10 Next Generation Wrestlers You Didn't Know About
4. Road Dogg
Bob Armstrong was one of the more popular midcard wrestlers in the south in the 1960s and 1970s, in part because of his stubborn, unflashy never-say-die attitude. He didnt go running off to New York on the promise of a quick payday, and when a weightlifting accident crushed his face, he simply wrestled in a mask as The Bullet until the reconstructive surgery was complete: hed carry the Bullet in his name even after unmasking. All four of his sons followed him into the business, but no one would have expected Brian James to become the most popular of Bullet Bob Armstrongs kids. The youngest son was least physically imposing, the least talented in the ring and the least good-looking: in fact, Brian was the guy youd expect to coast off the back of Steve, Brad and Scotts success, not the other way around. But Brian had what no one else in his family really had: flash. The Road Dogg Jesse James had charisma in spades, and a southern fried gift of the gab. When he received his opportunity to move on up from being Jeff Jarretts sideman, he grabbed it with both hands. D-Generation X wasnt short of talkers, but its Road Dogg whose voice is most associated with the stable from its most notorious era. Now a road agent for the main WWE roster, having beaten addiction and mellowed into cheerful middle age, Brian James is the poster boy for a happy, well-adjusted life after retirement.
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