Teddy Hart Ted Annis ( February 2 , 1980 ) , is a Canadian professional wrestler better known by his ring name Teddy Hart . He wrestled in Wrestling Society X on MTV , and operates a wrestling school in Calgary . He debuted for the Mexican promotion AAA on their " Guerra de Titanes " show on November 30 , 2007 . Hart is a third generation member of the Hart wrestling family . He is the grandson of Stu Hart , and the nephew of Bret Hart , Owen Hart , Bruce Hart , Jim Neidhart and Davey Boy Smith . His mother is Georgia Hart and his father is B . J . Annis , a gym proprietor , fitness guru and a former wrestler . Hart achieved a degree of fame when he became the youngest wrestler ever to be signed to the World Wrestling Federation . However , his subsequent release and controversial actions while wrestling on the independent circuit have earned him a measure of infamy . Career . Hart debuted in 1995 at Rockyford , Alberta , where he tagged up with his late brother Matthew Annis for the first time , facing his cousin Harry Smith and T . J . Wilson . In the Calgary - based Stampede Wrestling promotion , Hart teamed with Harry Smith , T . J . Wilson and Jack Evans . In 2000 , he also wrestled in Matrats ( run by Eric Bischoff ) with his cousins and kids who were interested in wrestling . The stable would later compete in Major League Wrestling , where Hart teamed with Evans as The Hart Foundation 2 . 0 as well as being labeled " The New Hart Foundation " . During Hart ' s stint in MLW , he would be first labeled the " Loose Cannon " - a name that would stick for sometime to come both in fiction and reality . World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment . In 1998 , Hart became the youngest person ever signed to a World Wrestling Federation developmental contract , and was sent to train with Dory Funk , Jr . at the " Funkin ' Dojo " . He was later released by the WWF because of " attitude " problems . In 2005 , he made several appearances with WWE , wrestling in dark match es and working as a job ber . Ring of Honor . On November 1 , 2003 , Hart competed on a Ring of Honor show in Elizabeth , New Jersey as part of a scramble cage match . After losing the match , he began to perform moonsaults and executed a shooting star press from the top of the cage rather than selling the moves he had taken . Hart then vomited at ringside . His actions attracted the ire of many wrestlers , as he endangered some wrestlers by performing moves on them which they were not anticipating . Hart attributes his actions to a concussion suffered during the match . He has since wrestled at only one ROH show , " At Our Best " ( held on March 13 , 2004 ) . Total Nonstop Action Wrestling . Hart made several appearances with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling . In August 2003 , he defeated Jonny Storm and then lost to Juventud Guerrera in the course of the Super X - Cup Tournament . He returned in March 2004 as a member of Team Canada , represented as its original captain in the 2nd America ' s X - Cup . He was released from the promotion following an altercation in a restaurant with CM Punk , where Sabu had to separate the two . Independent circuit . Hart is currently blacklisted from many promotions as a result of his unpredictable behavior . At some point he helped create the Matrats wrestling promotion in Canada where he was the main star . They were the first company to ever use platforms next to the ring so the wrestlers could do really high flying moves . He wrestled a few of shows for Combat Zone Wrestling but quit because of the poor treatment he received from the promotion ' s owner John Zandig . Zandig failed to pay Teddy on a number of occasions and was upset that Teddy was getting over with his promotion ' s fanbase when he was being booked as a heel . In 2005 , Hart won the JAPW Tag Team Titles twice , once with Jack Evans and once with Homicide . Hart first captured the tag team titles with Jack Evans at JAPW ' s Caged Fury event when they teamed up to wrestle The Strong Style Thugs ( Homicide and Bboy ) in a steel cage tag team match . In a classic bout Teddy and Jack were able to overcome Homicide and Bboy , also with some help at the end from Teddy Hart ' s uncle Jim " The Anvil " Neidhart . 