Personal Info
Birth date
1955-02-08 (70 Years)
Day of death
2018-08-13
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Tampa, Florida, USA
Also known as
The Anvil
Jim Neidhart
Who
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Jim Neidhart
Biography
James Henry Neidhart was an American professional wrestler known for his work in the WWF during the 80s and 90s. He gained prominence primarily as a member of The Hart Foundation, the tag team alongside his brother-in-law Bret Hart, with whom he won the WWF World Tag Team Championship twice. Neidhart was also part of the famous Hart wrestling family through his marriage to Ellie Hart, daughter of Stu Hart. Before becoming a wrestler, Neidhart was a standout athlete in high school, setting a shot put record. After a brief stint in the NFL with the Oakland Raiders and Dallas Cowboys, he moved to Calgary to train with Stu Hart and join Stampede Wrestling, where he won the International Tag Team Championship twice. Neidhart made his WWF debut in 1985, initially as a singles wrestler. However, his real success came when he teamed up with Bret Hart to form The Hart Foundation. Together, they dominated the tag team division, winning the WWF World Tag Team Championship in 1987. Throughout their careers, they faced other major teams like Demolition and Strike Force, and their tag move, the Hart Attack, became iconic. In 1991, Neidhart briefly teamed with Owen Hart to form The New Foundation, but his time in the WWF ended in 1992 when he was fired for refusing a drug test. After leaving WWF, he had stints in WCW and ECW, but his career in those companies was less prominent. Neidhart returned to WWF briefly in 1994 as part of the heel side alongside his brother-in-law Owen Hart, reuniting in a new version of The Hart Foundation and facing off against wrestlers like Stone Cold Steve Austin. In 1997, after one final return to WWF, Neidhart left the company and retired more definitively. In his later years, Neidhart appeared at several independent events, with his last match taking place in 2016. Despite personal issues, including drug arrests, and his battle with the passing of time, Neidhart left behind a significant legacy in the wrestling world. On August 13, 2018, he passed away at the age of 63 after an accident at his home. His death was attributed to a head injury after he fell while trying to adjust the thermostat. WWE paid tribute to Neidhart, remembering his contributions to wrestling and his legacy as one of the greats in WWF history.
Filmography
Raw
6.8
Overview:
A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.WWF Wrestling Challenge
6.8
Overview:
WWF Wrestling Challenge was a professional wrestling television program produced by the World Wrestling Federation. It was syndicated weekly and aired from 1986 to 1995. The show became simply known as WWF Challenge in 1995. The show featured matches, pre-match interviews, and occasionally, summarized weekly events in WWF programming. Matches primarily saw top tier and mid-level talent versus jobbers. At times, there was a "feature" match between main WWF talent. As with other syndicated WWF programming, the show promoted WWF event dates and house shows in local media markets.WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede
9
Overview:
In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede took place on July 6, 1997 at the Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta. The card of the event featured four matches. The main event was a ten-man tag team match featuring The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart, Jim Neidhart, Owen Hart, British Bulldog and Brian Pillman) against Steve Austin, Ken Shamrock, Goldust and the Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal). The featured matches on the undercard were The Undertaker versus Vader for the WWF Championship.The Best of ECW 1992: Volume 1
NYR
Overview:
Witness ECW get its start at a sports bar in Philadelphia before becoming one of the most influential pro wrestling organizations of all time.WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
7.2
Overview:
WWE fans, you have waited long enough! His glistening wardrobe, often-imitated cadence and grandiose style was outshined only by his virtuoso performances in the ring. Macho Man, with his gorgeous leading lady Miss Elizabeth, embodied the raging 80s in WWE and later, compounded his success in WCW. Now, the complete story of his incredible life can finally be told in Macho Man: The Randy Savage Story.Saturday Night's Main Event
8.3
Overview:
A professional wrestling television program produced by the World Wrestling Federation banner on NBC airing in place of Saturday Night Live. The series was made up entirely of star vs. star bouts in a time when weekly programming consisted primarily of established stars dominating enhancement talent.Bret Hart: The Dungeon Collection
10
Overview:
A collection of the greatest matches from one of WWE's all time greatest superstars, with commentary from Bret along the way.Total Divas
7.3
Overview:
An inside look of the lives of seven WWE Divas from their work within WWE to their personal lives.WWE SummerSlam Fever
NYR
Overview:
The Summer heats up as the Superstars of WWE hit the ring for some rope-meltingly hot action in the lead up to WWE SummerSlam '90!WWE Survivor Series 1994
8.2
Overview:
