Did Vince McMahon drop the ball with Bret Hart's full potential? Let us know in the comments below!

@davidjones6470

7 ай бұрын

YES!!!!!!!

@davidjones6470

7 ай бұрын

It Proves it, with Austin, NOBODY could make that work, Unless steve worked with Bret, JUST LOOK WHAT HAPPENED INIT,

@davidjones6470

7 ай бұрын

Bret came back and worked a hell of a match, with Steve at survivor series1996???

@AADIBAWA

7 ай бұрын

Yesss

@V1LL1N

7 ай бұрын

He didnt just drop the ball, he may have even swallowed

I enjoyed 1996 & 1997 mainly due to the fact that Bret, Shawn & Taker were the big 3 and carrying the company during that period. WCW was whipping their asses, but Bret, Shawn & Taker delivered some classic matches and rivalries during that time. Sometimes I wish I could’ve been a fly on the wall backstage during that time 😩

@RowlexEnterprise

7 ай бұрын

Surprisingly they had Stone Cold…HHH…and The Rock too at that time but haven’t quite popped yet. And they had mankind, Kane & new age outlaws

@JayB4rmOkc

7 ай бұрын

Wwf was always better

@brettmajors69karaoke

7 ай бұрын

Don’t forget Sid

@RowlexEnterprise

7 ай бұрын

@@brettmajors69karaoke they shudda trade out Ken Shamrock & bring Doink back at that time

@theeepinkstep

7 ай бұрын

1997 is my favorite year of professional wrestling. I love the end days of the new generation era

Imagine being a fellow passenger on that plane ride with hbk and Bret talking over plans for extending their feud 😮 now that would've been a great conversation to over hear

@Station9.75

3 ай бұрын

Eves drop*

@Thesoutherndandee

3 ай бұрын

I am going to silently read the pamphlet in the seat for the next 5 hours

@jihadx5307

2 ай бұрын

@@Station9.75 *Eavesdrop

@PhilMiCoochie

Ай бұрын

@@Station9.75eavesdrop*

Bret said " I loved working with steve, I wanted to be the one who made steve" Well in my eye you are the one that made steve. If there's one iconic image of steve austin, it's the one with him in the sharp shooter with blood pouring down his face refusing to tap out. That was the night steve became the steve austin that everyone loved. And you did that.

@Michael-dd6hl

3 ай бұрын

Bret did get Stone Cold over at Survivor Series 1996 and Wrestlemaina 13 in 1997..and of course Steve got himself over with his promos Austin 3:16 ..which led to being King of the Ring, IC champion, Tag Team champion, and the WWF(WWE) championship from 1997 to 1998..( p.s. in fact Bret Hart wanted to lose his title to Stone Cold but Montreal happened and the rest is history)

1:44 So many people have said this about Vince, he really is a living incarnation of J. Jonah Jameson LMAO

@brianhatcher2799

7 ай бұрын

I never thought about that!! Spot-on comparison!!😮

@gigachil

26 күн бұрын

“You’re fired! , oh wait, you’re unfired come here!” Lol

8.40 - "im gonna go home and act like im really mad" Tremendous acting. Keeping it up till this day

@didthat4835

2 ай бұрын

🤣🤣

I do think that if you were able to get to Bret and Shawn teaming up together after climbing the ranks together from tag to IC to the World title, it would've been a crazy story. I can't think of a time I saw them actually team up together I'm sure they did but yeah, that would've been cool if it played out that way.

@colingram8785

6 ай бұрын

pretty sure they did once in 1995, when Shawn had turned face again

@cirillamande8243

6 ай бұрын

Thats right 1995 tag team bret hart and hbk vs jerry lawler and the other guy

@OikPoinFive

Ай бұрын

Was it hakushi? I think on raw?​@@cirillamande8243

Amazing that Bret didn't think the Steve Austin match needed to happen, and he was dragging his feet before it, only for it to become the greatest Wrestlemania match ever.

@comfortablynumblbg

7 ай бұрын

Greatest wrestlemania match ever. Yes!

@Director2024

7 ай бұрын

Not better than Macho Man Vs Steamboat IMO.

@arslaanpasha3334

7 ай бұрын

​@@comfortablynumblbgTriple H vs Michaels vs Benoit is Greatest wrestlemania match ever. Did you hear the pop after benoit win.

@mixedmartialoddest

7 ай бұрын

​@@arslaanpasha3334Hogan vs Rock

@arslaanpasha3334

7 ай бұрын

@@mixedmartialoddest hogan vs rock was not main event

Vince dropped the ball by letting the inmates run the prison. Michaels v Hart could have been the greatest rivalry of all time.

@sampleoffers1978

7 ай бұрын

Clearly he did not, they were his stooges all the while.

@ThunderTHR

7 ай бұрын

I mean, in a lot of ways it WAS one of the greatest rivalries of all time. Just not for the intended reasons.

@SuperCrazyPsycho731

7 ай бұрын

It is the greatest wrestling rivalry of all time. Every match they had together is great. They didn't start to dislike each other until the last year though. The sunny days comment... around that time is when Shawn said he wouldn't return the favor etc

@Cott-wf6pf

7 ай бұрын

Already is

@Scott-bh2qb

7 ай бұрын

It is the greatest rivalry of all time. Only Austin v Mr McMahon gets close

C'mon, he hardly BLASTS him in this... 😂

@craigdavis5818

7 ай бұрын

Exactly.. but this is the narrative.. they say shit like this with every Bret interview. Proper two faced.

@stevemccullagh36

7 ай бұрын

@@craigdavis5818 Clickbait, which I fell for.

@markfroman738

7 ай бұрын

Didn’t blast him at all!

@fuzzluvver69

7 ай бұрын

Yup, he even says he can understand why Shawn might have been skeptical as a result of the multiple promos he did.

@InstagramAWrestlingHistorian

7 ай бұрын

Inside The Clickbait

"I want the exact same pay as Hulk Hogan, plus one penny." LMAO

WCW was also going live on Nitro while Raw was still taped and that the whole NWO thing was going on. So, it could be anyone in history who was champion, at that point in time WCW was going to be winning in ratings until things changed. And Bret being off tv the whole time it was happening didn't help either really.

@robhagle

5 ай бұрын

nWo didn't start until the July after Wrestlemania

@scarlettmichanco8023

5 ай бұрын

and Bret didn't come back on TV until well after it started...

@blakeb9964

4 ай бұрын

Agree here. It wasn't really due to Shawn. Anyone would have had the same issue. Other than Austin lol.

@OikPoinFive

Ай бұрын

Yeah bret could've been the 3rd nerd in the nwo aka wcw! Just imagine bret not taking a 7 month vacation in 96!!?? On 1996 ppv: kotr 96, summerslam 96, etc. bret vs Vader, bret vs mankind, etc

@OikPoinFive

Ай бұрын

Why didn't bret replace warrior at July 96 iyh??!!

I want the same money as hogan plus one penny Bischoff: Bret go home you’re drunk

@snowvalkyrie

7 ай бұрын

I can’t stop laughing! Great comment! 😆

At 15:56 “This will really break his heart when I say this on tv.” He’s the heart break kid! Lol. But we’re all still human beings and some words? Become fight words. It’s ironic Bret talked about breaking Shawn’s heart.

@mstancl

7 ай бұрын

Bret talks about like he broke Shawn's heart multiple times! Why did it only take "Sunny Days" for Bret have a mental breakdown?

@ezj9103

7 ай бұрын

@@mstancl I think the screw job was what really took him over the edge. Sadly people won’t keep talking about it. I’m sure the participants are sick of hearing it. Lol

@mstancl

7 ай бұрын

@@ezj9103 makes sense... he stuck it through until the straw on the camel's back. Got a huge paycheck from Ted Tuner and Goldberg made it easier on him.

@nathankirby4612

7 ай бұрын

We as humans have on average, six dreams a night but we can only remember a maximum of two of them. Bret the heartman should be more concerned with what’s going on in the other four dreams than breaking another man’s heart in 1997. I need answers and unfortunately the heartman is the only one that can give them to me but he’s stuck in the past.

@troywright359

5 ай бұрын

​@nathankirby4612 Bret's hart belongs to the kid man. I'm waiting too for him to change his black hart to loving pink once more.

NWO is the hottest thing in wrestling in 1996, with all due respect to Bret, even if he was champion in 1996 the WWF would still lose to WCW

@DannyP-dm1pw

7 ай бұрын

Looking back now the NWO was only good for maybe that solid year but dragged out for years to come. It should of stayed a smaller group like DX did. Would of made it better over time but it just got stupid and Austin and Rock/DX too just got bigger and better by 1998. The Shield had a longer healthier tenure in the first wave before Seth betrayed over the NWO. They were just letting everyone in that

@davidkruse4030

6 ай бұрын

Yeah but in his defense he was better with wwf. His storyline was good.

@bigolebot

5 ай бұрын

@@davidkruse4030 he didn't draw tho

@willpowerrazorblade6436

3 ай бұрын

If the NWO was so great what the hell happened? How did the WCW lost everything to WWF??

@elizabeth3280

3 ай бұрын

​@@willpowerrazorblade6436 Because running something into the ground even if amazing can only last so long withou changing/adapting. WWF had the ultimate heel in Vince which was even better than the NWO

"So Bret, I wanted to bring up Shawn..." {Bret takes a shot of whiskey}

So basically 1997 WWF was suppose to be Hitman Vs HBK Vs Stone cold?? I’d kill to see that play out

That's ironic that Bret said that submission matches are boring... when his finisher is a submission. Austin DID have a submission. The year before he was using the Million Dollar Dream.

@jasmith85

7 ай бұрын

My thought's exactly.

@michaelmfwayne

7 ай бұрын

It's not ironic. It's one thing to have a submission finisher, and do an entire match around submissions.

@NateNizzle

7 ай бұрын

@@michaelmfwayne smh.. I'm not even going to respond to this

@troywright359

5 ай бұрын

​@@NateNizzleyes shake your head till it is fixed

@D00MTR33

4 ай бұрын

​@@michaelmfwayneexactly. If its just your finisher you'll use it once, maybe twice in a match and rely on pinfalls for that quick drama and reversal of flow. You never know when a match can end. In a submission match youre putting it over and over again (say 6 to 10 times), having your opponent try to get to the ropes or fight out of it which slows down the match.

I could listen to Bret talk for hours. Very candid guy. Does he have a podcast?

Turning down 3mill was dumb, dude truly was a mark for the belt

@OptimusPrimeribs

7 ай бұрын

He says the money was most important, but turns down 3 million to back to WWF. Was WWF going to pay him more for the long term?

@newjerseyballer

7 ай бұрын

@@heydudedolfan13back then tho…that was A LOT of money, so it was good either way

@Greatone765

6 ай бұрын

@@OptimusPrimeribsseeing how his career turned out in WCW Bret was 💯 right to want to return to WWF. He wouldn’t have had that career ending injury and would of had so many more classic matches.

@AmAxel35

9 күн бұрын

​@OptimusPrimeribs iirc he was promised Pat Patterson's spot once his career was over or something

Here's what happened in a nutshell, Bret thought he could use WCW as leverage in an attempt to get what he really desired .... a title victory over Shawn at Mania. Bret got duped. In order to get Bret signed in late 96 Vince let Bret go on believing he was actually going over on Shawn for the title at mania, but in reality Vince was never actually going to go with Bret's idea in the end. Classic Vince, sell you the world, make promises, tell you what you want to hear, then change plans on you.

@curthennig9448

7 ай бұрын

That's why Vince is known as The Evil Genius!

@rashaunwilliams6121

7 ай бұрын

For the most point your right

@kalikels

7 ай бұрын

Sounds like the devil!!

@rashaunwilliams6121

7 ай бұрын

@@kalikels ok.

@mrghost3088

7 ай бұрын

​@@kalikels or my ex girlfriend.

I love Bret but seriously! “Hey Shawn, here’s the plan. I’m going to submit you and then flip you off in your face at Wrestlemania after your long year run with the belt. How’s that catch ya?”

@Crimson_Titan

7 ай бұрын

I'd say it'd be justified considering how Shawn literally told Bret to "get tf outta my ring" right after Bret put him over in the Ironman match they had.

@Crimson_Titan

7 ай бұрын

@@aaronneville1164 Yes, obviously as that's literally what Bret said in this video clip. However, what does that have to do w/ my point of Shawn's actions after the match @WM12? Was that a work too, or was that Shawn being Shawn?

@Crimson_Titan

7 ай бұрын

@@aaronneville1164 No I'm not reading too much into it. And you didn't answer my question. Was Shawn telling Bret to gtfo of his ring a work also, or Shawn being who he was at the time? It's a really simple question to answer.

@wingedhussar1453

6 ай бұрын

Well bret was the final boss hulk hogan of that era so it makes sense

@bigolebot

5 ай бұрын

​@@Crimson_Titanright because everything Bret has said is the truth right? If Bret said he punched Donald Trump in 1997 you'd believe him too right?

I love how Bret always goes out of his way to bash Kevin Nash 😂 literally nothing to do with the question that was asked 😅

@GibDozer1

7 ай бұрын

To be fair I've heard Nash talk plenty of S#!t about Bret too. Who knows maybe irl they think it's hilarious, or maybe they hate each other? Who really knows.

@eddieisgreat5150

7 ай бұрын

Where did he bash nash lol in this, hes just saying how vince said that ratings were down when nash was champ, did he say nash smells like dirty socks? No he didn't.

@DonVal86

6 ай бұрын

Cause Nash always sucked 🤣🤣🤣

If the wwe executed Bret's ideas/plans, i think we could've had even more memorable Hitman moments. Still the best "wrestler" of the 90s in my opinion

Not just with Bret but for WWF as a whole 97 was the best year. Creatively on the mic and in the ring it just seemed thats where not only turned the corner but peakes and the WWF was able to ride that creat through the attitude era. Mick got over with those sitdown Jim Ross interviews. Pillman was gold on the mic. Austin was peaking, Michaels was strung out on the junk but he could still go. Sid and Taker were both hot. LOD was back and over. The heel Godwins are pretty underrated. Chyna came in and just looked so different and was over almost instantly and HHH was able to get a ton of heat. Owen and Bulldog were really good in their roles. Vader had trimmed down and he was putting people over but they still treated him like a monster. But 97 and 92 were probably the two best years for Bret both in the ring and on the mic

@AndrewNewZealand

7 ай бұрын

Yeah was great, WWF was really under pressure from WCW in '97 and came up with some good stuff. It was the year that WWF was bought back to TV in New Zealand.

@Cicero....

7 ай бұрын

Hart vs Austin is my top 1 wrestlemania match

Vince dropped the ball leaving Bret go at the height of his career in many ways. 97 was Brets greatest year his mic skills were insanely good he had heat with everyone, the Canadian/U.S rivalry was genius it was still gaining momentum. The biggest shame in wrestling is Bret gone from WWF in 1997 and prematurely ending his career. Love these interview clips!

@cb3648

7 ай бұрын

They lucked out with the Tyson thing since Shawn was hurt, but Austin vs Hart at Mania 98 with Austin beating Bret for the title would've been huge.

@kamfisher1714

7 ай бұрын

They did just fine without Bret.

@gingerrevenger9718

7 ай бұрын

I never comment on KZread but you are so right. I was ride or die with Bret even though I was American, wish he has stayed but I was even a WCW mark

@bobmarshall8527

7 ай бұрын

@@gingerrevenger9718definitely, and even though the WWF did greater numbers they missed out on what Bret could offer, he’d have gotten even more guys over etc.

@bobmarshall8527

7 ай бұрын

@@kamfisher1714it’s not just about the numbers, Bret had a lot more to offer snd he’d have gotten even more guys over etc. He was a valuable asset that the WWF lacked even in its height.

the blurry line between reality and make believe of professional wrestling makes it fascinating. just like how real life truly is

I'm sure I read from ''dirt sheets'' that if Bret vs HBK at Mania had happened , then it would have been Austin vs Taker on the card . wonder if the streak would even have been a thing had these matches happened .

@kevinlee9929

7 ай бұрын

According to Nash he was supposed to beat Taker the year before. Him deciding to go to WCW changed that.

@AncientChi

6 ай бұрын

Imagine if Shawn did a submission match with Brett and Shawn passed our covered in blood. Hbk is already the goat austwiyld have never existed

Bret was always my favorite wrestler, he was too trusting of liars and thieves and ultimately injured by the scrub goldberg, is a sad story but his integrity is in tact and still a fav.

What's funny is that these are the same plans Hogan didn't wanna do for Shawn. The whole three match deal.

@hockeyguy2005

7 ай бұрын

You mean Shawn didn't wanna do for Hogan so he killed it by overselling cartoonie bumps

@fmthebaron

7 ай бұрын

@@hockeyguy2005 it was Hogan's fault for not wanting to do the 3 match program. Hogan got butt hurt when HBK did the Larry King promo spoofing Hogan even though Hogan gave HBK permission to do it. Hogan only wanted to do the 1 match and faked an injury so that's the reason Shawn made Hogan look like a fool in that match with his Mr. Perfect selling he did.

@dmanentertament125

7 ай бұрын

@@fmthebaron no it was Shawn michaels fault, Shawn Michaels is an overrated pre-madonna little bitch, and was worse at backstage politics than the false narrative of Hogan.

@AD-ur1fk

7 ай бұрын

@@hockeyguy2005wrong. It’s hogan who cut the program after he won . And Shawn flopping around literally made that match . It would of been a snooze fest if he didn’t

@rahultheundertaker

7 ай бұрын

Lol...Hogan didn't want to do for Shawn was like giving Shawn the taste of his own medicine and to prove who's your daddy in politics brother 😂😂😂😂

That shot from Taker in 98...."I never lost my smile...I kept on fighting" lol

Brett Hart is the epitome of a GREAT Professional Wrestler in the world of sports entertainment. The Hart family is one of the most RESPECTED wrestling families in wrestling. Right up there with the Anoa’i family. Not only bcuz of his talent, but bcuz of the respect he had in what it takes to be a pro wrestler entertaining athlete. He understood how much the fans mean to it. The HBK might be one of the most talented entertainers, but what puts Brett Hart higher than the HBK on the list of greatest professional wrestlers is the heart and soul he had for it. Brett Hart is one of the reasons for the legacy of the WWE, the HBK was just a chapter in the WWE.

