Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Neidhart in 2015
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| Birth name | James Henry Neidhart |
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| Born |
February 8, 1955 Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
| Residence | Land O' Lakes, Florida, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) |
Ellie Hart (m. 1979; div. 2000) (m. 2010) |
| Children | 3, including Natalya Neidhart |
| Family | Hart |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Jim Neidhart Who The Anvil |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Billed weight | 281 lb (127 kg) |
| Billed from |
Reno, Nevada "Who Knows Where" (as Who) |
| Trained by | Stu Hart |
| Debut | 1979 |
| Retired | 2013 |
James Henry Neidhart (born February 8, 1955) is an American retired professional wrestler, best 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 Bret Hart as The Hart Foundation. He headlined two pay-per-views for the WWF: Survivor Series 1989 and In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede.
At Newport Harbor High School, Neidhart first gained athletic acclaim for his success in strength-oriented track and field events. He held the California high school record in shot put from 1973 until 1985. After graduating from high school, Neidhart pursued a career in the National Football League, where he played for the Oakland Raiders and Dallas Cowboys in practices and preseason games.
Following his release from the Dallas Cowboys, Neidhart traveled to Calgary to train with Stu Hart and pursue a career in professional wrestling. He worked for Hart's Stampede Wrestling from 1978 to 1983, and again in 1985, during which time he married Ellie Hart, one of Stu's daughters. He thus became the brother-in-law of fellow wrestlers Bret Hart, Owen Hart, Ross Hart and Keith Hart, and later the uncle of wrestlers Teddy Hart and Harry Smith. He was a two-time Stampede International Tag Team Champion, with Hercules Ayala in 1980 and Mr. Hito in 1983.
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