Jim Neidhart

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 2-Him and British Bulldog unmasking themselves
 3-Joining NWO Hollywood betraying Hart Family at Nitro

## Hart Foundation(1985-1990)

Jim Neidhart’s first canon match was at SNME May 1985 teaming up with his nephew Bret Hart failing to defeat King Kong Bundy and Big John Studd in a fatal 4 way that also involved US Express and British Bulldog to determine the inaugural tag team champions.

Hart Foundation defeated Tito Santana and Brutus Beefcake at SNME June, after the match 2 invisible men attacked the team beginning. They were both involved in a battle royal at Summerslam to determine the Intercontinental Championship NO1 contender, Neidhart was the runnerup being lastly eliminated by Jim Duggan.

At SNME September, Hart Foundation demanded to know who were the invisible men that attacked Hart Foundation but got no response. Neidhart entered Davey Boy Smith’s team along with The Iron Sheik and Tama but lost against Dynamite Kid, Tito Santana, Brutus Beefcake and Jim Duggan with Duggan pinning Neidhart to win at Survivor Series.

Both Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart entered King of the Ring, during the build-up to the PPV, Adrian Adonis and Bob Orton Jr. revealed they were the invisible men who attacked Hart Foundation but they had a third man helping them create the invisible cape. While Bret Hart ended up winning King of the Ring and the Intercontinental Championship at Summerslam, Jim Neidhart lost in the first round which made him enter the “loser is suspended until Survivor Series match” where Adrian Adonis pinned Jim Neidhart to get him suspended in a match that also involved Raymond Rougeau and Bob Orton Jr.

Jim Neidhart returned at Superstars 74 teaming with Bret Hart in a winning effort against Adrian Adonis and Bob Orton Jr. Bret Hart had been working as a babyface in Neidhart’s absence but Neidhart gave him a kendo stick and forced him to turn heel as Hart Foundation beat up British Bulldogs. This led to a tag team match at Wrestlemania 3 where whoever got the pin would become IC Champion, Hart Foundation got the win with Bret Hart pinning Dynamite Kid to retain the title.

Bret continued his IC title defenses becoming the first ever man in WWF to hold his title for a full year but this was starting to be a bother for Jim Neidhart as every time the tag titles were on the line, Bret barely put in the work, Bret reassured that they would win the tag titles someday but now he needs to focus on the Intercontinental. Neidhart became more and more furious throught the year even beating up One Man Gang after Hart Foundation lost a handicap match to him, this led to a match at Survivor Series 1987 where OMG squashed Neidhart.

At an episode of Superstars, Hart Foundation defeated The Islanders to win the tag titles but lost it 2 weeks later to The Naturals after a now heel Ricky Steamboat interfered and distracted Bret.

Jim Neidhart made only 4 appearances in 1988, losing another tag title match at Royal Rumble 1988, wishing good luck to Bret Hart before his 3 Wrestlemania matches and before G1 Finals trying to make Bret win to qualify for the finals but failing and being involved in the 24/7 Championship Royal Rumble at G1 Finals being eliminated by Dino Bravo

After Bret Hart lost the IC title a second time at King of the Ring 1989 to Bad News Brown after Invisible Man interfered, Jim Neidhart asked Bret to forget about the IC title and Invisible Man right now and focus on their dream of having a legit tag team title reign, Bret accepted and at Summerslam Hart Foundation defeated Brainbusters in 1989’s Match of the Year to win the tag titles. The reign itself was lackluster with only 2 defenses: against The Bushwhackers at G1 Finals in a DUD match and against One Man Gang in a handicap match at SNME December. At Wrestlemania 6, after losing the tag titles to Colossal Connection, Jim Neidhart turned heel attacking Bret and revealing himself as the Invisible Man that was tormenting Bret for the past 5 years

## Feud with Bret Hart(1990-1991)

Jim Neidhart stated his reasons for attacking his nephew for so long as he says that at first it was just for fun but after Bret won the IC title, he got way too cocky and gave up on their initial dream of winning the tag titles, when they won the tag titles Neidhart realized this wasn’t his destiny and he enjoyed inflicting pain on his nephew so he ended their team. Neidhart got an Intercontinental Championship match at King of the Ring 1990 but lost against Koko B.Ware. At Summerslam 1990, Bret and Neidhart had the worst ever WWF match as Bret Hart faced off against Jim Neidhart in the Invisible Man cape and the ref had specialized glasses so he was the only one who could see the Invisible Man, Jim Neidhart won in an 8 minute match where Bret Hart was just fighting the air and bumping for the air.

Bret qualified for the G1 Finals a second time but was defeated by Hulk Hogan after Neidhart interfered.

Jim Neidhart joined the New Generation team at Survivor Series along with Rick Martel, Undertaker and Shane Douglas but lost against the Old Generation of Jake Roberts, Roddy Piper, Ted Dibiase and Jimmy Snuka

Bret had only 1 thought in his mind which was to defeat Jim Neidhart for good and put an end to this Invisible Man shtick so he challenged Neidhart 6 months before the show even happened to a match at Wrestlemania 7 and in the event in an extreme rules match, Bret defeated Neidhart.

