History Wrestling / BarryWindham

Barry Clinton Windham (born July 4, 1960) is a retired American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er from Sweetwater, TX best known for his work in the 1980s and 1990s for Wrestling/{{WWE}} and Wrestling/{{WCW}}. He debuted in 1979 and first made his name competing in UsefulNotes/{{Florida}}. He went up to WWE in 1984 with Wrestling/MikeRotunda as the tag team the U.S. Express. They defeated Wrestling/AdrianAdonis and Dick Murdoch for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Titles]], which they lost to Wrestling/TheIronSheik and Wrestling/NikolaiVolkoff at the first ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}}''. Barry went back to Florida until the territory closed in 1987, and he was brought up to Charlotte by Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance promoter Jim Crockett. Barry had a run as a member of the Four Horsemen in 1988-1989 before he briefly went back to WWE as '''The Widowmaker.''' He returned to WCW in 1990, rejoining the Horsemen. This lasted until RealLife PointyHairedBoss Jim Herd fired Flair right before the ''WCW The Great American Bash 1991'' [=PPV=]. Barry would be turned face due to Larry Zbyszko smashing Barry's hand in a car door at the start of ''WCW Halloween Havoc 1991''. Barry stayed face until he turned on partner [[Wrestling/{{Goldust}} Dustin Rhodes]] in late 1992. He disappeared from WCW in mid-1994 and resurfaced in WWE as '''The Stalker''' in 1996. In 1997, he and [[Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield Justin Hawk Bradshaw]] were repackaged as '''The New Blackjacks''', a GenerationXerox of Wrestling/TheBlackjacks, Barry's father's team from the 1970s. This lasted until Barry turned heel in early 1998 to join Wrestling/JimCornette's NWA group, before leaving the company. Barry resurfaced in WCW in late 1998, turning on Wrestling/RicFlair and joining the [[Wrestling/NewWorldOrder NWO]]. He then joined Wrestling/CurtHennig's West Texas Rednecks, before leaving the company in the fall. He has also competed for Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, the Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation, Wrestling/{{MLW}} and some independents. He retired in 2004. Among his in-ring achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-h.html NWA World Heavyweight Champion]], a former 2x WWE World Tag Team Champion, a former 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-t.html WCW World Tag Team Champion]], and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as a member of the Four Horsemen in 2012 and will be inducted again in 2024 as part of the U.S. Express. He is the son of Blackjack Mulligan, the brother of Kendall Windham, the brother-in-law of Mike Rotunda, and the maternal uncle of Wrestling/BrayWyatt and Wrestling/BoDallas.

Barry Clinton Windham (born July 4, 1960) is a retired American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er from Sweetwater, TX best known for his work in the 1980s and 1990s for Wrestling/{{WWE}} and Wrestling/{{WCW}}. He debuted in 1979 and first made his name competing in UsefulNotes/{{Florida}}. He went up to WWE in 1984 with Wrestling/MikeRotunda as the tag team the U.S. Express. They defeated Wrestling/AdrianAdonis and Dick Murdoch for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Titles]], which they lost to Wrestling/TheIronSheik and Wrestling/NikolaiVolkoff at the first ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}}''. Barry went back to Florida until the territory closed in 1987, and he was brought up to Charlotte by Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance promoter Jim Crockett. Barry had a run as a member of the Four Horsemen in 1988-1989 before he briefly went back to WWE as '''The Widowmaker.''' He returned to WCW in 1990, rejoining the Horsemen. This lasted until RealLife PointyHairedBoss Jim Herd fired Flair right before the ''WCW The Great American Bash 1991'' [=PPV=]. Barry would be turned face due to Larry Zbyszko smashing Barry's hand in a car door at the start of ''WCW Halloween Havoc 1991''. Barry stayed face until he turned on partner [[Wrestling/{{Goldust}} Dustin Rhodes]] in late 1992. He disappeared from WCW in mid-1994 and resurfaced in WWE as '''The Stalker''' in 1996. In 1997, he and [[Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield Justin Hawk Bradshaw]] were repackaged as '''The New Blackjacks''', a GenerationXerox of Wrestling/TheBlackjacks, Barry's father's team from the 1970s. This lasted until Barry turned heel in early 1998 to join Wrestling/JimCornette's NWA group, before leaving the company. Barry resurfaced in WCW in late 1998, turning on Wrestling/RicFlair and joining the [[Wrestling/NewWorldOrder NWO]]. He then joined Wrestling/CurtHennig's West Texas Rednecks, before leaving the company in the fall. He has also competed for Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, the Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation, Wrestling/{{MLW}} and some independents. He retired in 2004. Among his in-ring achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-h.html NWA World Heavyweight Champion]], a former 2x WWE World Tag Team Champion, a former 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-t.html WCW World Tag Team Champion]], and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as a member of the Four Horsemen in 2012. He is the son of Blackjack Mulligan, the brother of Kendall Windham, the brother in law of Mike Rotunda, and the maternal uncle of Wrestling/BrayWyatt and Wrestling/BoDallas.

