The Hart Foundation

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This article is about the Hart Foundation in professional wrestling. For the charity organization, see British Heart Foundation or National Heart Foundation of Australia.
Stable
Members Bret Hart[1][2]
Jim Neidhart[1][2]
Owen Hart[2]
Davey Boy Smith[2]
Brian Pillman[2]
"Dangerous" Danny Davis
Jimmy Hart (Manager)[1]
Name(s) The Hart Foundation[1][2]
The New Foundation
Debut March 26, 1985
Disbanded November 9, 1997
Promotions WWF

The Hart Foundation was a collective name used by various stables in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). They are generally associated with the Hart wrestling family of legendary Stu Hart from Canada.

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[edit] The Hart Foundation

[edit] Career

Manager "The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart had been using the name Hart Foundation to describe the stable of wrestlers that he managed before his arrival and did so early in his WWF stint. However, that usage was eclipsed by the tag team of Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart, managed by Jimmy Hart and originally a part of the larger Hart Foundation stable.

The Hart Foundation tag team began when Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, already managed by Jimmy Hart, joined up with Bret "Hit Man" Hart (whose sister he had already married)[3] to form a heel tag team. The name Hart Foundation, already used by Jimmy Hart, derived from the fact that both wrestlers and manager had Hart in their family names.[1]

According to Bret Hart,[4] the tag team originated after Bret turned down the "Cowboy" Bret Hart gimmick he was given, claiming that he didn't really take a liking to it. He then suggested to WWF management that he would much prefer to be tag-teamed with Jim Neidhart. Management first laughed at the idea, claiming that Bret didn't have the heel look that was appropriate, but months later just as Bret was about to quit, he was given what he wanted: he was allowed to turn heel, and was partnered up with Neidhart and Jimmy to form the Hart Foundation.[1]

The Hart Foundation is regarded as one of the best tag teams during wrestling's 1980s heyday.[5] What set the Harts apart from their contemporaries was their respective wrestling styles - Jim Neidhart was more of a brawler/power wrestler,[3] whereas Bret Hart on the other hand was a more agile, sound and polished technician who used ring psychology to his advantage.[6] This characteristic and uniqueness in the Hart Foundation was at that time rare yet successful, leading to two reigns as WWF Tag Team Champions.[7]

The Hart Foundation were involved in perhaps some of wrestling's greatest tag-team matches of all time, and they were constantly involved in feuds with various other teams including the British Bulldogs, the Killer Bees, the Rockers, and the Rougeau Brothers.

[edit] Formation & Low-Card (1985-1986)

Hart Foundation were formed as a low-card tag team in 1985. They consisted of Bret "Hit Man" Hart and Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart. They were managed by "Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart and started as heels. They made their pay-per-view (PPV) debut at WrestleMania II in 1986 as participants of a 20-man battle royal which also included NFL stars. The duo were the final two men whom André the Giant eliminated to win the battle royal.[1][8] Harts gained their status as a mid-card team by a feud with The Killer Bees (Jim Brunzell and B. Brian Blair). On November 29, 1986 edition of Saturday Night's Main Event, Harts faced Brunzell and Blair in a tag team match. Despite their great performance, Killer Bees won the match.[1][9]

[edit] Becoming Champions (1987)

The Hart Foundation began a feud with Tag Team Champions British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid) in early 1987 over the titles. On February 7, 1987 edition of Superstars, in Tampa, Florida, Harts defeated Bulldogs for their first WWF Tag Team Championship when the referee of the match, "Dangerous" Danny Davis helped Harts to win the match and become champions.[5][10][1][11] As a result of this title win, referee Danny Davis turned into a wrestler and became a part of the Hart Foundation. They continued to feud with the British Bulldogs at that time. On March 14 edition of Saturday Night's Main Event, Harts made their first title defense against Tito Santana and Dan Spivey and retained the titles after Danny Davis hit Santana with Jimmy Hart's megaphone.[1][12][13] Santana began to feud with Davis as a result of this action and at this point, he joined the British Bulldogs in their feud with Hart Foundation. The rivalry culminated in a six-man tag team match at WrestleMania III where Hart Foundation teamed up with Danny Davis against British Bulldogs and Tito Santana. Davis hit Davey Boy Smith with Jimmy Hart's megaphone and pinned him to get the victory for the Hart Foundation.[1][14][15] On May 2 edition of Saturday Night's Main Event, Hart Foundation defended their tag titles against British Bulldogs in a Two out of three falls match. In the first fall, they got disqualified because of illegal double-teaming but in the second fall, Neidhart was pinned by Smith but due to the disqualification result, Hart Foundation retained the titles.[1][16][17]

