Who was most at fault in the Montreal Screwjob? Let us know in the comments below!

@unclefred3128

3 ай бұрын

Bret was most responsible

@timomajere

3 ай бұрын

There was only one screwjob.

@stoddard1953

3 ай бұрын

Vince. He was the one who allowed the screwjob to happen.

@andrewmulhall9975

3 ай бұрын

Vince was definitely responsible, look what's going on now , nobody had a bigger ego or taught they could get away with anything more than Vince

@jerryd1109

3 ай бұрын

​@stoddard1953 the screw job had to happen. He was champion and leaving the company. You can't let that happen. Look what Madusa did with the women's title when she left as champion

Cornette never tried to take credit for how the screwjob went down. He only said he gave Vince the idea of pulling the double cross. But Cornette has also said that he never actually thought Vince would do it and was just as shocked as anybody else when Vince did do it.

@TONYGILLEY

Ай бұрын

Also, Cornette said it to Vince out of exasperation towards the idiotic situation Vince himself created.

@JoeyHuman

16 күн бұрын

jesus christ you guys are really like a cult commenting on every video of everything mildly corny related ffs

@MiketheratguyMultimedia

11 күн бұрын

The Cult of Cornette?

@bigben618

3 сағат бұрын

@@MiketheratguyMultimedia😂😂😂😂

Anyone who has watched Dark Side of the Ring knows that Bruce Prichard has never tried to take credit for Montreal. He has always said he was in the dark about it.

@peterf08

Ай бұрын

I wouldn't believe anything Bruce says

4:44 gotta love how Bret brings the microphone up to his mouth just to clear his throat.

@Handle2point0

3 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@lilbeezyspc

2 ай бұрын

That is an awesome observation! I'm a little annoyed though, because now that's all I'll notice 😂😂

@davidratty2242

2 ай бұрын

Instinctual.

@IRVremy

28 күн бұрын

Why did I laugh so hard at this 🤣😅😂

@mapleleafhitman1796

25 күн бұрын

Because of Stroke Dysphagia he used to have a low deep voice

I beleive Jim Cornette's side of the story. He was very detailed and specific about all the events. Keep in mind, he bolted as soon as he saw the finish. He left before Hebner, which was a detail that I always found amusing. But at the end of the day, Vince McMahon and Shawn Michaels were the people who actually did it.

@NationalSportsEntertainmentNSE

Ай бұрын

He scripts almost everything he says and then he's also very good at remembering his lies He was also very specific about his beef with bischoff and when they were face-to-face he got hit with facts and immediately 180d He's very good at making a compelling argument when he's by himself with Brian Last or passive reporter giving him softballs

@alfamike

10 күн бұрын

Also, HHH was a big culprit in this. He's the one who suggest "If Bret won't do business with the WWF, we'll do business for him."

Bruce Prichard has said he didn't know what happened till British Bulldog came to him at the gorilla position

@donology

3 ай бұрын

Spot on, Bruce has always said he knew nothing about it.

@beechy006

3 ай бұрын

‘They fooked him, they fooked Bret’ 🇬🇧 🐶

@MountaindewM

3 ай бұрын

Yeah Bruce said Vince purposely left him in the dark to protect him. He said at the time he was pissed since he thought it was because they didn't trust him but it was so no one could blame him and he didn't have to lie about it.

@QCS_AdamCole

3 ай бұрын

"They fooked him!"--- Davey in Gorilla

@chmacias9808

3 ай бұрын

@@QCS_AdamCole Indeed...😁 God rest his soul 🙏

Bret vs Perfect & vs Owen were some of the best matches I ever had the privilege of watching. They were perfection!

@kdizzle901

2 ай бұрын

Both Bret vs Owen matches that I saw on PPV were awesome

I met Bret back in 99 at a Toronto Molson Indy. I just started lifting and I was afraid when he came close to me because of how huge he was. But he was the NICEST wrestler I ever met. I asked him, how he got big, He said do compound lifts and eat Canadian beef. We both laughed.😂

@brandonh9557

3 ай бұрын

People don't realize how big the "smaller" wrestlers actually are because they look small on TV in comparison to the bigger guys. I got my picture taken with X-Pac about 10 years ago. I'm 6'1" and weighed 205lbs at the time. I look kinda small standing next to him.

@DannyGautama

3 ай бұрын

@@brandonh9557 Yes.🙌🏽

@darkhorse1280

2 ай бұрын

@@brandonh9557 Bret was a unit in the late 90's - early 00"s. I remember watching him on the Howard Stern show, and he was massive! Even Howard remarked how jacked he was. Cameras didn't do him justice.

@DannyGautama

2 ай бұрын

@@darkhorse1280 He definitely was. When I met him, his shoulders, traps, and neck were like a bodybuilder/powerlifter.

@AdolfsGirl

2 ай бұрын

go vegan

I mean Cornette didn’t take credit for making it happen he said he mentioned to Vince a scenario where it would work and according to him Vince brushed it off then did a version of what he said

Bruce Prichard has never taken any claim for the screw job. He actually said he was pissed cause Vince didn’t tell him. But Vince didn’t want him to know.

