Joseph Jones (wrestler)

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name = Joseph Jones
names = Joel Deaton
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Joel Lofton Jones better known as Joel Deaton is a professional wrestler. He is most noticed for being one of the members of a tag team in Jim Crockett Promotions known as the Thunderfoots. He was the original Thunderfoot. He was briefly engaged to Delta Burke in early 1987 Fact|date=November 2007.

Career

Joel Jones started wrestling in 1984 as "Outlaw" Joel Deaton in the National Wrestling Alliance's Georgia territory. In 1985, he went to the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions where he wrestled as the masked Thunderfoot. He would "load" his boot during his matches and kick his opponents in the head to gain the victory. He was managed by James J. Dillon and often teamed with Black Bart.

Dillon left him to manage the Four Horsemen in late 1985 and he became a jobber. In 1986, he was joined by his good friend, David "Hoss" Deaton. They left the promotion for the NWA's Central States territory and won the tag team titles there.

In 1991, Jones wrestled as Joel Deaton in the Global Wrestling Federation and teamed with Chaz Taylor in the tournament for the GWF Tag Team Championship.

In 1992, as Joel Deaton he teamed with Billy Black as The Wild Bunch in Smoky Mountain Wrestling.

He has wrestled in All Japan Pro Wrestling, Southern Championship Wrestling and Florida Championship Wrestling. Deaton is wrestling in the independents in the Carolinas as of 2005.

In wrestling

* Managers
**James J. Dillon
**Samuel Kent
**Sal Corrente
**Ali Shikar
**Big Daddy
**Diamond Dallas Page
*Wrestlers managed
**Samu

Championships and accomplishments

*All Japan Pro Wrestling:*AJPW All Asia Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Billy Black

*Central States Wrestling:*NWA Central States Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Dave Deaton/Thunderfoot #2

*Georgia Championship Wrestling:*NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (1 time - with Billy Black

*NWA Tri-State:*NWA Tri-State Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Dave Deaton

*Other titles:*IWA Tag Team Championship (with Thunderfoot #2) (1 time):*SCW Heavyweight Championship (8 times):*SCW Tag Team Championship (7 times)

*Pro Wrestling Illustrated:*ranked him # 492 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.

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