrestling career. He broke into wrestling at the age of 29, starting out in the early 1970’s as a referee transitioning into a wrestler and then a manager winning many championships and managing a variety of wrestlers throughout many different territories around the country. He made his Madison Square Garden debut on April 23, 1984 when he challenged Tito Santana for the WWE Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship, losing by pinfall after a flying forearm by Santana. He is most remembered in pro wrestling as a manager. He guided many wrestlers to singles and tag-team titles in the NWA. Dillon, who became manager of Tully Blanchard, achieved his greatest success as the manager of the Four Horsemen which consisted of "Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Blanchard, Arn Anderson , Ole Anderson, Lex Luger and Barry Windham. After leaving WCW in February 1989, Dillon served as a front office executive for WWE until 1997. On April 21, 1997, he returned to WCW as an on-camera commissioner, a position which lasted until fall 1998. In 2003, Dillon had a short stint as an NWA representative in TNA. In 2009, he made a one-night appearance at Deaf Wrestlefest 2009 to team with "Beef Stew" Lou Marconi and "Handsome" Frank Staletto in a six-man tag team match against "Franchise" Shane Douglas, Dominic Denucci and Cody Michaels. On December 29, 2019, Dillon joined the Board of Directors of the International Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame. On March 3, 2021, Dillon returned to TNT to act as manager for Tully Blanchard on an episode of AEW Dynamite.Read more

Movies & web series

WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash

The Life And Times of Paul Boesch

NWA Super Towns on The SuperStation

Timeline: The History of WCW – 1988 – As Told By JJ Dillon

WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak

NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem

NWA Superstars on The SuperStation

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

NWA Clash of the Champions

NWA Starrcade 1986

The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro

WCW Thunder

The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions

NWA Starrcade 1985

WCW/NWO Superstar Series: Diamond Dallas Page - Feel the Bang!

The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament

NWA Starrcade 1988

NWA Clash of The Champions III: Fall Brawl '88

Raw

NWA Starrcade 1984

The Funks

Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen

NWA Bunkhouse Stampede

NWA Starrcade 1987

350 Days

Ric Flair's Last Match: Preshow

The Beautiful One: Bobby Eaton

Back To The Territories: Mid-Atlantic

Being A Horsemen

Major League Wrestling: Underground TV

NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings

NWA The Great American Bash 1988: Greensboro

Clash of the Champions

The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament

NWA The Great American Bash '86: Livin' in the Promise Land

NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Charlotte

NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Greensboro

AWA/NWA Night of Champions II

Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984

NWA The Great American Bash 1985

NWA World Championship Wrestling

WCW Arena Shows

Mid-South Wrestling

Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling

WWE Old School

Guest Booker with JJ Dillion