Jim Duggan

James Edward Duggan Jr better known by his ring name Hacksaw Jim Duggan is an American professional wrestler He is signed with WWE in a WWE Legends contract He is best regarded as of an American patriot which sees him use a 2x4 length of wood as a weapon the battle cry Hooo and The United States of America cheer USA Hacksaw Duggan is a survivor of kidney cancer an illness he was diagnosed with during his time with his early wrestling career and later Hacksaw Duggan has claimed to have wrestled in all 50 American states and in Australia Austria the Bahamas Belgium Bermuda Canada the Dominican Republic El Salvador England Scotland Ireland Wales France Germany Guam Netherlands Italy Japan Poland Spain and including Switzerland In WWE Hacksaw Duggan was the winner of the first ever WWF Royal Rumble match in 1988 Hacksaw Duggan and his wife Debra Duggan have two daughters Celia and Rebecca He is a close friend of Willie Robertson who owns the Duck Commanders In 1987 Hacksaw Duggan and the Iron Sheik were pulled over by the New Jersey State Police before a wrestling event suspecting Hacksaw Duggan of driving under the influence DUI After a search of the vehicle and the wrestlers the New Jersey State Police discovered that Hacksaw Duggan was under the influence of marijuana and alcohol while the Shiek was high on cocaine Small amounts of cocaine were also found inside the vehicle Hacksaw Duggan received a conditional release while the Shiek was placed on probation for over 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 Sheiks release and Hacksaw Duggans temporary departure from the WWF Hacksaw Duggan soon returned to wrestling On September 7 1998 Hacksaw 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 had been needed He wouldnt wrestle again until April 1999 In November 2013 Hacksaw Duggan started an IndieGoGo campaign to cover the cost repairing his torn rotator cuff