Bret wasn’t done with Neidhart as he knew his uncle wasn’t smart enough to create an Invisible Man cape and wanted to know who did it, both men entered the King of the Ring as Bret defeated Neidhart in the first round and put on the sharpshooter demanding to know who created it, Neidhart revealed it was Papa Shango but no one knew who that was. In the main event of King of the Ring Papa Shango debuted during Bret Hart vs British Bulldog as he made both men convulse and end the match in a no contest.

## Feud with Papa Shango and departure from WWF(1991-1992)

In an episode of RAW, Jim Neidhart came out for a match but Papa Shango stared him down and his lackeys Nasty Boys choked him out, Shango explains that Neidhart did the 1 thing he wasn’t supposed to, reveal Shango’s identity to the world so now he would punish him. At SNME September, Nasty Boys defeated Neidhart in a handicap match and at G1 Finals Papa Shango defeated him in a singles match.

Neidhart was involved in the first ever Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal at Wrestlemania 8 which was won by Tito Santana.

## Return to WWF and New Foundation(1994-1995)

At Wrestlemania 10, 2 gobbledy gookers were about to face The Quebecers for the RAW Tag Team Championships when they took off their masks to reveal the returning British Bulldog and Jim Neidhart as they won the titles.

They explained that while British Bulldogs and Hart Foundation had a history of feuding, they decided that they worked better together and offered WWF Champion Bret Hart the choice of joining them if he wanted, their goal was not to win singles title but to bring back the golden days of tag team wrestling. King Kong Bundy, Diesel and Rick Martel were feuding with Bret at the time and New Foundation joined Bret’s side to help him out. New Foundation specifically feuded with Bundy and Diesel even being thrown off the stage by them, at Summerslam 1994 they defeated them to retain the RAW tag titles.

Jim Neidhart entered Team RAW at Survivor Series since British Bulldog was the G1 winner and was facing Bret Hart for the WWF Championship, him, Tatanka, Lex Luger and Bob Backlund lost to Team Smackdown consisting of Barry Horowitz, Undertaker, Bam Bam Bigelow and Mr.Perfect.

Heavenly Bodies called out New Foundation saying that they’re not bringing the tag division back to its golden days, they’re making it worse as they have only had 1 defense since Wrestlemania 10 which was seven months ago but 123 Kid and Sparky Plugg defeated Heavenly Bodies in a NO1 Contendership match, they lost to New Foundation in an episode of RAW.

Kama and Bundy won the Survivor Series Tag Team Accomplishment and decided to have their match in an episode of RAW before Wrestlemania 11 where they actually defeated New Foundation to win the titles

## ECW(1995)

Vince Mcmahon chose Jim Neidhart as the man to scout ECW for a while to see if they were worth creating a deal with. He debuted on the July 4th episode of Hardcore TV against Bam Bam Bigelow who was also a former WWF talent, the match got booed to hell because it was 2 WWF guys but Taz came out and choked them both out to end the match in a pop.

Jim Neidhart saved Bam Bam Bigelow from an attack by Dangerous Alliance as both men started going for the ECW Tag Team Championships, Neidhart started adopting a more extreme style to fit in with ECW but also create his own character to distinguish himself from the rest of the Harts. At Wrestlepalooza, Taz and Sabu retained the ECW Tag Championships against this WWF duo.

Neidhart started getting more cheered beating people up with chairshots, Bam Bam calls him out on this saying that all Neidhart is doing is sucking up to the gullible fans so they stop booing while Bam Bam is making an actual mark around here. This started a feud which culminated at November to Remember in a loser leaves town match which Bam Bam won.

## Return to WWF and Extreme Hart(1995-1997)

In december, Jim Neidhart returned in a backstage segment as British Bulldog met up with him, he started calling himself the Extreme Hart as he brought ECW’s style along with him. Neidhart tries to stop the Hart Family from beating each other up as Owen Hart had been feuding with Bulldog but aligns himself with Bulldog as soon as Owen attacks Neidhart.

Behind the scenes, Jim Neidhart was approaching Vince Mcmahon to sign a deal with Paul Heyman as he called him a “genius” and they could make a lot of money together.

In the 1996 Royal Rumble match, ECW’s Bam Bam Bigelow showed up as a surprise entrant eliminating Jim Neidhart with ECW people watching on the crowd.

Neidhart and Bulldog started teaming up again and approached Bret to see if he was still on their side but Bret attacked them. At In Your House 20, Neidhart defeated Bret in an extreme rules match with help from Bulldog, at RAW 217 Owen Hart defeated British Bulldog, Jim Neidhart and Bret Hart in a ladder match to retain his MITB briefcase. At Summerslam 1996, Neidhart and Bulldog turned heel as they helped Owen Hart defeated Bret Hart and formed a new incarnation of Hart Foundation.

Hart Foundation started feuding with DX, US Express’s Barry Windham returned joining DX and wanting to beat up either Bret Hart, British Bulldog or Jim Neidhart since those are the only people left that were here in 1985 while Windham was too, Neidhart accepted the challenge. Windham defeated Neidhart at In Your House 21. At G1 Finals, Shawn Michaels Barry Windham and Billy Gunn defeated Owen, Neidhart and Bulldog. Neidhart and Bulldog ended up winning the Survivor Series Tag Accomplishment against Jawbreakers.

Jim Neidhart was in the final 4 of the 1997 Royal Rumble before getting eliminated by Shawn Michaels, in the start of 1997 Bret Hart joined Hart Foundation as they were now a fully formed group. At Wrestlemania 13, Neidhart and Bulldog defeated New Age Outlaws to win the World Tag Team Championships

A big winner take all took place at Canadian Stampede where Hart Foundation defeated DX and Stone Cold for the WWF, Intercontinental and Tag Team Titles, if Hart Foundation won, Bret Hart would win the WWF Championship, Owen the Intercontinental and Bulldog and Neidhart retain the tag team championships. Jim gave Marc Mero a tag title match after Mero called him out as the weakest link of Hart Foundation which is a sensitive point for Jim. At Summerslam 1997 Mero picked Sable as his partner and Sable lifted her top up to show her boobs to Neidhart enough to distract him as Mero rolled him up and won the tag titles.

Bulldog and Neidhart were getting tired of Bret and Owen’s constant bickering and fighting so they walked out on them, Neidhart won a NO1 Contendership match for the WWF Championship but failed to defeat Shawn Michaels at Ground Zero.

Bret says the whole Hart Family is a bunch of wannabe Bret Harts, there was a battle royal to determine the tag team challengers at G1 Finals as the last 2 men in would have to team up, coincidentally it was Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart. They don’t like each other but their teamwork is still really good as they defeat Lucifer and Lilith to win the tag titles at G1 Finals. They lost the titles on the RAW after Survivor Series to British Bulldog and Ken Shamrock.

## Hart Foundation fallout and 2nd departure from WWF(1997-1998)

At RAW is WAR 282, Bret Hart defended the title against Owen Hart, Jim Neidhart and British Bulldog in yet another Hart Foundation fatal 4 way, Neidhart was the first man to face Bret Hart in his farewell tour(Bret was facing his legendary opponents of his long career) where he was defeated by him, in his last match before Wrestlemania 14, Neidhart teamed up with Bret Hart to beat British Bulldog and Dynamite Kid in Dynamite’s first WWF match in 10 years. Neidhart decided to sign with WCW along with Bret Hart and British Bulldog after Wrestlemania 14.

## WCW and NWO Hollywood(1998)

At Nitro 206, Hart, Jim Neidhart and Davey Boy Smith invaded the main event attacking Konnan and Scott Hall, Bret declares that they’re here to end their careers in great fashion. WCW Tag Team Champions Steiner Brothers challenged Neidhart and Davey Boy Smith to a title match. At Bash at the Beach 1998, Steiner Brothers defeated Neidhart and DBS.

Hart Family decide that they wanna make a decision on which NWO to join, either Chaos or Wolfpac as they face against each group to see who’s best. NWO Hollywood start taunting Hart Family saying that one of those 3 joined NWO Hollywood last week as they were sick and tired of their shitty family. NWO Chaos defeat Hart Family at Great American Bash so they join them. They pledge their alliance to the group but Jim Neidhart chairshots Bret and Davey Boy Smith as he reveals himself to be the member who joined NWO Hollywood. Along the weeks, DBS would turn on Bret and join NWO Wolfpac which led to a ladder match to determine the NO1 Contender to the WCW Heaviweight Championship at Road Wild which Davey Boy Smith got the win.

Neidhart didn’t do much during the rest of the year only losing matches and being a part of NWO Hollywood’s huge group, NWO Hollywood disbanded after their wargames loss at World War 3-NWO Civil War and Neidhart was released shortly after

## Sporadic Appearences(1999-)

On the January 18th episode of RAW, New Age Outlaws were hosting an open challenge which British Bulldog and Jim Neidhart responded returning to WWF but they lost, Bulldog was signed back to WWF while Neidhart wasn’t.

## Career history

### Companies/Promotions

 WWF(RAW)
 WWF
 ECW
 WWF
 WCW

## Championships and accomplishments

* World Wrestling Federation
* World Tag Team Championships(4 times) - with Bret Hart(3), British Bulldog(1)
* RAW Tag Team Championships(1 time) - with British Bulldog
* 24/7 Championship(1 time)
* Survivor Series Tag Team Accomplishment(1996) - with British Bulldog
* Match of the Year(1989) with Bret Hart vs Brainbusters at Summerslam
* Tag Team of the Year(1994) with British Bulldog

* World Championship Wrestling
* WCW Heaviweight Championship(2 times)