The team of brothers-in-law, Hart and Bulldog debuted on March 31, 1996 at the twelfth WrestleMania event as members of James E. Cornette's Camp stable along with Vader and went on to defeat Yokozuna, Ahmed Johnson and Jake Roberts.
[4][5][6] After winning the Tag Team Championship, Hart and Bulldog started a feud with The Smoking Gunns whom they went on to defeat at In Your House 11 in a title match.
Hart and Bulldog started a feud with Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal) against whom they made two title defenses but lost by disqualification.
[14] On February 26, 1997, Bulldog defeated his partner Hart in a tournament to be crowned the first-ever WWF European Champion in a 20-minute match.
[20] The entire Hart Foundation defeated Ken Shamrock, Goldust, Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Legion of Doom at In Your House 16 in a 5-on-5 tag team match.
[5][22] When the tag titles were vacated as a result of a neck injury to Stone Cold Steve Austin, Owen (who had inflicted the injury on Austin) and Bulldog got a chance to win the titles for a second time in a Fatal Four Way Elimination Tag Team match where they were defeated by The Headbangers.