Wellington Wilkins Jr.

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Wellington Wilkins Jr. (born July 31, 1964) is a Canadian former professional wrestler who competed mainly in Japan and in Michinoku Pro Wrestling during the 1990s. He wrestled under several names, including Wellington Wilkins Jr., Wee Willie Wilkens, Beef Wellington, and Shaman in a video game. He was billed at 5'9" and 242 pounds.

He made his pro debut on January 19, 1986 with Jim Crockett Promotions at a WCW TV taping in Atlanta, where he lost to Bobby Eaton. There was a naming dispute with promoter Dusty Rhodes, who refused to call him Blue Thunder and instead named him Wee Willie Wilkens. In March 1986 he teamed with Phil Brown to face the Midnight Express; after the match, the Midnight Express and Jim Cornette beat him up, and Rhodes fired him on the spot.

From 1987 to 1988 he worked as a jobber in the World Wrestling Federation. In 1990 he wrestled in Japan for Universal Wrestling Federation until it shut down in October. He then appeared for Super World of Sports and Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi in the early 1990s. In 1993 he joined Michinoku Pro Wrestling, where he spent most of his career. He won the PWA Heavyweight Championship by defeating The Hater on August 25, 1996 in Sendai, and defended the title against Lenny Lane on October 10, 1996 in Tokyo.

In 1997 he appeared for Extreme Championship Wrestling, defeating Lenny Lane. He had a one-night return to the World Wrestling Federation on April 25, 1998, defeating The Executioner in a dark match for Shotgun Saturday Night. His last match was on November 2, 2003, wrestling as Beef Wellington against Yone Genjin in a double count-out at Michinoku Pro’s 10th Anniversary Last Chapter in Tokyo. In 1997 he also appeared in the video game WCW vs. nWo World Tour as the character “Shaman.”