@Oscar22185

3 ай бұрын

I think he meant to say Goldberg

@kdr3619

3 ай бұрын

But Bret addresses that if you listen carefully. He states that there are so many who want to be part of it like it was something to be proud of, instead of a hit job.

@richardmyers7847

3 ай бұрын

Pricard is the biggest liar and a** kisser

@andraethegiant1987

2 ай бұрын

@@kdr3619 Jim Cornette didn't want to screw Bret because he liked Bret. However, Jim was dared to come up with a double cross and did it out of frustration and a history lesson from Scott Teal

@royalty843

2 ай бұрын

​​@@andraethegiant1987cornette wanted to do a double DQ and Bret drop the belt the following Raw. Russo and Jim went back and forth on the finish with McMahon in the middle of it which is how Jim began his hate for Russo

"When I said, doble cross and gest about the Shamrock thing. Russo's eyes got more buggier than normal. He didnt know what a double cross was" - Jim Cornette

@Rschr101

3 ай бұрын

When is Cornette gonna debate Russo face to face? What is Jim afraid of?

@Mije101-bz8ph

3 ай бұрын

@@Rschr101 I don't think Jim is afraid of Vince Russo, I think its the opposite. Vince Russo is terrified Jim might actually kill him.

@carlogz

3 ай бұрын

@@Rschr101 Russo will run for his life! Cornette has already been quoted that even on his death bed, he will find Vince Russo's Grave and Piss on it.

@darrelsapp1232

3 ай бұрын

@@Rschr101 Is Russo's restraining order against Jim still valid?

@nicup1737

3 ай бұрын

@@Rschr101 Russo is afraid. BTw: There is no point in debating. Jim has an unbeievable knowledge in wrestling while Russo is still confused and doesnt know the basics.

Bret is one of the most unintentionally funny people I’ve ever listened to. I would love to ask Bret if he remembers when he & Anvil got into a fight with some fans who were spitting on them at the Lowell Auditorium in Lowell, Mass back in the 80’s.

@TheBrister

3 ай бұрын

Right. He says funny things, but in such a dry, straight forward, Canadian way 😂

@ReanimatorsMutilations

2 ай бұрын

Were you spitting

@Provos7777

29 күн бұрын

@@ReanimatorsMutilationsHahahahah No I was like 5. The Lowell Pd actually cuffed Bret. I do remember thats

@Provos7777

29 күн бұрын

@@TheBristerAbsolutely. Apparently the Hart’s are known for doing excellent impressions of people.

Cornys story was that he had nothing to do with the planning of the screwjob....his story was he was in a meeting with Vince and Russo and they were discussing ways they could convince Bret to drop the belt and cornette blew up and said basically "for fuck sake just screw him out of it" in the moment. But the detailed planning that was all Vince, Michael's, HHH. Even to be fair to Pritchard he's admitted he had nothing to do with it

@perfectblindguy

3 ай бұрын

Bret was in on it.

@namelessjedi2242

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, the way Corny tells it he’s shocked that Vince seemingly took it seriously.

@justin3415

3 ай бұрын

Vince went with most of what cornette suggested,but vince add to it. All on cornettes channel.

@alexrekzu4079

3 ай бұрын

Jim chucked a random stone at a flock of birds and one squaked hard

@JPLooney

3 ай бұрын

Yeah Jim Cornette admitted on his podcas, he's been telling the half-truth all these years. He claimed FULL responsibility, for offering the suggestion of screwing Bret out of the belt , and said Vince asked him directly " Well, how would you do it?" . Jim said he took that as a personal challenge and planned out EVERYTHING! From start to finish, and made sure he planned to get the hell.out of dodge when it all went down..

Bret needs to hear what jim said

Interviewer: can I ask you about AEW Bret: No lets talk about Survivor Series 97 again

@chuckshingledecker2216

2 ай бұрын

Bret thinks AEW is horrible and wasted their potential.

I listened to jim Cornette talk about his role in the screwjob in his podcast. Cornette said he had an 'accidental' involvement in the 'screwjob'. He said he came up with the idea of Shawn putting the sharpshooter on Bret but he thought Vince Mcmahon was just joking around talking of ' double-crossing' Bret because Vince was frustrated at not being able to get Shawn and Bret to agree a finish. Cornette said he thought it was all a big joke from Vince because Vince had always got his wrestlers to agree the finish before a big match and Cornette just assumed Vince would sort it all out between the two big stars like Vince always had before. I found Cornette convicning to be honest. Jim doesn't strike me as a liar. He's definetly got other character flaws (Cornette may have some anger managment issues, lol) but I dont think he's a bullshitter.

Bruce Pritchard stated on the something to wrestle podcast that he knew nothing about the screwjob, he wasn`t tryng to take credit for it at all.

