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64-523: Former Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling host and producer Johnny Cafarella and Jimmy Hart partnered with Jonathan Vargas. In March 2009, a trailer was released promoting Wrestlicious. Originally rumored as airing on Fox Network in fall 2009, the Wrestlicious Takedown series eventually aired in syndication beginning in March 2010. Throughout 2010, Wrestlicious signed several new wrestlers (to replace many of

128-870: A handicap match versus Gorilla Monsoon . Later on, Baker went to fight in different promotions through North America, including Stampede Wrestling in Canada, the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico, and the United States–based American Wrestling Association throughout the 1970s. On June 13, 1971, Baker and his partner the Claw were wrestling in an AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship tag team match against Alberto Torres and “Cowboy” Bob Ellis in Verdigre, Nebraska . Torres died shortly after

192-582: A heel by helping The Nasty Boys defeat Team 3D in a tag team match. The alliance, however, was short-lived, as on March 29, 2010, news broke that the Nasty Boys had been released by TNA following an incident at a TNA function with Spike executives present. Hart stayed with the company following the incident, but his role was unknown. Hart was seen on the January 20, 2011, edition of Impact! , when Kurt Angle yelled at him to play his entrance music upon entering

256-475: A villain . He was known for his unique look with his shaved head and black bushy mustache and eyebrows and ability to cut a promo . He was also famous for wearing T-shirts to the ring, declaring himself "The Great Heart Puncher". In 1967 Baker worked for the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) as The Friendly Arkansas Ox. In his first appearance there, Baker teamed with Armand Hussein in

320-569: A beachfront property in Daytona Beach, Florida, and opened “Jimmy Hart’s Hall of Fame Bar and Tiki Deck“, which is a beach bar featuring an abundance of autographed pictures, wrestling paraphernalia, and at times an intercontinental championship belt. On January 4, 2021, he made an appearance on the RAW Legends Night where he was involved in a segment with Hulk Hogan , Drew McIntyre and Sheamus . On January 23, 2023, Hart appeared on WWE Raw

384-613: A client. He also does a comedic women's wrestling show called Wrestlicious, which can be viewed at Wrestlicious.com. Hart appeared on the WWE Legends' House . Hart has appeared a few times in Hulk Hogan's TV-show Thunder in Paradise . He also sang the intro music for the episode "Deadly Lessons, Pt. 1". Jimmy Hart is a constant on Life for Sale with real estate investor Ben Mallah —the $ 500,000,000 Real Estate Mogul. In 1967, Hart appeared in

448-475: A color commentator in 2008. He made multiple appearances for WrestleMania Axxess during the week leading up to The 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania . In May 2006, Hart traveled to The Funking Conservatory, owned by Dory Funk Jr and Marti Funk, to shoot promos with the students. His most notable ones being with Studio Sar Ah when he discusses his move from World Wrestling Entertainment to TNA Wrestling and as well as Wrestlicious . Both promos can be found on

512-538: A match at SummerSlam where the loser (in this case The Mountie) had to spend the night in a New York jail. Late in 1992, Money Inc. regaining the tag team titles from the Natural Disasters led to the Nasty Boys turning on their manager, as he had repeatedly substituted them for Money Inc. in title matches. Hart broke with Money Inc. early in 1993 and turned face when the team attacked Brutus "the Barber" Beefcake . In

576-460: A million selling record with 1965's " Keep on Dancing ". Before becoming The Gentrys, they were known as just "The Gents." Their production manager told them that if they did not change their name, then they would not succeed in the music industry. Later, after the leader of the group Larry Raspberry left, Hart took over and they had a few minor hits, most notably "Why Should I Cry" and a cover of Neil Young's "Cinnamon Girl", but were never able to match

640-492: A part of the band The Wrestling Boot Band and helped write and sing many of the album's songs. In September 2007, Hart appeared on an episode of The People's Court as a witness for a defendant. Hart is a close friend of Hulk Hogan and is featured on many episodes of Hogan's VH1 reality series , Hogan Knows Best . Hart was also a judge on Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling . Hart also appears in hair restoration advertisements for Medical Hair Restoration, as

704-584: A reference to Colonel Tom Parker , the manager of Elvis Presley . With Hart in his corner, the Honky Tonk Man captured the Intercontinental Heavyweight Title from Ricky "the Dragon" Steamboat on June 2, 1987, and held it until August 1988. During that time, the Honky Tonk Man feuded with Randy Savage and his manager Miss Elizabeth . "The Colonel" moniker stuck with him for years, even after

