Jim Neidhart
Neidhart in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | James Henry Neidhart February 8, 1955 Montebello, California, U.S. |
| Died | August 13, 2018 (aged 63) Wesley Chapel, Florida, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Head injury caused by a seizure resulting in a fall |
Spouses | Elizabeth "Ellie" Hart
(m. 1979; div. 2001)
(m. 2010) |
| Children | 3, including Natalie |
| Family | Hart |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Who |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Billed weight | 281 lb (127 kg) |
| Billed from | Reno, Nevada "Who Knows Where" (as Who) |
| Trained by | Stu Hart |
| Debut | 1978 |
| Retired | 2016 |
James Henry Neidhart (February 8, 1955 – August 13, 2018) 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.