Survivor Series took place on Thanksgiving Eve, November 23, 1994 at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas. It was also the last Survivor Series to take place on the traditional Thanksgiving/Thanksgiving Eve date the show had always occupied since its inception. Two main event matches were held; in the first, Bob Backlund faced Bret Hart for the WWF Championship in a submission match. In the other main event, The Undertaker went up against Yokozuna in a casket match. The event also featured three elimination matches and two singles matches. Razor Ramon led The Bad Guys against Diesel's team of The Teamsters. Doink the Clown teamed with three midgets to form Clowns R' Us in a match against The Royal Family, composed of Jerry Lawler and three midgets. Lex Luger led Guts and Glory against the Million Dollar Corporation team, which was managed by Ted DiBiase.WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86
NYR
Overview:
The biggest superstars in WWE head to the great white north for some incredible action. Featuring Dory & Terry Funk teaming with their manager, Jimmy Hart, to take on André the Giant & The Junkyard Dog in a Handicap Tag Team Grudge Match.WrestleMania IV
NYR
Overview:
Fourth WrestleMania taking place on March 27th, 1988, at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. The main event features a 14-man single-elimination tournament with Randy Savage battling the Ted DiBiase as last men standing.WrestleMania III
8.5
Overview:
Third WrestleMania on March 29st, 1987 at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan. There are twelve matches, with the main event featuring Hulk Hogan defending the WWF World Heavyweight Championship against André the Giant.WWE: Shawn Michaels: My Journey
9.4
Overview:
The Heartbreak Kid is one of the most celebrated and talented superstars in the history of Sports Entertainment. Shawn Michaels’ career has spanned more than 25 years and has produced one great match after another, earning him his “Showstopper” moniker. Now fans can relive this superlative career with Shawn Michaels: His 25 Greatest Matches, a 3-disc set with more than nine hours of matches. This DVD presents Michaels’ great bouts from every phase of his life, from early tag-team matches as a member of the Rockers through his highly decorated championship reigns. The matches include new commentary and reflections from the Showstopper himself, as well as partners and adversaries throughout the years.Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows
7.5
Overview:
This documentary follows superstar Bret Hart during his last year in the WWF. The film documents the tensions that resulted in The Montreal Screwjob, one of the most controversial events in the history of professional wrestling, in which Vince McMahon, Shawn Micheals, and others, legitimately conspired behind the scenes to go against the script and remove Bret Hart as champion.WWE SummerSlam 1997
8
Overview:
WWE's Biggest Party of the Summer features a classic Steel Cage Match between Mankind and Triple H. Goldust faces Brian Pillman. Plus, the Intercontinental Championship is on the line in a match between "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Owen Hart. The Undertaker faces Bret Hart for WWE Championship with guest referee Shawn Michaels!Dark Side of the Ring
8.2
Overview:
Finding truth at the intersection of fantasy and reality in the veiled world of professional wrestling.World Wrestling Peace Festival
NYR
Overview:
The World Wrestling Peace Festival was a professional wrestling supercard event produced by Japanese professional wrestler Antonio Inoki, which took place on June 1, 1996 at the Los Angeles Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California. The event was organized by Inoki to promote world peace with an interpromotional event involving major promotions from around the world. Forty wrestlers from six countries ended up taking part in the event. Inoki's home promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), as well as smaller independent groups, represented Japan, while World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) took part on behalf of the United States. Both of Mexico's top promotions Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) participated in the event, which was considered unlikely by many in the industry given their own heated rivalry.Biography: WWE Legends
7.2
Overview:
The stories behind some of the most memorable WWE Superstars of all time.WWE Survivor Series 1997
8.8
Overview:
The storied rivalry between Shawn Michaels and Bret "The Hitman" Hart comes to a shocking and dramatic conclusion in a main event bout for the WWE Championship. Stone Cold Steve Austin returns from a career-threatening injury to challenge Owen Hart for the WWE Intercontinental Championship. Kane makes his in-ring debut against Mankind. All this and much more!WWE SummerSlam 1989
6.6
Overview:
SummerSlam (1989) was the second annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on August 28, 1989 in the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The main event was a tag team match between The Mega-Maniacs (WWF Champion Hulk Hogan and Brutus Beefcake) and the team of Randy Savage and Zeus. The main matches on the undercard were Ted DiBiase versus Jimmy Snuka, Ultimate Warrior versus Rick Rude for the WWF Intercontinental Championship[4] and Jim Duggan and Demolition (Ax and Smash) versus André the Giant and The Twin Towers (Akeem and Big Boss Man).WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
NYR
Overview:
