Talk:Virgil (wrestler)

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The result of the move request was: not moved. No consensus. -- BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 11:37, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

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Mike Jones (wrestler) → Virgil (wrestler) – This is his common name. I know, there was also "Vincent" but he was Virgil for much longer and was quite relevant with DiBiase, whereas Vincent was just a minor member of the nWo. GeicoHen (talk) 21:36, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

• Support per WP:COMMONNAME/WP:STAGENAME. If you haven't already read this, by the way, it's well worth your time. --BDD (talk) 19:54, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
• Oppose in a common sense way. You expect non-wrestling readers to know this some wrestler as "Virgil", especially by reading the sports-dedicated online-only news? And you want us to abide WP:STAGENAME in favor of what sources chose? As for WP:COMMONNAME, interpretation varies, especially for mononymous names with "(wrestler)" disambiguator and names with either inaccuracy or ambiguity. For me, this guy has so many nicknames, including notable nicknames, that we should stick to birth name instead. George Ho (talk) 11:40, 2 March 2014 (UTC)

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The result of the move request was: moved. Jenks24 (talk) 13:37, 15 August 2014 (UTC)

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Mike Jones (wrestler) → Virgil (wrestler) – Since Mike Jones (wrestler) is not even a natural disambiguation, I'd rather move it to Virgil (wrestler). Virgil was his most prominent stage name. He achieved the most exposure as Ted DiBiase's lackey in WWF (now WWE). How do we know? Because the man himself considers it so. Consider this website with many pictures of Virgil. Now, in these pictures, Virgil is selling merchandise or something at some events. How does he market himself? Virgil, WWE Superstar. He doesn't call himself Mike Jones or Vincent or Curly Bill. Why? Because those names are not as famous. He knows that Virgil is his most famous name and his most famous period was in WWF (now WWE). Relisted. Jenks24 (talk) 12:31, 7 August 2014 (UTC) starship.paint ~ regal 12:23, 29 July 2014 (UTC)

• Support as nominator. Also tagging GeicoHen, BDD and George Ho who were involved in the previous discussion. starship.paint ~ regal 12:25, 29 July 2014 (UTC)
• Oppose - again, you expect either a general person or a non-fanatic know-it-all wrestling fan to know this person as "Virgil"? He also is known as "Shane" in WCW, even when it's not a well-known name from a lesser-known organization. --George Ho (talk) 16:08, 29 July 2014 (UTC)

What kind of argument is that? The general person or non-fanatic wouldn't know him at ALL. They wouldn't know "Mike Jones" over "Virgil". The article should be at it's common name, period. When someone doesn't know him at all, they should find the article with his most common name. Virgil is his most common name, so it should be the article title, period. WP:ARTICLETITLE, WP:COMMONNAME, WP:STAGENAME. Feedback ^☎ 20:56, 29 July 2014 (UTC)

Consider this, George Ho. The man is only notable as a professional wrestler and nothing else. The general public will know him as a wrestler and nothing else. They certainly won't know him by his real name, Mike Jones. As a wrestler, the man wrestled 714 matches, out of which 584 matches were wrestled under the name Virgil. That's 81.8% for Virgil and 18.2% for any other name. In terms of longevity, the Virgil name was used on television from 1987-1994 while he was in WCW with multiple names for 1996-2000. Furthermore, he returned on television as Virgil to WWE in 2010, exposing his Virgil name to a new generation of viewers like myself. Therefore, Virgil is the WP:COMMONNAME here. starship.paint ~ regal 02:27, 30 July 2014 (UTC)

He did 20 matches in 2008–13, including just one match in 2013. Also, he appeared in WWE 2010 only once. Looking at other non-WWE organizations of 2010s, they do not surpass WWE's prominence, and they were not proven to have been televised. --George Ho (talk) 19:33, 30 July 2014 (UTC)

The database only shows when he wrestled a match in 2010, not when he appeared on television. From the article itself, he apparently appeared on television for WWE for a month or so. starship.paint ~ regal 02:29, 31 July 2014 (UTC)

Once again, TheHistoryOfWWE has you covered. Five weeks. InedibleHulk (talk) 09:01, 2 August 2014 (UTC)

• Support per common sense. Explained above. Feedback ^☎ 20:57, 29 July 2014 (UTC)
• Support clearly the common name. I also doubt that the hypothetical non-fanatic mentioned would be looking for this person in this peson so they would not expect the article to be at Mike Jones (wrestler).--67.68.22.129 (talk) 02:36, 30 July 2014 (UTC)
• Oppose for the same reason as always with these cases. There was more exposure for Virgil than any one of the other names, but not more than all the others. DiBiase was hot during the Hulkamania years, the nWo was hot during the Monday Night War years. It's a far closer split than "Hulk Hogan" vs "Terry Boulder". It makes sense for Jones to sell autographs as Virgil, because he has a vested interest in giving undue weight to that time in his life. A Wikipedia article looks at the whole picture, and more than half of the stuff mentioned wasn't done by Virgil, but Mike Jones. InedibleHulk (talk) 00:08, 31 July 2014 (UTC)

How are you going to prove that InedibleHulk? Based on statistics, he's had 94 televised matches as Virgil out of 156. That's 60%, more than all the other names put together. starship.paint ~ regal 02:29, 31 July 2014 (UTC)

You're not counting the run-ins. And the commentary. And the standing around with his arms crossed while better wrestlers cut promos, looking pissed (like at conventions today). WCW really didn't give much thought to the matches themselves around that time. As long as there was interference. InedibleHulk (talk) 07:09, 31 July 2014 (UTC)

But, we can't count because we don't have the information. The best way is to count the number of television episodes he appeared in for each name. Do you have a source which can do that? If so, good. If not, we'll have to use my source which counts his television matches. starship.paint ~ regal 12:43, 31 July 2014 (UTC)

A lot of it is in TheHistoryOfWWE.com. For instance, he had no matches in January 1997, but worked a big angle with Hogan and The Giant. Can't count a mostly manager by his matches alone. InedibleHulk (talk) 08:53, 2 August 2014 (UTC)

I acknowledge that, InedibleHulk. If you would be so kind to count the actual number of TV episodes... starship.paint ~ regal 09:16, 2 August 2014 (UTC)

I'm not a math guy. But if you use the Find function, you'll see there are "a lot". (OK, I counted. 38 TV shows in 1997. Maybe 37 or 39.) InedibleHulk (talk) 22:01, 2 August 2014 (UTC)

Innedible Hulk while you oppose you give the best argument for "Support when you said "There was more exposure for Virgil than any one of the other names", which is the criteria for his common name. Measure Virgil against any one other individual name and Virgil has more exposure - kinda the point of the "Common name" rule.  MPJ -US  18:53, 2 August 2014 (UTC)

We should be looking at the whole picture. If you're looking at raisin banana bread, you can weigh the raisins against the bananas, and say it's more of one than the other. But it's still all completely enveloped in bread. Virgil, Vincent, Soul Train Jones, Shane and Curly Bill are all enveloped in Mike Jones, the actual man who went through those phases, and is common to all of them. InedibleHulk (talk) 22:01, 2 August 2014 (UTC)

So to summarize - You argue against the WP:COMMONNAME policy in this case because he's got several ring names and thus you want to use the LEAST known name instead. I do not understand that logic, but you are entitled to it I suppose.  MPJ -US  02:42, 3 August 2014 (UTC)

That's a shitty summary. I didn't say anything about using the least known name (Lucius Brown). I said to use the name that's common in every section in the article. This is the story of Mike Jones, with chapters about Virgil. Different from The Undertaker, who did an overwhelming majority of his stuff as the deadman. InedibleHulk (talk) 00:44, 4 August 2014 (UTC)

Oh a thousand humble apologies for saying that the name he's used in 8-10 matches is the "least known", clearly those 8 or so matches qualifies for the common name as a totally "non-fecal" argument - the contention here is not "real name" here, never claimed that, but "common name" - as in "the most commonly used name". I've said my piece, you've repeated yours over and over again, at this point it's adding nothing new.  MPJ -US  02:34, 4 August 2014 (UTC)

The guy played a manager/henchman more than a wrestler. Counting matches isn't the way to measure, so we at least agree that if I'd brought up the 8-10, that'd have also been very bad. I didn't even know he ever wrestled as Mike Jones. But yeah, apparently he was knocked out by Tank, did a 21-second stretcher job for Hall then lost (probably quickly) to Rhodes. It was a cruel month for him, even by WCW 2000 standards of unpleasantness. Not that it matters. InedibleHulk (talk) 03:57, 5 August 2014 (UTC)

