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#1 Hillbilly Jim was first introduced to the WWE as a 'fan'
His time in the ring was always as a fun-loving character that was reflective of the era in wrestling and was popular with the fans at the time. Jim's wholesome persona and character resonated with the WWE audience because he was likable.
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Some of his more memorable matches included facing the likes of King Kong Bundy and Big John Studd. While he may not have won a lot, it didn't matter very much. Jim's likable nature and every man style was part of the very family friendly rock n wrestling generation.
He competed at Wrestlemania, and was most recently seen in 2014 as part of the WWE network program 'Legends' House.' Through that program, fans got to see that Jim was as easy-going outside the ring as he was inside it.
There had to be more to why he resonated with fans like he did, and perhaps it was because he debuted as one of them. Hillbilly Jim made his debut in the WWF at the time when Hulk Hogan took this 'fan' out of the crowd and began to train him.
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