In Bret's defense: 1) He still feels the physical effects of that kick now. 2) Bret was passionate about Wrestling, worked his entire life in wrestling and to have such a botch end your career is devastating. 3) I think Owen's death also sours his love for wrestling. 4) Montreal screwjob, putting up with Michaels WWF then Hogan/Bischoff in WCW. 5) MONEY. Brett just signed a multi-million dollar deal too. Didnt even see half of it. Why are people surprised hes bitter?
Because it’s been 25 years. Because after that amount of time you have to actively remind yourself about grievances, the mind will otherwise just move on. Brett knew an injury would end his career. Basically every wrestlers career ends that way - and Brett’s career didn’t end in his 20’s. That happens to some people. Brett knew the risks. Goldberg didn’t attack him in the street.
Besides his brother dying over wrestling, his career was defined by two things. Getting screwed over by Vince McMahon in a monumental way and then getting retired by a guy who was green as fuck and careless as fuck.
Goldberg didn’t retire him tho,Brett continued to wrestle for a while after that,if he was that injured then he should have gone to the doctor,Brett is ultimately responsible for the situations of his career
So guess we are just going to ignore him being a multi time world champion, making millions, being a guest star on the Simpsons when it was red hot, there’s been positives in his career but I get why he would be bitter about some of the things that went down
I’m from Calgary and I’ll never forget listening to a radio talk show in about 2001 that had Diana Hart on promoting her new book. Bret called into the show and the 2 of them got into a huge argument live on the air. It was actually quite sad. You can tell Bret is carrying a lot of sadness with him: all of his close friends are dead. He’s literally the only one left. That’s gotta be tough
Maybe, just maybe, Brett Hart has a sorta love/hate relationship with wrestling because his brother died for the business. Maybe, that has something to do with it.
Sorry to be a stickler but think it's better for Owens memory to say he died in the business. When you read testimonies from friends and colleagues it's clear he lived and died for his wife and kids. Only reason he went along was because it was giving him a spot so good pay compared to house shows.
His brother died in ring . All his friends died young . A legendary run ended on injury Screw job in wwf Stroke The stroke probably changed his 🧠 chemistry I mean bret hasnt had it easy in alot of ways to be fair 😂
Most of his friends were high on drugs and roids. His career ended because he still wanted to do a hardcore match while suffering a concussion, and still he wanted to do his figure four above a concrete floor, even tho it's already dangerous with protected floor. The screwjob happened because Bret thought he was bigger than what he actually was (given he was a rating sink) Most of the stuff that made Bret bitter are of his own making, he thought he was a big star when he was just keeping the title warm for actual stars. He thought he was too good to just recover from an injury. He played with matches, he got burned and blame it on the matches, the lighter, the fire, but never on himself for wanting to do it and failing.
@@Paugose your 🧠☠️ with the first line ... Nothing to say about his brother falling 80 feet to his death in ring That alone is enough reason to be bitter towards wrestling
@@00DeadZ but he wrestled after Owen's death, and presumably he would've kept wrestling if he could've. Bad shite happens to everyone man, it's how you respond to it. Bret chooses to hold on to it, and that's his choice but he's only hurting himself.
@@PaugoseHis career ended cause Goldberg was reckless. That kick was the source of it. Goldberg doesn't even deny it himself. It's also BS what you wrote about him thinking he was bigger than he was. He didn't want to lose to Shawn cause Shawn talked ish. People who claim they don't understand why Bret has a problem losing to Shawn are full of BS.
They’re probably only catching the clips. The negative stuff gets clipped and circulated over and over. Bret’s long form interviews are often him reminiscing on his career.
Just honest and realistic as possible. If you ever even catch his tone, his overall demeanor, the guy isn’t bitter at all. It’s just when he’s interviewed, he’s blunt as can be, and some people can’t differentiate that kind of nonchalant straightforward attitude with anger. Not to mention, it’s others who keep asking him the same question, and his answer never changes, and then it gets posted in a 100 articles, so it seems like he’s harping on things. Rather its the documentaries, and journalists who are doing just that by asking him about the same topics over and over again.
20 year career consisting of championships and ppv main events and yet any and every time he speaks it's about the 2 glaring negatives...its ok to get it off your chest a couple times, but he's insanely obsessed with only those things.....it's manic and bizarre. Edit: both potato's and injuries have happened to just about every single athlete. How many obsess over it to his degree? Guys weird asf
Why didn’t Bret invite Eric Bischoff on his show to address Bret’s concerns? Bret talks shit about everyone but when other people talk shit about him his marks cry like this lol who cares
@@taduuuma I couldn’t care less about any of these people I’m telling you that you’re a mark. there are certain guys everyone shits on yet fanboys like you don’t come out of the woodwork to whine that the person talking the shit should take it up with the recipient of the shittalk personally. Bret shoots on the world and you clap like a seal but god forbid the world shoots back at Bret, that makes you weep for some reason😂
His Brother died on ppv. His entire Hart Foundation crew is dead. Got screwed on a major ppv. His career got buried and forgotten for almost 10 years. And some green rookie kicks his head off and costs him a 9 million dollar contract
I like these guys but the whole “too negative” generality is asinine. No better than: hater! If he feels negative overall… or if we tend to focus on his negative statements - so what? It’s human emotional bias that makes us think we all should be “positive” about everything. If somebody is negative OR positive about anything, I don’t care… I’m going to analyze their individual points and see if each is valid. For the most part, I think most of Bret’s are. …and when Al says: Bret is full of himself for being negative AND he feels bad for Bret …. Al doesn’t get that he’s the one full of himself. You think because Bret is negative in many ways towards wrestling that it means he has a terrible life overall? News flash: lots of us have a negative view of the jobs/career we have/had overall… doesn’t mean our life overall sucks. 🤦🏻♂️
His boss fucked him over in real life in front millions, left a company he didn't want to leave, he had a stroke as a result of 2 botches, his brother died in the ring, how many of his brothersband brother in laws are dead, how many of his friends are dead?
I mean, first he was pushed out of the job that he loved in WWF after signing a huge 20 year contract. He was betrayed by the people he trusted and loved (Vince, Pat, Earl) then his brother dies in that company as the result of an on the job act. Then he goes to WCW, where he never wanted to go, they don't capitalize on his star power, then he gets kicked so hard in the head it basically ended his run.....yeah, I wonder why he's bitter.
People are not really in position to demand forgiveness from him. Especially when people like Vince McMahon to Triple H have yet to really acknowledge what they did was wrong And getting injured was one thing. But trying to rehab his character and end up derailed cuts deep. Easy for Al Snow to say as if he wanted to have a match he could.
Why would Vince and Triple H apologise? Goldberg did, and Brett kept his mean girl act up. He was whinny from the beginning, and is now using it maintain whatever spotlight he feels entitled to.
In fairness to Bret, everyone wants their career to end on their terms. Someone with Bret's resume up to the point of the Goldberg kick earned the right to end his career whenever he wanted. He seemed to literally LIVE for wrestling. So between the Montreal thing, Owen's death and a concussion ending your career when you still had plenty of years left to wrestle, yeah I understand why he'd be bitter.
everyone knows why he's bitter, but he's not the only one that's had bad shite happen to him. No one earns a right to end their wrestling career on their terms, because you never know when it'll end. There have been plenty of people to be permanently disabled because of their time in the ring, that's part of the dangers of the business. Big E had his neck broken and he'll never wrestle again because someone botched a move, he could be bitter if he wanted but it's the opposite, he said that's life and just count your blessings. You can still look at the positive even if bad things happen to you.
@@Jukeboxster I think when you've had a stroke on top of everything else, it's probably a lot more difficult to be positive. It's great that Big E is happy, but not everyone is able to react in the same way particularly when they've had an actual brain injury.
Plenty of years left to wrestle? Kinda. But WCW went out of business in 2001 and although WWE may have hired him, I doubt they would have used him in a starring role
@@Jukeboxster You're the kind of person to tell someone who became permanently disabled to be happy they're even alive. Listen to yourself, Mr Glass Half-Full. People can't be happy when they've had something huge taken away from them and it affects every daily aspect of their life.
Bret retired in January 2000 a few weeks after the Goldberg match. His doctors told him then that his career was almost certainly over. The bicycle accident/stroke was in the summer of 2002 and was possibly connected as there are strong links between concussions and strokes.
He hates you for gleefully booking the Blue Blazer, booking him to wrestle after the Starrcade concussion, including in a cage against an old and dangerous Jimmy Snuka (I think), and in a hardcore match against Terry Funk.
Think of how his career ended. Montreal, the WCW run not going as planned, his brother, other family members & friends dying (only one from attitude era Hart Foundation still alive), his career is ending prematurely and all the health issues that followed the injury (stroke). When you consider all of that being intercontinental champion in the 90s seems pretty insignificant. Everyone deals with things differently. His health issues may play a part on his demeanor now. Who knows? It's been said that he took things very serious. So something that seems inconsequential to someone else could be huge to him. He's accomplished a lot and has a lot to be thankful for but he'd probably trade everything to get the stuff he lost back.
@@paul2k2b21 Right. Then again he could always turn the interview down I suppose. But I know I would get tired of talking about the same stuff, especially things that are so negative. What else is there to say?
He's been more forgiving and happier in recent years. We have to remember in the late 90s he experienced the screw job, lost his brother, and then lost his career within a few short years back to back. Thats a lot for anyone. That is not even counting losing Pillman, Davy Boy, and his parents.
This isn’t true, Bret has given lots of positive praise about his career and other wrestlers.. I’ve heard several interviews where he praises Steven Austin, Rock, Taker, Mr Perfect, Piper, Macho, Cm Punk, Daniel Bryan , Kurt Angle, etc etc. he even gives praise to Shawn now.. he only reflects negatively about people and events that were negative towards him like Goldberg, HHH, Kliq, Hogan, Screwjob, Bishoff etc.. he is just very honest about his experiences and doesn’t pull punches in his interviews..