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768-472: A renowned wrestling trainer. His students include The Undertaker , Bryan Clark , and Ox Baker Jr (Ronald Schell) as well as NWA New England Superstar The Dark Angel and his Kayfabe twin brother Micky Byggs of Wrestling Spotlite Radio/TV. He also did commentary for some IWCCW events in the early 1990s. Baker made an appearance in Ring of Honor in 2004 during their At Our Best event, confronting Dusty Rhodes before

832-416: A song on their Babylon Springs EP titled "Ox Baker Triumphant", in which Baker is betrayed by the wrestling community and rises up to strike vengeance upon them. In 2011, Baker self-published his own cookbook, which included recipes and stories during his time in the wrestling business. In 2015, Veteran Pro Wrestling out of Groton, Connecticut held the first annual Ox Baker Memorial Cup. The winner for 2015

896-644: A stable known as the First Family of Wrestling to attack Lawler, which among others included Hulk Hogan , King Kong Bundy , "Ravishing" Rick Rude , "Leaping" Lanny Poffo , Jim "the Anvil" Neidhart , Ox Baker , Kamala , "Macho Man" Randy Savage , "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert , The Iron Sheik and Kevin Sullivan . In 1982, Hart earned national headlines doing a program with comedian and television star Andy Kaufman . Hart, Lawler and Kaufman would continue this feud for over

960-787: A year. Around this time, Hart became known as "the Wimp", a nickname given to him by Lawler and chanted by fans, and was the subject of the song "Wimpbusters," which was sung by Lawler to the tune of " Ghostbusters " by Ray Parker Jr. ; a music video was also made featuring Lawler, announcer Lance Russell , and wrestlers such as Randy Savage , Jimmy Valiant , Dutch Mantel , Tommy Rich , and Rufus R. Jones , along with footage of Lawler beating Hart and his "First Family". In 1981 through 1984, Hart led Austin Idol , Masao Ito, and Gilbert to NWA/AWA International titles. In 1985, Hart's friend Hillbilly Jim recommended him to WWF owner Vince McMahon , who hired him. He

1024-518: A young age. Baker was trained by Buddy Austin , Pat O'Connor , and Bob Geigel , and debuted in 1964. As time went on, he was winning a majority of his matches by knockout caused by the Heart Punch; he later renamed the move the Hurt Punch when Stan Stasiak , from whom Baker adopted the move, objected. Initially debuting as a kind, horn-rimmed-glasses-wearing country simpleton, Baker later turned into

1088-540: Is Shawn Michaels 's entrance theme, "Sexy Boy." In the late 1980s, Hart released a music album (also available on cassette tape) titled Outrageous Conduct . The release consisted of comical songs done in character, such as "Barbra Streisand's Nose" and "Eat Your Heart Out Rick Springfield" (the latter of which would become Hart's solo theme song in WWE). In 1995, Hulk Hogan released the album " Hulk Rules , on Select Records." Hart, as well as Hogan's wife and Brian Knobbs , were

1152-500: Is XXX , the 30th anniversary edition of Monday Night Raw , accompanying Hulk Hogan to open the show. His book, The Mouth of the South , was released on November 18, 2004. Jimmy has also appeared in "Life: for sale", a YouTube series created by Koncrete Inc., which has Benjamin Mallah as its lead. Before wrestling, Hart, as a teenager, was a vocalist in the 60s band The Gentrys , who had

1216-730: The Detroit version of the US Heavyweight title; he also won the NWA American Heavyweight Championship and the NWA Texas Heavyweight title several times. In addition, Baker was a multi-time tag team champion; he teamed with Ole Anderson and Skandor Akbar to capture tag team championships in the National Wrestling Alliance and National Wrestling Federation . Baker teamed with Chuck O'Connor to win

1280-480: The Impact! Zone . On March 1, 2011, it was reported that Jimmy Hart had left Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and re-signed with WWE to work on WrestleMania -related projects. Hart has since hosted various house shows . On August 14, 2011, Hart made an appearance at SummerSlam , teasing a managerial position with R-Truth during a backstage segment. On April 10, 2012, Hart made an appearance on SmackDown: Blast from

1344-597: The Jumping Bomb Angels ( Noriyo Tateno and Itsuki Yamazaki ). Hart was named Pro Wrestling Illustrated ' s Manager of the Year in 1987, an award he won again in 1994. At WrestleMania IV , Hart received a haircut from Brutus "the Barber" Beefcake , after interfering in the Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship match between Beefcake and the Honky Tonk Man, helping Honky Tonk Man retain

