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Don’t go messing with Hillbilly Jim’s book

Books about the lives of wrestlers seem to be pouring off the shelves these days and WWE legend...

Posted by Greg Oliver | May 23, 2008 | Interviews

It takes quite a while to list all the names and gimmicks that Gene Petit used during his 28-year...

Posted by Greg Oliver | May 9, 2008 | Interviews

The arrival of Hillbilly Jim in the WWF in 1984 as a hick from Mud Lick, Kentucky, entering the...

Posted by Greg Oliver | Feb 1, 2008 | Interviews

Hillbilly Jim’s theme song was “Don’t Go Messing With A Country Boy” when...

Jim Morris sees the months building up to Wrestlemania as his time to shine. Each year, he helps...

Posted by CHRIS SOKOL | Nov 14, 2004 | Events, Interviews

CARTERET, NJ — On a breezy fall morning, the legends came out in full force, as did the...

Pro wrestling has seemingly always had “hillbilly” characters, portraying country...