Yeah I've seen loads of his interviews where he also talks about funny stuff and his fave wrestlers and matches etc. He is just brutally blunt and will say what he honestly thinks about people. Vince russo seems to get destroyed anyone who is asked about him lol
He's actually very proud of his career, he's naturally going to be a little bitter because he missed a lot of years of good work because he had his head dislodged into the third row at Starrcade 1999.
Bret had the stroke due to a bicycle accident From CBS news website Posted: June 28, 2002 Bret (Hitman) Hart is listed in stable condition in a Calgary hospital after suffering a stroke. The retired pro wrestler reportedly hit a pothole while cycling, flipped over the handlebars, then landed on the back on his head. Medical tests allegedly revealed a stroke on the right side of Hart's brain.
There's also a very strong medical link between concussions and strokes. Having a severe concussion like Bret did can leave you at a high risk of a stroke for several years afterwards. It's possible that without the existing concussion, just hitting his head in a bicycle accident wouldn't have caused a stroke.
Cuz he went from best there is, best there was, best there ever will be, to just was. It'd be like if Tom Brady left the Patriots at the peak of his career, went to the Detroit Lions, got a concussion and never played another down. After all this time he needs to take the same attitude as Nash does about WCW " thanks for the cash" cuz Al's right there are a LOT of people working really hard for WAYWAY less money, and dealing with severe injures and can't stop working cuz work comp doesn't pay jack shit and we don't have lords of London policies
Saying it's honesty is a justification negative people use for their negative personality. If you were a positive person, being honest wouldn't be endless negativity
Hes quite reserved and monotone so can sound boring or like hes moaning but hes actually honest and has a dry sense of humor reminds me of any english person 😂
Gentlemen. Bret Hart is a stroke survivor. So is my 89 year old father so I feel I can speak with some authority on this matter. Stroke survivors tend to fixate on emotional triggers which is why as caregivers and family members we are cautioned not to allow the stroke survivor to become too emotionally high or low as it can lead to physiological and emotional changes that they would have difficulty coping with. My father can regale you with some of the most compelling stories of his life but there are certain subjects you cannot broach with him because he will either become enraged or shut down emotionally to the point where it’s painful to be around him. It’s a variation on depression but one centered around emotions that are too complex for the stroke survivor to process in a healthy, rational way. I’m willing to bet for whatever reason professional wrestling is an emotional trigger for Bret Hart.
Great comment and I'm sorry to hear about your father. It gets me really annoyed that nobody ever takes into account the fact that Bret has actually had a stroke and maybe literally can't move on when it comes to certain things and topics. I don't think wrestling itself is a trigger for Bret as I've heard him talk very positively about some parts of the business and his career, but asking him about Goldberg/the screwjob/WCW are definitely triggers and I wish interviewers would avoid those subjects with him.
@@Bernicia295agreed, I'm not a Bret Hart fan but he had a great career and it's too bad everyone fixates on the screw job and the Goldberg botch instead of his classic matches.
Al Snow is being incredibly empathetic. He is pointing out that Bret cannot (for whatever the reason, it doesn't matter) seem to change his negative perspective on the wrestling industry and that's what is continuing to hurt him and put him in an angry, irreconcilable mindset. Droz had a terrible fate pushed onto him and instead of badmouthing and damning Dlo for all of eternity, he understood it was an accident and it was something that, sadly, could've happened to anyone. He, and Bret are just very unfortunate and happened to be a victim of bad luck. What Bret does have control over is how he responds to triggering topics like the WWE and it's his own responsibility to turn those intense emotions into something positive that benefits his livelihood. Yes, he can no longer wrestle, but he could've been a coach, or start a school, or (if he displayed traits characteristic of someone who did not hold things personally and could be professional) work in other aspects pertaining to other ventures in wrestling. Instead, he clung to the dream of always being able to physically wrestle, no matter what, and when a career ending accident happened he, decades later, never was able to learn how to adapt to anything else in life. And I think that's what Mr. Snow recognizes and pity's about him. Some people find a new meaning in life after traumatic events through spirituality, the arts, science, etc. But unfortunately he doesn't seem to have a viewpoint of life outside the ring.
Sorry but Droz being bitter and angry is probably the most justifable thing I can imagine, how on earth can your mind not be having everything taken away from you like that, it was an accident and D'Lo obviously NEVER wanted to hurt him and tried to be careful but it's not him I believe he would be angry about, it would be the situation itself happening, the fact that you had everything taken away from you. Our minds are like that, it's painful but you cannot ever expect someone to lose almost everything to be okay or happy with a tragedy that happened to that even many years have passed, because it affects how they live till this day, especially somethign as serious as having your independence taken away from youa s a grown adult. I know because no matter how I try to fight it, I feel the same in respect to my own life and the horrible things that have happened. I understand why Bret feels the way he does, but at the end of the day who are we to tell him how to feel when we've not lived his life, on top of everything we know in the public, just think about everything that's happened behind the scenes that Bret doesn't want to talk about, not to mention the pain he has to deal with each and every single day because of the injuries which a lot of long time wrestlers suffer from. You don't know. It's sad yeah but the truth is life is sad, a lot of people live objectively sad, difficult lives full of suffering every single day, lives that lead to miserable ends and no amount of positive thinking will ever change that.
Bret was right. Not everyone is built to let things go and get F* over multiple times. The contrast in his mind between what is and what could've been is greater than what was. Losing his brother doesn't help either.
I feel his pain. Has me reflecting on my own life an what I lost, what could have been, what I've sacrificed and the amount of suffering I still endure. You can't just tell someone to look at things positively and stop being negative. Nobody understands unless you actually live their life and step into their shoes, or are very close to them but a lot of people who are 'close' don't understand what life really is like for that person, in their mind either.
What Bret said about being one of the boys in the locker room really shows he was in a business where most are in it for themselves. Bruno Sanmartino had very similar grievances towards the industry at his later years.
Bret is used to being letdown or left behind. He took the business very seriously as life and it was a part of his family. I read his book and his career didn't end how he wanted it to. That happens to many wrestlers but he lost a lot of his family that were in wrestling. I think he's upset because he couldn't fix all his family turmoil. Wrestling was life for Bret. I don't recall much negativity towards Russo that sticks out to me. Goldberg just didn't qualify as a professionally trained wrestler in his eyes and the past can't be changed. He will realize everyone wants to remember Bret with mostly fond stories and memories.
tell me another person who had the following happen (all of it not just one thing) - father/family screwed on $750k payment for his territory (in 86 which was life changing money at the time) - screwed on your first title run - screwed a 2nd time for your title run (also the last match for the company that you carried for years) - brother dies in the ring - 2nd act in wcw marred by poor booking - kicked in the head causing permanent damage and leads to the end of the career i'm not saying that bret should be mad still. we hope everyone can get over the nagging b.s. in their life if for no other reason but personal happiness. but bret gave and gave and gave to the business that took and took and took from him in ways i think few experienced. i'd like to think that i wouldn't be bitter but i don't know.
I have heard that the brain damage from his career ending injuries (and the subsequent stroke) affected the section of Bret's brain that is responsible for the feeling of happiness/joy.
Goldberg didn't end his career. Two things on that. 1) Bret hit the back of his head on the concrete earlier in the match messing up the ringpost figure four. You can see it. Bret's doctor told him the back of his head felt like hamburger. The back of your head can't be damaged from getting hit the face. 2) Bret is hit in the side of the head with Goldberg's kick and fell to the mat. His head didn't even touch the mat after falling. He also wrestled almost a dozen more times in the month of January following that match, sometimes against Goldberg. Bret didn't take time off and properly heal his injuries and he wants to blame someone else.
Goldberg messed the ringpost figure four up not Bret. He was supposed to hold Bret's leg so he would gently fall. Goldberg forgot hence the concussion.
That kick from Goldberg is no worse than a kick from Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic. I am sure Bret got concussed from that incident, but he was not KO'ed/blackout after it. He went on to put Goldberg in the Sharpshooter. I would make the case did Goldberg kick Bret or did he lift his foot up in the air and Bret ran into it. And I think Bret is one of the all time greats.
… and he’s negative as f**k. I grew up, watching Brett, one of my all-time favorites, but I am really sick of hearing him b¡tch and whine and complain about EVERYTHING. Did you know nothing bad that ever happened to Bret was his fault? Ever? He is the eternal blameless victim… Gross.
@@jonathanmiranda4547if anyone doesn't like or couldn't accept reality it's got to be the guy that thought a title he was scripted to hold was actually his.
the crazy thing is there was a point in time when Bret and GOldberg were on good terms with each other, and Bret went on the record not blaming Goldberg for what happened i really feel like the turning point was when Goldberg went into the WWE Hall of Fame, or maybe it was around the time Goldberg came back to WWE in 2015 or 2016 and had his second act with them. I think that set him off
Al Snow is right and so is Russo, both are right. Bret reminds me of myself, extremely honest and loyal to a fault, that describes me perfectly. However, I also have "inner pain" (the way my father described it), as well, that I'm reluctant to just "let go" of, so I can understand it from Bret's perspective, as Russo towards the end is trying to get Snow to see, be empathetic. There is a time for that, however, Snow is right too, there has to come a time when you need to change your mind set, and try and focus on the good things that happened in your career, yes even in WCW, like his awesome match with Benoit (the Owen Hart tribute match in 99) and him winning the world title, not to mention being part of WCW when it was winning the "Monday Night Wars". Before that though I think there needs to be forgiveness, he forgave Hickenbottom, he needs to forgive Goldberg as well and even Bischoff who he talks very negatively about. It's sad as Snow said, in Bischoff's book (Controversy creates Cash), Bischoff said him and Bret got along and they had alot of things in common, they hit it off so to speak, it would be nice if they could put the past behind them and go back to that. The thing is, good bad or indifferent, what's done is done, and can't be undone, I know it's hard but Bret does need to move on and not be so bitter about the past, it's hard for me to type that last bit, I'm thinking about a certain individual.......I don't know if I'll ever be over what she did, but ........maybe I will one day.