Hart Foundation went on to feud with many other tag teams in the WWF and defended the titles against each and every tag team including Can-Am Connection (Rick Martel and Tom Zenk) whom they faced on editions of Wrestling Challenge in June 1987 and usually retained their titles by getting counted-out or disqualified.[18] In July 1987, they started a feud with fellow Canadians The Fabulous Rougeaus (Jacques and Raymond) while they also feuded with The Killer Bees. In the course of the feud, the Rougeaus defeated Hart Foundation at a live event on August 10 to win the Tag Team titles but the title change was never mentioned on television and the belts were returned to Hart Foundation because title changes at house shows were not officially recognized by WWF.[19] They began a feud with The Young Stallions (Paul Roma and Jim Powers), who got an upset victory over Hart Foundation by disqualification on an edition of Superstars.[11] This lead to a title match on October 3 edition of Saturday Night's Main Event, which Hart Foundation won via a Hart Attack and retained the titles.[1][20] On October 27 edition of Superstars, Hart Foundation dropped their titles to Strike Force (Rick Martel and Tito Santana) after Jim Neidhart submitted to Martel's boston crab,[1][11][5] ending their 10 month reign.

Hart Foundation began a feud with Strike Force and the two teams faced each other at Survivor Series 1987 in a 10-team Survivor Series elimination match. Strike Force captained a team of babyfaces while Hart Foundation captained a team of heels. Strike Force was eliminated by Hart Foundation, but Hart Foundation also got eliminated and in the end, babyface team won the match.[21][22] The two teams continued their rivalry, and at Royal Rumble 1988, Bret Hart of the Hart Foundation and Tito Santana of the Strike Force were the first two participants of the first-ever Royal Rumble match.[1][23] The feud culminated in a match for the WWF Tag Team Championship on February 5, 1988 edition of The Main Event, as Hart Foundation challenged Strike Force for the titles but lost the match.[1][24]

[edit] Face turn (1988-1990)

In the fall of 1988, Jimmy Hart signed the Hart Foundation's rivals the Rougeau Brothers and claimed 25 percent of Bret Hart's and Jim Neidhart's pay (kayfabe). Jimmy Hart's betrayal would slowly turn the Hart Foundation as faces. Another factor of the Foundation's turn was at WrestleMania IV during a battle royal after Hart and fellow heel Bad News Brown co-operated to eliminate Junkyard Dog and decided to share the trophy which was going to be given to the winner of the battle royal, but Brown sneak-attacked Hart and eliminated him from behind which helped in Hart Foundation turning faces.[1][25][26] After Jimmy Hart's betrayal of the team, and the loss of their tag-team championships, the Hart Foundation were pushed as faces, and really got over with the fans. They began performing smart, and at times, hilarious interviews (although they were always regarded as a "serious" tag team) and continued to have intense and memorable tag team matches. By this time, the Hart Foundation were feuding with the Rockers, Demolition, the Legion of Doom and others, all with the intention of re-gaining the tag-team championships once more.

In the summer of 1988, Hart Foundation began a feud with WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition for the titles. At SummerSlam 1988, they challenged Demolition for the WWF Tag Team Championship but ended up losing the match.[1][27] On October 29 edition of Saturday Night's Main Event, they faced Demolition in a rematch for the titles but lost by disqualification.[1][28] At Survivor Series 1988, they participated in a 10-on-10 tag team Survivor Series elimination match, as in the last year's Survivor Series. Hart Foundation were eliminated but their teammates Powers of Pain (The Warlord and The Barbarian) went on to become the sole survivors of the match.[29][30] Hart Foundation restarted their feud with The Fabulous Rougeaus, and formed an alliance with Jim Duggan. At Royal Rumble 1989, Duggan and Hart Foundation defeated Dino Bravo and Rougeaus in a two out of three falls match.[1][31]

