WWE has just confirmed the Hart Foundation as the latest inductees into the WWE Hall of Fame. There had been reports in recent months the Hart Foundation would be inducted this year but WWE just made the news official earlier today.
“Bret “Hit Man” Hart & the late Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart symbolized tag team excellence in WWE in the 1980s and early 1990s,” a WWE press release reads.
Bret Hart commented on the news of the Hart Foundation joining the WWE Hall of Fame this year.
The Hart Foundation
Both Hart and Neidhart joined WWE in 1984. Vince McMahon had just purchased Stu Hart’s Stampede Wrestling territory at the time. WWE chose to bring in 4 of the promotion’s top stars. Those wrestlers happened to be the Dynamite Kid, Davey Boy Smith, Bret “Hitman” Hart, and Jim “the Anvil” Neidhart.
Other mainstays in Stampede Wrestling, such as the Honky Tonk Man (Honky Tonk Wayne) and Bad News Brown (Bad News Allen), would also end up in WWE after the company purchased Stampede Wrestling. The Hart Foundation and the Bulldogs rivalry in the mid-80s would then launch each team into the spotlight.
From 1985 to 1991, the Hart Foundation won the WWF tag team titles twice. Their 483 combined days as champions is good enough for 3rd all-time in the title’s lineage.