@@johndantes656 Nowhere near the hottest star on the planet. WCW was destroying WWF in the ratings, the entire wrestling world was waiting for Sting vs Hogan and nobody gave a crap about WWF until Mike Tyson appeared in 1998.
@@CryptoAshkn Vince was paying him to stay home because he was afraid he would go to WCW. As soon as WCW went out of business he was miraculously cured. This info is readily available for anyone with a clue.
As a kid, I use to remember the Heart Foundation vs the British Bulldogs. Absolutely the Gold Standard in Tag Wrestling. The the Hitman went solo, and I thought oh my days "he is the good guy" wahoooooo.
I like how he brings up being reprimanded by Vince for not working Macho's leg earlier in his career and how much that stuck with him.. because Bret's known for always working his opponent's legs and lower back to soften em up for the Sharpshooter. Maybe that started with this certain reprimand.
Bret might seem bitter and egotistical to a lot of people and I kinda understand why, but I've never heard him talk and not think to myself "he does have a point" Bret was too real in a business full of fake people.
The reason so many couldn't understand Bret back then was because he possessed 2 things rarely seen in the industry: loyalty & true integrity - living up to your word. Bret never would've gone against Vince simply because he was the guy that gave him his first real shot in the business. Vince couldn't understand this because a person can't understand things like loyalty & integrity when they've never experienced what it's like to feel them personally.
@@kingomar69 I find it funny how this is always a retort people use like its smart, like you can't infer how someone might be from their actions. As the cliche goes, actions speak louder than words
Does ITR ever post or host full versions of these interviews?. Even behind a pay wall i would love to hear a full interview. Been watching the clips over Christmas.
Remembered the match vividly as a kid. Watched it on a black and white TV to avoid getting into trouble for being up so late. Bret was my favorite wrestler of all time.
Who’s the interviewer? He’s really good and has great rapport with all the wrestlers is he famous or just like a fan? Who is the videos in his cool I like I like bread too
To me, the name Bret Hart is synonymous with the word legend. He remains an inspiration to me from the 1990s to this day. His matches were always engaging because it seemed like he had an endless bag of tricks. I especially loved being in the 3rd row at the 1996 Survivor Series and watching him turn Steve Austin's Million $ Dream against him for the pinfall win. I've also met Bret many times--he's a very kind and sincere person who appreciates the fans.
Would have been interesting if Bret left the year before because the Screwjob angle helped create the Vince McMahon character that helped Austin's career so much!
@@dachronicalalittlebitofeve6630 Business was down more with Shawn and Diesel. Undertaker vs Mankin 96 and Bret vs Austin 96/97 was far better than what Shawn was doing. Bret had the best match in WWF in 91 mr perfect , 92 piper or Bulldog , 93 king of the ring , 94 Owen , 96 Austin SS and 97 Austin WM.
It makes me sick hearing that opening story, Bret has been in the WWF since 1984, and it's 1986 during a match with the Killer Bees at MSG when he takes notice of Bret? He and Anvil had two matches against the Bulldogs at MSG in '85, the second of which is much better than the first (and FAR better than the one with the Bees) Yet it's 1986 where Vince sees Bret's value?
This may be hard to explain because it's literally explaining the English language to somebody who seems fluent. Bret said ERIC wouldn't go for it. Meaning he knew Eric didn't think he deserved that amount. He never said anything about whether or not he thought he deserved that amount
This isn't even a complicated or debatable issues. The answer is no. Bret should not have been paid more than Hogan. Wrestlers are paid according to the amount of eyes they got on the product and butts on seats in the arenas, NOT based on how good of a technical wrestler they are in the fictional storyline of professional wrestling. The absolute reality is that whether Bret or any of his fans like it or not, it is a factual reality that Hogan attracted more viewers and paying customers than Bret did, for the entirety of his career. The ONLY people that will argue against this are total marks, whose opinions are worthless anyway.
He was the only heel who managed to pull of being absolutely hated only in America( but loved by kids) while somehow being a babyface everywhere else. It's a shame his heel run will be overshadowed by the screwjob
The only time he had a gimmick was in his last year or so in the WWF where he was bitter and whiney all the time turns out that was his real personality shining through.
So it was because of Vince he always targeted to leg. I thought it was because he was too tactical. He's right, fast matches are better, targeting the leg was too boring for me.
