August 13, 2018(2018-08-13) (aged 63) Wesley Chapel, Florida, U.S.
Cause of death
Head injury caused by a seizure resulting in a fall[2]
Spouse(s)
Elizabeth "Ellie" Hart
(m. 1979; div. 2001)
[3]
(m. 2010)
Children
3, including Natalie
Family
Hart
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Jim Neidhart[1] Who[4]
Billed height
6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[5]
Billed weight
281 lb (127 kg)[5]
Billed from
Reno, Nevada[5] "Who Knows Where" (as Who)
Trained by
Stu Hart[1]
Debut
1978
Retired
2016[1]
James Henry Neidhart (February 8, 1955 – August 13, 2018)[6] was an American professional wrestler known for his appearances in the 1980s and 1990s in the World Wrestling Federation as Jim "the Anvil" Neidhart, where he was a two-time WWF Tag Team Champion with his real-life brother-in-law Bret Hart in the Hart Foundation. He also won titles in Stampede Wrestling, Championship Wrestling from Florida, Mid-South Wrestling, Memphis Championship Wrestling and the Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation. He was part of the Hart wrestling family through marriage to his wife Ellie Hart, teaming with various members throughout his career, and appearing with his daughter Natalya Neidhart on the reality television show Total Divas.
^ abcd"Jim Neidhart Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved March 27, 2008.
^Johnson, Mike (August 13, 2018). "MORE ON PASSING OF JIM NEIDHART". PWInsider. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
^Heath McCoy (2007). Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling. ECWPress. p. 155 pp. ISBN 978-1-55022-787-1.
^Pro Wrestling Illustrated, 7th annual edition, p.34.
^ abc"WWE Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart profile". WWE. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
^"Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart dies". canoe.com. Archived from the original on August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
appearances in the 1980s and 1990s in the World Wrestling Federation as Jim "the Anvil" Neidhart, where he was a two-time WWF Tag Team Champion with his real-life...
off return at a house show in Wildwood, NJ on August 3, 1985, facing JimNeidhart. He formally jumped back to the promotion on September 9, 1985, teaming...
original Hart Foundation consisting of brothers-in-law Bret Hart and JimNeidhart. Initially managed by Jimmy Hart (no relation), they won the WWF Tag...
is also the daughter of Hart Foundation member and Hall of Famer JimNeidhart. Neidhart is a member of the Hart wrestling family through her mother. She...
husband, wrestler JimNeidhart. Jennifer Neidhart, Natalie Neidhart (better known as Natalya), and Kristen Culbreth. Ellie and Jim divorced in 2001, but...
Neidhart is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Christian Neidhart, German football manager JimNeidhart, Canadian...
Goulet, Tiger Chung Lee and S. D. Jones, between losses to Hercules, and JimNeidhart. Lanny attained some infamy in late 1986 and early 1987 by competing...
Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship, The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and JimNeidhart) against Greg Valentine and The Honky Tonk Man, and Demolition (Ax and...
the 1989 Royal Rumble, Duggan and The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and JimNeidhart) defeated Bravo and The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers (Jacques and Raymond)...
inducted again as a member of The Hart Foundation, with brother-in-law JimNeidhart. Outside of wrestling, Hart has appeared in numerous films and television...
likes of Andy Kaufman, The Honky Tonk Man, Bret Hart (no relation) and JimNeidhart (The Hart Foundation), Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, Jerry "The King"...
Rockers were scheduled to win the titles from The Hart Foundation due to JimNeidhart, one-half of the championship team, being in the process of negotiating...
to win their first WWF Tag Team Championship when Jerry Sags struck JimNeidhart with a motorcycle helmet, enabling Brian Knobbs to pin him. The sixth...
tournament. The Bulldogs, along with Smith's brothers-in-law Bret Hart and JimNeidhart were brought in to the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) after Vince McMahon...
weeks prior to the event, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart contacted the promotion via e-mail offering to appear at the show. Neidhart also said he would donate...
Hart Attack at 19:23. Jannetty pinned JimNeidhart in the third fall when Michaels dropkicked Jannetty onto Neidhart, who was setting up the Hart Attack...
as one-half of the Hart Foundation tag team with his brother-in-law JimNeidhart and manager Jimmy Hart. After the team had two reigns as the WWF Tag...
real-life brother-in-law JimNeidhart, had split up; Bret set out on a singles career while Neidhart was used sparingly. When Neidhart returned from a storyline...
for the first time in almost four years when he replaced the departed JimNeidhart and teamed with Owen Hart. Hart and Brunzell were victorious in multiple...
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