He’s been through a lot, but I kind of respect he’s willing to say what others aren’t and I like the fact that he kind of evens it out with Bischoff or Vince won’t fire back at Eric for being an a hole. Brett takes care of it for him..
Bret can feel however he wishes, others can agree or disagree, but dont tell another how they must choose to deal with anything in their life....What I would like to know though, is why its never mentioned/addressed, that after that Goldberg match, Bret continued wrestling for another 2 weeks believe it was, including hardcore matches with Terry Funk where he fell on his head on Thunder during it. He didnt get kicked, go home and never wrestle again. Not a doctor, but the continued punishment more then likely accelerated the damage. Have never seen anyone ask him to his face about it
He lost Davey, Owen, others. He got fucked over on PPV after being 20 years with a company that he deeply cared about. He cared about Vince. He cared about Shawn. And then all this led to Owen dying, Bret getting injured by Goldberg, suffering a stroke. And he probably feels in some ways those who hurt him never suffered from anything, never really paid the price for it. While he in his mind lost an incredible lot and still had to bite his pride to salvage his WWE legacy. And I think somewhere deep down, Bret hates he had to humble himself like this after being fucked over and it was either that or he gets cast out and forgotten like Warrior. And Bret grew bitter as a defense mechanism, because he conisders himself too good a performer and a pro to be relegated to this. It's a defense mechanism at the end. He maybe also regrets leaving WWE in 1997 and not agreeing to lose to Shawn despite their issues, because that would be the consummate pro thing to do and Bret fancied himself as the consummate pro. And it would save him a world of trouble with Vince and others. He maybe also hated that while WCW didn't capitalize on the situation at all, Vince just became Mr. McMahon and turned fucking Bret over into a moneymaking success. And no one cared to not support the storyline because it's turning a real life screwjob into entertainment, which well, reminded Bret that people are fickle and not loyal like he was to the WWE at least. A lot of hurt, pain, losses, indifference of those who hurt him, or lack of genuine remorse, them having better careers and lives, he lost his family, friends, health. And never got it back, only tiny bits of it. If he wasn't bitter at least somewhat, in his mind he feels he would probably just give up his pride, authority and control over his narrative, that he would just dismiss having his life irreversibly altered. And it's also pride, Bret was always very proud. Him admitting he is bitter and wrong, means he lost and always was wrong. And he doesnt want to accept that.
Forgiveness is not for the other person, it is to lift the weight off your shoulders. He clearly likes the weight. Thats not a jab, just the facts. He was a great wrestler.
All the guys Brett was close with are dead. Sometimes too many things get said and done. To ever put it back together. Like a bad marriage wrestling hurt Brett. It directly took his brother's life and indirectly took many of his friends. You can love and hate something at the same time .God bless Bret Hart.
That’s sort of bullshit I’ve seen him talk greatness in interviews and more recently too. It’s during wcw interviews when Bret talks negative mostly . It’s the damn people who interview him who want to talk about wcw bill and the screw job . It’s not always Bret picking the topic because people want controversy on there podcasts . Hush up Al snow shhh
I think it's just clips you guys are watching. He's asked a question and he gives an answer. He has a lot of positive stories on his wrestling career. You just need to watch those interviews. He's not all negative. Again though he has been through so much. Like someone said, he's lost family, friends, he had a stroke, survived cancer, and he has been through a lot. I don't think he just goes around saying "I hate Bill Goldberg" lol. He's married, a Grandfather, and enjoys his family. Like I said I think people just post the negative stuff and not the positive stuff he has to say.
Pretty much every comment summarizes it up perfectly. Something people seem to look past is Bret has always delivered deadpan. He's never been a goofy, super bubbly personality. As he's gotten older he actually reminds me more of his father, Stu. All the shit the Hart family has gone through, they're tough as nails. Like Stu, Bret doesn't hide behind a mask, you ask Bret a question, you get a sharp shooter answer. Most of the time all the clips are of him talking about bitter memories because just like the stupid news on TV, negativity is what draws people in. Behind the camera Bret is a funny, creative guy who has tons of positive memories to share from his life well lived.
I like Al, but until you've had the losses Bret had to endure, his career, his brother, his father. He has damn well earned the right ot be miffed. He had a top notch career , that got ended because he "Trusted the business." Don't have to agree. ☝️
Bret had some hardship in wrestling but he should be proud of the career he had he's in the hall of fame he's beloved many people have him in their top 5 or top 10 of best wrestlers sometimes you have to let things go and if Bret did that he would be happy
Didn't he say in his book and in his own documentary - The Best There Is, The Best There Was and The Best There Ever Will Be, that he was pushed into becoming a wrestler because of his father. Despite his natural talent?
In Bret's defense he has lost a lot personally and professionally. It's easy to say he is bitter but you have to be in his shoes to understand what he went through in his wrestling career. You have to be in his shoes and I don't feel people get it. Yes he is negative because he wanted to make a change when he came to WCW but wasn't allowed thanks to Bischoff, Hogan, Turner and all the suits involved with the downfall of WCW.
Yes, Vince kicked Shawn to the curb by having his last match be the main event of mania, paying him full gaurentee for 4 full years to sit at home "injured," and then bringing him back, on top for another decade. Let's also revisit how Russo booked Hogan, Flair, Luger, Sid, Sting in the year 2000.....
I wish Bret could look back on his career with more fondness, and I agree whole-heartedly that taking everything so personally and carrying around so much bitterness isn't good for a person in any way. But to keep saying he feels negatively about wrestling "for some reason" is crazy. All his boys are dead. His brother is dead and dead because of a wrestling promotion's negligence. His brother's death caused a ton of family strain and drama. He clearly has a *very* complicated relationship with Vince, one that's involved at least a decent amount of manipulation. His career didn't end the way he wanted to. I mean... wrestling wasn't great to him.
Al not understanding why Bret is bitter about the wrestling business. Here's a guess, unlike Al he was THE top guy in WWE at one point, the company that killed his brother. The business that allowed rampant drug use which helped kill Pillman, Bulldog, Niedhart and many other not just friends but actual family members. He gets FORCED to leave WWE and is working with a guy who kicked him so hard he had a stroke a year or two later and ended not just his career but his lifelong passion started by his dad. To say "I don't know why Bret would be bitter" might be the dumbest thing you'll ever hear
Droz remained friends with D'lo after he was paralyzed from the neck down and he spoke fondly of his career. WCW offered Bret more money, he wasn't forced out. Drug use is on the individual not the company
@@absolutez3r019 Bret had signed a 20 year contract with Vince McMahon, only for Vince to tell him a few months later that he couldn't afford to pay it and he should go to WCW - so yes, Bret did get forced out. And it's great that Droz was so positive about his career being ended, but everyone is different and everyone has the right to react differently. Did Droz also have a stroke like Bret did, which causes emotional problems and personality changes?
@@Bernicia295 maybe its because vince wanted to push new stars vince wanted to pay austin wat he was paying shawn michaels because it was Austin's time and then also the rock. To vince wrestlers are a commodity business there always has to be something new that they can make business with. Also considering the fact that bret and shawn would want no less than wat Austin and the rock get paid. The wrestlers egos.
Bret got to be famous making millions of dollars, travel the world doing something he loves vs a normal man who has to work to barely pay the bills doing something he hates. That's what Al's saying
Bret is my favorite in ring guy ever and Al my be right that it's unhealthy for Bret. This is a fair conversation. Bret is very call it down the middle and I think it's fair too. But all and all I think Bret is uniquely qualified to call it how he does and if any deserves too its him at the same time Id love to see his fans stop opening so many topics that he will always have negative thoughts on.
Even even Eric Bischoff said we back in 1997, what’s the problem drop the belt you’re off to bigger and better things. Bret heart is just a different type of person.
Maybe the head injury Goldberg gave him gave him depression and the deaths of his family and friends will not help with any depression someone has. I'm going through some stuff atm and suffering from depression doesn't help me at all, so I feel like what the point is in doing anything and struggling to get out of bed to deal with stuff It feels like bret Maybe trying to deal with depression
As well as the head injury from Goldberg, he also had a stroke which can cause depression and other emotional issues. People like Al Snow and Vince Russo don't seem to take any of that into account.
I'm right there with ya. Life/reality is brutal, and it will dropkick til you can't get up. The one thing that gets me thru the day, is memories of times life wasn't so bad and wasn't so dark. Without those, I probably would of looked for a way out.
I love Bret but the man is ALWAYS negative! Even if the Goldberg kick to the head never happened, he would still be bitter aboit something! I understand he dealt with a lot of trauma but so does everyone in life! He carries TOO MUCH on his back and it really is sad and unhealthy!
6:40 Yeah, wrestling is subjective so you have a right not to prefer Russo's booking. But if Russo pushed you when nobody else would (Bret Hart, Lance Storm, etc), & then you attack Russo, that's a character sickness
Im still working & healthy. More than 1/2 of my family didn't pass away. My brother didn't have an accident that caused his life in wrestling. I didn't get Screwed in Canada 🇨🇦... Why isn't Brett Happy 😁 & Jolly like me 🎉🙆🎊!!! :AL Snow Us: 😐???
I don't think it's negativity I think he's being honest. Golberg hurt people many times including himself. He was careless and that's not an endearing trait. As for Russo he thought he was an idiot. What should he say? He was a genius? .
