@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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
@@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
@@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
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.
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
"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 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.
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
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
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..
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.😂
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.
@@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.
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 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.
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.
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..?
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
@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.
@@Honk-p9g 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.
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
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.
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.
@@rodneykendall2022 He was fun in the old days. The Q&A's, all the stories and interviews were fun. Then he got Last and found these sleazy commercial and attitude changes which has made them money. But Cornette has become wrestling Trump. He really believes his own shit. I remember once he had Flair on the podcast and Flair started telling stories and saying who really had did some off the things Cornette says he did. Cornette wasn't saying much because he wasn't the ruler he has turned into now. But he has started to believe his gimmick now. And these people just want to be led by the nose. Its sad to see how little people think of themselves that they would just follow blindly behind someone else. These are the one who are really sad. I haven't heard a full show in years and have no intentions too. After he got the angry AEW fan train rolling its been horrible to listen too. Wall to wall reviews. Constant modern shit because they are making money off the hate. I have to point out some glaring shit sometimes on here but these people are too far gone. They want a collection of commercials and swoon over Lasts laugh. We are talking some really sad creatures here. The people Cornette says he hates he does the show for. That is how fucked up it has all become.
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..."
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".
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
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
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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.
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 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.
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
@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.
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.
I love how nearly every comment is trying to correct Bret on the double cross. The dude is never going to read these comments for one, and even if he did, the guy holds grudges and hardily ever changes his mind. Right or wrong, he's going to believe what he wants to believe to his dying breath.
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
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.
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.
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.
@@rev.chuckshingledecker 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.
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.
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.
Cornette def took sole responsibility, and seemed proud of it like he was the ultimate wrestling historian, a pissing contest. What I really think happened is they were all in on it. Scott Hall has the best take on it so far - if it weren’t planned, Vince wouldn’t have the cameras continue to roll, cameras wouldn’t have close up shots of Bret spitting on Vince, he def wouldn’t allow WCW spelled out after one of his ppvs, and honestly, all parties came out better for it and if WCW had booked Bret correctly, he would’ve came out great from it, an ultimate Babyface up against the system, wwe can run with the Bret screwed Bret narrative, and Bret’s reasoning of he somehow knew the ref would be involved was a weird flimsy reason
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.
Prichard has never claimed he had a hand in the screwjob and has even said he's glad he didnt know, now, at the time he was pissed that he didnt know but i digress
Cornette only gave Vince the idea to pull a double cross. He didn’t tell Vince to do it. He was as surprised as anyone it happened. He doesn’t want any credit or blame for the screw job.
Of the people Bret named, only Russo has claimed to have a real hand in it. Bruce says he was deliberately kept out; Corny only claims suggesting a finish out of frustration after a heated discussion, by accident. Bret is going off what these internet guys are telling him people say.
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.
It was a work. Bret pretty much says it all here. It’s almost like he’s saying nobody was big or smart enough to pull it off except the 3 people involved. Bret, shawn, and vince.
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.
Regardless who did what or who wasn't involved, bottom line is that none if it goes down without Vince saying so. If there's anyone to fully blame, it's Vince.
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.
Crybaby Bret still crying 30 years later. Bret don't believe your BS. Bruce has always said he didn't know anything. Bret with his select memory as usual. Its to bad, kinda sad😢
Ahhh...Bret is totally honest and everyone around him is lying to ride his coattails...I've noticed this theme a lot with him... And Vince gave him complete creative control over the finishes of his matches, despite not EVER doing that with anyone else before or since... Totally adds up!!!
He never said he had creative control over his finishes. He's saying they are told who wins and loses but how the wrestlers get there is up to the wrestlers
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.
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.
@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.
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.
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.
@@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.
