WWE announced today that the original Hart Foundation comprising of Bret Hart and Jim ‘The Anvil’ Neidhart will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame the night before WrestleMania. This will mark the second time that Bret has been inducted, his first coming in 2006 as a singles star.
Bret has reacted to the news on Twitter, saying:
On March 1985 in Brantford, Ontario, Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart and I officially became the Hart Foundation. On April 6, 2019, we take our place in the WWE Hall of Fame. I wish Jim was still with us to celebrate this moment, but I know he’ll be on stage with me in spirit. pic.twitter.com/hFasuj385Q
— Bret Hart (@BretHart) March 25, 2019
He would follow up this emotional message by thanking their fans across the globe and saying he will see them in Brooklyn. The supporting tweets have also poured in from WWE superstars of the past and present, with current Raw Tag Team Champion Scott Dawson saying “I’m so honoured that I get to see this induction live, in person”.
https://twitter.com/ScottDawsonWWE/status/1110245316928962560
Bret Hart will join Shawn Michaels and Booker T who will be inducted with DX and Harlem Heat respectively in becoming two-time inductees in the Hall of Fame. They will join Ric flair who was inducted 11 years ago in 2008 as a singles star, before becoming the first two-time inductee in 2012 with the Four Horsemen. Flair tweeted the followed after the news broke:
Congratulations To Bret Hart And Jim Neidhart, The Hart Foundation, On Being Inducted Into The WWE Hall Of Fame! So Well Deserved! WOOOOO!
— Ric Flair® (@RicFlairNatrBoy) March 25, 2019
Trending
- AEW’s Jon Moxley Addresses Fans Thinking He’d Appear At WWE WrestleMania 40
- AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland Fires Back At WWE Star
- Big Name Making WWE Debut This Week Update
- WWE Star Says Trick Williams Isn’t Ready For The Main Roster
- WWE NXT Star ‘Expected’ To Be Drafted To Raw Or SmackDown
- Official WWE Draft 2024 Rules Announced
- WWE Legend Signs New Contract
- Tony Khan Attacked By AEW Stars
- Top WWE Name Gives ‘Mad Props’ To Trick Williams Following NXT Championship Win
- Official WWE Draft 2024 Pools Announced; Roman Reigns, CM Punk & More