sport were now dead. Wilkes appeared on episodes #232 and #278 of The Steve Austin Show podcast. In 2015, his documentary Behind The Mask was released on DVD. Death Wilkes died of a heart attack on June 30, 2021, at the age of 59. Championships and accomplishments All Japan Pro Wrestling All Asia Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with The Eagle January 2 Korakuen Hall Heavyweight Battle Royal (1996) American Wrestling Association AWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with D.J. Peterson Global Wrestling Federation GWF North American Heavyweight Championship (2 times) GWF Television Championship (1 time, inaugural) GWF Television Championship Tournament (June 1991) GWF North American Heavyweight Championship Tournament (1991) Pro Wrestling Illustrated PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (1991) Ranked No. 55 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1991 Ranked No. 208 of the top 500 singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003 World Championship Wrestling WCW World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Marcus Alexander Bagwell References External links Del The Patriot Wilkes Facebook Page Del Wilkes on Twitter 1961 births 2021 deaths 20th-century professional wrestlers All-American college football players All Asia Tag Team Champions American businesspeople in retailing American male professional wrestlers AWA World Tag Team Champions Expatriate professional wrestlers in Japan GWF North American Heavyweight Champions GWF Television Champions Masked wrestlers Professional wrestlers from South Carolina South Carolina Gamecocks football players South Carolina Republicans Sportspeople from Columbia, South Carolina Players of American football from Columbia, South Carolina WCW World Tag Team Champions