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1408-827: 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 ". Jimmy Hart was born in Jackson, Mississippi. He was brought into wrestling by Jerry "the King" Lawler , who knew of Hart because both had attended Memphis Treadwell High School. Having been asked to sing back-up with Lawler, Hart later became Lawler's manager. After splitting from Lawler, Hart created

1472-677: The WWA World Tag Team Championship in 1976. He also teamed with Superstar Billy Graham to hold the NWA Florida Tag Team Championship . He is noted for a feud with Randy Savage in International Championship Wrestling , the southern promotion that Savage ran with his father Angelo Poffo and his brother Lanny Poffo . Late in his career, Baker appeared with Central States Wrestling as a face and feuded with Rip Rogers . He returned to

1536-579: The Beach in 1994, Hart managed Hogan to win his first WCW World Heavyweight Title by defeating "the Nature Boy" Ric Flair . At Halloween Havoc in 1995, Hart turned on Hogan to help The Giant . Hart also became the manager of the evil faction , the Dungeon of Doom , created by Kevin Sullivan . During that era, he managed Ric Flair to a 12th world title victory over Macho Man Randy Savage at Starrcade '95 . After

1600-605: The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers, Dusty Rhodes , the Legion of Doom , the Nasty Boys, Ted DiBiase, the Mountie, Hulk Hogan, Sting , the nWo Wolfpac , and 3 Count . He also composed the themes for SummerSlam '88 (which was later reused as the theme for many early Royal Rumble events) and WrestleMania VI (which was later used for the seventh , eighth , ninth , and tenth events). One of Hart's most notable compositions

1664-601: The Hart Foundation at WrestleMania V . In 1991, he managed The Nasty Boys to defeat the Hart Foundation for the WWF World Tag Team title at WrestleMania VII , this time using a motorbike helmet as a weapon. When the Nasty Boys lost the title to the Legion of Doom at SummerSlam 1991 , Hart sent The Natural Disasters , a team formed out of Earthquake and his former opponent Typhoon (formerly known as Tugboat), to depose

1728-491: The Hart Foundation. Ax used Hart's megaphone as a foreign object to strike Bret in the head and secure the victory. In 1989, Hart brought Dino Bravo into his stable after the departure of Frenchy Martin . Then at a push-up contest between the Ultimate Warrior and Bravo, Hart and Bravo invited a large 460-pound man from the audience – later known as Earthquake – into the ring to sit on the contestants' backs. Predictably

1792-456: The Honky Tonk Man departed the company in early 1991. At WrestleMania III , Hart was involved in three matches and took some incredible bumps during the show. His first appearance was with "Adorable" Adrian Adonis who fought Rowdy Roddy Piper . Then came the six-man tag match, pitting the Hart Foundation and Danny Davis against the Bulldogs and Tito Santana. Jimmy Hart's third appearance on the show

1856-503: The Intercontinental Heavyweight Title to Tito Santana , Hart briefly co-managed the Dream Team (Valentine and Beefcake), until he was phased out and gave full control to "Luscious Johnny" Valiant . At WrestleMania, Hart also managed King Kong Bundy as he defeated S.D. Jones . Hart later traded Bundy's contract to Bobby "the Brain" Heenan for The Missing Link and Adrian Adonis . He helped

1920-571: The Love Sponge by disqualification at a house show. On November 15, he wrestled WCW Monday Nitro losing to Norman Smiley in a Hardcore match. Jimmy Hart was also the first Strapmaster for the Yapapi Indian strap match in which Hulk Hogan defeated Ric Flair on March 19, 2000, at the Uncensored PPV. At Spring Stampede in 2000, Hart faced radio personality Mancow . The two had a rematch later in

1984-657: The Past, where he managed the team of Heath Slater and Tyson Kidd , but ended up getting the mandible claw from Mick Foley . As of April 30, 2014, Hart was part-owner of "Hogan's Beach", a wrestling-themed tiki-bar in Tampa, Florida. As of April 2014, Hart was a regular cast member on the WWE Network original reality show Legends' House . Hart appeared on the August 11 edition of Raw for Hogan's birthday celebration. In April 2017, Hart purchased

