HILLBILLY JIM'S BLOG

Feb. 21, 2006

Brrr! Did you believe what just happened this weekend out in Dallas? I wasn’t sure if I was in Dallas or Chicago already for WrestleMania! Nonetheless we sure do love and appreciate everyone who came out to Ticketstock to brave the cold and hang out with Paul London, Funaki, Ron Simmons, Hall of Famer “The Mouth of the South” Jimmy Hart and me, Hillbilly Jim.

Thanks to our good friends from the National Guard and UPN for coming out and showing their continued support for our tour. And to everyone who came out to get into some of that delicious chicken from Buffalo Wild Wings that everyone loves. Thanks to all for braving the cold this weekend. We sure did have a great time and it’s good to see that our fans our still the best in the business. Y’all are like the post office — rain, sleet, snow or hail y’all come out to show support and Hillbilly Jim sure does appreciate that. Okay, time for me to sign off now. I’ll catch up with everyone on our way out to Chicago for WrestleMania 22. Next stop: Arizona. Stay warm everyone!

Feb. 15, 2006

Wooo, wee, did we enjoy our tour of Georgia! There was all sorts of fun to be had out there. We sure did enjoy y’all’s southern hospitality and food. We especially appreciated all the fans that came out to visit us at all of our stops in the great state of Georgia to support the WrestleMania Fan Axxess Tour sponsored by our friends at the National Guard.

I don’t even know where to start with all the thanks for everyone who came out to support the first-ever SmackDown at the Civic Center in Columbus and to everyone who came out for our RAW viewing party at Jocks and Jills. And let’s not forget everyone who came to visit us out the Mall of Georgia.

And a big Hillbilly Jim thanks goes out to all those who came to see me in action in McDonough at the Deep South Wrestling show. Sure do appreciate everyone for asking about the tour and my Outlaw Country show on Sirius Satellite radio which airs on weekends on channel 63.Well that’s it for now from Hillbilly Jim. I’ll be seeing you while burning up the road on our way to beautiful Dallas, Texas, as we continue on our exciting WrestleMania Fan Axxess Tour all the way to Chicago for the big event on April 2. It’s only on pay-per-view, and it’s gonna be great!

Bye, for now.

Feb. 6, 2006

Oh, what a weekend!

I love coming back to Memphis. There is just so much wrestling history; so many of the great people and so many wrestling greats came from this great city. Ole Hillbilly got to jump around the ring at Jerry “The King” Lawler’s UPN show Saturday morning with Jimmy Hart just like old times.

We sure did have a great time with everyone coming out to the Wolfchase Mall to visit with me, Viscera and “The King,” Jerry Lawler. Thanks to the National Guard for keeping everything in order again this weekend. We also had a great time hanging out with the good folks from Time Warner and 93X.

Thanks again, Memphis. I sure did enjoy coming back to where I’ve had so many great memories. There’s nothing like a getting into some great barbeque downtown — just like back in the hay day. The music wasn’t too bad, either. See y’all. Look for us in Atlanta next on our way to WrestleMania 22 on April 2, only on pay-per-view!

Feb. 1, 2006

Wooo, doggie!

What a way to celebrate the Royal Rumble. Our WrestleMania Fan Axxess Tour made it down to Miami for the big event, and we sure did have a great time.

The National Guard came out and helped keep order as we got to see John Cena, Edge, Lita, Ron Simmons, Mr. Kennedy, Rob Conway, Carlito, Victoria, Todd Grisham and Matt Striker. Appreciate all y’all over at Comcast for doing such a great job with our pay-per-views. Good to see some of my Hillbilly fans follow me down to Miami and set up camp for the Royal Rumble. And it’s always good to sit around the campfire and trade stories from the good ole days.

Hope y’all had fun at the Rumble. It was definitely a great event. Can’t wait to see y’all in Chicago at Wrestle Mania 22! Bye for now. I’ll see ya in Memphis.

Jan. 27, 2006

Hey folks!

Hillbilly Jim here down in sunny Tampa, Florida! Boy, what a great time we had down here visiting with all y’all. I appreciate everyone coming out to visit with me at the Tyrone Square Mall. We were truly blessed to have some of the greats of WWE come out and visit with me. I hope y’all enjoyed Hall of Famer Jimmy Hart, Torrie Wilson and the great “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan.

I had great fun jumping in the Guardian of the Ring tent sponsored by the National Guard to ref a match with Jimmy Hart. Always good go back and visit with ’ole buddies. Thanks for everyone who came out to eat some of that great chicken they have out there at that Buffalo Wild Wings in Brandon and Orlando also. Y’all impressed me getting down and dirty with those wings Hillbilly style!

As for now, it’s time to move it on down the road a little ways to the Royal Rumble at the American Airlines Arena in Miami. The pay-per-view is this Sunday. Thanks again to everyone for coming out. We had a good ol’ time and hope you did, too!

