Throughout his career, Garvin competed in the Mid-Southern and Florida regions, along with World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW), the American Wrestling Association (AWA), the Global Wrestling Federation (GWF), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). July 10, 1988 – Great American Bash: Jimmy Garvin participated in a 5-on-5 Tower of Doom Cage match. James Williams is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name "Gorgeous" Jimmy "Jam" Garvin. June 17, 1983 – Star Wars: David von Erich defeated Jimmy Garvin w/Sunshine to win the Texas Heavyweight title. September 5, 1983 – Star Wars: Kevin von Erich defeated Jimmy Garvin (American Champion) by Disqualification. July 14, 1991 – Great American Bash: Dustin Rhodes and The Young Pistols defeated The Freebirds and Badstreet (Brad Armstrong). June 8, 1988 – The Clash: Jimmy and Ronnie Garvin defeated Rick Steiner and Mike Rotunda w/Kevin Sullivan. ~~~Jimmy Garvin participated in the two-ring Battle Bowl match at the end of the night which was won by Sting. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. This would set up an angle where Patti, now known as ‘Precious’, would become Sunshine’s assistant. ~~~SECOND ROUND: Giant Baba and Tiger Mask defeated “Gorgeous” Jimmy Garvin and Black Bart to advance. May 19, 1991 – SuperBrawl: The Freebirds defeated Tracy Smothers and Steve Armstrong to win the U.S. Tag Team titles! Post was not sent - check your email addresses! September 28, 1985 – AWA SuperClash: Kerry von Erich pinned Jimmy Garvin to retain the World Class Heavyweight title. One of the biggest angles she and Garvin were involved in while working for WCCW occurred back in 1983 when Garvin lost a match to David Von Erich and they were both forced to work and do chores on the Von Erich ranch. [The Garvin Family] [The Fabulous Freebirds]. September 5, 1991 – Clash of the Champions 16: The Fabulous Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin & Michael Hayes) defeated The WCW Patriots (Firebreaker Chip & Todd Champion). Sunshine would turn face and feud with both Garvin and Precious for a spell. Add to that, the exploding wrestling landscape with the introduction of cable TV. October 12, 1991 – Worldwide: Larry Zbyszko defeated Jimmy Garvin. That in turn caused a cat fight between Precious and Sunshine with Garvin taking Precious’ side and abandoning Sunshine. As the years went by, many fans turned to the internet to find out what exactly happened to her. January 30, 1984 – Star Wars: Chris Adams defeated Jimmy Garvin to win back the World Class American title. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. April 10, 1987 – Crockett Cup: Ronnie and Jimmy Garvin defeated Italian Stallion and Ricky Lee Jones to advance. October 5, 1991 – Worldwide: The Fabulous Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin & Michael Hayes) defeated Chris Sullivan & Joey Maggs. Until then, if it ever happens, we are left with the memories of her short, but memorable, career as Sunshine. September 17, 1994 – GWF: GWF heavyweight champion Chris Adams defeated Jimmy Garvin to retain the title. May 6, 1984 – Parade of Champions: Chris Adams and Sunshine defeated Jimmy Garvin and Precious. Jimmy Garvin formed a tag team with his “brother” (actually step father). Si… James Williams (September 25, 1952) is a retired American professional wrestler. November 24, 1983 – Star Wars: Chris Adams defeated Jimmy Garvin to win the World Class American title. February 24, 1991 – WrestleWar: The Fabulous Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin & Michael Hayes) defeated Doom (Butch Reed & Ron Simmons) to win the tag team titles. December 29, 1999 – Lutte 2000: Jimmy Garvin & Ronnie Garvin defeated The Rougeau Brothers (Jacques Rougeau & Raymond Rougeau) to win the tag titles. When Jimmy and Precious left the World Class territory to join the AWA, it left Sunshine to fend for herself. July 26, 1986 – Great American Bash: Wahoo McDaniel defeated Jimmy Garvin in an Indian Strap match. They now live a rather quiet life in the Tampa, Florida area. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. It was a classic angle that had the very high class duo doing menial chores while Von Erich watched with laughter. May 16, 1992 – Worldwide: The Fabulous Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin & Michael Hayes) defeated Diamond Dallas Page & Richard Morton. If name Valerie French does not ring a bell for you then perhaps her pro wrestling alter ego nickname ‘Sunshine’ will. It is not uncommon in the business of professional wrestling to be hot one minute and gone the the next. February 25, 1990 – WrestleWar: NWA United States tag team champions Flyin’ Brian & The Z-Man defeated The Fabulous Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin & Michael Hayes) to retain the titles. Jimmy Garvin formed a tag team with his “brother” (actually step father) Ron Garvin and feuded with the Rougeau Family. They were buddies that looked out for each other while on the road. April 4, 1992 – Saturday Night: The Fabulous Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin & Michael Hayes) defeated Cactus Jack & Diamond Dallas Page. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. She quit, retired, called it a career and went into virtual hiding from the wrestling public. While that certain wrestler will just simply travel from one territory to the next to keep visible, the subject of this particular piece almost vanished without a trace for over 30 years: Sunshine.

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