Jim Neidhart
James Henry Neidhart was an American professional wrestler known for his work in the WWF during the 80s and 90s. He gained prominence primarily as a member of The Hart Foundation, the tag team alongside his brother-in-law Bret Hart, with whom he won the WWF World Tag Team Championship twice. Neidhart was also part of the famous Hart wrestling family through his marriage to Ellie Hart, daughter of Stu Hart. Before becoming a wrestler, Neidhart was a standout athlete in high school, setting a shot put record. After a brief stint in the NFL with the Oakland Raiders and Dallas Cowboys, he moved to Calgary to train with Stu Hart and join Stampede Wrestling, where he won the International Tag Team Championship twice. Neidhart made his WWF debut in 1985, initially as a singles wrestler. However, his real success came when he teamed up with Bret Hart to form The Hart Foundation. Together, they dominated the tag team division, winning the WWF World Tag Team Championship in 1987. Throughout their careers, they faced other major teams like Demolition and Strike Force, and their tag move, the Hart Attack, became iconic. In 1991, Neidhart briefly teamed with Owen Hart to form The New Foundation, but his time in the WWF ended in 1992 when he was fired for refusing a drug test. After leaving WWF, he had stints in WCW and ECW, but his career in those companies was less prominent. Neidhart returned to WWF briefly in 1994 as part of the heel side alongside his brother-in-law Owen Hart, reuniting in a new version of The Hart Foundation and facing off against wrestlers like Stone Cold Steve Austin. In 1997, after one final return to WWF, Neidhart left the company and retired more definitively. In his later years, Neidhart appeared at several independent events, with his last match taking place in 2016. Despite personal issues, including drug arrests, and his battle with the passing of time, Neidhart left behind a significant legacy in the wrestling world. On August 13, 2018, he passed away at the age of 63 after an accident at his home. His death was attributed to a head injury after he fell while trying to adjust the thermostat. WWE paid tribute to Neidhart, remembering his contributions to wrestling and his legacy as one of the greats in WWF history.
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- 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
- 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 SummerSlam 1997 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 · Raw as Who
- 1993 · Raw as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1993 · 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 · SWS WrestleFest 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 · The Best of the WWF: volume 20 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1989 · WWE Demolition as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1989 · Fan Favorites as
- 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 · WrestleMania IV 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 · WrestleMania III 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 Best of the WWF: volume 9 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1986 · The British Bulldogs 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 2 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
- 1973 · WWE Old School as Jim Neidhart
- 1973 · WWE Old School as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
- 1973 · WWE Old School as Jim Neidhart (Commentary)
- Future · WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: December '85 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart