Hillbilly Jim
| Hillbilly Jim | |
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Hillbilly Jim in March 2007.
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| Birth name | James Morris |
| Born |
July 5, 1952 Louisville, Kentucky, USA |
| Residence | Franklin, Kentucky, USA |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Harley Davidson Hillbilly Jim Big Jim |
| Billed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Billed weight | 320 lb (150 kg) |
| Billed from | Mudlick, Kentucky |
| Trained by | Bob Orton |
| Debut | 1975 |
| Retired | 1994 |
James "Jim" Morris (born July 5, 1952) is an American retired professional wrestler and current radio host, better known by his ring name, Hillbilly Jim. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation from 1984 to 1990, and in the hit series "Hillbilly Moments"
Before appearing in the WWF (now WWE) as Hillbilly Jim, Morris wrestled with the Continental Wrestling Association in the Memphis area under the name Harley Davidson, a biker gimmick. While there, Morris formed a popular tag team with Roger Smith, who went by the ring name "Dirty Rhodes" because of his resemblance to Dusty Rhodes.
In late 1984, Morris first appeared in the WWF as a wrestling fan known as Big Jim who routinely sat in the front row of live events and who eventually decided to try his hand at wrestling himself. After appearing as a guest on Piper's Pit, Rowdy Roddy Piper offered his services to train him, though he eventually chose to be 'trained' by WWF Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan instead of the heel Piper. A series of vignettes were aired on WWF's TV programming in the early weeks of 1985, showing Hogan training Jim and providing him with his first set of wrestling boots. This introduced the character of Hillbilly Jim; a simple-minded, shaggy-bearded Appalachian hillbilly clad in bib overalls, and hailing from Mudlick, Kentucky. Hillbilly Jim appeared in a few tag team matches with friend Hulk Hogan, and had his first high-profile singles match at The War to Settle the Score event on February 18, 1985 in which he defeated Rene Goulet. Unfortunately, Morris was sidelined by an injury a few days later. At a show in San Diego, he appeared in Hogan's corner in a match between Hogan and Brutus Beefcake. While chasing Beefcake's manager Johnny V around ringside, Morris slipped on a wet spot and (legitimately) broke his leg. To help fill in the several months during his recovery, similarly-dressed "family" members Uncle Elmer, Cousin Luke, and Cousin Junior were introduced for Morris to accompany to ringside as a manager.
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