- In Florida, Paul Jones wrestled under a mask as "Mr Florida", a reformed heel, too ashamed to show his face.
- Owns a body shop.
- During his early career, he competed primarily for promotions in the Southern United States including the Texas-based promotion Big Time Wrestling, the Tennessee-based promotion NWA Mid-America and Championship Wrestling from Florida. He was nicknamed "Young" Paul Jones by promoter Paul Boesch during his stint in Texas to distinguish him from Andrew Lutzi, a Russian-born veteran wrestler who had used the same name.
- From late-1964 to early-1965, Jones toured Australia with World Championship Wrestling, wrestling as "Al Fredericks". After returning to the United States, he competed for the Oregon-based promotion Pacific Northwest Wrestling, holding the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship on two occasions and the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship once, and in Canada for Northwest Wrestling Promotions in British Columbia and Alex Turk Promotions in Manitoba. He returned to the Southern United States in mid-1967.
- In the 1980s, he became a heel manager, and he called his stable Paul Jones' Army.
- He attended Thomas Jefferson High School.
- He started wrestling around 1968 in the Mid-Atlantic promotions on the east coast, where he spent most of his career.
- In the mid-1980s, Jones began a lengthy (and perhaps his most famous) feud with Jimmy Valiant. The feud culminated in a hair versus hair match in November 1986 that was won by Valiant. Jones then began wearing a cowboy hat until his hair grew back to conceal his baldness.
- In 1969, Jones appeared with the California-based promotion NWA Hollywood Wrestling, briefly holding the NWA Americas Tag Team Championship with Nelson Royal in 1969. In the same year, he toured Japan with the Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance, making repeat tours in 1970 and 1971. In 1973, he made a fourth tour of Japan, this time with All Japan Pro Wrestling.
- Jones spent the final years of his career competing on the independent circuit for promotions including the Pennsylvania-based Tri-State Wrestling Alliance and the North Carolina-based promotion South Atlantic Pro Wrestling. In 1990, he briefly held the SAPW Heavyweight Championship.
- Jones last competed in the Mid-Atlantic indy promotion South Atlantic Pro Wrestling, where he won its heavyweight championship in 1990, and he also reunited with former NWA World Tag Team Championship partner Rick Steamboat for one tag team match, a loss to Robert Fuller and Matt Borne on September 4, 1990 in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
- As a teenager, he boxed, spending seven years as a Golden Gloves boxer and winning the Texas Light Heavyweight Championship and Texas Heavyweight Championship.
- In 1988, The Powers of Pain began feuding with The Road Warriors, with Jones claiming that The Powers of Pain were stronger than their opponents. In a memorable angle that aired on WCW Saturday Night, The Powers of Pain faced The Road Warriors in a weightlifting contest with $50,000 on the line. The contest ended abruptly when Ivan Koloff blinded Road Warrior Animal using chalk dust, enabling The Powers of Pain to beat down The Road Warriors.
- While working in a television studio, he met Paul Boesch, who suggested he become a professional wrestler and offered to train him.[.
- He retired in 1991 to Charlotte, North Carolina, where he owned an automobile repair shop called the Paul Jones Body Shop.
- He was known as Al Fredericks before changing his ring name to "Number One" Paul Jones.
- In 1982, Sir Oliver Humperdink began managing Jones. He held the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship twice more in 1982, trading the championship with Jack Brisco.
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