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First Family (professional Wrestling)
The First Family was the name of three professional wrestling Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Stable, stables led by Jimmy Hart, first in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the Memphis, Tennessee, Memphis-based Continental Wrestling Association, then in the late 1980s in World Wrestling Entertainment, World Wrestling Federation (now WWE), and finally in the late 1990s in World Championship Wrestling. Incarnations CWA stable The original First Family was founded in the late 1970s by Hart to take the CWA World Heavyweight Championship (Memphis), CWA title from his former protégé, Jerry Lawler. The group extensively Feud (professional wrestling), feuded with Lawler into the 1980s, a time particularly remembered for comedian Andy Kaufman's rivalry with Lawler. ;Members *Norvell Austin *Ox Baker *King Kong Bundy *Dennis Condrey *Cocoa Samoa, Sabu the Wildman *Chick Donovan *Bobby Eaton *Wayne Ferris *Buddy Landel *Austin Idol *Masao Ito *Kamala (wrestler), Kamala *Andy Kau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Hart
James Ray Hart (born January 1, 1944) is an American professional wrestling manager, executive, composer, and musician currently signed with WWE in a Legends deal. He is best known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where he used the nickname "The Mouth of the South". He has managed many professional wrestlers, including The Honky Tonk Man, Bret Hart (no relation) and Jim Neidhart (The Hart Foundation), Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, Jerry "The King" Lawler, "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, Irwin R. Schyster, The Mountie, The Natural Disasters, Dino Bravo, the Nasty Boys, The Giant, and Hulk Hogan. He was briefly the AWA Southern Heavyweight Champion in 1981. Before becoming involved with professional wrestling, Hart was a member of rock band The Gentrys, best known for their 1965 top five ''Billboard'' Hot 100 hit, " Keep on Dancing". Professional wrestling career Memphis Wrestling (1978-1985) Jimmy Hart was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