Bret Hart is one of my favorite wrestlers....BUT....the screwjob was Bret's fault. I've heard it from every angle. You leave, you need to drop the title, period. What was Vince's Fault was that he had Bret as the champion and let is contract go up with title still on Bret. Now, I get it he didn't want to loose in Canada. Either way it would have been good for business because it would have turned Shawn into the biggest heel champion ever...and was now in a position to give a someone a huge face push. I hate the attitude era of WWF.
The more I listen to Bret talk the more I realise he’s his own biggest fan. He wants to be the top guy all the time but pro wrestling doesn’t work like that. When you’ve got a deep roster you have to shuffle people around so everyone gets their shot in the main event especially if they’re a hard workers. I don’t think Bret understands that still to this day 🤦♂️
Yeah, big brain opinion here. That’s why all the bag boys at the grocery store should get their shot at being regional manager. Everyone has to get their shot.
@@Crytoboxer35 I mean, if I met Hulk fing Hogan in real life, I'm pretty sure he could say woe is me and cry into his soup and I would be there for all of it.
He should give Jumping Jim and B.Brian some credit making him look good instead of taking all the credit! The Killer Bees made all the tag teams look great.
Such a great career some could only wish they had and this guy is bitter still to this day. Bret Hart fan but this really tarnishes his career still complaining.
That was circumstantial, partly because of the steroid scandal. And he DIDNT draw. He was one of the worst drawing champions in history. Definitely not a money maker
@@onewarriornation602There's a difference between certain segments of a fanbase really liking him on one hand, and actually drawing money on the other. He wasn't the worst as a draw, but was absolutely nowhere near as big a draw as the likes of Hogan, Austin, heck even Goldberg for the short time he was on fire. That is objective reality btw, not personal opinion.
@@fuzzluvver69 I never said he was as big of a draw as them. I said he drew. That's objective fact. When Vince had him beat Diesel the numbers, and this the money went UP. When Michaels tanked the company so bad Vince and his Lawyer were talking about filing bankruptcy and Bret came back and Vince put the strap back on him he again increased the numbers, AKA drew. You said he "didn't draw." He did.
Hts not that he believes that wrestling is real, its that he was brought up in a multi generational wrestling family. Brett lived and breathed the wrestling business. It ment more to him than most.
@@jamief1263lol you got to be talking bullshit hogan was that popular that people that didn’t watch wrestling know hogans name never forget hogans popularity in the 80s n 90s he was Muhammad Ali of wrestling
@@adilejaz9227 eighties and very early 90’s, Hogan almost killed wrestling by lying about steroids and without the NWO he would have sank WCW. 92-96 Hogan wasnt the ratings god that he was previously and If it wasn’t for Nash and Hall, Hogan wouldn’t have been able to climb back. WWF was struggling in the US, but outside it was as popular as ever, with Bret leading the new generation. When your a kid, watching Hogan get beaten up by goons like Zeus was fun, but when you get older you want to see more wrestling with your wrestling, enter wrestlers like Bret, Shawn and Owen Hart, who could wrestle. These guys where not roided up, coke fuelled maniacs, they were not larger than life characters, but they were much better wrestlers.
Bret was perpetually the underdog, grunt. He had just enough success that it would sting when it was taken from him. Hulk and HBK were pushed, Stone Cold rose without being held back. Bret was toyed with and held back.
Hulk Hogan did everything he could to avoid a match with Bret Hart in WWE and WCW. A fun fact that the main event for Summerslam 1993 was supposed to be Bret Hart vs Hulk Hogan and Bret would regain the WWE title. Hulk Hogan beat Yokozuna at Wrestlemania 9 and Bret Hart would win the king of the ring and then the match between them would happen. Hogan found out about the plan and backed out of facing Bret Hart. He dropped the belt back to Yokozuna and then left the company. Years later WCW teased a feud between them just to have Bret Hart turn heel and join the NWO which made no sense. Hulk Hogan kept refusing to face Bret Hart. And if you need further proof of Hogan playing games and being selfish we must never forget WCW bash at the beach 2000.
WCW wasn't a wrestling company that was pretty much the problem. WCW was a TV show featuring wrestling, not a wrestling company. That's why they were able to end their house show business and be more profitable for it.
They didn't end it. They stopped going on the road for a while cuz they kept losing money every time. They restarted running live events once business was better.