Jan. 14, 2006

Folks, let me tell you how much fun Hillbilly Jim had this weekend at Fort Bragg. It was great getting to be with all the great men and women that are serving our country and making us all proud. It was also a great honor and a privilege to get to hang out with one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame last year and he is definitely one of the pioneers and legends of the business. Without this man wrestling wouldn’t be what it is today. A big thanks to “Superstar” Billy Graham for coming out to hang out with us down here on Fort Bragg. Also a big thanks goes out to Matt Hardy for coming to hang out with us. I know Matt loves to come and support the troops from his home state of North Carolina! Well folks, as I said, ’ole Hillbilly had a great time down here in Fort Bragg. Hope y’all did as well. We’re going to make a quick stop up at the RBC Center in Raleigh for Monday Night RAW! Then we’re heading down to Tampa, Fla., to continue on our way to Wrestle Mania 22 in Chicago on April 2. Follow our WrestleMania Fan Axxess Tour at www.wrestlemania.com. C-ya!

Jan. 10, 2006

Heeey! What’s happenin’ everybody? Hillbilly Jim here, giving a great big shout-out to the great folks over at McFaddens for their hospitality. It made ’ole Hillbilly feel like he was back in Kentucky with all the nice people making him feel welcome for our SmackDown pre-party. I’d like to thank everyone for coming out and having a great time. I’d like to thank UPN for sponsoring the SmackDown “Call the Match” station.  For those of you who don’t know, we have this great experience where fans can call an actual SmackDown Match, and man, do people have fun walking home with their voices calling the match.  It was also great that UPN brought out their “U-crew” to help “spice up” the night.  I’d like to thank the great WWE Superstars who took time out of the busy schedule to hang out with us and sign autographs including Paul London, Brian Kendrick, Vito, Nunzio and Simon Dean. I know I had a great time hanging out with these guys and hope y’all did too. As for now, we’re heading to Fort Bragg to visit with some of the men and women who are doing great things for our country. Stay tuned. We’re on our way to Wrestle Mania 22 in Chicago on the Fan Axxess Tour sponsored by the National Guard, baby!

Jan. 7, 2006

Hey Folks! Hillbilly Jim here, wanting to thank everyone for coming out to the Stamford Town Center again this year to help us kick off the WrestleMania Fan Axxess Tour! I would especially like to thank the National Guard for being such great sponsors of ours again this year. We hope that everyone got a chance to come hang out and say “hi” to Coach, Ashley, Carlito and Maria.  I know I was excited to see them and especially meeting the beautiful Ashley and Maria for the first time. I would so like to give a great big thank you to Howard Finkel for coming out again this year to help me kick off this tour the right way. No one can get a crowd worked up quite like “The Fink” can. And let’s not forget the great Ron Simmons for coming out to sign autographs with us. Congratulations again to Ron for being inducted to the Orange Bowl Hall of Fame. Hope everyone had fun with us in Stamford. We’re heading down to the “City of Brotherly Love” next. That’s right, Philadelphia on our way to Wrestle Mania 22 on Sunday April 2, on pay-per-view. We had a great time with all y’all. Thank you!

December 22, 2005

Hello Ladies and Gentlemen!

Hillbilly Jim here, coming to you from my home in Mudlick, Kentucky!  I reckon it's about time to put out the fire and call in the dogs because this Hillbilly is gearing to host this year’s WrestleMania Fan Axxess Tour (formally the Road to WrestleMania Tour) for the third year in a row. As some of you may already know, for the past two years, I have had the great honor of hosting this tour that helps promote the WWE, WrestleMania and all their sponsors.  Just like last year, we are honored to have the National Guard on board as the presenting sponsor for the tour. 

Lots changed since last year’s tour.  In ’05, we traveled from the east coast to the west coast stopping at various malls across the country.  This year, they got us going all over the country, stopping at various types of events including malls, state fairs, WWE Live Events, WWE PPV’s and other great locations across the way.  And boy, do we have some cool experiences for you our fans.  We got all types of stations for people to stop at, including a video game arcade, a power challenge, cool memorabilia, an area you can call your very own WWE match and heck, we even have a station where you can referee an actual WWE match!

I hope to see you all there at the kickoff on Friday and Saturday, January 6th and 7th in the home town of World Wrestling Entertainment, Stamford, CT. 

Last year’s Tour was a real adventure, as I got to travel around the good old USA visiting all you folks. 
This year’s Tour is going to be off the hook, with all the new experiences and Superstar appearances. 

So, hold on to your hats because this Tour is taking off with a full head of steam, so you better not miss it.  Check out the Fan Axxess Tour routing to see where we will be and also visit wrestlemania.com for my updates about the great time I am having on this tour.   

Don’t go messing with a country boy, you hear!

Your friend,

Hillbilly Jim