American musician, professional wrestling manager and sports businessman
For the baseball player, see Jimmy Hart (baseball). For other people with a similar name, see Jim Hart.
Jimmy Hart
Hart in 2006
Birth name
James Ray Hart
Born
(1944-01-01) January 1, 1944 (age 80)[1] Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Jimmy Hart[1] The Strapmaster The Mouth of the South The Colonel The Memphis Chicken
Billed height
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Billed weight
166 Ib (75 kg)
Billed from
Memphis, Tennessee[1]
James Ray Hart[2] (born January 1, 1944) is an American professional wrestling manager, executive, composer, and musician. He is currently signed to WWE in a Legends deal.[1] He is best known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and used the nickname "The Mouth of the South" (one that was also given to Ted Turner).
Regarded by many to be one of the greatest managers in professional wrestling history, Hart has managed the likes of Andy Kaufman, The Honky Tonk Man, Bret Hart (no relation) and Jim Neidhart (The Hart Foundation), Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, Jerry "The King" Lawler, "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, Irwin R. Schyster, The Mountie, The Natural Disasters, Dino Bravo, the Nasty Boys, The Giant, and Hulk Hogan. He was briefly the AWA Southern Heavyweight Champion in 1981.
Before becoming involved with professional wrestling, Hart was a member of rock band The Gentrys, best known for their 1965 top five Billboard Hot 100 hit, "Keep on Dancing".[3]
^ abcd"Jimmy Hart profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved September 4, 2009.
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^Keep on Dancing multiple versions, retrieved August 15, 2021
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wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs under the ring name Jimmy Uso, but is currently inactive due to an undisclosed injury. He spent most...
managed by both JimmyHart and Johnny V, but the WWF dropped Hart from the group and he went on to manage The Hart Foundation (Bret "Hitman" Hart and Jim "The...
leaving Hart angry and humiliated. Earthquake responded by attacking André from behind with Hart's megaphone and injuring André's knee. JimmyHart got revenge...
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South" JimmyHart (a long-time friend of Hogan's outside of wrestling) as their manager in what was the first time WWF audiences had seen Hart as a fan...
included Bruce Bowles (vocals), Bobby Fisher (saxophone, keyboards), JimmyHart (vocals), Jimmy Johnson (trumpet), Pat Neal (bass guitar), Larry Raspberry (guitar...
alive. The Giant won the match by disqualification when Hogan's manager JimmyHart hit the referee with the title belt, thus betraying Hogan and joining...
name "Jimmy Yang". He was originally a part of the Jung Dragons faction along with Jamie-San and Kaz Hayashi. They were brought into WCW by JimmyHart to...
Wrestling Federation, where they were managed by JimmyHart. They won the World Tag Team titles from the Hart Foundation before feuding with and losing the...
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The Hart Dungeon or Hart Family Dungeon, otherwise known simply as The Dungeon, was the gym and wrestling school located in the basement of the Hart mansion...
Elizabeth, as well as the final televised match of the original Hart Foundation, after which Bret Hart became primarily a singles wrestler. WrestleMania is considered...
cowardly champion, frequently relying on outside interference from manager JimmyHart or on-screen girlfriend Peggy Sue to win matches, or intentionally getting...
before Honky turned into a cocky villain and took on "Mouth of the South" JimmyHart (later billed "Colonel" as a reference to Elvis Presley's manager Colonel...
queen". After the video, Sullivan appeared speechless, and his manager JimmyHart led him off stage. The feud between Benoit and Sullivan saw Woman clashing...
The Hart Foundation in a series of unsuccessful encounters. On the August 21st edition of Prime Time Wrestling he teamed with fellow JimmyHart charge...
The Hart Foundation (Bret "Hitman" Hart" and Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart) and Greg "The Hammer" Valentine and The Honky Tonk Man (with manager JimmyHart)....
featured several established managers (including Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, JimmyHart, Mr. Fuji, Johnny Valiant, and "Classy" Freddie Blassie) offering their...
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