This is the kind of old school presentation I miss in wrestling. Bret made it sound like a legit sport and he sounded credible and serious. His despair over losing the title gave the belt credibility.

@elhajjmalikel6266

2 жыл бұрын

Right. When I look at old clips with Bret, I don't feel that "wrestling is fake" vibe. You can tell guys back in those days had a lot of respect for the business and kept up kayfabe. And, right, him, other guys and the way the company presented the product made that belt feel prestigious. Any time the belt changed hands, you felt there was a major shift in the company; a changing of the guard. You had that, "okay, the old reign is over, what's going to happen now?"

@hotrodd29

Жыл бұрын

His dad was Stu Hart!!! It’s real to him dammit! 😂

@sirnoname6943

Жыл бұрын

Because his obsession being top one fact was he never wanted to put anyone over

@TheS1R6

Жыл бұрын

It’s a legit sport

@WatercolourTears

10 ай бұрын

@@sirnoname6943 That's not what The Rock or Steve Austin say.

People say Bret wasn't a good promo. He just wasn't a big personality like a Hogan, Austin, or Rock. He was more grounded. He was real.

@wet-read

2 ай бұрын

They say that about Luger, too. But I don't think he was bad on the mic, just not as exciting as other guys.

Bret was a really underrated promo because he wasn't flashy and over the top. His style is very believable and realistic.

@ApolloKrishna

5 ай бұрын

Actually when you think about it Bret technically defended his title at wrestle mania XII 😮😮. Bret was the first rebel against the corrupted Vince McMahon loool great story telling

Bret was around 39 years old here. Dude arguably had one of his best years at 40. Incredible

@mapleleafhitman1796

3 жыл бұрын

What happened to brets forehead looks dingy

@kingjay239

3 жыл бұрын

Damn was he really that old around here? He looked so much younger. Not saying that 39 is old but damn

@mapleleafhitman1796

3 жыл бұрын

@@kingjay239 he looks more like Stallone

@CoDWiiPS3Gameplay

3 жыл бұрын

@@kingjay239 for real, it looked like he was 32/33. No way I would've guessed he was 39. Amazing performance at that age.

@chattingesque372

3 жыл бұрын

Handsome men look younger for longer

Bret was the reason I started liking the WWF as a child. Still one of my favorite wrestlers of all time!

@chiragshivnekar123

Жыл бұрын

Same here

@RavenLove-gv9fs

4 ай бұрын

🤘💯🤘

God everything Bret did in 1996-97 was pure class and entertainment. He was a wrestler’s wrestler. He believed like it you’re supposed to believe in your character. He doesn’t have Shawn Michael’s charisma but the kind of personality and character he shown during interviews was worth a million Shawn Michaels.

@Stevenirons

3 жыл бұрын

Was it prue class when he refused to drop the belt in Montreal??

@thetravenousgamer

3 жыл бұрын

@@Stevenirons was it pure class for Shawn to back out of this feud so he wouldn't have to put Bret over at Wrestlemania 13?

@Stevenirons

3 жыл бұрын

@@thetravenousgamer but where not talking about shawn's class, I admit Shawn was a world class prick. We are talking about how Bret Hart is the biggest mark for himself. He's the best there is best there was and the best that there ever will be at being a hypocritical crybaby.

@lastfewtokes

3 жыл бұрын

Steven Irons Yes because Shawn refuses to lose to Bret first and disrespected him. I wouldn’t have jobbed for Shawn in 1997 at the height of him being a piece of shit either.

@lastfewtokes

3 жыл бұрын

Steven Irons Bret refusing showed that he was classy and respected himself.

Bret always delivered realistic promos.

Hes making it an authentic combat sports interview

@superheavychris9345

3 жыл бұрын

Prior to UFC...Everbody else was flexing and yelling...Brett was sitting and talking...he had vision

@2Good2BeTrue45

3 жыл бұрын

That's what wrestling is missing now

Man, the Times when Wrestlers Reacted to Cameras, and DID NOT Act like there weren't Cameras Around like it was a Fucking Soap Opera!!!

@kRazyyyyyyy

3 жыл бұрын

@TheRealist811 exactly - back when wrestling actually meant something.

