History Wrestling / JimmyHart

He was a top {{Heel}} manager in Memphis into the mid-1980s as the leader of his PowerStable the First Family. He debuted in WWE in 1985 as the manager for [[Wrestling/GregValentine Greg "The Hammer" Valentine]] before "Luscious" Johnny Valiant took over as the manager of the Dream Team (Valentine and Wrestling/BrutusBeefcake.) Hart was in Wrestling/KingKongBundy's corner for his famous {{Squash|Match}} of SD Jones at the first ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}}'' on March 31, 1985. He managed many wrestlers in WWE, including "Adorable" Adrian Adonis, the Funk Brothers ([[Wrestling/TerryFunk Terry]] and Hoss [Dory Jr.]), [[Wrestling/HonkyTonkMan the Honky Tonk Man]][[note]]Where he was billed as "Colonel Jimmy Hart"[[/note]], the Hart Foundation (Wrestling/BretHart[[note]]no relation[[/note]] and Wrestling/JimNeidhart), the Fabulous Rougeau Brothers (Jacques and Raymond), Dino Bravo, Wrestling/TheNastyBoys, Wrestling/TheNaturalDisasters ([[Wrestling/JohnTenta Earthquake]] and [[Wrestling/FredOttman Typhoon]]), Money Inc. ([[Wrestling/TedDiBiase "The Million Dollar Man" Ted [=DiBiase=]]] and [[Wrestling/MikeRotunda Irwin R. Schyster]]), the Glamour Girls (Leilani Kai and Judy Martin) and, after a [[HeelFaceTurn face turn]] in early 1993, the [=MegaManiacs=] (Wrestling/HulkHogan and Brutus Beefcake.)

* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: He swerved the Natural Disasters leading to Money Inc. defeating the Legion of Doom for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Titles]] in 1992, turning the Disasters face. Later that year, he did the same to the Nasty Boys, and they turned face too. After he arrived with Hulk Hogan in WCW in 1993 he ended up turning on him too and allying himself with [[Wrestling/BigShow The Giant]].

* EvilLaugh
* GenreSavvy: Tried to stop Hugh Morrus from answering [[Wrestling/NewWorldOrder NWO]] member Wrestling/ScottNorton's challenge on the August 3, 1998 ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro'' after Norton had interfered in the match between Wrestling/{{Psicosis}} and Tokyo Magnum. Of course, Norton powerbombed Morrus, proving Hart right.

-->'''[[http://uproxx.com/prowrestling/2015/03/the-best-and-worst-of-wcw-uncensored-1996/3/ Brandon Stroud]]''': As Hart’s leaving, Mean Gene starts to tell him to “blow it out his ass,” and I almost choke to death on my coffee.
* LastOfHisKind: With the deaths of Wrestling/SherriMartel, Wrestling/MissElizabeth, Wrestling/CaptainLouAlbano, Wrestling/PaulBearer and most recently Wrestling/BobbyHeenan, Jimmy is now one of the last two living managers of wrestling's golden age between the 80s and early 90s (the other being Wrestling/JimCornette).

* SunglassesAtNight

He was a top {{Heel}} manager in Memphis into the mid-1980s as the leader of his PowerStable the First Family. He debuted in WWE in 1985 as the manager for [[Wrestling/GregValentine Greg "The Hammer" Valentine]] before "Luscious" Johnny Valiant took over as the manager of the Dream Team (Valentine and Wrestling/BrutusBeefcake.) Hart was in Wrestling/KingKongBundy's corner for his famous {{Squash|Match}} of SD Jones at the first ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}}'' on March 31, 1985. He managed many wrestlers in WWE, including "Adorable" Adrian Adonis, the Funk Brothers ([[Wrestling/TerryFunk Terry]] and Hoss [Dory Jr.]), [[Wrestling/HonkyTonkMan the Honky Tonk Man]][[note]]Where he was billed as "Colonel Jimmy Hart"[[/note]], the Hart Foundation (Wrestling/BretHart[[note]]no relation[[/note]] and Wrestling/JimNeidhart), the Fabulous Rougeau Brothers (Jacques and Raymond), Dino Bravo, Wrestling/TheNastyBoys, the Natural Disasters ([[Wrestling/JohnTenta Earthquake]] and [[Wrestling/FredOttman Typhoon]]), Money Inc. ([[Wrestling/TedDiBiase "The Million Dollar Man" Ted [=DiBiase=]]] and [[Wrestling/MikeRotunda Irwin R. Schyster]]), the Glamour Girls (Leilani Kai and Judy Martin) and, after a [[HeelFaceTurn face turn]] in early 1993, the [=MegaManiacs=] (Wrestling/HulkHogan and Brutus Beefcake.)