Bret was the realest wrestler maybe ever, his selling, athletic ability and in ring story telling were S class his family Stu and the dungeon is wrestling lore, anyone who dared take that away was going to be on blast forever
I suspect much of the anger comes from the realization that the entire world doesn't revolve around him the way he wishes it does. I've even heard members of his own family elude to this. I don't understand why any would want to meet him and/or talk to him anymore because it's always the same.
If Droz could forgive D-Lo, Bret should able to forgive Goldberg. I always loved Bret. He is my all time favorite wrestler, but he’s gotta let it go. Can’t live in the past and dwell on what could have been. He’s still the best there ever will be.
I feel like with Bret he always took so much care in the ring to not hurt his opponent that it grinds his gears that someone else didnt do the same for him and it ended his career. That on top of his brother dying in the ring. That on top of probably regretting leaving the wwe/f He is likely thinking in his head if i had never left WWF my brother would still be alive and I never would have got kicked by Goldberg. Would be tough
Look how his career ended. I'd be bitter, too. Who wants their career to end like that? I don't think Goldberg hurt him intentionally, but he hurt him nonetheless. Let's not forget the Montreal Screw Job. Bret was always a team player, and they did him dirty. Oh yeah, his brother fell to his death on national TV, and they went on with the show smh. Bret reached his limit. I wish him the best.
P.S. as far as the screw job is concerned the only fault that Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart has was showing up 4 The PPV since Vince McMahon gave him a creative clause contract which he NEVER does! that alone should’ve told Bret that maybe he should sit this one out since his just gave him a contract in which he could do whatever the hell he wants lol!
Why is bret so negative? Hmm lets see, he got screwed by Vince McMahon in 1997, then in 1999 at over the edge ppv his brother owen fell to his death over a stupid wwf stunt that didn't need to be done, then goldberg kicked him in the head so hard and ended his career and cost him millions, he's since had strokes and thankfully beat cancer, so yeh I wonder why he's negative the guy has gone through absolute hell, and lets face it when he was an active wrestler he really was the best there is the best there was and the best that there ever will be, nobody could lace his boots, he never injured a single wrestler in his whole career and he's one of only a few wrestlers that was so good he could make you suspend your disbelief, watching how smooth he could wrestle was poetry in motion, its no wonder cm punk absolutely idolizes the hitman!!!
"They use you all up and then out with the old and in with the next guy." That's life. Thats all professional sports. Thats a lot of blue collar jobs. Bret"s family ran a territory so if anyone should know that it would be him. Al ir right. Bret's career was legendary. He chooses to focus on the 5% that didnt go the way he would have liked. He's top 5 all time when people refer to "technical" wrestlers. Hell, he was Austin's and Undertakers favorite opponent.
Yeah but the source of his anger comes from him trying 2 figure out WHY did they double cross him? Because the Montreal Screw Job is the biggest WHAT IFs event in pro wrestling history
To me, he's just extremely honest, if you ask him about a topic he's not going to pretend to feel one way or another he'll just give it to you straight and his deadpan delivery can make what he says either sound worse or funny. if he was truly miserable or bitter this would be too personal for him talk about at every shoot. he takes such a great deal of pride in wrestling that he's willing to share everything and how it made him feel covering the good, the bad the down right dark & ugly and After all he went through, like most wrestlers he could have gone down a very dark path so if being transparent to a fault kept him from turning to drugs & alcohol, than i'm happy he's in a place he can share his experiences without triggering any trauma at the expense of a few guys feeling dissed about what he says and how he says it
In bret harts defense.... He doesn't just bang on about it. He is requested to do interviews and is always asked about it. I doubt he is walking around at home shouting screw Goldberg. Imagine someone did something to you when you 20 years ago that really double crossed you and messed your life up and then every week since then you have people wanting to interview you and ask you about it. You'd still be pissy too 😂
I love it! When Bret calls Goldberg a fucking idiot, and Eric Bischoff, and (no offense) Vince Russo. It’s funny shit. I also feel like it’s a bit of a work too. Bret really is the best.
As a fan, I would say that Bret Hart is the one person where - every dime he made in the wrestling industry - he actually deserved it. If my brother was killed, I was screwed over by a double-cross finish, got buried at another company, and then got injured forcing me to retire too early, I’d be upset also.
Nobody ever talks about it, but Al touches around it in this. The injury from the kick that ended his career is a real thing for sure, and an absolutely awful way to go out. BUT... Bret was also at the end of his career. People forget, he wrestled for 22 YEARS. He won just about everything there is to win, sometimes winning them 3 times. He wasn't being used well in WCW, and the company was about 18 months from closing. He wasn't going back to WWE - this was about 3 or 4 years after the Screwjob. He would have retired, maybe come back to do a TNA run in his late 40's or 50's. Again, it was absolutely awful what happened, but it also probably saved him even more anger and resentment in the long run. Basically, trading one Goldberg story for about 30 new Russo, Bischoff, Nash, Michaels, Hunter, etc. wrestling politics stories where all he wanted was respect and the other guys were wasting his immense talent and loyalty.
Bret definitely had more years in him if he never got that injury. Kurt Angle even made a push to get him back in WWE for WM 18. Bret would have certainly went back to WWE after WCW went out of business.
@kevinlee9929 I disagree totally, but I respect the take. There were dozens of people that would have pushed for it (and against it), but it would all fall in Bret & Vince's lap ultimately, so outside opinions wouldn't be relevant. The Hart/McMahon stuff goes deeper than the Screwjob, and getting punched in the face by an employee (or anyone really) is something that takes a long while to emotionally recover from. Especially for a personality like McMahon, hiring back a physically broken down Bret absolutely made him feel confident, powerful, "generous," etc. I can't see Vince hiring a healthy Bret back or a healthy Bret wanting to ever work with Vince again.
In Bret's defense:
1) He still feels the physical effects of that kick now.
2) Bret was passionate about Wrestling, worked his entire life in wrestling and to have such a botch end your career is devastating.
3) I think Owen's death also sours his love for wrestling.
4) Montreal screwjob, putting up with Michaels WWF then Hogan/Bischoff in WCW.
5) MONEY. Brett just signed a multi-million dollar deal too. Didnt even see half of it.
Why are people surprised hes bitter?
Because it’s been 25 years. Because after that amount of time you have to actively remind yourself about grievances, the mind will otherwise just move on.
Brett knew an injury would end his career. Basically every wrestlers career ends that way - and Brett’s career didn’t end in his 20’s. That happens to some people.
Brett knew the risks. Goldberg didn’t attack him in the street.
3 year contract at nearly 3 million a year, he just finished 1 year BTW and the potato happened
@@RickBerman-iv2ilHe had a Hardcore Match with Terry Funk that same week. The match didn't even end his career
you make great points
It's cause Goldberg ruined his career and he had warned Goldberg about not being stiff. I'd be that way too
Besides his brother dying over wrestling, his career was defined by two things. Getting screwed over by Vince McMahon in a monumental way and then getting retired by a guy who was green as fuck and careless as fuck.
Goldberg didn’t retire him tho,Brett continued to wrestle for a while after that,if he was that injured then he should have gone to the doctor,Brett is ultimately responsible for the situations of his career
So guess we are just going to ignore him being a multi time world champion, making millions, being a guest star on the Simpsons when it was red hot, there’s been positives in his career but I get why he would be bitter about some of the things that went down
He helped make Steve Austin too. That's a big one. Probably the biggest
@@damonselimi7393 not just normal matches either, hardcore matches against Terry funk! lol
@@Andrew-gk6bn exactly thank you
I’m from Calgary and I’ll never forget listening to a radio talk show in about 2001 that had Diana Hart on promoting her new book. Bret called into the show and the 2 of them got into a huge argument live on the air. It was actually quite sad. You can tell Bret is carrying a lot of sadness with him: all of his close friends are dead. He’s literally the only one left. That’s gotta be tough
Is the audio anywhere online?
What were they arguing about?
Maybe, just maybe, Brett Hart has a sorta love/hate relationship with wrestling because his brother died for the business. Maybe, that has something to do with it.
Or maybe he is just a spoiled little girl
@@jerryd1109 Exactly. He is the spoiled Hart and always was.
Sorry to be a stickler but think it's better for Owens memory to say he died in the business. When you read testimonies from friends and colleagues it's clear he lived and died for his wife and kids. Only reason he went along was because it was giving him a spot so good pay compared to house shows.
BECAUSE PEOPLE KEEP ASKING HIM ABOUT THE NEGATIVE THINGS. He wouldnt bring it up if people didnt ask.
Doubtful
bingo!
His brother died in ring .
All his friends died young .
A legendary run ended on injury
Screw job in wwf
Stroke
The stroke probably changed his 🧠 chemistry
I mean bret hasnt had it easy in alot of ways to be fair 😂
Most of his friends were high on drugs and roids.
His career ended because he still wanted to do a hardcore match while suffering a concussion, and still he wanted to do his figure four above a concrete floor, even tho it's already dangerous with protected floor.
The screwjob happened because Bret thought he was bigger than what he actually was (given he was a rating sink)
Most of the stuff that made Bret bitter are of his own making, he thought he was a big star when he was just keeping the title warm for actual stars. He thought he was too good to just recover from an injury. He played with matches, he got burned and blame it on the matches, the lighter, the fire, but never on himself for wanting to do it and failing.
@@Paugose your 🧠☠️ with the first line ...
Nothing to say about his brother falling 80 feet to his death in ring
That alone is enough reason to be bitter towards wrestling
@@00DeadZ but he wrestled after Owen's death, and presumably he would've kept wrestling if he could've. Bad shite happens to everyone man, it's how you respond to it. Bret chooses to hold on to it, and that's his choice but he's only hurting himself.
