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The Hart Foundation Inducted Into WWE Hall of Fame
The Hart Foundation, one of the pillars of tag-team wrestling during the 1980s and early 1990s, will be inducted as part of the 2019 WWE Hall of Fame class on April 6.
Bret “The Hitman” Hart and his brother-in-law, the late Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart, will be enshrined and recognized for their impact on WWE and tag-team wrestling in particular.
“It was very emotional for me,” Hart, who will become a two-time inductee, told Yahoo Sports. “It really means a lot to me and I think it would mean a lot to my late tag partner, who would be really honored to be in the Hall of Fame. I think we both were really proud of our work as a team. I had hoped for years that we would get inducted together and get to go on stage together, but that’s not going to happen now. Emotionally, I feel really proud and I’m glad to get a chance to speak for Jim and I know he’ll be listening.”
Neidhart, who died suddenly last August, and Hart first teamed up in 1985 and were managed by fellow WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy Hart. During their time together, the Hart Foundation would become staples of WWE’s tag-team division, feuding with the likes of the British Bulldogs, The Fabulous Rougeaus and The Rockers.
“When wrestling went through the big change with WWE, moving out of legion halls and into big arenas, it was a metamorphosis that never took place before,” Hart said. “I think at the time there was sort of a stereotypical tag team wrestling format and I think the Hart Foundation and the Bulldogs [Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid] turned it on its head, we took it to a whole different level.”
The Hart Foundation made its debut as a tag team at “WrestleMania II” and would go on to become two-time WWE tag-team champions before disbanding after “WrestleMania VII” in 1991. Initially a singles star, Neidhart was a powerhouse wrestler who complemented Hart, who is considered among one of the best technical wrestlers ever. Hart would use their contrasting styles when delivering promos on television, describing himself and Neidhart as a “Porsche and a tank.”
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