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Jimmy Golden is a professional wrestler who is sometimes known as Bunkhouse Buck.

Career

Jimmy Golden started wrestling in 1968 in his father's (Billy Golden) territory in Alabama. During the 1970's, he wrestled under the name of Roy Lee Welch. He started teaming with his cousin Robert Fuller in the 1970's and they still team on the independent circuit as of 2005.

Among their feuds during this time were The Rock 'N Roll Express, Steve Armstrong & Tracy Smothers, Tommy & Johnny Rich and Kerry & Kevin Von Erich.

He also teamed with Dennis Hall as "The Avengers" in the early 1970's.

In 1994, Golden followed Fuller to WCW where Fuller was the manager "Col. Rob Parker" and wrestled for him as Bunkhouse Buck. He feuded mainly with Dustin Rhodes and then teamed with Dick Slater to win the WCW World Tag Team Titles.

By 1999, he had left WCW for the independent circuit again.

Most recently Jimmy can be seen in the new east Tennessee promotion NWA Rocky-Top. Jimmy Golden was diagnosed with cervical cancer on January 05, 2006. He says that he is going to live out the rest of his days on his ranch in Jacksboro, Tennessee.

Profile

Real Name: James Welch
Height: 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight: 259 lbs.
Birthday: August 1, 1950
Hometown: Bucksnort, Tennessee
Trainer: Billy Golden, Rick Conner
Other Gimmicks: Avenger 1, Bunkhouse Buck, Roy Lee Welch
Managers: Col. Rob Parker
, Sylvia Fuller, Jonathan Boyd, Scotty Ace, Ron Fuller, Downtown Bruno

Championships/Accomplishments

World Championship Wrestling

1-Time WCW World Tag Team Champion (with Dick Slater
)

National Wrestling Alliance

2-Time NWA World Tag Team Champion (Mid-America version) (with Dennis Hall)
1-Time NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion
1-Time NWA Rocky-Top East Tennessee Heavyweight Champion

Southeast Championship Wrestling

1-Time NWA Southeast Alabama Heavyweight Champion
14-Time NWA Southeast Tag Team Champion (with Robert Fuller
7 times, with Ricky Gibson twice, Rip Smith once, Norvell Austin once, Bob Roop
once, Randy Rose
once and Mongolian Stomper once)
8-Time NWA Southeast Heavyweight Champion
2-Time NWA Southeast Continental Tag Team Champion (with Robert Fuller)

Continental Wrestling Alliance

2-Time CWA Tag Team Champion (with Robert Fuller)

World Class Wrestling Association

1-Time WCWA Tag Team Champion (with Robert Fuller)

Southern States Wrestling

1-Time SSW Television Champion
1-Time SSW Heavyweight Champion
1-Time SSW Wrestling Tag Team Champion (with G.Q. Strattus)

Florida Championship Wrestling

1-Time Florida Tag Team Champion (with Ron Fuller)

Other titles

1-Time CPW Tag Team Champion (with The Gladiator)
4-Time Tennessee Mountain Wrestling Champion
1-Time ASW Knoxville Heavyweight Champion
1-Time ASW Knoxville Tag Team Champion (with Thad Clark)
1-Time SWA Heavyweight Champion
1-Time UCW Texas Heavyweight Champion
1-Time NWA Australasian Tag Team Champion (with Austin Idol
)
1-Time HWA Barroom Brawler Champion
1-Time APCW Tag Team Champion (with Tracy Smothers
)
2-Time CWF Tag Team Champion (with Mongolian Stomper and Brian Lee
)

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