Bret Hart is a Real Supporter of The Rock especially when he said "I tell him do whatever that makes him happy you should not be a slave to the Company "
I got to meet Bret at an autograph signing in New Jersey in 2014. It was the day after I suffered a TIA at my job. He said “Thanks for coming to see me” signed a picture and took a picture with me and my belt. Good guy.
Bret Hart is my hero and I have met him on many occasions and he is a very sweet and caring guy I'm glad that he is doing well and getting stronger We love you Bret God bless you and your beautiful family
Show some respect here Steven Perez I have met Bret Hart and he is no Arsehole I take it that you are a YANK from america the country where they shoot each other and have no gun control and a country where they don't take care of the sick and the old Canada is a much better country than America Canadian's have respect Canada is a country where nobody gets shot down by crazy gunmen and it's a country that cares and believes in family values America doesn't belie in family values no it's a country where families fight and is high on teen pregnancies as well as gun crime
He praised and backed the Rocky from day one. In 1997 Rocky was getting his IC title push and so forth, both Shawn and Hunter were trying to keep him back and tried using Bret to take the belt away from him. Among other things, obviously. But point is he knew those two were trying to bring that guy down and he wasn't letting it happen.
@@CometVS Crazy thing is this is basically like year 1 or year 2 of Rock transitioning away from wrestling and into Hollywood/show business wild to think at the time NO ONE knew how big of a star he was going to be in Hollywood...and thinking about the really nice things Bret was saying about him back in 2003
It took a long time for Brett's book to come out after this, but it is one of the best wrestler autobiographies out there. Tons of history there, family drama, funny stories, etc. Hitman: My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling
It's really good to I actually listen to the audio version. He was right it's different than anyone else's. Because he tells his life from kid, teenager, adult. And just hearing and reading thing's you didn't know about the him the family and the business.
Bret Hart will always be one of my favorite wrestlers. Not only for his awesome ability in the ring but he is a man with so much integrity. A genuine, honest, sincere person who has so much strength not only on the outside but on the inside as well!
Bret Hart blamed his wife at home looking after their kids alone on why he was screwing the shit out of the rings rats in every place he went. Read his Hitman: My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling autobiography and you'll read about someone with little integrity, if any at all, someone who was dishonest, insincere and about a non-genuine as can be. Did oyu know he drugged owen hart's drink and laughed his arse off when Owen reacted badly to it? Everything that didn't go the way Bret Hart wanted it was everyone else's fault. Bret Hart screwed Bret "The Hitman" Hart out of an amicable leaving and that's ALL that was the Montreal Screwjob. Now he moans and bitches about it when it was entirely his fault it had to be played out the way it was. By the way nobody was screwed out of anything other than a CHARACTER who resided in the fantasy writings of the WWF
@@JoshLavian I agree there that's where he loses my respect, I did read his book. For someone who claims to be so moral, it is a bit of a contradiction
Bret aged fast after this. I mean when he made a return in 09 or 08, he looks so rough and aged 15 years. But I always loved listening to his voice and interviews
I like Bret as a wrestler, but I also am aware enough that hes not perfect either as most on here seem to think he is. The one thing I will always admire about him is that when he had an issue with someone in the WWE, NO MATTER WHO, he wasnt scared and went up to that person and said what he felt, as a man. A tough man.
I don't think his biggest fans want to portray him as perfect, but just as definitely having more integrity than Vince or Shawn since a lot of Shawn apologists in particular try to attack Bret's character in order to put him at the same level of culpability for the Montreal screwjob (because these days when somebody does something wrong, instead of owning up to it, the preferred deflection is to suggest that the other side is just as bad). I've always thought Bret's side of the story was more believable but it's also obvious that he had little choice but to go back and work out a deal because of the power imbalance and not wanting his entire WWF career to be erased. And so because of Shawn's own popularity and Vince's position at the top he had little choice but to go along with the vague pretense that nothing truly devious was done to him (because he deserved it somehow), that everyone involved shared responsibility (and therefore no one was responsible), and so the hatchet is buried and everything is peachy.
"I always thought of Hunter as a real ass kiss. He had his nose so far up Vince's ass & Sean's (Michaels)" - Brett Hart Is that why Triple H's nose is so big? LOL
I had a stroke this year Feb 2016 I can relate fully with Bret he is a survivor and had a simular recovery as me He is a real inspiration and he was right nothing really matters and the physios and hospital staff are everything when u are there
Bret Hart tells it from his heart. For instance, saying Hogan "was a bad actor", well he is right on that. Vince McMahon said one thing to Hulk Hogan that I'll never forget. He told Hogan that he was only good at playing the part of "Hulk Hogan" and nothing else!
Man who gives a fuck. Hulk Hogan made a lot of money 🤑 and helped a lot of wrestlers get money 💰 man. If he sucked at movie 🎥 so what. He made money 💰 and made wrestling what it is man. Hulk got alot of wrestlers paid.