Point of Bret's story, Company loyalty doesn't exist. It's fake and non genuine. Do what's best for you and your family. Make the move if it suits you best
Realistically, hulk deserved more money than Bret because he was the bigger star in WCW. Bret didn't make that much of an impact because of other stars like ddp, Goldberg, sting, nwo, etc. Hogan is a piece of crap but I'm speaking truthfully.
@@nbs0078Hogan didnt screw up his debut. Bret screwed up by nit catching a flight from Montreal to Nitro the next night to cut a shoot promo like WCW wanted.
In terms of marketing, he wasn't worth more than Hulk in any point of his career. Hogan will always be the most famous Wrestler in the last 50 years. Hogan legitimised WCW and made wrestling unbelievably hot, Bret came along and nobody really cared. Facts.
@@joshuahosang6690 That's very true, that's the exact same thing they're doing with AEW now, another massive Canadian star comes over and the arena is almost empty and this is the same guy that was tag champs with Hogan ironically enough. I don't think he could of had a chance of being a draw in WCW because you had so many massive stars and main eventers just wandering about all over the card, it was a mess. Lost in the shuffle.
@@joshuahosang6690He never put in the effort or work to try to be a top star in WCW. Bret showed up, collected a paycheck and sat around whining and complaining about everything.
@@onewarriornation602yeah because they booked Bret well down in wcw.. they had him as a nwo recruiter.. very stupid since he debut by stopping the nwo from cheating once again. It’s clear as day they didn’t book Bret correctly and I go on the list of others like sting, Jericho, booker, benoit, eddy
@@MR.__G Yeah, because Bret showed up ready to contribute and with a positive attitude. Oh right, he would show up halfway through the show, interrupt the bookers backstage and ask them "so what should I do today?" Bret needs to take responsibility for himself for once in his career.
If WCW had given him Hogan $ and a penny more, that would've been hilarious LOL At the time of the "Montreal Screwjob", there's an argument to be made that Bret might've deserved it.
When did working the leg become boring to Bret? 🤣. I like Beer but he just won't let things go. It must be torture mentally to hold on to stuff from an industry where so much stuff is a work that ppl don't even believe the real stuff.
Pro wrestling means you wrestle someone in a scripted match. But what makes pro wrestling so immersive is because of its storylines and gimmicks. You can't just relie on your wrestling skills and expect the crowd to be firmly behind your back if you look like a road marker stone during your promos. Bret hart- 11/10 for his wrestling skills, but his promo delivery.... Let it be. Hogan, Ultimate Warrior, The Miz and so many others went over purely on their promo skills.
@@superlegoman2003 bro you juat proved his point. Warrior screaming and appealing to kids is what made money, not his wrestling skills. We can even trake Jon Cena for example, wrestling skill set is limited but he carried the company fo so many years, why?.....because of his mic work, his appeal to kids, and his overall gimmick.
I have never been a fan of Hulk Hogan, but Bret was not worth near as much as him as a commodity. There are many wrestlers like Hogan that are a better commodity than they are a wrestler.
Bret Hart is delusional if he thinks he should have been paid more than Hogan who basically saved WCW, and was a key driving force for its success in the late 90’s , Bret despite his greatness as a wrestler never really made big money for WWF outside possibly of ticket sales in Canada, Bret was basically well known by WWF fans and wrestling fans in general but he never was a Hogan, Stone Cold, or The Rock, of the wrestling business
I love Bret, he’s one of my all time favorite wrestlers, but I must disagree that he deserved to be paid better than Hogan. When Hulk became the heel Hollywood, Hogan took it another level, and Sting wouldn’t have been the icon if it wasn’t for Hollywood cutting all time classic heel promos as a leader of nWo.
I love bret too and agree with everything you said. Would also like to add the more he whines about the past the more he loses credibility….. he didn’t need to say a word. We all knew he was the excellence of execution…. The more he talks now the more he’s killing his legacy.
These contracts apply to more people than you think this story is familiar when talking about trades or services....bottom line is ,the rich own us all!
Bret Hart was clearly a better wrestler, but bigger draw?... I dunno, I've seen alot of wrestling shoot videos, an most of the time when guys are talking about Bret, they say he always wanted to be no#1, so it's not doubt that Hart asked for a penny more than Hogan, just to say he's making more money at the time. Hart seems like a good guy, but alot of wrestlers say he's very conceded.
Bret is a great wrestler, he's my third favorite of all time... but Bret was never worth as much as Hogan. Not at his peak in the WWF and certainly not in WCW.