Hart followed Hulk to WCW in 1994 and managed him until his match with [[Wrestling/TheBigShow the Giant]] at ''WCW Halloween Havoc 95'' when Hart turned heel and sided with the Wrestling/DungeonOfDoom. Hart would stay with the group through it's dissolution after ''WCW Bash at the Beach 97'', and would manage the Faces of Fear (Wrestling/{{Meng}} and Wrestling/TheBarbarian) and [[Wrestling/BillDeMott Hugh Morrus]] until the FOF split. In late 1998, Hart announced that he had reunited the FOF and Morrus as the First Family. This lasted until Barbarian inexplicably turned on Meng, kicking him out of the group. Hart added Bryan Knobbs (formerly of the Nasty Boys) and Jerry Flynn to the group, but it just wasn't the same. Hart briefly managed Hail (Emory Hale) and temporarily associated himself with Hogan again in 2000. He is a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/cwa/awa-s-h.html Southern (Memphis) Heavyweight Champion]].

In 2001, he and Hulk tried to create their own promotion in Florida called the XWF but it was not successful. Hart returned to Memphis and has continued to manage. He is also the promoter for Wrestling/{{Wrestlicious}}, and has worked on-and-off for Wrestling/{{TNA}} going back to 2003. He was inducted into the Wrestling/WWEHallOfFame in 2005.

* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: He swerved the Natural Disasters leading to Money Inc. defeating the Legion of Doom for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Titles]] in 1992, turning the Disasters face. Later that year, he did the same to the Nasty Boys, and they turned face too. After he arrived with Hulk Hogan in WCW in 1993 he ended up turning on him too and allying himself with [[Wrestling/TheBigShow The Giant]].

He was a top {{Heel}} manager in Memphis into the mid-1980s as the leader of his PowerStable the First Family. He debuted in WWE in 1985 as the manager for [[Wrestling/GregValentine Greg "The Hammer" Valentine]] before "Luscious" Johnny Valiant took over as the manager of the Dream Team (Valentine and Wrestling/BrutusBeefcake.) Hart was in Wrestling/KingKongBundy's corner for his famous {{Squash|Match}} of SD Jones at the first ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}}'' on March 31, 1985. He managed many wrestlers in WWE, including "Adorable" Adrian Adonis, the Funk Brothers ([[Wrestling/TerryFunk Terry]] and Hoss [Dory Jr.]), [[Wrestling/HonkyTonkMan the Honky Tonk Man]][[note]]Where he was billed as "Colonel Jimmy Hart"[[/note]], the Hart Foundation (Wrestling/BretHart[[note]]no relation[[/note]] and Jim Neidhart), the Fabulous Rougeau Brothers (Jacques and Raymond), Dino Bravo, Wrestling/TheNastyBoys, the Natural Disasters ([[Wrestling/JohnTenta Earthquake]] and [[Wrestling/FredOttman Typhoon]]), Money Inc. ([[Wrestling/TedDiBiase "The Million Dollar Man" Ted [=DiBiase=]]] and [[Wrestling/MikeRotunda Irwin R. Schyster]]), the Glamour Girls (Leilani Kai and Judy Martin) and, after a [[HeelFaceTurn face turn]] in early 1993, the [=MegaManiacs=] (Wrestling/HulkHogan and Brutus Beefcake.)

