{"id":64454,"date":"2018-08-13T12:52:02","date_gmt":"2018-08-13T17:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=64454"},"modified":"2018-08-13T13:09:51","modified_gmt":"2018-08-13T18:09:51","slug":"jim-neidhart-one-half-of-the-hart-foundation-and-father-of-wwe-wrestler-natalya-dead-at-age-63-after-fall-in-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/08\/13\/jim-neidhart-one-half-of-the-hart-foundation-and-father-of-wwe-wrestler-natalya-dead-at-age-63-after-fall-in-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Neidhart, one half of the Hart Foundation and father of WWE wrestler Natalya, dead at age 63 after fall in home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3100258335\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Jim Neidhart, one half of the Hart Foundation, is dead at age 63. Neidhart fell and hit his head early this morning. The Psco County (Fla.) Sheriff&#8217;s office <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2018\/08\/13\/jim-the-anvil-neidhart-dead\/\">told TMZ<\/a> that he was having seizure and convulsions.<\/p>\n<p>Neidhart is the father of current WWE wrestler Natalya.<\/p>\n<p>Neidhart&#8217;s greatest fame in pro wrestling came while teaming with Bret Hart and managed by Jimmy Hart in the 1980s during a glory period of WWF tag team wrestling, feuding with The British Bulldogs, The Killer Bees, and The Rockers among other teams. They beat The Bulldogs to become WWF Tag Team Champions in 1987. They lost the tag titles later that year to Strike Force (Rick Martel &amp; Tito Santana). They held the tag team titles a second time in 1990.<\/p>\n<p>Neidhart was also part of the pro-Canada, anti-USA &#8220;heel faction&#8221; also called The Hart Foundation in 1997, which included Bret Hart, Owen Hart, and Brian Pillman.<\/p>\n<p>Neidhart&#8217;s key trait was a goatee along with signature facial expressions and laugh.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/JRsBBQ\/status\/1029044381033082885<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My Good Friend Jim Neidhart, A World Class Athlete And A Man Among Men. Rest In Peace. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JSmdpZ9YZ1\">pic.twitter.com\/JSmdpZ9YZ1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ric Flair\u00ae (@RicFlairNatrBoy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RicFlairNatrBoy\/status\/1029023484037484544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/real_steamboat\/status\/1029019893457448960<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ONE OF MY OLDEST FRIENDS IN THE BUSINESS JIM NEIDHART. WE TRAVEL TOGETHER I LOVE HIM FOREVER LIKE A BROTHER. GOD BLESS FAMILY I NEVER FORGET YOU BUBBA. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lt1dE8QOvt\">pic.twitter.com\/lt1dE8QOvt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Iron Sheik (@the_ironsheik) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/the_ironsheik\/status\/1029022209421979648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It is terrible I just heard Jim Neidhart passed away. I just pray for his family to get through this.Jim was a great friend and I will really miss him.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Demolition Smash (@RealDemoSmash) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealDemoSmash\/status\/1029013514856394753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-949981422\"><div id=\"pwtor-78133973\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Jim Neidhart, one half of the Hart Foundation, is dead at age 63. 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