@omarparedes2860

3 ай бұрын

Bret always needs someone to talk smack about doesn't matter who it is

@itbeme_bobbybsopinion9637

Ай бұрын

Bruce was pissed that he didn't know about it due to the immediate aftermath.

Where can we watch the full interview?

Is there a full length video ANYWHERE?!

@misterundead425

3 ай бұрын

I don't think so. It's wild, though, how this is from 2019. and they're still milking this show. I think some of these clips are reuploads too.

@Michael-cz6ob

3 ай бұрын

​@@misterundead425 Exactly, they're just milking these short clips for cash grabs

My favorite singles superstar and the best of all time in my eyes. Bret Hart said it best. “The best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be.” He poured his entire soul into the business and loved the fans. I love his work and everything he stands does even his 97 heel work.

Bret and Shawn both have referred to that incident as an “assassination”. Guess that shows how seriously they took, as well as how important to them was the business.

Cornette's story isn't about how much say he had in it, from what I remember. I thought it was getting the idea in McMahon's head about how to do a double cross.

@mecha2001

3 ай бұрын

and he denied that for YEARS until I think the one Meltzer episode on his show and then later Dark Side. I think Bret's spin here is that Cornette is claiming credit for influencing them going the route of the double cross, and that's not true. like you said, he just got the idea in Vince's head lol Vince was having trouble finding an out and Cornette just relayed what he read in a book from a match in the 1930s..?

@ad206

3 ай бұрын

​@@mecha2001Yeah, I think Bret just heard someone tell him "Cornette's taking credit for it now" and is just running with that.

@kitfo18

3 ай бұрын

And you would be correct.

@UncomfortableShoes

3 ай бұрын

Exactly, Jim said he walked up to Vince before the match and just said “Do you have a finish.” Vince said “Yes” and Corney said “That’s all I want to know.” He never claimed he was pulling Vince into a closet and hashing it out lol

@j.d.6915

3 ай бұрын

Vince had already done a double cross with with Wendy and Moolah. Jim reminded him of that.

"Who Takes Credit For Montreal Screwjob" Jim Neidhart?! Wow, never saw that coming! ;)

Brets a little confused obviously. Bruce, while not having anything to do with the planning, has always been quick to the whole Bret screwed Bret theory and supports Vince with his decision, unsurprisingly. Jim Cornette said he was asked by Vince what he would do if he was in the situation. He thought of the entire "submission" ruse because the crowd didnt have to see the victim make any indication that they were giviing up. Jim also said unapologetically that he WOULD HAVE ENJOYED SCREWING SHAWN AND WOULD HAVE FIRED SHAWN WAY BEFORE THE MATCH HAPPENED. He has always loved Bret. Bret probably just heard about the Vice documentary or something and then assumed Cornette was bad mouthing him, which wasnt the case. Bret doesnt obsess over all this the way pro wrestling doeks like me do.

I feel like people love to focus so much on Bret doing what he did leading to the screwjob, but they don't focus on why he did what he did. First of all, Shawn forced himself to beat the british bulldog in the U.K for the european championship because he wanted to beat Davey in his homeland. Bret walked up to Shawn a month before the program and said "Look, I know we have our issues. But, i want you to know that I won't carry any of that into the ring and I'll put you over for the title." Shawn responded with "I appreciate that Bret, But I want you to know, I'm not willing to do the same and you can go fuck yourself." Which lead to a backstage fight where Bret ripped some of Shawn's hair out. Bret then told Vince he would drop the belt to anyone else in Canada including Shamrock, Austin, or Undertaker. He even said he'd be willing to drop the belt the next night on Raw in New York to Shawn instead. Shawn was the one who was adamant about the match going as planned and him winning the belt at survivor series. Shawn confirmed this in a documentary with his side of the screwjob and how he was acting at the time.

@user-pu3fz1qs3m

3 ай бұрын

That's irrelevant. Bret wasn't the owner or booker. Vince decided the belt was going to Shawn the asshole. Do your job,Bret. Bret was totally unprofessional.

@FUGP72

3 ай бұрын

None of that fucking matters. Bret Hart is an ACTOR. Nothing else. YOU had the same fucking record in the WWF than he did. 0-0. You both actually WON zero matches. Wahhhh! I don't like my co-worker! Well, fuck you. He is not the one telling you that your FICTIONAL CHARACTER THAT YOU PLAY IN YOUR ACTING JOB is going to lose. I am. I'm your boss.

@ericthompson5908

3 ай бұрын

​@user-pu3fz1qs3m And Shawn wasn't. He was just to blame just as much as Bret. If Shawn wasn't so arrogant and selfish.Bret would've honored his word and dropped the belt to him. Vince is also to blame to. Don't put all blame on Bret.