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2048-648: The Studio Sar Ah fan page on Facebook and as well as YouTube. Hart continues to work at the school and shoot promos. On January 19, 2010, Hart announced that his all-female wrestling promotion Wrestlicious would be premiering on MavTV and BiteTV on March 1, 2010. He wrestled at Pro Wrestling Guerrilla 's Kurt RussellReunion II: The Reunioning in a battle royal won by Roddy Piper . On January 12, 2012, he wrestled at PWS WrestleReunion VI in battle royal won by The Godfather . Hart currently appears at various professional wrestling conventions and autograph signings around

2112-489: The United States and BiteTV in Canada, as well as in syndication. The first season consists of 13 episodes. Wrestlicious TakeDown began airing on Mondays, with its first episode airing on March 1, 2010 However, it was announced the following Thursday on March 4, 2010, that the show would be moving to Wednesdays. On May 16, 2011, it was announced that Wrestlicious would return to begin a second season, though no second season

2176-630: The United States. He is a staple at all of the Wrestlereunion shows, and also does various appearances as part of the VOC Nation wrestling radio program in Philadelphia on 1360 WNJC. Hart is a regular guest on the VOC Wrestling Nation radio program on WNJC. In October 2003 Hart made his debut for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), hyping a match between Hulk Hogan and Jeff Jarrett , which

2240-565: The WWF in 1980 and was given The Grand Wizard as his manager. Baker appeared at a TV taping in Allentown, Pennsylvania , on March 25, but left shortly after and never wrestled for the WWF again. In 1988, Baker returned to the AWA and remained under contract with them until later that same year when he officially retired from wrestling. The following year in 1989, he opened "Ox Baker's Wrestling School", becoming

2304-589: The XWF, part of the upstart Memphis Wrestling promotion. Hart would wrestle for Memphis Wrestling from 2003 to 2005. He lost to Jimmy Valiant in a Loser Eats Dog Food match on August 2, 2003. In 2007, Hart appeared at the PMG Clash of Legends . On November 7, 2008, Hart appeared at the Jerry "The King" Lawler 35th anniversary event. He also made a few appearances with Florida Championship Wrestling , WWE's developmental territory, as

2368-756: The belt. Hogan would defeat the 505 lb (229 kg) new champion in a short match. At King of the Ring , Hart was in Hogan's corner as he lost the WWF World Heavyweight Title back to Yokozuna. This appearance was Hart's last in the WWF, as he, Beefcake and Hogan all departed the company. Following their departure from the WWF, Hogan and Hart briefly toured Mexico. After their return, Hart wrote music and occasionally appeared on Hogan's television show, Thunder in Paradise . Hogan then had Hart manage him when they went to World Championship Wrestling (WCW). At Bash at

2432-572: The demise of the Dungeon of Doom in July 1997, Hart was written off television for a few months and then Hart returned in October 1997 to only manage The Faces of Fear , then in 1998, Hart recreated The First Family . After the demise of the First Family, Hart was placed in charge of booking TBS 's WCW Saturday Night show prior to the program's cancellation. Hart wrestled on April 18, 1999, to defeat Bubba

2496-521: The film It's a Bikini World as a member of The Gentrys . In 2010, Hart appeared in the Insane Clown Posse 's film Big Money Rustlas . In 2011, Hart appeared as himself in the Canadian movie Monster Brawl . Hart played the announcer to a wrestling tournament of eight classic monsters who fight to the death. Ox Baker Douglas Albert Baker Sr. (April 19, 1934 – October 20, 2014)

2560-507: The following week and expressed gratitude to Hart for his uncharacteristically heroic actions. He managed both Beefcake and Hogan who at WrestleMania IX lost to Money Inc by disqualification. Later in the show, Hart for the first time would be the manager of the WWF World Heavyweight Champion when Hogan accepted an impromptu challenge by Mr. Fuji , the manager of the new champion Yokozuna who had just defeated Bret Hart for

2624-476: The large man was planted in the audience by Hart and Bravo and they eventually teamed up against the Warrior. In 1990, Hart groomed Earthquake to be the man to beat Hulk Hogan . Hart continued his war with his former tag team, the Hart Foundation. In 1990, he combined his protégés Honky Tonk Man and Greg Valentine into the short-lived team of Rhythm and Blues , though they had teamed previously as themselves when facing

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2688-621: The latter to establish his "Adorable Adrian" gimmick. Hart also managed Jim "the Anvil" Neidhart. 1985 also marked the appearance of the legendary Bret "Hitman" Hart . Jimmy Hart teamed him up with Jim "the Anvil" Neidhart to form the Hart Foundation . On January 26, 1987, Hart guided the Hart Foundation to the WWF World Tag Team Title , which they won from the British Bulldogs . Disgraced-referee-turned-wrestler Danny Davis also