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
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
Kevin Nash is someone whose interviews have kinda grown over the years. Its like he was just a superstar, and this happened and that happened, and each time he talks about a subject, its turned into something like "I told Vince do something and he did it" and "I told Eric how we needed to do things" and "I just said this is how its gonna be done"... wrestlers with podcasts are still in character and still exaggerating their role in things. (Of course they take credit for success, but deny killing WCW). Kevin Nash is one of the people that killed WCW and he's just an arrogant over-rated piece of garbage that stood outside the ring when Hogan turned on Savage, and then refused to lose for 2 years paying himself more than the company was worth. Of course he won't admit to that but it was Nash and the two NWOs self-indulgent over-paid refuse to lose and keep all the midcarders down mindset that let WCW go to waste.
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
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
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.
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.
What? Bruce, Cornette, and Russo aren't the only people who worked for the company. This is such a silly comment. Some people are so obsessed with "gotcha moments" that they delude themselves into saying some dumb stuff. It's not like Bret ever claimed this either; he's just put the blame solely on Vince. (I think even on Triple H, since Shawn and I think Vince have said he was the one who came up with the idea.)
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
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.
Yeah, she’s the worst, but don’t feel bad for the husband. She was never a sweetheart who turned bad. She’s always been evil and he still willingly married into this. Sure he hates his life now, but he made a horrible choice and needs to accept it.
Who was most at fault in the Montreal Screwjob? Let us know in the comments below!
Bret was most responsible
There was only one screwjob.
Vince. He was the one who allowed the screwjob to happen.
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
@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
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.
I wouldn't believe anything Bruce says
Exactly. Not once, anywhere, has he tried to take credit for it.
When Bruce was first fired from WWE and started STW he said early on his the podcast, he didn't know anything uptil that moment it happend
Bruce said the idea of screwing Bret came up multiple times “by everyone” (creative) but Bruce was led to believe it was not going to happen that way.
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.
Also, Cornette said it to Vince out of exasperation towards the idiotic situation Vince himself created.
jesus christ you guys are really like a cult commenting on every video of everything mildly corny related ffs
The Cult of Cornette?
@@MiketheratguyMultimedia😂😂😂😂
it was triple h who gave the idea
4:44 gotta love how Bret brings the microphone up to his mouth just to clear his throat.
😂😂😂
That is an awesome observation! I'm a little annoyed though, because now that's all I'll notice 😂😂
Instinctual.
Why did I laugh so hard at this 🤣😅😂
Because of Stroke Dysphagia he used to have a low deep voice
Bret vs Perfect & vs Owen were some of the best matches I ever had the privilege of watching. They were perfection!
Both Bret vs Owen matches that I saw on PPV were awesome
Bruce Prichard has said he didn't know what happened till British Bulldog came to him at the gorilla position
Spot on, Bruce has always said he knew nothing about it.
‘They fooked him, they fooked Bret’ 🇬🇧 🐶
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.
"They fooked him!"--- Davey in Gorilla
@@QCS_AdamCole Indeed...😁 God rest his soul 🙏
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.
I think he meant to say Goldberg
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.
Pricard is the biggest liar and a** kisser
@@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
@@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
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.
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
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."
@@alfamikeit's true....I agree
He also helped with that plan
@@NationalSportsEntertainmentNSEyou sound like a Democrat trying to disprove when Trump tells the truth
"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
When is Cornette gonna debate Russo face to face? What is Jim afraid of?
@@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.
@@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.
@@Rschr101 Is Russo's restraining order against Jim still valid?
@@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.
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
Interviewer: can I ask you about AEW
Bret: No lets talk about Survivor Series 97 again
Bret thinks AEW is horrible and wasted their potential.
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
Yeah, the way Corny tells it he’s shocked that Vince seemingly took it seriously.
Vince went with most of what cornette suggested,but vince add to it. All on cornettes channel.
Jim chucked a random stone at a flock of birds and one squaked hard
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..
Corey's story is literally it was his idea....he didn't expect them to do it
He says it in mad interviews
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.😂
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.
@@brandonh9557 Yes.🙌🏽
@@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.
@@darkhorse1280 He definitely was. When I met him, his shoulders, traps, and neck were like a bodybuilder/powerlifter.
go vegan
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 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.
Right. He says funny things, but in such a dry, straight forward, Canadian way 😂
Were you spitting
@@ReanimatorsMutilationsHahahahah No I was like 5. The Lowell Pd actually cuffed Bret. I do remember thats
@@TheBristerAbsolutely. Apparently the Hart’s are known for doing excellent impressions of people.
Bret needs to hear what jim said
Where can we watch the full interview?
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.
Bret always needs someone to talk smack about doesn't matter who it is
Bruce was pissed that he didn't know about it due to the immediate aftermath.
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.
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..?
@@mecha2001Yeah, I think Bret just heard someone tell him "Cornette's taking credit for it now" and is just running with that.
And you would be correct.
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
Vince had already done a double cross with with Wendy and Moolah. Jim reminded him of that.
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.
I love hearing Bret talk. He has a pretty fair opinion on wrestling and himself. My Guy
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.
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.
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.
@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.
@@Honk-p9g 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.
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
Is there a full length video ANYWHERE?!
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.
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.
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.
@@TheEWFX29 it's always funny to see an AEW mark pop in with their take on Cornette. LOL!
@@rev.chuckshingledeckerHaven't watched a second of AEW television in my life if your talking about me.
@@TheEWFX29i actually like Cornette but god people act like everything out of his mouth is gospel...
@@rodneykendall2022 He was fun in the old days. The Q&A's, all the stories and interviews were fun. Then he got Last and found these sleazy commercial and attitude changes which has made them money. But Cornette has become wrestling Trump. He really believes his own shit. I remember once he had Flair on the podcast and Flair started telling stories and saying who really had did some off the things Cornette says he did. Cornette wasn't saying much because he wasn't the ruler he has turned into now. But he has started to believe his gimmick now. And these people just want to be led by the nose. Its sad to see how little people think of themselves that they would just follow blindly behind someone else. These are the one who are really sad. I haven't heard a full show in years and have no intentions too. After he got the angry AEW fan train rolling its been horrible to listen too. Wall to wall reviews. Constant modern shit because they are making money off the hate. I have to point out some glaring shit sometimes on here but these people are too far gone. They want a collection of commercials and swoon over Lasts laugh. We are talking some really sad creatures here. The people Cornette says he hates he does the show for. That is how fucked up it has all become.
Oh no...Cornette is gonna respond
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..."
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!
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".
Cornette said book him with shamrock ☘️
This isn't new lol. It's an old interview broken into clips
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.
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.
Yeah, cornette just explained to Vince how that kind of ending has been done in the past
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
Cornette is full of shit. Always overstating his importance in everything. This is no exception
@@ronanmartin1990 oh, were you part of the creative team for WWF at the time? Please share...
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
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.
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.
"Who Takes Credit For Montreal Screwjob"
Jim Neidhart?! Wow, never saw that coming! ;)
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.
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
Bret will always be the Goat 🐐 of WWE
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You spelt Austin wrong son
Dream on. Bret Fart is that in his own mind, barely on a Top 10 list.
1. Hogan
2. Rock
3. Austin
4. Cena
5. Sammartino
Nope!
HHH is the GOAT.. Bret never drew a dime
I really wish Bret wouldnt hold back with how he feels
Bret's bitterness is making him deluded. Pritchard has said for years he had nothing to do with the screwjob.
That's what he literally said. He had nothing to do with it but wished he did.
Hate towards WWE is cz of Montreal screw job and death of his brother. Owen hart incident was big tbh
@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.
How does Bret know what got said in a creative meeting
Seems like hes just blowing off smoke to me without any substance
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.
Kevin Dunn knew and of course Shawn and HHH
Ive always said Cornette is clown he acts like a wrestling expert people need to stop giving his opinions validation.
He calls it a cult for a reason. Of millions of wrestling fans many fans him entertaining
About 10% are in the cult
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.
I love how nearly every comment is trying to correct Bret on the double cross. The dude is never going to read these comments for one, and even if he did, the guy holds grudges and hardily ever changes his mind. Right or wrong, he's going to believe what he wants to believe to his dying breath.
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
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.
The fact that wwe didnt bring him back to help with matches just goes to show its ran by absolute morons.
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.
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.
@@rev.chuckshingledecker 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.
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.
Bret "The Hitman" Hart is like the Tupac Shakur of Wrestling in terms of legacy and impact..
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.
Cornette def took sole responsibility, and seemed proud of it like he was the ultimate wrestling historian, a pissing contest. What I really think happened is they were all in on it. Scott Hall has the best take on it so far - if it weren’t planned, Vince wouldn’t have the cameras continue to roll, cameras wouldn’t have close up shots of Bret spitting on Vince, he def wouldn’t allow WCW spelled out after one of his ppvs, and honestly, all parties came out better for it and if WCW had booked Bret correctly, he would’ve came out great from it, an ultimate Babyface up against the system, wwe can run with the Bret screwed Bret narrative, and Bret’s reasoning of he somehow knew the ref would be involved was a weird flimsy reason
25 years later get over it right or wrong. Tired of hearing about Montreal.😮
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.
Bret created Montreal. That's why he can say who was in on it or not. He came up with up and that's just how it is. He's living the gimmick now.
In fairness to Bruce, he’s maintained that he was left completely in the dark re: the screw job.
Prichard has never claimed he had a hand in the screwjob and has even said he's glad he didnt know, now, at the time he was pissed that he didnt know but i digress
Cornette only gave Vince the idea to pull a double cross. He didn’t tell Vince to do it. He was as surprised as anyone it happened. He doesn’t want any credit or blame for the screw job.
Of the people Bret named, only Russo has claimed to have a real hand in it. Bruce says he was deliberately kept out; Corny only claims suggesting a finish out of frustration after a heated discussion, by accident. Bret is going off what these internet guys are telling him people say.
Ultimately it's Vince's call and no one else's.
Bruce never took credit for the screw job. In fact he said he had no idea it was going to happen.
You’re gonna believe Bruce?
He’s one of the Vince’s guys and one of his right hand men, he’s not above lying
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.
It was a work. Bret pretty much says it all here. It’s almost like he’s saying nobody was big or smart enough to pull it off except the 3 people involved. Bret, shawn, and vince.
I’m glad Shawn Michaels won the tittle.
I’m not sure why he mentions Jim Cornette. Cornette, in a number of interviews, has said he didn’t even know what the finish would be in the match.
If you're the one that was screwed how can you say who in fact had anything to do with it? Please tell me
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.
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.
Regardless who did what or who wasn't involved, bottom line is that none if it goes down without Vince saying so. If there's anyone to fully blame, it's Vince.
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. 🤔
How old is this interview??
2019 i think
Cornette admitted he never had anything to do with it.
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.
And Earl knew as well, if I remember correctly.....
Earl Hebner was told at the last minute by Gerry Briscoe.
How do you know lol
I think either russo or cornette had influence on vinces decision but only vince will know the truth
Crybaby Bret still crying 30 years later. Bret don't believe your BS. Bruce has always said he didn't know anything. Bret with his select memory as usual. Its to bad, kinda sad😢
Ahhh...Bret is totally honest and everyone around him is lying to ride his coattails...I've noticed this theme a lot with him... And Vince gave him complete creative control over the finishes of his matches, despite not EVER doing that with anyone else before or since... Totally adds up!!!
He never said he had creative control over his finishes. He's saying they are told who wins and loses but how the wrestlers get there is up to the wrestlers
@@GamingNewsIn60 Start at @2:26... He literally says "I had complete control over the endings of my matches..."
Bret is the biggest Bret Hart mark of all time...that's been his biggest problem
@Punninator1 yeah he ment how the match ends not who wins and loses. Nobody dictates who wins and loses
@Punninator1 I mean Hogan and Stone Cold have literally admitted they did but aight kid
Cornette responded to thus years ago when he found out Bret found out his idea. Look it up
The original interview this clip is from is even older than Cornette's explanation.
Pritchard on his pod said he didn't know and was mad vince did not tell him
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.
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.
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.
Agreed 100%
Bret lost to Austin by DQ in a #1 contender match at the In Your House right after WM 13.
@darrelsapp1232 Not a major PPV though, which is why I used the word. Also not a definitive win.
@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.
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.
My personal opinion was that it was three people that were apart of the screw-job. Vince, Shawn and Hunter.
Bruce literally says he had no idea about the screw job, Cornette only says he put the idea into Vince’s head weeks prior.. tf if Brett talking about?
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
Yep. And you don't hear Strangler Lewis still crying about it like Bret.
Technically, depending on who you believe, it's the 3rd.
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That's right. Bret Hart screwed himself. No one else was involved in Bret getting screwed.
Yeah he screwed up bigtime. Fake stone cold ended his career
Its 2924- we still talking about the screw job. In the end “ Bret Screwed Bret”. Vinman
Corney never took credit for it, he was ashamed of it and his part in it.
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.
@@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.
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
Bruce never said he took credit for the Montreal screw only vince russo and Cornette did
Bruce Pritchard always maintained that he had nothing to do with the screw job.
Greg Gagne said that he discussed the mechanics of the screw job with Vince … and he didn’t even work for WWE then.
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.
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
Kevin Nash is someone whose interviews have kinda grown over the years. Its like he was just a superstar, and this happened and that happened, and each time he talks about a subject, its turned into something like "I told Vince do something and he did it" and "I told Eric how we needed to do things" and "I just said this is how its gonna be done"... wrestlers with podcasts are still in character and still exaggerating their role in things. (Of course they take credit for success, but deny killing WCW). Kevin Nash is one of the people that killed WCW and he's just an arrogant over-rated piece of garbage that stood outside the ring when Hogan turned on Savage, and then refused to lose for 2 years paying himself more than the company was worth. Of course he won't admit to that but it was Nash and the two NWOs self-indulgent over-paid refuse to lose and keep all the midcarders down mindset that let WCW go to waste.
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?
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
No shit. But just like he didn’t know that he had no idea who was in on it, and apparently still doesn’t.
People just talk to talk. I’m a wrestling outsider and I’ve heard Pritchard take what would be the opposite of credit
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
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.
anyone: *asks random question
bret: so the screwjob...
Bret didn't screw Vince. Vince screwed Vince.
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.
Yeah that was weird, Prichard openly says he didn't know and had nothing to do with it
So with Brett’s logic nobody came up with the screw job idea, I guess Shawn and the ref did it on a wimb
Whim, not wimb. Wimb isn’t a word brother
What? Bruce, Cornette, and Russo aren't the only people who worked for the company. This is such a silly comment. Some people are so obsessed with "gotcha moments" that they delude themselves into saying some dumb stuff. It's not like Bret ever claimed this either; he's just put the blame solely on Vince. (I think even on Triple H, since Shawn and I think Vince have said he was the one who came up with the idea.)
They didn’t even ask him about the Screwjob.
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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
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.
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Then I guess Ken Shamrock is also BSing when he corroborated the story.
@perfectblindguy a lot of wrestlers call other wrestlers by the wrestling name instead of there real names espieclly back then.
@perfectblindguy Undertaker, Vince, Bret have all admitted to Bret punching Vince
@perfectblindguy Even now most guys call each other by their ring names backstage. Many wrestlers have said as much.
Should be entitled "Bret Hart Buries AEW."
Yeah, she’s the worst, but don’t feel bad for the husband. She was never a sweetheart who turned bad. She’s always been evil and he still willingly married into this. Sure he hates his life now, but he made a horrible choice and needs to accept it.