Hart followed Hulk to WCW in 1994 and managed him until his match with [[Wrestling/TheBigShow the Giant]] at ''WCW Halloween Havoc 95'' when Hart turned heel and sided with the Wrestling/DungeonOfDoom. Hart would stay with the group through it's dissolution after ''WCW Bash at the Beach 97'', and would manage the Faces of Fear (Wrestling/{{Meng}} and Wrestling/TheBarbarian) and Wrestling/HughMorrus until the FOF split. In late 1998, Hart announced that he had reunited the FOF and Morrus as the First Family. This lasted until Barbarian inexplicably turned on Meng, kicking him out of the group. Hart added Bryan Knobbs (formerly of the Nasty Boys) and Jerry Flynn to the group, but it just wasn't the same. Hart briefly managed Hail (Emory Hale) and temporarily associated himself with Hogan again in 2000. He is a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/cwa/awa-s-h.html Southern (Memphis) Heavyweight Champion]].

** (in Memphis): The First Family, which included, [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters among others]], Wrestling/{{Kamala}}, King Kong Bundy, Wrestling/TheIronSheik, Wayne Farris (later the Honky Tonk Man), Wrestling/EddieGilbert, Wrestling/RickRude, Wrestling/KevinSullivan, [[Wrestling/TheMoondogs The Moondogs (Rex and Spot)]], Wrestling/JimCornette (as Hart's understudy), Wrestling/IronMikeSharpe, Wrestling/RandySavage, Creator/AndyKaufman, Wrestling/SherriMartel, [[Characters/WWEDivas Leilani Kai]], Wrestling/JesseVentura, [[Wrestling/KokoBWare Sweet Brown Sugar (Koko B. Ware)]], and many more.

!!! "The Tropes of the South":

Jimmy Hart (b. 1943) is a ProfessionalWrestling manager, promoter and official from Jackson, MS best known for his work in Memphis and Wrestling/{{WWE}} in the 1980s and later in Wrestling/{{WCW}} in the 1990s. After a brief recording career as a member of the Gentrys, who had a 1965 hit with "Keep on Dancing," he started in the wrestling business in 1974 under a record producer gimmick.

He was a top {{Heel}} manager in Memphis into the mid-1980s as the leader of his PowerStable the First Family. He debuted in WWE in 1985 as the manager for [[Wrestling/GregValentine Greg "The Hammer" Valentine]] before "Luscious" Johnny Valiant took over as the manager of the Dream Team (Valentine and Wrestling/BrutusBeefcake.) Hart was in Wrestling/KingKongBundy's corner for his famous {{Squash|Match}} of SD Jones at the first ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}}'' on March 31, 1985. He managed many wrestlers in WWE, including "Adorable" Adrian Adonis, the Funk Brothers ([[Wrestling/TerryFunk Terry]] and Hoss [Dory Jr.]), [[Wrestling/HonkyTonkMan the Honky Tonk Man]][[note]]Where he was billed as "Colonel Jimmy Hart"[[/note]], the Hart Foundation (Wrestling/BretHart[[note]]no relation[[/note]] and Jim Neidhart), the Fabulous Rougeau Brothers (Jacques and Raymond), Dino Bravo, Wrestling/TheNastyBoys, the Natural Disasters ([[Wrestling/JohnTenta Earthquake]] and Typhoon), Money Inc. ([[Wrestling/TedDiBiase "The Million Dollar Man" Ted [=DiBiase=]]] and [[Wrestling/MikeRotunda Irwin R. Schyster]]), the Glamour Girls (Leilani Kai and Judy Martin) and, after a [[HeelFaceTurn face turn]] in early 1993, the [=MegaManiacs=] (Wrestling/HulkHogan and Brutus Beefcake.)

* LastOfHisKind: With the deaths of Wrestling/SherriMartel, Wrestling/MissElizabeth,Wrestling/CaptainLouAlbano, Wrestling/PaulBearer and most recently Wrestling/BobbyHeenan, Jimmy is now one of the last two living managers of wrestling's golden age between the 80s and early 90s (the other being Wrestling/JimCornette).

