The Windham Family

'The Windhams' grapplers require no introduction to the World of professional wrestling and the WWE universe. The Windham family has contributed significantly to the master wrestling world for a very long time since the 1960s. From the well-known Blackjack Mulligan to Bo Dallas, Windham grapplers have been a backbone in the WWE programming to the extent that memory goes. Not only has this family given countless extraordinary grapplers to the world, but they likewise hold many titles in their wrestling career.

The Windhams

Blackjack Mulligan

Blackjack Mulligan (original name: Robert Deroy Windham) was an American expert grappler and former American football player. He was the father of Barry and Kendall Windham, father by marriage of Mike Rotunda, and the maternal grandfather of Bray Wyatt and Bo Dallas. He is the patriarch of the Windham family. The 6 foot 9 inches and over 300 pounds Mulligan made an impact in the National Wrestling Alliance. He came out on top for various singles titles in its domains like the NWA US Title three times.

He likewise came out on top for a few tag team titles with his tag team partner Blackjack Lanza. Blackjack was known for his submission the 'Clawhold'. He likewise preferred to beat his opponents with the Lariat, a move that would later be embraced by Barry and Kendall, and by individual Texan John Bradshaw Layfield. In 2006 Blackjack Mulligan along with Blackjack Lanza were accepted into the Hall of Fame of WWE. He passed on April 7, 2016, because of health issues at the age of 73 years.

Barry Windham

Barry Windham (original name: Barry Clinton Windham) is the elder son of Blackjack Mulligan and may be the most popular individual in the family. He is most popular for his appearances with the World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). He framed a tag team called the U.S. Express with his brother by marriage, Mike Rotunda in the 80s. They won the WWF World Tag Team Championship (two times).

Barry was an individual from the Four Horsemen in 1988. He brought home the NWA US Title during that period. He would later come out on top for the WCW Tag Team Title on numerous occasions, with Curt Hennig, Lex Luger, Dustin Rhodes, and his real-life brother Kendall Windham. Barry is the only member of his family with a world title before Bray Wyatt. Barry clinched the NWA World Heavyweight Title in the year 1993. Barry was drafted into the WWE Hall of Fame as an individual from The Four Horsemen in the class of 2012.

Kendall Windham

Kendall Windham (original name: Kendall Wayne Windham) is a former proficient grappler from America. He is Blackjack Mulligan's son and the sibling of Barry Windham. Kendell is most popular for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling. He is known for being in the stable the 'Yamazaki Enterprise'. He brought home the NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship and the Florida Label Group Title during his career.

Moreover, Kendall additionally worked in Puerto Rico and won the WWC Tag Team Title with his Barry Windham. Yet, he is maybe most popular for being in the West Texas Rednecks, who was both a wrestling and a musical group that recorded the single "Rap is Crap”. The Rednecks bagged the WCW Tag Team Title (two times), with Curt Hennig and Barry Windham.

Mike Rotunda

Mike Rotunda (original name: Lawrence Michael Rotunda) the son-in-law of Blackjack Mulligan is most popular for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling during the 1980s and 1990s. He appeared under several in-ring names like Mike Rotunda, Michael Wallstreet, Irwin R. Schyster, Mike Rotundo, and V.K. Wallstreet. He started his profession in the mid-80s when he came out on top for numerous tag team titles with Barry Windham, his brother-in-law.

In any case, most fans will remember him as the tax collector Irwin R. Schyster, also known as I.R.S. He teamed up with the "Million Dollar Man," Ted DiBiase, to form Money Inc. They would win the WWF World Tag Team Title multiple times. Afterward, he changed his name to Mr. Wallstreet and worked in Japan for a couple of years. He took retirement from the ring in the year 2004. Mike was drafted into the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2022.

Bray Wyatt

Bray Wyatt (unique name: Windham Lawrence Rotunda) is the child of Mike Rotunda and the grandson of Blackjack Mulligan. Rotunda started out in the Florida Championship Wrestling. He brought home the FCW Label Group Title with his sibling, Bo Rotundo in 2009. He made his WWE debut on NXT's second season as Husky Harris and finished the competition in 4th spot. That very year, he showed up at the Hell In A Cell with Michael McGillicutty, and they cost John Cena his fight with Wade Barrett.

Not long after this, the two of them became individuals from The Nexus. In any case, his Nexus enrollment wouldn't keep going long. He was drop-kicked in the head by Randy Orton and disappeared from WWE TV. He shaped a gathering of the 'Wyatt Family' close by Luke Harper and Erick Rowan after his return. Bray secured significant titles like the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship, WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship, WWE Universal Championship, and WWE Championship in his career. Rotunda passed on from a heart attack while sleeping at his home in Brooksville, Florida on 24th August 2023 at 36 years old.

Bo Dallas

Bo Dallas (original name: Taylor Michael Rotunda) the third-age proficient grappler is most popular for his term with WWE where he performed as Bo Dallas. His grandfather is Blackjack Mulligan, his dad Mike Rotunda, his uncles Barry and Kendall Windham, and his elder brother Bray Wyatt were proficient grapplers. Bo has been working for FCW beginning around 2008 and performed both as a tag team with his brother and as a singles grappler.

As an individual wrestler, he is a holder of the FCW Heavyweight Title (three times). He is likewise an FCW Florida Tag Team Champion with his sibling (two times) and a NXT Champion (one time). Bo made his first-ever WWE appearance by overcoming Primo in a dark match before a taping of RAW in 2011. He advanced to WWE's main roster in the year 2014. He won the WWE 24/7 Championship Title and the WWE Tag Team Group Title.

‘The Windham’ family Championship and Accomplishments in WWE