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James Edward Duggan Jr

James Edward Duggan, Jr., better known by his ring name "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed with World Wrestling Entertainment in a Legends contract. His best known character is that of an American patriot, which sees him use a 2x4 length of wood as a weapon, the battle cry "Hooo!" and the U-S-A! cheer. Duggan is a survivor of kidney cancer, an illness he was diagnosed with during his time with WCW. Duggan has claimed to have wrestled in all 50 American states and in Australia, Austria, the Bahamas, Belgium, Bermuda, Canada, theDominican Republic, El Salvador, England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, France, Germany, Guam, the Netherlands, Italy, Japan, Poland, Spain, and Switzerland. In the WWF, Duggan was the winner of the first ever Royal Rumble match in 1988 and in WCW, he was a one time United States Heavyweight Champion and a one time (and the final) World Television Champion. Duggan and his wife Debra have two daughters, Celia and Rebecca. He is a close friend of Willie Robertson who owns the Duck Commanders. In 1987, Duggan and the Iron Sheik (Khosrow Vaziri) were pulled over by New Jersey police before a WWF event, suspecting Duggan of driving under the influence. After a search of the vehicle and the persons, police discovered that Duggan was under the influence of marijuana and alcohol, while Vaziri was high on cocaine. Small amounts of cocaine were also found in the vehicle. Duggan received a conditional release while Vaziri was placed on probation for a year. The scandal that erupted after two in-ring enemies were found drinking and doing drugs together led to the end of the angle, the Sheik's release, and Duggan's temporary departure from WWF. Duggan soon returned to wrestling. On September 7, 1998, Duggan announced live on WCW Monday Nitro that he was diagnosed with kidney cancer. He underwent successful surgery, and because of the cancer was detected very early, no chemotherapy was needed. He wouldn't wrestle again until April 1999. In November 2013 Duggan started an IndieGoGo campaign to cover the cost repairing his torn rotator cuff. Funding closed December 2013 and raised $10,396; well over the goal of $6,500. Duggan is a supporter of Scottish football club Rangers F.C. and has also signed up as a life member to fans group Rangers First. In November 2018, Duggan was hospitalized in the intensive care unit for an undisclosed reason. On November 30, Duggan posted a video on his official Facebook page explaining that his heart went into atrial fibrillation.


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Born:
Jan 14, 1954 In Glens Falls, New York, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
61
First Appeared:
In the series Saturday Night's Main Event 1985-05-11
Latest Project:
Movie Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man 2018-05-29
Known For
Filmography
Movie Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man 2018-05-29
Movie The Price of Fame 2017-11-07
Movie The Resurrection of Jake The Snake Himself 2015-01-23
Movie Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies Himself 2014-03-28
Series WWE Legends' House Himself 2014-04-17
Movie WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1 Himself 2014-03-11
Movie The Sheik 2014-04-26
Movie WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story Hacksaw Jim Duggan 2014-11-18
Movie Blunt Movie Wrestler 2013-04-20
Movie Legends of Mid-South Wrestling Himself 2013-09-10
Movie WWE Royal Rumble 2012 "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan 2012-01-29
Movie WWE Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live! Himself 2012-07-03
Movie The True Story of WrestleMania 'Hacksaw' Jim Duggan (archive footage) 2011-03-13
Movie WWE Hall of Fame 2011 2011-04-02
Movie Sadermania Himself 2011-10-15
Movie WWE Royal Rumble 2009 Himself 2009-01-25
Movie Jeff Jarrett: King of the Mountain Himself 2009-04-14
Movie WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event Hacksaw Jim Duggan 2009-02-10
Movie WWE New Year's Revolution 2007 Himself 2007-01-07
Series AWE Overload 2006-01-02
Movie WWE Vengeance 2006 Himself 2006-06-25
Movie WCW Fall Brawl 2000 Himself 2000-09-17
Movie WCW Halloween Havoc 2000 Himself 2000-10-29
Movie WCW Fall Brawl 1999 Himself 1999-09-12
Movie WCW Starrcade 1999 Himself 1999-12-19
Movie WCW World War 3 1997 Himself 1997-11-23
Movie WCW Slamboree 1996 Himself 1996-05-19
Movie WCW Bash at the Beach 1996 Himself 1996-07-06
Movie WCW World War 3 1996 Himself 1996-11-24
Movie WCW Uncensored 1995 Himself 1995-03-19
Movie WCW SuperBrawl V Himself 1995-02-19
Movie WCW Bash at the Beach 1995 Himself 1995-07-16
Movie WCW The Great American Bash 1995 Himself 1995-06-18
Movie WCW World War 3 1995 Himself 1995-11-26
Movie WCW Halloween Havoc 1994 Hacksaw Jim Duggan 1994-10-23
Movie WCW Fall Brawl 1994 Hacksaw Jim Duggan 1994-09-18
Movie WCW Starrcade 1994 Himself 1994-12-27
Movie WWE U.K. Rampage 1993 "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan 1993-04-11
Movie WWE King of the Ring 1993 "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan 1993-06-13
Movie WWE Royal Rumble 1992 "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan 1992-01-19
Movie WWE WrestleMania VIII "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan 1992-04-05
Movie WWE SummerSlam 1992 "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan 1992-08-29
Movie WWE U.K. Rampage 1992 1992-04-19
Movie WWE Royal Rumble 1991 Himself 1991-01-19
Movie WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall Himself 1991-10-03
Movie WWE Survivor Series 1991 Himself 1991-11-27
Movie WWE Royal Rumble 1990 'Hacksaw' Jim Duggan 1990-01-21
Movie WWE WrestleMania VI Himself 1990-04-01
Movie WWE Survivor Series 1990 Himself 1990-11-22
Movie WWE SummerSlam 1990 Himself 1990-08-27
Movie WWE WrestleMania V Himself 1989-04-02
Movie WWE SummerSlam 1989 Himself 1989-08-28
Movie WWE Royal Rumble 1989 "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan 1989-01-15
Movie WWE U.K. PPV "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan 1989-10-10
Movie WWE Survivor Series 1989 Himself 1989-11-23
Movie WWE WrestleMania IV Hacksaw Jim Duggan 1988-03-27
Movie WWE Royal Rumble "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan 1988-01-24
Movie WWE WrestleFest 'Hacksaw' Jim Duggan 1988-07-31
Movie WWE Survivor Series 1988 Hacksaw Jim Duggan 1988-11-24
Movie WWE Survivor Series 1987 Hacksaw Jim Duggan 1987-11-26
Series Saturday Night's Main Event 1985-05-11