William Albert Haynes III

Billy Jack Haynes, born William Albert Haynes III on July 10, 1953, is a retired American professional wrestler best known for his work in the Pacific Northwest territory and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in the 1980s. He wrestled under the ring name Billy Jack Haynes and became a prominent figure in Portland, Oregon’s wrestling scene, holding titles such as the Northwest Heavyweight Championship and tag team championships. His breakout came through high‑profile matches, including a notable bout against Ric Flair for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, and he later had a national run with the WWF starting in the mid‑1980s.

According to wrestling biographies and trivia sources, he continued working in other promotions such as Championship Wrestling from Florida and the United States Wrestling Association, retiring from active competition around early 1996. Recent news reports identify him under his legal name, William Albert Haynes, in connection with serious criminal charges in Portland and court rulings regarding his fitness to stand trial. Public records and mainstream coverage focus on his wrestling career and legal issues; there is no reliable, detailed information in open sources about his current income, specific residence, vehicles, or business ownership, so financial and asset estimates must be treated as approximate and based on typical earnings for wrestlers of his era rather than documented personal figures.