What an amazing legend, I know that this interview is a bit old now; but listening to the king of wrestling is always a great experience, even when he talks about the sad stuff
Yes, many of his moves are iconic, but he also used almost the same moves every match. Figure 4 on the turn buckle, the running bulldog Slam to the ground, the side step Slam when he stands beside opponent, elbow drop from turnbuckle. What he was awesome in (IMO obviously) was finishing matches and making all of his opponents look soo good eventhough they were soo shit in other matches. Bret and Owen were soo good at this.
This same damn thing happened to me. For several months, I thought my life had utterly changed. No pain, just couldn't move. Then, one day, movement and muscles started to wake up, and slowly, methodically, things started to change. I could feel a bit, move a little, and eventually talk and walk again. to Bret Hart and anyone that goes through something like this. It's crazy to look back on my life now and think at one point I couldn't even walk to the bathroom and s**t on my own. Everyone things they are immortal until this happens. And it could honestly happen to anyone.
FirebrandOP To be fair, Bret would've been better off had he have taken a break. Even after Goldberg hit him in the head, WCW still had him wrestle until he couldn't anymore.
@Bill Blass wm9 and wcw days Hogan took the title from him at wm9 and Hogan basically screwed him from day one coming into wcw saying Bret is too small
I always feel like this host is the type to interrupt you every chance he gets,you know?I see why some/most are bothered by him.Like he's always talking over you,right?
To me bret is too real for people, they ask him, "do you like me?" And he says "no, your a jerk" and then they hate him for being honest smh. I have always admired bret's honest feeling and talented wrestling and being a hero to kids etc. The man is a legend 😎👌♥️🔥👏
@@trafficosrs What does he always cry about? Owen's death? The deaths of many of his friends? The Screwjob? The concussion? His stroke? He answers the questions asked but take a moment to sit back and think about it. If you were constantly asked about the worst moments in your life over and over again in almost every interview, would you answer them with a smile or would you be a bit bitter too?
Greatest wrestler of all time. Flawless psychology, peerless match-building and the best seller there ever was (fuck Shawn -- flopping around like a fish isn't selling, taking a realistic hit and carrying it off until the end of the match is selling). Bret made every match worth watching -- it didn't matter if he was at the top of the card (just look at Bret vs Piper at WM 8). Bret always had the best matches -- and he never had the same match twice. He'd put both himself and the other guy over every time. Nobody came out of a match with Bret looking weak unless he was booked into a corner. Just look at SS 97: Undertaker lost, but he hit some big spots, broke the Sharpshooter AND kicked out of a massive chair shot; even then, after he lost to another chair shot, he still got up and followed HBK to the back. He was a top five technical wrestler, the number one psychologist/match-builder of all-time, looked a million bucks for his size, killed it on the mic in 97 and was one of the most principled, honest guys behind the scenes. Taken overall, he's the best there ever was. Hogan looked better, The Rock talked better, but nobody wrestled better than Bret, and nobody was as good across the board as he was. The business declined during his era and, yes, he wasn't a MASSIVE draw, but he drew well, and in a different era he might have been equal to a Cena while delivering superb matches. The WWE fucked him hard, but he still had it in him to forgive them and come back, and I'm glad they've preserved his legacy. Still love his shoots on HBK and HHH. Even after reconciliation, the man isn't afraid to speak his mind .... "4/10"
Man listen you can love Brett but you’re delusional if you think he’s far and away the best. I’d take Chris Jericho Eddie Guerrero Kurt Angle or HBK over him all just as good if not better in ring and miles better on the mic. Let’s not get caught up in the moment because he’s the one talking.
@@fmgmack Fair enough man. Those are all phenomenal wrestlers and I wouldn't knock anyone for putting them above Bret. Personally he's my favourite. I think he was the best at constructing a match and telling a memorable story in the ring.
This is why I love Bret. He knows Landsberg is a shit bag, and can see straight through his compliments and ass kissing. Wouldn't give him an inch and didn't fall for any of it. Best of the best in and out of the ring
I'm just glad that he is doing so much better these days. He has gone through so many tragedies and losses. Everyone focuses on Montreal but....there was so much more. But he made it. Even made peace with so many later. Let's focus on that. I loved him in the ring and respect him a great deal. I hope he continues to do well and that he will find some peace and closure.
Brings back memories from the late 80's and 90's for me. Was a kid to loved pro wrestling as much as the next. I rarely ever watch it these days but that comes with age and priorities taking over, etc. But yeah.. Bret Hart was one of my favorite wrestlers of all time and even as a kid you could see the technical aspect he brought that very very few every did or have since then. There are wrestlers out there that are technical but that list isn't very long.
Great to hear this interview with Bret, wish that idiot host would just stop cutting Bret off, I'm trying to listen to the legend speak. Bret will always be the best in my view.
