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Bret Sergeant Hart, born on July 2, 1957, is a Canadian retired professional wrestler. He is a member of the Hart wrestling family, which is a large family of 12 children, with 8 boys who all got into the wrestling industry. Hart has won the most wrestling championships in his family. He won his first title belt in the World Wrestling Federation while partnering with his brother-in-law, Jim Neidhart, who was married to his sister Ellie Hart. Neidhart was also a part of the Hart Foundation tag team, which included Bret Hart and his brother Owen Hart.
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Name | Jim Neidhart |
| Nickname | "The Anvil" |
| Relation to Bret Hart | Brother-in-law (Ellie Hart's husband) |
| Occupation | Wrestler |
| Achievements | Part of the Hart Foundation tag team with Bret Hart |
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Ellie Hart's husband, Jim Neidhart
Bret Hart is a Canadian retired professional wrestler and a member of the Hart wrestling family. He is the son of patriarch Stu Hart, a wrestling legend and founder of Stampede Wrestling. Bret grew up with eleven siblings, seven brothers and four sisters, Ellie being one of them.
Ellie Hart is married to Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, a former WWE Hall of Famer. They had three daughters together: WWE Diva Natalya, gourmet chef Jennifer, and Kristen, who they called Muffy. Jim Neidhart passed away in 2018.
Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart were brothers-in-law and wrestling partners, forming the Hart Foundation tag team in WWE. They won Bret his first title belt in the World Wrestling Federation. The Hart Foundation also included Owen Hart, Bret's brother, and Brian Pillman, who was not related to the family but considered Bret and Owen as brothers.
The Hart family is a large wrestling dynasty, with eight sons, including Bret and Owen, who achieved great success in the WWF (now WWE). The family's history in professional wrestling has been documented in the 1998 documentary "Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows" and "Hart and Soul: The Hart Family Anthology".
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Jim's wrestling nickname, The Anvil
Jim Neidhart, Bret Hart's brother-in-law, was a professional wrestler known for his appearances in the 1980s and 1990s in the World Wrestling Federation. He was a two-time WWF Tag Team Champion with his brother-in-law Bret Hart in the Hart Foundation.
James Henry Neidhart was born on February 8, 1955, and passed away on August 13, 2018. He was an athlete in high school and had a successful career in strength-oriented track and field events. He set a California high school record in shot put in 1973, which stood until 1985. Neidhart was also a pro football player and played for the Oakland Raiders and the Dallas Cowboys.
Neidhart's wrestling career began in 1978 when he travelled to Calgary to train with Stu Hart, the patriarch of the Hart wrestling family. He worked for Hart's Stampede Wrestling from 1978 to 1983 and again in 1985, during which time he married Ellie Hart, one of Stu's daughters. Neidhart was initially known by the nickname "The Animal", but this changed when Stu Hart had him compete in an anvil toss at the Calgary Stampede as a promotional stunt. Neidhart won the anvil toss, throwing it 11 feet, 2 inches, and earned the nickname "The Anvil".
As a member of the Hart Foundation tag team, Neidhart and Bret Hart feuded with fellow Stu Hart trainees The British Bulldogs—Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid. The Hart Foundation won their first WWF World Tag Team Championship in 1987, defeating The British Bulldogs. They won the belts a second time in 1990, defeating Demolition in an acclaimed match at SummerSlam. After losing the WWE Tag Team Championship, the Hart Foundation split, and Neidhart found a new partner in Bret's brother Owen, forming the New Foundation. Neidhart left the company in 1992.
In addition to his success in the WWF, Neidhart also won titles in Stampede Wrestling, Championship Wrestling from Florida, Mid-South Wrestling, Memphis Championship Wrestling, and the Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation. He was a member of the Hart wrestling family through his marriage to Ellie Hart and appeared with his daughter Natalya Neidhart, a WWE star and the first female third-generation wrestler, on the reality television show Total Divas.
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The Hart Foundation tag team
The Hart Foundation was a tag team in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) consisting of Bret Hart and his brother-in-law, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, with Danny Davis as an associate member and Jimmy Hart as manager. The team was formed in 1985 when Neidhart, already managed by Jimmy Hart, joined forces with Bret Hart to create a villainous tag team.
