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The Hart Foundation

August 1990

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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WWF Tag Team Champions 1980s

The Hart Foundation

(Bret Hart, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart and manager Jimmy Hart)

January 26th 1987

defeated The British Bulldogs and held the belts for 274 days.   Lost the belts on August 10th 1987 to the Rougeau Brothers.

August 27th 1990

defeated Demolition at Wrestlemania VI and held the belts for 209 days.  

Lost the belts on October 30th 1990 at The Main Event IV to the Rockers (Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty), however, the change was never acknowledged and the Harts kept the titles.  

 Wrestlemania VII (March 24th 1991) saw the Hart Foundation drop the titles to The Nasty Boys.

The Hart Foundation 1997