Everyone calm down a bit. We're not Bret Hart or Vince McMahon, just spectators and everyone is entitled to their own opinion. However, seeing Bret's side - he was totally loyal, give him that credit. A huge asset to the WWF and was a devoted soldier. He earned his keep and pride. Now Vince saw from his perspective that he couldn't keep Bret for more reasons than Bret could see. The decision to "screw" Bret came with ultimatums. That 1: He couldn't walk into WCW as WWF champ (which Bret expresses he would never do.) 2: That if they pull off the Montreal screw job it would be a great piece for the storyline and the introduction of Mr. McMahon the character (further blustering the WWF) 3: That Vince would keep his integrity that if he says it has to happen then it has to happen. Now how Bret conducts himself after is a very emotional standpoint. He is hurt, he has every right to be. Vince made his decision, it's his company after all and ahs every right to do so. Now who is "right" or "at fault" for things happening the way they did - pure speculation from our standpoint as fans.
@18:20 Actually you were wrong @MichaelLansberg, there is a family that can other then the Hart's talk so much about the positive and negativeness of wrestling, That would be the Von Erich's family.
I agree with that he wasn't massive like warrior or hogan but 230 he was a muscular guy regular people like us saw him he'd look impressive back when bret first came in 84 to 88 when he was using a lot of steroids you can see the difference in size compared to after 1990.
What complete piffle; Hart headlined what was, until a few years ago, the highest verifiable attended wrestling show ever, SummerSlam '92. Hart offered numerous different scenarios in the lead-up to the Survivor Series, that were all turned down by McMahon. Also, if you think Hart wasn’t a draw, Michaels was EVEN WORSE; the bottom fell-out of business when he was champion over the summer of 1996.
Watching wrestling as a kid I always thought it was a bit cartoonist but then I came across one of the greatest matches I've ever seen....Brett Hart versus Mr. Perfect. Poetry and motion. Thats when i realized the best wrestlers werent the tallest and didnt have the biggest muscles. They were athletic, technical, and crafty.
I wonder if these ppl bashin bret realize this interview was over a decade ago and that if they know anything theyd know that bret, vince, shawn, etc has been buried and hes over it
bret is right about the pic of the tug of war with the belt I remember on superstars or wrestling challenge on sky one at the time they advertised the wrestling magazine with that shot of the tug of war of the belt between bret and hulk but when the mag came out it was just an article of how they think bret would beat hulk because hulk went to Japan worked on the same card as sting and trashed the wwf belt compared to the Japan belt he was already planing his way out.
WHATISUTUBE I actually got to go on a trip to Canada last year and had the honor of trying The Keg. Decent prices, and when you ask for a rare steak, you get it rare. Fuckin' thing was still mooing. The servers were nice, but I can't say as I felt like they were my best friends, so I'll call bullshit on that part of their ad. No complaints otherwise.
When Vince pulled the screw job, and before that insisted Bret take the WCW offer, Vince knew wwf was headed towards a sleezy direction. Sleezy didn't fit Bret. All in all as fans we got the purest wrestling champion outta Bret that we will ever get from any champion. For that I'm grateful. For what Bret was to fans and to wrestling I'm grateful. To this day my own kids who never even saw him wrestle, my own kids enjoy Brets matches & Hitman the champion most. Above the field.
i think it was probably a culmination of all the stress from the screwjob and Owen's death as well as the concussions and the fall from his bike that caused it... which means that even if Bret hadn't fallen off his bike he would still have had the stroke because he was carrying so much baggage
Possibly... A lot of people fall from bikes and nothing happens. But the concussion he suffered in the match with Goldberg may have still played a big part physically.
well, this was the bret hart of 10 years ago, I think he's definitely had a change of heart especially after watching that wwe documentary on bret hart vs shawn michaels, greatest rivalry
Clearly English is not your first language. Perhaps you should read my comment again. Its pretty obvious I was sympathising with him. Or maybe you just can't read.
Mikey B I know my english...Bret is a wrestler and his main job was to entertain fans and enhance the standard of Wrestling;which he did splendidly..Though Vince was the boss of WWF,it does not mean the wrestlers are his employees/workers who work from 9AM to 9PM only for himself...Because Wrestling is an entertainment business,and many wrestlers are icons having millions of fans...So it is the duty of the boss to make sure that one of the famous wrestlers have a dignified exit out of his company...Since that selfish moron failed to do so,it does not mean he "spat out" Bret Hart...Rather he screwed Bret..
6:47 Bret has a huge ego, he thinks he had a lot of muscle mass? Not really, did any fans look at him and think he's got a lot of muscle mass? He was billed at 235 lbs back then that was a smaller guy, there was Hogan, warrior, Zeus, the barbarian, warlord, hurcules,don murocko, butch Reed, the British bull dog, Texas tornado, the road warriors , ken petera, Brutus beefcake, etc these guys were muscle mass guys Bret Hart insnt in that category
I find it hard to accept that Bret wasn't happy that Hogan wasn't willing to drop the belt to him (and Hogan had his own reasons for doing so regardless of what they were) but wasn't willing to drop the belt to HBK and then expected everyone to just accept that and not do anything about it? One rule for him and one rule for everyone else on many occasions
Mark my words. Somehow, someday, those SummerSlam 1993 promotional photos for Bret vs. Hogan will surface, and I will lose even more respect for Hogan.
