Monday, August 13, 2018

Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart R.I.P. (1955-2018)

Just seeing reports of the sudden and untimely death of "The Anvil" Jim Neidhart today August 13th 2018.   Various sources are reporting he fell at his home in Pasco County, FL and suffered head trauma and succumb to the injuries shortly after first responders reached his home.   

He was a member of the legendary original Hart Foundation with brother in law Bret "The Hitman" Hart and manager Jimmy "Mouth of the South" Hart in the WWF and was part of the national explosion of pro wrestling during the mid 1980s.   Holding the WWF tag team championship on 2 occasions as the Hart Foundation, he also was successful across the country in various territories holding many tag team titles. 
As part of the Hart Foundation he was won the Wrestling Observer Award for the 1997 Feud of the Year against "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.  

He is now most famous among today's fans as the father of current WWE Superstar Natalya "Nattie" Niedhart.   


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