Catch all the excitement and action as WWE's most powerful superstars take to the ring. Featuring an all-star tag team match as Hulk Hogan and Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat step into the ring with "The Macho Man" Randy Savage and The Honky Tonk Man.WWE King of the Ring 1997
NYR
Overview:
1997 WWE King of The Ring Tournament Semi-Final Matches put Ahmed Johnson against Triple H and Mankind against Jerry "The King" Lawler, with the finals to follow. "Sycho" Sid Vicious teams with "The Legion of Doom" The Road Warriors to face The Hart Foundation. Goldust takes on Crush. Stone Cold Steve Austin battles Shawn Michaels. The Undertaker defends the WWE Championship against Faarooq and much more!WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '87
NYR
Overview:
The biggest superstars in WWE head to the great white north for some incredible action. Featuring a 20-Man $50,000 Battle Royale.WrestleMania 2
8.7
Overview:
Emanating from New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, WrestleMania 2 features Hulk Hogan defending the WWF Championship against King Kong Bundy inside a steel cage. Mr. T battles "Rowdy" Roddy Piper in a Boxing Match. The British Bulldogs challenge The Dream Team for the WWF Tag Team Championship and much more.WWE Survivor Series 1989
7.7
Overview:
The 1989 WWE Survivor Series was the third annual Survivor Series professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation. It took place on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 1989 at The Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois. This was the first Survivor Series event to feature team names. It was also the first Survivor Series to feature four-on-four tag matches instead of five-on-five. The main event was a four-on-four Survivor Series match where The Ultimate Warriors faced The Heenan Family. The undercard also featured Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Matches.ECW November to Remember 1993
NYR
Overview:
Before the got extreme, NWA Eastern Championship Wrestling presents it's inagural showcase event, ECW November to Remember '93 from the infamous ECW Arena in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania!WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88
NYR
Overview:
The Superstars come out in the city of angels as "The Macho Man" Randy Savage and André the Giant square off for the WWE Championship.Acting
TBAWWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: December '85 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
2021Biography: WWE Legends (1 Episode) as Jim Neidhart (archive footage)
2019Dark Side of the Ring (1 Episode) as Unknown
2019WWE Hall of Fame 2019 as Unknown
2018WWE Network Collection: Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart as Himself (Archive Footage)
2017WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995 as Unknown
2015Owen: Hart of Gold as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
2014WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story as Himself
2014WWE: The Best of Sting as Himself
2014WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1 as Himself
2013Legends of Mid-South Wrestling as Himself
2013Total Divas (2 Episodes) as Himself
2013WWE: The Best Of In Your House as Himself
2013Bret Hart: The Dungeon Collection as Himself
2011Greatest Rivalries: Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart as Himself
2010WWE: Shawn Michaels: My Journey as Himself
2010Hart & Soul - The Hart Family Anthology as Unknown
2009WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event as Unknown, Himself
2009WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams as Himself
2008Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
2007WWE: The Shawn Michaels Story - Heartbreak & Triumph as Himself
2007Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1 as Jim Neidhart
2004WWE: Undertaker - He Buries Them Alive as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
2003Enter... Zombie King! as Sheriff Logan
1999Heroes of Wrestling as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1998Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows as Self
1998WCW Fall Brawl 1998 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1998WCW Spring Stampede 1998 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart (Ringside)
1998WCW Thunder (4 Episodes) as Jim Neidhart
1997WWE Survivor Series 1997 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1997WWE Badd Blood: In Your House as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1997WWE SummerSlam 1997 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1997WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1997Best Of Raw • Volume Six as Unknown
1997WWE King of the Ring 1997 as Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart
1997WWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart (Ringside)
1996World Wrestling Peace Festival as Unknown
1995WWF Mega Matches '95 as Unknown
1995WCW Monday Nitro (211 Episodes) as Unknown
1995WWE Brawl in the Family as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1995WWF Off the Top Rope as Unknown
1995WWE SlamFest as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1994WWE Survivor Series 1994 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1994WWE SummerSlam 1994 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1994WWE King of the Ring 1994 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart (Ringside)
1994Thunder in Paradise (22 Episodes) as Kawolski
1993ECW November to Remember 1993 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1993Thunder in Paradise as Norman Kowalski