• Comment This may not be the place for this, but how do we know he's "as Virgil" in the picture captions? Heel Virgil never smiled, and face Virgil wore striped pants. That just looks like Mike Jones to me. InedibleHulk (talk) 07:20, 31 July 2014 (UTC)

I'll give it to you Hulk, any picture where we can't see him advertising himself as "Virgil"... then he might very well be Mike Jones. starship.paint ~ regal 12:43, 31 July 2014 (UTC)

• Oppose – Fans who are capable of distinguishing kayfabe from real life are also apt to consider "Virgil" as a reference to Dusty Rhodes, owing to his extensive behind the scenes activities within the business and the use of his real name in many of those endeavors. In fact, various sources point to this as the very reason why Jones was given that particular name. RadioKAOS / Talk to me, Billy / Transmissions 23:55, 1 August 2014 (UTC)

RadioKAOS, yet Dusty Rhodes is apparently the WP:COMMONNAME of Dusty Rhodes (wrestler), judging by the article title. His real name is also "Virgil Runnels", not just "Virgil". I believe that any person who knows Dusty Rhodes' real name is probably a more knowledgeable professional wrestling fan. Given that Dusty pre-dated this Virgil, the aforementioned knowledgeable professional wrestling fan would surely be aware of this Virgil as well, and thus I do think there should not be source for confusion for knowledgeable professional wrestling fans. starship.paint ~ regal 03:40, 2 August 2014 (UTC)

I agree that wrestling fans that know's that Dusty Rhodes's real first name is Virgil are people who are knowledgeable about wrestling and would know who this Virgil actually is. Also, the general reader or casual fan would for obvious reasons not make this mistake in the first place.--67.68.22.129 (talk) 07:07, 4 August 2014 (UTC)

"Hard times are when a jabroni is given your name as a rib, and that jabroni becomes better known by that name than yourself, daddy. That's hard times. That's hard times." RadioKAOS / Talk to me, Billy / Transmissions 16:59, 7 August 2014 (UTC)

• Support per support arguments above; received a ton of exposure under this most recognizable stagename. He was plastered all over video games of the area as this character, and nobody is looking for him under Mike Jones, just trust me on this... Roberticus talk 13:50, 2 August 2014 (UTC)

Virgil was a non-playable character in the WWF Superstars game. Other than that, where was he? InedibleHulk (talk) 22:11, 2 August 2014 (UTC)

• Suppport - He is best known as "Virgil" and LEAST known as "Mike Jones", yes he's had other ring names etc. And "Virgil" makes you think of Dusty Rhodes? If you wanted to read about Dusty you'd search that or his full name, not just "Virgil".  MPJ -US  18:49, 2 August 2014 (UTC)
• Support "Virgil" may be a play on Dusty but "Shane" and "Vincent" were a play on "Virgil". Maybe one day he'll be wrestling as "Dixie", who knows. He's best known for his days during the Rock 'n Wrestling era where he was known as Virgil. Articles from recent years seem to reflect that this is his commonname.LM2000 (talk) 01:11, 5 August 2014 (UTC)

That's another thing I hadn't considered. Picking either of those three names is supporting a subtle jab at either WCW or WWF. That's not a NPOV. InedibleHulk (talk) 04:02, 5 August 2014 (UTC)

It's irrelevant. Whether it's a jab or not, it's his most common name. If "Nigger (wrestler)" were his most common name, that's what we name the article, even if its a jab at a whole ethnicity. From reading your comments above, it sounds to me like you have a problem with the WP:COMMONNAME guideline. Take it up with the Village Pump. We're here at the article's talk page to decide which one of his names is the most commonly associated with him. That's "Virgil", plain and simple. Here's an excerpt from WP:STAGENAME if you're feeling lazy: The name used most often to refer to a person in reliable sources is generally the one that should be used as the article title, even if it is not their "real" name, and even if it appears to pass judgement on the person. Feedback ^☎ 20:46, 6 August 2014 (UTC)

Even if the name was a jab it's not Wikipedia making a jab nor do I see usng the name Virgil as an endorsement of any potential jab so I don't see NPOV applying here.--67.68.22.129 (talk) 01:44, 7 August 2014 (UTC)

