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Rufus R. Jones - Biography Carey L. Lloyd (July 4, 1933 – November 13, 1993), also known by his ring name Rufus R. "Freight Train" Jones, was an American professional wrestler who competed in the Central States and Mid-Atlantic regional promotions of the National Wrestling Alliance as well as the American Wrestling Association during the 1970s and 1980s.
Carey L. Lloyd (July 4, 1933 – November 13, 1993), also known by his ring name Rufus R. "Freight Train" Jones, was an American professional wrestler. He competed in the Central States, St. Louis and Mid-Atlantic regional promotions of the National Wrestling Alliance as well as the American Wrestling Association and All Japan Pro Wrestling during the 1970s and 1980s.
Nov 13, 1993 · Find a Grave Memorial ID: 8314234. Source citation. Professional Wrestler. He was a wrestler from 1969 until 1987, and held the Central States and Mid-Atlantic States tag team Championship in the WWF (now WWE). After retiring from wrestling he owned the Ringside Restaurant and Bar in Brunswick, Missouri until his death at the age of 60.
- Dillon, Dillon County, South Carolina, USA
- July 4, 1933
Rufus R. “Freight Train” Jones: Bio. There’s tough, there’s street tough, and then there’s Rufus R. “Freight Train” Jones tough. A staple of the National Wrestling Alliance’s Central and Mid-Atlantic regional promotions in the 1970s and 1980s, Jones believed he was the toughest man to ever step foot in a ring, and he wasn’t ...
BIOGRAPHY. There’s tough, there’s street tough, and then there’s Rufus R. “Freight Train” Jones tough. A staple of the National Wrestling Alliance’s Central and Mid-Atlantic regional ...
Jones passed away five years later in 1993 at the age of 60, leaving behind a solid legacy within wrestling, as well as 4 children, one of which would go on to become Slick, a WWF manager in the 80’s and 90’s who managed the likes of Nikolai Volkoff, The Iron Sheik, Rick Martel, Hercules Hernandez, Paul Roma, The Warlord, Butch Reed, Earthquake, Kamala, Boris Zhukov, The Big Boss Man, and ...
Dec 9, 2023 · Amongst the most pervasive and damning stereotypes of 1970s and 1980s pro wrestling, the Black-wrestler-does-headbutts routine blurred the lines between homage and continuation of racist tropes. This was true regardless of whether it was self-sustained by the Black wrestlers themselves, or suggested by bookers, promoters or other wrestlers as simply something a wrestler who “looks like you ...