When there's so much turmoil in the world it's comforting to know that somewhere Bret Hart will STILL be fucking moaning about his wrestling career. It's the universal constant.

@thejbgunnershow

Ай бұрын

He’s asked the questions tho smh 🤦‍♂️

@user-io7kl7io6j

Ай бұрын

@@thejbgunnershow He doesn't need any prompting to have a good moan

With all due respect to Bret, I don’t think he’s taking Shawn’s feelings at the time into account. From Shawn’s perspective, he had spent his entire career up to 96 being pass over for bigger/stronger guys and only being there to put them over and be their stunt dummy essentially. Bret was older, so HBK spent a lot of time putting him over too, especially when he was champion, a spot shawn wanted. He worked hard for that win at Mania 12. Now that his reign isn’t drawing ratings, it’s makin him stressed and now comes Bret talking about putting him over once again and also being told to let Bret say these things about him and Bret doesn’t seem to have allowed much room for HBK to respond to those disses, so he would essentially shoot on him in response and that pissed Bret off. “How’d you know I was in that girlie magazine?”

@peacepunksean1942

7 ай бұрын

Eh, 96/97, think shawn was to pilled or coked out to have feelings

@Maggot39967

7 ай бұрын

@@peacepunksean1942 If you think pills and cocain make your feelings go away I don't actually think you've abused either. What you're saying is actually pretty disturbing to me, because all I herd was " Shawn was a drug addict in those years, so he wasn't really a human and didn't deserve to be treated like one. " Addiction is a disease, it's not an addicts fault they are an addict. It's PHYSICALLY rewired brain networks that induce repeated symptoms. It's not imaginary. Look into any of the modern science and you would see that's exactly how it's treated. From a recovering heroin addict.

@Hav2bmor

7 ай бұрын

Yeah kinda sucked for both shawn and Bret. Obviously WCW was just doing more interesting things but the ratings will always be put on the champ. So you right I'm sure shawn didn't want to just be passed over again, for things that weren't his fault, now that he was champ. Brett definitely got lied to which happens all the time in wrestling but still sucks as the person being lied too. Wish these two would of had a longer rivalry at the top of the card instead of Brett leaving and shawn blowing his back out. That's IF they didn't kill each other back stage lol. Could of been great storylines with all their history together, plus two of the best in the ring of all time...dam we missed out on some great matches.

@sithari518

7 ай бұрын

It was a TERRIBLE idea, poor Shawn. Not only was he carrying the company the whole year prior, but ratings were down so he was probably feeling like shit because of it, then Bret tries to pull this on him. I don't blame him either.

@SpaceGhost92

7 ай бұрын

Bret says Shawn wasn’t drawing, but doesn’t mention that wcw continued to beat wwf with Bret as champion after he won the belt at summer slam either. Bret wasn’t going head to head with the NWO in his first reign as champion like Shawn did. And let’s not forget Shawn and dx were a huge part in wwf finally getting back on top in the ratings

I like how everyone talks about how hard addiction in the wrestling business is and how we need to help people, except when it comes to HBK. The man was DEEP in addiction and everyone just shits on him. The irony is all of this shit from nearly 30 years ago still upsets bitter Bret but HBK doesn’t seem to care. He’s acknowledged his mistakes made amends and moved on.

@jbellflower83

7 ай бұрын

If you think Shawn's so different, go talk to FTR. He's still a prick.

@danielsalinas6683

7 ай бұрын

You’re right, except for the fact that Shawn and his kliq tried to destroy a lot of careers. That’s the Shawn Michaels that people remember.

@FredCracklin

7 ай бұрын

Addiction isn't an excuse for being an asshole, it's a reason, but not an excuse.

@danielsalinas6683

7 ай бұрын

@@FredCracklin exactly. Scott Hall had an addiction problem too. Look what he and Kevin Nash did in WCW. I love how Nash got on the shoot bandwagon years ago to try and justify their political maneuvering when part of it was being driven by two of his drunk, drugged up boyfriends.. oops I mean best friends. Shane Douglas, Chris Cándido, Bam Bam Bigelow, Tracey Smothers-and many others, and, ultimately Bret Hart, had every right to feel screwed over by these dudes.

@cerebralassassin2185

4 ай бұрын

​@danielsalinas6683 during that time period everyone always said triple h was the level headed guy in the group. He apparently talked them down from doing a lot of shit.

C'mon now Bret, You mean to tell me that a POTENTIAL "championship" win over Shawn at Mania was all it took to convince you to turn down WCW's offer of a higher salary AND lighter work schedule ?!? Seriously?! Mentality of a true MARK.

@steveomac385

7 ай бұрын

That's why Nash and Hall didn't want him as champion. They knew they were not gonna be the guy, but Bret was willing to take less money if it meant him being the guy. Yeah, HBK was their friend, but he was also someone who demanded money, and that meant they could ask for more. In WCW, they had no problem with Hogan making bank cause that just kept raising the pay ceiling.

It’s never good to revisit the past.

A huge part of narrative missing here. In general wrestling ratings across the board were higher in those days than they are today. This is because wrestling rating tend to be made up of three components - 1. Hardcore fans of a particular company. 2. Hardcore wrestling fans in general who watch everything wrestling. 3. The mass audience who just like entertainment and will gravitate toward that, not caring deeply about wrestling generally. Today, we ONLY have two of those viewerships because wrestling is dead (not just dying - fully dead) to the mass audience. But back then there was very much still that mass audience. And the ratings shift that happened can be almost directly attributable to the emergence of NWO and huge increase in quality of WCW programming at that time, hence the mass audience finding it more entertaining as an overall product. It had pretty much nothing to do with what Shawn, Bret, Undertaker or anyone else was or wasn't doing on the WWF side of things, it was ENTIRELY to do with what was happening with the overall product, and what WCW was doing that was more gritty and felt 'real'. People who use the whole 'champion wasn't drawing' angle tend to be clueless as to the reality of the broader context.

@SkySoFew

7 ай бұрын

Wow....this is a really stupid post.

Bret was my hero growing up and still love him today such a humble person

@mattb1611

7 ай бұрын

I'm the opposite. Loved HBK as a kid. Didn't like Bret, but all the stories you hear about the druggie HBK. Makes me respect Bret more now.

