James Beard (wrestling)

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James Beard
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Ring name(s) James Beard
Billed height 5'10
Billed weight 190 lb
Born January 7, 1951
Jacksonville, Texas
Resides Whitehouse, Texas
Trained by Bruiser Brody
Debut 1979
Retired 1998

James Beard, is a former professional wrestling referee. Beard began as a referee in Texas in the mid 80's. During his career he worked for World Class, USWA, GWF and CWF, all based out of the Sportatorium in Dallas, Texas. Beard also spent significant time as a regular referee in Japan for organizations such as SWS, NOW and Big Japan. His overseas experiences and reputation as a skilled ring performer and valuable backstage hand made him well known in professional wrestling circles during the 1980's and 1990's. After a short stint in the Memphis based USWA, Beard retired from full time involvement in the wrestling business in 1998.