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If Taker called me after a stroke I would be 50% happy for the call, and 50% think he's calling me to say " rest. In peace."
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I like what you did with the punctuation there 👈
Imagine someone saying.." Bret you have a call"
Bret: " who is it"???
" The Undertaker "
Bret thinking " please let it be Mark not a real Undertaker "
@@BigBoss-zi5ss😂😂😂
Lol. A fake character calling....it's OK.
45 minutes with Bret is not enough.I wish we could spend a whole day none stop with Bret telling us his stories from back in the day.
He did a million shoot interviews.
I could seriously listen to him talk about wrestling for days
@@sithari518 The HITMAN sure looks ya boy compared to today, huh?😂 We are always much then we think we are the moment, huh?
Me too
Bret Hart is a Real Supporter of The Rock especially when he said "I tell him do whatever that makes him happy you should not be a slave to the Company "
“Slave” huh?
I got to meet Bret at an autograph signing in New Jersey in 2014. It was the day after I suffered a TIA at my job. He said “Thanks for coming to see me” signed a picture and took a picture with me and my belt. Good guy.
Brett. you are a real true man. I look up to you and I always will
Bret Hart is my hero and I have met him on many occasions and he is a very sweet and caring guy
I'm glad that he is doing well and getting stronger
We love you Bret God bless you and your beautiful family
Show some respect here Steven Perez I have met Bret Hart and he is no Arsehole
I take it that you are a YANK from america the country where they shoot each other and have no gun control and a country where they don't take care of the sick and the old
Canada is a much better country than America
Canadian's have respect
Canada is a country where nobody gets shot down by crazy gunmen and it's a country that cares and believes in family values
America doesn't belie in family values no it's a country where families fight and is high on teen pregnancies as well as gun crime
you should be doing that since your talking about yourself on here
High praise for the Rock 💯
He praised and backed the Rocky from day one. In 1997 Rocky was getting his IC title push and so forth, both Shawn and Hunter were trying to keep him back and tried using Bret to take the belt away from him. Among other things, obviously. But point is he knew those two were trying to bring that guy down and he wasn't letting it happen.
@@CometVS Crazy thing is this is basically like year 1 or year 2 of Rock transitioning away from wrestling and into Hollywood/show business
wild to think at the time NO ONE knew how big of a star he was going to be in Hollywood...and thinking about the really nice things Bret was saying about him back in 2003
The Rock loves him too...
So sad this is the day after Mr Perfect died. It must’ve been so hard to talk about him here. Kudos to Bret for getting through it.
Didn’t get to finish his thoughts on Curt.
It took a long time for Brett's book to come out after this, but it is one of the best wrestler autobiographies out there. Tons of history there, family drama, funny stories, etc. Hitman: My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling
You read the book and still can't spell his name?
It's really good to I actually listen to the audio version. He was right it's different than anyone else's. Because he tells his life from kid, teenager, adult. And just hearing and reading thing's you didn't know about the him the family and the business.
Bret Hart will always be one of my favorite wrestlers. Not only for his awesome ability in the ring but he is a man with so much integrity. A genuine, honest, sincere person who has so much strength not only on the outside but on the inside as well!
Bret Hart blamed his wife at home looking after their kids alone on why he was screwing the shit out of the rings rats in every place he went. Read his Hitman: My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling autobiography and you'll read about someone with little integrity, if any at all, someone who was dishonest, insincere and about a non-genuine as can be. Did oyu know he drugged owen hart's drink and laughed his arse off when Owen reacted badly to it? Everything that didn't go the way Bret Hart wanted it was everyone else's fault. Bret Hart screwed Bret "The Hitman" Hart out of an amicable leaving and that's ALL that was the Montreal Screwjob. Now he moans and bitches about it when it was entirely his fault it had to be played out the way it was. By the way nobody was screwed out of anything other than a CHARACTER who resided in the fantasy writings of the WWF
I was just thinking the same thing. When he was talking about the screw job, he said he wasn’t about business. It was about the dishonesty.
Still cheering for you, Hitman, you're my hero!
Holy shit, Bret didn't just forecast himself coming back for one last match, but he also predicted him versus Vince!
Worst match in WrestleMania history
@@KliqDon1983He did the best he could with the limits thrust upon him.
@@thequackpackattack9250 shouldn't have been out there. Ego maniac
@@KliqDon1983 🤷 that was vinces call.
Bret's a great person.
He cheated on his wife for years and years, constantly, while judging others for their ethics. Yes, he's a great guy
@@JoshLavian I agree there that's where he loses my respect, I did read his book. For someone who claims to be so moral, it is a bit of a contradiction
No he's not..... he's an arrogant narcissist, who cries, and blames everyone else for his short comings
@@JoshLavian And? He also admitted it and took responsibility for his actions. Doesn’t make him the devil. Get a life bro lol
@@RetiredVet2020 exactly. Everyone can make mistakes. If you hold your hands up and admit that and apologise then that’s what gets my respect.
