# Jake Milliman > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jake_Milliman > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jake_Milliman.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Milliman > Source revision: 1328837902 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American professional wrestler (born 1947)}} {{Infobox professional wrestler | name = Jake Milliman | image = | caption = | names = Jack Milliman
'''Jake Milliman''' | height = {{height|ft=5|in=6}} | weight = {{convert|246|lb|kg|abbr=on}} | birth_date = 1947 | birth_place = [Milwaukee, Wisconsin](/source/Milwaukee%2C_Wisconsin), U.S. | resides = | billed = | trainer = | debut = 1981 | retired = 2016 | website = |}} '''Jake Milliman''' is an American [professional wrestler](/source/professional_wrestling). He is best known for his appearances with the [American Wrestling Association](/source/American_Wrestling_Association) and the [World Wrestling Federation](/source/WWE) in the 1980s.{{cite web|url=http://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=5880|title=Jake Milliman|work=Cagematch.de|accessdate=April 16, 2017}} ==Professional wrestling career== ===Early career (1981–1982)=== ===American Wrestling Association (1982–1986)=== Making his debut in the American Wrestling Association during the early 1980s, he lost to [Ken Patera](/source/Ken_Patera) in one of his earliest appearances in the promotion on November 29. During the next month, he would lose to [Hulk Hogan](/source/Hulk_Hogan) in a handicap match with Chris Curtis on December 6 and, with [Tom Stone](/source/Tom_Stone_(wrestler)), in a rematch on December 12, 1981. He lost several single matches to [Jerry Blackwell](/source/Jerry_Blackwell), [Brad Rheingans](/source/Brad_Rheingans), [Rene Goulet](/source/Rene_Goulet), [Bobby Duncum Sr.](/source/Bobby_Duncum_Sr.) and manager [Bobby "The Brain" Heenan](/source/Bobby_Heenan) as well as tag team matches with ["Sodbuster" Kenny Jay](/source/Kenny_Jay) against Ken Patera & Bobby Duncum Sr. and [Sheik Adnan](/source/Adnan_Al-Kaissie) & Jerry Blackwell during late 1982. Absent from the promotion during early 1983, he lost to [Nick Bockwinkel](/source/Nick_Bockwinkel) and [Ken Patera](/source/Ken_Patera) although he later teamed with [Wahoo McDaniel](/source/Wahoo_McDaniel) to defeat [Blackjack Lanza](/source/Blackjack_Lanza) and Jesse Ventura by disqualification on May 15. However, he would continue losing single matches with losses against [Chris Markoff](/source/Chris_Markoff), [Mr. Saito](/source/Mr._Saito) and Brad Rheingans and, teaming with [Sonny Rogers](/source/Sonny_Rogers), lost to Ken Patera & Jerry Blackwell on May 29. He would also appear on an event for the Indianapolis-based [World Wrestling Association](/source/World_Wrestling_Association_(Indianapolis)) losing to [Rooster Griffen](/source/Rooster_Griffen) and, teaming with [Bob Harmon](/source/Bob_Harmon), losing to [Jerry Valiant](/source/Jerry_Valiant) & [Great Abdullah](/source/Great_Abdullah) later during the main event on August 6, 1983. His losing streak would continue into the following year losing to Brad Rheingans, Jerry Blackwell, [Curt Hennig](/source/Curt_Hennig), [Larry Zbyszko](/source/Larry_Zbyszko), [Billy Robinson](/source/Billy_Robinson), [Nick Bockwinkel](/source/Nick_Bockwinkel) and [The Crusher](/source/The_Crusher_(wrestler)){{cite web |url=http://www.geocities.com/crusherbolo_1999/JakePage2.htm+17:57:17 |title=The Crusher vs. Jake Milliman |accessdate= |author= |author-link=Lentz, J.G. |year=1997 |publisher=The Crusher: The Wrestler Who Made Milwaukee Famous |pages= |language= |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091021193149/http://geocities.com/crusherbolo_1999/JakePage2.htm |archivedate=October 21, 2009 |url-status=dead |quote= }} in early 1984. He