Virgil Passes Away At Age 61

Virgil has passed away.

The former WWE/WCW star died in the hospital on Wednesday. He was 61.

Best known to pro wrestling fans as Virgil (and later Vincent/Curly Bill, among other names), Mike Jones had been hospitalized due to recent health issues. Jones was diagnosed with dementia in 2022 and also had two minor strokes.

Pittsburgh-area referee Mark Charles III announced Jones’ passing and asked for prayers for Jones and his family at this time.

“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 III 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!”