@jaybandit6693

3 жыл бұрын

Or maybe it’s because he’s finally retired and can finally do regular interviews after 30 years ..

@MrZombiejoe

3 жыл бұрын

@@jaybandit6693 Oh no, I'm not talking about the Interview, I'm talking about the Backstage stuff. And he didn't Retire at this time.

@haileyn4219

3 жыл бұрын

@Class Clown he's a human being, did you actually expect him to keep character his entire life , just for you?? Get a life you insolent trash heap, he spent last 31of his years in character , is that not good enough for you?? Now go give your head a shake you silly goof

@ericdouglas7039

3 жыл бұрын

@Class Clown It's still relevant if you're still talking about it

He was an underrated talker when he had something to talk about

@nonstickmeat

3 жыл бұрын

People dont seem to get this. Sure John Cena can make an empty script sound great but when Bret had a reason to open his mouth everyone listened

@steezzylove2563

3 жыл бұрын

He talks pure

@johnboydojo

3 жыл бұрын

You're not wrong! I miss Kayfabe.

@Halbared

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah he was good.

@jameshayes4390

3 жыл бұрын

@Jj Shut up

Bret MADE you believe, yeah ok Shawn had more charisma and more of a showman but Bret was a real as wrestling could look. He was a genius

@nickfrankie261

3 жыл бұрын

They needed each other to be the best, it's a shame they hated each other. They were more similar then anything.

@russsnyder2026

3 жыл бұрын

Bret was a better wrestler, Shawn was a better performer. It’s a damn shame we missed the potential of Bret in the Attitude Era

@ChuckTreble

3 жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree with this more.

@louissuppa490

3 жыл бұрын

All of u are spot on, how rare in the age of utube comments

@russsnyder2026

3 жыл бұрын

@@louissuppa490 I get sad when I think about the matches Bret could have had with Shawn, Stone Cold, The Undertaker, and Kurt Angle.

To bad we never will get to see Bret Hart vs. Kurt Angle.

@retronerds6884

3 жыл бұрын

Damn that be a great feud

@feezmizaro

3 жыл бұрын

That would be great. Well at least we got Shawn Michaels Vs Kurt Angle.

@Dewaynesite1

3 жыл бұрын

@@feezmizaro True! That was a classic.

@Stone_20XX

3 жыл бұрын

I pick Kurt Angle. Both great technical wrestlers BUT Angle is far better athlete. Also a better sport.

@ZOMBIE_STOMP

3 жыл бұрын

Kurt angle vs shamrock would have been epic

The Hit Man was pure and has character. Dude was on point with his promo even after losing to HBK.

Bret brought honor integrity and realism to WWF and title as champ and his matches. Why I never got bored watching his matches. The best storyteller in the ring of all time imo. Liked him as face but his heel turn made him great and he upped his game also.

One of favorite eras was the blurred lines of 96-97 where faces fought faces no handshakes etc. thanks to ECW for getting us to that point. The realism of work/shoots were another byproduct of that. Bret had a strong grasp for that

Bret very subtly beginning his '97 heel turn.

@Stagetwothroatcancer

3 жыл бұрын

I guess Bret was a heel at 1996 survivor series? "IDIOT"!

@azapro911

3 жыл бұрын

I guess you've forgotten how Bret was on WWF TV from early '96 onwards, whining any time something went against him, especially against Shawn Michaels.

@fuzzluvver69

3 жыл бұрын

@@lexkanyima2195 No. It wasn't, you absolute mark. Of course Bret knew ahead of the match exactly what the plan was - to go the full 60 minutes, then into overtime, and lose. He didn't 'nearly win until they rung the bell' - it was the full plan as designed and laid out. Jesus Christ.

@bryan006981

3 жыл бұрын

Best work of his career. The hart foundation, the real distaste for the American fans that turned on him and the fued with Austin that pushed SCSA to the stratosphere. Bret came out of that as the best heel in wrestling imo.

@stevebarnes4805

3 жыл бұрын

Bret really wasn't a heel during that time though, he really wasn't wrong about a lot of the things he said. Also too when he performed outside of the US, he was cheered as much as he always was.

I have to hand it to Bret. Although matches had predetermined outcomes, he took his title run extremely serious. It was all real to him. That's what makes him one of the all time greats.