@@PaugoseHis career ended cause Goldberg was reckless. That kick was the source of it. Goldberg doesn't even deny it himself. It's also BS what you wrote about him thinking he was bigger than he was. He didn't want to lose to Shawn cause Shawn talked ish. People who claim they don't understand why Bret has a problem losing to Shawn are full of BS.
The 😂 emoji was disrespectful
bret is fine. he's not walking around being mr negative about everything all day. he's just honest when he's asked about these things.
Thank you!
They’re probably only catching the clips. The negative stuff gets clipped and circulated over and over. Bret’s long form interviews are often him reminiscing on his career.
Lets be honest, he's nothing but toxicity
sorry ass people hate honesty man and there are a lot of those types out here in the world.
@@solidsnake8331 thats what you get when you're asked toxic questions lil buddy
Is he being negative or realistic?
Just honest and realistic as possible. If you ever even catch his tone, his overall demeanor, the guy isn’t bitter at all. It’s just when he’s interviewed, he’s blunt as can be, and some people can’t differentiate that kind of nonchalant straightforward attitude with anger. Not to mention, it’s others who keep asking him the same question, and his answer never changes, and then it gets posted in a 100 articles, so it seems like he’s harping on things. Rather its the documentaries, and journalists who are doing just that by asking him about the same topics over and over again.
Saying it's realism is a way negative people excuse being negative.
@@arostwocents That’s ok, if it wasn’t for negative people, we would take positive people for granted.
20 year career consisting of championships and ppv main events and yet any and every time he speaks it's about the 2 glaring negatives...its ok to get it off your chest a couple times, but he's insanely obsessed with only those things.....it's manic and bizarre.
Edit: both potato's and injuries have happened to just about every single athlete. How many obsess over it to his degree? Guys weird asf
@@JesusIsComingSoon316 look I get it bret hart fangirls are extremely loyal and in love with him but the truth is he’s bitter just be honest
Why didn't you simply invite him to the show for a direct conversation to address your questions and concerns?
They would probably kiss his ass if that were the case.
Why didn’t Bret invite Eric Bischoff on his show to address Bret’s concerns? Bret talks shit about everyone but when other people talk shit about him his marks cry like this lol who cares
@@waynetables6414 eric bischoff fanboy. the guy was hogans puppet. russo did more in tna than bischoff. eric is a salesman.
@@taduuuma I couldn’t care less about any of these people I’m telling you that you’re a mark. there are certain guys everyone shits on yet fanboys like you don’t come out of the woodwork to whine that the person talking the shit should take it up with the recipient of the shittalk personally. Bret shoots on the world and you clap like a seal but god forbid the world shoots back at Bret, that makes you weep for some reason😂
@@waynetables6414damn told his bitch ass 🤣
His Brother died on ppv.
His entire Hart Foundation crew is dead.
Got screwed on a major ppv.
His career got buried and forgotten for almost 10 years.
And some green rookie kicks his head off and costs him a 9 million dollar contract
Naw brets lying. Funny how he says his career ended at starrcade but dude had plenty of matches after lmao
@solidsnake8331 It's the same thing as Steve Austin. The pile driver ended his career even though he still lasted a few more years.
@@solidsnake8331also a lifetime of early brain damage in his daddy's basement 😂 but muh goldberg
Still made millions so what the problem is?
Goldberg ripped Bret's knee also
I like these guys but the whole “too negative” generality is asinine. No better than: hater! If he feels negative overall… or if we tend to focus on his negative statements - so what? It’s human emotional bias that makes us think we all should be “positive” about everything. If somebody is negative OR positive about anything, I don’t care… I’m going to analyze their individual points and see if each is valid. For the most part, I think most of Bret’s are.
…and when Al says: Bret is full of himself for being negative AND he feels bad for Bret …. Al doesn’t get that he’s the one full of himself. You think because Bret is negative in many ways towards wrestling that it means he has a terrible life overall? News flash: lots of us have a negative view of the jobs/career we have/had overall… doesn’t mean our life overall sucks. 🤦🏻♂️
“For some reason”his BROTHER DIED IN THE RING
Bret always will hide behind his brother tragedy. Just to remain crying clown he is.
His boss fucked him over in real life in front millions, left a company he didn't want to leave, he had a stroke as a result of 2 botches, his brother died in the ring, how many of his brothersband brother in laws are dead, how many of his friends are dead?
@@ВасилийИванов-ю3ю Internet tough guy o'er here
Owen's death has nothing to do with Goldberg's kick
For some reason they Screwed him in Canada 🇨🇦
Because he's not a gaslighter. He's honest. Everyone's fake ass positivity is the actual problem.
If he was honest, why does he keep lying to himself?
@@solidsnake8331 🤡
Brutally honest
I mean, first he was pushed out of the job that he loved in WWF after signing a huge 20 year contract. He was betrayed by the people he trusted and loved (Vince, Pat, Earl) then his brother dies in that company as the result of an on the job act. Then he goes to WCW, where he never wanted to go, they don't capitalize on his star power, then he gets kicked so hard in the head it basically ended his run.....yeah, I wonder why he's bitter.
The whole bitter thing is a narrative created by brets enemies cause he tells the truth
Thank you!!!
Then, you’re lying to yourself.
"Hey Bret, get over the brain damage I gave you" - Bill Goldberg
Yoy do know he was some rough matches after his match with oldberg at starrcade right?
@@solidsnake8331 But Bret himself doesn’t see it that way.
If I was Goldberg , I would pull a undertaker and say let take this out back and I’ll give you more brain damage
😂
Kinda like Trump telling parents of kids who were killed in school shootings to get over it.
People are not really in position to demand forgiveness from him. Especially when people like Vince McMahon to Triple H have yet to really acknowledge what they did was wrong
And getting injured was one thing. But trying to rehab his character and end up derailed cuts deep.
Easy for Al Snow to say as if he wanted to have a match he could.
Why would Vince and Triple H apologise? Goldberg did, and Brett kept his mean girl act up.
He was whinny from the beginning, and is now using it maintain whatever spotlight he feels entitled to.
The have nothing to apologize to that spoiled bloviating crybaby for.
@@Grey-Wino389 Vince lied and Triple H encouraged Shawn to screw over Bret.
@@LoDDEMOCIDE So you're ok with lying, got it
@@ajones35 "got iT" lolz
Al snow sounds like rfk jrs grandfather
In fairness to Bret, everyone wants their career to end on their terms. Someone with Bret's resume up to the point of the Goldberg kick earned the right to end his career whenever he wanted.
He seemed to literally LIVE for wrestling.
So between the Montreal thing, Owen's death and a concussion ending your career when you still had plenty of years left to wrestle, yeah I understand why he'd be bitter.
He was the modern day workhorse. This video is dumb.
Why is Bret bitter.. gee let me think
everyone knows why he's bitter, but he's not the only one that's had bad shite happen to him. No one earns a right to end their wrestling career on their terms, because you never know when it'll end. There have been plenty of people to be permanently disabled because of their time in the ring, that's part of the dangers of the business. Big E had his neck broken and he'll never wrestle again because someone botched a move, he could be bitter if he wanted but it's the opposite, he said that's life and just count your blessings. You can still look at the positive even if bad things happen to you.
@@Jukeboxster I think when you've had a stroke on top of everything else, it's probably a lot more difficult to be positive. It's great that Big E is happy, but not everyone is able to react in the same way particularly when they've had an actual brain injury.
Plenty of years left to wrestle? Kinda. But WCW went out of business in 2001 and although WWE may have hired him, I doubt they would have used him in a starring role
@@Jukeboxster You're the kind of person to tell someone who became permanently disabled to be happy they're even alive. Listen to yourself, Mr Glass Half-Full. People can't be happy when they've had something huge taken away from them and it affects every daily aspect of their life.
I think his bicycle accident did more to his head then the Goldberg kick. People forget or don't know about that incident.
I for one never knew about the bicycle accident until today I'd give you the credit but it was one comment before yours.
Bret retired in January 2000 a few weeks after the Goldberg match. His doctors told him then that his career was almost certainly over. The bicycle accident/stroke was in the summer of 2002 and was possibly connected as there are strong links between concussions and strokes.
Almost surprised he hasn't buried the bike
Or the 9 damn times he wrestled after that kick to the head.
He wrestled 10 matches after starcade and was in a hardcore macyh with terry funk@@Bernicia295
He hates you for gleefully booking the Blue Blazer, booking him to wrestle after the Starrcade concussion, including in a cage against an old and dangerous Jimmy Snuka (I think), and in a hardcore match against Terry Funk.
Think of how his career ended. Montreal, the WCW run not going as planned, his brother, other family members & friends dying (only one from attitude era Hart Foundation still alive), his career is ending prematurely and all the health issues that followed the injury (stroke). When you consider all of that being intercontinental champion in the 90s seems pretty insignificant.
Everyone deals with things differently. His health issues may play a part on his demeanor now. Who knows? It's been said that he took things very serious. So something that seems inconsequential to someone else could be huge to him. He's accomplished a lot and has a lot to be thankful for but he'd probably trade everything to get the stuff he lost back.
Yeah plus every year since then he has had people asking him about it in interviews. Lol what he meant to do, refuse to answer?
@@paul2k2b21 Right. Then again he could always turn the interview down I suppose. But I know I would get tired of talking about the same stuff, especially things that are so negative. What else is there to say?
He's been more forgiving and happier in recent years. We have to remember in the late 90s he experienced the screw job, lost his brother, and then lost his career within a few short years back to back. Thats a lot for anyone. That is not even counting losing Pillman, Davy Boy, and his parents.
Being negative is Bret's gimmick. I think it's entertaining.
Right, even when he was a face he was a stick in the mud and kind of an arrogant jerk. It was great lol
He’s definitely working. It keeps him relevant. I’d be a little bitter about the mule kick to. Look at Bret’s health and quality of life.
Its embarrassing
Being dour is part of being Canadian.
I think he should lean into it and be a heel manager
This isn’t true, Bret has given lots of positive praise about his career and other wrestlers.. I’ve heard several interviews where he praises Steven Austin, Rock, Taker, Mr Perfect, Piper, Macho, Cm Punk, Daniel Bryan , Kurt Angle, etc etc. he even gives praise to Shawn now.. he only reflects negatively about people and events that were negative towards him like Goldberg, HHH, Kliq, Hogan, Screwjob, Bishoff etc.. he is just very honest about his experiences and doesn’t pull punches in his interviews..
Yeah I've seen loads of his interviews where he also talks about funny stuff and his fave wrestlers and matches etc. He is just brutally blunt and will say what he honestly thinks about people.
Vince russo seems to get destroyed anyone who is asked about him lol
He is One of the GREATEST OF ALL TIME! But when i think of him its negative and he deserves better .But he put the vibes out there .
He's actually very proud of his career, he's naturally going to be a little bitter because he missed a lot of years of good work because he had his head dislodged into the third row at Starrcade 1999.
How did Goldeberg's "kick" end Bret's career when Starcade was in 1999 and Bret's last match was 2011? 12 years later??
Bret had the stroke due to a bicycle accident
From CBS news website
Posted: June 28, 2002
Bret (Hitman) Hart is listed in stable condition in a Calgary hospital after suffering a stroke.
The retired pro wrestler reportedly hit a pothole while cycling, flipped over the handlebars, then landed on the back on his head.
Medical tests allegedly revealed a stroke on the right side of Hart's brain.
I had no idea you could have a stroke by hitting the back of your head. Appreciate the lesson. Here I am almost 62 years old and still learning shit
There's also a very strong medical link between concussions and strokes. Having a severe concussion like Bret did can leave you at a high risk of a stroke for several years afterwards. It's possible that without the existing concussion, just hitting his head in a bicycle accident wouldn't have caused a stroke.
The stroke caused the accident
Cuz he went from best there is, best there was, best there ever will be, to just was. It'd be like if Tom Brady left the Patriots at the peak of his career, went to the Detroit Lions, got a concussion and never played another down. After all this time he needs to take the same attitude as Nash does about WCW " thanks for the cash" cuz Al's right there are a LOT of people working really hard for WAYWAY less money, and dealing with severe injures and can't stop working cuz work comp doesn't pay jack shit and we don't have lords of London policies
I don’t think he’s negative - - I think he’s just being honest.
I agree.
He's being toxic
Saying it's honesty is a justification negative people use for their negative personality. If you were a positive person, being honest wouldn't be endless negativity
Hes quite reserved and monotone so can sound boring or like hes moaning but hes actually honest and has a dry sense of humor reminds me of any english person 😂
Next episode we'll see Vince and Al argue over who has a better golf game.
Head is a 6 handicap.
Gentlemen. Bret Hart is a stroke survivor. So is my 89 year old father so I feel I can speak with some authority on this matter. Stroke survivors tend to fixate on emotional triggers which is why as caregivers and family members we are cautioned not to allow the stroke survivor to become too emotionally high or low as it can lead to physiological and emotional changes that they would have difficulty coping with. My father can regale you with some of the most compelling stories of his life but there are certain subjects you cannot broach with him because he will either become enraged or shut down emotionally to the point where it’s painful to be around him. It’s a variation on depression but one centered around emotions that are too complex for the stroke survivor to process in a healthy, rational way. I’m willing to bet for whatever reason professional wrestling is an emotional trigger for Bret Hart.
Great comment and I'm sorry to hear about your father. It gets me really annoyed that nobody ever takes into account the fact that Bret has actually had a stroke and maybe literally can't move on when it comes to certain things and topics. I don't think wrestling itself is a trigger for Bret as I've heard him talk very positively about some parts of the business and his career, but asking him about Goldberg/the screwjob/WCW are definitely triggers and I wish interviewers would avoid those subjects with him.
@@Bernicia295agreed, I'm not a Bret Hart fan but he had a great career and it's too bad everyone fixates on the screw job and the Goldberg botch instead of his classic matches.
I’ll be honest. Bret is one of the unintentionally funniest people ever. 😂
Hard to crack up if he’s such a bitter jerk.
Al Snow is being incredibly empathetic. He is pointing out that Bret cannot (for whatever the reason, it doesn't matter) seem to change his negative perspective on the wrestling industry and that's what is continuing to hurt him and put him in an angry, irreconcilable mindset. Droz had a terrible fate pushed onto him and instead of badmouthing and damning Dlo for all of eternity, he understood it was an accident and it was something that, sadly, could've happened to anyone. He, and Bret are just very unfortunate and happened to be a victim of bad luck. What Bret does have control over is how he responds to triggering topics like the WWE and it's his own responsibility to turn those intense emotions into something positive that benefits his livelihood. Yes, he can no longer wrestle, but he could've been a coach, or start a school, or (if he displayed traits characteristic of someone who did not hold things personally and could be professional) work in other aspects pertaining to other ventures in wrestling. Instead, he clung to the dream of always being able to physically wrestle, no matter what, and when a career ending accident happened he, decades later, never was able to learn how to adapt to anything else in life. And I think that's what Mr. Snow recognizes and pity's about him. Some people find a new meaning in life after traumatic events through spirituality, the arts, science, etc. But unfortunately he doesn't seem to have a viewpoint of life outside the ring.
Sorry but Droz being bitter and angry is probably the most justifable thing I can imagine, how on earth can your mind not be having everything taken away from you like that, it was an accident and D'Lo obviously NEVER wanted to hurt him and tried to be careful but it's not him I believe he would be angry about, it would be the situation itself happening, the fact that you had everything taken away from you. Our minds are like that, it's painful but you cannot ever expect someone to lose almost everything to be okay or happy with a tragedy that happened to that even many years have passed, because it affects how they live till this day, especially somethign as serious as having your independence taken away from youa s a grown adult. I know because no matter how I try to fight it, I feel the same in respect to my own life and the horrible things that have happened. I understand why Bret feels the way he does, but at the end of the day who are we to tell him how to feel when we've not lived his life, on top of everything we know in the public, just think about everything that's happened behind the scenes that Bret doesn't want to talk about, not to mention the pain he has to deal with each and every single day because of the injuries which a lot of long time wrestlers suffer from. You don't know. It's sad yeah but the truth is life is sad, a lot of people live objectively sad, difficult lives full of suffering every single day, lives that lead to miserable ends and no amount of positive thinking will ever change that.
Bret was right.
Not everyone is built to let things go and get F* over multiple times. The contrast in his mind between what is and what could've been is greater than what was. Losing his brother doesn't help either.
I feel his pain. Has me reflecting on my own life an what I lost, what could have been, what I've sacrificed and the amount of suffering I still endure. You can't just tell someone to look at things positively and stop being negative. Nobody understands unless you actually live their life and step into their shoes, or are very close to them but a lot of people who are 'close' don't understand what life really is like for that person, in their mind either.
What Bret said about being one of the boys in the locker room really shows he was in a business where most are in it for themselves. Bruno Sanmartino had very similar grievances towards the industry at his later years.
Bret is used to being letdown or left behind. He took the business very seriously as life and it was a part of his family. I read his book and his career didn't end how he wanted it to. That happens to many wrestlers but he lost a lot of his family that were in wrestling. I think he's upset because he couldn't fix all his family turmoil. Wrestling was life for Bret. I don't recall much negativity towards Russo that sticks out to me. Goldberg just didn't qualify as a professionally trained wrestler in his eyes and the past can't be changed. He will realize everyone wants to remember Bret with mostly fond stories and memories.
tell me another person who had the following happen (all of it not just one thing)
- father/family screwed on $750k payment for his territory (in 86 which was life changing money at the time)
- screwed on your first title run
- screwed a 2nd time for your title run (also the last match for the company that you carried for years)
- brother dies in the ring
- 2nd act in wcw marred by poor booking
- kicked in the head causing permanent damage and leads to the end of the career
i'm not saying that bret should be mad still. we hope everyone can get over the nagging b.s. in their life if for no other reason but personal happiness. but bret gave and gave and gave to the business that took and took and took from him in ways i think few experienced. i'd like to think that i wouldn't be bitter but i don't know.
I have heard that the brain damage from his career ending injuries (and the subsequent stroke) affected the section of Bret's brain that is responsible for the feeling of happiness/joy.
Russo kicking Al off the show was cold, lmao
Goldberg didn't end his career. Two things on that. 1) Bret hit the back of his head on the concrete earlier in the match messing up the ringpost figure four. You can see it. Bret's doctor told him the back of his head felt like hamburger. The back of your head can't be damaged from getting hit the face. 2) Bret is hit in the side of the head with Goldberg's kick and fell to the mat. His head didn't even touch the mat after falling.
He also wrestled almost a dozen more times in the month of January following that match, sometimes against Goldberg. Bret didn't take time off and properly heal his injuries and he wants to blame someone else.
Goldberg messed the ringpost figure four up not Bret. He was supposed to hold Bret's leg so he would gently fall. Goldberg forgot hence the concussion.
He was concussed. Are you thinking straight when you are concussed?
@@Dicko2909 the kick happened after the figure four, genius
@@Dicko2909 and Bret blamed the figure four in the ref.
@@al5306 What does that have to do with your false claim that Bret screwed up the figure four?
That kick from Goldberg is no worse than a kick from Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic. I am sure Bret got concussed from that incident, but he was not KO'ed/blackout after it. He went on to put Goldberg in the Sharpshooter. I would make the case did Goldberg kick Bret or did he lift his foot up in the air and Bret ran into it. And I think Bret is one of the all time greats.
