Keith Hart
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| Keith Hart | |
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| Ring name(s) | Keith Hart |
| Billed height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Billed weight | 93 kg (205 lb) |
| Born | 1951 Calgary, Alberta |
| Trained by | Stu Hart |
| Debut | 1973 |
Keith Hart (born 1951) is a Canadian retired firefighter and professional wrestler. He is one of the sons of Stu Hart, CM.
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[edit] Career
Before becoming a wrestler, Keith Hart earned a degree in teaching.
Hart trained under his father and began wrestling in 1973 in his father's promotion, Stampede Wrestling. He spent much of his career as a tag team wrestler, teaming with wrestlers such as his brother Bret, with whom he won the Stampede International Tag Team Championship four times. He feuded with wrestlers such as Dick Steinborn, Mr. Hito, and Mr. Sakurada. In addition to wrestling in Canada, Hart performed in Germany and made infrequent appearances in the United States of America.
In the late 1970s, at the urging of his brother-in-law, B.J. Annis, Hart passed a test and was accepted into the Calgary firefighter department. As a result, he largely reduced his wrestling commitments.
As part of the feud between Bret and Jerry Lawler, at the 1993 Survivor Series Bret and his brothers Keith, Bruce and Owen faced Shawn Michaels and his three masked knights. Though Owen was eliminated and Keith's shoulder was injured by a prolonged assault at the hands of Michaels, the Hart brothers were victorious.
In the 1990s, Hart worked as a trainer in the Hart Dungeon (the wrestling training camp located in the basement of the Hart family mansion). He eventually retired to become a fulltime firefighter, although he briefly came out of retirement in 1999 when Stampede Wrestling was reopened by his brothers Bruce and Ross Hart.
Following the death of Stu Hart on October 16, 2003, the Hart family sold the Hart mansion. On August 14, 2004 Hart organised a fundraiser, held within the mansion, for the Stu Hart Amateur Sport Foundation (which supports amateur wrestling in the Calgary area).
Hart retired as a firefighter in 2006 after 27 years and began working as a substitute teacher.
[edit] Wrestling facts
- Finishing and signature moves
- Managers
- Wrestlers trained by Keith Hart
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- Jason Clevett
- Justin Credible
- Johnny Devine
- Steven Elliott
- Chris Jericho
- Brian Pillman
- Lance Storm
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
- Can Am Wrestling Federation
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- 1-time CAWF Tag Team Champion (with Vinnie Fever)
- Polynesian Pacific Wrestling
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- 1-time PPP Tag Team Champion (with Bruce Hart)
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- 1-time Stampede British Commonwealth Champion
- 8-time Stampede International Tag Team Champion (2-time with Leo Burke, 4-time with Bret Hart, 1-time with Chris Benoit, 1-time with Hubert Gallant)
