Jim Neidhart
James Henry "Jim" Neidhart is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in the 1980s and 1990s in the World Wrestling Federation as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart. Jim is the father of WWE Diva Natalya. Among other accolades, he is a two-time WWF Tag Team Champion with Bret Hart as part of the original Hart Foundation. Neidhart headlined two pay-per-views for the WWF: Survivor Series 1989 and In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede. Neidhart holds dual citizenship with Canada and the United States. On Raw XV, the 15th-anniversary WWE Raw special on December 10, 2007, Neidhart returned to WWE for the first time since 1997, and participated in the 15th Anniversary Battle Royal, eventually making it to the final five before being eliminated by Skinner. Neidhart made appearances on the WWE and E! reality show Total Divas, on which his daughter Natalie is a main cast member. Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2009) Neidhart appeared in TNA on the November 12, 2009, edition of Impact! winning against Jay Lethal in his initial open challenge thrown out to the legends of professional wrestling. Professional wrestling style and persona Neidhart usually wrestled in pink attire and the Hart Foundation tag team was nicknamed "The Pink and Black Attack". It popularized the Hart Attack finisher maneuver. Other media On April 6, 2010, WWE released Hart & Soul: The Hart Family Anthology on DVD, which is a three-disc set featuring a documentary on the Hart wrestling family (including Neidhart) as well as twelve matches. Neidhart's daughter Natalie is featured as a main cast member on the reality show Total Divas, and he made appearances on the show along with his wife. Personal life Neidhart and wife Ellie had three daughters, one of whom, Natalya Neidhart, is a professional wrestler under the ring name Natalya, currently signed to WWE. Neidhart was arrested on September 6, 2010, and charged with two counts of possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute, two counts of trafficking illegal drugs, one count of burglary of an unoccupied dwelling, and one count of third degree grand theft for property stolen between $300 and $5,000. He was arrested after becoming aggressive with police after ingesting multiple pills outside a gas station. In March 2012, he was sentenced to five months and 29 days in jail. During his sentencing, he was arrested and held in contempt of court. Neidhart completed two stints in rehabilitation paid for by WWE. Death According to TMZ, Neidhart's wife Ellie told investigators that on August 13, 2018, he was having problems sleeping and got out of bed to adjust the thermostat. As he went to touch it, he "turned weirdly as if he were about to dance", then fell against the wall and ground. She immediately dialed 911, believing he was having a seizure, something for which he took medication. He had a four-inch long gash on his face when EMTs arrived. He died at the scene at the age of 63. According to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office, the fall killed him. At the time, he had early-onset Alzheimer's disease.
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- 2024 · Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal as Self (Archival Footage)
- 2021 · Biography: Bret "Hitman" Hart as Himself (archive footage)
- 2021 · Biography: Shawn Michaels as Self
- 2021 · Biography: WWE Legends as Jim Neidhart (archive footage)
- 2021 · Biography: “Stone Cold” Steve Austin as Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart (archive footage)
- 2019 · Dark Side of the Ring as
- 2019 · WWE Hall of Fame 2019 as
- 2018 · WWE Network Collection: Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart as Himself (Archive Footage)
- 2017 · WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995 as
- 2015 · Owen: Hart of Gold as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 2014 · WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story as Himself
- 2014 · WWE: The Best of Sting as Himself
- 2014 · WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1 as Himself
- 2013 · Legends of Mid-South Wrestling as Himself
- 2013 · Total Divas as Himself
- 2013 · WWE: The Best Of In Your House as Himself
- 2013 · Bret Hart: The Dungeon Collection as Himself
- 2011 · Greatest Rivalries: Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart as Himself
- 2011 · The True Story of WrestleMania as Self (archive footage)
- 2010 · WWE: Shawn Michaels: My Journey as Himself
- 2010 · Hart & Soul - The Hart Family Anthology as
- 2009 · WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event as
- 2009 · WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event as Himself
- 2009 · WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams as Himself
- 2008 · Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 2007 · WWE: The Shawn Michaels Story - Heartbreak & Triumph as Himself
- 2007 · Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1 as Jim Neidhart
- 2004 · WWE: Undertaker - He Buries Them Alive as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 2003 · Enter... Zombie King! as Sheriff Logan
- 1999 · Heroes of Wrestling as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1998 · Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows as Self
- 1998 · WCW Fall Brawl 1998 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1998 · WCW Spring Stampede 1998 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart (Ringside)
- 1998 · WCW Thunder as Jim Neidhart
- 1997 · WWE Survivor Series 1997 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1997 · WWE Badd Blood: In Your House as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1997 · WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1997 · Best Of Raw • Volume Six as
- 1997 · WWE King of the Ring 1997 as Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart
- 1997 · WWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart (Ringside)
