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6. Jim Neidhart Becomes WHO

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No, a question mark is not missing from that title.

Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart had a successful career in the 1980s as one half of the Hart Foundation with Bret 'Hitman' Hart, but as Bret went from strength to strength in the singles ranks the Anvil was left floundering. He teamed with Owen Hart for a short while before heading for an even shorter stint in WCW.

Neidhart returned to the WWF in 1994, aligning with Owen once more. Neidhart and Owen may have been booked to win the WWF Team Championships at this time but Neidhart's tendency to no-show events stopped that from happening. This tendency led to him being fired once more.

Just a few months later he was back, although not as Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart. No, Neidhart returned as WHO, a masked wrestler hailing from 'Who Knows Where', a one-joke persona that allowed Vince McMahon and Jerry Lawler to ask 'who's on first?' and not much else.

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