Hillbilly Jim

[7.0] "Hillbilly Jim was always over with the fans and could work the crowd. He had ability to stay with the WWF for several years in a mid-card role and was able to fill in for a Big John Studd vs Andre in a bigger role as needed."

[7.0] "Hillbilly Jim was a wrestler who had a very limited arsenal of offensive moves, but sold well and had the ability to make his opponent look very good, something that you can't say for everyone. Was also very charismatic."

[7.0] "Final Edit? First things first, its selling that he's so good at; the art of selling and putting over the other guy is far too lost but Jim had a strong grasp on it. More than just the only hillbilly wrestler that wasn't awful, he is surprisingly watchable & has aged remarkably well due to his solid work (if you can get past the goofy stuff and don't mind a very limited arsenal). Had notable chemistry with Ted DiBiase, Butch Reed & Iron Mike Sharpe, could make a Boris Zhukov match relatively quick & painless (that's a real talent). While I find it hard to dislike him in and out of the squared circle, some of the "yuk yuk" stuff is potentially nauseating to many and again - the offense is V E R Y limited. Not a fan of the Godwinns stuff but I enjoy his bell to bell work. 6.75 rounded up."

[6.0] "One of the memorable characters of the mid 80's-early 90's. Jim was able to turn up his hillbilly personality and southern hospitality to 100, make it over the top, and larger than life to fit the era that he was in. He had southern charm, he had charisma out the ying yang, and the fans of the WWF young and old alike could connect with him easily. It also didn't hurt that he came in or was introduced as being a fan, training partner, and friend of the biggest star in wrestling, the hulkster. He could talk, he could play up his character in his promos, and i always found him easy to cheer for. However, in regards to in ring, he was not the most experienced guy in the world by any stretch, so he mostly found himself in situations where they heavily showcased his strengths, and hid his weaknesses. That's why a large part of his chemistry came with enhancement guys as opposed to the stars of the day. Although he did have memorable feuds with the likes of Honky Tonk Man, King Kong Bundy (probably the most memorable), and Roddy Piper (Roddy's last feud as a heel if I remember right). He also stayed injured a lot as I recall, so he never got to really reach his full potential before he had to step away for good."

[4.0] "Had charisma and was a likeable character, and he had his place in the Rock N Wrestling era and didn't overstay his welcome. Not the best in the ring but fit in just fine in that 1985-1988 period. The rest of the Hillbilly clan they brought in sucked big donkey balls though!"

[5.0] "I found Hillbilly Jim to be a guy you could get behind despite his lack of skills in the ring, which weren't even that bad. He seemed like a ripoff of The Dukes of Hazzard with his Hillbilly family I don't recall ever LOVING a Hillbilly Jim match, but I don't recall ever HATING one, either. He stayed around the WWF for a long while in the '80s and into the '90s. Decent enough charisma and seemed like a genuinely good guy."

[3.0] "Couldn't find anything good about him, but I don't remember really any of his botches, so he gets some points for that"

[4.0] "Undeniably charismatic, and not an utter embarrassment in the ring, but really, that's about all you can say. Definitely a guy who was made for the era he was in."

[7.0] "I found him good in the ring, but what he did much better was entertain the crowd. He was immensely popular and played his character very well."

[3.0] "A fine wrestling hillbilly, but perfectly forgettable in most of his matches and never really got a push that amounted to anything."

[4.0] "The best of the hillbillies in WWF, but that is not something to be proud of. Just a cartoon character came to life basically."

[6.0] "At a time when WWE was focusing on the younger audience, Hillbilly Jim was an attraction meant to help lure in kids. He was a blatant character wrestler & over the top with qualities such as doing the do-si-do and talking about the farm. In the ring he was nothing special & pretty much would just throw heymakers. I'm not sure if he has a very memorable classic match in his catalogue."

[5.0] "This guy was not a great wrestlers with limited moves. But he knew how to entertain a crowd. One of the ebst enterainers in wrestling and best for the 80's. He was the best out of all of the Hillbilly family. He had the height and the size but still couldn't produce sellouts. never saw him as a main eventer. His biggest match was at Wrestlemania 3 in a tag team match. I don't remember any other exciting matches he had. He did had feuds with King Kong Bundy for 2 years. I remember him dancing. He was a pioneer for that before Rikishi, Too Cool and Brodus Clay. He was better as Harley Davidson in Memphis' CWA. I am surprised that he is in the WWE hall of fame. He later was a good manager for the Godwinns."

[7.0] "Of all of the hillbillies, Jim was the only one that I enjoyed watching. Unlike the others he actually had charisma."

[7.0] "Where were you when Hillbilly Jim emerged from his cousin Franks shadow? Did you ever ask why he didnt use the most devastating of maneuvers- the one I dubbed the claw and often apply on myself to prove my manhood. The bearded man in the slouch hat was no slouch In the ring- or with the distaff side. The crowd was always aroused by his erect bearing. His storied virility surged across the airwaves throughout the mid 1980s. His popularity at times rivaled the more heavily pushed but surprisingly small Hulk Hogan. Anyone who saw the size, length and girth of his enormous feet (or telling blows he inflicted with those big boots) immediately knew that this was a very potent man and one of the handful of men on earth whose most manly asset was fully prehensile- imagine a possum tail the size of your arm for sake of comparison. He relied on the bear hug- where he would capture a hapless foe and impose his superior willpower and physicality on them with thrusting and gyrating motions. It was only natural that in a working environment his modestly endowed fellow wrestlers would not want to submit and have their meekness recorded for time immemorial. but in a shoot fight they would have all been underneath guys to the great Hillbilly. As a manager he was a lascivious and lewd character. His penchant for ribald jokes and mud wrestling was strangely arousing and equaled massive ratings. At the Hall of Fame ceremony we all gathered again around the proverbial fire and basked in the warm glow of Hillbilly Jims massive frame and intimidating alpha male energy. He was limited in the squared circle but we loved him because he was the archetypical man. Admiring this hauntingly beautiful man is hardwired into our DNA. Everyone will come around eventually."