Hart Foundation spent the rest of 1989 by feuding and battling teams such as Rhythm and Blues (Greg Valentine and The Honky Tonk Man) at WrestleMania V[1][32] and Brain Busters (Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard) at SummerSlam 1989.[33] In late 1989, Hart Foundation split for a while and wrestled in other teams but reunited in early 1990. At Royal Rumble 1990, they both participated in the Royal Rumble match but both were unsuccessful in winning the match.[34] The Hart Foundation continues to hold a WrestleMania record, as they defeated The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff and Boris Zhukov) in 17 seconds at WrestleMania VI.[1][35] On April 28, 1990 edition of Saturday Night's Main Event, they faced fellow babyfaces The Rockers (Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty) in a tag team match, which resulted in a double disqualification after WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition interfered.[1][36][37]

[edit] Final Title Reign & Split (1990-1991)

As a result of the interference, Demolition feuded with both Rockers and Hart Foundation. At SummerSlam 1990, Hart Foundation faced Demolition in a unique two-out-of-three falls match for the tag titles which the Hart Foundation won successfully (in part because of the Legion of Doom's (Hawk and Animal) interference when they dealt with the third member of Demolition, who hid under the ring during the match and served as a replacement for a tired member). As a result, Hart Foundation got their second WWF Tag Team Championship.[5][1][38][39][40] On November 23 edition of The Main Event, Hart Foundation had one of the most controversial tag team matches in history of wrestling against the Rockers when they defended the tag titles against Rockers in a two-out-of-three falls match. Rockers won the match and became champions but it was with controversy because the top rope broke during the match (after Hart hit Michaels a Hart Attack on the top rope) and as a result, WWE does not recognize Rockers as champions. The match was never shown on television and Hart Foundation were returned their titles.[41] Hart Foundation's second title reign lasted until WrestleMania VII when they were defeated by the Nasty Boys (Jerry Sags and Brian Knobbs), when Knobbs nailed Neidhart over the head with Jimmy Hart's helmet (Jimmy Hart was the then manager of the Nasty Boys).[1][42][43]

The Hart Foundation split after WrestleMania VII, without a dramatic storyline explanation (compared with other teams). This was because WWF management saw Bret's potential in becoming a singles superstar. Bret then focused on his solo career, winning the WWF Intercontinental Championship[44] and the WWF Championship[45] as well as King of the Ring tournaments in 1991 and 1993 and Royal Rumble in 1994.[5][46]

[edit] In wrestling

  • Finishing moves

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

World Wrestling Federation

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

  • PWI ranked # 37 of "The 100 Best Tag Teams" of the PWI Years in 2003.

[edit] The New Foundation

[edit] Career

[edit] Suceeding Hart Foundation (1991-1992)

After the Hart Foundation split both members focused on their singles careers, Bret challenged for and won the Intercontinental title while Jim Neidhart faced a much tougher road as a singles competitor. In late 1991, Neidhart had a match against Ric Flair, which Neidhart lost via submission to the Figure Four. The Figure Four leg lock incapacitated Neidhart so much that he had to be helped from the ring, as he exited the arena the Beverly Brothers made their entrance for a tag-team match. The arrogant brothers took an opportunity and jumped Neidhart further aggravating his injury (or so the storyline went). When Neidhart returned about a month later he was hell bent on revenge and he even had back up. Bret’s younger brother Owen Hart had been signed with the company and teamed up with the Anvil in the hopes of recreating the magic of the Hart Foundation, the duo was dubbed The New Foundation and Owen was nicknamed “The Rocket” and the duo became famous and instantly recognizable for their bizarre 'baggy pants' attire and bright jackets.[47][3]

Their first feud was with the Beverly Brothers naturally but also had matches with the Nasty Boys[48] and The Natural Disasters (Earthquake and Typhoon) but with very little success. The team had their one and only PPV match at Royal Rumble 1992 where they defeated The Orient Express (Tanaka and Kato).[47][3][49] Only weeks later Owen Hart would be on his own as Jim Neidhart left the federation.[47][3]

