Jim Neidhart
James Henry "Jim" Neidhart is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in the 1980s and 1990s in the World Wrestling Federation as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart. Jim is the father of WWE Diva Natalya. Among other accolades, he is a two-time WWF Tag Team Champion with Bret Hart as part of the original Hart Foundation. Neidhart headlined two pay-per-views for the WWF: Survivor Series 1989 and In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede. Neidhart holds dual citizenship with Canada and the United States. On Raw XV, the 15th-anniversary WWE Raw special on December 10, 2007, Neidhart returned to WWE for the first time since 1997, and participated in the 15th Anniversary Battle Royal, eventually making it to the final five before being eliminated by Skinner.
Neidhart made appearances on the WWE and E! reality show Total Divas, on which his daughter Natalie is a main cast member.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2009)
Neidhart appeared in TNA on the November 12, 2009, edition of Impact! winning against Jay Lethal in his initial open challenge thrown out to the legends of professional wrestling.
Professional wrestling style and persona
Neidhart usually wrestled in pink attire and the Hart Foundation tag team was nicknamed "The Pink and Black Attack". It popularized the Hart Attack finisher maneuver.
Other media
On April 6, 2010, WWE released Hart & Soul: The Hart Family Anthology on DVD, which is a three-disc set featuring a documentary on the Hart wrestling family (including Neidhart) as well as twelve matches. Neidhart's daughter Natalie is featured as a main cast member on the reality show Total Divas, and he made appearances on the show along with his wife.
Personal life
Neidhart and wife Ellie had three daughters, one of whom, Natalya Neidhart, is a professional wrestler under the ring name Natalya, currently signed to WWE.
Neidhart was arrested on September 6, 2010, and charged with two counts of possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute, two counts of trafficking illegal drugs, one count of burglary of an unoccupied dwelling, and one count of third degree grand theft for property stolen between $300 and $5,000. He was arrested after becoming aggressive with police after ingesting multiple pills outside a gas station. In March 2012, he was sentenced to five months and 29 days in jail. During his sentencing, he was arrested and held in contempt of court. Neidhart completed two stints in rehabilitation paid for by WWE.
Death
According to TMZ, Neidhart's wife Ellie told investigators that on August 13, 2018, he was having problems sleeping and got out of bed to adjust the thermostat. As he went to touch it, he "turned weirdly as if he were about to dance", then fell against the wall and ground. She immediately dialed 911, believing he was having a seizure, something for which he took medication. He had a four-inch long gash on his face when EMTs arrived. He died at the scene at the age of 63. According to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office, the fall killed him. At the time, he had early-onset Alzheimer's disease.
Acted in
Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal
2024
as Self (Archival Footage)
Biography: Bret "Hitman" Hart
2021
as Himself (archive footage)
Biography: Shawn Michaels
2021
as Self
Biography: “Stone Cold” Steve Austin
2021
as Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart (archive footage)
Biography: WWE Legends
2021
as Jim Neidhart (archive footage)
Dark Side of the Ring
2019
WWE Hall of Fame 2019
2019
WWE Network Collection: Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
2018
as Himself (Archive Footage)
WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995
2017
Owen: Hart of Gold
2015
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
2014
as Himself
WWE: The Best of Sting
2014
as Himself
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
2014
as Himself
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
2013
as Himself
Total Divas
2013
as Himself
WWE: The Best Of In Your House
2013
as Himself
Bret Hart: The Dungeon Collection
2013
as Himself
Greatest Rivalries: Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart
2011
as Himself
The True Story of WrestleMania
2011
as Self (archive footage)
WWE: Shawn Michaels: My Journey
2010
as Himself
Hart & Soul - The Hart Family Anthology
2010
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
2009
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
2009
as Himself
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
2009
as Himself
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
2008
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE: The Shawn Michaels Story - Heartbreak & Triumph
2007
as Himself
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
2007
as Jim Neidhart
WWE: Undertaker - He Buries Them Alive
2004
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Enter... Zombie King!
2003
as Sheriff Logan
Heroes of Wrestling
1999
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows
1998
as Self
WCW Fall Brawl 1998
1998
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WCW Spring Stampede 1998
1998
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart (Ringside)
WCW Thunder
1998
as Jim Neidhart
WWE Survivor Series 1997
1997
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Badd Blood: In Your House
1997
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede
1997
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Best Of Raw • Volume Six
1997
WWE King of the Ring 1997
1997
as Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart
WWE In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell
1997
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart (Ringside)
World Wrestling Peace Festival
1996
WWF Mega Matches '95
1995
WCW Monday Nitro
1995
WWE Brawl in the Family
1995
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWF Off the Top Rope
1995
WWE SlamFest
1995
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Survivor Series 1994
1994
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE SummerSlam 1994
1994
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE King of the Ring 1994
1994
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart (Ringside)
Thunder in Paradise
1994
as Kawolski
ECW November to Remember 1993
1993
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Thunder in Paradise
1993
as Norman Kowalski
Mr. Nanny
1993
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Raw
1993
as Who
WWE Raw
1993
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Raw
1993
as Jim Neidhart
The Best of ECW 1992: Volume 1
1992
as “The Anvil” Jim Neidhart
WWE Crunch Classic
1992
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWF SuperTape '92
1992
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
1992
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE World Tour 1991
1991
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE WrestleFest '91
1991
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE U.K. Rampage 1991
1991
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE WrestleMania VII
1991
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII
1991
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart (Ringside)
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
1991
as Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart
WWE Survivor Series 1990
1990
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE SummerSlam 1990
1990
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Battle of the WWE Superstars
1990
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE SummerSlam Fever
1990
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE WrestleFest '90
1990
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE WrestleMania VI
1990
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
1990
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Survivor Series 1989
1989
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE SummerSlam 1989
1989
as Himself
WWE Demolition
1989
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Fan Favorites
1989
The Best of the WWF: volume 20
1989
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE WrestleMania V
1989
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: January '89
1989
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
1989
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Survivor Series 1988
1988
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: October '88
1988
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '88
1988
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE SummerSlam 1988
1988
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88
1988
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE WrestleFest
1988
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: July '88
1988
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
The Best of the WWF: volume 15
1988
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE WrestleMania IV
1988
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE The Main Event
1988
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Royal Rumble
1988
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87
1987
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '87
1987
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '87
1987
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE The Hart Foundation
1987
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE WrestleMania III
1987
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '87
1987
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
1987
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: January '87
1987
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
1987
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1987
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86
1986
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
The British Bulldogs
1986
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
1986
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
The Best of the WWF: volume 8
1986
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
The Best of the WWF: volume 7
1986
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86
1986
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Detroit Wrestling '86
1986
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WrestleMania II
1986
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86
1986
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
1986
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85
1985
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '85
1985
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
Best of the WWF Volume 3
1985
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: December '85
as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart