Jimmy Hart
Jimmy Hart ( born January 1, 1944 in Memphis, Tennessee) is a professional wrestling manager, composer, musician and former CEO of wrestling leagues promotions.
Career
1960s
Before Hart entered the wrestling business, he was an active composer and guitarist in the band The Gentrys. The most famous of them was hit " Keep on Dancin ' ", which sold millions of copies.
His manager debut in wrestling he had in Memphis with Jerry Lawler. During this time he managed the wrestler King Kong Bundy, Rick Rude and Eddie Gilbert. In 1982, Hart made the headlines when he managed the comedian and television star Andy Kaufman in a fight against Jerry Lawler.
1980s
1983 and 1984 could be the title Championship Wrestling Association Wrestler Austin Idol secure Hart's, Masao Ito and Gilbert. Following Hart came to the World Wrestling Federation, where the owner Vincent K. McMahon could occur with a Megaphone him, which then became his trademark. Even Hart was allowed a lot of freedom, as he represented his gimmick and his wrestler.
1990s
1993 changed Jimmy Hart his gimmick to Facebook and he was now the manager of Brutus Beefcake and Hulk Hogan. In mid-1993 he left along with Hogan the WWF. In 1994 he was in WCW and managers. End of 1995, Hart was the manager of the Dungeon of Doom. When these were but taken out of the running WCW television program, Hard was more active in the background and composed again many of the WCW Entrance themes what he had done in the WWF. In 1999, he appeared again as manager of the Stables " First Family " in front of the cameras, which were still members of The Barbarian, Hugh Morrus and Jerry Flynn alongside Brian Knobbs.
After the purchase of WCW by the WWF in 2001 Hart was one of the founders of the promotion Xtreme Wrestling Federation ( XWF ), but held only a few TV shows and was then adjusted for lack of funding. He debuted in late 2003 as a manager at Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and announced it to Hulk Hogan, but never appeared in the league. This only appeared in a promotional tour in Japan, where he was attacked by Jeff Jarrett. Hart was eventually incorporated into the production team. In 2005, he had in TNA then another on-air appearances, as he supported the " Naturals " against the " Team Canada ". 2005 Jimmy Hart was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
Others
Jimmy Hart in 2009 was part of the jury in the broadcast on MTV's " Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling ".
Achievements
- World Class Wrestling Association
- WCWA Hall of Fame on 6 October 2006
- World Wrestling Entertainment
- WWE Hall of Fame (2005)
Writings
- Jimmy Hart: The Mouth of the South: The Jimmy Hart Story. (English) ISBN 1-55022-595-2.