[edit] Heel reunion (1994)

. Owen and Jim reunited in 1994, this time as heels and without the “New Foundation” moniker. Owen Hart had turned on his brother Bret in early 1994 and was deep in a feud with him. Jim Neidhart turned up at King of the Ring 1994 first to cheer on former partner Bret Hart as he faced Diesel,[50][3] but then also made a surprise appearance at the end of the night to help Owen Hart become the King of Harts.[51][47][3] It was later confirmed that Neidhart was helping Owen.[47][3] The brothers in law would team regularly throughout 1994 feuding with Bret Hart and Davey Boy Smith. At SummerSlam 1994, after Bret retained the WWF Championship against Owen in a steel cage match, Neidhart attacked Bret while Smith interfered to make the save for Bret but Neidhart attacked him too.[47][3][52]

On November 7, 1994 edition of RAW, Hart and Smith took on Owen and Neidhart in a tag team match and went on to win the match.[47][3][53][54]

Neidhart and The Blue Meanie also teamed under the “New Foundation” name in Memphis Championship Wrestling in 2000, and were the promotion's first Tag Team Champions.[55]

[edit] In Wrestling

  • Finishing moves

[edit] The (New) Hart Foundation

[edit] Career

[edit] War with United States (1997)

The re-formed Hart Foundation was a pro-Canadian stable that was born after the events of 1997's WrestleMania 13, where Bret Hart defeated his then-nemesis Stone Cold Steve Austin in their Submission Match.[5][56] The fans, in the context of one match, turned on Bret and began supporting Steve Austin, who was the rebellious anti-hero who "flipped the bird", swore on television and did whatever he wanted, when he wanted to. Because of their new-found love for Austin, the fans in the U.S.A. began to turn on Bret Hart, thus causing a "North American war". Bret Hart in response reunited himself with Jim Neidhart and recruited Owen Hart, The British Bulldog, and Brian Pillman to form the new Hart Foundation.[5]

This stable opposed the United States, and even degraded the United States and its values whereas they would speak highly of Canada and Europe (where they were beloved). The New Hart Foundation usually brought the Canadian and British flags out to their matches, and in their promos would talk in disgust about the United States and its inhabitants in general, thus causing fan reactions and making the New Hart Foundation (and Bret Hart in particular) unpopular in the States but highly popular everywhere else. Their main feud was with Stone Cold. At Canadian Stampede, Hart Foundation took part in a historic 10-man tag-team match where the entire Hart Foundation faced the team of Steve Austin, Legion of Doom, Ken Shamrock, and Goldust. In the decision, Owen Hart pinned Steve Austin. The entire Hart family came into the ring to celebrate afterwards.[57]

The stable was highly successful, garnering every WWF Championship title they had to offer at the time, including the WWF Championship,[45] WWF Intercontinental Championship,[44] WWF European Championship[58] and WWF Tag Team Championship[7].

[edit] The end of Hart Foundation (1997)

The new Hart Foundation eventually disbanded in late 1997. Pillman was found dead of an undetected heart condition on October 5, the day of In Your House: Badd Blood.[59] The following pay-per-view, Survivor Series 1997, Bret (who was leaving the WWF to join World Championship Wrestling) lost the WWF Championship to Shawn Michaels in the infamous "Montréal Screwjob".[60] Both Neidhart and Smith left over the incident, but Owen remained feeling that he may have been sued for breach of contract if he left.

[edit] Members

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

Wrestling Observer

[edit] Legacy

[edit] Family ties

Many of the wrestlers involved in the various Hart Foundation groups came from Stu Hart's Calgary Stampede promotion and as such had a "behind-the-scenes" cohesiveness in the eyes of many "smart marks." With the exception of Brian Pillman (who was trained by Stu Hart) and Jimmy Hart, every member of the stable was related: Bret and Owen were brothers, with Neidhart married to their sister Ellie Hart, and Smith was married to their other sister Diana Hart.

Bret Hart, Jim Neidhart, and Jimmy Hart (the original Hart Foundation) are the only surviving members of the faction. Brian Pillman died of an undetected heart condition 1997. Owen Hart died as the result of an accident at Over the Edge 1999. Davey Boy Smith died of a heart attack in 2002.

[edit] The Hart Foundation 2.0

In 2002, Teddy Hart (the nephew of Bret and Owen Hart) formed "Hart Foundation 2.0" with his cousin Harry Smith (the son of Davey Boy Smith and Diana Hart), T.J. Wilson, Nattie Neidhart (daughter of Jim Neidhart) and Jack Evans in Stampede Wrestling. Jack Evans and Teddy Hart will reform The Hart Foundation 2.0 in Mexico's ASTENCIA ASESORIA y ADMINISTRACION (AAA) on November 30 – Centro de Convenciones de Ciudad Madero (TV taping = Guerra de Titanes). They will particapate in a 4 Way Extreme Dance for the AAA Tag Titles with Crazy Boy & Joe Lider (c), Charly Manson & Chessman, and Extreme Tiger & Halloween. Jack and Teddy have both since joined the AAA Promotion as regular rudos, joining Konnan's stable made up of International wrestlers.

[edit] Members

[edit] Next Generation Hart Foundation

In 2007, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) launched their new development territory, Florida Championship Wrestling. Harry Smith, Nattie Neidhart and T.J. Wilson were moved to the new farm territory, where they aligned themselves and formed a Next Generation Hart Foundation (also known as The New Generation Hart Foundation, or simply The New Hart Foundation). They (excluding Wilson) have since moved over to WWE's other developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling, adding Teddy Hart to the group. However at the September 25, 2007 FCW show, a new iteration of the Next Generation Hart Foundation formed with Teddy Hart, TJ Wilson, Harry Smith and Ted DiBiase, Jr. Teddy Hart was released from his development contract in October and was replaced by Billy Kidman for an 8 man tag match for FCW on October 13. Before Hart's release and Smith's suspension for steroid use, it was heavily rumored that this new Hart Foundation was to be called up to the main WWE roster, presumably to feud with Shawn Michaels. Recently, Ted DiBiase, Jr. has turned heel.

[edit] Members

[edit] Former members

[edit] References

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  17. ^ WWF Show Results 1987. Angelfire (1987-05-02). Retrieved on 2008-04-07. “Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; the champions were disqualified at 4:46 for illegal double teaming, Dynamite pinned Neidhart to win the second fall at 9:14 after Smith pressed his partner onto Neidhart; because of the disqualification result, the title remained with the champions”
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  19. ^ WWF Show Results 1987. Angelfire (1987-08-10). Retrieved on 2008-04-07. “Jacques & Raymond Rougeau defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart to win the titles; the title change was never mentioned on television and the belts were later returned to the champions because the Rougeaus had used Jimmy Hart's megaphone as a weapon to win the match”
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  21. ^ WWF Show Results 1987. Angelfire (1987-11-26). Retrieved on 2008-04-08. “WWF Tag Team Champions Tito Santana & Rick Martel, Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid, Jacques & Raymond Rougeau, Jim Powers & Paul Roma, and B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell defeated Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart (w/Jimmy Hart), the Islanders (w/Bobby Heenan), Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov, Demolition (w/Mr. Fuji), and Dino Bravo & Greg Valentine (w/Johnny V) in an elimination match at 36:10; Santana pinned Zhukov with the flying forearm at 1:42, Demolition Ax pinned Jacques at 5:45 after Jacques missed a crossbody off the top; Demolition was disqualified at 9:10 after shoving the referee to the mat; Neidhart pinned Santana at 12:05 after Bret hit Santana with a double axe handle to prevent Neidhart from being pinned; Haku pinned Dynamite at 19:54 with a thrust kick after Dynamite hurt himself delivering a diving headbutt; Roma pinned Valentine at 23:35 with a sunset flip off the top as Valentine attempted to put the figure-4 on Powers; Brunzell pinned Bret after Tama dropkicked Hart onto Brunzell, with Brunzell rolling on top for the win; Blair pinned Tama with a sunset flip into the ring after putting on a mask”
  22. ^ Survivor Series 1987 official results. WWE (1987-11-26). Retrieved on 2008-04-08. “The Killer Bees, The Young Stallions, Strike Force, The British Bulldogs & The Rougeau Brothers def. Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, Dino Bravo, Demolition, The Hart Foundation, The Islanders & The Bolsheviks”
  23. ^ "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan (spot No. 13) wins the 20-man Royal Rumble Match. WWE (1988-01-24). Retrieved on 2008-04-08. “Tito Santana and Bret "Hit Man" Hart were the first-ever Royal Rumble participants.”
  24. ^ The Main Event I results. Online World of Wrestling (1987-11-26). Retrieved on 2008-04-08. “TAG TITLE MATCH: Strike Force (Santana & Martel) defeated The Hart Foundation (Hitman & Anvil)”
  25. ^ WrestleMania IV official results. WWE (1988-03-27). Retrieved on 2008-04-08. “Battle Royal: Bad News Brown def. Bret "Hit Man" Hart, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, Jim Powers, Paul Roma, Sika, "Dangerous" Danny Davis, Sam Houston, Hillbilly Jim, B. Brian Blair, Jumpin' Jim Brunzell, Ray Rougeau, Jacques Rougeau, Junkyard Dog, Ken Patera, Ron Bass, King Harley Race, Nikolai Volkoff, Boris Zukov and George "The Animal" Steele”
  26. ^ WWF Show Results 1988. Angelfire (1988-03-27). Retrieved on 2008-04-08. “Bad News Brown won a 20-man battle royal by last eliminating Bret Hart at 9:44 after he and Hart joined in eliminating the Junkyard Dog”
  27. ^ SummerSlam 1988 official results. WWE (1988-08-29). Retrieved on 2008-04-08. “World Tag Team Championship Match: Demolition def. The Hart Foundation to retain”
  28. ^ Saturday Night's Main Event results - October 29, 1988. WWE (1988-10-29). Retrieved on 2008-04-08. “World Tag Team Championship Match: Demolition (champions) def. the Hart Foundation by disqualification”
  29. ^ Survivor Series 1988 official results. WWE (1988-11-24). Retrieved on 2008-04-08. “Powers of Pain, The Rockers, The Young Stallions, The Hart Foundation & The British Bulldogs def. Demolition, The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers, Los Conquistadores, The Bolsheviks & The Brain Busters”
  30. ^ WWF Show Results 1988. Angelfire (1987-11-24). Retrieved on 2008-04-08. “The Powers of Pain, Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart, Davey Boy Smith & the Dynamite Kid, Jim Powers & Paul Roma, and Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition (w/Mr. Fuji), the Conquistadors, Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard (w/Bobby Heenan), Jacques & Raymond Rougeau (w/Jimmy Hart), and Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zhukov; Bret pinned Raymond Rougeau by blocking a backdrop attempt and using an inside cradle; Zhukov pinned Powers with the momentum of a flying crossbody put Zhukov on top; Jannetty pinned Zhukov with a sunset flip into the ring after a blow to the midsection by Michaels; Blanchard pinned Bret when Hart pinned himself with a German suplex into a bridge; Michaels & Jannetty fought Anderson & Blanchard to a double disqualification for brawling in the ring and eventually fighting to the backstage area; Smash pinned Dynamite with a clothesline after Dynamite missed a diving headbutt off the top; Demolition was counted-out after Mr. Fuji pulled the rope down, causing Smash to fall to the floor; the Barbarian pinned a Conquistador with a running headbutt off the ropes after Fuji tripped a Conquistador; after the match, Demolition cleared the ring of Powers of Pain and Fuji”
