JJ Dillon Discusses Four Hoursemen, Vince McMahon, Dusty Rhodes

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Legendary wrestling figure JJ Dillon was recently interviewed by ESPN, where he discussed a number of topics. Among them were his time with the Four Horsemen, his relationship with Vince McMahon, Dusty Rhodes and more.

Below are some questions along with Dillon’s answers:

What path did you take to become a pro wrestling manager?

When I started my career, I was a referee for eight years and then due to a casual conversation with The Sheik, Eddie Farhat, I had a chance to go to Detroit and put the tights on for the first time. That opened the door to what my initial dream was, which was to become a professional wrestler.

I eventually went to Florida and The Mongolian Stomper (real name Archie Gouldie) was there. We teamed up a few times and he left and went to Tennessee and was managed by Bearcat Wright. That didn’t work out. Archie was not the easiest guy to get along with, he was very moody, so he called me in Florida and said I got to get out of Tennessee and I made some calls and I’ve got a main event spot in Dallas.

He said I’m assured a main event spot, but I don’t have a manager. He asked if I had ever given any thought to managing, because I’ve been around you and am really impressed by your ability to promo. I said I’ve never really thought about it, I’d have to ask Eddie Graham if he’d be willing to let me go on short notice, and Eddie gave his blessing and I went to Dallas.

Was Arn Anderson the most underrated member of The Four Horseman?

By all means. He was usually the first one out there and he went out and left everything in the ring. He would come back and [pass by without saying anything, as too] say “guys, try to follow that.” And we would all go out there with the mindset that he set the bar for tonight and we’ve got to measure up to it and if possible try to exceed it.

You worked with Vince, Dusty and Eddie, three of the greatest storytelling minds in the history of the business. What were the similarities and differences between them?

I see Vince as one thing, Eddie as one thing and Dusty as another.

I always regard Eddie Graham as my mentor, and maybe that’s because he was regarded in the industry as a true genius because of his attention to details. For example, during manager cheating situations, Eddie would make sure the cheating happened in a logical way so that the people were mad at the heel for cheating, instead of being mad at the referee for not seeing the cheating.

Dusty was a big idea guy. I was a detail person that gave attention to the other things that made the story the absolute best it could be. We were together for a long time because it was a successful collaboration with the two of us.

Vince was different because a lot of the credit for the success of the WWE actually goes to Pat Patterson. Pat was one the true geniuses of the business that I was around. A lot of the success of the WWE, which has continued on to this day, was the result of Pat.

They also discuss how he got his wrestling name, what he’s up to now, and more.

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