also teamed with [Tony Leone](/source/Tony_Leone_(wrestler)) against [Greg Gagne](/source/Greg_Gagne_(wrestler)) & [Jim Brunzell](/source/Jim_Brunzell) as well as with [Jesse "The Body" Ventura](/source/Jesse_Ventura), [Steven Regal](/source/Steven_Regal), [Kevin Kelly](/source/Kevin_Wacholz) facing [The Fabulous Freebirds](/source/The_Fabulous_Freebirds) in several tag team matches. He would also wrestle against [Thomas Ivey](/source/Thomas_Ivey) at an [NWA Central States](/source/NWA_Central_States) event in [Kansas City, Missouri](/source/Kansas_City%2C_Missouri) on June 23, 1984. A regular on All Star Wrestling, the AWA's weekly [ESPN](/source/ESPN) television program, he would appear on its first episode facing [Scott Hall](/source/Scott_Hall_(wrestler)) in his debut match at Chicago's [UIC Pavilion](/source/UIC_Pavilion) on July 8, 1984. During the match, he was pinned by Hall due to outside interference by [Larry "The Ax" Hennig](/source/Larry_Hennig) and his son [Curt](/source/Curt_Hennig) being hit with a steel chair allowing Hall to take the pinfall. In early 1986, Milliman defeating Larry Zbyszko in [Rockford, Illinois](/source/Rockford%2C_Illinois) on January 11 although he lost to [The Barbarian](/source/Sione_Vailahi) & [The Mongolian Stomper](/source/Mongolian_Stomper) in a tag team match that same night with [Rick Ganter](/source/Rick_Ganter). Losing to Zbyszko in a rematch on January 19, he also lost matches to [Marty Jannetty](/source/Marty_Jannetty), [Colonel DeBeers](/source/Colonel_DeBeers), [Boris Zukhov](/source/Boris_Zukhov), [Earthquake Ferris](/source/Earthquake_Ferris) and [Ken Timbs](/source/Ken_Timbs). ===World Wrestling Federation (1987–1989)=== After a brief stint in [World Wrestling Federation](/source/World_Wrestling_Entertainment) during mid 1987 as "Jack Milliman", appearing on [WWF Superstars of Wrestling](/source/WWF_Superstars_of_Wrestling) facing [Adrian Adonis](/source/Adrian_Adonis) in Adonis's last televised appearance following [WrestleMania III](/source/WrestleMania_III) on April 23, 1987.{{cite web |url=http://www.tomzenk.net/match_results_wwf.html |title=Tom Zenk in the WWF |publisher=TomZenk.net |pages= |language= |quote= }} He later took part in a handicap match with [Arthur Washington](/source/Arthur_Washington_(wrestler)) against [One Man Gang](/source/One_Man_Gang) on August 29 {{cite web|url=http://www.1wrestling.com/news/newsline.asp?news=23779|title=Wrestling Observer newsline: 64 years ago...|accessdate=|author=Ryder, Bob|date=2005-08-25|publisher=1wrestling.com|pages=|language=|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051216123300/http://www.1wrestling.com/news/newsline.asp?news=23779|archivedate=2005-12-16|quote=|url-status=usurped}} and in a 6-man tag team with [Sivi Afi](/source/Siva_Afi) and Jerry Allen against One Man Gang, [Butch Reed](/source/Butch_Reed) and [Nikolai Volkoff](/source/Nikolai_Volkoff) on October 10. Milliman returned to the AWA. In 1989, Milliman returned to the WWF losing to [Tito Santana](/source/Tito_Santana) in [Duluth, Minnesota](/source/Duluth%2C_Minnesota) on May 17 {{cite web|url=http://www.titosantana.net/Santana_Matches.html|title=Match History of Tito Santana|accessdate=|author=Frederick, David|date=February 2007|publisher=TitoSantana.net|pages=|language=|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080111184751/http://www.titosantana.net/Santana_Matches.html|archivedate=2008-01-11|quote=|url-status=dead}} before teaming with Boris Zhukov losing to [The Hart Foundation](/source/The_Hart_Foundation) on July 9 and, with Tom Stone, on August 27.{{cite web|url=http://www.1wrestling.com/news/newsline.asp?news=23768|title=Wrestling Observer newsline: 64 years ago...