@donjohn2695 100% fact. Love him or hate him, Hogan is the biggest draw of all time. If the internet had existed 1985, his merch sales would be historical. Hogan had over 33 million people watching at one point. Steve Austin barely broke 10 million at his absolute peak. John Cena didn't even crack 6 million and it dropped every single year he was on top. Anyone who thought they were bigger than Hogan was kayfabing themselves.
@@kozmo6707 Exactly. He clearly said that he never wanted to join WCW, so he gave an offer they couldn't accept. Worst case he'd be given a whole lot of money, which eventually he accepted more than a year later because WWE couldn't afford him and the outlook for his character in WWE wasn't great.
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Did Bret Hart deserve more money than Hulk Hogan? Let us know in the comments below!
No. To most kids Bret was just the guy in pink with greasy hair that didn't talk much
He-shouldve-taken-the-2.5-million-that-Eric-offered...He-showed-too-much-loyalty-to-Vince..At-that-point-in-his-career,-getting-more-money-and-less-days-on-the-road-should've-appealed-to-him-way-more...But-no-Hogan-deserved-to-make-more-than-everybody-else.
Yes! Hottest star on the planet after Montreal if they had had the brains to handle him properly.
No, not even close he was paid just over a million for one year in wwf and they lost money. Wcw should have paid him even less.
@@johndantes656 Nowhere near the hottest star on the planet. WCW was destroying WWF in the ratings, the entire wrestling world was waiting for Sting vs Hogan and nobody gave a crap about WWF until Mike Tyson appeared in 1998.
I’ve never seen a clip that involves Bret Hart laughing
I never seen any hitman laugh.
He doesn't much. Especially now days. He was done dirty.
Then you need to watch the amazing clip where he talks about Owen's ribs, particularly the one where he ribs Stu
He has quite a few interviews in which he laughs. Just have to keep watching
I've heard him laugh. When he telling an Owen Hart story on stone cold Steve Austin phone call
"Eric Bischoff was like the guy behind the curtain at the Wizard of Oz. Making all the noise. But didn't know anything" - Bret Hart
Bitter Bret is stroked out grumpy MarK and Eric has always been a conman clown.
@@yoholmes273absolute bellend.
Yeah, must be why Bischoff was so successful.
Yeah and he was wrong lol
Atleast Bischoff had the balls to go toe to toe with RAW and beat them in the ratings for a whole year
In a perfect world the match between Bret Hart vs Hulk Hogan would of happened at Summerslam 93.
In a perfect World that whole Bret Hart WCW mess Run don't happens.
@watersandblue6001 and hbk wouldn't get injured. Imagine bret and hbk in 98 to 2000 with the rest.
@@CryptoAshknthe boy toy had a fake injury. He was miraculously cured after WCW went out of business.
@@hosepipe lol what. Faked injury for 4 years ??? Come on
@@CryptoAshkn Vince was paying him to stay home because he was afraid he would go to WCW. As soon as WCW went out of business he was miraculously cured. This info is readily available for anyone with a clue.
10 minutes later... "what was your question?"
As a kid, I use to remember the Heart Foundation vs the British Bulldogs. Absolutely the Gold Standard in Tag Wrestling. The the Hitman went solo, and I thought oh my days "he is the good guy" wahoooooo.
I like how he brings up being reprimanded by Vince for not working Macho's leg earlier in his career and how much that stuck with him.. because Bret's known for always working his opponent's legs and lower back to soften em up for the Sharpshooter. Maybe that started with this certain reprimand.
can we get the full damn interview plz? i keep seeing the same 3-4 clips "penny more than hogan" , "goldberg ended his career", etc
Yea that’s all he talks about is Goldberg.
He gets asked the same questions though. Ask Bret something different in these sit down conversations so we can hear him talk on other topics.
Bret might seem bitter and egotistical to a lot of people and I kinda understand why, but I've never heard him talk and not think to myself "he does have a point"
Bret was too real in a business full of fake people.
My goodness such a typical mark 😂
@@Jcrash71 is that so?
This man is a treasure. I could listen to him talk about his life in the business endlessly
Thanks for the video, INSIDE THE ROPES
The reason so many couldn't understand Bret back then was because he possessed 2 things rarely seen in the industry: loyalty & true integrity - living up to your word. Bret never would've gone against Vince simply because he was the guy that gave him his first real shot in the business.
Vince couldn't understand this because a person can't understand things like loyalty & integrity when they've never experienced what it's like to feel them personally.