@Fraevo10

3 жыл бұрын

@ Joey E He was cut from a different cloth because of his upbringing with his dad and brothers in Calgary. It was a very REAL profession to him

@WSK9002

Жыл бұрын

But also this was one of the factors that was a catalyst for what happened at Survivor Series 1997.

@bradlee3109

7 ай бұрын

@@WSK9002yup. Because even though Bret was serious; Vince and Shawn were not.

@Dolphibsuck

26 күн бұрын

* the GOAT

@Appetite4Rose

9 күн бұрын

I think Bret was drawing from his real life persona and heartache (being overlooked as being the top man in the WWF) when cutting this promo (and others), which made it come across as more real, by blurring the lines between real-life and kayfabe

Imagine seeing a shirtless sweaty Bret Hart randomly driving down the street LOL

@morgancook5000

3 жыл бұрын

Dressed in ring attire, stopping by a McDonald's for a Big Mac meal 😂🍔🍟🥤

@bardofsteel

3 жыл бұрын

Shirtless and with a ball cap, which somehow makes him look more naked lmao

@shaunng69

3 жыл бұрын

So gross for the next person that has to drive that car 🤮🤮🤮

@NateDogg32087

3 жыл бұрын

Imagine being the little kid that was almost hit by a sweaty shirtless bret hart

@LEGENDKPLM1

3 жыл бұрын

@@morgancook5000 Then gets into a 60 min street fight in the McDonald’s parking lot. Long night for the Hitman.

I actually find this clip very sad, his words were more accurate than he thought they were, he did not get the respect he deserved in WCW, he even got injured for life!

@hotrodd29

Жыл бұрын

Well the WWF wasn’t much better. Steve Austin got his neck broken thereby Ensuring Owen hart would never be trusted with a gimmick that could elevate him to main event status. And from there the cartoonish gimmick Owen was saddled with ended up costing him his life

You’d think Vince would learn from his greatest creations that realism is where it’s at.

This seems like it was a real fight. This is lost in today's wrestling.

@paulgarcia889

3 жыл бұрын

Great comment. Bret wasn’t so bad on the mic as most say he was. He made the business believable.

@davidrowlands8548

2 жыл бұрын

the loss of kayfabe is the loss of wrestling

@Njpro

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidrowlands8548 It absolutely was

Bret started the Attitude Era

@zafmo9829

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@alphafisher541

3 жыл бұрын

LOL Brett was against the whole attitude era thing what you're talking about ?!

@Eren-fj5bf

3 жыл бұрын

He left before the Attitude Era even started 🤦‍♂️

@thetravenousgamer

3 жыл бұрын

The Austin 3:16 promo at KOTR '96 and Bret's pre-WM13 profanity-laced promo on RAW were the catalysts for the Attitude Era.

@thetravenousgamer

3 жыл бұрын

@@alphafisher541 he was against the smutty and racist elements, he was fine with everything else.

And people bitch about him pretend it’s real or whatever. That promo was amazing. He made it look like it WAS real.

Back when wrestling was presented as a legit sport

I'm not greedy for money, im a person who's greedy for respect. What a line.

@sudochop

3 жыл бұрын

Funny thing was is that he did go to a different organization and I'm assuming for good money, then to tragically get kicked in the face to end his illustrious career. Unfortunate.

@1981CrueHead

2 жыл бұрын

He wasn't greedy for money. Scott Hall called him the 400,000 dollar a year champion. Guys underneath Bret made less money because his standard was so low for the time period.

@valuecalc

2 жыл бұрын

Jason, most prefer the cash.

@beccamitchell1438

2 жыл бұрын

He's the best!

@RobertRedway

Жыл бұрын

and they spat on him. was perfect that he spat right back on mcmahon

Bret Hart is from another world, and there is no equals in the world of wrestling, and the biggest loss of Mcmahon was when he made him lose to Shawn Michael before he left without coming back.

His character actually has a good point. If there must be a winner then why ring the bell to stop the match at the 60 minute mark just to restart it. Just keep going until there is a winner.

Bret and his character work just made wrestling seem so real. Dude was an incredible performer.

Man i love and miss the realism wrestling had at this point. Nobody could make you believe wrestling was real more than Bret

"i'll only get respect in the wwf." - bret. how true those words would be several years down the line and he got no respect in wcw. and they did nothing with him that was worth remembering

@wrestlemaniac82

3 жыл бұрын

The only things WCW did right with Bret were his matches with Benoit, when they had the tribute match for Owen on Nitro and the following month, when they fought for the WCW Title at Mayhem.

@libyanloyal7932

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know what's wrong with ppl talking like that about bret Hart wcw run. He is 2 times wcw world champion 4 times us champion 2 times wcw tag team champion. To me he was successful in wcw. Sorry my friend you just repeat what others say maybe they didn't give him good story line but wcw respected bret and they pay him very good

@larryfloyd4993

3 жыл бұрын

brett harts vs chris benoit in wcw...must see

@blomp23

3 жыл бұрын

He said he wouldn’t leave the WWF because he isn’t greedy for more money. A year and a half later... leaves WWF for more money. Lol. He wasn’t pushed out. He chose it.

@cmoney1928

3 жыл бұрын

Not true, he did a lot in 1999-2000. They only misused him initially. He was great until he retired. Go back and watch.

When promos were not scripted or felt scripted for little kids. I missed this so much.

This was truly an awesome time in wrestling

Bret was one of elite wrestlers...no one can deny that....boy if we could only got to see bret hart vs kurt angle....that would have been epic

These were the greatest times in wrestling! The seeds of the AE were already planted here…and these rivalry’s we’re unmatched!

I know the match was kayfabe, but Bret is making some good points.

I admire bret for being very honest and true about his feelings. there may be regrets but he always has the reserve to stand up and stand by his principles. his life revolved in wrestling, no one can blame him for being serious about it. I don't see any problem with him losing. Like he said, he'd lost so many times in his career. It's just a matter of fair treatment. Thanks for the upload

@chasam1

2 жыл бұрын

Wrestling was his livelihood, his work, his passion... of course he got to take it seriously. Like every other business in life, people do have to take it seriously or otherwise it will fail. He was betrayed twice, first they didn't want to honor the contract they signed and run him out and then Montreal screwjob. Bret was in his own right to complain about how things went down.

@unclebizz9522

2 жыл бұрын

im sure he was upset about it

Pretty much all of this is a work - but it FELT real! Like a movie, that doesn’t constantly tell you how fake it is. That’s what’s missing most in wrestling now and for about a decade or more. Maybe Bret Hart took himself too serious, but maybe that’s what was best for the wrestling business. Everything is funny funny time now. I miss the old days, indeed.

Weird one of the few interviews that I missed, I actually love this style more realistic beret breaking it down like that

What a great interview. Few will appreciate how good Bret was at telling a story.

This would eventually lead to the most talked about incident ever in pro wrestling

I miss the days when wrestling took itself seriously.

This might as well be a shoot interview, but it was the angle that Bret was working. This is the kind of conviction and sense of realism that's missing from today's product. For some reason the current generation of wrestlers are all horrible actors that don't understand verisimilitude. They can't convey anything with subtlety and don't know how to work an angle with believable heat. Everything from the promos to the staredowns are hammy, overwrought and forced. 96/97 was the sweet spot for grey area storytelling where you were constantly left wondering how much of what's going on was scripted. Bret, Shawn, Austin and Pillman were all blurring the lines in the most amazing way. We didn't get enough of it.

@NookTommy

3 жыл бұрын

it was to build up their rematch at wrestlemania 13 where HBK would drop the title to Bret but he "lost his smile".

@kurtrundell6834

3 жыл бұрын

Today's wrestlers are manufactured and robotic -- yet the ones who are legit wrestlers have no mic skills or personality. Very little seems natural to those made in the WWE PC.

@NookTommy

3 жыл бұрын

@@lexkanyima2195 bret said it in his book. He did this angle to make it look real

@NateNizzle

3 жыл бұрын

I'm impressed that you used the word "verisimilitude"

@taltorelli

3 жыл бұрын

Even Owen thought Bret was legitimately pissed. Lol

0:45 almost runs that little kid over....now that's a heel turn 😂

@markburch8695

3 жыл бұрын

That was a little too close for comfort

@TheMadTitanM5

3 жыл бұрын

Bret was about to do it....for The Rock.

@nxtc2k5

3 жыл бұрын

no thats what you call a wheel turn lol

@williamk2257

3 жыл бұрын

More like a jail turn

@roodypoochrisw

3 жыл бұрын

He did it for da Rock. He did it for da people.

As a young kid my older friends always said wrestling was 100% fake, but Bret always made me have doubts that wrestling was actually fake. It’s crazy that people think he’s bad at promos cause he isn’t yelling and screaming as a character like Ric Flair or Hogan. But his promos were always realistic like he’s an genuine professional athlete competing, not some lunatic character

Holy shit... watching this in 2020 is nuts. Why can't we get some sports based, reality based, logical wrestling these days?

This is what I miss about the WWF days even tho it was a work or shoot, they made it so believable and the acting was top notch, and even the mid carders were pushed and cheered like main eventers.from 2010 and beyond the product made it too obvious that the acting is garbage, promos seemed forced and unauthentic and they’re not letting the wrestlers be themselves, that’s one of the biggest problems

@sjcflawless

3 жыл бұрын

@Louis Louis i was about to say! i gave them one more year afterwards, but the major push of John and Randy took me away! Fast forward 2014, im back! I look back at between then and now, and im mad i missed CM Punk. I didn’t take him seriously until this year and WT previously lol!

@brya617

3 жыл бұрын

2010 is when i stopped watching wwe it got really bad. i keep my head buried in the classic wrestling days 80s 90s 00s

@bardofsteel

3 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure that wasn't acting lmao Bret was a huge mark for himself and I bet you he took that loss personally.

@dualshock3462

3 жыл бұрын

Typical nostalgia filled bullshit comment full of lies. Those WWF days you are talking about was still the WWF New Generation Era that had mostly cartoonish gimmicks like Duke Droese, Isaac Yankem and Hunter Hearst Helmsley on the roster who were reading awkward promos from the script. The start of those things you are talking about started fully the last few months of 1996 and the year 1997 so you were making things up but I am sure there are some kids who believe you and will like your comments. Older fans know you make things up. btw. the only reason why Bret had such believable promos is not because he was good, he is actually pretty awful in front of cameras, it's because he was such a mark for himself, remember his promos when a pirate stole his jacket? LOL "Jean Pierre, you pirates are scum for stealing other people's properties" LOL you really don't know if it's work or shoot. The were maybe 5 wrestles who blurred the lines around that time like tweener Diesel or Goldust but everything else was cartoonish like during the PG Era so you're lying.

@dualshock3462

3 жыл бұрын

@The Ninth Heart Maybe for you professional rasslin fans. But the greatest time for wrestling fans was the Hulkamania Era and the late 90s-early 00s era.

The beginnings of heel Bret Hart

bret flat out says he’s not greedy for money but greedy for respect. that basically sums up why and how he reacted to the montreal screw job. if he doesn’t get respect in the wwe then they left him no choice but go to wcw.

@SkySoFew

3 жыл бұрын

He'd signed with wcw by then.....for a ton of money. He was literally gone the next day. The whole reason for the screw job is they were afraid he was going to take the belt to wcw. He wanted respect but he sure didn't give much. He played his Hogan "creative contol" card because he didn't want to lose the belt in Canada for some stupid reason. It sucks it had to happen the way it did but I don't blame any involved at all.

@Bullhammer

3 жыл бұрын

@iblackfeathers Please don't talk if you don't know anything about it

@davidnec571

Жыл бұрын

WWF handled it wrong in the fall of 1997 (when they changed their mind about his 20-year contract) but they did try to do the right thing in the summer of 1996 when they offered Bret that 20-year contract. But Bret really should have never met with WCW in summer 1996 to see what they would offer him to go to WCW, then use that offer to get WWF to make him a better deal.

He followed a code that would never bend and never fold. Always had my upmost respect 🤝

He’s a hugely underrated promo

Bret was so real in a business that’s not. You can tell losing even though predetermined fucking mattered to him. I say we need more of that

You almost want to pull for Bret because the interview felt so raw, so real that you were made to believe WWF was the criminal for screwing a man out of a win during a long match. This is how you tell a story by your feelings, raw reactions, and straight up pureness toward what is your truth.

