Del Wilkes is a former WWE and WCW star. He also found success in All Japan Pro Wrestling.
Speaking about how he signed with WWE, Del Wilkes said that Jim Ross and Bruce Prichard had a hand in it. Prichard had floated the idea of bringing him to Vince McMahon:
Del Wilkes on Vince McMahon’s initial reaction his gimmick and finding success in WWE as The Patriot
Del Wilkes went on to talk about how when he met Vince McMahon, Vince didn’t seem to be a big fan of masked wrestlers. Wilkes managed to get Vince to agree to have him portray The Patriot character in WWE.
Wilkes spoke about how he ended up finding success and surprised Vince with his portrayal of The Patriot character. Wilkes added that Vince was so happy he put The Patriot into a storyline with Bret Hart in WWE:
Wilkes retired due to injuries shortly after his run with WWE ended in 1998.
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