@Supreme_Valentine

3 ай бұрын

@@user-pu3fz1qs3m Bret was being petty, but Shawn was even more petty. Shawn was wanting to beat people in the hometowns infront of their families just to make his ego feel good. Vince also was very high on doing stuff like that too because he is notorious for making people lose in their hometowns or important cities to them. Also, Hogan literally did what Bret was asking to do dozens of times and Vince had no issues with that. Bret was still under contract till December and was planning on working a few more dates for the WWF after Survivor Series 97. There was literally nothing wrong with doing the planned finish of Shawn winning via DQ and then Shawn wins the belt the next night on Raw. Vince still had Bret and Bret wasn't planning on taking the title to WCW. But no, Vince trusted a Junkie instead of Bret. That same Junkie, who said he got injured and lost his smile, just so he wouldn't have to job to Bret at WrestleMania 13. Shawn confirmed that as well. Shawn was being so petty at that point that Bret had every right to be the way he was. Not justifying what he did, but he wasn't being an unreasonable asshole for no reason. I agree it wasn't Bret's decision to make, but, Vince had a ton of options besides the screwjob.

@kf987

3 ай бұрын

Brett cry babied at the end. period. all the scenarios that the office gave him he didn’t agree with. Detroit? too close to Canada. That says enough about how Bret thought

That match with Perfect is still one of my all time favorites. And I am not even a Bret Hart fan like that. But top five in my opinion, the build up, the match psychology was nothing short of great.

Cornette was on creative during that time, yes. However, be stated that there was a lot of back and forth between Vince and Bret on the finish to SS of 97. Cornette stated that he mentioned it during a creative meeting with Vince knowing that Bret was teaching Shawn how to apply the sharpshooter in the dressing room. So Cornette knew about the spot, so he briefly mentioned it in that meeting. He did state though that there was no reaction to him saying it and it was like no one paid attention to it during that meeting. I don't know if Cornette actually took "credit" for the finish, because that night he asked Vince if he had a finish, that he didn't even want to know the finish, just that if he had one and Vince said yes. Cornette had always stated he never knew the finish until it happened and he beat everybody out of the arena as soon as it happened. He didn't stay around when Bret lost his shit. So, even though it was said in passing, it wasn't like Vince heard it and went "yeah, let's do that", it was literally like no one even paid attention (how I perceived it from Cornette's words, obviously I wasn't there) when he said to double cross him.

@TheEWFX29

3 ай бұрын

Yeah Cornette says a lot of things and a lot of it is bullshit. Half his stories are other peoples stories. If anybody thinks someone told Vince what to do there your crazy. Funny Cornette brings this story out 20 years later. They made fun of hm in WWE he wasn't much, that's why he wanted out. He would have got booted when his contract was up. He got lucky with OVW. And that he talks like he did a lot. Danny Davis ran the show, he and Rip Rogers ran the classes. Jim was the office boy. He didn't train anyone, didn't develop the instructions for training anybody. He didn't decide who did what. He formatted TV and he got sponsors. That's about it. His shows were only a success with WWE talent on it. Besides that they ran 200 seat capacity areas. Not much success at all.

@chuckshingledecker2216

2 ай бұрын

@@TheEWFX29 it's always funny to see an AEW mark pop in with their take on Cornette. LOL!

@TheEWFX29

2 ай бұрын

@@chuckshingledecker2216Haven't watched a second of AEW television in my life if your talking about me.

I want Jim and Bret on good terms. I love both of them. Jim did unknowingly give create the finish for the screwjob Bret. It’s okay.

@mykoniichistorychannel

3 ай бұрын

Right. Jim isn’t claiming credit, he just said it was something he explained, I don’t know why Bret has such a hard-on to discredit him.

@deanromanado5850

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, cornette just explained to Vince how that kind of ending has been done in the past

@bryanmack4054

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, Cornette just said himself that it was nothing personal against Bret…he was just tired of the drama leading into survivor series…he said he’d much rather screw Shawn because he liked Bret more as a person

@ronanmartin1990

3 ай бұрын

Cornette is full of shit. Always overstating his importance in everything. This is no exception

@brucebigg919

3 ай бұрын

@@ronanmartin1990 oh, were you part of the creative team for WWF at the time? Please share...

Cornette never took credit for the screw job. He always said he didn't know what the finish was and didn't want to know. Bret needs to get his facts straight. Same with Bruce. He always said he didn't know what Vince was going to do and he was upset about it because he thought it meant Vince didn't trust him (Vince said he didn't want to get him involved and have actual denialability). Only 4 people knew what the finish was, Vince, Shawn, HHH and Hebner. Don't know what Russo has claimed, bur Corny and Bruce always said they had nothing to do with it.

It was completely Vince McMahon. Gerry Brisco was his main man to help execute it. None of the other higher ups knew. Gerry told the whole story.

@jefflord1972

2 ай бұрын

Kevin Dunn knew and of course Shawn and HHH

Bruce never took credit for the screw job. In fact he said he had no idea it was going to happen.

Bret's bitterness is making him deluded. Pritchard has said for years he had nothing to do with the screwjob.

@perfectblindguy

3 ай бұрын

True. You are correct. My take is that Bret was good but he was never *that* good

@SamiZaatari

3 ай бұрын

That's what he literally said. He had nothing to do with it but wished he did.