1993Mr. Nanny as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1993Raw (1, 25, 4 Episode) as Who, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, Jim Neidhart
1992The Best of ECW 1992: Volume 1 as “The Anvil” Jim Neidhart
1992WWE Crunch Classic as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1992WWF SuperTape '92 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1992WWE Royal Rumble 1992 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1991WWE World Tour 1991 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1991WWE WrestleFest '91 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1991WWE U.K. Rampage 1991 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1991SWS WrestleFest as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1991WWE WrestleMania VII as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1991WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart (Ringside)
1991WWE Royal Rumble 1991 as Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart
1990WWE Survivor Series 1990 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1990WWE SummerSlam 1990 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1990Battle of the WWE Superstars as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1990WWE SummerSlam Fever as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1990WWE WrestleFest '90 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1990WWE WrestleMania VI as Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart
1990WWE Royal Rumble 1990 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1989WWE Survivor Series 1989 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1989WWE SummerSlam 1989 as Himself
1989WWE Demolition as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1989Fan Favorites as Unknown
1989The Best of the WWF: volume 20 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1989WWE WrestleMania V as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1989WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: January '89 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1989WWE Royal Rumble 1989 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1988WWE Survivor Series 1988 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1988WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: October '88 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1988WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '88 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1988WWE SummerSlam 1988 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1988WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1988WWE WrestleFest as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1988WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: July '88 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1988The Best of the WWF: volume 15 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1988WWE WrestleMania IV as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1988WrestleMania IV as Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart
1988WWE The Main Event as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1988WWE Royal Rumble as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1987WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1987WWE Houston Wrestling: November '87 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1987WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '87 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1987WWE The Hart Foundation as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1987WWE WrestleMania III as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1987WrestleMania III as Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart
1987WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '87 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1987The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches as Unknown
1987WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1987WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1987Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1986WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1986The British Bulldogs as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1986The Best of the WWF: volume 9 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1986WWF Wrestling Challenge (62 Episodes) as Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart
1986The Best of the WWF: volume 8 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1986The Best of the WWF: volume 7 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1986WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1986WWE Detroit Wrestling '86 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1986WrestleMania II as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1986WrestleMania 2 as Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart
1986WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1986The Best of the WWF: volume 5 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1985WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1985Saturday Night's Main Event (9 Episodes) as Unknown
1985WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '85 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1985Best of the WWF Volume 3 as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
1981Mid-South Wrestling (21 Episodes) as Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart
1973WWE Old School (2, 17, 2 Episode) as Jim Neidhart, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, Jim Neidhart (Commentary)