Blackjack Mulligan

[8.0] "Even though I'm more into finesse style wrestlers, I've always had a huge soft spot for Barry Windham's dad. I'm totally guilty of finding pleasure in just about everything he's done - from The Blackjacks to The Machines ("moshi moshi, hai dojo, honda, suzuki, ") and every time he was just himself. Heel or face, it all works for me. Extra fun promo style, with whispers of his obese wife and appreciation of that fat fact. One of those cases where personality carries the load because sometimes the actual work rate part is only passable."

[5.0] "Another cowboy gimmick so that means a lot of punching and kicking. One of the better wrestlers of this genre because Mulligan was freaking huge and looked like he could beat the tar out of somebody! He got one last hurrah in the WWF from 1986-1987 but didn't do much of note. Check out his stuff from the late 70's and him and Lanza stand out among the tag teams."

[8.0] "Blackjack Mulligan was one of the top heels of the 1970's across numerous territories, specifically Big Time Wrestling (Texas), WWWF, Mid-Atlantic, AWA and in the early 1980's became a top babyface in both Mid-Atlantic and Florida. Being brought in to replace Johnny Valentine in Mid-Atlantic was a huge void to fill, but Mulligan did it successfully. Solid in ring worker, great talker, great gimmick and a great look."

[7.0] "He started relatively late but like Wahoo McDaniels he quickly managed to build a rather formidable reputation for himself thanks to his huge size and football background. He was a great heel and was smart enough to always protect his image. Yes, in the end the babyface always won, but not before being throughly brutalized by Jack Mulligan as many times as needed to build him up as a terrifying threat to be beaten. Some may say he was only interested in the largest paycheck he could get, but he always kept his word: he came to your promotion, got your babyfaces over as heroes and left before overstaying his welcome. All in all he's a full 8, but I have to detract a point for taking part in the (failed) schemes of a well-known ambulance chaser to sue the WWE for damages. Apart from that a well deserving Hall of Famer."

[10.0] "Underrated big time. Great heel and memorable in Florida. He was a top draw everywhere he went. His time in Texas was memorable and did very with Lanza and himself. Mid-Atlantic he had great feuds with Ric Flair and Ricky Steamboat. Had decent runs in the WWF."

[7.0] "Underrated big man in wrestling. Was a really good wrestler back in his prime and The Blackjacks are certainly one of the greatest tag-teams of all time! Also the patriarch to one of the most notable wrestling families today."

[8.0] "By the time wrestling really became popular on a national basis, Mulligan was in his 40's and had slowed down considerably. He was a very credible top of the card heel for 2 decades before that though. Mulligan was mostly an indrpendent spirit in the same vein as Bruiser Brody and Stan Hansen who would travel the world for the biggest pay day. As a result, he never got a push in a major promotion as their champion. Mulligan could still enter a company and be headlining against the top baby face in a matter of weeks because he had that type of natural credibility and was good on the mic."