|accessdate=|author=Bryan, Jim|date=2005-08-27|publisher=1wrestling.com|pages=|language=|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051107204830/http://www.1wrestling.com/news/newsline.asp?news=23768|archivedate=2005-11-07|quote=|url-status=usurped}} In his last appearance with the WWF, he and Zhukov lost a tag team match to [Demolition](/source/Demolition) on WWF Superstars on September 9, 1989. ===American Wrestling Association (1989–1990)=== Returning to the AWA in late 1989, Milliman defeated [Todd Becker](/source/Todd_Becker) at [SuperClash IV](/source/Superclash) on April 8, 1990.{{cite web |url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/misc/awa/superclash.html#sc4 |title=AWA SuperClash: SuperClash IV |year=2003 |publisher=ProWrestlingHistory.com |pages= |language= |quote= }} However, his most famous match was one with Col. DeBeers, known as the "Great American Turkey Hunt". The match was part of the AWA Team Challenge Series, where the wrestler who got a stuffed, uncooked turkey off of the top of a pole first would win. In what was considered at the time a major upset,{{cite web |url=http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/columns/54052 |title=The Top Ten 5.08.07: Smackdown Matches |accessdate= |author=Williams, Julien |date=2007-05-08 |publisher=411mania.com |pages= |language= |quote= }} Milliman took the turkey from DeBeers when the referee's back was turned and was declared the winner.{{cite web |url=http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/columns/48045 |title=Shining a Spotlight 12.01.06: The Rise, Fall and Legacy of the AWA |accessdate= |author=Weyer, Michael |date=2006-12-01 |publisher=411wrestling.com |pages= |language= |quote= }} The match took place in a TV studio without an audience (the announcers claimed it was in an effort to stop wrestlers from interfering, but it was actually due to poor ticket sales).{{cite web|url=http://wrestling.insidepulse.com/articles/67331/2007/05/14/pulse-wrestling-answers-023.html|title=Pulse Wrestling Answers #023|accessdate=|author=Burnside, Iain|date=2007-05-14|publisher=InsidePulse.com|pages=|language=|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070824144153/http://wrestling.insidepulse.com/articles/67331/2007/05/14/pulse-wrestling-answers-023.html|archivedate=2007-08-24|quote=|url-status=dead}}{{cite book|author1=James Dixon|author2=Arnold Furious|author3=Lee Maughan |author4=Bob Dahlstrom |author5=Rick Ashley |title=Superstar Series: The Hart Foundation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vXG8BQAAQBAJ&pg=PA68|year=2013|publisher=Lulu.com|isbn=978-1-291-53841-0|pages=68}}{{cite book|author=R. D. Reynolds|author-link=R. D. Reynolds|title=The Wrestlecrap Book of Lists!|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HFBTUhnc9DwC&pg=PA291|date=16 November 2010|publisher=ECW Press|isbn=978-1-55490-287-3|pages=291}} Milliman also participated in the final match in the TCS. That match was a royal rumble-style battle royal featuring Brad Rheingans, Col. DeBeers, [The Trooper](/source/The_Patriot_(wrestler)), [The Destruction Crew](/source/The_Beverly_Brothers) ([Mike Enos](/source/Mike_Enos) & [Wayne Bloom](/source/Wayne_Bloom)), the [Texas Hangmen](/source/Texas_Hangmen) and others. Milliman again came away with the win by eliminating DeBeers at the end, winning the Series and supposed $1,000,000 check for his team '''Larry's Legends'''.{{cite web |url=http://www.kayfabememories.com/Regions/awa/awa7-2.htm |title=Regional Territories: American Wrestling Association #7, Page #2 |accessdate= |author=Keith, Scott |year=2004 |publisher=KafabeMemories.com |pages= |language= |quote= }} ===Windy City Pro Wrestling (1992–1995)=== ===Late career (1995–present)=== In 2001, Millman made an appearance wrestling against Rocky Stone in a charity event to raise money for the Waukesha's Valley of the Kings animal sanctuary on March 24.