James Ray Hart
Born January 1, 1944 · Jackson, Mississippi, USA
James Ray Hart is a professional wrestling manager, executive, composer, and musician currently signed with WWE in a Legends deal. He is best known for his work in WWE and World Championship Wrestling under his nickname "The Mouth of the South." He has managed many professional wrestlers, including Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart (no relation) and Jim Neidhart (The Hart Foundation), Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, Jerry "The King" Lawler, "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, King Kong Bundy, Earthquake, Dino Bravo, the Nasty Boys, The Giant, and The Honky Tonk Man. He is a one-time AWA Southern Heavyweight Champion. 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".
Notable Appearances
Movies
WCW Bash at the Beach 1994
The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers
WWE Hottest Matches
Larger Than Life
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
Warrior's Greatest Matches
WWE SuperTape: Volume 5
WWE WrestleFest '91
WWE World Tour '90
WrestleMania
WWE U.K. PPV
WWE King of the Ring 1993
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
The Lost Episodes of the XWF
WWE Funniest Moments
Big Money Rustlas
WWE WrestleMania III
Functional Fitness
WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993
WWE WrestleMania VI
WCW Bash at the Beach 1995
WWE Hall Of Fame 2026
WCW Starrcade 1995
TV Shows
Mid-South Wrestling
USWA Championship Wrestling
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
WWF Prime Time Wrestling
Dark Side of the Ring
WWE Old School
WWE Rivals
WWE's Greatest Moments
Clash of the Champions
Tuesday Night Titans
WCW Monday Nitro
Biography: WWE Legends
WWE Hall of Fame
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures
Mr. McMahon
WWE This Is Awesome
Thunder in Paradise
Swerved
The Edge and Christian Show That Totally Reeks of Awesomeness
Hulk Hogan: Real American
WCW Thunder
Hogan Knows Best
WWE Legends' House
More Movies
WWE Grudge Match
Women of the WWF
WWE Survivor Series 1988
Biography: Wrestlemania I
The Wrestling Classic
WCW Road Wild 1998
Carmen Electra's Naked Women Wrestling League: Naked Revolution
WWE WrestleMania VII
WWE SuperTape: Volume 4
WWE Wrestling's Hottest Matches
WCW Bash at the Beach 1997
WWE UK Rampage
Thunder in Paradise
WWE Survivor Series 1990
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
WCW Bash at the Beach 1996
WrestleMania II
WWE WrestleMania IV
The Ultimate Warrior
WWE Survivor Series 1989
WWE SuperTape: Volume 2
WCW Fall Brawl 1995
Thunder in Paradise 3
WWE Survivor Series 1991
WCW Uncensored 1996
WWE Survivor Series 1987
WWE WrestleMania IX
The Sheik
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
The Ultimate Warrior
The Wrestling Album II: Piledriver
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
WWE SummerSlam 1990
WWE SummerSlam 1988
WCW Fall Brawl 1999
WCW Halloween Havoc 1996
Thunder in Paradise 2
WCW Starrcade 1994
TMZ Presents: The Real Hulk Hogan
WWE SummerSlam 1991
Naked Women's Wrestling League
WWE WrestleFest
WCW SuperBrawl VI
WWE Crown Jewel
Noxious
I'm from Hollywood
WWE Hall of Fame 2018
WCW Slamboree 1995
WWE Royal Rumble 1988
WWE Rampage '91
My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson
WWE SummerSlam 1989
WCW Halloween Havoc 1994
Memphis Heat: The True Story of Memphis Wrasslin'
WrestleMania IX: Becoming a Spectacle
WCW Clash of the Champions XXX
WCW SuperBrawl 2000
Monster Brawl
WWE Survivor Series 1992
WWE World Tour 1992
WCW Halloween Havoc 1999
The Best of the WWF: volume 20
WWE The Big Event
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake
WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches
WWE WrestleMania VIII
WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s
WCW The Great American Bash 1996
WCW Uncensored 1995
The Bros.
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIII
It's a Bikini World
WCW Halloween Havoc 1995
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
Superfan: The Story of Vladimir
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
WCW Uncensored 2000
WWE WrestleFest '93
WCW SuperBrawl VII
Best of the WWF Volume 3
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
WWE Invasion '92
WWE The Main Event
WCW Clash of The Champions XXX
WWE WrestleFest '92
The Best of the WWF: volume 13
WWE SuperTape: Volume 3
WCW Fall Brawl 1996
The Brains Behind the Brawn
WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall
Demolition: Witness the Power
WWE UK Rampage '92
WWE SummerSlam 1992
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
WWE WrestleMania V
The Best of the WWF: volume 17
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIX
WWE WrestleFest '90
WCW Spring Stampede 2000
WWE Hall of Fame 2023
The Best of the WWF: volume 4
PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning
The WWF's Amazing Managers
The Best of the WWF: volume 14
WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII
Hulkamania 4
WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts
WCW Mayhem 2000
The Ken Patera Story
WCW Mayhem 1999
WWE World Tour 1991
WCW The Great American Bash 1995
WWE Hall of Fame 2005
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
WWE Bashed in the USA
WCW SuperBrawl V
WCW Slamboree 1997
Battle of the WWE Superstars
WCW Slamboree 1996
WWE The Main Event V
The Best of the WWF: volume 10
WWE: 20 Years Too Soon - The Superstar Billy Graham Story
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIV
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI
WWE Rampage '92
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXII
WWE Crunch Classic
WCW Starrcade 1996
Dynamite Kid: A Matter of Pride
WWE Mega Matches
WWE Global Warfare
The Best of the WWF: volume 7
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI
WCW The Great American Bash 1999
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992
TNA Sacrifice 2005
WCW Clash of the Champions XXVIII
TNA Slammiversary 2005
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993
The Best of the WWF: volume 18
The Suplex Duplex Complex
WWE The Hart Foundation
WWE: The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers
