Michael Charles Jones (April 7, 1951[3] – February 28, 2024), better known by his ring name Virgil, was an American professional wrestler and actor.

Jones attended Virginia Union University, and played as a defensive back for the college football team.

Alongside Rocky Johnson, he later held the AWA Southern Tag Team Championship for 28 days, until they were defeated by Donovan and Jack Hart.

Virgil was humiliated by DiBiase consistently and eventually turned on him, hitting him with his own Million Dollar Title belt at the Royal Rumble in January 1991, making him a fan favorite.

He lost the Million Dollar Championship Belt back to DiBiase in November of 1991 as a result of outside interference by the Repo Man.

At Survivor Series 1991, Virgil was on Roddy Piper’s team with Bret Hart and the British Bulldog losing against Ric Flair, Ted DiBiase, The Warlord, and the Mountie.

After this Tuesday in Texas, Virgil then departed on a career as a singles wrestler and was famous for wearing unusual red candy-striped tights.

He entered the 1992 Royal Rumble as entrant number 23 and was eliminated by Hacksaw Jim Duggan; lasting 20 minutes and 45 seconds.

Slaughter, and Jim Duggan to defeat The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags), Repo Man, and The Mountie.

Virgil began 1993 by appearing at the January Royal Rumble as entrant number 6 and was eliminated by the Berserker after lasting 17 minutes and eight seconds.

Virgil did return briefly to the WWF in May and June of 1995 in matches against Jean-Pierre LaFitte in Western Canada and the US Midwest.

The Thug was accompanied by another man dressed in a full KKK outfit who revealed himself as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart.

The 2-on-1 assault finally ended when the building's security dragged Neidhart to the back and Virgil was carried away on a stretcher.

Vincent's first PPV match with WCW was at World War 3 1997 in the battle Royal, where he made it to the final eight before being eliminated by the Giant with assistance from DDP.

He also wrestled at Starrcade 1997, when he teamed with Scott Norton and Randy Savage to defeat the Steiner Brothers and Ray Traylor.

On the February 13, 1999 WCW Saturday night before his match with Johnny Swinger; Vincent asked for a microphone and changed his name to Vince and began another winning streak.

[5] In October 1999 after the nWo dissolved, Jones changed his name to Curly Bill and joined the West Texas Rednecks with Curt Hennig, Barry Wyndham, Kendal Wyndham, and Bobby Duncum Jr.[7] Vince Russo started the “Powers That Be” and in December 1999 changed Jones’s name to Shane and made him a bodyguard character once again for himself and the Harris Brothers (known briefly as Creative Control).

[9] On the May 17, 2010 episode of Raw from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Jones returned to WWE reprising his Virgil bodyguard character, this time with Ted DiBiase Jr.

[13] On April 5, 2019, Virgil, dressed as the character Starman from NES Pro Wrestling, appeared at Joey Janela's Spring Break 3, where he defeated Ethan Page.

On the November 6, 2019 episode of Dynamite, he appeared in a video package that mocked an earlier promo from Cody Rhodes (whom Jericho was feuding with at the time).

[16] The promo saw Jones compare Jericho's talents to Olive Garden breadsticks as "unlimited" and it received critical praise from fans.

[17] On the April 29, 2020 episode of Dynamite, Jones made a cameo during the Inner Circle's Bubbly Bunch segment, appearing in the Manitoba Melee.

[18] In 2014, Jones appeared in the Jason Michael Brescia film, Bridge and Tunnel as Kony, a neighborhood barfly.

[19] Jones was cast in the film after he met actor-producer Joe Murphy while selling autographs at Grand Central Station.

[23] Jones had a degree in mathematics from the University of Virginia and became a high school math teacher in Pittsburgh after retiring from full time in ring competition in 2000.