@KaranDhillon316

Жыл бұрын

Top comment

He stated in his book that this was all part of an act/storyline, and he even warned Shawn and others that he would "storm out". Talk about working your way into a shoot... lol

Bret “you know it and I know it” hart

This sounded real. Lost art

@BarbaPamino

3 жыл бұрын

To be fair, Bret probably thought it was. ;)

@alexloyola4695

3 жыл бұрын

@@BarbaPamino 100 percent. I love Bret Hart's storytelling in the ring, but I don't think anyone loves his contributions to the wrestling business more than himself.

He might be one of the greatest psychology wrestlers ever. That is how you get an audience attention. I remember this so well and I was so captivated by the storyline.

Brett has that early 90's Pearl jam/ Soundgarden look going. If only his peak was 90-93

Bret always made it seem real. Who says his promos were weak? He was the master of worked shoots.

They should have restarted the match in sudden death with Shawn in the sharpshooter like how the 60 min iron man match ended 😜

Bret is the best there is the best there was and the best there ever will be!

The best there is. The best there was. The best there ever will be.

@PsychoKillertheGame

3 жыл бұрын

😅😅 Angle was always better..Benoit...brock, Austin, the Rock, Triple H, Undertaker...etc etc. Bret was never near the best

@louissuppa490

3 жыл бұрын

Dynamite

@REPVILE

3 жыл бұрын

The most overrated

@kRazyyyyyyy

3 жыл бұрын

@@PsychoKillertheGame the fact alone that u mention lesnar on ur list shows that u have no clue about good wrestlers whatsoever :D sry kid

@tonymohawk_8599

3 жыл бұрын

Yea in a wheelchair

Always loved wrestling when treated legitimately.

It was the First time Bret was losing on Michaels in an High Event. Bret was won all other Single Matches vs Michaels the Years before. It was fair Enough now to lose. The first Ladder Match 1992. Survior Series 1992. It's a shame that Bret has never seen it like this

He almost hit the kid with the car. 😂

Never saw this before... Bret actually made some valid points

He was a great wrestler and entertainer. The reason this is so believable as a work is because Brett took it all so seriously. He probably believed he got screwed in that match and this was probably his best asset as well as his biggest downfall. Everything was always so serious with him.

One thing I HATED about this ironman match was at the end of one hour, the score was ZERO FALLS TO ZERO FALLS! I don't know if that was done to make sudden death overtime legitimate, but I really thought they should have had some pinfalls/submissions/DQs In that hour.

Bret Hart vs Kurt Angle in their prime would’ve been the best pro wrestling match ever for sure

@muscledoggs566

3 жыл бұрын

Possibly, but the other potentially best wrestling match of all time has actually happened. Bret and Owen Hart faced the Steiner Brothers one time in their careers back in 1994. What a hell of a match!

@fauziazzurri

3 жыл бұрын

@@muscledoggs566 I love that match too but funny I can’t seem to find that match on WWE Network or KZread..only on Dailymotion..that suck

@ericdemby4644

3 жыл бұрын

We did get the next best things which was Angle vs Benoit and Hart vs Benoit

@muscledoggs566

3 жыл бұрын

@@ericdemby4644 Meh. They were good matches, but Benoit relied too heavily on his chops. Probably to make up for the fact that he was so short that it limited his vertical offense. He wasn't as good as people remember.

@bizzybezz

3 жыл бұрын

Facts

I actually don't know the shoot story of how/when it was planned, but it's amazing how the heel turn really comes off as slowly beginning at Wrestlemania XII. I think it's the best turn ever.

0:45 he was so pissed, he almost ran over those people.

A great man

Bret is forever a Legend of wrestling 🤼‍♂️

Bret’s stuff is timeless. It ages like fine wine.

The sarrow and frustration Bret shows in his eyes with tiny tears while yelling at camera men to exit the room is awesome. Bret really took his character very serious and made everything he does looks real. He made wrestling worth to watch. Today it is all just like show business. Can't see a realistic involvement among the wrestlers. It's unfortunate😥

Great clip. Some of it in snippets were featured in 2005 DVD. I miss the close-door (or close curtain) kayfabe and storylines that fans, followers, and observers taking time and effort (finding physical reading materials) to figure out if it is real or not. Thanks for sharing.

