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Talk Is Jericho

Jim Neidhart - Encore Presentation

Talk Is Jericho

Chris Jericho

Tv & Film, Sports, Wrestling

4.89.4K Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2018

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

In tribute to the late, great Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart, here's an encore presentation of what turned out to be one of the last in-person interviews Jim granted. Jim shared stories about his nickname, the Hart Foundation tag team, Andre The Giant, Dynamite Kid, Davey Boy Smith, Stu Hart’s infamous dungeon, and the Calgary style! He had Bret Hart’s back during the Montreal Screwjob (and a front row lockerroom view), a seat in the jam-packed van at Stampede Wrestling, and a crazy big paycheck at WCW (for doing absolutely nothing). Plus, his son-in-law, Tyson Kidd, detailed a few memories of his own about the Hart clan, along with the night he broke his neck in the ring, and his truly miraculous recovery!

Transcript

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0:00.0

Talkies Jericho Baby Talkies Jericho

0:07.0

Talkies Jericho Mama Talkies Baby

0:13.0

Alright a lot of you already know that we lost another legend in the business last Monday, August 13th

0:18.0

Jim, the Anvil Nighthardt, passed away at the age of 63 years old

0:22.0

An Italian paid tribute to her dad at SummerSlam on Sunday

0:25.0

by wearing the same pink and black ring jacket that the Anvil wore at SummerSlam 1990

0:30.0

when the Heart Foundation defeated Demolition to win the WWE tag team titles

0:35.0

So I wanted to pay tribute to Jim as well and Nadi and TJ thought it'd be a great idea to release the interview I did with her dad in the fall of 2016

0:44.0

It was the last in-person interview in-depth interview that Jim Nighthardt did

0:49.0

We think it was actually the last interview he might have done period

0:53.0

Jim sat with myself and his son-in-law Tyson Kid, TJ Wilson, told all kinds of great stories from his wrestling days

0:59.0

He shared what really happened in the locker room the night of the Montreal Screw Job

1:03.0

because he was there with Brett when an events came in right after the deed went down

1:08.0

Jim talked about the Heart Foundation, WrestleMania 2 with Andre the Giant

1:12.0

His time in the Dungeon was too hard and the Calgary Wrestling scene

1:16.0

Plus how Jim ended up there after growing up in Southern California

1:19.0

So in honor of the late great Jim the Anvil Nighthardt, here's the interview uninterrupted in its entirety

1:25.0

Paying tribute to the Anvil, the rebroadcast of Jim the Anvil Nighthardt's last interview done in the fall of 2016

1:34.0

Anvil, you were one of them and a million my friend and this one's for you

1:38.0

So enjoy it and let's hear the raise one up for the Anvil

1:44.0

Okay so we're here at the amazing house, I'm not even going to bother with Tyson Kid, he's going to play TJ

1:52.0

So get it wrong a hundred times anyways

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