- 1996 · World Wrestling Peace Festival as
- 1995 · WWF Mega Matches '95 as
- 1995 · WCW Monday Nitro as
- 1995 · WWE Brawl in the Family as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1995 · WWF Off the Top Rope as
- 1995 · WWE SlamFest as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1994 · WWE Survivor Series 1994 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1994 · WWE SummerSlam 1994 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1994 · WWE King of the Ring 1994 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart (Ringside)
- 1994 · Thunder in Paradise as Kawolski
- 1993 · ECW November to Remember 1993 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1993 · Thunder in Paradise as Norman Kowalski
- 1993 · Mr. Nanny as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1993 · WWE Raw as Who
- 1993 · WWE Raw as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1993 · WWE Raw as Jim Neidhart
- 1992 · The Best of ECW 1992: Volume 1 as “The Anvil” Jim Neidhart
- 1992 · WWE Crunch Classic as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1992 · WWF SuperTape '92 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1992 · WWE Royal Rumble 1992 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1991 · WWE World Tour 1991 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1991 · WWE WrestleFest '91 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1991 · WWE U.K. Rampage 1991 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1991 · WWE WrestleMania VII as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1991 · WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart (Ringside)
- 1991 · WWE Royal Rumble 1991 as Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart
- 1990 · WWE Survivor Series 1990 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1990 · WWE SummerSlam 1990 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1990 · Battle of the WWE Superstars as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1990 · WWE SummerSlam Fever as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1990 · WWE WrestleFest '90 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1990 · WWE WrestleMania VI as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1990 · WWE Royal Rumble 1990 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1989 · WWE Survivor Series 1989 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1989 · WWE SummerSlam 1989 as Himself
- 1989 · Fan Favorites as
- 1989 · WWE Demolition as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1989 · The Best of the WWF: volume 20 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1989 · WWE WrestleMania V as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1989 · WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: January '89 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1989 · WWE Royal Rumble 1989 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1988 · WWE Survivor Series 1988 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1988 · WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: October '88 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1988 · WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '88 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1988 · WWE SummerSlam 1988 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1988 · WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1988 · WWE WrestleFest as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1988 · WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: July '88 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1988 · The Best of the WWF: volume 15 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1988 · WWE WrestleMania IV as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1988 · WWE The Main Event as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1988 · WWE Royal Rumble as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1987 · WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1987 · WWE Houston Wrestling: November '87 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1987 · WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '87 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1987 · WWE The Hart Foundation as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1987 · WWE WrestleMania III as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1987 · WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '87 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1987 · The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches as
- 1987 · WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1987 · WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1987 · Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1986 · WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1986 · The British Bulldogs as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1986 · The Best of the WWF: volume 9 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1986 · WWF Wrestling Challenge as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1986 · The Best of the WWF: volume 8 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1986 · The Best of the WWF: volume 7 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1986 · WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1986 · WWE Detroit Wrestling '86 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1986 · WrestleMania II as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1986 · WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1986 · The Best of the WWF: volume 5 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1985 · WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1985 · Saturday Night's Main Event as
- 1985 · WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '85 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1985 · Best of the WWF Volume 3 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- Future · WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: December '85 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart