The Hart Dynasty is the most famous wrestling family from Canada and this family has seen some of the greatest wrestlers of all time. This family has mostly seen wrestlers get to the top of WWE but there has been Natalya who has been the lone female representative of this family. This family also included Stu Hart, Bret Hart, Jim Neidhart, Owen Hart and Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Let’s look at the legacy of Hart Wrestling family
History with professional wrestling
This legendary family starts with Stu Hart who was the patriarch of this family. Stu Hart was experienced in amateur wrestling. He won many national championships. He had his sons also train in wrestling. His sons were Keith Hart, Dean Hart, Bret Hart and Owen Hart. Out of all his 4 sons it was Bret Hart and Owen Hart who were considered the best and the ones who would carry the family legacy forward. Stu Hart began wrestling promotion in the year 1948 with the promotion Stampede Wrestling and he ran it till 1984 and then he sold it to Vince McMahon. Stu Hart was known for training some of the most recognisable professional Wrestlers of all time which included Andre The Giant, British Bulldog, Dynamite Kid.
Out of all the family members it was Bret Hart who won the most titles in wrestling. He was also the most famous of all the Hart Family. He teamed with Jim Neidhart to win the WWF Tag Team Championship. In 1987 Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart beat The British Bulldogs to win the Tag Team Championship again. It was Owen Hart who later teamed with Jim Neidhart to reform the Hart Foundation. Bret Hart was being the top guy in WWF. Bret Hart won the WWF Championship 5 Times In his career and he was inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame in 2006.
Famous Storylines Involving the Hart Family
It was during the time of Survivor Series 1993. The family was In the main storyline. It was the team of Bret Hart, Owen Hart, Keith Hart and Bruce Hart. They teamed at the event. After the Survivor Series 1993, the tension was brewing and at Royal Rumble 1994, Owen Hart turned on Bret Hart and this resulted in a feud which would divide the family. Jim Neidhart took the side of Owen Hart and Davey Boy Smith was in the corner of Bret Hart. It was at Survivor Series 1994 that the turning point of this feud arrived. Owen Hart cost Bret Hart the WWE Championship and this was the last straw. Owen Hart took on Bret Hart in the greatest opening match in WrestleMania history.
After a few years, the entire Hart Family reunited and it was Bret Hart and Owen Hart together and they were joined by Jim Neidhart. They were Anti American Heels who thought Canada was better. It was In Your House in the year 1997 and the Canadian Stampede took place. It was a 5 vs 5 Match. It was the Hart Family and they were taking on Stone Cold Steve Austin, Ken Shamrock, Goldust and The Legion of Doom. The year 1097 was the year that the Hart Family left WWE. Bret Hart left the WWE after the Montreal Screwjob. Owen Hart passed away after a failed stunt at Over The Top.
The Next Generation Hart Family Wrestlers
After the generation of Stu Hart which was followed by Bret Hart, Owen Hart and Jim Neidhart, it was the time for the next generation of wrestlers from this family to take the legacy forward. Natalya who is the daughter of Jim Neidhart wrestles in WWE and has been doing so for 17 years. She became the first female in the family to win a Championship in the WWE. Natalya has become one of the legends in WWE and she has also had the most WWE Matches for a woman in the company. Davey Boy Smith Jr also wrestles and he is in MLW and he saw his dad being inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame. Tyson Kidd and Davey Boy Smith Jr used to train together in the 1990s. Tyson Kidd married Natalya and he wrestled in the WWE for a number of years winning the tag team titles. He was forced to retire and he currently works as a producer for female talent in WWE.
Championships and Achievements of The Hart Family
They were inducted in the Canadian Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2001.
Stu Hart was inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame in 2010.
Bret Hart was a 5 time WWE Champion as well as a 2 time Intercontinental Champion, 1 time United States Champion.
Bret Hart won the King of The Ring in 1993 and Royal Rumble in 2004.
Bret Hart is a 2 time WWE Hall of Famer. He was inducted in 2006 individually and in 2019 with The Hart Foundation.
Owen Hart was a 2 time Intercontinental Champion in WWE. He also won the European Championship.
Owen Hart won the 1994 King of The Ring.
Natalya has been a 1 time WWE Divas Champion and she has also been a 1 time SmackDown Women’s Champion.
