Jeff Gaylord

Jeff Gaylord (October 15, 1958 - March 17, 2023) was an American professional wrestler who competed in North American regional and independent promotions including the Bill Watts' Universal Wrestling Federation, World Class Championship Wrestling and the United States Wrestling Association during the late 1980s and 1990s, most notably as a frequent tag team partner of Jeff Jarrett. During the late 1990s, he was a member of "Psycho" Sid Vicious' The Psychos and, as Akeem Hassain, the USWA-faction of the Nation of Domination.
He also made a one time appearance in the World Wrestling Federation as The Black Knight at the 1993 Survivor Series (although other sources have also claimed Glenn Jacobs to have been the Black Knight).
==Personal life==
Gaylord was arrested and sentenced to 6.5 years in prison for two bank robberies committed in 2001 and 2002. He was paroled in 2008, but later was arrested for another bank robbery in 2009 and was sentenced to another 6 years of prison. 
Gaylord was pronounced dead on March 17, 2023. He was found at a bus stop bench in Englewood, Colorado and was homeless at the time.
==In wrestling==
*Managers
**Downtown Bruno
==Championships and accomplishments==
*American Wrestling Federation
**AWF International Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Sunny Beach
*United States Wrestling Association
**USWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Jeff Jarrett
*Pro Wrestling Illustrated
**PWI ranked him # 83 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1991.
==External links==
* Profile
Category:Male wrestlers
Category:American wrestlers
Category:1958 births
Category:1985 debuts
Category:1997 retirements
Category:Global Wrestling Federation alumni
Category:United States Wrestling Association alumni
Category:Universal Wrestling Federation (Bill Watts) alumni
Category:World Championship Wrestling alumni
Category:World Wrestling Entertainment alumni
Category:2023 deaths
Category:Wrestlers who have died