[6] In early 1976, Banks debuted in the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) under the ring name "Jojo Andrews".

His regular opponents included José González, Bobo Brazil, Larry Zbyszko, Bob Backlund, and Tony Garea.

In February 1977, Banks and Baron Mikel Scicluna unsuccessfully challenged Billy White Wolf and Chief Jay Strongbow for the WWWF Tag Team Championship.

[1][2] His initial opponents included John Quinn, Gil Hayes, Rick Martel, and Gene Kiniski.

His first tour ran from February to March 1978 as part of IWE's "Big Challenge Series", with Jones competing against opponents such as Rusher Kimura, Animal Hamaguchi, and Mighty Inoue.

Banks made his second tour from June to July 1978 as part of IWE's "Big Summer Series".

In July 1978, Banks unsuccessfully challenged Kimura for the IWA World Heavyweight Championship in a cage match in Akita Prefecture, losing by knockout.

In September and October, Banks teamed with a series of partners in unsuccessful attempts to regain the titles.