@doctors8966

7 ай бұрын

@@mattb1611 I liked Shawn to but I just loved Bret even Shawn himself admits himself he was out of control

@crispycruiser4654

7 ай бұрын

Bret is a lot of things. Humble isn't one of them.

@shadowlazers

7 ай бұрын

Agreed to previous response..Bret tells a good story masks his true nature well..but he is galaxy's away from humble

@doctors8966

7 ай бұрын

@@shadowlazers just like you then

It’s sucks what happened to Bret and have his career end abruptly. Wish we could’ve seen him wrestle in the 2000’s maybe even a last match at Saudi. Dudes been through so much, respect to the Hitman.

@Adam-kn3tv

7 ай бұрын

Thank God Bret never wrestled in Saudi Arabia. I'm glad I can still respect Bret. No respect from me for anyone who has ever wrestled there.

@cjones3710

7 ай бұрын

How about no matches ever again in Saudi Arabia. That deal is morally wrong. Have folks forgotten? I question what propaganda is being pushed through youths minds. Bret Hitman was a super chraclrater because he was this little pink warrior who would go out and battle for what je believed was just. Even when he was wrong, his character was justified in the Hitnans mind. Now there are no good guys ro root for. The ones that they want folks to cheer are so sinful that we cannot.ever truely get behind them. The led screens are also.junky looking along with the on screen graphics. There is no Bob Baclunds or American heros. Too many monster men, or selfish jerks. No body feels real as a grappler. Shamrock Blockmon, Furnace and La Fong. Good old Nicky Bockwinkle had class. Heck even Tace as tuff as he was demanded resoect. Now its goofs w scribble scrabble all over em. I think its Gone. All my favorites are gone. Maybe more important things to.do now a days . Nintendo and westling seem less important.

@rima7286

7 ай бұрын

@@Adam-kn3tvi agree, last match in saudi would have been a horrible last match. means absolutely nothing and represents the worst of the sport

@samsepiol05590

7 ай бұрын

@@Adam-kn3tvIt’s a shame right wingers support LIV golf. They embrace the worst humanity has to offer

@garrymclaughlan6433

7 ай бұрын

I agree with it all apart from the Saudi idea

if you look at shawn's early days in wrestling he was around a lot of top guys who vacated the belt off not wanting to put anyone over, that's where he got that from.. there is a video about it somewhere maybe its still on yt i dunno

@GibDozer1

7 ай бұрын

Sure, that doesn't make it good business though. I like Shawn he's one of my favorite wrestlers. Still he was almost Hogan level on that kind of BS.

That match with Steve was the best!! I remember it! I’m pretty sure that match took Steve to the next level & he never looked back.. amazing match & loved all the storyline around it to.. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👌

@mecha2001

7 ай бұрын

WM13 yes, SS96 was awesome too though.

@niksingh6995

7 ай бұрын

@@mecha2001 💯 agree… wrestling was different back then… I felt more connected to the wrestlers & storylines… sadly don’t watch it now… but it is what it is…

@mecha2001

7 ай бұрын

@@niksingh6995 they're more concerned about planned contract signings than engaging angles. I think the only thing WWE has going for it that's lasted multiple years is the Roman Reigns thing. which I don't even watch the TVs and I'm overwhelmed and exhausted by it.

@niksingh6995

7 ай бұрын

@@mecha2001 I did tune in when the SHIELD was active.. & the WYATT family it reminded me of the days when DX, Hart foundation, nation of domination, the corporation etc all these cool groups… even the NWO.. then you had all your solo wrestlers too that where amazing… yeh all about contract signing & making money…. At least we can say we watched wrestling when it was actually cool 👌

The problem with Bret Hart is that he actually believed wrestling was real and never saw it for what it was and still is...entertainment! Business entertainment. Shawn Michaels said it better than anyone else..."Hitman you actually think all this is yours ". His rivalry with hbk was legendary and could have been even bigger if they could see each other eye to eye.

@ASHKN190KW

4 ай бұрын

No he didn't. But he made it look real the most out of any wrestlers.

@peterludwig4599

4 ай бұрын

When you have zero knowledge about history. You don’t know what the Hart Dynasty meant and in which environment Hart grew up. What wrestling meant back in the day and what it meant to the wrestlers. He is one of the few wrestling’s royalty survivors.

OK, so Bret Hart is either lying in this interview or he lied in his book. Because in his book Bret tells the story of Vince informing him that he would wrestle Shawn BUT it wasn't going to be a title match.

@crispycruiser4654

7 ай бұрын

Bret lies more than Hulk Hogan but he has he loyal marks in his corner.

@raymondtipton7243

7 ай бұрын

All he does is lie!

@johnnybravado7141

7 ай бұрын

@@crispycruiser4654 Nobody is a mark. You just belong to one of the many hate groups the wrestling business does not need.

@Crimson_Titan

7 ай бұрын

@@crispycruiser4654Literally no one lies more than Hogan. I mean there's compilations on YT people have made of all the lies Hogan's told over his career. Stop the cap.

@kevinlee9929

7 ай бұрын

It being a non title match was the idea after the 97 Rumble. Originally beforehand it was supposed to be for the title.

How could Austin say he doesn't know any submissions when he spent some time as the Ring Master using the Ted DiBiase's million dollar dream?

@BoutDatOnline

7 ай бұрын

yes Bret pinned him reversing it from the ropes

@Director2024

7 ай бұрын

He probably did not say that.

@bigolebot

7 ай бұрын

Bret's probably lying

@BoutDatOnline

7 ай бұрын

@@bigolebot I think he talking actual submissions not past the basic chinlock hold etc, which would make sense as Austin was never that type of Wrestler

@ChrisSuswal-de9tj

3 ай бұрын

Only enhancement talent (tomato cans/jobbers) would submit to the million dollar dream. A mid carder MIGHT pass out and not raise their arm after 3 drops. A top guy would never do either. Shit move and not useful in that match

I’m a 90’s guy and I love the Hitman…but I feel his stories change so much! It’s mind boggling sometimes

@mstancl

7 ай бұрын

He's a horrible liar!