Bret Hart, who was initially given a "Cowboy" gimmick, suggested to WWF management that he would prefer to be teamed up with Neidhart. Management first laughed at the idea, but eventually agreed. The team was originally introduced as "members of the Hart Foundation", a stable of wrestlers managed by Jimmy Hart. However, with the success of the new tag team, the name "The Hart Foundation" became associated solely with the Neidhart/Hart team and their manager.
The Hart Foundation made their pay-per-view debut at WrestleMania 2 in 1986, participating in a 20-man battle royal which also included NFL stars. They were the final two men, eliminated by André the Giant, who went on to win. The Hart Foundation gained their status as a mid-card team when they began feuding with The Killer Bees ("Jumping" Jim Brunzell and B. Brian Blair). They then started a feud with Tag Team Champions The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid) in early 1987 over the title. With the help of manager Jimmy Hart and referee Danny Davis, Hart and Neidhart captured their first WWF Tag Team Championship.
The Hart Foundation continued to feud with various wrestlers, including The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers (Jacques and Raymond) and Rhythm and Blues (The Honky Tonk Man and Greg "The Hammer" Valentine). They held all available WWF championships (the WWF title, Intercontinental title, European title, and Tag Team titles). The team split up in the summer of 1991, but reunited in 1997 with a bigger lineup, including Bret, Owen, their brothers-in-law Neidhart and Davey Boy Smith. The Hart Foundation was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2019.
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The British Bulldogs
David Smith and Tom Billington, whose father was the brother of Smith's mother, were first cousins from Wigan, England. In the 1970s, Smith and Billington began their wrestling careers in Britain. They were soon invited to join Stampede Wrestling in Canada by talent scout Bruce Hart. Billington went to Canada first and made a revolutionary impact in Stampede with his effortlessly fluid technical wrestling style. Smith joined Stampede in the early 1980s. During their time together in Stampede, Smith and Billington began a heated feud as Billington provoked Smith by claiming he was "a test-tube baby".
In 1983, Smith debuted in New Japan Pro-Wrestling, where he became involved in a three-way feud with Dynamite Kid and The Cobra (George Takano) over the NWA Junior Heavyweight title. After the tournament, Smith and Dynamite Kid formed a tag team in both New Japan and Stampede Wrestling, known as The British Bulldogs. In 1984, the Bulldogs made a shocking move by jumping to New Japan's rival, All Japan Pro Wrestling, just before the start of All Japan's annual Tag Team tournament.
On May 5, 1989, the Bulldogs split up in Stampede during a chain match between Dynamite Kid and Johnny Smith. Despite the Bulldogs' split in Stampede, they remained a team in AJPW at the request of Giant Baba. Their last match as a team was held on January 28, 1990. After the breakup of The British Bulldogs tag team, Smith returned to the WWF as The British Bulldog, sending people to the United Kingdom to warn the promoter every time a flyer was distributed promoting Billington as a "British Bulldog".
Both men died prematurely. Smith died of a heart attack on May 18, 2002, at the age of 39. Billington, who had been in a wheelchair since August 1997, died on December 5, 2018, on his 60th birthday.
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Owen Hart's brother-in-law
Owen Hart was a Canadian professional wrestler and the younger brother of fellow wrestler, Bret Hart. Owen was one of twelve children born to wrestling promoter Stu Hart and Helen Hart.
Owen had three sisters, Ellie, Georgia, and Alison, and eight brothers, Smith, Bruce, Keith, Wayne, Dean, Ross, Bret, and himself. Owen's brother-in-law was Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, who was married to one of his sisters. In 1991, Owen was placed in a tag team with his brother-in-law, Jim.
Owen's other brother-in-law was Davey Boy Smith, who was married to his sister Diana. In 1995, Davey Boy Smith joined Camp Cornette, a stable led by Jim Cornette. Owen and Davey Boy Smith started to team up more and more during the summer of 1996, sometimes alongside Vader, who was also a member of Camp Cornette. Owen and Bulldog (Davey Boy Smith) earned a pay-per-view shot at the tag team titles at In Your House 10 in September 1996. They left with the gold after defeating the Smoking Gunns.
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Frequently asked questions
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, Ellie Hart's husband, was Bret Hart's brother-in-law. They formed the Hart Foundation tag team in the WWF.
Davey Boy Smith, Diana Hart's husband, was Bret Hart's brother-in-law.
Yes, Bret's brother Owen Hart was also a wrestler.
The Hart Foundation was a tag team in the WWF featuring Bret Hart and his brother-in-law, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart.
