Jimmy Hart Reunited with Stolen Megaphone
Jimmy Hart, the WWE Hall of Famer known as "The Mouth of the South," has been reunited with his iconic megaphone after it was stolen during a wrestling convention last month. The red-and-white prop, a signature part of Hart's career, vanished on November 29 at the WrestleCade event held at the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, but was returned to him this weekend, just in time for the holidays.
The theft sparked immediate concern within the wrestling community, where the megaphone holds a storied place in professional wrestling history. Hart, now 81, used the device for decades to hype crowds, deliver instructions to wrestlers he managed, and occasionally disrupt matches. It became synonymous with his work alongside stars like Hulk Hogan, The Honky Tonk Man, and members of The Hart Foundation during the 1980s and beyond.
Organizers from WrestleCade responded swiftly to the incident. In a social media post the day after the theft, they revealed that the venue was equipped with high-definition security cameras and warned that local police would review the footage on December 2 if the item was not returned. "Someone stole Jimmy Hart's megaphone at the...