The next person in my set of blogs on the Hart Family is none other than 'The Anvil' himself, Jim Neidhart

Jim started out in wrestling after an unsuccessful career in the NFL. He would train with Stu Hart and go on to work in Stampede Wrestling. He would marry into the Hart Family through Ellie Hart, one of Stu's daughters. He would go to the WWF along with Bret Hart as part of the deal that sold Stampede Wrestling to Vince McMahon. Originally he was planned to be a singles wrestler with Jimmy Hart as his manager but, it was an idea of Bret that would propel him to great heights. Bret was slated to become a singles wrestler with a cowboy gimmick. He didn't like the gimmick and suggested a heel tag team with JIm called 'The Hart Foundation'. After awhile, WWF management decided to go with the idea. They would wrestle sporadically against low to mid-card tag teams until February of 1987 when they won the WWF Tag Titles from the British Bulldogs. They would lose the titles at a live event in August to the Fabulous Rougeaus but, the title change would not be acknowledged due to the WWF not recognizing title changes on house shows. They would actually lose the titles in October to Strike Force.

They would turn face when Jimmy Hart began to betray them. They would have sporadic feuds for the rest of 1988 and 1989 with the likes of The Rockers, Demolition, and L.O.D. They would win the titles once more at Summerslam 1990 against Demolition in a 2/3 Falls Match. They would lose the titles in November against The Rockers in a 2/3 Falls Match but, it would again not be recognized by the WWF because the tope rope broke during the match, as a result they would have their titles returned to them. They would actually lose them at Wrestlemania VII against The Nasty Boys. They would split after this match.

He would be part of 'The New Hart Foundation' when Owen Hart signed with the company. They would only have one pay per view match at Royal Rumble 1992. Nedihart would leave the WWF soon after. He would return at King of the Ring 1994 as Bret's mystery cornerman during a title defence against Diesel. He would cost Bret the match in a way that allowed him to retain the title. He would aid Owen to become King of the Ring later on in the evening. The two would reprise their tag team throughout 1994. He would go to WCW in 1995 without any prominent role. He would come back to the WWF as masked wrestler 'Who' which was short-lived and was purely a comedy gimmick. He would be reunited with Bret and the new 'Hart Foundation in 1997 until not too long after the 'Montreal Screwjob' when he would follow Bret to WCW where he would achieve little success and was released. He would then begin to take independent bookings. He appeared on the Raw 15th Anniversary Show in December of 2007 in a Battle Royal. His daughter Nattie 'Natalya' Neidhart has since debuted on the Smackdown brand in 2008.

Jim achieved great success with Bret Hart in the Hart Foundation. His interviews were always interesting and his power in the ring was always devastating. He will always be known as a tag team specialist no matter who he tagged with.

Dean A.