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-->"''Don't go messin' with a country boy\\
A country boy, a country boy\\
Don't go messin' with a country boy\\
Don't mess with a country boy''"

James Morris (born July 5, 1952) is a retired American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and manager originally from Bowling Green, KY[[note]]But billed as being from the unincorporated community of Mud Lick.[[/note]] best known for his work for Wrestling/{{WWE}} in the 1980s as Hillbilly Jim. He started his career in Memphis as Harley Davidson, a biker gimmick. He was introduced to WWE in late-1984 as a "fan" in the crowd, leading to vignettes of him on the farm and being "trained" by Wrestling/HulkHogan. This led to the introductions of his "family," starting with Wrestling/UncleElmer (Memphis veteran Stan Frazier) and Cousin Junior (Lanny Kean, who later went back to Memphis to become, among other names, [[Wrestling/TheMoondogs Moondog Cujo)]], who was replaced by Cousin Luke (Gene Petit). He made his [=PPV=] debut in the battle royal that was part of the UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} stage of ''[=WrestleMania=] II''. After his "relatives" left WWE, Jim's push was reduced and he eventually was taken off of TV to become an ambassador for the company. He was brought back in 1996 as the manager for the hillbilly TagTeam [[Characters/WWETagTeams the Godwinns]] until they turned heel. He has made a few appearances since then, most notably in the Gimmick Battle Royal at ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} X-7'', which Wrestling/TheIronSheik won by eliminating Jim. He currently has his own radio show, ''Hillbilly Jim's Moonshine Matinee,'' on [[http://www.siriusxm.com/outlawcountry/weeklyschedule Sirius Satellite Radio]].

During the height of his 1980s fame, Hillbilly Jim made multiple mainstream appearances, including ''Series/HeeHaw'' and ''Live With Regis and Kathy Lee'', as well as many telethons and charity events.

He was inducted into the Wrestling/WWEHallOfFame in 2018.
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!! "Don't go messin' with a country trope":
* ArchEnemy: [[Wrestling/RoddyPiper "Rowdy" Roddy Piper]], The Dream Team ([[Wrestling/GregValentine Greg "The Hammer" Valentine]] and Wrestling/BrutusBeefcake), Wrestling/MrFuji, Wrestling/KingKongBundy
* AscendedFanboy: His initial gimmick in WWE.
* BadassBiker: As [[MeaningfulName Harley Davidson]]
* BashBrothers: (as Harley Davidson) with Dirty Rhodes (Roger Smith); (as Hillbilly Jim): with Uncle Elmer, Cousin Junior, Cousin Luke, Wrestling/TitoSantana, Wrestling/AndreTheGiant.
* CarpetOfVirility: Type 1.
* CoolShades: As Harley Davidson, and in real life.
* CountryMusic: On his radio show.
* ADayInTheLimelight: He was in the Team [=MegaPowers=][[note]]Hulk Hogan[=/=]Wrestling/RandySavage[=/=]Jim[=/=]Wrestling/HerculesHernandez[=/=]Wrestling/KokoBWare[[/note]] vs. Team Twin Towers[[note]][[Wrestling/BigBossman The Big Bossman]][=/=][[Wrestling/TheOneManGang Akeem the African Dream]][=/=]Wrestling/{{Ted DiBiase}}[=/=][[Wrestling/{{Meng}} Haku]][=/=]The Red Rooster[[/note]] main event at ''Wrestling/SurvivorSeries 88''.
* DemotedToExtra: After the Hillbilly family gimmick ran its course.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: "Big Jim" in the WWF for the first few weeks of his gimmick, and seemingly being intrigued by Roddy Piper's offer to manage him. It wasn't long before he became a Hillbilly.
* {{Face}}: Absolutely in WWE.
* FarmBoy[=/=]SweetHomeAlabama: Billed from Mudlick, KY.
* FinishingMove: BearHug; Big Boot, leg drop.
* FunPersonified: He was very entertaining, though never pushed as a serious threat to any of the champions of the time.
* GimmickMatches: He had a series of Tuxedo Matches with Mr. Fuji.
* HalfWittedHillbilly: Despite being a goofy, humorous, kid-friendly character in this mold, Hillbilly Jim nevertheless could be quite canny when necessary.
* HiddenDepths: He was surprsingly good at singing [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5hdr9lBkJQ power ballads]].
* KidAppealCharacter: He was a face during Hulkamania.
* NoodleImplements: A possible interpretation of these lyrics from "Don't Go Messin' with a Country Boy":
-->"If you go messin' with a country boy\\
a country boy a country boy\\
If you go messing with a country boy\\
This is what will happen to you\\
You'd be biting off a hump bit and chew\\
bit and chew bit and chew\\
You'd be biting off a hump bit and chew\\
thats wha will happen to you"
* OlderThanTheyLook: Was already in his 30's when he debuted in WWE.
* [[PutOnABus Put to work in the video department]]: After he stopped actively competing and before he was brought back to manage the Godwinns.
* SomethingSomethingLeonardBernstein: Here is the potentially hard to decipher first verse from "Don't Go Messin' With a Country Boy":
-->"when I was a little boy baby, I cut my teeth on a big ol' tree\\
Mama filled my bottle from a moonshine still\\
my first meal was the bass he killed\\
bass he killed the bass he killed\\
my first meal was the bass he killed"
* TalkativeLoon: Could go off on random tangents during promos.
* {{Unrelated|Brothers}} WrestlingFamily: Cousins Luke and Junior and Uncle Elmer.