* TraumaticHaircut: At ''Wrestlemania 4'', he got his client HonkeyTonkMan DQ'd to save his Intercontinental title from BrutusBeefcake. In revenge, Beefcake took the opportunity to shear off quite a bit of Hart's hair before Honky Tonk Man managed to drag him out of there. In the subsequent interview, Hart hid himself under his jacket.

* LastOfHisKind: With the deaths of Wrestling/SherriMartel, Wrestling/MissElizabeth,Wrestling/CaptainLouAlbano, Wrestling/PaulBearer and most recently Wrestling/BobbyHeenan, Jimmy is now the last living manager of wrestling's golden age between the 80s and early 90s.

* NonActionGuy: He had some matches, but it wasn't his role.

* UnlimitedWardrobe: He had a variety of jackets that were often decorated with the names and images of whoever he was managing at the time.

* SouthernGentleman: Despite his flamboyant, cowardly behavior, he still had shades of this. This is most noteable in his interactions with MissElizabeth.

In 2001, he and Hulk tried to create their own promotion in Florida called the XWF but it was not successful. Hart returned to Memphis and has continued to manage. He is also the promoter for Wrestling/{{Wrestlicious}}, and has worked on-and-off for Wrestling/{{TNA}} going back to 2003. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005.

He was a top {{Heel}} manager in Memphis into the mid-1980s as the leader of his PowerStable the First Family. He debuted in WWE in 1985 as the manager for [[Wrestling/GregValentine Greg "The Hammer" Valentine]] before "Luscious" Johnny Valiant took over as the manager of the Dream Team (Valentine and Wrestling/BrutusBeefcake.) Hart was in Wrestling/KingKongBundy's corner for his famous {{Squash|Match}} of SD Jones at the first ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}}'' on March 31, 1985. He managed many wrestlers in WWE, including "Adorable" Adrian Adonis, the Funk Brothers ([[Wrestling/TerryFunk Terry]] and Hoss [Dory Jr.]), [[Wrestling/HonkyTonkMan the Honky Tonk Man]][[note]]Where he was billed as "Colonel Jimmy Hart"[[/note]], the Hart Foundation (Wrestling/BretHart and Jim Neidhart), the Fabulous Rougeau Brothers (Jacques and Raymond), Dino Bravo, Wrestling/TheNastyBoys, the Natural Disasters ([[Wrestling/JohnTenta Earthquake]] and Typhoon), Money Inc. ([[Wrestling/TedDiBiase "The Million Dollar Man" Ted [=DiBiase=]]] and [[Wrestling/MikeRotunda Irwin R. Schyster]]), the Glamour Girls (Leilani Kai and Judy Martin) and, after a [[HeelFaceTurn face turn]] in early 1993, the [=MegaManiacs=] (Wrestling/HulkHogan and Brutus Beefcake.)

'''Jimmy Hart''' (b. 1943) is a ProfessionalWrestling manager, promoter and official from Jackson, MS best known for his work in Memphis and Wrestling/{{WWE}} in the 1980s and later in Wrestling/{{WCW}} in the 1990s. After a brief recording career as a member of the Gentrys, who had a 1965 hit with "Keep on Dancing," he started in the wrestling business in 1974 under a record producer gimmick.

* NamesTheSame: Despite sharing their name, and being the manager of the Hart Foundation, he has no relation to the illustrious Hart family.

* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: He swerved the Natural Disasters leading to Money Inc. defeating the Legion of Doom for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Titles]] in 1992, turning the Disasters face. Later that year, he did the same to the Nasty Boys, and they turned face too. After he arrived with Hulk Hogan in WCW in 1993 he ended up turning on him too and allying himself with [[TheBigShow The Giant]].

* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: He swerved the Natural Disasters leading to Money Inc. defeating the Legion of Doom for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Titles]] in 1992, turning the Disasters face. Later that year, he did the same to the Nasty Boys, and they turned face too. He turned on Hogan.

