WWE Legend Virgil Dies at 61 – Report
Mike Jones, who performed under the name Virgil, Vincent, Shane, and a few other names during his decade-spanning career, passed away at 61. Along with his run in WWE as Ted DiBiase’s henchman/servant, Virgil eventually joined WCW as a latter-day member of the NWO. In his later years, he showed up at AEW as Soul Train Jones in association with Chris Jericho.
He was diagnosed with dementia in 2022 and suffered two minor strokes before that diagnosis. His death was first made aware by referee Mark Charles III, and later confirmed by other sources.
“My dear friends, it is with great sorrow that I bring news from the Jones family of the passing of our beloved Michael Jones, whom we know and loved as Virgil, Vincent, Soul Train Jones, and more,” Charles wrote. “Virgil passed peacefully at the hospital this morning and I ask that you pray for him and for his family. May his memory be eternal!”