@raymondtipton7243

5 ай бұрын

Boy...you got that right....if his mouth is moving he's lying

Sooo you're saying that story with Shawn and Bret having the trilogy and eventually teaming up never happened... Until 2022-2024 with Cody and Seth😳😳. Think about it, 2nd generation superstar comes back to the company, has a banger trilogy with the hottest act in the company, then eventually they come to terms on a team up later on! Perfect 1 to 1 and it just shows us how much Triple H truly knows the business very well.

Consider this: When Bret was champion, Shawn, Razor and Diesel were there in support roles, helping ratings. When Shawn was champ, those 3 were gone, and 2 of them were heavily featured on the competition.

Took it too seriously. Old head can’t let it go😂

So essentially Brett wanted to do the Kurt and Brock angle when they were claiming to be buddy’s but just one upping each other. I think it would’ve been great and bring out Michael’s comedic side a bit earlier in his career

Bret Vs Austin at WM 13 was always the main event

I swear all the wrestlers have a celebrity look alike. Bret looks like Tommy Lee jones

@tygodhumbling4446

6 ай бұрын

He looked SOO much like Don Johnson when he was younger. It’s actually insane.

@alphapimp0073

6 күн бұрын

No he does not

@alphapimp0073

6 күн бұрын

@@tygodhumbling4446no

Bret was always willing to give back to the business.

@AD-ur1fk

7 ай бұрын

Except on his last day with the company 😂

@sampleoffers1978

7 ай бұрын

Bret was always willing to give back to the business. Oh wait, sorry trying out my Vince Mcmahon impersonation.

@packergeek10

7 ай бұрын

@@AD-ur1fk He was willing to give back to anybody but Shawn. Why couldn't the Undertaker take the belt instead of Shawn?

@AD-ur1fk

7 ай бұрын

@@packergeek10 it had to be Shawn . Shawn deserved another win over Bret lol. I remember Bret used to beat Shawn for years from 92-95

@crispycruiser4654

7 ай бұрын

@@packergeek10 He was willing to give back...except to a guy he didn't like...in a city he considered home. When you're "giving back" to the business, there are no conditions. Bret is a hypocrite and no better than Hogan.

If Shawn never lost his smile Steve would of never gotten that big turning match that made him Stone Cold. Many say he became Stone cold when he did the 3:16 promo, but me, I remember the Ironman match with Brett that made him Stone Cold.

Love the ending to this. The applause for. Bret saying his match Vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin @ Wrestlemania 13. Was his best match he had. In my humble opinion. That match by itself. Deserves its own spot in the WWE Hall of Fame. Kinda like how the UFC inducted Matt Hughes vs Frank Trigg, Forrest Griffin vs Stephan Bonnar(RIP), and Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafson into their Hall of Fame.

Well, I can see Shawn's perspective of not wanting to put Bret over. From 1992 to 1997, it feels like being (somewhat) permanent second fiddle, if Bret won at WrestleMania 13. WM 13 would have worked, if Bret won and he lost at Summer Slam or something (as he suggests). Alternately, Bret should have lost WM 13, and the frustration of the guard changing could be built up for bout 3, which could have gone to Bret, but with Steve Austin maybe souring the victory, so that sets up the pathway for SCSA anyway?

@thepublichousebrandcom

7 ай бұрын

But he wasnt permanent 2nd fiddle. Bret had lots of time in 93 - 95 without the world title. So you're off with that comment.

@dhillanchandramowli5670

7 ай бұрын

@@thepublichousebrandcom Second fiddle to Bret. Not unto himself. By 1994, if Bret was 1, Shawn was 2. But, by 1995, Shawn was 1.5. By 1996, they were on par. So, for Shawn to lose again in 1997, after the one high, would feel off? Especially at WrestleMania? Shawn deserved WM13, imo. Then, it plays further into his arrogant 'you're old news' attitude towards Bret, which could be leveraged for the next bout. For once, it's Bret who would have to prove to Shawn, that he can take him out. That sorta thing.

@dhillanchandramowli5670

7 ай бұрын

@@thepublichousebrandcom of course, the ideal is that Bret, Shawn and SCSA all worked through 1998. But that may have been too much mega wattage to accommodate? Bret would have moulded into different programs, but Shawn would likely not. He was in that imperial main event phase, but well...we'll never know.

amazing how the match he did not want to do, became his best match ever.

@Rick-si1re

7 ай бұрын

Right, else where he praises the match and this is The match that Wrestlemania XIII is remembered for, the rest of the ppv stunk. I'm surprised Bret was like of just "meh" about this match, I guess that's because his heart was set on regaining the title back from Shawn, something he didn't say here, which is in his book is about them promising Shawn a long title reign, much like they did Diesel and Hart before him, sadly he didn't draw, and alot of that wasn't even on Shawn, he didn't have alot of strong opponents to work with, and the whole thing with Vader (Who he didn't want to work with) would have been a great opponent for him but it didn't work out. Nash had the same problem in 1995, he didn't have enough strong heels to work against, which is part of the reason why his WWF title reign didn't go so well, not to mention business being down all around in 1995.

Bret's proposed scenario was actually quite good.. shockerrr, that Shawn wasn't on board with it. That storyline would've been great to see play out!! __ But, I mean hey..on the other hand, Austin/Hart WrestleMania 13 turned out to be iconic and Hart is who MADE Austin!

It would of been a great idea tjen austinvs Bret for the title during rhe year either way 97 was fire for bret

Bret is starting to get into Hogan levels of crazy recently. I love how he now says Vince was going to give him a 7-9 year title run.

@grantmcphee5149

7 ай бұрын

Hogan 's first run was 4 years. It's very believable that Vince suggested Bret would get a multi year run and could possibly be longer than Bruno's years.

@sleazyfellow

7 ай бұрын

Because that's what Vince promised EVERYBODY who got the title. He tried to make it seem like this is a long term plan, only to pull the rug out super early. Nash would say the same thing and so would Shawn. The only thing is, Bret might as well had it during those rough years because they kept going back to him over and over. Wrestling hasn't been like the old days where bruno held it forever, during the tv era people get bored very fast. Like I know Roman's held it forever now according to the internet but idc I don't even watch.

@krlm2280

7 ай бұрын

He's giving Roman a 3 year and counting run so it's believable

@kevinlee9929

7 ай бұрын

He has always said that Vince promised him a super long title reign.

@LeoWhalen1933

7 ай бұрын

99.9 percent of the things Bret says seem true. He always says the same thing and other wrestlers back it up. He was saying Vince told him this. He wasn't saying he was so great that Vince had to give him the belt for a decade. THAT is something Hogan would say.

I work night shift and I have a lot of ass time at work and it gets pretty boring. I love pulling Bret hart interviews and I can listen to him talk and tell stories all night long. It’s amazing how down to earth and fan interactive he is. He truly loves wrestling. A genuinely good guy!

michaels and hart tag team wouldve been amazing

I’ve just started upvoting these videos before I even watch them. They’re so interesting.

Those three matches would have been a great idea. They should have went with it. It would have put Shawn over for sure. I know Shawn was paranoid as champ because he couldn't handle the pressure. He had his issues for sure but what the heck? Bret himself said Shawn was gonna win two of the three matches. That's one sweet deal right there. It's two of three and it would have put Shawn more over than he ever was. He should have took that offer. He would have come out on top on that feud. It was the biggest win-win he ever got thrown in his face, literally and he still didn't do it. One has to wonder what could have been. They had such a great chemestry and such great matches together. I'm pretty sure that as great as that Bret VS Austin match was, the one with Shawn would have been even better. If only..

@Maggot39967

7 ай бұрын

The only match that matters is the big blow off match, and guess who was going to win that... Bret... You're a wrestling fan, you should know this.

@MrBeckenhimself

7 ай бұрын

The big blow off match? He would still lose two out of three matches. But I guess that doesn't count? Of course it doesn't. Even though Shawn would have won the feud and went over even more than he was before. But nope. Somehow that is a bad idea. Nobody can explain why it's a bad idea but it's a bad idea still. Funny how that works.@@Maggot39967 Edit. Oh and the blow off match is the last match of the feud which Shawn was going to win.

Damn I can hear Bret all day. Best there ever will be

Bret is the real immortal! (plus one cent)

In fairness, another match with Shawn for the belt would have been just another match. The match with Steve Austin was a classic and one of the best of all time. People still talk about his match with Steve. 25+ years later, who cares if he won the belt back? Bret got screwed in other ways, but not working with Shawn at WM13 turned out to be the best thing possible. Those who know wrestling will remember the I Quit Match as an instant classic.

@garrymclaughlan6433

7 ай бұрын

Put Steve on the road to main event properly.

There was a quote I remember from Bret to where he was talking about his contract and he was conveying how much didn’t wanna go and his deal he gave Vince was rebutted but it was a good exchange for Bret and then when it fell through Bret was heartbroken

It’s all about Bret it’s his world we just living in it

@1000percent

6 ай бұрын

Well he was a cult hero to 99% of viewers

@codyatkins4294

6 ай бұрын

@@1000percent I like Bret but him hogan and Shawn just don’t want to lose lolol hogan be saying oh that’s not gonna work for me brother lolol

Just pulled up, ready when you are, but no rush!

Was that Hollywood agent Doug Ames? I know Doug he got Brett Lonesome Dove

Love how Bret trying to convince everyone it wasn’t on him that wcw started winning in the ratings

To bad Bret didn't stick around for awhile.......I always wanted to see Bret VS Kurt Angle

Steve Austin actually had the “million dollar dream” sleeper hold in his submission arsenal.

Bret would want more than hulk knowing he never drew as much in the business he’s one of the best in ring for sure but it’s not just about that

must say im sure glad that bret vs stone cold wrestlmania 13 match happend, prob the best wrestlemania match imo

@turboturkey

7 ай бұрын

i was there with my brother seeing it live. a graduation gift from my parents. great times

@kickflipdemon

7 ай бұрын

@@turboturkey early grad gift in march ? what if you failed lol awesome gift thou

@turboturkey

7 ай бұрын

@@kickflipdemon yeah i passed lol. yeah i was in drama class and we usually went to state conference but that year we didn;t go so my parents felt bad since it was something i look forward to so as a surprise they got me and my brother tickets. it was a blast. outside of austin-hart, best matches live were the chicago street fight.and the main event(which yeah on tv it was ugly but the crowd was into it

Does Bret ever stop complaining?

All due respect to Bret, him being paired with Steve that first half of the year was the right decision. It was bloody Iconic. Better than his and Shawns Ironman match.

Love these background stories

It’s funny how we’ve been hearing these same stories for years, but Bret keeps you intrigued every time he tells them😂

Bret can hold a grudge.

@romitch18

3 ай бұрын

Better than CM Punk can. That's for sure 😂

Is this not from a few years ago?

19:16 but after mania 13 the submission match was all anyone could talk about so it became the main event I don’t think anybody says and no offense to taker or sid but that match isn’t remembered for being anything but 1 in the streak

Bret Hart thinking that Making Shawn submit, break his arm and then flip him the finger would excite Shawn Michaels is so naive. The only thing missing to completely humiliate the guy would have been urinating on him as he was begging for mercy. Also Bret Hart is the same guy who refused to take the Jacknife PowerBomb from Diesel before his match with the undertaker, saying " What's in it for me? " Not getting pinned, God forbid, just taking the power bomb to make Diesel look strong before he loses to the undertaker. Bret Hart complaining about Shawn not wanting to look weak is so hypocritical.

@alexandremclean6211

7 ай бұрын

That's a build up to make Bret turn heel and give even more sympathy to Shawn, until the 3rd encounter where Shawn comes out as a clean winner and Bret admits his defeat, turning him baby face again. It makes a lot of sense and it's a great story.

@gary6754

7 ай бұрын

uh, you missed the ending to the feud where Shawn is the ultimate winner. people only hear what they want to hear

@kerrykoeppen7678

7 ай бұрын

Lmao

@lionkingdom777

7 ай бұрын

Plans change. Hogan and Bret had creative control. Even if you don't see how submitting in the middle of the ring after Bret Hart breaks your leg and shows you the middle finger. No guarantee Bret Hart would follow through on his promise, and knowing Bret Hart he would come up with an ending that would Make himself looking better than Shawn. The Guy refused to lose in Canada and refused to take the Jack knife Power bomb from Diesel because there was nothing in it for him. If you don't see how much of a hypocrite Bret Hart was, you are just drinking the Kool-Aid . @@gary6754

I’m pretty sure Bruce Prichard debunked Bret’s theory here

@Puvwilmo00

6 ай бұрын

I trust Bruce and his word about as far as I can throw him.