'''Jimmy Hart''' (b. 1943) is a ProfessionalWrestling manager, promoter and official from Jackson, MS best known for his work in Memphis and Wrestling/{{WWE}} in the 1980s and later in Wrestling/{{WCW}} in the 1990s. After a brief career in music as a member of the Gentrys, who had a 1965 hit with "Keep on Dancing," he started in the wrestling business in 1974. He was a top {{Heel}} manager in Memphis into the mid-1980s as the leader of his PowerStable the First Family. He debuted in WWE in 1985 as the manager for [[Wrestling/GregValentine Greg "The Hammer" Valentine]] before "Luscious" Johnny Valiant took over as the manager of the Dream Team (Valentine and Wrestling/BrutusBeefcake.) Hart was in Wrestling/KingKongBundy's corner for his famous {{Squash|Match}} of SD Jones at the first ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}}'' on March 31, 1985. He managed many wrestlers in WWE, including "Adorable" Adrian Adonis, the Funk Brothers ([[Wrestling/TerryFunk Terry]] and Hoss [Dory Jr.]), [[Wrestling/HonkyTonkMan the Honky Tonk Man]][[note]]Where he was billed as "Colonel Jimmy Hart"[[/note]], the Hart Foundation (Wrestling/BretHart and Jim Neidhart), the Fabulous Rougeau Brothers (Jacques and Raymond), Dino Bravo, Wrestling/TheNastyBoys, the Natural Disasters ([[Wrestling/JohnTenta Earthquake]] and Typhoon), Money Inc. ([[Wrestling/TedDiBiase "The Million Dollar Man" Ted [=DiBiase=]]] and [[Wrestling/MikeRotunda Irwin R. Schyster]]), the Glamour Girls (Leilani Kai and Judy Martin) and, after a [[HeelFaceTurn face turn]] in early 1993, the [=MegaManiacs=] (Wrestling/HulkHogan and Brutus Beefcake.) Hart followed Hulk to WCW in 1994 and managed him until his match with [[Wrestling/TheBigShow the Giant]] at ''WCW Halloween Havoc 95'' when Hart turned heel and sided with the Wrestling/DungeonOfDoom. Hart would stay with the group through it's dissolution after ''WCW Bash at the Beach 97'', and would manage the Faces of Fear (Wrestling/{{Meng}} and Wrestling/TheBarbarian) and Wrestling/HughMorrus until the FOF split. In late 1998, Hart announced that he had reunited the FOF and Morrus as the First Family. This lasted until Barbarian inexplicably turned on Meng, kicking him out of the group. Hart added Bryan Knobbs (formerly of the Nasty Boys) and Jerry Flynn to the group, but it just wasn't the same. Hart briefly managed Hail (Emory Hale) and temporarily associated himself with Hogan again in 2000. He is a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/cwa/awa-s-h.html Southern (Memphis) Heavyweight Champion]]. In 2001, he and Hulk tried to create their own promotion in Florida called the XWF but it was not successful. Hart returned to Memphis and has continued to manage. He is also the promoter for Wrestling/{{Wrestlicious}}, and has worked on-and-off for Wrestling/{{TNA}} going back to 2003. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005.

* CoolShades

* LargeHam

* DisguisedInDrag: Hart would often get busted for interference and thus banned from ringside. No matter to Honky, who would just have his girlfriend “Peggy Sue” accompany him instead. While this was usually Wrestling/SherriMartel in a wig and poodle skirt, sometimes the role would be played by Hart instead. Given the fact that Jimmy Sue's face was completely veiled and was seen lugging around a megaphone, [[PaperThinDisguise it kept fans guessing]] as to which one it could be.

