Jim Neidhart

Jim Neidhart
Neidhart in 2015
Birth nameJames Henry Neidhart
Born(1955-02-08)February 8, 1955
Montebello, California, U.S.[1]
DiedAugust 13, 2018(2018-08-13) (aged 63)
Wesley Chapel, Florida, U.S.
Cause of deathHead injury caused by a seizure resulting in a fall[2]
Spouse(s)
Elizabeth "Ellie" Hart
(m. 1979; div. 2001)
[3]
(m. 2010)
Children3, including Natalie
FamilyHart
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Jim Neidhart[1]
Who[4]
Billed height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[5]
Billed weight281 lb (127 kg)[5]
Billed fromReno, Nevada[5]
"Who Knows Where" (as Who)
Trained byStu Hart[1]
Debut1978
Retired2016[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.

  1. ^ a b c d "Jim Neidhart Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved March 27, 2008.
  2. ^ Johnson, Mike (August 13, 2018). "MORE ON PASSING OF JIM NEIDHART". PWInsider. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  3. ^ Heath McCoy (2007). Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling. ECWPress. p. 155 pp. ISBN 978-1-55022-787-1.
  4. ^ Pro Wrestling Illustrated, 7th annual edition, p.34.
  5. ^ a b c "WWE Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart profile". WWE. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  6. ^ "Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart dies". canoe.com. Archived from the original on August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2018.