The lost classic matches Bret and Shawn could have gave us at multiple wrestlemainias is the biggest tragedy of this whole thing

Enjoy Bret Hart so much !

I kinda hate how they always say, “when Shawn lost his smile”. The real reason, whether you believe it or not, was that he had a knee injury. You can say the injury was fake, but he never relinquished the belt just because he “lost his smile”.

@aidanthomas2510

7 ай бұрын

That may be, but he definitely was not keen on the idea of dropping the belt back to Bret. Or probably dropping it to anyone for that matter. Thus why the 'career ending' all of a sudden went out of it soon as he no longer had to, and it's also a big co-incidence that the back injury miraculously healed up soon as his contract was up and Vince no longer had to pay him. In all seriousness though, his 2002-10 run was arguably the best of his career. And, him and Bret leaving was probably what allowed Rock & Austin to shine like they did from late-98 on. Side note: there was also massive issues with getting him to drop the belt to Austin at the following years Mania. Moral of the story, Shawn was a prick back then.

@TonySpike

7 ай бұрын

Dosnt matter The fact he "lost his smile" was the kayfabe reason why he dropped it, like it or not ...thats why people call it that

@puertoriconnect4611

7 ай бұрын

@@TonySpike Like it or not that’s literally not true. If you actually watch the promo before Shawn even says anything Vince says, “You are facing a KNEE OPERATION I wonder if you’d share with the fans all around the world what’s going through your head.” Then one of the first things outta Shawn’s mouth is, “I never had a doctor look me in the face and say that I may never be able to wrestle again.” He says again, “I don’t know where im at right how… I may be beyond reconstructive KNEE SURGERY” Then finally he ends his speech with the famous line, “I’m gonna go back home and see what’s left for me. I’ve lost a lot of things and one of them has been my smile.” Either you don’t know what kayfabe means, you never actually saw the promo, or you’re an idiot. Again, you can say he’s lying. That’s fine. He probably is lying, but the whole “lost my smile” thing got repeated so much that idiots like you think that was the official “kayfabe” reason for him dropping the belt.

@fuzzluvver69

7 ай бұрын

​@@TonySpikeI mean, you're factually wrong, you clearly have never actually seen the full segment otherwise you wouldn't have written your comment that is so easily disprovable.

@joshgledhill4941

6 ай бұрын

he was hooked on drugs bud

I'm glad Bret can tell these stories with a smile on his face.

Bret hart and Yokozuna WM 10 🙌 🔥 ❤

Bret and Austin blood match is one of the greatest of ALL time.

No way ratings went down for hbk

@Rambo20244

6 ай бұрын

they did he was getting bood as champion in 5 months sid was already over bout time they wrestled

Bret saying Shawn didn't draw, is him conveniently forgetting that from Survivor Series '96 (November, when he returned) to June/July '97 (HBK returning after a 6 month absence ) and up till November '97 (Survivor Series again), he was either there without Shawn (Jan to June/July '97) OR he was there as Champion (primarily August to November '97) - AND RAW WAS STILL LOSING IN THE RATINGS. So you didn't draw either Bret. No one had the answer to the NWO, and that's a fact. At least in '97 there was a good roster. In '96 Shawn had to pretty much hold it together all by himself. Austin, despite what people think, wasn't a thing until late '96, and not from right after KOTR - it was a slow build. HHH was irrelevant, and so was the Rock until mid/late '97. Taker and Mankind feud was ok. Only Vader and Sid brought hype - albeit periodically, and also, can't believe I'm going to say this, Ahmed. Additionally, in '95 you had Diesel, Razor, Luger, and Bret was there as well. Michael's (with the those mentioned above and the level of help they brought), had to pretty much go against the juggernaut that was the NWO. Why do people always conveniently forget the above narrative when talking about '96? Yes, it was a terrible year - probably the worst of the 90's, but lets not pretend we don't know why that was so, and further lets not forget what kept the WWF from totally tanking.

@jakal911

7 ай бұрын

Yeah exactly, nobody was beating the nWo. The roster was so thin in WWE, yet WCW's roster kept introducing stars practically every single week. Nobody could draw during that era.

@garrymclaughlan6433

7 ай бұрын

Dude he said Diesel didn't draw to start with, take it easy we all know wwf wasn't drawing at all.

@Rambo20244

6 ай бұрын

emotional dude why are u crying?

@Rambo20244

6 ай бұрын

​@@immabarbiegirl2227they actually started booing Shawn in 96 after 5 months sid was already over by survivor series so u don't know what you are talking about

@xxbpxpeanutxxx162

6 ай бұрын

Feel better?😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

love the not-so-subtle hbk bash baiting from mr panel host 😂 and this title is just as misleading as the instigating onstage.

I know this subject has been beaten to death, for clicks but I can’t help myself…I clicked

Shawn didn't draw?? That's cap!

How much better would the WWF had been if they'd just let Bret book the matches? He always had the best ideas. He just understood the industry so deeply and got ring psychology better than anybody else.

@bigolebot

5 ай бұрын

How much better would the WWF had been if they'd let bret book the matches? Hahahahahaha good fucking joke.

@Gloomlight

5 ай бұрын

He would've held the belt for 9 years.

Always had and have lots of respect for The Hitman.

Unfortunately for the Hitman, HBK's hero Elvis had another diehard fan at the time with more prominence, the President of the United States. The Hitman should into that. Elvis-tribute promoting HBK would've definitely been Bill Clinton's kind of choice to win at Wrestlemania XII. Ari Emanuel buying the WWE just adds more to the fire, considering that his brother was Clinton's Senior Advisor.

"I know. Shawn is a different cat now. But I sure miss the old one" - Kevin Nash

@johnstamos5948

7 ай бұрын

-worst wwf champion in history

@fuzzluvver69

7 ай бұрын

​@@johnstamos5948Absolutely not. No champion pre 2002 is worse than any champion post 2002. Literally everything about the product was better in the 80s, 90s and very early 00s was better than every single part of the business since then.