** (in Memphis): The First Family, which included, [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters among others]], Wrestling/{{Kamala}}, King Kong Bundy, Wrestling/TheIronSheik, Wayne Farris (later the Honky Tonk Man), Wrestling/EddieGilbert, Wrestling/RickRude, Wrestling/KevinSullivan, [[Wrestling/TheMoondogs The Moondogs (Rex and Spot)]], Wrestling/JimCornette (as Hart's understudy), Wrestling/IronMikeSharpe, Wrestling/RandySavage, Creator/AndyKaufman, [[Characters/WWEDivas Sherri Martell, Leilani Kai]], Wrestling/JesseVentura, [[Wrestling/KokoBWare Sweet Brown Sugar (Koko B. Ware)]], and many more.

* NamesTheSame: Not related in any way to the [[WrestlingFamily Hart family]].

* GenreSavvy: Tried to stop Hugh Morrus from answering [[Wrestling/NewWorldOrder NWO]] member Scott Norton's challenge on the August 3, 1998 ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro'' after Norton had interfered in the match between Wrestling/{{Psicosis}} and Tokyo Magnum. Of course, Norton powerbombed Morrus, proving Hart right.

'''Jimmy Hart''' (b. 1943) is a ProfessionalWrestling manager, promoter and official from Jackson, MS best known for his work in Memphis and Wrestling/{{WWE}} in the 1980s and later in Wrestling/{{WCW}} in the 1990s. After a brief career in music as a member of the Gentrys, who had a 1965 hit with "Keep on Dancing," he started in the wrestling business in 1974. He was a top {{Heel}} manager in Memphis into the mid-1980s as the leader of his PowerStable the First Family. He debuted in WWE in 1985 as the manager for [[Wrestling/GregValentine Greg "The Hammer" Valentine]] before "Luscious" Johnny Valiant took over as the manager of the Dream Team (Valentine and Wrestling/BrutusBeefcake.) Hart was in Wrestling/KingKongBundy's corner for his famous {{Squash|Match}} of SD Jones at the first ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}}'' on March 31, 1985. He managed many wrestlers in WWE, including "Adorable" Adrian Adonis, the Funk Brothers ([[Wrestling/TerryFunk Terry]] and Hoss [Dory Jr.]), [[Wrestling/HonkyTonkMan the Honky Tonk Man]], the Hart Foundation (Wrestling/BretHart and Jim Neidhart), the Fabulous Rougeau Brothers (Jacques and Raymond), Dino Bravo, Wrestling/TheNastyBoys, the Natural Disasters ([[Wrestling/JohnTenta Earthquake]] and Typhoon), Money Inc. ([[Wrestling/TedDiBiase "The Million Dollar Man" Ted [=DiBiase=]]] and [[Wrestling/MikeRotunda Irwin R. Schyster]]), the Glamour Girls (Leilani Kai and Judy Martin) and, after a [[HeelFaceTurn face turn]] in early 1993, the [=MegaManiacs=] (Wrestling/HulkHogan and Brutus Beefcake.) Hart followed Hulk to WCW in 1994 and managed him until his match with [[Wrestling/TheBigShow the Giant]] at ''WCW Halloween Havoc 95'' when Hart turned heel and sided with the Wrestling/DungeonOfDoom. Hart would stay with the group through it's dissolution after ''WCW Bash at the Beach 97'', and would manage the Faces of Fear (Wrestling/{{Meng}} and Wrestling/TheBarbarian) and Wrestling/HughMorrus until the FOF split. In late 1998, Hart announced that he had reunited the FOF and Morrus as the First Family. This lasted until Barbarian inexplicably turned on Meng, kicking him out of the group. Hart added Bryan Knobbs (formerly of the Nasty Boys) and Jerry Flynn to the group, but it just wasn't the same. Hart briefly managed Hail (Emory Hale) and temporarily associated himself with Hogan again in 2000. He is a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/cwa/awa-s-h.html Southern (Memphis) Heavyweight Champion]]. In 2001, he and Hulk tried to create their own promotion in Florida called the XWF but it was not successful. Hart returned to Memphis and has continued to manage. He is also the promoter for Wrestling/{{Wrestlicious}}, and has worked on-and-off for Wrestling/{{TNA}} going back to 2003. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005.