Teddy Hart

Teddy Hart
Hart in 2015
Birth nameEdward Ellsworth Annis[1][2]
Born (1980-02-02) February 2, 1980 (age 44)[1]
Calgary, Alberta, Canada[3]
Spouse(s)
Fay Annis
(m. 2012; div. 2014)
Children1
FamilyHart
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Teddy Hart
Ted Hart
Billed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3]
Billed weight195 lb (88 kg)[3]
Billed fromCalgary, Alberta, Canada
Trained byRoss Hart[1]
Bruce Hart[1]
Leo Burke[1]
Dory Funk Jr.[1]
Debut1995[1]

Edward Ellsworth Annis[4] (born February 2, 1980) is a Canadian-American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Teddy Hart. He currently wrestles on the independent circuit. He wrestled on a National scale for Major League Wrestling (MLW) as the leader of The Hart Foundation, where he held the MLW World Middleweight and MLW Tag Team championships. He has also wrestled for AAA, the short-lived Wrestling Society X, Jersey All Pro Wrestling, and Dragon Gate USA. He operates a wrestling school in Edmonton. He is the son of Georgia Hart of the Hart wrestling family and wrestler B. J. Annis. He is also the nephew of former professional wrestlers, Bret Hart and Owen Hart. Hart achieved an early degree of fame when he became the youngest wrestler to be signed to the World Wrestling Federation (now WWE).[5] His subsequent release, controversial actions while wrestling on the independent circuit and various legal problems have earned him a measure of infamy.[5]

Outside of the ring, Annis has been a mentor to several young wrestlers and has been a trainer at wrestling schools. Among his trainees are Jack Evans, Pete Wilson and his younger cousin Matt Hart. Annis is also a cat lover and breeder of Persian cats which he has used sometimes in storylines and brought with him to matches.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Teddy Hart Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on April 18, 2008. Retrieved May 2, 2008.
  2. ^ "EDWARD ELLSWORTH ANNIS Inmate 0887372: Tarrant County Jail near Fort Worth, TX". Archived from the original on December 6, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference MajorTeddy was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Wrestler Teddy Hart wanted on charges, including sexual assault". Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference ROH-scramblecage was invoked but never defined (see the help page).