There are a few people you just don’t want to go messing with and one of those guys is a country boy, by the name of Hillbilly Jim. RF VIDEO was lucky enough to get a shoot interview with one of the WWF originals from the wrestling boom during the 80’s Hillbilly Jim. There is only one word that can be used to describe this shoot interview and that is “awesome.” Jim held nothing back as he had one incredible story after another and I could have sat with him for hours. Going into the interview, I was nervous because I was not sure if Jim would be open or so old school that he would kayfabe us and hold stuff back but man was I wrong. If you love interviews with locker room stories or behind the scene stories this interview is for you. Jim talks about his start in the business and how he broke in. He talks about his early runs in Calgary for Stu Hart and what it was like to work in Memphis for Jerry Lawler and Jerry Jarrett. How did he break into the WWE after being inside the WWE locker room at a spot house show in FL and who sized him up. Jim talks about his amazing angle that lead him to jumping over the guardrail after he was placed at ringside for months that saw him save Hulk Hogan when the Hulkster was triple teamed. Jim was surround by a locker room full of giants at the time of his WWE debut and he talks about what it was like to work with all of them from Big John Studd, Andre the Giant, King Kong Bundy and many others. Jim got to see all of the top names come into the WWF at the time during the wrestling boom and he has stories on all of them. This is when I was hooked as his stories were all so entertaining. I did not want this interview to ever end. Do you want to know about the time that Uncle Elmer held up Vince and how they had to rent a private jet to fly HillBilly Jim across the country to make his shot on live TV, to only get to the town to find out that Uncle Elmer finally showed up. How much did that jet cost the WWF to rent? How much heat did Elmer have on him and what happened to him that night in the ring with Bundy? Actually wait until you find out what Elmer was doing in the locker room and how he was scamming everyone. How did Jim break his leg and how crazy was the drug scene in the WWF during the 80’s. Dynamite Kid buried Jim in his book but Jim has some words for the Dynamite Kid during this shoot. Your going to love his stories on the Dynamite Kid as this is stuff that I have never heard before. What was it like working with Hogan and how was the Hulkster behind the scenes. What about Jesse Venura and Roddy Piper? How crazy were those guys out of the ring? Was Don Muraco as wild as we have heard about? What about his Wrestlemania 3 match with Bundy? You will hear about his return to the WWF managing the Goodwins and how that all transpired. What was life like on the road when wrestling was at its peak in the 80’s? Why did he get out of the ring so early and how did he become a spokesperson for WWF home video? We talk about some very hardcore subjects when it comes to drug use and how Curt Hennings death hit him the hardest. You will hear his thoughts on guys like Ric Flair never letting go of the business and his take on how its not how much you make, its how much you save. This interview is scores a huge A+ as this country boy had some of the best stories of all time! Talk about your life growing up Where were you from Did you go to college Were you a fan of wrestling growing up Who did you like to watch as a kid How did you break into the business Who trained you Did you ever want to quit Take us thru a typical day of training What was harder for you to pick up the bumps or psychology Do you remember your first match What territory did you break into first Who came up with the name Harley Davidson Memories of teaming up with Dirty Rhodes Memories of working the Memphis territory Who was the booker at the time Memories of Jerry Lawler Memories of Bill Dundee Memories of Dutch Mantell Memories of Jerry Jarrett Take us thru the travel in Memphis thru a weekly loop What was it like working for Stu Hart Who was up there at the time you were there name wise How did you get hooked up with the WWE in 1984 What was Vince like to work for How did he change over the years as the company grew Memories of the angle where you would sit in the front row as a fan Memories of the angle where Hogan trained you and gave you boots What was Hulk Hogan Like outside the ring did he have a ego or was he one of the boys Memories of working War to settle the score with Rene Goulet You broke in during the wrestling boom did you know it was going to take off like it did Memoires of breaking your leg chasing Johnny V around the ring How long were you out for and did they bring in Uncle Elmer and Coustin Luke just to keep the gimmick at that time until you fully recovered Memories of Cousin Luke and Uncle Elmer Memories of tagging with Andre and what was he like outside the ring Memories of working with John Studd Memories of working with Bundy Memories of working with Don Muraco Memories of working with Harley Race Hercules Hernandez Memories of Jesse Ventura Memories of TNT and Prime time Memories of Gorilla Monsoon Memories of Bobby Heenan Memories of Ken Patera Memories of SHeik Memories Of Jimmy Snuka Memories of Jake Roberts Memories of Roddy Piper Memories of Billy Graham Memories of Terry Funk Memories of Barry Whindham and Mike Rotunda Memories of JYD Memories of Haku Memories of Moolah and Mae Young Thoughts on Shawn Michaels Curt Henning Steve Austin Were you surprised when WWE started to allow smaller workers to get over like Shawn and Bret What was the drug scene like in the 80’s Who did you travel with Any good road stories Memories of working Mr Fuji in Tuxedo matches Memories of working Mania 3 with the midgets against Bundy Memories of working Earthquake in 1990 and why did that match never air Did Hogan change as time went on Did you like managing Henry O and Phineas Godwin What did you do for WWE and Coliseum video Talk about working for Sirius radio Did you like going back to WWE in April for Blast from the Past Who are you friends with outside the business (Brian Blair) What death has hit you the hardest in wrestling How would you compare the WWF today with the WWF as you knew it back in the early to mid 1980’s? Do you think Wrestlemania has gone too far and lost sight of the wrestling aspect of the sport in favor of complex theatrics? Thoughts on Ric Flair still working on what Jay Strongbow said its not what you make its what you keep