Bret is an amazing man and wrestler, I'll never get tired of Bret Hart!
I had a stroke 4 years ago. That was how I found out I was diabetic. Scared the crap out of me. Glad Bret made a complete recovery.
I live in Calgary. Met the Hitman a couple times. Class act
Bret aged fast after this. I mean when he made a return in 09 or 08, he looks so rough and aged 15 years. But I always loved listening to his voice and interviews
ya i noticed that to. health issues will do that
No aging naturally does that
he looked fine until the stroke
Beer was bitter for many years ,that didn't help
@@kingdaleclarke better
How often does Landsberg say, "I gotta ask you?" ...lol
I like Bret as a wrestler, but I also am aware enough that hes not perfect either as most on here seem to think he is.
The one thing I will always admire about him is that when he had an issue with someone in the WWE, NO MATTER WHO, he wasnt scared and went up to that person and said what he felt, as a man.
A tough man.
I don't think his biggest fans want to portray him as perfect, but just as definitely having more integrity than Vince or Shawn since a lot of Shawn apologists in particular try to attack Bret's character in order to put him at the same level of culpability for the Montreal screwjob (because these days when somebody does something wrong, instead of owning up to it, the preferred deflection is to suggest that the other side is just as bad).
I've always thought Bret's side of the story was more believable but it's also obvious that he had little choice but to go back and work out a deal because of the power imbalance and not wanting his entire WWF career to be erased. And so because of Shawn's own popularity and Vince's position at the top he had little choice but to go along with the vague pretense that nothing truly devious was done to him (because he deserved it somehow), that everyone involved shared responsibility (and therefore no one was responsible), and so the hatchet is buried and everything is peachy.
@@megavolt67 Well said my man.
"I always thought of Hunter as a real ass kiss. He had his nose so far up Vince's ass & Sean's (Michaels)" - Brett Hart
Is that why Triple H's nose is so big? LOL
"Triple H, you got a 3 ft nose, you turn it sideways, and stick it straight up Vince's ass!"
39:58-Bret vs. Vince in a "Loser Goes To Hell Match" LMAO! That's awesome,Bret.
well, 7 years later they fought each other at wrestlemania 26 & the winner was the hitman & the loser vince mcmahon went through hell
Vince is the loser here
@TheFailedmessiah
And if there is a Hell, Vince will surely be there.
...getting coal shoved up his ass by the spirit of Adolf Hitler.
His book was the best wrestling book I've ever read. Honest and genuine.
Bret hart is still my favorite wrestler ever
Brett Hart is a class act.
I had a stroke this year Feb 2016 I can relate fully with Bret he is a survivor and had a simular recovery as me He is a real inspiration and he was right nothing really matters
and the physios and hospital staff are everything when u are there
rambo man hope your well now man :)
Fuck dude that's terrible. How are you now man ?
Hope you're doing better now, brother.
hope you are doing well
I hope ur still doing good!
Bret Hart tells it from his heart. For instance, saying Hogan "was a bad actor", well he is right on that. Vince McMahon said one thing to Hulk Hogan that I'll never forget. He told Hogan that he was only good at playing the part of "Hulk Hogan" and nothing else!
Man who gives a fuck. Hulk Hogan made a lot of money 🤑 and helped a lot of wrestlers get money 💰 man. If he sucked at movie 🎥 so what. He made money 💰 and made wrestling what it is man. Hulk got alot of wrestlers paid.
What an amazing legend, I know that this interview is a bit old now; but listening to the king of wrestling is always a great experience, even when he talks about the sad stuff
My favorite wrestler of all time.. Created the best moves in the ring for the WWF.. None of the stuff now would be there if it werent for him.
Yes, many of his moves are iconic, but he also used almost the same moves every match. Figure 4 on the turn buckle, the running bulldog Slam to the ground, the side step Slam when he stands beside opponent, elbow drop from turnbuckle.
What he was awesome in (IMO obviously) was finishing matches and making all of his opponents look soo good eventhough they were soo shit in other matches. Bret and Owen were soo good at this.
Mark
I can’t think of a single move that Brett Hart “Invented”
This same damn thing happened to me. For several months, I thought my life had utterly changed. No pain, just couldn't move. Then, one day, movement and muscles started to wake up, and slowly, methodically, things started to change. I could feel a bit, move a little, and eventually talk and walk again. to Bret Hart and anyone that goes through something like this. It's crazy to look back on my life now and think at one point I couldn't even walk to the bathroom and s**t on my own. Everyone things they are immortal until this happens. And it could honestly happen to anyone.
hope you are better
Saute to you too, brother. Hope you're living your best life
Even thought goldberg is one of my favorite wrestlers ill never forgive him for he did to bret
He wasn't a wrestler
FirebrandOP To be fair, Bret would've been better off had he have taken a break. Even after Goldberg hit him in the head, WCW still had him wrestle until he couldn't anymore.
Not your prerogative to forgive him you dipshit
@@trivellekoolaidrian6921 Go fuck yourself
@@LimaKiloRomeo you are right, for the longest time I didn’t know that he had couple of matches post that match with Goldberg.
I loved Brett in wwe. Great wrestler great man great family. Vince and shaun did him dirty. I hope hes doing well 🙏 💓
I think him being in such good physical shape helped him to have a full recovery
100%. that stroke really fucked him up and he was still able to recover. Sadly, not a lot of people ever recover fully from a stroke
This is one of the most positive and insightful Bret interviews I've ever seen!
I grew up an 80's child and fan. Brett is without question the best of the best, both as a man and a wrestling icon. Thanks for the memories
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I love how he knew Shawn would see this clip and Bret went in hard on him
"If there's anything real in professional wrestling, it's Terry Bollea." I can never see or hear Bret ever saying that about Hogan lol
@Bill Blass wm9 and wcw days Hogan took the title from him at wm9 and Hogan basically screwed him from day one coming into wcw saying Bret is too small
Bret signed a 20 contract with WWF 2 months later Vincent said he can't afford it and told Bret to sign with WCW
I always feel like this host is the type to interrupt you every chance he gets,you know?I see why some/most are bothered by him.Like he's always talking over you,right?
Even after all that has happened he still regrets and feels responsible for owens death. "He is just so giving and not selfish" Beautiful human being
Bret Hart will always be miss and remember that he was the greatest www wrestlers superstars of all time thank you so much Bret Hart !! :)
To me bret is too real for people, they ask him, "do you like me?" And he says "no, your a jerk" and then they hate him for being honest smh. I have always admired bret's honest feeling and talented wrestling and being a hero to kids etc. The man is a legend 😎👌♥️🔥👏
they dont hate him for being too real or to honest they hate him for crying about everything
@@trafficosrs What does he always cry about? Owen's death? The deaths of many of his friends? The Screwjob? The concussion? His stroke? He answers the questions asked but take a moment to sit back and think about it. If you were constantly asked about the worst moments in your life over and over again in almost every interview, would you answer them with a smile or would you be a bit bitter too?
@@KairiPrime Don't forget Goldberg AKA Ultimate Warrior 2.0 who ruined his career bcz he cannot wrestle. Hall of Shame
After watching all these videos, I want to go to The Keg.
This was right before his dad died . R.I.P Stu
No it wasnt. Like 6 years before
@@ericlofstrand No...Stu died in 2003
Us kids in the 90s would look forward to this show as much as we did wwe raw when it had wrestlers on.
The Keg steakhouse and BUR!
lmfao!!
ty2005_92 BURRRRR
ty2005_92 amazing steak n lobster
Anyone else suspect that South Park based their depiction of Canadians at least partially on Landsberg?
It would've been easy for Bret to gloss over the family questions but he just answered it, straight down the middle and between the eyes.
Gotta love this dude he holds negative 20 punches hahaha the way he talks about hbk and triple h is fukin hilarious
it's so true too
So glad they told me where to get Michael Landsberg’s wardrobe 👍
Greatest wrestler of all time. Flawless psychology, peerless match-building and the best seller there ever was (fuck Shawn -- flopping around like a fish isn't selling, taking a realistic hit and carrying it off until the end of the match is selling). Bret made every match worth watching -- it didn't matter if he was at the top of the card (just look at Bret vs Piper at WM 8).
Bret always had the best matches -- and he never had the same match twice. He'd put both himself and the other guy over every time. Nobody came out of a match with Bret looking weak unless he was booked into a corner. Just look at SS 97: Undertaker lost, but he hit some big spots, broke the Sharpshooter AND kicked out of a massive chair shot; even then, after he lost to another chair shot, he still got up and followed HBK to the back.
He was a top five technical wrestler, the number one psychologist/match-builder of all-time, looked a million bucks for his size, killed it on the mic in 97 and was one of the most principled, honest guys behind the scenes.
Taken overall, he's the best there ever was. Hogan looked better, The Rock talked better, but nobody wrestled better than Bret, and nobody was as good across the board as he was. The business declined during his era and, yes, he wasn't a MASSIVE draw, but he drew well, and in a different era he might have been equal to a Cena while delivering superb matches.
The WWE fucked him hard, but he still had it in him to forgive them and come back, and I'm glad they've preserved his legacy.
Still love his shoots on HBK and HHH. Even after reconciliation, the man isn't afraid to speak his mind .... "4/10"
Agreed. Well said.
Love how real he is
Shawn's flopping for Hogan was classic and justified
Man listen you can love Brett but you’re delusional if you think he’s far and away the best. I’d take Chris Jericho Eddie Guerrero Kurt Angle or HBK over him all just as good if not better in ring and miles better on the mic. Let’s not get caught up in the moment because he’s the one talking.
@@fmgmack Fair enough man. Those are all phenomenal wrestlers and I wouldn't knock anyone for putting them above Bret. Personally he's my favourite. I think he was the best at constructing a match and telling a memorable story in the ring.
