WWE Hall Of Famer And Wrestling Icon 'Bullet' Bob Armstrong Has Died

Road Dogg & Scott Armstrong confirm passing of their Father.

by Michael Hamflett
Armstrong Family
WWE

Wrestling legend and 2011 WWE Hall Of Famer 'Bullet' Bob Armstrong has passed away. He was 80 years old.

The sad news was confirmed on Twitter by his sons Brian 'Road Dogg' James and former WWE referee and WCW wrestler Scott Armstrong, who posted the following identical tweets just a minute apart.

Advertisement

'Bullet' Bob (real name Joseph James) wrestled consistently between the 1960s and late-1980s for numerous territories in North America, challenging on occasion for the NWA World Heavyweight Title as and worked consistently for Continental Championship Wrestling and other NWA affiliates across the southern states. Stints in Japan, Smokey Mountain Wrestling, WCW and even TNA followed as he enjoyed semi-retirement over the subsequent thirty years. A 2011 induction into the WWE Hall Of Fame for his immense contributions to the industry came despite him never working for the organisation.

A wrestling family patriarch, Bob had four children - Joseph 'Scott Armstrong' James, Robert 'Brad Armstrong' James, Steve 'Steve Armstrong' James and Brian 'Road Dogg Jesse James/B.G James' James - that also achieved varying levels of success in the industry.

Advertisement

All of us at WhatCulture.com send our best wishes and condolences to his family.

 
Posted On: 
Contributor
Contributor

Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett