Craig H Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 47 minutes ago, RIPPA said: I legit think this was everyone's reaction I know that was my reaction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victator Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 I thought he went in with the Hogan's Heroes class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydneybrown Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Is there anybody in the WWF who did as little wrestling as Hillbilly Jim did and got so much out of it? He was derailed by injury barely two months into his WWF career, was out almost the entire year and still was one of the first guys with an action figure, got to be on the cartoon, and got his own song on the Wrestling Album. He pretty much never had any kind of major feud or angle of note after (aside from Studd & Bundy attacking him in late 85) and I don't really remember him even wrestling squashes on TV that much unless it was tags or six-mans. Yet when you think of WWF guys in the 80s, he still comes up fondly as a big deal. I'm happy he's going in, he seems like one of the most humble guys in the business. And add me to the "Wait, he's not already in?" list. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Yup I thought he went in during the original years of the ceremony. Typhoon did have a Coliseum match with Hogan I think, so they even kind of did a blow off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victator Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 1 hour ago, sydneybrown said: Is there anybody in the WWF who did as little wrestling as Hillbilly Jim did and got so much out of it? He was derailed by injury barely two months into his WWF career, was out almost the entire year and still was one of the first guys with an action figure, got to be on the cartoon, and got his own song on the Wrestling Album. He pretty much never had any kind of major feud or angle of note after (aside from Studd & Bundy attacking him in late 85) and I don't really remember him even wrestling squashes on TV that much unless it was tags or six-mans. Yet when you think of WWF guys in the 80s, he still comes up fondly as a big deal. I'm happy he's going in, he seems like one of the most humble guys in the business. And add me to the "Wait, he's not already in?" list. The biggest feud he got was when he got to replace John Studd vs Andre in 89. He even got to do a TV angle knocking Andre out with his horseshoe. Which I think was done to show he had a chance. As a boy I feared for Jim's life vs Andre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 He was also part of the Mega Powers team (Hogan, Savage, Hercules, Koko, Hillbilly) against the Twin Towers team (Boss Man, Akeem, DiBiase, King Haku, Rooster) at the '88 Survivor Series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorman Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Props to my former colleagues at Bleacher Report for breaking news of the Hillbilly Jim induction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 The Detroit News is reporting that Kid Rock is going to be inducted this year. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/2018/03/02/report-kid-rock-inducted-wwe-hall-fame/111031734/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bink_winkleman Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Oh no Also Louisiana native/Saints fan here and I guarantee you Jarrius will get a bigger pop than anybody on that stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 16 minutes ago, Dolfan in NYC said: The Detroit News is reporting that Kid Rock is going to be inducted this year. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/2018/03/02/report-kid-rock-inducted-wwe-hall-fame/111031734/ Does this violate the No Politics rule? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 54 minutes ago, West Newbury Bad Boy said: Does this violate the No Politics rule? Presumably not unless he goes off script? I mean, he didn't end up running for Senate (thank you Flying Spaghetti Monster) so as long as he talks about music and wrestling for 6 minutes and gets the fuck off the stage it'll be fine, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 15 minutes ago, Brian Fowler said: Presumably not unless he goes off script? I mean, he didn't end up running for Senate (thank you Flying Spaghetti Monster) so as long as he talks about music and wrestling for 6 seconds and gets the fuck off the stage it'll be fine, I guess. FTFY 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Are there any Jim matches that are worth checking out? I only remember him from stuff like WM III Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 6 minutes ago, Cristobal said: FTFY Fair enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 10 minutes ago, Niners Fan in CT said: Are there any Jim matches that are worth checking out? I only remember him from stuff like WM III He had A fun (but not good) tag with Dirty Rhodes in Memphis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamhock Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 There’s a match of his on YouTube against Andre in ‘89 from the Nassau Colliseum that’s interesting - Andre sells a lot and then there’s a DQ finish to set up a tag match with Duggan and Haku. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 2 hours ago, Dolfan in NYC said: The Detroit News is reporting that Kid Rock is going to be inducted this year. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/2018/03/02/report-kid-rock-inducted-wwe-hall-fame/111031734/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SorceressKnight Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 8 hours ago, sydneybrown said: Is there anybody in the WWF who did as little wrestling as Hillbilly Jim did and got so much out of it? He was derailed by injury barely two months into his WWF career, was out almost the entire year and still was one of the first guys with an action figure, got to be on the cartoon, and got his own song on the Wrestling Album. He pretty much never had any kind of major feud or angle of note after (aside from Studd & Bundy attacking him in late 85) and I don't really remember him even wrestling squashes on TV that much unless it was tags or six-mans. Yet when you think of WWF guys in the 80s, he still comes up fondly as a big deal. I'm happy he's going in, he seems like one of the most humble guys in the business. And add me to the "Wait, he's not already in?" list. Yeah- this is the weird part with Hillbilly Jim- on the one hand, it's been a long time coming and he seems to deserve it- but on the other, he does kind of have a strong case to overtake Koko B. Ware for the bar as the "if you were better than this guy, you belong in the WWE HOF " guy. Jim was always around, but he does have pretty low ratings in all of the big things for a wrestling HOFer. Skill-wise, he was never that great in the ring (likely due to the injury). Kayfabe-wise, he didn't have any big honors to hang his hat on and he never even sniffed a title. As far as how iconic a character he was, he was a recognizable midcarder in a hot era, but the most "iconic" factor he'd have would be "Now everyone in Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling is in the Hall of Fame." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Jim also had the decade-plus when he was an ambassador for the company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 And ran Coliseum Video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 1 minute ago, RIPPA said: First I've seen Kid Rock in ages, he's altered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tromatagon Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Or as Maffew put it "He looks like Enzo Amore fucked Michael Hayes" 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Ape Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Thanks for guaranteeing I’ll never watch this Mania, WWE. sincerely, a guy who still hasn’t watched WM30 because that dipshit provided the theme song 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Still no Jim Johnston. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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