He should’ve had a rematch for the title, which would have been in the standard practice contract back then. WcW never knew what to do with Bret, really sucked the way things ended for him.

Bret hart was right. How realistic was wrestling back then. #wwe #wcw #nwa

Bret made it real

Bret was a monster.Look at his traps.

@DannyGautama

3 жыл бұрын

@JIM DIM Actually you are right.He admitted to doing it.

@leescammell9988

3 жыл бұрын

He deadlifted

@DannyGautama

3 жыл бұрын

@@leescammell9988 Yes! 👍🏽

@DannyGautama

3 жыл бұрын

@super coolguy Wow. Great share.Thank you. I also remember Dynamite kid told him to take it.

@thetravenousgamer

3 жыл бұрын

@@DannyGautama he only did it a couple times in the 80s for rehab purposes, so he wouldn't have to take time off.

Wwf attitude era would have been a lot diffrent if bret stayed

I was going to say, for a predetermined outcome, and with all of that. He still put on an amazing out-of-the-ring performance. Going all out saying it took him 59 mins to find Shawn's mistake to capitalize in his match!! lol What a great way to try and legitimize it in the fans eyes. And I also agree with comments below: He handled the leaving the ring part, perfectly. He was acting just like he was really upset about the loss. REALLY expecting to win.

Bret was mad because at the end bret wanted to hand the title to shawn like a passing of the torch but shawn yelled gtfo of the ring its my time now.

Shawn couldnt lace the Hitman's boots

@minniemouse7608

3 жыл бұрын

You are 100% right. Michael's can't be trusted. Vince lap dog

My respect for Bret grows each yr

@sirnoname6943

Жыл бұрын

His whining grows everyyear

@cappy2282

Жыл бұрын

@@sirnoname6943 lol No! He has mellowed out over the yrs and has put all that stuff behind him. He's a man of integrity and a wrestling legend

I will always remember this, Bret gave this interview near my hometown Bonn at the Rhine river. The boat in the background is still there. Used as a restaurant, called "alte Liebe" (old love) in Königswinter (10 km away from Bonn).

God damn! He took off all crazy straight towards that little girl!!

What I absolutely love is the fact that Brett and Shawn are totally cool now and the fans are still all fired up. LOL Also I understand having a preference but why does Shawn have to suck for Brett to be great and why does Brett have to suck for Shawn to be great? I can watch any number of Brett matches and enjoy them and I can watch any number of Shawn matches and enjoy them. THEY BOTH WERE GREAT not that complicated. They both are miles ahead of most of the crap that out there now.

@LaMostraVia

Жыл бұрын

Me too never thought it could happen

This is when they tight wrestling was as real and legit as boxing, and now in 2020 boxing seems to be as real and legit as WWE oh boy how the tables have turned

You know, he has many valid points

How was he able to drive after going through that hell? That's some serious endurance

Bret says he still had years left in him even hitting 40, the mule-kick by Goldberg ending it all. Should've had some great matches with the upcoming talent in WWF. I personally believe he would've wrestled to 50 (1997-2007).

@russianbear6384

3 жыл бұрын

He could've gone another 7 years at a high level

Interesting line about being betrayed every time he loses the title. Technically every time Bret lost the title there was always an element of betrayal involved. 1st Reign - Salt in the eyes from Fuji. 2nd Reign - His mother throws in the towel. 3rd Reign - Loses in in Overtime which was never agreed prior to the match after having the match locked at the 60 min mark. 4th Reign - Hit with a chair while he had the match won. 5th Reign - Screw job.

@KingGemini87

3 жыл бұрын

Bret's second title reign was technically Owen screwing him. because if you remember Owen was extremely jealous of Bret and didn't want him to be WWF Champion. So he tricked their mother Helen into throwing in the towel by saying Bret was getting hurt by Bob Backlund cause he used the Crossface Chickenwing. Their father Stu saw through Owen's game and tried to stop it but before he could, Helen had already thrown in Bret's towel which caused him to lose the match because of Owen

@matwilliams8012

3 жыл бұрын

@@KingGemini87 Right, as I said, another form of betrayal. Owen betrayed the entire family in order to manipulate his mother to thrown in the towel.