@user-rx8tg6yz4t

3 ай бұрын

Hate towards WWE is cz of Montreal screw job and death of his brother. Owen hart incident was big tbh

@MarcoGeeWS

3 ай бұрын

⁠@@perfectblindguy No, Bret was that good and was as good as he gets credit for being. He has also been through a world of shit in the wrestling business and generally speaking probably the most justifiably bitter person to come from the business as a result. Nevertheless, this is a rare moment where he is just wrong about who to blame for the incident.

@peterf08

Ай бұрын

How does Bret know what got said in a creative meeting Seems like hes just blowing off smoke to me without any substance

A couple of issues with what Bret is saying. Prichard has never taken credit for the screw job. He claims he was at the gorilla with Owen and Davey. Cornette has admitted to being part of the discussions, and claims he mentions about double crossing him in just passing to Vince, but has always claimed he had no idea what Vince had decided to do. Only Russo has taken credit for everything. The main issue I have is, how would bret know who was part of the discussions and who's idea it was, unless it was a work.

Oh no...Cornette is gonna respond

@xellestar

3 ай бұрын

I mean Bret is making zero sense here, saying anyone other than Vince M had nothing to do with what happened, he's essentially saying "Vince did that without discussing it with any of them, and it certainly didn't originate with any of them, I know because I exited out of my body into an ethereal form and hovered over Vince at all times when he was away from my physical presence..."

@michaelvacura4105

3 ай бұрын

I am looking forward to Cornettes response to this, it's gonna be good! Corny don't sugar coat anything, he tells it as it is!

@crazyjim9380

3 ай бұрын

It doesn't seem like Bret fully understands what Cornette said about his role. From what I remember, he never stated he was one of the masterminds, only that he brought it up in a creative meeting as a way that old time promoters used to do it and Vince took note of it then the other guys put it together. He said he didn't even know the ending of the match when he walked in and talked to Vince, that day, and only asked him if he had one, because he didn't want his fingerprints on it. Russo has more directly taken credit for planning it and others have said that Hunter yelled out at some point, "If he doesn't want to do business, we need to make him do business".

@David1988Mufc

3 ай бұрын

Cornette said book him with shamrock ☘️

@johnbennett125

3 ай бұрын

This isn't new lol. It's an old interview broken into clips

I really wish Bret wouldnt hold back with how he feels

Bret will always be the Goat 🐐 of WWE

@aalamoudi3376

3 ай бұрын

F

@Rschr101

3 ай бұрын

You spelt Austin wrong son

@krillep546

3 ай бұрын

Dream on. Bret Fart is that in his own mind, barely on a Top 10 list.

Bret was a master of wrestling match design. He completely mapped out the Bret Vs. Austin WrestleMania match (with Ken Shamrock as special guest ref) and in my opinion its the best WrestleMania match of all time. From start to finish pure gold! Double turn (Austin went in heal, came out babyface) bloody face that defined Austin, it's the stuff of legend.

@chuckshingledecker2216

2 ай бұрын

Bret and Austin didn't "map out" the match. That wasn't a thing that happened in 1996. Scripting matches wouldn't become a thing until the 2000s. (Outside of DDP, and Randy Savage who only did it in the big matches.) Austin and Bret talked over a few of the big spots, the blood, and the finish. Everything else was called in the ring.

@nicholascameron6603

2 ай бұрын

@@chuckshingledecker2216 You and I are saying the same thing two different ways. In another interview (actually I think it's with the same group but different day) Bret outright says "this is going to be like a playground street fight." He told Austin he should bleed, the sharpshooter finish and even 'almost' getting out. The double turn from Austin to baby face and Bret to Heel. That's 80% of the material right there. You're right, each move was likely on the fly but Bret indeed mapped it out. Watch the Broken Skull sessions with Steve and Bret, Austin even states he let Bret lead.

Gerald Brisco tells the story on the STW Montreal Screwjob Remix. He clearly says that Bruce, Jim Ross, and Queen Paterson all had nothing to do with it. I actually believe Cornette because he goes into details about being at Vinces house with Russo actually and just mentioned a double-cross, so he kinda put it in Vinces head. I don't think he has anything to do with it beyond that.

For all those saying cornette is going say This or that n get upset ur wrong he’s addressed a similar vid before. It was actually one cut together & not properly Bret talking about corny but cornette thought he was & he made a video response apologizing to Bret hoping he’s not mad. The thumbnail of that vid is corny with a rose. Corny is a big Bret fan as both a wrestler & a person & Bret is one of the only people he respects so much he sent a vid like that for. I don’t think corny will respond bad & Bret made note that he likes him & he’s a good friend.

Ultimately it's Vince's call and no one else's.

Bruce has always said he had nothing to do with it. Corny just said he told Vince to do a double cross, never said he was in on it or thought Vince would do it. Russo is the only one who has tried to take credit for it

Cornette was ON the creative team, of course he was in a position to have something to do with it. The story he tells is detailed and absolutely possible. And if he wasn't involved he's actively lying, which is hard to believe.

