Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart was really fucked up at the Miami Marlins Game

I saw this video and e-mailed it to a few friends before Deadspin ran with it – and I had a few friends e-mail me back and ask when Anvil went full retard and/or turned gay.

Couple of things here:

1) The Miami Marlins held a “Legends of Wrestling” promotion. I’m not sure what made the worst organization in baseball run the coolest promotion I’ve ever heard of in the history of the sport. But I like it. I am a huge wrestling fan of the late 80’s and early 90’s, so I would buy tickets to go watch the local legion team if they brought in “Legends of Wrestling”. Anytime you hear that term, you can expect guys to be brought in who are on life’s skid row. Guys who made the big time in the 80’s but have been pandhandling it in local high school gyms and autograph shows to make rent.

2) Bret “The Hitman” Hart is in this video. Notice that little cheap shot on Hulk Hogan? I think it’s funny as Hell. Bret Hart is my favorite wrestler of all-time (I have no problem admitting that yes; I have a favorite wrestler). His book was one of the greatest sports books I’ve ever read in my life. But man does he hold a grudge. Aparently, Hogan has not escaped that wrath. Bow down to the best there ever was and the best there ever will be though – Bret Hart.

3) Back to Anvil. What the fuck is going on here? I figure he’s either on that Molly, or cocaine, or smoked crack; or all of the above. People don’t act this way after a dozen beers at the park – even if they really need to get off camera and puke. This is clearly drugs and while it’s funny because Anvil is out of his skull here – it’s really sad. As a kid I really loved Anvil Neidhart. If you’re looking to lay money in a “next pro wrestler to die” pool, make sure you grab Anvil. I am not laughing – that was really my thought after seeing this. The guy is in my thoughts and prayers. He seems to forget that this is an interview format (a very poor one at that, ask questions into the microphone dipshit interviewer) and at some points he cuts a promo like it’s the 1980’s again. I guess I can’t believe that Bret let him get this fucked up before they headed down to the ballpark. Watching the Marlins is tough but my goodness man; stay with us a while longer.

I know almost as much about classic wrestling as I do baseball; which is sadly too much useless info filling my brain. I hope Anvil pulls it together and becomes a retired wrestling success story but sadly I know his history and I fear the worst. Anvil has been into the hard stuff since for a few decades now and might be living on borrowed time. I’ll still never forget the time the Hart Foundation beat Demolition at Wrestlemania for the tag belts. One of the greatest nights of my life.