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Jimmy Golden is a professional wrestler who is sometimes known as Bunkhouse Buck.

Contents 1 Career 2 Profile 3 Championships and accomplishments 4 Trivia

Jimmy Golden started wrestling in 1968 in his father's (Billy Golden) territory in Alabama. During the 1970's, he wrestled under the name of Roy Lee Welch. He started teaming with his cousin Robert Fuller in the 1970's and they still team on the independent circuit as of 2005. Golden also wrestled in the early 1970 in Australia for Jim Barnett.

Among their feuds during this time were The Rock 'N Roll Express, Steve Armstrong & Tracy Smothers, Tommy & Johnny Rich and Kerry & Kevin Von Erich. He also teamed with Dennis Hall as "The Avengers" in the early 1970's.

In 1994, Golden followed Fuller to WCW where Fuller was the manager "Col. Rob Parker" and wrestled for him as Bunkhouse Buck. He feuded mainly with Dustin Rhodes and then teamed with Dick Slater to win the WCW World Tag Team Titles.

By 1999, he had left WCW for the independent circuit again.

Most recently Jimmy can be seen in the new east Tennessee promotion NWA Rocky-Top. Jimmy Golden and Robert Fuller were members of the Stud's Stable, managed by Ron Fuller in Southeastern Championship Wrestling, later Continental Championship Wrestling, throughout the early 1980's. He was heel most of the time, while his cousins occasionally were face. Pensacola, Florida and Mobile, Alabama were his stomping grounds in the early 1980's.

• Real Name: James Golden
• Height: 6 ft 5 in (201 cm)
• Weight: 259 lb (117 kg)
• Birthday: August 1, 1950
• Hometown: Bucksnort, Tennessee
• Trainer: Billy Golden, Pancho Villa, Frank Martinez, Lee and Bobby Fields
• Other Gimmicks: Avenger 1, Bunkhouse Buck, Roy Lee Welch
• Managers: Col. Rob Parker, Sylvia Fuller, Jonathan Boyd, Scotty Ace, Ron Fuller, Downtown Bruno

Continental Wrestling Association

• CWA Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Robert Fuller

National Wrestling Alliance

• National

• NWA Australasian Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Austin Idol

• Regional

• NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Ron Fuller
• NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• NWA Rocky-Top East Tennessee Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• NWA Southeast Alabama Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• NWA Southeast Heavyweight Championship (8 times)
• NWA Southeast Tag Team Championship (15 times) - with Robert Ruller (7), Ricky Gibson (2), Rip Smith (1), Norvel Austin (1), Bob Roop (1), Randy Rose (1), Mongolian Stomper (1), and Brian Lee (1)
• NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-America Version) (2 times) - with Dennis Hall

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

• PWI ranked him # 447 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.
• PWI ranked him # 80 of the best 100 tag teams of the "PWI Years" with Robert Fuller.

Southern States Wrestling

• SSW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• SSW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with G.Q. Strattus
• SSW Television Championship (1 time)

World Championship Wrestling

• WCW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Dick Slater

World Class Wrestling Association

• WCWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Robert Fuller

Other Titles

• APCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Tracy Smothers
• ASW Knoxville Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• ASW Knoxville Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Thad Clark
• CPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with The Gladiator
• HWA Barroom Brawler Championship (1 time)
• TMW Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
• UCW Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Golden has many relatives in wrestling: his cousins are Robert & Ron Fuller, his father is Billy Golden and his uncle is Buddy Fuller and his nephew is Eddie Golden. His grandfather is Roy Welch. Also, Golden's son Bobby Golden followed in his father's footsteps and being trained by his father began wrestling with NWA- Rocky Top. His son also had several tag matches with his cousin Eddie.