Most boring interview ever.
Do you know McMahon personally?
@@kingomar69 I find it funny how this is always a retort people use like its smart, like you can't infer how someone might be from their actions. As the cliche goes, actions speak louder than words
Very few employers deserve loyalty in my experience.
Does ITR ever post or host full versions of these interviews?. Even behind a pay wall i would love to hear a full interview. Been watching the clips over Christmas.
Remembered the match vividly as a kid. Watched it on a black and white TV to avoid getting into trouble for being up so late. Bret was my favorite wrestler of all time.
“It’s still real” to Bret
Why is this censored.. half the fun is hearing someone like Bret who never really cussed when he was a performer, is now dropping S bombs all over lol
That’s funny as ask for a penny more 😂
Who’s the interviewer? He’s really good and has great rapport with all the wrestlers is he famous or just like a fan? Who is the videos in his cool I like I like bread too
To me, the name Bret Hart is synonymous with the word legend. He remains an inspiration to me from the 1990s to this day. His matches were always engaging because it seemed like he had an endless bag of tricks. I especially loved being in the 3rd row at the 1996 Survivor Series and watching him turn Steve Austin's Million $ Dream against him for the pinfall win. I've also met Bret many times--he's a very kind and sincere person who appreciates the fans.
Would have been interesting if Bret left the year before because the Screwjob angle helped create the Vince McMahon character that helped Austin's career so much!
I loved the Hart Foundation; the tag team and the stable.
That and the intercontinental title should’ve been his limit, being a heavyweight champ almost killed the company…..
@@dachronicalalittlebitofeve6630 Business was down more with Shawn and Diesel. Undertaker vs Mankin 96 and Bret vs Austin 96/97 was far better than what Shawn was doing.
Bret had the best match in WWF in 91 mr perfect , 92 piper or Bulldog , 93 king of the ring , 94 Owen , 96 Austin SS and 97 Austin WM.
Ahhh yes the very humble Bret hart. He’s always right when he tells the story.
It makes me sick hearing that opening story, Bret has been in the WWF since 1984, and it's 1986 during a match with the Killer Bees at MSG when he takes notice of Bret? He and Anvil had two matches against the Bulldogs at MSG in '85, the second of which is much better than the first (and FAR better than the one with the Bees) Yet it's 1986 where Vince sees Bret's value?
Thing is even bret didn't think that, he just said a total he knew Eric wouldn't go for, so if bret didn't think he deserved it why would anyone else.
This may be hard to explain because it's literally explaining the English language to somebody who seems fluent. Bret said ERIC wouldn't go for it. Meaning he knew Eric didn't think he deserved that amount. He never said anything about whether or not he thought he deserved that amount
Makes you wonder what might of been had Bret taken the 2.5 Million and signed with WCW. Montreal Screw Job probably would of never happened for one.
The last 30 seconds of this clip is the REAL reason why Vince broke that 10 year contract. It was get back smh... Thank you Hitman!!!
This dude has my respect for the career but he lives on planet Bret to say the least
really interesting to listen to this guy talk
I love listening to him talking about his wrestling days, he’s so honest and doesn’t hide anything
Ass kiss
How do you know he is honest?
@@Director2024caus of his life history, he's a guy screwed by backstage politics & misplaced trust. It's tragic & somehow inspiring at the same time
@@nbs0078im not sure you answered how you know he's being honest
@@Director2024 he’s said plenty. Where did he lie?
This isn't even a complicated or debatable issues. The answer is no. Bret should not have been paid more than Hogan. Wrestlers are paid according to the amount of eyes they got on the product and butts on seats in the arenas, NOT based on how good of a technical wrestler they are in the fictional storyline of professional wrestling. The absolute reality is that whether Bret or any of his fans like it or not, it is a factual reality that Hogan attracted more viewers and paying customers than Bret did, for the entirety of his career. The ONLY people that will argue against this are total marks, whose opinions are worthless anyway.
Okay? Still paid loads
you don´t really get it, do you? Bret was just messing with Eric by demanding one more penny. not that hard to understand
Audio sucks horribly. Next time correct/regulate it in Adobe Audition...
brets a class act. as a kid in the 80s, i always loved his whole gimmick.
what gimmick?
His gimmick was a shoot!
No, he’s not. He’s a horribly bitter, old, washed up Canadian.