He's not negative. He tells the truth, and some people don't like the truth.
Exactly
You right there ..
Yes I agree and the proof is that a person like Vince McMahon doesn’t like reality.
… and he’s negative as f**k. I grew up, watching Brett, one of my all-time favorites, but I am really sick of hearing him b¡tch and whine and complain about EVERYTHING. Did you know nothing bad that ever happened to Bret was his fault? Ever? He is the eternal blameless victim… Gross.
@@jonathanmiranda4547if anyone doesn't like or couldn't accept reality it's got to be the guy that thought a title he was scripted to hold was actually his.
the crazy thing is there was a point in time when Bret and GOldberg were on good terms with each other, and Bret went on the record not blaming Goldberg for what happened
i really feel like the turning point was when Goldberg went into the WWE Hall of Fame, or maybe it was around the time Goldberg came back to WWE in 2015 or 2016 and had his second act with them. I think that set him off
Al Snow is right and so is Russo, both are right. Bret reminds me of myself, extremely honest and loyal to a fault, that describes me perfectly. However, I also have "inner pain" (the way my father described it), as well, that I'm reluctant to just "let go" of, so I can understand it from Bret's perspective, as Russo towards the end is trying to get Snow to see, be empathetic. There is a time for that, however, Snow is right too, there has to come a time when you need to change your mind set, and try and focus on the good things that happened in your career, yes even in WCW, like his awesome match with Benoit (the Owen Hart tribute match in 99) and him winning the world title, not to mention being part of WCW when it was winning the "Monday Night Wars". Before that though I think there needs to be forgiveness, he forgave Hickenbottom, he needs to forgive Goldberg as well and even Bischoff who he talks very negatively about.
It's sad as Snow said, in Bischoff's book (Controversy creates Cash), Bischoff said him and Bret got along and they had alot of things in common, they hit it off so to speak, it would be nice if they could put the past behind them and go back to that. The thing is, good bad or indifferent, what's done is done, and can't be undone, I know it's hard but Bret does need to move on and not be so bitter about the past, it's hard for me to type that last bit, I'm thinking about a certain individual.......I don't know if I'll ever be over what she did, but ........maybe I will one day.
He’s been through a lot, but I kind of respect he’s willing to say what others aren’t and I like the fact that he kind of evens it out with Bischoff or Vince won’t fire back at Eric for being an a hole. Brett takes care of it for him..
Bret can feel however he wishes, others can agree or disagree, but dont tell another how they must choose to deal with anything in their life....What I would like to know though, is why its never mentioned/addressed, that after that Goldberg match, Bret continued wrestling for another 2 weeks believe it was, including hardcore matches with Terry Funk where he fell on his head on Thunder during it. He didnt get kicked, go home and never wrestle again. Not a doctor, but the continued punishment more then likely accelerated the damage. Have never seen anyone ask him to his face about it
He lost Davey, Owen, others. He got fucked over on PPV after being 20 years with a company that he deeply cared about. He cared about Vince. He cared about Shawn. And then all this led to Owen dying, Bret getting injured by Goldberg, suffering a stroke.
And he probably feels in some ways those who hurt him never suffered from anything, never really paid the price for it. While he in his mind lost an incredible lot and still had to bite his pride to salvage his WWE legacy. And I think somewhere deep down, Bret hates he had to humble himself like this after being fucked over and it was either that or he gets cast out and forgotten like Warrior.
And Bret grew bitter as a defense mechanism, because he conisders himself too good a performer and a pro to be relegated to this. It's a defense mechanism at the end. He maybe also regrets leaving WWE in 1997 and not agreeing to lose to Shawn despite their issues, because that would be the consummate pro thing to do and Bret fancied himself as the consummate pro. And it would save him a world of trouble with Vince and others. He maybe also hated that while WCW didn't capitalize on the situation at all, Vince just became Mr. McMahon and turned fucking Bret over into a moneymaking success. And no one cared to not support the storyline because it's turning a real life screwjob into entertainment, which well, reminded Bret that people are fickle and not loyal like he was to the WWE at least.
A lot of hurt, pain, losses, indifference of those who hurt him, or lack of genuine remorse, them having better careers and lives, he lost his family, friends, health. And never got it back, only tiny bits of it. If he wasn't bitter at least somewhat, in his mind he feels he would probably just give up his pride, authority and control over his narrative, that he would just dismiss having his life irreversibly altered.
And it's also pride, Bret was always very proud. Him admitting he is bitter and wrong, means he lost and always was wrong. And he doesnt want to accept that.
Forgiveness is not for the other person, it is to lift the weight off your shoulders. He clearly likes the weight. Thats not a jab, just the facts. He was a great wrestler.
I have been defending Vince Russo for a long time. I don't like the way he ended the chat with Al Snow. Unless that was a joke that Al was in on.
They were joking around.
@@TheSynking Probably. I hope so. I guess we will find out how Al Snow responds later.
All the guys Brett was close with are dead. Sometimes too many things get said and done. To ever put it back together. Like a bad marriage wrestling hurt Brett. It directly took his brother's life and indirectly took many of his friends. You can love and hate something at the same time .God bless Bret Hart.
That’s sort of bullshit I’ve seen him talk greatness in interviews and more recently too. It’s during wcw interviews when Bret talks negative mostly . It’s the damn people who interview him who want to talk about wcw bill and the screw job . It’s not always Bret picking the topic because people want controversy on there podcasts . Hush up Al snow shhh
I think it's just clips you guys are watching. He's asked a question and he gives an answer. He has a lot of positive stories on his wrestling career. You just need to watch those interviews. He's not all negative. Again though he has been through so much. Like someone said, he's lost family, friends, he had a stroke, survived cancer, and he has been through a lot. I don't think he just goes around saying "I hate Bill Goldberg" lol. He's married, a Grandfather, and enjoys his family. Like I said I think people just post the negative stuff and not the positive stuff he has to say.
Pretty much every comment summarizes it up perfectly. Something people seem to look past is Bret has always delivered deadpan. He's never been a goofy, super bubbly personality. As he's gotten older he actually reminds me more of his father, Stu. All the shit the Hart family has gone through, they're tough as nails. Like Stu, Bret doesn't hide behind a mask, you ask Bret a question, you get a sharp shooter answer. Most of the time all the clips are of him talking about bitter memories because just like the stupid news on TV, negativity is what draws people in. Behind the camera Bret is a funny, creative guy who has tons of positive memories to share from his life well lived.
I like Al, but until you've had the losses Bret had to endure, his career, his brother, his father. He has damn well earned the right ot be miffed. He had a top notch career , that got ended because he "Trusted the business." Don't have to agree. ☝️
Everyone loses people gets fucked over on life broken trust. You have to keep moving forward and let it go
Bret had some hardship in wrestling but he should be proud of the career he had he's in the hall of fame he's beloved many people have him in their top 5 or top 10 of best wrestlers sometimes you have to let things go and if Bret did that he would be happy
Doesn't every wrestler get into the Hall of Fame?
@@James-fj6yo most wrestlers do get in the hall of fame
Snooki is in the hall of fame the hall of fame doesn’t mean jack shit
Didn't he say in his book and in his own documentary - The Best There Is, The Best There Was and The Best There Ever Will Be, that he was pushed into becoming a wrestler because of his father. Despite his natural talent?
In Bret's defense he has lost a lot personally and professionally. It's easy to say he is bitter but you have to be in his shoes to understand what he went through in his wrestling career. You have to be in his shoes and I don't feel people get it. Yes he is negative because he wanted to make a change when he came to WCW but wasn't allowed thanks to Bischoff, Hogan, Turner and all the suits involved with the downfall of WCW.
I enjoyed the banter at the end between Al and Vince. Gave me a good chuckle.
Yes, Vince kicked Shawn to the curb by having his last match be the main event of mania, paying him full gaurentee for 4 full years to sit at home "injured," and then bringing him back, on top for another decade.
Let's also revisit how Russo booked Hogan, Flair, Luger, Sid, Sting in the year 2000.....
I wish Bret could look back on his career with more fondness, and I agree whole-heartedly that taking everything so personally and carrying around so much bitterness isn't good for a person in any way. But to keep saying he feels negatively about wrestling "for some reason" is crazy. All his boys are dead. His brother is dead and dead because of a wrestling promotion's negligence. His brother's death caused a ton of family strain and drama. He clearly has a *very* complicated relationship with Vince, one that's involved at least a decent amount of manipulation. His career didn't end the way he wanted to. I mean... wrestling wasn't great to him.
It all comes back to money, which is weird, Scott, Kev, and other guys told him, ask Vince for more money, but he ignored them
Al not understanding why Bret is bitter about the wrestling business.
Here's a guess, unlike Al he was THE top guy in WWE at one point, the company that killed his brother. The business that allowed rampant drug use which helped kill Pillman, Bulldog, Niedhart and many other not just friends but actual family members.
He gets FORCED to leave WWE and is working with a guy who kicked him so hard he had a stroke a year or two later and ended not just his career but his lifelong passion started by his dad.
To say "I don't know why Bret would be bitter" might be the dumbest thing you'll ever hear
Droz remained friends with D'lo after he was paralyzed from the neck down and he spoke fondly of his career. WCW offered Bret more money, he wasn't forced out. Drug use is on the individual not the company
@@absolutez3r019 Bret had signed a 20 year contract with Vince McMahon, only for Vince to tell him a few months later that he couldn't afford to pay it and he should go to WCW - so yes, Bret did get forced out. And it's great that Droz was so positive about his career being ended, but everyone is different and everyone has the right to react differently. Did Droz also have a stroke like Bret did, which causes emotional problems and personality changes?
@@Bernicia295 maybe its because vince wanted to push new stars vince wanted to pay austin wat he was paying shawn michaels because it was Austin's time and then also the rock. To vince wrestlers are a commodity business there always has to be something new that they can make business with. Also considering the fact that bret and shawn would want no less than wat Austin and the rock get paid. The wrestlers egos.
Bret Hart is a bitter old liar
Goldberg's kick wasn't what caused the concussion.
Bret got to be famous making millions of dollars, travel the world doing something he loves vs a normal man who has to work to barely pay the bills doing something he hates. That's what Al's saying
He always positive when he talks about his run with Austin. It’s like the happiest he gets talking about wrestling
Bret is my favorite in ring guy ever and Al my be right that it's unhealthy for Bret. This is a fair conversation. Bret is very call it down the middle and I think it's fair too. But all and all I think Bret is uniquely qualified to call it how he does and if any deserves too its him at the same time Id love to see his fans stop opening so many topics that he will always have negative thoughts on.
Even even Eric Bischoff said we back in 1997, what’s the problem drop the belt you’re off to bigger and better things. Bret heart is just a different type of person.
Maybe the head injury Goldberg gave him gave him depression and the deaths of his family and friends will not help with any depression someone has.
I'm going through some stuff atm and suffering from depression doesn't help me at all, so I feel like what the point is in doing anything and struggling to get out of bed to deal with stuff
It feels like bret Maybe trying to deal with depression
I hope you're better. I suffered thru 7 years of severe depression.
As well as the head injury from Goldberg, he also had a stroke which can cause depression and other emotional issues. People like Al Snow and Vince Russo don't seem to take any of that into account.
I'm right there with ya. Life/reality is brutal, and it will dropkick til you can't get up. The one thing that gets me thru the day, is memories of times life wasn't so bad and wasn't so dark. Without those, I probably would of looked for a way out.
I love Bret but the man is ALWAYS negative! Even if the Goldberg kick to the head never happened, he would still be bitter aboit something! I understand he dealt with a lot of trauma but so does everyone in life! He carries TOO MUCH on his back and it really is sad and unhealthy!
6:40 Yeah, wrestling is subjective so you have a right not to prefer Russo's booking. But if Russo pushed you when nobody else would (Bret Hart, Lance Storm, etc), & then you attack Russo, that's a character sickness
Bret went into business for himself in Montreal. Drop the belt. You are an actor.
Exactly!
Im still working & healthy. More than 1/2 of my family didn't pass away. My brother didn't have an accident that caused his life in wrestling. I didn't get Screwed in Canada 🇨🇦... Why isn't Brett Happy 😁 & Jolly like me 🎉🙆🎊!!!
:AL Snow
Us: 😐???
Great interview
I don't think it's negativity I think he's being honest. Golberg hurt people many times including himself. He was careless and that's not an endearing trait. As for Russo he thought he was an idiot. What should he say? He was a genius?
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Bret was the realest wrestler maybe ever, his selling, athletic ability and in ring story telling were S class his family Stu and the dungeon is wrestling lore, anyone who dared take that away was going to be on blast forever
I suspect much of the anger comes from the realization that the entire world doesn't revolve around him the way he wishes it does. I've even heard members of his own family elude to this. I don't understand why any would want to meet him and/or talk to him anymore because it's always the same.
If Droz could forgive D-Lo, Bret should able to forgive Goldberg.
I always loved Bret. He is my all time favorite wrestler, but he’s gotta let it go. Can’t live in the past and dwell on what could have been.
He’s still the best there ever will be.
Edge was the one who Ended Droz Career Not D Lo
I feel like with Bret he always took so much care in the ring to not hurt his opponent that it grinds his gears that someone else didnt do the same for him and it ended his career.
That on top of his brother dying in the ring.
That on top of probably regretting leaving the wwe/f
He is likely thinking in his head if i had never left WWF my brother would still be alive and I never would have got kicked by Goldberg.
Would be tough
Look how his career ended. I'd be bitter, too. Who wants their career to end like that?
I don't think Goldberg hurt him intentionally, but he hurt him nonetheless.
Let's not forget the Montreal Screw Job. Bret was always a team player, and they did him dirty.
Oh yeah, his brother fell to his death on national TV, and they went on with the show smh.
Bret reached his limit. I wish him the best.
P.S. as far as the screw job is concerned the only fault that Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart has was showing up 4 The PPV since Vince McMahon gave him a creative clause contract which he NEVER does! that alone should’ve told Bret that maybe he should sit this one out since his just gave him a contract in which he could do whatever the hell he wants lol!
If Austin would go around hating on what his brother did to him or dan severin he wouldn't be acting like this
Everybody talks about the screw job.. if he had done what Vince wanted him to do...and lose to HBK it wouldnt have happened...Bret screwed Bret!!
Why is bret so negative? Hmm lets see, he got screwed by Vince McMahon in 1997, then in 1999 at over the edge ppv his brother owen fell to his death over a stupid wwf stunt that didn't need to be done, then goldberg kicked him in the head so hard and ended his career and cost him millions, he's since had strokes and thankfully beat cancer, so yeh I wonder why he's negative the guy has gone through absolute hell, and lets face it when he was an active wrestler he really was the best there is the best there was and the best that there ever will be, nobody could lace his boots, he never injured a single wrestler in his whole career and he's one of only a few wrestlers that was so good he could make you suspend your disbelief, watching how smooth he could wrestle was poetry in motion, its no wonder cm punk absolutely idolizes the hitman!!!
Maybe Stu stuck the proverbial gun to Brett's dome and made him be a pro and he is still holding resentment for it?
"They use you all up and then out with the old and in with the next guy."
That's life. Thats all professional sports. Thats a lot of blue collar jobs. Bret"s family ran a territory so if anyone should know that it would be him. Al ir right. Bret's career was legendary. He chooses to focus on the 5% that didnt go the way he would have liked. He's top 5 all time when people refer to "technical" wrestlers. Hell, he was Austin's and Undertakers favorite opponent.
Yeah but the source of his anger comes from him trying 2 figure out WHY did they double cross him? Because the Montreal Screw Job is the biggest WHAT IFs event in pro wrestling history
@jonathanmiranda4547 if he diesiu know at this point, Then he's a moron
To me, he's just extremely honest, if you ask him about a topic he's not going to pretend to feel one way or another he'll just give it to you straight and his deadpan delivery can make what he says either sound worse or funny. if he was truly miserable or bitter this would be too personal for him talk about at every shoot.
he takes such a great deal of pride in wrestling that he's willing to share everything and how it made him feel covering the good, the bad the down right dark & ugly and After all he went through, like most wrestlers he could have gone down a very dark path so if being transparent to a fault kept him from turning to drugs & alcohol, than i'm happy he's in a place he can share his experiences without triggering any trauma at the expense of a few guys feeling dissed about what he says and how he says it
In bret harts defense.... He doesn't just bang on about it. He is requested to do interviews and is always asked about it. I doubt he is walking around at home shouting screw Goldberg.
Imagine someone did something to you when you 20 years ago that really double crossed you and messed your life up and then every week since then you have people wanting to interview you and ask you about it. You'd still be pissy too 😂
I love it! When Bret calls Goldberg a fucking idiot, and Eric Bischoff, and (no offense) Vince Russo. It’s funny shit. I also feel like it’s a bit of a work too. Bret really is the best.
Bret should be visiting a psychiatrist, he has very clear mental issues to be honest
I think if my career was cut 6 years to short and then told get over it I don't think somehow I would be doing cartwheels
It seems like the highest compliment comes from Brett Hart. You know he isn't shooting smoke up anyone's ass.
I stand with Bret!
How can you stand with such a bitter man?
I think what it comes down to as well is Bret Hart Gave a lot to the wrestling business and in the end by 2000, it didn't give back to him!!!
Goldberg cost him millions of dollars and ended his legendary career. I’d still be pissed too foh
As a fan, I would say that Bret Hart is the one person where - every dime he made in the wrestling industry - he actually deserved it. If my brother was killed, I was screwed over by a double-cross finish, got buried at another company, and then got injured forcing me to retire too early, I’d be upset also.
Honesty is not negativity its just honesty and some don't have the ability to hear that
Easy for people to say when they haven't been screwed over and lied to as much as he has... plus let's not forget he is Canadian, eh?
Nobody ever talks about it, but Al touches around it in this. The injury from the kick that ended his career is a real thing for sure, and an absolutely awful way to go out. BUT... Bret was also at the end of his career. People forget, he wrestled for 22 YEARS. He won just about everything there is to win, sometimes winning them 3 times. He wasn't being used well in WCW, and the company was about 18 months from closing. He wasn't going back to WWE - this was about 3 or 4 years after the Screwjob. He would have retired, maybe come back to do a TNA run in his late 40's or 50's. Again, it was absolutely awful what happened, but it also probably saved him even more anger and resentment in the long run. Basically, trading one Goldberg story for about 30 new Russo, Bischoff, Nash, Michaels, Hunter, etc. wrestling politics stories where all he wanted was respect and the other guys were wasting his immense talent and loyalty.
Bret definitely had more years in him if he never got that injury. Kurt Angle even made a push to get him back in WWE for WM 18. Bret would have certainly went back to WWE after WCW went out of business.
@kevinlee9929 I disagree totally, but I respect the take. There were dozens of people that would have pushed for it (and against it), but it would all fall in Bret & Vince's lap ultimately, so outside opinions wouldn't be relevant. The Hart/McMahon stuff goes deeper than the Screwjob, and getting punched in the face by an employee (or anyone really) is something that takes a long while to emotionally recover from. Especially for a personality like McMahon, hiring back a physically broken down Bret absolutely made him feel confident, powerful, "generous," etc. I can't see Vince hiring a healthy Bret back or a healthy Bret wanting to ever work with Vince again.
The Montreal Screwjob? Goldberg's fault.
I don't find him so negative. He's direct. He doesn't mince his words.