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By Rich Mancuso

On Monday Night RAW three weeks ago R-Truth confronted a father and son at ringside in Omaha Nebraska, fans of John Cena. One thing leads to another and Truth is calling the father “Big Jimmy” and his son “Little Jimmy.” The pro wrestling storyline would continue with Cena, Truth, and of course the name “Little Jimmy” when Truth lost to Cena in their WWE Championship match Sunday evening as the main event at “Capitol Punishment.”

So who is “Jimmy” and will be we him again? “I am not counting anything out,” says 33-year old Kelcivious Jones an accomplished actor of film and stage from Omaha. “I loved working the whole experience. They are like a machine, the writers, the producers, the talent.” In other words Jones is now a part of the WWE Universe of fans, unless of course he gets another call to continue a story line with Truth.

He is sitting at home one night and got the call from his agent. WWE was going to be in town for the RAW program and they needed the fan angle. Jones would bring along his 8-year old nephew who happened to be a Cena fan and had his action figure. First they asked if he had a son because they needed to start this with “Little Jimmy.”

Hours before the live telecast, Jones and his nephew arrived at the Qwest Arena, one of the rare times WWE appears there. They meet Rey Mysterio. Said Jones, “Rey said, ‘Are you the guys, hey thanks for doing this,’” and then the production meeting with Triple H, Vince McMahon and the WWE machine of superstars.

R-Truth shook his hand, so did Cena. They rehearsed the storyline twice. And then it was time for the show. Those not in the know assume this is a father and son taking in a night of WWE entertainment wearing John Cena shirts and caps. But, if you know, the ringside setup was different. Separate rows and chairs away from the crowd indicate that this father and son were going to be a part of the show

I’d like to pursue it,” admitted Jones about appearing as a storyline subject at a future WWE event. The perfect scenario would be “Jimmy” and “Little Jimmy” assisting Cena in a future match with Truth. At least that’s what you expect from WWE storylines. The plan is to have the Cena-Truth angle continuing to the SummerSlam WWE pay-per-view in August.

But, as seen Sunday evening, there was another “Little Jimmy” at ringside who threw a cup of water that splashed Truth and caused a distraction, hence Cena got the win and remained WWE champion. It wasn’t Jones and his nephew assisting Cena, which would have been the more appropriate angle, then, again, we have come to expect this from consistency of WWE storylines

Jones, who attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, has an extensive resume. He is the voice of Rodger in “Dino Squad” and of Aztec in “Horseland” two popular television cartoons. He has appeared on stage as Gabriel in the drama “Fences” and numerous roles in film including “The Experiment”, “Up in the Air”, “For Love of Amy”, and “April Showers.”

Perhaps a recurring role once in a while with WWE in the future, Jones does not know where this angle will go. For the moment he continues to work on his acting career and there are no plans to become the next WWE superstar. “I watched the week after,” he said to see how the “Little Jimmy” angle would transpire. If anything, Jones is now a fan of WWE and knows more about how the industry works.

“I watch to study them,” he says about the WWE superstars. “How they react to the ring, going into the ring. I’m always a student.” And it does take time and plenty of initiative to become a part of a WWE program or storyline. Jones realizes how difficult it is to get reaction from the crowd and how much dedication goes into the WWE product.

The Jimmy angle will probably continue until the Cena and Truth run concludes. Jones may not be a part of it, but to many, as he says now, his nickname is now “Big Jimmy.”