The Quick Talkdown 1.13.07: Let’s Welcome the Third Generation of Harts

It’s not really news now that Nattie Neidhart has become the latest of the third generation of Harts to sign a developmental deal with the WWE. That means the daughter of crazy man Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart will be showing her Hart parts to the next generation of wrestling fans. To quote Jerry Lawler, “Bring on the Puppies!”

Nattie’s photo galleries on her website (http://nattieneidhart.tripod.com) are great. There are plenty of half naked pictures to drool over. But sorry guys, she’s dating fellow WWE developmental trainee, T.J. Wilson. They both have spent time together training in the Calgary independent, Stampede Wrestling. According to Wikipedia, they’ve been dating and living together for several years with a cat named, “Mr. Theodore Wolf.”

But all hormones aside, her recent signing follows other major developments for the Third Generation of the Hart Clan. Before I get to those though, keep this question in mind, “Who will be the leader of carrying on the Hart’s good name?” I don’t think it will it be the controversial Teddy Hart.

Teddy’s “attitude” apparently cost him his first WWE developmental deal but he’ll getting another chance to compete on television on January 30, 2007, when Wrestling Society X (http://www.myspace.com/WrestlingSocietyX) debuts on MTV. I can understand why Teddy decided to wrestle using the ‘Hart’ name. Not just because of name recognition, but because he’s real last name ‘Annis’ sounds too much like ‘Anus’. The toilet paper jokes sound too easy here.

If “Crazy Man” Teddy Anus won’t lead the third generation of Harts, then it must be Harry Smith, who is almost a carbon copy of his legendary father, the late Davey Boy Smith (The British Bulldog). Right now, he seems to be the most obvious choice to become the Bret Hart of the third generation. Smith has been under contract with the WWE since last April when Bret was inducted in the WWE Hall Of Fame.

Smith commented on his website: “There’s going be a lot of pressure on me,” he admitted. “I would definitely like to make my family proud and carry on the Hart family name. I’m definitely doing a lot of this for them, but I’m doing it for myself, and I’m doing for the WWE fans too.”

The article on Harry Smith’s website (http://www.harrysmith.cjb.net) discusses his plans on dealing with the pressures of living up to his legendary uncles, Bret and the late Owen Hart. Check it out here (http://www.harrysmith.cjb.net/). And just for reference, don’t call him “The British Bulldog 2.0”..

Another interesting note about Teddy, Harry and Nattie is that they are the last of the ‘pure bred’ students to be trained in the infamous training facility, better known as the ‘Dungeon’, located in the basement of the old Hart House. It’s no secret that the likes of Chris Benoit, Sabu, Chris Jericho and other famous wrestlers learned their trade in the deserted super-sized mansion. It’s just too bad that no more wrestlers will be trained in this facility.

Wikipedia says the Hart mansion was put up for sale because the taxes were too high and the house badly needed restoration. When the patriarch of the Hart clan, Stu, died in 2003, there were instructions in his will that the house not be torn down.

The house is now officially a historical site but Wikipedia says that thirteen townhouses are scheduled to be built around the mansion next summer. Maybe Vince McMahon should just buy the house and turn it into the ‘WWE Dungeon’. Make a couple of deals with Bruce and Ross Hart, the promoters of the Hart family-owned Stampede pro-wrestling, and brothers to Bret and Owen Hart, to be trainers. Sounds like a great business opportunity.

Are we going to expect anymore third generation superstars that will truly carry the Hart flag? I say yes, “The Best Kept Secret” Dallas Hart, Bret Hart’s son. It’s only fitting, don’t you think, that Bret’s son become the third generation leader.

I think former wrestler Lance Storm should say it: “I am proud to announce that Bret Hart’s eldest son Dallas, has enrolled in Storm Wrestling Academytm. Dallas will be joining my Jan. 2007 training session and I look forward to training the next generation of wrestling Harts. I was thrilled when Bret contacted me about training his son and consider it an honour to train the son of the wrestling legend. “

So who will it be? Who will be the most successful Hart of the third generation?

Will it be:
 Nattie Neidhart
 Teddy Hart
 Bruce Smith, or
 Dallas Hart