2006 . On April 1 , 2006 , Hart and several of his relatives attended the induction of Bret Hart into the WWE Hall of Fame . On Saturday , July 1 , 2006 , Teddy Hart wrestled at 1 Pro Wrestling ' s Fight Club II event at the Barnsley Metrodome in Yorkshire , England . He faced and defeated the UK ' s own cruiserweight sensation ' The Man That Gravity Forgot ' PAC . On July 29 , 2006 , Hart took on Jay Lethal at a JAPW event in Aberdeen , New Jersey . The match culminated with Hart climbing on top of a soda machine and delivering a moonsault onto Lethal . Hart struck the ground with such impact that the match was briefly stopped while Hart stepped out into the parking lot to vomit . Hart then returned to the ring and won the match . During July and August 2006 , Teddy came to the UK for major Promotion 1PW . He defeated Pac in his first appearance with a Cradle DDT and was involved in a 10 man brawl in his second . During the 10 man brawl , Hart was eliminated by TNA star Abyss when Hart ' s nemesis ( and teammate in this match ) Steve Corino knocked Hart ' s foot of the bottom rope . On September 13 , 2006 , Hart wrestled long time nemesis Steve Corino at Pro Wrestling Xplosion ' s debut show " Lighting the fuse " at New Alhambra in south Philly . The match was a hard - fought bloody encounter between the two and ended in a no - contest after the referee , associated with Steve Corino , called the match over claiming Teddy had submitted when in fact he had not , almost like the Montreal Screwjob . Teddy then challenged Corino to a fight in the parking lot , which lead to another pull apart brawl . On October 28 , 2006 , Teddy defeated Homicide , Low - Ki , and Necro Butcher at the JAPW 9th Anniversary Show in Rahway , New Jersey to win the JAPW Heavyweight Championship , thus becoming one of the few to have captured all the championships in JAPW . 2007 . On January 23 , 2007 , Hart was stripped of the JAPW Heavyweight Title and came to an agreement on a release from the promotion due to backstage problems with booker Fat Frank . Hart made his debut with Action Zone Wrestling in Hawaii at their March 29 event " Revenge & Retibution " wrestling twice , in both a singles and a six - man match . Wrestling Society X . Hart was part of MTV ' s Wrestling Society X project , which was filmed in 2006 and premiered in January 2007 . He appeared in the inaugural contract rumble , where he was the second man to enter the ring , but did not win . Teddy also wrestled tag team matches on later episodes of the show with Matt ' Mdogg 20 ' Cross billed as ' The Filth and the Fury ' . The pair shot to fame in WSX by wrestling short ' spot fest ' type matches filled with a constant barrage of high impact and high risk aerial moves . On the fifth episode , Hart had to be stretchered away following his match after landing leg - first on the guardrail and then climbing to the top of the set and executing a huge moonsault , clashing heads as he landed . The federation has ceased operations after their television show was canceled . Return to WWE Developmental . Recently , Hart moved to Florida in hopes of scoring a development deal with World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) . He debuted for Florida ' s Pro Wrestling Dynasty as part of " Team Vision " ( with Chasyn Rance and Mister Saint Laurent ) and helped them pull out a main event win . He also wrestled the next night for Florida ' s Coastal Championship Wrestling teaming with Chasyn Rance picking up a win over Pablo Marquez and J . P . Ace . He debuted for UXW Wrestling in Florida on their June 16 event " Xtreme Havoc " , where he defeated partner and friend , Chasyn Rance . Hart ended up receiving a WWE contract and was assigned to the Florida Championship Wrestling developmental facility of WWE . Hart appeared at the July 18 OVW TV taping , participating in a battle royal where the winner faced John Cena at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom on July 27 . Although he lost , it was announced that he and Harry Smith ( along with Nattie Neidhart ) will face Shad Gaspard and JTG at the same Six Flags show . Hart debuted in OVW as a member of the " Next Generation Hart Foundation " with Smith and Neidhart in which they defeated the James Boys . Hart made another appearance on August 25 with Harry and Nattie as they defeated Ox and Hammer . Hart appeared at the debut shows for Florida Championship Wrestling , competing in a battle royal and a triple threat match , indicating that Hart had permanently joined FCW . On September 25 , T . J . Wilson and Ted DiBiase Jr . joined the " Next Generation Hart Foundation " stable alongside Hart , Smith , and Neidhart . However , on October 11 , Teddy Hart and WWE parted ways putting the future of the stable in jeopardy . Personal life . Teddy has a son , Bradley , with his girlfriend Kim .