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1. The Death Of Jim Neidhart
We end with sad news by recapping the death of former WWF World Tag Team Champion Jim ‘The Anvil’ Neidhart, who passed away after suffering a fall at his home on Monday. The wrestling community flooded Twitter with touching tributes, the most stark of which saw Bret Hart at a complete loss for words. He was unable to convey his pain, but still, we d*mn sure felt it.
But let’s also focus on his life and legacy.
The Hart Foundation will live on forever not only as the foundation of Bret Hart’s legendary singles career, but a legendary act in itself. Neidhart, one of the legit strongest men ever to step into the ring, was a crucial component of it: the power to Bret’s technicality, the intimidator to his workhorse. The shape of Neidhart’s trademark goatee was and will forever be iconic. It is seared into our memory, and it wouldn’t be, if the man who stroked it wasn’t so excellent and memorable in his role as a cackling warlord.
He was also a key part of one of the undisputed best ever matches in company history: the furious and mega-heated 10-man tag main event of Canadian Stampede. The Revival recognised his permanent impression on the mat game by using the Hart Attack in a touching tribute on RAW.
They are just two of countless people who will never forget the ‘Anvil’.