WWE announced today that Jimmy Hart will induct Hillbilly Jim into the WWE Hall of Fame on April 6th. Hillbilly Jim will be inducted alongside Goldberg, The Dudley Boyz, Ivory, Jeff Jarrett, Mark Henry, Kid Rock and Warrior Award recipient Jarrius “JJ” Robertson.
BREAKING: @RealJimmyHart will induct #HillbillyJim into the @WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2018! #WWEHOF https://t.co/EZRSocW4uY
— WWE (@WWE) March 31, 2018
Hart said the following at the Andre the Giant documentary premiere about inducting Hillbilly Jim into the WWE Hall of Fame:
“I am so excited about doing that. First of all, I am excited about being at WrestleMania. It is a such a big thrill for me because a lot of people don’t know that Howard Finkel saw my Memphis tapes, called Hillbilly Jim and he called me to go to the first WrestleMania in New York. So that is how I really got signed up by the WWE”.
On his experiences with Hillbilly Jim:
“Well, he was my roommate on Legends’ House of course. We go back a long way, almost 34 years, can you believe that? We’ve played music together, we laughed and we cried together in the Legends’ House. I am so excited about this”.
The #MouthFromTheSouth @RealJimmyHart sounded off on inducting #HillbillyJim into the #WWEHOF Class of 2018 at the #AndreTheGiant documentary premiere in Los Angeles! pic.twitter.com/RBYdPmFhGp
— WWE (@WWE) March 31, 2018
