The news of Michael “Virgil” Jones’ death was shared two days after Anderson’s death. Virgil was 20 years younger than Anderson when he died. The former personal assistant of Ted DiBiase struggled with his health, having suffered two strokes and being diagnosed with dementia and stage two colon cancer in recent years.

“I was going to post something yesterday [about Virgil], and there’s only so much you can convey in a social media post,” Bischoff explained. “Look, I didn’t get to know Mike real well on a personal basis, so I can’t speak to who he really was away from the business.” 

Nevertheless, Bischoff told a story about the last time he saw Virgil at a convention in Albany, New York. He said Virgil excitedly ran up to him and handed over a picture of them both. Bischoff had been cropped from another image, but the former Million Dollar Champion signed the photo and thanked Bischoff. The WWE Hall of Famer added that Virgil was always happy and smiling then briefly touched upon Virgil’s run in the business.

“People can say what they want about his career, and certainly he was quite the character in the last five or 10 years, but I found him to be entertaining as hell and a positive, fun, loving guy who enjoyed life, and that’s how I choose to remember him. That’s how I do remember him, and that’s the memory that I’ll hold on to.”

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