Okay InedibleHulk. I spent quite a lot of time counting the History of WWE results. I tried my best to disregard house shows and count only television appearances individually. In WCW, he had 141 TV appearances from 1996 to 2000. In WWF, he had 156 appearances in 1987-1988 and 1993-1994 and 2010, I didn't bother to count more prominent years as DiBiase's lackey in 1989, 1990 and 1991 when he split and feuded with DiBiase. Therefore, he has had more appearances on TV as Virgil than all the other names combined. starship.paint ~ regal 02:12, 7 August 2014 (UTC)

• As Virgil: 30 in 1987, 91 in 1988, __ in 1989, __ in 1990, __ in 1991, __ in 1992, 13 in 1993, 15 in 1994. 7 in 2010. Total: more than 156.
• As Vincent: 12 in 1996, 35 in 1997, 38 in 1998, 43 in 1999. As Curly Bill: 7 in 1999. As Shane: 3 in 1999. As Jones: 3 in 2000. Total: 141.

That's some fine number crunching! I hope you learned something about wrestling history along the way. But you forgot a very important part of American history. Not the Florida election recount, but this patriot. Memphis wasn't broadcast as far as WWF and WCW, but is one of the few tape libraries out of WWE's clutches, so it's still abundant on the non-WWE Network series of tubes. InedibleHulk (talk) 03:42, 11 August 2014 (UTC)

Oh right, you didn't count the Virgil years, either. Soul Train Jones wouldn't make a difference to this. InedibleHulk (talk) 03:56, 11 August 2014 (UTC)

Yeah, I didn't bother to count some of the Virgil years when it was apparent that his Virgil appearances were already the most. starship.paint ~ regal 05:21, 11 August 2014 (UTC)

• Support - Proposing countless article name changes is a waste of time. Moving articles is a waste of time. Endless discussions about name changes is an incredible waste of time. Let's just get this over with. He gained prominence as Virgil. He refers to himself as Virgil professionally. Most of his appearances were as Virgil. He's Virgil. The origin of the name doesn't matter at all. Dusty Rhodes's real name doesn't matter at all. Now, can we please stop having this discussion every month? GaryColemanFan (talk) 14:39, 11 August 2014 (UTC)
  • You realize that if we didn't have this discussion, the move you're supporting wouldn't happen and this article would continue to be misnamed for years? Feedback ^☎ 02:49, 12 August 2014 (UTC)
    • I realize that people would still find this article easily, even if that meant finding it through a redirect. Therefore, it doesn't matter. I supported it, in part, because people have been proposing this change for years, and the constant discussions are a waste of time. People won't let it go, so it's going to be moved eventually. Let's just get it over with. Yes, that probably still means that someone will propose another unnecessary name change for a different article, which will inspire people to propose unnecessary moves for a dozen more articles and start the cycle all over again, but at least it will be a bit of a change not to see this one on the list. With all of that said, even though I don't care what name is at the top of the article, the wrestler is obviously best known as Virgil. GaryColemanFan (talk) 06:06, 12 August 2014 (UTC)

Yep. Even though I know I'm right, I know it's going to move eventually. InedibleHulk (talk) 22:05, 13 August 2014 (UTC)

• Support - I just simply think Virgil is the common name.--HHH Pedrigree (talk) 00:10, 12 August 2014 (UTC)
• Support - He's Virgil. He's Virgil! Come on, this is common sense. RealDealBillMcNeal (talk) 05:19, 14 August 2014 (UTC)

• Comment Virgil (the human) is going to die someday. And when he does, he's going to be listed in Recent Deaths as something or another. I'm not the type to get extra sensitive about "respect" after someone dies, but I know some people are. Once this is settled, I think we can all agree we never want to deal with it again.

