02/08/1955
Tampa, Florida, USA:
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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WWE Hall of Fame 2019 (2019) as |
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WWE Network Collection: Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart (2018) as Himself (Archive Footage) |
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WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995 (2017) as |
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Owen: Hart of Gold (2015) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story (2014) as Himself |
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WWE: The Best of Sting (2014) as Himself |
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WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1 (2014) as Himself |
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Legends of Mid-South Wrestling (2013) as Himself |
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WWE: The Best Of In Your House (2013) as Himself |
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Bret Hart: The Dungeon Collection (2013) as Himself |
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Greatest Rivalries: Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart (2011) as Himself |
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WWE: Shawn Michaels: My Journey (2010) as Himself |
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Hart & Soul - The Hart Family Anthology (2010) as |
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WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event (2009) as |
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WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event (2009) as Himself |
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WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams (2009) as Himself |
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Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II (2008) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE: The Shawn Michaels Story - Heartbreak & Triumph (2007) as Himself |
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Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1 (2007) as Jim Neidhart |
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Enter... Zombie King! (2003) as Sheriff Logan |
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Heroes of Wrestling (1999) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows (1998) as Self |
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WCW Fall Brawl 1998 (1998) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WCW Spring Stampede 1998 (1998) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart (Ringside) |
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WWE Survivor Series 1997 (1997) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE Badd Blood: In Your House (1997) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE SummerSlam 1997 (1997) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede (1997) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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Best Of Raw • Volume Six (1997) as |
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WWE King of the Ring 1997 (1997) as Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart |
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WWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell (1997) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart (Ringside) |
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World Wrestling Peace Festival (1996) as |
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WWE Mega Matches '95 (1995) as |
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WWE Brawl in the Family (1995) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWF Off the Top Rope (1995) as |
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WWE SlamFest (1995) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE Survivor Series 1994 (1994) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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Undertaker: He Buries Them Alive! (1994) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE SummerSlam 1994 (1994) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE King of the Ring 1994 (1994) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart (Ringside) |
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ECW November to Remember 1993 (1993) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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Thunder in Paradise (1993) as Norman Kowalski |
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Mr. Nanny (1993) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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The Best of ECW 1992: Volume 1 (1992) as “The Anvil” Jim Neidhart |
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WWE Crunch Classic (1992) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE SuperTape: Volume 5 (1992) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE Royal Rumble 1992 (1992) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE World Tour 1991 (1991) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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Wrestling's Greatest Champions (1991) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE WrestleFest '91 (1991) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE U.K. Rampage 1991 (1991) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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SWS WrestleFest (1991) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE WrestleMania VII (1991) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII (1991) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart (Ringside) |
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WWE Royal Rumble 1991 (1991) as Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart |
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WWE Survivor Series 1990 (1990) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE SummerSlam 1990 (1990) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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Battle of the WWE Superstars (1990) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE SummerSlam Fever (1990) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE WrestleFest '90 (1990) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE WrestleMania VI (1990) as Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart |
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WWE Royal Rumble 1990 (1990) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE Survivor Series 1989 (1989) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE SummerSlam 1989 (1989) as Himself |
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Fan Favorites (1989) as |
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The Best of the WWF: volume 20 (1989) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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Demolition: Witness the Power (1989) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE WrestleMania V (1989) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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The Brains Behind the Brawn (1989) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: January '89 (1989) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE Royal Rumble 1989 (1989) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE Survivor Series 1988 (1988) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: October '88 (1988) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '88 (1988) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE SummerSlam 1988 (1988) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88 (1988) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE WrestleFest (1988) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: July '88 (1988) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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The Best of the WWF: volume 15 (1988) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE WrestleMania IV (1988) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE The Main Event (1988) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE Royal Rumble 1988 (1988) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87 (1987) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE Houston Wrestling: November '87 (1987) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '87 (1987) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE The Hart Foundation (1987) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE WrestleMania III (1987) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '87 (1987) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches (1987) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87 (1987) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87 (1987) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports (1987) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86 (1986) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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The Best of the WWF: volume 9 (1986) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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The British Bulldogs (1986) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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The Best of the WWF: volume 8 (1986) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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The Best of the WWF: volume 7 (1986) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86 (1986) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE Detroit Wrestling '86 (1986) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WrestleMania II (1986) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86 (1986) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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The Best of the WWF: volume 5 (1986) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: December '85 (1985) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85 (1985) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '85 (1985) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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Best of the WWF Volume 3 (1985) as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |