Billy Haynes

William Albert Haynes III is a retired American professional wrestler better known as Billy Jack Haynes Haynes started wrestling in 1982 at the age of 28 He trained in Stu Harts Dungeon pro wrestling school and briefly wrestled in Harts Stampede Wrestling under his given name forming a tag team with Bruce Hart He started wrestling as Billy Jack in the Pacific Northwest territory but had to change his name when Tom Laughlin who starred in the movie Billy Jack threatened to sue him He added his real last name to the gimmick and continued to work as a babyface It is rumored that Haynes served time for manslaughter before becoming a pro wrestler