The fact that wwe didnt bring him back to help with matches just goes to show its ran by absolute morons.

I hope the information get to Bret (somehow) that Cornette did not "take credit" - he even apologized on the air for suggesting Vince double-cross Bret. Cornette just pitched the idea "Its your belt, just double cross him." And that's it. Vince McMahaon came up with the how. And again, Jim also said he was on Bret's side - he just got tired of McMahon bitching and Shawn whining. I would l for Bret to go on Cornette's show to talk the details.

@NationalSportsEntertainmentNSE

Ай бұрын

You can't just put "it's your belt just double cross him"in the middle and act like that's not exactly what we mean by him claiming it It's 100% what they did and he suggested it. You do the math

You guys should either keep the interviews for those there live or upload the whole thing. Of course you get more views with the snippets because the average youtube viewers attention span is shorter than that of a newborn squirrels but still. The entire uncut shoot would be epic for the hardcore fans. Love Bret. He's all heart

@misterundead425

3 ай бұрын

They are going to milk these interviews dry. Like this show, it was from 2019. and they are still posting clips of it in 2024. I think they are even reuploading past clips, but they are under different titles. More clickbaity, though.

How old is this interview??

@ajsgaming8003

18 күн бұрын

2019 i think

If you're the one that was screwed how can you say who in fact had anything to do with it? Please tell me

Pritchard on his pod said he didn't know and was mad vince did not tell him

Bret’s off the mark on this one. Bruce Pritchard has never claimed to have known the screw job was going to happen. He was on creative at that point but thought the ending was going to be a run in DQ. He was in the Gorilla position waiting to give Owen and Davey their cue. Cornette also didn’t know it was going to happen. However when they were spitballing ideas he did tell some old story of a guy getting screwed in similar fashion. Russo loved the idea but McMahon just listened. At the end of their meeting everyone thought DQ. Russo is the only one of that group who tries to take credit for coming up with the screw job, but everyone there disputes that. The only people who knew before hand were McMahon, Jerry Briscoe, HBK and Hunter. Russo, JR, Pritchard, Cornette, Patterson, and even Slaughter who was ringside with Vince were intentionally kept in the dark in order for them to not get any heat from the boys.

@randallhodge4627

3 ай бұрын

And Earl knew as well, if I remember correctly.....

@Rlind416

3 ай бұрын

Earl Hebner was told at the last minute by Gerry Briscoe.

@peterf08

Ай бұрын

How do you know lol I think either russo or cornette had influence on vinces decision but only vince will know the truth

Bret contridcts himself he says other take credit for things. But all you hear from Bret is him taking credit for matches he said right there. My matchs with Davy own that was all me. i like Bret but he dose my head in when he things his the greatest to of ever lived lol

In fairness to Bruce, he’s maintained that he was left completely in the dark re: the screw job.

Bruce never said he took credit for the Montreal screw only vince russo and Cornette did

'How to make a fake black eye'

@perfectblindguy

3 ай бұрын

True. There was no video of Bret hitting Vince. I think Bret is BSing on that one.

@tellumyort

3 ай бұрын

Then I guess Ken Shamrock is also BSing when he corroborated the story.

@perfectblindguy

3 ай бұрын

@@MorningWoodFairy I agree. The thing that sealed it for me is wrestling with shadows, bret is in the back after he got screwed and he called Shawn, "shawn" instead of his real name Michael/Mike.

@perfectblindguy

3 ай бұрын

@@tellumyort There was video of everything else except the punch...and Bret over the years gave differing accounts of where he hit Vince. One time he hit vince in the jaw, or eye or was it the temple?

@ajsgaming8003

18 күн бұрын

@@perfectblindguy a lot of wrestlers call other wrestlers by the wrestling name instead of there real names espieclly back then.

It me Austin!! It's me Austin!! It was me all along Austin!!!

Its odd he said Bruce claims he was involved in the screw job but its actually the opposite. Bruce has said many times he was not involved and had no idea it was going to happen.

Ive always said Cornette is clown he acts like a wrestling expert people need to stop giving his opinions validation.

@NationalSportsEntertainmentNSE

Ай бұрын

He calls it a cult for a reason. Of millions of wrestling fans many fans him entertaining About 10% are in the cult

Bret says at the end that he doesn't know where wrestling could go today, but he wanted to work with WWE because "he has ideas" for storylines. 🤔

Cornette responded to thus years ago when he found out Bret found out his idea. Look it up

@StephOMacRules

3 ай бұрын

The original interview this clip is from is even older than Cornette's explanation.

If Bret knows so much about who was in on it and who wasn’t. Then why did he even get put in the sharpshooter?

@AFanOfYouTube-eh2cn

2 ай бұрын

Because he didn’t know it would end there since the original plan was he would reverse the move on hbk and dx and the hart foundation would cause a double dq. You can watch the finish. He grabbed hbk by the leg and went to reverse it and the bell rang

@robertkelly8559

Ай бұрын

No shit. But just like he didn’t know that he had no idea who was in on it, and apparently still doesn’t.

My opinion doesn’t matter…but it’s not fair to say that Bruce is full of shit about Montreal. He has openly said he didn’t know a thing about it.

Just remember 1931 Montreal Strangler Lewis vs Henri DeGlane was the original screw job in Montreal. Brett vs Shawn was the second time it happened

@TheDrewThornton

3 ай бұрын

Yep. And you don't hear Strangler Lewis still crying about it like Bret.

@niteporter

3 ай бұрын

Technically, depending on who you believe, it's the 3rd.

@Ryu_Shotokan

3 ай бұрын

​@@TheDrewThorntonthat's because he's dead😂

@sorrynationst3685

2 ай бұрын

@@Ryu_Shotokanthat should do it 🤛🏻

@TheDrewThornton

2 ай бұрын

@@Ryu_Shotokan touche

When was this shot? "AEW has a way better approach..." We aren't watching the same shows I guess

@chuckshingledecker2216

2 ай бұрын

This is an old video. Bret has since then disowned AEW and garbage wrestling.

Bruce didn't even know the Screw job was happening and I've never heard Bruce take credit for it. It's sad that Brett is still this Bitter because he's on my Mt. Rushmore of wrestlers. It also seems he's just as two-faced as the next man. You'll see him hugging and reminiscing with someone that in 2hrs from then, he's going to bury. Just Sad all around

I haven’t listened to Prichard’s podcast for a couple years now, but has he changed his stance about the screw job? For the longest time he’s claimed to know nothing about it and was upset that he was completely left in the dark

@perfectblindguy

3 ай бұрын

as far as i know that is still his stance.

fuck aew for not hiring bret to work behind the scenes.

What some of you don't understand that Bret is saying is that it was Vince McMahon, Pat Patterson and Earl Hebner who were involved in it.

People just talk to talk. I’m a wrestling outsider and I’ve heard Pritchard take what would be the opposite of credit

Bret didn't screw Vince. Vince screwed Vince.

Bruce Pritchard always maintained that he had nothing to do with the screw job.

People blame Bret for being bitter and always bringing stuff up but people always ask him questions about the screwjob. If he was truly bitter would he still work with WWE or even talk to Vince? I don’t think so.

People stating Bruce Pritchard had nothing to do with it, taking his word???? 😂 behave, he is the biggest bull shitter in the industry and that's saying a lot

Well… I mean, Cornette has been pretty clear that he had absolutely nothing to do with the actual execution of the double-cross. His role was in putting the basic idea and concept in Vince’s hand, as Cornette has said and been very clear on. But from Bret’s perspective, Cornette would have had absolutely nothing to do with the entire incident. Cornette only really dealt with Vince creatively on this issue, and at no time during the entire incident did he have a single sole interaction with Bret. So it sort of makes sense that Bret would say this, and I think it’s more of an honest mistake on his part.

@FUGP72

3 ай бұрын

Which is the most important part. I don't think Bret cared about the details of HOW he got screwed (in his ridiculous mind). Just that it was done.

Bret Hart was going to wcw. He refused to lose the title and as wcw and the then wwf was in an actual ratings war imagine if Bret Hart kept the title and went to wcw with it? So they had to do it without Bret knowing.

Brett is the one responsible. He was leaving the company and refused to drop the belt at his last ppv. It was absolutely absurd of him not to want to do the job "because it was in Canada" gtfo. He was being an egotistical douche and unprofessional. He got what he deserved.

Bret Hart told the truth about whst happen in Canada 🇨🇦

Bret’s got his wires crossed. Prichard say he wasn’t involved. Cornette said he had only discussed a double-cross, not that he told Vince to do it, the only one who claims credit is ole Vinny Ru over there. Maybe Bret should learn to listen before he gets all on his bitter tangents.

@danielmoore8695

3 ай бұрын

Yeah that was weird, Prichard openly says he didn't know and had nothing to do with it

Ffs...... I would've moved heaven and Earth to keep Bret in the promotion until March and booked him against Austin at Mania. Can you imagine Austin's elevation to the big big big time in Bret's hands? Their third big PPV match with Bret oozing confidence in promos because he's already 2 and 0 and jumping Austin repeatedly between the Rumble and Mania, then on the night they fight a loser leaves town match. Two such talents would cave the fucking roof in and shake the world, and Austin would've had a hell of a better start to his big time runs than the one he got off of Shawn pisspants Michaels. Bret would've done Austin proud and gone to WCW like a boss, with his last appearance a massive main event. It would've done the WWF more good than what really happened. It would SURELY have done Austin a shit-ton more good, and Bret would've been better served, too.

@fluworldorder426

3 ай бұрын

Agreed 100%

@darrelsapp1232

3 ай бұрын

Bret lost to Austin by DQ in a #1 contender match at the In Your House right after WM 13.

@theradgegadgie6352

3 ай бұрын

@darrelsapp1232 Not a major PPV though, which is why I used the word. Also not a definitive win.