Barry Clinton Windham (born July 4, 1960) is a retired American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er from Sweetwater, TX best known for his work in the 1980s and 1990s for Wrestling/{{WWE}} and Wrestling/{{WCW}}. He debuted in 1979 and first made his name competing in UsefulNotes/{{Florida}}. He went up to WWE in 1984 with Wrestling/MikeRotunda as the tag team the U.S. Express. They defeated Wrestling/AdrianAdonis and Dick Murdoch for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Titles]], which they lost to Wrestling/TheIronSheik and Wrestling/NikolaiVolkoff at the first ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}}''. Barry went back to Florida until the territory closed in 1987, and he was brought up to Charlotte by Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance promoter Jim Crockett. Barry had a run as a member of the Four Horsemen in 1988-1989 before he briefly went back to WWE as '''The Widowmaker.''' He returned to WCW in 1990, rejoining the Horsemen. This lasted until RealLife PointyHairedBoss Jim Herd fired Flair right before the ''WCW The Great American Bash 1991'' [=PPV=]. Barry would be turned face due to Larry Zbyszko smashing Barry's hand in a car door at the start of ''WCW Halloween Havoc 1991''. Barry stayed face until he turned on partner [[Wrestling/{{Goldust}} Dustin Rhodes]] in late 1992. He disappeared from WCW in mid-1994 and resurfaced in WWE as '''The Stalker''' in 1996. In 1997, he and [[Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield Justin Hawk Bradshaw]] were repackaged as '''The New Blackjacks''', a GenerationXerox of Wrestling/TheBlackjacks, Barry's father's team from the 1970s. This lasted until Barry turned heel in early 1998 to join Wrestling/JimCornette's NWA group, before leaving the company. Barry resurfaced in WCW in late 1998, turning on Wrestling/RicFlair and joining the [[Wrestling/NewWorldOrder NWO]]. He then joined Wrestling/CurtHennig's West Texas Rednecks, before leaving the company in the fall. He has also competed for Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, the Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation, Wrestling/{{MLW}} and some independents. He retired in 2004. Among his in-ring achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-h.html NWA World Heavyweight Champion]], a former 2x WWE World Tag Team Champion, a former 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-t.html WCW World Tag Team Champion]], and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as a member of the Four Horsemen in 2012.

* TheAce: A large man who was also a very good technical wrestler. He could wrestle in just about any style and with any size of an opponent.

* WrestlingFamily: His father is Blackjack Mulligan, brother is Kendall Windham, his brother-in-law is Wrestling/MikeRotunda, who is the father of [[Wrestling/TheWyattFamily Bray Wyatt]] and Wrestling/BoDallas.

* BadassMustache: As Blackjack Windham

As usual, you can find the basics at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Windham The Other Wiki]].

