Barry Windham

Bio
Windham was trained by his father Blackjack Mulligan and popular world champion Harley Race. He debuted on November 27, 1979 against J.J. Dillion in Odessa, Texas when he was 19 years old. Much of his early career was in the NWA's Championship Wrestling from Florida territory where Gordon Solie was the head announcer. He was a fan favorite for most of the early and middle periods of his career, having great success in singles and tag action.

He worked in NWA's territory Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF) where most notably he wrestled in the main event of Battle of the Belts II for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against Ric Flair,and feuded over the NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship with Ron Bass. On March 27, 1988 edition of Clash of the Champions, he teamed up with Lex Luger to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship from Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard. A few weeks later, on April 20, in Jacksonville, Florida, a swerve took place where Windham betrayed Luger causing the team to lose the titles back to Blanchard and Anderson. Windham turned heel and joined Ric Flair's stable, the Four Horsemen (which also consisted of Anderson and Blanchard) and his heel turn was considered shocking at the time.[31] In addition, he began using a black glove as well as the clawhold as his finisher, which was a signature move of his father Blackjack Mulligan.

Windham later formed The New Blackjacks with Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw in WWE 1997. Windham dyed his hair black and waxed his moustache. The tag team was a tribute to the original Blackjacks (Windham's father, Mulligan, and Bradshaw's uncle, Lanza). The team had opportunities for the World Tag Titles but no success. That team didn't last long, as Windham turned on Bradshaw to join Jim Cornette's "NWA faction". On August 23, 1999 edition of WCW Nitro, Windham and his brother Kendall defeated Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) to win their final WCW World Tag Team Championship.