{{cite web|url=https://jsonline.newsbank.com/doc/news/0ECC8C9169E5886F?search_terms=wrestlers%2Bperform%2Bto%2Bbenefit&text=wrestlers%20perform%20to%20benefit&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%255B0%255D=MWSB&pdate=2001-03-26 |title= Cause of the wild: Wrestlers perform to benefit sanctuary |last=Walker |first=Laurel |url-access=subscription |via=[NewsBank](/source/NewsBank) |work=[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel](/source/Milwaukee_Journal_Sentinel) |date=March 26, 2001 |access-date=August 23, 2024}} He and Tom Stone would later reunite to defeat Daryk St. Holmes, Esq. & Brad Hunter at a NAWF Pro Wrestling event in [Jefferson, Wisconsin](/source/Jefferson%2C_Wisconsin) on December 14, 2001. He has since wrestled in various independent promotions making an appearance with former UFC competitor Adrian Serrano at an event for Brew City Wrestling in March 2004 {{cite web |url=http://www.wrestlingobserver.com/wo/news/headlines/default.asp?aID=9901 |title=Wrestling Observer newsline - Friday news update |accessdate= |author=Meltzer, David |author-link=Dave Meltzer |date=2005-04-20 |publisher=[Wrestling Observer](/source/Wrestling_Observer) |pages= |language= |quote= }} and the following year at the [National Federation of Wrestling](/source/National_Federation_of_Wrestling) supercard Rumble in the Wolves Den: Part 2 on May 1, 2005 {{cite web |url=http://www.parkfallswi.com/placed/index.php%3Fstory_id%3D198612%26view%3Dtext |title=Professional wrestling returns to Wolves Den |date=2005-04-20 |publisher=Park Falls Herald |pages= |language= |quote= }} In 2007, he teamed with Jan Jones in a 6-man tag team match against Tough Tom and Trevor Adonis for an IAW event in [Eagle, Wisconsin](/source/Eagle%2C_Wisconsin) on September 1, 2007. The following month, in [AWA Superstars of Wrestling](/source/Wrestling_Superstars_Live), Milliman and Frankie DeFalco entered an 18-team championship tournament for the [AWA World Tag Team Championship](/source/AWA_World_Tag_Team_Championship) defeating Rocky Styles and Matt Mangle, and '''Team Vision''' (Chasyn Rance & Mister Saint Laurent) to advancing to the semi-finals where they lost to the [Heartbreak Express](/source/Heartbreak_Express) (Phil and Sean Davis) in [Shawano, Wisconsin](/source/Shawano%2C_Wisconsin) on October 6, 2007.{{cite web|url=http://www.chasynrance.com/main.htm|title=Team Vision Attempted to Win the Vacated AWA World Tag Team Championship|date=2007-10-07|publisher=ChasynRance.com|pages=|language=|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071122235003/http://www.chasynrance.com/main.htm|archivedate=2007-11-22|quote=|access-date=2007-11-09|url-status=dead}} DeFalco and Milliman won the titles from the Heartbreak Express on February 8, 2008 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, but were stripped of the titles on February 25 in a [Dusty finish](/source/Dusty_finish) as DeFalco was retroactively disqualified for throwing a member of the Heartbreak Express over the top rope. On August 30, 2016, WWE paid homage to Milliman, on SmackDown! Live, debuting an enhancement talent by the name of Gary "The Milkman" Millman, portrayed by Texas independent wrestler Jason Erra. ==References== {{Reflist|3}} ==External links== * {{Professional wrestling profiles}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Milliman, Jake}} Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:American male professional wrestlers Category:Living people Category:Professional wrestlers from Wisconsin Category:Sportspeople from Milwaukee --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jake Milliman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Milliman) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Milliman?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.