2752-406: The match with the cause determined to be a result of heart disease. This was worked into an angle in which Baker's Heart Punch was blamed to reinforce Baker's wrestling heel persona. On August 1, 1972, Baker lost to Ray Gunkel . Following the match, Gunkel also died; his death has been variously attributed to a blood clot , which led to a heart attack or simply to heart disease. Again, the death

2816-579: The new champions. When the Disasters failed, Hart formed a new team in early 1992: Money Inc. , composed of Hart's protégé I.R.S. and "the Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase . Money, Inc. defeated the L.O.D. Their title win led to the split between Hart and the Natural Disasters, who as faces feuded with Money Inc. and exchanged the tag team titles twice in 1992. Their biggest match came at WrestleMania VIII when Money Inc. retained their titles by leaving

2880-577: 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 ,

2944-575: The ring and forcing a count-out. In 1991, Hart had also brought in The Mountie , who had a short reign as Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion in early 1992 after defeating Bret Hart on January 17, then losing it just two days later to Rowdy Roddy Piper at the Royal Rumble . A few months earlier, The Mountie feuded with the Big Boss Man over who was the "law and order" in the WWF. Their feud culminated in

3008-454: The ring to be crowned the CCW Champion after being a surprise entrant in a thirteen-man battle royal in Ohio. During the midst of his professional wrestling career, Baker appeared in many films from time to time, most notably during the late 1970s and early 1980s. He appeared as a fighter in Jackie Chan 's The Big Brawl (1980) and as Kurt Russell 's gladiatorial opponent in John Carpenter 's Escape from New York (1981). In addition, he

3072-410: The show as "JV Rich". Regular features included "JV's CRIB", a look at the goings-on inside JV's mansion frequented by the Wrestlicious girls. After one season of Wrestlicious stopped production. Several of the talents went on to work for WWE , TNA/IMPACT , and other companies. Wrestlicious TakeDown was the Main Television program produced by Wrestlicious which ran on Dish Network , via MavTV in

3136-400: The show started and again during the main event that Rhodes was involved in. Baker also made an appearance in Combat Zone Wrestling on December 8, 2007, at Cage of Death 9 as the guest of Cult Fiction ( Halfbreed Billy Gram and Toby Klein). In June 2008, Baker fought in two matches defeating Moonshine McCoy for Ultimate Championship Wrestling in Florida. In December 2013, Baker returned to

3200-454: The storyline, Hart, conscious of Beefcake's extensive facial injuries from a real-life parasailing accident three years prior which required extensive re-constructive surgery to Beefcake's face and all but ended his full-time career, felt that his team went too far, and tried to stop them. Hart even went so far as to cover an unconscious Beefcake with his own body to stop them from doing more harm. Beefcake's long time friend Hulk Hogan came out

3264-508: The success of "Keep on Dancing." Hart and the band were successful in the Memphis area nightclub circuit. The group was under contract to Stax Records at the time of its bankruptcy, and Stax could not properly promote them. During his years in the professional wrestling business, Hart composed many theme songs for wrestlers in the WWF and WCW. Some of the wrestlers for whom he composed music were Honky Tonk Man, Jimmy Snuka , Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake , The Rockers, The Hart Foundation, Crush,

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3328-507: The title by getting disqualified. When the Hart Foundation fired Hart as manager (and turned face) in 1988, Hart managed The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers to feud with his former team; the angle was that Hart still retained the managerial rights to his former team and gave a portion of it to the Rougeaus, giving them the right to appear at ringside whenever the Hart Foundation wrestled. At SummerSlam 1988 , Hart accompanied Demolition and Mr. Fuji to help retain their WWF Tag Team title against

3392-413: The women that had worked for them during the original 2008 tapings and were now unavailable), and then taped new matches beginning in May 2010 to air on Takedown . However, no new content has been made since. It was announced on March 27, 2010 that Wrestlicious TakeDown will begin airing on many television stations throughout the United States starting around April 1 and May 1, 2010. Vargas appeared on