@theradgegadgie6352

3 ай бұрын

@darrelsapp1232 Bret passing the torch in the Mania main event would've been worth a hundred times that. And he'd have done it like a boss. No-one in the company could've made Austin better.

@randomlyfactual1943

3 ай бұрын

I'm going to respectfully disagree here. Now, I do take into account that Bret was poorly used in WCW and then got his career shortened by the mistimed Goldberg kick. But let's be honest, that kick could have happened at anytime, against anyone. So about Austin, no, Austin would have been huge regardless. Yeah, Bret was a big star, but Austin was in there mixing it up with Mike Tyson. As famous as Bret had been... He ain't nearly the name Tyson was and still is. Then you get to the fact that the Screwjob was basically the start of the Mr. McMahon character, which is still the highest drawing heel in the history WWE. Lastly, how much money have been drawn just by talking about the Screwjob? Entire podcast hosts were elevated to instant millionaire status by talking about it. To this day, almost 30 years later, it is one of the most asked interview questions. If you could have an interview with just about any wrestling star of that area, one of the first questions are going to be "what did you know about the Screwjob?" The Screwjob has probably made more money than any single event in wrestling history, die to its sheer longevity, it gave birth to the greatest heel of all time and that spawned arguably the greatest babyface of all time. So no, I don't think any other timeline works out as well as this one.

i feel exactly the way bret feels about wwe still. too many promos and skits. they look and sound the same. they feel inauthentic (outside of the top guys). overly scripted. these guys should be able to be given ideas or an outline at best and then find a way to communicate in their most authentic voice. we buy the guys

Didnt Bruce Prichard say he had no idea that was going to happen?

Has Bret seen Raw lately...don't screw Bret again, Bret.

25 years later get over it right or wrong. Tired of hearing about Montreal.😮

How would bret even know? Is this his way of saying it was all his planning? If he's getting screwed, the whole concept of that is not knowing whats about to happen.

Bruce Pritchard has said that he didn’t know anything about it

@RetiredVet2020

3 ай бұрын

But he was supportive of it and complicit. Still the same

As great as he was, he seems to be a really bitter individual. That entire situation could have had a completely different outcome. Like shawn said, there was one man who had control over the way that match went down. Bret Hart himself

@PierFlies

2 ай бұрын

its a work

Hart dissing Cornette? I love it

I believe Bret. I never thought Jim cornetter had anything to do with it.

Bruce Prichard never took credit

Love Bret but that’s harsh on Bruce and he’s always said he had nothing to do with it.

Corney never took credit for it, he was ashamed of it and his part in it.

@jeremyzak654

3 ай бұрын

He took credit for it on an episode of Dark Side of the Ring. He was going into detail about where he got the idea from and how he told Vince McMahon in meeting.

@TheChodax

3 ай бұрын

@@jeremyzak654 he'd talked about it years before on the podcast and admitted it was his idea, it wasn't taking credit, it was being honest. There is a difference.

Triple H also said he told Vince it’s Best we Make him Loose. 😆

@peterf08

Ай бұрын

Triple H was no-one in the company at this point

@MrZombiejoe

Ай бұрын

@@peterf08 HAHA I know!!!

@ajsgaming8003

18 күн бұрын

that has been backed up by Shawn who said that on a confrance call with vince an HHH That HHH Said "Screw Him If He Won't Do Bussiness You Do Bussiness For Him" or something like that, its in HBK's Book.

@MrZombiejoe

18 күн бұрын

@@ajsgaming8003 YUP!!! That's it.

Bret "The Hitman" Hart is like the Tupac Shakur of Wrestling in terms of legacy and impact..

This is from 2019.

For my money, Bret is the best to ever do it, but it's not real, it's fake and the guy that owns the company tells you you're dropping the belt to someone, you're dropping the belt. Bret didn't complain when Vince put the belt on him, so he shouldn't have been such a diva when it came to dropping it. Flair didn't have a hissy fit when he was asked to drop it to Bret. The Hit Man is my favorite wrestler of all time, but he completely out of order when it came to dropping the belt.

I’m glad Shawn Michaels won the tittle.

Is this new interview or old posted as new

It was Jim cornette's idea on the on the on the Montreal screw job

Is Bret admitting the screw job was a work? He seems to know who was and was not involved in it 🤔

@PierFlies

2 ай бұрын

I felt the same that he knew who was involved, because he was in on it and the planning.

He is right in that where can wrestling go from here? Like seriously the shit they do is insanity. Which I love but i think they should sell at least some more or something

Brett knows who was and wasnt because the screw job was orchastrated by Vince and himself to go get the big money from Eric that Vince couldnt pay him at that time, screw over Eric and return to wwe to feud with Vince in what would have been the biggest draw wwe had seen and finish his career there. Owen got killed, Brett blamed WWE and his anger towards Vince, who he loved, turned real and they worked themselves into a shoot brother.

Should be entitled "Bret Hart Buries AEW."