1959-11-09 Lakeland, Florida, U.S.
Joseph Nicholas Patrick Hamilton Jr. is a retired American professional wrestling referee, best known for his work in WCW and WWE. He is the son of wrestling legend Jody Hamilton and started as a referee in 1980 to make a name for himself. He had a brief wrestling career that ended due to a knee injury. In WCW, he became the senior referee and was part of the New World Order (nWo) as a biased referee favoring its members, but later returned to being impartial. After WCW was purchased by WWE in 2001, he continued refereeing in the new company, including during the WCW/ECW invasion storyline, and served as head referee on SmackDown and in developmental territories. He retired in 2008 due to a back injury. Afterwards, he worked as a commissioner and promoter in independent wrestling and revived the Deep South Wrestling promotion founded by his father in 2021. He also appears in several WWE video games.
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Legends of Mid-South Wrestling | Himself | 2013-09-10 |
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Chris Benoit: The Aftermath | Himself | 2010-01-01 |
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Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II | Nick Patrick | 2008-01-22 |
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WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology | Nick Patrick | 2006-10-17 |
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WWE InVasion | Nick Patrick | 2001-07-22 |
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NWA WrestleWar 1989 | 1989-05-07 |