- Real Name:Brian James
- Height:6ft 2in
- Weight:234lbs
- Hometown:Nashville,Tennessee
- Belts He Has Held:WWF Intercontinental Belt,WWF Hardcore Belt,WWF Tag Belt(three times),USWA TV Belt
In 1993, Brian Armstrong debuted in Smoky Mountain as "The Dark Secret". He
later wrestled in Smoky Mountain, WCW, and USWA under his real name Brian
Armstrong. He is a trueblood member of the wrestling Armstong family, whose real
names are the James' (confusing, isn't it?).
A year later, James arrived in the WWF as "Double J" Jeff Jarrett's 'Roadie'. After a
year of being in JJ's shadow, Jesse finally began wrestling, first in tag matches
with Jarrett.
He was beginning to receive a bit of a push, with wins over Bob Holly and the 1-2-3
Kid, when Roadie and Jarrett left the WWF together because of distaste for their
current storyline. The Roadie was to turn on Jeff Jarrett and reveal that Jarrett's
song "With my Baby Tonight" was actually Roadie singing with Jarrett
lip-synching.
Armstrong hung out in USWA as Jesse James Armstrong for awhile and did a
Heavyweight Champion reign followed by winning the tag belts with Tracy
Smothers and holding them through the end of the year.
In the beginning of '96, James and Smothers lost the belts to Tommy Rich and
Doug Gilbert. They won them back only briefly from PG-13 in February.
James won a tournament to be the first USWA televison champion on USWA's
1000th show in April. He lost the title to Tony Falk in April, but regained it in May.
He lost a loser-leaves-town match to Jeff Jarrett in June, and returned to the WWF
as the "real" Double J, Jesse James, and sang "With my Baby Tonight" as he
came down to the ring.
In early 1997, The Honkytonk Man offered his services as Jesse James's
manager, but smashed Honkytonk Man's heirloom guitar instead. Honkytonk
offered his services to Billy Gunn, changing Gunn's name to Rockabilly to feud
with Jesse James.
Tired of being a low card loser, James showed up at one Shotgun Saturday Night
event as the Road Dog, and convinced Billy Gunn to drop the Rockabilly gimmick
and Honkytonk Man to team up together. The duo became known as the New Age
Outlaws.
The New Age Outlaws appeared in late summer 1997. Billy
Gunn was approached by Jesse James to form a tag team.
Gunn ditched his then-mentor, The Honkey Tonk Man, and his
gimmick, Rockabilly, to join forces with the fellow mid-carder.
By November of 1997, the Outlaws had captured the gold from
the Legion Of Doom. The NAO held the titles until Wrestlemania
14, where they lost a dumpster match against the Hardcore
legends, Cactus Jack and Terry Funk. The Outlaws protested and the titles were
held up until the next night, when they defeated the Legends and reaptured the
belts. That same night, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn and "Road Dogg" Jesse James
became the newest members of DX.
Since joining forces with new attitudes to go along with their new nicknames, the
Road Dog Jesse James and Bad Ass Billy Gunn have done anything and
everything to make enemies within the tag team ranks. Whether it is stealing Los
Boricuasí clothes and jewelry or smashing a boom box over the head of Mosh, Mr.
Dog and Mr. Ass have done nothing but frustrate and anger their opponents with
their disrespectful and childish demeanor. However, no team has more reason to
seek revenge on these two wise-guys than the legendary Legion of Doom. Not
only have the New Age Outlaws stolen the infamous spiked shoulder pads of
Animal and Hawk, but many Federation experts feel that the new champions
robbed the L.O.D. by cheating their way to victory to take the Tag Team belts.
Then recently in the War Zone, the Road Dog and Bad Ass
Billy Gunn did the unthinkable by dismantling and
disrespecting Hawk and Animal in a way that no one has
ever dared. As the Legion of Doom were involved in a match
with D-Generation X, the New Age Outlaws appeared
ringside. Billy distracted Hawk as the Road Dog crept up
behind him, pouring some type of chemical solvent into a
rag. Jesse then covered Hawk's mouth with the rag,
eventually knocking him unconscious. Shawn, Hunter, and
Chyna pummeled Animal, while Bad Ass Billy shaved Road
Warrior Hawk's famous mohawk. The five superstars then turned their attention to
Animal, by powerbombing him off the ring apron and on to the announcerís table.
While he lay motionless among cracked wood and smashed TV monitors, Billy
and Shawn took turns coming off the top rope to further injure the disgraced Hawk.
As the legendary Legion of Doom lay badly beaten around the ring, it seemed as if
Billy and Jesse may have successfully begun their plot to do away with the L.O.D
for good.
The next legendary duo "Mr. Dog" and "Mr. Ass" looked to retire was the team of
Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie. After locking the two Hardcore Legends in a
garbage dumpster and dropping it nearly twenty feet to the concrete floor, it
appeared as though the Outlaws had accomplished their feat. But, Cactus and
Chainsaw made a comeback and squared off against the Road Dog and Badd Ass
at WrestleMania XIV. Although the hardcore duo won the match that night, the
decision was overturned the following evening. A rematch was ordered that night,
and with the help of D-Generation X, the Outlaws regained the titles.
As D-Generation X and the New Age Outlaws annihilated the
Legion of Doom and jointly celebrated the assumed
destruction of Cactus Jack and Terry Funk, it became
apparent that something was beginning to unfold between
the two most heinous teams in the World Wrestling
Federation. Recently, when Triple H decided to bolster up
the DX ARMY, the first tag team he looked to was the New
Age Outlaws. With the belts firmly wrapped around their
waists, and their status in D-Generation X as full fledged
members, the future has never looked brighter for the Road
Dog and Badd Ass--which may be a bad thing for their fellow tag team superstars!