Barry Clinton Windham (born July 4, 1960) is a retired American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er from Sweetwater, TX best known for his work in the 1980s and 1990s for Wrestling/{{WWE}} and Wrestling/{{WCW}}. He debuted in 1979 and first made his name competing in UsefulNotes/{{Florida}}. He went up to WWE in 1984 with Wrestling/MikeRotunda as the tag team the U.S. Express. They defeated Adrian Adonis and Dick Murdoch for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Titles]], which they lost to Wrestling/TheIronSheik and Wrestling/NikolaiVolkoff at the first ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}}''. Barry went back to Florida until the territory closed in 1987, and he was brought up to Charlotte by Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance promoter Jim Crockett. Barry had a run as a member of the Four Horsemen in 1988-1989 before he briefly went back to WWE as '''The Widowmaker.''' He returned to WCW in 1990, rejoining the Horsemen. This lasted until RealLife PointyHairedBoss Jim Herd fired Flair right before the ''WCW The Great American Bash 1991'' [=PPV=]. Barry would be turned face due to Larry Zbyszko smashing Barry's hand in a car door at the start of ''WCW Halloween Havoc 1991''. Barry stayed face until he turned on partner [[Wrestling/{{Goldust}} Dustin Rhodes]] in late 1992. He disappeared from WCW in mid-1994 and resurfaced in WWE as '''The Stalker''' in 1996. In 1997, he and [[Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield Justin Hawk Bradshaw]] were repackaged as '''The New Blackjacks''', a GenerationXerox of Wrestling/TheBlackjacks, Barry's father's team from the 1970s. This lasted until Barry turned heel in early 1998 to join Wrestling/JimCornette's NWA group, before leaving the company. Barry resurfaced in WCW in late 1998, turning on Wrestling/RicFlair and joining the [[Wrestling/NewWorldOrder NWO]]. He then joined Wrestling/CurtHennig's West Texas Rednecks, before leaving the company in the fall. He has also competed for Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, the Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation, Wrestling/{{MLW}} and some independents. He retired in 2004. Among his in-ring achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-h.html NWA World Heavyweight Champion]], a former 2x WWE World Tag Team Champion, a former 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-t.html WCW World Tag Team Champion]], and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as a member of the Four Horsemen in 2012.

* RealSongThemeTune: An instrumental knockoff of Music/{{ZZ Top}}'s "La Grange" in NWA/WCW.
** The U.S. Express used Music/BruceSpringsteen's "Born in the U.S.A.," and Windham himself used it in All Japan Pro Wrestling.

'''Barry Windham''' (b. 1960) is a retired American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er from Sweetwater, TX best known for his work in the 1980s and 1990s for Wrestling/{{WWE}} and Wrestling/{{WCW}}. He debuted in 1979 and first made his name competing in UsefulNotes/{{Florida}}. He went up to WWE in 1984 with Wrestling/MikeRotunda as the tag team the U.S. Express. They defeated Adrian Adonis and Dick Murdoch for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Titles]], which they lost to Wrestling/TheIronSheik and Wrestling/NikolaiVolkoff at the first ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}}''. Barry went back to Florida until the territory closed in 1987, and he was brought up to Charlotte by Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance promoter Jim Crockett. Barry had a run as a member of the Four Horsemen in 1988-1989 before he briefly went back to WWE as '''The Widowmaker.''' He returned to WCW in 1990, rejoining the Horsemen. This lasted until RealLife PointyHairedBoss Jim Herd fired Flair right before the ''WCW The Great American Bash 1991'' [=PPV=]. Barry would be turned face due to Larry Zbyszko smashing Barry's hand in a car door at the start of ''WCW Halloween Havoc 1991''. Barry stayed face until he turned on partner [[Wrestling/{{Goldust}} Dustin Rhodes]] in late 1992. He disappeared from WCW in mid-1994 and resurfaced in WWE as '''The Stalker''' in 1996. In 1997, he and [[Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield Justin Hawk Bradshaw]] were repackaged as '''The New Blackjacks''', a GenerationXerox of Wrestling/TheBlackjacks, Barry's father's team from the 1970s. This lasted until Barry turned heel in early 1998 to join Wrestling/JimCornette's NWA group, before leaving the company. Barry resurfaced in WCW in late 1998, turning on Wrestling/RicFlair and joining the [[Wrestling/NewWorldOrder NWO]]. He then joined Wrestling/CurtHennig's West Texas Rednecks, before leaving the company in the fall. He has also competed for Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, the Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation, Wrestling/{{MLW}} and some independents. He retired in 2004. Among his in-ring achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-h.html NWA World Heavyweight Champion]], a former 2x WWE World Tag Team Champion, a former 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-t.html WCW World Tag Team Champion]], and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as a member of the Four Horsemen in 2012.

!!! "Big, Lanky Texan Tropes":

* BlondGuysAreEvil: As a heel.
** DyeingForYourArt: Went dark as a member of the New Blackjacks