Who were The Hillbillies? Were they related?
The Hillbillies were a group of wrestlers in the WWF comprised of Hillbilly Jim (Jim Morris), Uncle Elmer (Stan Frazier), Cousin Junior (Lanny Kean) and Cousin Luke (Gene Petit). They made their biggest mark in the tag team ranks. The group, founded by Jim and Elmer, lasted from 1985 until 1987, with Jim and Luke as its final members. No, they were not related. Most of them knew one another from working the territories together (Memphis/CWA), but that’s as far as their relationship went. Gene Petit was brought in by chance and, to my knowledge, didn’t really know any of the boys.
