Early career (1997-2000) Competing in toughman contests prior to making his professional wrestling debut in 1997, Jones competed in
Matt and Jeff Hardy's
OMEGA promotion.
Extreme Championship Wrestling (2000-2001) Chilly Willy debuted in Extreme Championship Wrestling in early 2000, defeating
Scott D'Amore in
Toledo, Ohio on February 25, although he later lost matches to
The Prodigy and
H. C. Loc at
ECW on TNN during the next several weeks. After defeating
Johnny Swinger on March 24, he began feuding with Swinger over the next few months. In his first PPV appearance, he defeated Johnny Swinger at
Wrestlepalooza 2000 at
Family Arena in
St. Charles, Missouri on April 16. He would face Swinger in a rematch the following month, defeating him at
Hardcore Heaven 2000 at
The Rave in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin on May 14. During the "Midwest Massacre" tour, he would also score victories over
Tony DeVito and
E.Z. Money in June. With
Chris Chetti &
Nova, Jones beat
the F.B.I. (
Little Guido, Sal E. Graziano and
Tony Mamaluke) at the
Century II in
Wichita, Kansas on July 1, 2000. Several days later, they defeated the F.B.I. in a rematch on ECW on TNN at the
Mid-Hudson Civic Center in
Poughkeepsie, New York on July 7. Losing to ECW TV Champion
Rhyno on ECW on TNN later that month in Peoria, IL, he teamed with
The Sandman to defeat the F.B.I. (Little Guido & Tony Mamaluke) in
Huntington, West Virginia on August 4 when Jones pinned Mamaluke. In the following weeks, they also defeated Justin Credible & Rhino several times before losing to them in the opening rounds of a championship tournament for the vacant
ECW World Tag Team Championship at the
Hammerstein Ballroom in
Manhattan, New York on August 25. Teaming with The Sandman against
The Baldies (
Tony DeVito &
Angel), Jones teamed with
Mikey Whipwreck and
Balls Mahoney to defeat Johnny Swinger,
Simon Diamond and
CW Anderson in a 6-man tag team match at the
Burt Flickinger Center in
Buffalo, New York on September 8. The following night on ECW on TNN, he and Balls Mahoney defeated The Baldies at the
Hershey Center in
Mississauga, Ontario. Feuding with The Baldies over the next several weeks, he and Mahoney were defeated by The Baldies in a tag team match at
Anarchy Rulz 2000 on October 1 and, with The Sandman and
New Jack, defeated Justin Credible and The Baldies on October 12. The following month, he and Mahoney defeated The Baldies in a rematch at
November to Remember '00 on November 5 in a
Flaming Tables match. During the next two months, he also defeated Tony DeVito and Mike Bell in singles matches. At
ECW Guilty As Charged 2001, Balls Mahoney and Chill Willy fought Simon Diamond and Swinger to a no-contest because
Rhyno attacked all four wrestlers. This was William's last ECW appearance. After ECW closed, Jones wrestled a couple of dark matches for the
World Wrestling Federation in June 2001 and competed in various independent promotions before temporarily leaving wrestling to enlist in the
United States Army that same year.
Independent circuit (2004-2009) In April 2004, Jones returned from Iraq and decided to return to wrestling. In November 2004, he received a developmental contract with
World Wrestling Entertainment and was assigned by WWE to
Ohio Valley Wrestling. He would be released from his contract on April 12, 2005. In April 2007, Jones appeared at EAW (Eastern All-Star Wrestling) located out of Eden NC, Jones was the number one contender for the EAW Heavyweight Championship that was currently being held by "Cowboy" Mike Dalton. He was until recently the Heavyweight Champion for Gimmicks Only Underground Grappling Entertainment. In August 2007, Jones no-showed two back to back GOUGE events, and had the GOUGE Heavyweight Title stripped from him. Jones has retired from active competition but has transitioned into a trainer for both
mixed martial artists and professional wrestlers at ABI'S MMA School in
Goldsboro, North Carolina . ==Military career==