RIP Blackjack Mulligan

[Pittie Petey]

Another legend has passed away, former WWF tag team champion, NWA US champion and WWE Hall Of Famer Blackjack Mulligan
Classic old school Texas tough guy and he was part of my favorite WWF storyline ever as one of the Machines which would eventually lead to Hogan vs Andre at Wrestlemania III
Also did time for counterfeiting in the 80's after he lost all his money in a bad real estate deal
Father to Barry and Kendall Windham and grandfather to Bray Wyatt and Bo Dallas

RIP Blackjack

 

[Pittie Petey]

WWE is saddened by the news that Robert Windham, aka WWE Hall of Famer Blackjack Mulligan, has passed away at age 73..

Considered to be one of the toughest competitors of his day — only his rival Andre the Giant could overshadow the 6-foot-9, 345-pound stud from Eagle Pass, Texas — Mulligan served as a U.S. Marine in Guam and played for the New York Jets before gaining fame in the ring. With his signature all-black gear — from his cowboy hat to his leather glove — and his thick western mustache, Mulligan cut the figure of a dangerous outlaw in the ring and proved every bit as treacherous with his feared iron claw hold.

Starting off his career in the AWA as “Big” Bob Windham, Mulligan soon joined up with Blackjack Lanza to form The Blackjacks in WWE. The duo won tandem titles across the country, including a reign as WWE’s World Tag Team Champions in 1975, and made their mark as one of the most iconic duos of the 1970s. In 2006, the pair was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by their manager, Bobby “The Brain” Heenan.

Mulligan’s career winded down in the late ’80s, but his legacy continued on as his sons, Kendall Windham and WWE Hall of Famer Barry Windham, entered the ring. Today, his hard-hitting style can be seen in his grandsons, Bo Dallas and Bray Wyatt, the boys of Mulligan’s son-in-law, Mike Rotunda.

WWE extends its sincerest condolences to Windham’s family, friends and colleagues.

http://www.wwe.com/article/blackjack-mulligan-passes-away

 

[SammyPops]

RIP.

I had no idea he was one of the machines. Who was the 3rd and smallest machine?

 

[Goatenstein]

The horrible use of Bray Wyatt since he jobbed to Cena at 30 probably contributed.

 

[Pittie Petey]

RIP.

I had no idea he was one of the machines. Who was the 3rd and smallest machine?

Masked Superstar/Ax from Demolition

 

[SammyPops]

Masked Superstar/Ax from Demolition

thx. Interesting to see what different guy's gimmicks were.

 

[Electrifyin1]

The horrible use of Bray Wyatt since he jobbed to Cena at 30 probably contributed.

Lol

 

[Ozymandias]

RIP Blackjack.

 

[Anung Un Rama]

RIP

 

[Big Burly]

Sad! He was a great one. He was a big man, and he wrestled like one, but he was damned good in his prime. He was good on the mic, too.

Rest in peace!

 

[Frank23]

 

[Frank23]

 

[Ruv]

RIP Blackjack Mulligan.

 

[RawHawg]

At one time last year he had a gofundme site up asking for help getting him money for a handicapped van. It made very little in donations. Would be interesting to know why his grandkids and family were seemingly not helping him out financially.

 

[Rav7n]

Old school tough..
r i p blackjack