This is why I love Bret. He knows Landsberg is a shit bag, and can see straight through his compliments and ass kissing. Wouldn't give him an inch and didn't fall for any of it. Best of the best in and out of the ring
this was a AMAZING interview, gotta love bret and his honesty!
Tag Team Match in 2003. Stone Cold & Bret Hart vs Vince McMahon and Eric Bishoff
Hogan is a bad actor and a selfish lout who refused to put people over.
He won an Oscar and always helped Young talent break through lol
I agree
What? You obviously have not seen 'Santa With Muscles' freakin magic bro.
Bryan Manning - he's a POS.
Brets jelous cause hogan actually drew money
So sad. Bret was never the same after the stroke. He speaks very slowly now. Glad that he made it through
I'm just glad that he is doing so much better these days. He has gone through so many tragedies and losses. Everyone focuses on Montreal but....there was so much more. But he made it. Even made peace with so many later. Let's focus on that. I loved him in the ring and respect him a great deal. I hope he continues to do well and that he will find some peace and closure.
Brings back memories from the late 80's and 90's for me. Was a kid to loved pro wrestling as much as the next. I rarely ever watch it these days but that comes with age and priorities taking over, etc. But yeah.. Bret Hart was one of my favorite wrestlers of all time and even as a kid you could see the technical aspect he brought that very very few every did or have since then. There are wrestlers out there that are technical but that list isn't very long.
Great to hear this interview with Bret, wish that idiot host would just stop cutting Bret off, I'm trying to listen to the legend speak. Bret will always be the best in my view.
Everyone calm down a bit. We're not Bret Hart or Vince McMahon, just spectators and everyone is entitled to their own opinion. However, seeing Bret's side - he was totally loyal, give him that credit. A huge asset to the WWF and was a devoted soldier. He earned his keep and pride. Now Vince saw from his perspective that he couldn't keep Bret for more reasons than Bret could see. The decision to "screw" Bret came with ultimatums. That 1: He couldn't walk into WCW as WWF champ (which Bret expresses he would never do.) 2: That if they pull off the Montreal screw job it would be a great piece for the storyline and the introduction of Mr. McMahon the character (further blustering the WWF) 3: That Vince would keep his integrity that if he says it has to happen then it has to happen. Now how Bret conducts himself after is a very emotional standpoint. He is hurt, he has every right to be. Vince made his decision, it's his company after all and ahs every right to do so. Now who is "right" or "at fault" for things happening the way they did - pure speculation from our standpoint as fans.
@18:20 Actually you were wrong @MichaelLansberg, there is a family that can other then the Hart's talk so much about the positive and negativeness of wrestling, That would be the Von Erich's family.
Spot on about hhh
It's funny now, that he said he would never wrestle again, and that if he did it would be Vince. Seven years latter
18:16 the host says "There's not a family who can talk about the good and bad of wrestling like you guys". Try the Von Erichs. 4 deaths, 3 by suicide.
Bret > Shawn
i'm a bret hat fan but shawn was obviously better
phenomenalclassic93 easily.
cause shawn refused to drop the title to bret at mania 13. do some research
Good interview, I have much more respect for Bret than i did in the time he was wrestling.
Is it me or is the interviewer extremely rude?
+steve walker He's extremely nice in this interview. He's usually far worse.
yea dudes a dick
Yeah he is always pushy like this. He is even worse on most others. I find him quite annoying.
The Canadian Jim Rome ; a d-bag
It's not just you. Watch the Off The Record interview with CM Punk.
brett could sell and put anyone over. as a kid I loved the mounting comeback!
Man he had to be tough to fight through that stroke
The Hitman in his prime was a big muscled guy for his height one of the biggest super heroes around in the wrestling world
I agree with that he wasn't massive like warrior or hogan but 230 he was a muscular guy regular people like us saw him he'd look impressive back when bret first came in 84 to 88 when he was using a lot of steroids you can see the difference in size compared to after 1990.
Brett is cool and has the courage to talk so candidly! Thanks Bret!
I always love his motto; "The best there is the best there was and the best there ever will be"
Bret hart will always be the best there is best there was and the best there ever will be
Brett is an awesome person. The people talking shit about him (and there are many), it reflects badly on them and not him. He's too honest for them.
In all fairness, Shawn did grow up after he found God
What complete piffle; Hart headlined what was, until a few years ago, the highest verifiable attended wrestling show ever, SummerSlam '92. Hart offered numerous different scenarios in the lead-up to the Survivor Series, that were all turned down by McMahon. Also, if you think Hart wasn’t a draw, Michaels was EVEN WORSE; the bottom fell-out of business when he was champion over the summer of 1996.
There are few people (alive on this planet) that I respect more than Bret Hart
This is great 🙌🏼
was the set in the boiler room of TSN Studios?
Watching wrestling as a kid I always thought it was a bit cartoonist but then I came across one of the greatest matches I've ever seen....Brett Hart versus Mr. Perfect. Poetry and motion. Thats when i realized the best wrestlers werent the tallest and didnt have the biggest muscles. They were athletic, technical, and crafty.
I wonder if these ppl bashin bret realize this interview was over a decade ago and that if they know anything theyd know that bret, vince, shawn, etc has been buried and hes over it
I start watching wrestling because of this man and not about hulk macho snake this man was the real thing and he was the one
bret is right about the pic of the tug of war with the belt I remember on superstars or wrestling challenge on sky one at the time they advertised the wrestling magazine with that shot of the tug of war of the belt between bret and hulk but when the mag came out it was just an article of how they think bret would beat hulk because hulk went to Japan worked on the same card as sting and trashed the wwf belt compared to the Japan belt he was already planing his way out.
andy marfo i remember him calling the iwgp title the creme of of the crop.. He wrestled muta
For great steaks, good friends - see you tonight!
WHATISUTUBE I actually got to go on a trip to Canada last year and had the honor of trying The Keg. Decent prices, and when you ask for a rare steak, you get it rare. Fuckin' thing was still mooing. The servers were nice, but I can't say as I felt like they were my best friends, so I'll call bullshit on that part of their ad. No complaints otherwise.
the keg gave me the shits
I watch all these just to hear about the keg.different times then.
Love Bret truly the greatest of all time he gave everything for us fans and the business
"Your hair is a little short." ☺☺☺☺
Summary:
1. Bret whines about Montreal.
2. Bret whines about Owen.
3. Bret whines about Goldberg.
You're welcome.
When Vince pulled the screw job, and before that insisted Bret take the WCW offer, Vince knew wwf was headed towards a sleezy direction. Sleezy didn't fit Bret. All in all as fans we got the purest wrestling champion outta Bret that we will ever get from any champion. For that I'm grateful. For what Bret was to fans and to wrestling I'm grateful. To this day my own kids who never even saw him wrestle, my own kids enjoy Brets matches & Hitman the champion most. Above the field.
i think it was probably a culmination of all the stress from the screwjob and Owen's death as well as the concussions and the fall from his bike that caused it... which means that even if Bret hadn't fallen off his bike he would still have had the stroke because he was carrying so much baggage
Possibly... A lot of people fall from bikes and nothing happens. But the concussion he suffered in the match with Goldberg may have still played a big part physically.
Heart problems run in their family.
BRET HART VS KURT ANGEL I WANT THIS !!!!!!!!
Who's Kurt "Angel"?
well, this was the bret hart of 10 years ago, I think he's definitely had a change of heart especially after watching that wwe documentary on bret hart vs shawn michaels, greatest rivalry
Poor guy was just chewed up and spat out by Vince.
have some respect for the greatest wrestler who got so many profits to bastard Vince Mcmahon
Which is exactly what I was saying.
you could have sounded a bit decent...Bret hart was not a bubble gum to be chewed up and spat later..A great wrestler..
Clearly English is not your first language. Perhaps you should read my comment again. Its pretty obvious I was sympathising with him. Or maybe you just can't read.
Mikey B I know my english...Bret is a wrestler and his main job was to entertain fans and enhance the standard of Wrestling;which he did splendidly..Though Vince was the boss of WWF,it does not mean the wrestlers are his employees/workers who work from 9AM to 9PM only for himself...Because Wrestling is an entertainment business,and many wrestlers are icons having millions of fans...So it is the duty of the boss to make sure that one of the famous wrestlers have a dignified exit out of his company...Since that selfish moron failed to do so,it does not mean he "spat out" Bret Hart...Rather he screwed Bret..
39:05 wow, he actually got a chuckle out him. That's huge 39:14
6:47 Bret has a huge ego, he thinks he had a lot of muscle mass? Not really, did any fans look at him and think he's got a lot of muscle mass? He was billed at 235 lbs back then that was a smaller guy, there was Hogan, warrior, Zeus, the barbarian, warlord, hurcules,don murocko, butch Reed, the British bull dog, Texas tornado, the road warriors , ken petera, Brutus beefcake, etc these guys were muscle mass guys Bret Hart insnt in that category
Bigger than the average guy...cant deny he did look good and conditioned well...he never said he was bigger than Hogan.
A 6 foot tall 235 pound man is small? Lol. I would like to see your physique.
"Glad to be here."
"No one is happier to be here than me."
"My pleasure."
I feel like Lansburg totally softballed this interview
Wow, this was 10 years ago now.
Now 30 years time goes very fast
I find it hard to accept that Bret wasn't happy that Hogan wasn't willing to drop the belt to him (and Hogan had his own reasons for doing so regardless of what they were) but wasn't willing to drop the belt to HBK and then expected everyone to just accept that and not do anything about it?
One rule for him and one rule for everyone else on many occasions
Poor analogy. Bret and Hogan were friends dating back to the 70's. Bret never told Hogan that he would never put him over, no matter the circumstance.
Mark my words. Somehow, someday, those SummerSlam 1993 promotional photos for Bret vs. Hogan will surface, and I will lose even more respect for Hogan.
bret hart is truly an inspiration.
and 7 years later, he did make peace with shawn