He was the only heel who managed to pull of being absolutely hated only in America( but loved by kids) while somehow being a babyface everywhere else. It's a shame his heel run will be overshadowed by the screwjob
The only time he had a gimmick was in his last year or so in the WWF where he was bitter and whiney all the time turns out that was his real personality shining through.
bret just has these emotional eyes and it makes me tear up when i hear his voice
Great interview Hitman
So it was because of Vince he always targeted to leg.
I thought it was because he was too tactical.
He's right, fast matches are better, targeting the leg was too boring for me.
The Match that Bret and Randy Savage R.I.P had planned sounded like it would've been awesome to see.
Sucks wcw was so poorly ran, imagine if both companies stayed around we would still have good wrestling from both companies
Bret: I want the same pay as hulk plus one penny
Eric: go home Bret, your drunk
You're
He actually got more though, thanks his popularity post screwjob
@@kozmo6707Cringe
There is a reason why Bret spent years in the Main Event slot of the Hogan tour. Nobody wanted to follow him and he was a trusted hand from '86 on.
this explains a lot, but then again: it's all about the mighty dollar.
Bret Hart is one of my favorite wrestlers....BUT....the screwjob was Bret's fault. I've heard it from every angle. You leave, you need to drop the title, period. What was Vince's Fault was that he had Bret as the champion and let is contract go up with title still on Bret. Now, I get it he didn't want to loose in Canada. Either way it would have been good for business because it would have turned Shawn into the biggest heel champion ever...and was now in a position to give a someone a huge face push. I hate the attitude era of WWF.
The more I listen to Bret talk the more I realise he’s his own biggest fan. He wants to be the top guy all the time but pro wrestling doesn’t work like that.
When you’ve got a deep roster you have to shuffle people around so everyone gets their shot in the main event especially if they’re a hard workers. I don’t think Bret understands that still to this day 🤦♂️
Yeah, big brain opinion here. That’s why all the bag boys at the grocery store should get their shot at being regional manager. Everyone has to get their shot.
In fact WWF should have let Mosh and Thrasher have a run as champions.
Everyone needs to get their shot when you have a deep roster.
@@ce2987Don't forget Sparky Plugg Holly, he was a hard worker and should have been shuffled to get his shot..
Bret Hart would make a great business man.
Met Brett at a bar in Niagara. Falls. All he talked about is Goldberg. Realy interrupted my setting I jumped up and left I didn’t pay my tab.
Pics or it didn't happen.
@@captfeenyI wish it didn’t happen.
@@Crytoboxer35 I mean, if I met Hulk fing Hogan in real life, I'm pretty sure he could say woe is me and cry into his soup and I would be there for all of it.
He should give Jumping Jim and B.Brian some credit making him look good instead of taking all the credit! The Killer Bees made all the tag teams look great.
Such a great career some could only wish they had and this guy is bitter still to this day. Bret Hart fan but this really tarnishes his career still complaining.
Eric Bischoff's biggest mistake was never booking Bret Hart vs Hulk Hogan on a WCW PPV for the WCW Title.
Bret was a main event guy from 1993 to 1997 that's a 4 year run on top. He did pretty good for a guy who spent most of his career as a midcarder
That was circumstantial, partly because of the steroid scandal. And he DIDNT draw. He was one of the worst drawing champions in history. Definitely not a money maker
1992, he was champ from 1992 survivor series till 1997 survivor series
@@billybob5337Except he did draw and isnt anywhere close to being "one of the worst draws in WWF history."
@@onewarriornation602There's a difference between certain segments of a fanbase really liking him on one hand, and actually drawing money on the other. He wasn't the worst as a draw, but was absolutely nowhere near as big a draw as the likes of Hogan, Austin, heck even Goldberg for the short time he was on fire. That is objective reality btw, not personal opinion.
@@fuzzluvver69 I never said he was as big of a draw as them. I said he drew. That's objective fact. When Vince had him beat Diesel the numbers, and this the money went UP. When Michaels tanked the company so bad Vince and his Lawyer were talking about filing bankruptcy and Bret came back and Vince put the strap back on him he again increased the numbers, AKA drew. You said he "didn't draw." He did.
Brett 'wrestling is real' Hart
Hts not that he believes that wrestling is real, its that he was brought up in a multi generational wrestling family.
Brett lived and breathed the wrestling business. It ment more to him than most.
During The 90s Bret Hart, The Undertaker & Hulk Hogan Were The Most Popular Superstars In Asia Especially Bret Hart.
