Monday Night Mayhem radio with Jimmy Hart
Hosts: Big Mosh, Blade, DFL
Available at MondayNightMayhem.com.

The Mayhem Crew welcomed Jimmy Hart back to the show for his second MNM appearance this year, as the days are counting down to the debut episode of "Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling" next Saturday night, October 18 (@ 8PM ET/7PM CT) on CMT. Jimmy joked with Mosh, Blade, and DFL that he feels like "the Paula Abdul of professional wrestling" as a judge on the new Hulk Hogan CCW program. As a possible foreshadowing of what's to come in this new reality show, Blade asked if Dustin "Screech" Diamond will get knocked out by Jimmy's infamous megaphone, and Jimmy said he cannot give any secrets or spoilers.

With somewhat of a WCW reunion on "Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling," The Big Mosh asked Jimmy what the loyal fans of World Championship Wrestling would get out of the new venture. Jimmy said right off the bat that fans that miss WCW can simply catch some of their favorite memories/matches and action on the WWE 24/7 programming, saying that he is still involved with World Wrestling Entertainment (with 24/7), as well as some autograph signings and "The Road To WrestleMania" tour every year.

Jimmy said that he got to do a lot of the music/production work for various wrestlers and promotions over the years, and added that he just got a call from CMT saying that they want to use nine of his songs on "Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling," so it is somewhat like being "back home" for him -- with his music being used and being around his close friends. He said with the cast of celebrities and special guest appearances (by Goldberg and Rob Van Dam), the show ended up being a lot of fun.

Speaking of celebrities, Mosh asked Jimmy what celebrity stuck out the most for him. Jimmy said that working with Eric "Butterbean" Esch thrilled him the most, and reminded him of guys like John Earthquake" Tenta, Fred "Typhoon" Ottman, and King Kong Bundy. He said everybody did a tremendous job, and he strongly believes fans will be excited to see what takes place.

Jimmy said that all of the celebrities worked especially hard, being at the gym every morning to train and get ready, and mentioned some words of wisdom that the legendary Dick Clark gave him personally many years ago when he was touring with The Gentrys, that he put into "Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling" as well.

Mosh and Blade then mentioned The Honky Tonk Man and his recent "appearances" in an indirect way on WWE Monday Night Raw, with Santino Marella's "Honk-A-Meter," and asked Jimmy for his thoughts/comments on it. Jimmy said he talked to The Honky Tonky Man about a month ago after he sustained his finger injury which Jimmy saw on YouTube, and then again about a week ago.

Jimmy said that he is going to a specialist now for the injury, and because it was not put in a cast right away, it started healing over the scar tissue. Jimmy said that he has not seen the "Honk-A-Meter," and thinks both Santino and the writers do a good job with his character. He then added that in one of the conversations, The Honky Tonk Man asked Jimmy if he would come back and manage him, just like the old days, if he were to come back -- which Jimmy agreed to.

Mosh then said that Jimmy has been just about everywhere when it deals with professional wrestling and asked Jimmy if he sees "Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling" growing and expanding into something bigger, like a national promotion. Jimmy then took listeners through his early career, and then said if Vince McMahon did not have a dream, "nothing would be here today."

Jimmy said that in all of his interviews, whenever he left a company, he was never bitter about anything, which could be why he has such a good relationship with all of the companies around today. Jimmy added that people that have knocked on Vince in the past always end up back there anyways. He said that both the WWE and TNA do great jobs, and if Eric (Bischoff) and Hulk "wanted to start something else, I think there's room for three companies."

Mosh and DFL asked Jimmy for his thoughts on the recent reports of Vince McMahon wanting his wrestlers to become better actors, along with the recent addition of Freddie Prinze Jr. to the WWE Creative Team. Jimmy said that it was hard for him to read what other people wanted him to say, and said that back in the "heyday," Vince or the writers would just tell them what the interview was for and let them run with it. He said guys like The Rock, Triple H, and Shawn Michaels do not need to have things written word for word for them, and he likes it better that way. He said with all of the injuries, people leaving, and other things these days, the writers seem to be working seven days/week, 52 weeks/year.

More "Mouth Of The South" goodness is contained in this 30+ minute interview, including a typical day in the life of Jimmy Hart (even though none are exactly the same), what the XWF is up to today (and where you can see some of their footage), and so much more!

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