3. Bret Hart Reveals How The Finisher Of The Hart Foundation Was Created
During an appearance on WWE’s The Bump, WWF/WCW Legend Bret Hart talked about The Hart Foundation, a 1985-1991 WWF Tag Team that consisted of him and Jim ‘The Anvil’ Neidhart, and also went into detail about their famous ‘Hart Attack’ Tag Team finisher and its origins.
Here’s what the 2-time (2006 & 2019) WWE Hall of Famer had to say about his legendary Tag Team:
“Well, we knew each other working in Stampede Wrestling, he was my brother-in-law. We really didn’t have plans to go together, when we first saw each other, we were happy to see each other. It was like we were two guys in prison that knew each other.
Once we sort of formed The Hart Foundation, we really combined so many great qualities together. Jim was always the power guy, he was really quick and strong. I went in there and did a lot of the technical kind of stuff with a faster tempo.
Jim could work with all of the bigger guys, and I could work with all of the smaller guys. We really had great chemistry in the sense that as tag team goes, we could wrestle any tag team. Not many teams could do that.
As The Hart Foundation, we could go big or small and still have a great match. Jim was always on the ball. Every single day with Jim was a treat. He made me laugh throughout my whole career. He was so much fun to be around.
I’m just so glad they didn’t have iPhones back then. You know, it came from me using a running clothesline in Calgary. I remember thinking about it, and it was a lot of things Jim and I did. Jim was a 280-pound man. To launch him like a missile, you know, 10-15 feet across the ring, was a serious consequence.
So many things we did as a team including, the Hart Attack, were great team wrestling. It would’ve been a great team with Owen, especially after we wrestled and feuded together.
We had such good chemistry. He knew my style and vice versa. We knew how well we worked against each other. But we also started to realize how well we could have worked together as a team.
If for any reason, I had to find a different tag partner, Owen would have stepped in pretty easily. We had such a great relationship as brothers that being teamed up together wouldn’t have been a problem for either one of us.
It’s funny how it gets all revived. To me, it’s a message to everybody to never give up on your dreams, I think there’s a new life and new blood pumped in there with Nattie and Tamina.
I think they’re going to make a great team and surprise everyone by being around for a long time. I think ‘The Anvil’ would be proud of Nattie for not only just winning the Tag Titles but how she’s carried herself throughout her whole career.
Jimmy Snuka would be so proud of Tamina for hitting it out of the park like she has been for the last year or so.
It’s a great story and an honor for them.”
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