James Edward Duggan, Jr., better known by his ring name "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed with World Wrestling Entertainment in a Legends contract. His best known character is that of an American patriot, which sees him use a 2x4 length of wood as a weapon, the battle cry "Hooo!" and the U-S-A! cheer. Duggan is a survivor of kidney cancer, an illness he was diagnosed with during his time with WCW. Duggan has claimed to have wrestled in all 50 American states and in Australia, Austria, the Bahamas, Belgium, Bermuda, Canada, theDominican Republic, El Salvador, England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, France, Germany, Guam, the Netherlands, Italy, Japan, Poland, Spain, and Switzerland. In the WWF, Duggan was the winner of the first ever Royal Rumble match in 1988 and in WCW, he was a one time United States Heavyweight Champion and a one time (and the final) World Television Champion. Duggan and his wife Debra have two daughters, Celia and Rebecca. He is a close friend of Willie Robertson who owns the Duck Commanders. In 1987, Duggan and the Iron Sheik (Khosrow Vaziri) were pulled over by New Jersey police before a WWF event, suspecting Duggan of driving under the influence. After a search of the vehicle and the persons, police discovered that Duggan was under the influence of marijuana and alcohol, while Vaziri was high on cocaine. Small amounts of cocaine were also found in the vehicle. Duggan received a conditional release while Vaziri was placed on probation for a year. The scandal that erupted after two in-ring enemies were found drinking and doing drugs together led to the end of the angle, the Sheik's release, and Duggan's temporary departure from WWF. Duggan soon returned to wrestling. On September 7, 1998, Duggan announced live on WCW Monday Nitro that he was diagnosed with kidney cancer. He underwent successful surgery, and because of the cancer was detected very early, no chemotherapy was needed. He wouldn't wrestle again until April 1999. In November 2013 Duggan started an IndieGoGo campaign to cover the cost repairing his torn rotator cuff. Funding closed December 2013 and raised $10,396; well over the goal of $6,500. Duggan is a supporter of Scottish football club Rangers F.C. and has also signed up as a life member to fans group Rangers First. In November 2018, Duggan was hospitalized in the intensive care unit for an undisclosed reason. On November 30, Duggan posted a video on his official Facebook page explaining that his heart went into atrial fibrillation.
Movie | Supercard: Hacksaw Duggan Re-Experiences Royal Rumble ’88 | Himself | 2025 |
Movie | Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man | 2018-05-29 | |
Movie | The Price of Fame | 2017-11-07 | |
Movie | The Resurrection of Jake The Snake | Himself | 2015-01-23 |
Series | Swerved | "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan | 2015-06-22 |
Movie | WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1 | Himself | 2014-03-11 |
Series | WWE Legends' House | Himself | 2014-04-17 |
Movie | Pro Wrestlers vs Zombies | Himself | 2014-03-28 |
Movie | The Sheik | 2014-04-26 | |
Movie | Back To The Territories: Mid-South | Himself | 2014-11-24 |
Movie | WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story | Hacksaw Jim Duggan | 2014-11-18 |
Movie | State of Bacon | Himself | 2014-05-15 |
Movie | Blunt Movie | Wrestler | 2013-04-20 |
Movie | Legends of Mid-South Wrestling | Himself | 2013-09-10 |
Movie | WWE Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live! | Himself | 2012-07-03 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 2012 | "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan | 2012-01-29 |
Movie | The True Story of WrestleMania | 'Hacksaw' Jim Duggan (archive footage) | 2011-03-13 |
Movie | WWE Hall of Fame 2011 | Unknown | 2011-04-02 |
Movie | Sadermania | Himself | 2011-10-15 |
Movie | Timeline: The History of WWE – 1988 – As Told By Hacksaw Duggan | Himself | 2010-09-21 |
Series | WWE Superstars | Unknown | 2009-04-16 |
Movie | Jeff Jarrett: King of the Mountain | Himself | 2009-04-14 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 2009 | Himself | 2009-01-25 |
Movie | WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event | Hacksaw Jim Duggan | 2009-02-10 |
Movie | WWE New Year's Revolution 2007 | Himself | 2007-01-07 |
Movie | WWE Vengeance 2006 | Himself | 2006-06-25 |
Series | AWE Overload | 2006-01-02 | |
Movie | WCW Fall Brawl 2000 | Himself | 2000-09-17 |
Movie | WCW Halloween Havoc 2000 | Himself | 2000-10-29 |
Series | WWE SmackDown | Himself | 1999-04-29 |
Movie | WCW Starrcade 1999 | Himself | 1999-12-19 |
Movie | WCW Fall Brawl 1999 | Himself | 1999-09-12 |
Movie | WCW World War 3 1997 | Himself | 1997-11-23 |
Movie | WCW Slamboree 1996 | Himself | 1996-05-19 |
Movie | WCW Bash at the Beach 1996 | Himself | 1996-07-06 |
Movie | WCW World War 3 1996 | Himself | 1996-11-24 |
Movie | WCW SuperBrawl V | Himself | 1995-02-19 |
Movie | WCW Uncensored 1995 | Himself | 1995-03-19 |
Movie | WCW World War 3 1995 | Himself | 1995-11-26 |
Series | WCW Monday Nitro | Unknown | 1995-09-04 |
Movie | WCW The Great American Bash 1995 | Himself | 1995-06-18 |
Movie | WCW Bash at the Beach 1995 | Himself | 1995-07-16 |
Movie | WCW Fall Brawl 1994 | Hacksaw Jim Duggan | 1994-09-18 |
Movie | WCW Halloween Havoc 1994 | Hacksaw Jim Duggan | 1994-10-23 |
Movie | WCW Starrcade 1994 | Himself | 1994-12-27 |
Series | WWE Raw | Jim Duggan | 1993-01-11 |
Movie | WWE U.K. Rampage 1993 | "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan | 1993-04-11 |
Movie | WWE King of the Ring 1993 | "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan | 1993-06-13 |
Series | GamesMaster | Unknown | 1992-01-07 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 1992 | "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan | 1992-01-19 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania VIII | "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan | 1992-04-05 |
Movie | WWE U.K. Rampage 1992 | 1992-04-19 | |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 1992 | "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan | 1992-08-29 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 1991 | Himself | 1991-01-19 |
Movie | WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall | Himself | 1991-10-03 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 1991 | Himself | 1991-11-27 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 1990 | 'Hacksaw' Jim Duggan | 1990-01-21 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania VI | Himself | 1990-04-01 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 1990 | Himself | 1990-08-27 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 1990 | Himself | 1990-11-22 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 1989 | "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan | 1989-01-15 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania V | Himself | 1989-04-02 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 1989 | Himself | 1989-11-23 |
Movie | WWE U.K. PPV | "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan | 1989-10-10 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 1989 | Himself | 1989-08-28 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble | "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan | 1988-01-24 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania IV | Hacksaw Jim Duggan | 1988-03-27 |
Movie | WWE WrestleFest | 'Hacksaw' Jim Duggan | 1988-07-31 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 1988 | Hacksaw Jim Duggan | 1988-11-24 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 1987 | Hacksaw Jim Duggan | 1987-11-26 |
Series | Saturday Night's Main Event | 1985-05-11 |