Hillbilly Jim James " Jim " Morris ( July 5 , 1952 ) is an American retired professional wrestler and current radio host , better known by his ring name , Hillbilly Jim . He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation from 1984 to 1990 . Career . Before appearing in the WWF ( now WWE ) as Hillbilly Jim , Morris wrestled with the Continental Wrestling Association in the Memphis area under the name Harley Davidson , a biker gimmick . While there , Morris formed a popular tag team with Roger Smith , who went by the ring name " Dirty Rhodes " because of his resemblance to Dusty Rhodes . He also made some appearances with Stampede Wrestling under his given name as " Big " Jim Morris . In late - 1984 , Morris first appeared in the WWF as a wrestling fan who routinely sat in the front row of live events and who eventually decided to try his hand at wrestling himself . A series of vignettes were aired on WWF ' s TV programming in the early weeks of 1985 , showing Hulk Hogan training Jim and providing him with his first set of wrestling boots . This introduced the character of Hillbilly Jim ; a simple - minded , shaggy - bearded Appalachian hillbilly clad in bib overalls , and hailing from Mudlick , Kentucky . Hillbilly Jim appeared in a few tag team matches with friend Hulk Hogan , and had his first high - profile singles match at " The War to Settle the Score " event on February 18 , 1985 in which he defeated Rene Goulet . Unfortunately , Morris was sidelined by an injury a few days later . At a show in San Diego , he appeared in Hogan ' s corner in a match between Hogan and Brutus Beefcake . While chasing Beefcake ' s manager Johnny V around ringside , Morris slipped on a wet spot and ( legitimately ) broke his leg . To help fill in the seven months during his recovery , similarly - dressed " family " members Uncle Elmer , Cousin Luke , and Cousin Junior were introduced for Morris to accompany to ringside as a manager . When his in - ring career resumed , Morris often either tag teamed with his family , or fellow big man André the Giant . He was traditionally matched up against the WWF ' s monster heels of the era , such as Big John Studd and King Kong Bundy . He also had a short feud with Mr . Fuji , and wrestled him in a series of tuxedo matches in late - 1986 . Hillbilly Jim was generally kept as a " fun " character , rarely getting involved in any serious storylines . His theme music was a folksy barn dance tune called " Don ' t Go Messin ' With a Country Boy " , which Morris danced along to with his partners , the ring announcer and or children from the crowd while the audience clapped along . His only WrestleMania appearance outside of battle royals was a novelty match in WrestleMania III involving King Kong Bundy and midget wrestlers . At Survivor Series ' 88 , Jim teamed with his old mentor Hulk Hogan along with Randy Savage , Hercules and Koko B . Ware to defeat the team of Big Boss Man , Akeem , Ted DiBiase , King Haku and The Red Rooster . Though Jim was eliminated by Akeem , Hogan and Savage would go on to survive and win the match . In addition to wrestling , Hillbilly Jim is also credited as creating the puppet named " Mine " for fellow WWF Superstar George " The Animal " Steele . Hillbilly Jim continued to appear regularly in WWF matches until the summer of 1990 . His last high profile match with the WWF was during the April 28 , 1990 ( taped April 23 , 1990 ) edition of " Saturday Night ' s Main Event " , in which he lost to Earthquake in a squash match that lasted just under 2 minutes . He returned in December 1995 as a guest referee and a month later became manager of Henry O . and Phineas I . Godwinn , " cousins " who were pig farmers , After the Godwinns turned heel in the spring of 1997 , Hillbilly Jim was no longer needed as their manager , Morris later worked as a road agent and participated in the " Gimmick Battle Royal " in 2001 at WrestleMania X - Seven . He was the official WWE legend host of the highly successful WrestleMania Fan Axxess tour for WrestleMania XX , WrestleMania 21 , WrestleMania 22 , and WrestleMania 23 in major malls across the US . As part of the WrestleMania 20 Fan Axxess Tour , Jim performed at the " House of Blues " in Los Angeles , Chicago , and New Orleans sponsored by Gibson Guitars . From 1990 to 2001 Morris traveled worldwide representing the WWF for Coliseum Video sales and later with Sony Videos . In 2005 , Sirius Satellite Radio added " Hillbilly Jim ' s Moonshine Matinee " as a weekly program on its Outlaw Country channel 63 . Every Saturday , Morris plays a wide variety of classic country music and Southern rock . Between records , he tells stories of his days with the WWF . On April 10 , 2012 , Hillbilly Jim made an appearance on WWE Smackdown : Blast from the Past . Other media . Morris has appeared in a number of trade shows , such as " Atlanta Super Sports Show " , " Video Software Dealer ' s Association " , " Focus on Video " , and many others . Moreover , he has had numerous personal appearances in national retail stores , such as Blockbuster Video , Wal - Mart , Kmart , Toys " R " Us , and Kroger . He has done a national commercial for Chevy trucks and another local TV and radio commercials in Kentucky . He appeared in WWE cartoon series " Hulk Hogan ' s Rock ' n ' Wrestling " , which was produced by DIC Enterprises . He is featured in the game WWE Smackdown ! Here Comes the Pain and is billed as a legend . He performed the song " Don ' t Go Messing With A Country Boy " for the " The Wrestling Album " , which was certified gold . Its follow - up album , " Piledriver - The Wrestling Album 2 " , also included a duet by Hillbilly Jim and a female singer credited as Gertrude , entitled " Waking Up Alone " . On August 31 , 2009 , Hillbilly Jim appeared on ESPN ' s fantasy football podcast " Fantasy Focus " with Nate Ravitz and fill - in host Keith Lipscomb . Matthew Berry , one of the show ' s regular co - hosts , was absent due to a fantasy football draft in Las Vegas .