Jimmy Golden

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Jimmy Golden is a professional wrestler who is sometimes known as Bunkhouse Buck.

Contents 1 Career 2 Profile 3 Championships and accomplishments 3.1 World Championship Wrestling 3.2 National Wrestling Alliance 3.3 Southeast Championship Wrestling 3.4 Continental Wrestling Alliance 3.5 World Class Wrestling Association 3.6 Southern States Wrestling 3.7 Florida Championship Wrestling 3.8 Other titles 3.9 Pro Wrestling Illustrated 4 Trivia

[edit] Career

Jimmy Golden started wrestling in 1968 in his father's (Billy Golden) territory in Alabama. During the 1970's, he wrestled under the name of Roy Lee Welch. He started teaming with his cousin Robert Fuller in the 1970's and they still team on the independent circuit as of 2005. Golden also wrestled in the early 1970 in Australia for Jim Barnett.

Among their feuds during this time were The Rock 'N Roll Express, Steve Armstrong & Tracy Smothers, Tommy & Johnny Rich and Kerry & Kevin Von Erich. He also teamed with Dennis Hall as "The Avengers" in the early 1970's.

In 1994, Golden followed Fuller to WCW where Fuller was the manager "Col. Rob Parker" and wrestled for him as Bunkhouse Buck. He feuded mainly with Dustin Rhodes and then teamed with Dick Slater to win the WCW World Tag Team Titles.

By 1999, he had left WCW for the independent circuit again.

Most recently Jimmy can be seen in the new east Tennessee promotion NWA Rocky-Top.

[edit] Profile

• Real Name: James Golden
• Height: 6 ft 5 in (201 cm)
• Weight: 259 lb (117 kg)
• Birthday: August 1, 1950
• Hometown: Bucksnort, Tennessee
• Trainer: Billy Golden, Pancho Villa, Frank Martinez, Lee and Bobby Fields
• Other Gimmicks: Avenger 1, Bunkhouse Buck, Roy Lee Welch
• Managers: Col. Rob Parker, Sylvia Fuller, Jonathan Boyd, Scotty Ace, Ron Fuller, Downtown Bruno

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

[edit] World Championship Wrestling

• 1-Time WCW World Tag Team Champion (with Dick Slater)

[edit] National Wrestling Alliance

• 2-Time NWA World Tag Team Champion (Mid-America version) (with Dennis Hall)
• 1-Time NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion
• 1-Time NWA Rocky-Top East Tennessee Heavyweight Champion

[edit] Southeast Championship Wrestling

• 1-Time NWA Southeast Alabama Heavyweight Champion
• 14-Time NWA Southeast Tag Team Champion (7-time with Robert Fuller, 2-time with Ricky Gibson, 1-time with Rip Smith, 1-time with Norvell Austin, 1-time Bob Roop, 1-time with Randy Rose and 1-time with Mongolian Stomper)
• 8-Time NWA Southeast Heavyweight Champion
• 2-Time NWA Southeast Continental Tag Team Champion (with Robert Fuller)

[edit] Continental Wrestling Alliance

• 2-Time CWA Tag Team Champion (with Robert Fuller)

[edit] World Class Wrestling Association

• 1-Time WCWA Tag Team Champion (with Robert Fuller)

[edit] Southern States Wrestling

• 1-Time SSW Television Champion
• 1-Time SSW Heavyweight Champion
• 1-Time SSW Wrestling Tag Team Champion (with G.Q. Strattus)

[edit] Florida Championship Wrestling

• 1-Time Florida Tag Team Champion (with Ron Fuller)

[edit] Other titles

• 1-Time CPW Tag Team Champion (with The Gladiator)
• 4-Time Tennessee Mountain Wrestling Champion
• 1-Time ASW Knoxville Heavyweight Champion
• 1-Time ASW Knoxville Tag Team Champion (with Thad Clark)
• 1-Time SWA Heavyweight Champion
• 1-Time UCW Texas Heavyweight Champion
• 1-Time NWA Australasian Tag Team Champion (with Austin Idol)
• 1-Time HWA Barroom Brawler Champion
• 1-Time APCW Tag Team Champion (with Tracy Smothers)
• 2-Time CWF Tag Team Champion (with Mongolian Stomper and Brian Lee)

[edit] Pro Wrestling Illustrated

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) ranked him # 447 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003. PWI also ranked him # 80 of the best tag teams of the "PWI Years" with Robert Fuller.

[edit] Trivia

• Golden has many relatives in wrestling: his cousins are Robert & Ron Fuller, his father is Billy Golden and his uncle is Buddy Fuller and his nephew is Eddie Golden. His grandfather is Roy Welch. Also, Golden's son Bobby Golden followed in his father's footsteps and being trained by his father began wrestling with NWA- Rocky Top. His son also had several tag matches with his cousin Eddie.