So take one last look at the gimmick, and consider whether one day (in the increasingly PC future) you'll still want to associate a recently dead man with an inside joke from "a different time". We came this close to listing Viscera or Big Daddy Voodoo not long ago, bless his creepy gut. InedibleHulk (talk) 17:12, 14 August 2014 (UTC)

"...even if it appears to pass judgement on the person". Again, if you have a problem with the guidelines, take it up at the Village Pump. This is a discussion to find the common name. Not for you to voice your opinion on whether that name sucks. Feedback ^☎ 00:08, 15 August 2014 (UTC)

Comment I don't think the Mabel/Viscera/Big Daddy V example is pertinent here as they are as similarly common as the other, so it's easier to list under his real name. Similarly to Matt Bloom, who is also known under various guises (Prince Albert, A-Train, Tensai, and now he is using the name Jason Albert for the foreseeable future) which are equally commonplace, as he joked about in a recent video. Whereas Virgil is Virgil is Virgil. And if needs be to be "respectful", just look at the listing for the Big Bossman - "Ray Traylor, 42, American professional wrestler known as The Big Boss Man". It can always just be "Mike Jones (birthdate-deathdate), wrestler known as Virgil" as it is be written in the opening sentence of his Wikipedia page anyway. RealDealBillMcNeal (talk) 17:50, 14 August 2014 (UTC)

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Age confusion

Family is actually pretty angry about the news reporting the wrong date. The obit will be posted when it's published.

https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2024/02/28/virgil-mike-jones-dies/?fbclid=IwAR3ix4i6KDelGf6-1wi1G5hwej1rBiY20EKgjOpLWNsUBe_Wde-SkzTEC80 http://www.kswadigest.com/2024/02/he-will-be-missed-by-many-last-great.html?m=1 Gvstaylor1 (talk) 04:10, 29 February 2024 (UTC)

–The only thing documented on citing his age is a iffy OWW website. Family is confirming, along with the people that posted and confirmed his death are posting that he was 73 years old. How do we address this? https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpermalink.php%3Fstory_fbid%3Dpfbid02uiKgMYXTyybRFaqH8JUt5vZnx4XPr4RFpAB2Wi4pChcRzMUJZVPAEQKnyjjkDUbXl%26id%3D100058111519177&show_text=true&width=500" You have to go into the comments to see the age discussion Gvstaylor1 (talk) 04:52, 29 February 2024 (UTC)

Ken "lord zoltan" jugan of the WWE also shared https://www.facebook.com/share/p/XELdCpR1V331SXwX/?mibextid=oFDknk Gvstaylor1 (talk) 05:29, 29 February 2024 (UTC)

Dude, you gotta do better than this. There's zero proof here of "anger" or age confirmation by his family. The KWSA article is not a reliable source. Never mind that Facebook is also not reliable as a Wikipedia source in general (per WP:FACEBOOK), but the post from Mark Charles doesn't even mention his age while we're supposed to take the rant of some random guy at face value that also denies Virgil had colon cancer? Sorry, no. sixtynine ^{• whaddya want? •} 06:12, 29 February 2024 (UTC)

but we're going to trust the random OWW website? Also, the kswa digest article's publisher has the citation that wiki requires for indipendent sources, OWW does not. Sorry i can't post the downloads from PA drivers dockets that show his picture and his court cases with 4/7/51. Read the freaking comments of the actual post that ALL OF THESE ARTICLES CITE. Yet not a single one of these articles give a cite. Gvstaylor1 (talk) 07:45, 29 February 2024 (UTC)

also I don't know how Facebook isn't a reliable source when, in every article that says he has died, cites mark charles' post...? Gvstaylor1 (talk) 08:12, 29 February 2024 (UTC)

Virginia Union Football's all-time stats page https://static.vuusports.com/custompages/fb/career/histcarr.htm shows a "Mike Jones" playing for them in 1972 and "Michael Jones" in 1974. There should be a roster or newspaper articles that should definitively clear that up. Dave Meltzer also says in the Observer this week that the 1951 year is correct.Froo (talk) 14:26, 1 March 2024 (UTC)

Thank you Froo. I have been providing source after source, of stuff. but everyone thinks its ok to revert to the oww website that shouldn't be a reliable source anyways. I talked to Charles and Leturgey, and they stated the obituary will be released today which should clear things up even more. Gvstaylor1 (talk) 16:02, 1 March 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 3 March 2024

Could you please add this source to the article? It’s an official obituary, with the correct birth date, from the funeral home. Could you please also add his middle name, which is ”Charles”?

https://www.costonfuneralhome.com/memorials/michael-virgil-jones/5388274/index.php 78.77.222.247 (talk) 10:25, 3 March 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: The page's protection level has changed since this request was placed. You should now be able to edit the page yourself. If you still seem to be unable to, please reopen the request with further details. GrayStorm^{(Talk|Contributions)} 01:04, 5 March 2024 (UTC)