3456-496: The year at Mayhem . In February 2001, Hart joined WCW's booking committee. After the sale of WCW to the then rival WWF, Hart and a close consortium of wrestlers and investors decided to create a wrestling organization—the Xcitement Wrestling Federation (XWF)—that would replace WCW as well as take wrestling back to early 1990s style of fun, family-oriented entertainment with minimal story lines and more solid wrestling. In 2002, Hart restarted his feud with Jerry Lawler by buying, for

3520-425: Was Bad News Walter Swan and US Army Veteran "The Patriot Paul Severe", aka Jared Keefe. In 2016, the winner was "Rescue 911", aka Christopher Annino. Baker was married to Peggy Ann Kawa from 1996 to her passing in 2010. He had one son, Garren, who died in 2022, and one daughter, Meghan, two grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. Baker died on October 20, 2014, in Hartford, Connecticut , due to complications from

3584-574: Was an American professional wrestler and actor, better known professionally as Ox Baker . He was famous for his distinctive eyebrows and finishing move, the Heart Punch , sometimes called the "Hurt Punch", after Baker's famous catchphrase "I love to hurt people!". He appeared in several films including Blood Circus and Escape from New York . Baker was an accomplished high school athlete in his adopted hometown of Waterloo, Iowa , but he quit school. Later he began wrestling to provide financial support to his family, having married and had children at

3648-403: Was cast in the professional wrestling film named for his catch phrase, I Like to Hurt People . On January 19, 1981, Baker was a contestant on the game show The Price is Right . In 1985, Ox Baker played the Russian in the wrestling film Blood Circus , and in 2013, appeared in Chilling Visions: 5 Senses of Fear as The Butcher. In 2005, a documentary based on the life and career of Baker

3712-454: Was eventually scrapped as Hogan decided to return to WWE instead. On June 19, 2005, at Slammiversary pay-per-view, The Naturals were assisted in a title defense against Team Canada by Hart, who ran to ringside and threw his megaphone to Chase Stevens , who hit Petey Williams with it and pinned him. Hart acted as the manager of The Naturals until October 3, 2005. On February 14, 2010, at Against All Odds , Hart made his return to TNA as

3776-491: Was ever produced or released. http://www.diva-dirt.com/124208/exclusive-wrestlicious-tv-series-in-the-works/ Jimmy Hart James Ray Hart (born January 1, 1944) is an American professional wrestling manager , executive, composer, and musician. He is currently signed to WWE in a Legends deal. He is best known for his work in WWE when it was still known as the World Wrestling Federation (WWF; renamed WWE in 2002) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and used

3840-401: Was filmed, directed by Halfbreed Billy Gram, with the working title of I Love the People I Hurt: The Life and Legend of the Mighty Ox Baker . A short comedy feature titled My Smorgasboard with Ox , co-written and co-starring Baker and Gram, was also filmed during this time, with both remaining in post-production status. In 2006, the North Carolina–based indie band the Mountain Goats released

3904-427: Was managed by Jimmy Hart. In 1985, Hart took the Funk Family under his wing. The Funks included Terry and Hoss Funk , as well as their kayfabe brother Jimmy Jack Funk . Hart wrestled on house shows with the Funks. On July 12, 1986, Hart won a battle royal to receive $ 50,000 at Madison Square Garden . When The Honky Tonk Man turned heel, Hart became his manager. In this position, Hart was nicknamed "the Colonel" in

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3968-448: Was nicknamed "the Mouth of the South" due to his loose-lipped style, often augmented by his trademark megaphone, which he used to instruct and encourage his protégés, to discourage and annoy opponents and announcers (especially Gorilla Monsoon ) and also as a weapon. Hart's first acquisition in the WWF was Greg "the Hammer" Valentine , then the Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion , whom Hart managed at WrestleMania . After Valentine lost

4032-426: Was when The Honky Tonk Man fought Jake "the Snake" Roberts who had rock legend Alice Cooper in his corner. Following that match, Hart was left alone in the ring where Roberts and Cooper teamed up to terrorise him with Roberts' pet snake Damien. Also in 1987, Hart managed the WWF Women's Tag Team champions Judy Martin and Leilani Kai , known as The Glamour Girls . Martin and Kai mostly feuded with Japanese team

4096-460: Was worked into Baker's character, and in 1974, a riot erupted in Cleveland, Ohio , when Baker continually Heart Punched his opponent Ernie Ladd after the match was finished. During his career he defeated "Cowboy" Bob Ellis for the World Wrestling Association 's World Heavyweight Championship in Indianapolis and Carlos Colon for the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship in Puerto Rico's World Wrestling Council . Baker beat The Sheik to win

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