James Morrison, better known by his ring name, 'James.J. Dillon', is an American retired professional wrestler and manager. At the age of 29, he began his wrestling career in the early 1970's, initially as a referee, transitioning into a wrestler and then a manager. Throughout his extensive career, he won numerous championships and managed a diverse range of wrestlers across various territories across the country.
On April 23, 1984, Dillon made his Madison Square Garden debut, challenging Tito Santana for the WWE Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship, ultimately losing via pinfall following a flying forearm by Santana.
Dillon is most renowned in professional wrestling as a manager. He guided numerous wrestlers to singles and tag-team titles within the NWA. Notably, he achieved his greatest success as the manager of the Four Horsemen, comprising "Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Tully Blanchard, Arn Anderson, Ole Anderson, Lex Luger, and Barry Windham.
Following his departure from WCW in February 1989, Dillon served as a front office executive for WWE until 1997. On April 21, 1997, he returned to WCW as an on-camera commissioner, a position he held until fall 1998. In 2003, Dillon briefly served as an NWA representative in TNA.
In 2009, he made a one-night appearance at Deaf Wrestlefest 2009, teaming up with "Beef Stew" Lou Marconi and "Handsome" Frank Staletto in a six-man tag team match against "Franchise" Shane Douglas, Dominic Denucci, and Cody Michaels.
On December 29, 2019, Dillon joined the Board of Directors of the International Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame. On March 3, 2021, Dillon returned to TNT, acting as manager for Tully Blanchard on an episode of AEW Dynamite.