@KingGemini87

3 жыл бұрын

@@matwilliams8012 The way you worded Bret's second title reign made it seem like his mother screwed him by throwing in the towel when really you should've said Owen manipulated their mother by throwing in the towel

@matwilliams8012

3 жыл бұрын

@@KingGemini87 Cool, as said though, my opening post still stands.

@robertharris4390

3 жыл бұрын

All facts you’re 100% right

Bret's Canadian accent was really prominent here. I never noticed how strong it was before.

@clarvebiker3175

3 жыл бұрын

That's a Calgary accent.

@MobKnowledge

3 жыл бұрын

@@clarvebiker3175 forgive my ignorance, not being Canadian (or even North American) myself. But yeah, I guess when Bret was working, he'd have a sort of neutral, generic accent; but here, in an interview setting, his natural accent is really prominent.

Hindsight is 20/20, Bret stayed loyal to Vince and the WWF and how was he repayed for his loyalty? He was forced out of the company 1 year later and screwed out of his world title in the process. Bret should have taken the money from WCW when he received the initial offer and told Vince and the WWF to stick it. Has anyone else ever thought that may have been the reason why wcw misused him once he did arrive there? Maybe it was Bischoff’s way of saying “you didn’t sign with me when the first offer was made, you only signed when the other company didn’t want you anymore. That’s fine. We will pay you 3 million dollars a year and do nothing with you”. A stupid way to think? Yes, but when it comes to business, sometimes pride and ego overrides logic when it comes to making decisions.

@Stevenirons

3 жыл бұрын

He wasn't forced out, Vince said I can't pay you what I promised so he left for more money. That respect thing is just bs. He could have stayed and been part of the greatest run in company history but he wanted Uncle Erics cash.

@douglasjarnagan3835

3 жыл бұрын

They only thing Bischoff knew to do with anyone was to put them in or against NWO. And that is exactly what they did with Bret. I don't blame Bret for taking the money. He was misused, but he cashed in while he was in his 40s and didn't have much time left. I'd say it worked out well for him.

@andrewmachado6988

3 жыл бұрын

@@Stevenirons If Bret wanted “uncle Eric’s” cash he would have left in 1996. Bret didn’t want to leave the WWF. If you watch the “wrestling with shadows” documentary they show Bret standing next to his fax machine shortly after sending in his 90 days notice to Vince informing him he was going to WCW and you could tell the look on his face was with sadness. Bret says in the documentary he repeatedly said to Vince “talk me into staying, it’s not about the money, I’ll renegotiate and stay for less” but Vince wouldn’t budge. I wonder how Bret feels now knowing around this period WWF was negotiating to bring back Ultimate Warrior, also JR recently revealed that WWF paid Shawn Michaels $750,000 per year between 1998-2002 to sit at home and do nothing while he was dealing with his back injury.

@andrewmachado6988

3 жыл бұрын

@@douglasjarnagan3835 You’re right. The NWO angle is what made them the number 1 wrestling company in the world, but was also the one angle that killed them.

@SkySoFew

3 жыл бұрын

Bret screwed Bret.

When I'm dealing with crap at work or life in general especially situations i have no control over,i look to Bret promos from 96/97

Unfortunately Vince liked HBK more. And he was right WCW was a step down and ultimately his end. I was a Bret fan and was never happy when he left WWF

fun fact : Bonn was the capital city of west germany until 1990 and the seat of government until 1999.

LMAO 0:44 almost nailed a little toddler leaving.

Bret got screwed twice

@andrewpanagiotis342

3 жыл бұрын

No 4 times WrestleMania 9 survivor series 94 wm 12 and survivor series 97

@DerekLFoster

3 жыл бұрын

@@andrewpanagiotis342 Bret screwed Bret

Bret Hart is legit the nicest and one of the most realest. When he says all he cares about is the fans and not money, hes so forreal about it. Unlike wrestlers of today are all about the money and selling out to their authority.

@sirnoname6943

11 ай бұрын

One of the most bitter