  31. ^ Royal Rumble 1989 official results. WWE (1989-01-15). Retrieved on 2008-04-08. “"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan & The Hart Foundation def. Dino Bravo & The Rougeau Bros. (best 2-out-of-3 falls)”
  32. ^ WrestleMania V official results. WWE (1989-04-02). Retrieved on 2008-04-09. “The Hart Foundation def. Honky Tonk Man and Greg "The Hammer" Valentine w/ Jimmy Hart”
  33. ^ SummerSlam 1989 official results. WWE (1989-08-28). Retrieved on 2008-04-09. “Brain Busters def. The Hart Foundation”
  34. ^ Hulk Hogan (spot No. 25) wins the Royal Rumble Match. WWE (1990-01-21). Retrieved on 2008-04-09.
  35. ^ WrestleMania VI official results. WWE (1990-04-01). Retrieved on 2008-04-09. “The Hart Foundation def. The Bolsheviks”
  36. ^ Saturday Night's Main Event results - April 28, 1990. WWE (1990-04-28). Retrieved on 2008-04-09. “The Hart Foundation vs. the Rockers (double disqualification)”
  37. ^ WWF Show Results 1990. Angelfire (1990-04-28). Retrieved on 2008-04-09. “Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart fought Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty to a double disqualification around 9:30 when Demolition, who came ringside mid-way through the contest interfered and all six men began brawling until they were pulled apart by officials”
  38. ^ WWF Show Results 1990. Angelfire (1990-08-27). Retrieved on 2008-04-10. “Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition (Crush & Smash) at 14:24 in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match to win the titles; fall #1: Bret was pinned at 6:09 after sustaining the Decapitation; fall #2: the champions were disqualified at 10:06 after Crush physically prevented the referee from counting a pinfall on Smash after Smash sustained the Hart Attack; fall #3: Bret pinned Crush with a school boy roll up after Neidhart hit a slingshot shoulderblock into the ring, moments after the Legion of Doom came ringside and began brawling with Smash and an interfering Ax; pre-match stipulations stated that only two of the three members of Demolition were allowed at ringside but Ax came down mid-way through the contest and hid underneath the ring, eventually switching places with Smash without the referee noticing”
  39. ^ SummerSlam 1990 official results. WWE (1990-08-27). Retrieved on 2008-04-10. “2/3 Falls World Tag Team Championship Match: The Hart Foundation def. Demolition to become new champions”
  40. ^ a b Hart Foundation's second World Tag Team Championship reign. WWE. Retrieved on 2008-04-10.
  41. ^ WWF Show Results 1990. Angelfire (1990-11-30). Retrieved on 2008-04-10. “Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match to win the titles at 25:01; fall #1 - Jannetty pinned Bret by blocking a sunset flip at 9:33; fall #2 - Hart pinned Michaels with the Hart Attack at 19:23; the move was heavily hampered by fact the top rope had fallen down; the rope was reattached after the fall; fall #3 - Jannetty pinned Neidhart after Michaels prevented the Hart Attack and Jannetty fell on Neidhart for the win; after the bout, the Harts shook hands with the new champions and raised their hands; this match was never shown on television because the top rope fell off at around the 12-minute mark and Vince McMahon felt he could not air it; the titles were later returned to Hart & Neidhart and the title change was never mentioned aside from WWF President Jack Tunney officially reversing the decision of the match on TV stations in the immediate area”
  42. ^ WrestleMania VIII official results. WWE (1990-03-24). Retrieved on 2008-04-10. “World Tag Team Championship: The Nasty Boys w/ Jimmy Hart def. Hart Foundation to become new champions”
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  50. ^ WWF Show Results 1994. Angelfire (1994-06-19). Retrieved on 2008-04-11. “WWF IC Champion Diesel (w/Shawn Michaels) defeated WWF World Champion Bret Hart (w/Jim Neidhart) via disqualification at 22:51 when Neidhart broke the cover following the powerbomb; Michaels had interfered moments earlier, hitting Hart from behind with the world title belt which prompted Neidhart to make the save; after the bout, Diesel and Michaels continued to pound on Hart while Neidhart left ringside immediately after the bell had rung; Bret had announced weeks earlier that he would have a family member at ringside but did not let on that it was Neidhart”
  51. ^ WWF Show Results 1994. Angelfire (1994-06-19). Retrieved on 2008-04-11. “Owen Hart pinned Razor Ramon at 6:35 with a elbow drop off the top after Jim Neidhart attacked Razor at ringside, hitting a clothesline and sending him into the steel ring post; during the post-match coronation, Owen proclaimed himself the King of Harts”
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  64. ^ British Bulldog's first European Championship reign. WWE.
  65. ^ Owen Hart and British Bulldog's first World Tag Team Championship reign. WWE.

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