Outside the US, Bret was bigger than Hogan, maybe not merch wise, but people liked his matches and he that’s what people wanted back then.
Yes. I keep forgetting how big he was outside the States. As great as that was, it didn't translate to $$$ in America which is what mattered.
Bret was MASSIVE
@@jamief1263lol you got to be talking bullshit hogan was that popular that people that didn’t watch wrestling know hogans name never forget hogans popularity in the 80s n 90s he was Muhammad Ali of wrestling
@@adilejaz9227 eighties and very early 90’s, Hogan almost killed wrestling by lying about steroids and without the NWO he would have sank WCW. 92-96 Hogan wasnt the ratings god that he was previously and If it wasn’t for Nash and Hall, Hogan wouldn’t have been able to climb back. WWF was struggling in the US, but outside it was as popular as ever, with Bret leading the new generation. When your a kid, watching Hogan get beaten up by goons like Zeus was fun, but when you get older you want to see more wrestling with your wrestling, enter wrestlers like Bret, Shawn and Owen Hart, who could wrestle. These guys where not roided up, coke fuelled maniacs, they were not larger than life characters, but they were much better wrestlers.
A loved bret as wrestler probs my all time fave .. but as a person he’s way to serious 😂
Bret was perpetually the underdog, grunt. He had just enough success that it would sting when it was taken from him. Hulk and HBK were pushed, Stone Cold rose without being held back. Bret was toyed with and held back.
Hulk Hogan did everything he could to avoid a match with Bret Hart in WWE and WCW. A fun fact that the main event for Summerslam 1993 was supposed to be Bret Hart vs Hulk Hogan and Bret would regain the WWE title. Hulk Hogan beat Yokozuna at Wrestlemania 9 and Bret Hart would win the king of the ring and then the match between them would happen. Hogan found out about the plan and backed out of facing Bret Hart. He dropped the belt back to Yokozuna and then left the company. Years later WCW teased a feud between them just to have Bret Hart turn heel and join the NWO which made no sense. Hulk Hogan kept refusing to face Bret Hart.
And if you need further proof of Hogan playing games and being selfish we must never forget WCW bash at the beach 2000.
Randy and Bret is an awesome lineup. Bret was right, they both have to be moving
WCW wasn't a wrestling company that was pretty much the problem. WCW was a TV show featuring wrestling, not a wrestling company. That's why they were able to end their house show business and be more profitable for it.
They didn't end it. They stopped going on the road for a while cuz they kept losing money every time. They restarted running live events once business was better.
Make no mistake Bret harts biggest fan is Bret hart
Maybe but it still doesn’t change the fact Bret would actually put ppl over with no problem as long as it made sense
As it should be. If you're not your number fan, you're living life wrong. Love thyself, broski.
And why would they pay a guy who LOST MONEY for WWE more than Hulk Hogan??? Yea, thats real rational thinking there
Point of Bret's story, Company loyalty doesn't exist. It's fake and non genuine. Do what's best for you and your family. Make the move if it suits you best
Don't censor the curse words 😡
Loved that Randy match
1 million a year to kill your body all year round. Meanwhile a Hollywood actor makes 20 million a film. What a brutal career.
A penny less isn't going to work for me, brother.
Subtitles please.
He looks like the comic book guy from the simpsons now
As a kid I went a long time not knowing Vince was the boss. He was such a great announcer
Umm bret the ratings didn't go down cuz of you dropping to shawn sir. Nwo took them
Bret could'nt draw a 100th of what Hogan drew, so no he should've never been making what Eric gave him.
It'll be funny to see how many people in the comments watched the video instead of just reading the blatant lie in the title.
I’m sorry but demanding a penny more is a crazy ego trip
Wrong
@ facts
Hell if i was a wrestler i would wanna go to WCW ...it was easy money..and they didnt even take wrestling serious
ly
Realistically, hulk deserved more money than Bret because he was the bigger star in WCW. Bret didn't make that much of an impact because of other stars like ddp, Goldberg, sting, nwo, etc. Hogan is a piece of crap but I'm speaking truthfully.
Agreed.
Well it was WCW's fault for not pushing Brett to be as big of a star as the others. I don't even remember Brett fueding with NWO....
Tru, but it's not his fault Hulk screwed up his debut & Sting at Starcade & WCW being just a backstage mess
@@nbs0078Hogan didnt screw up his debut. Bret screwed up by nit catching a flight from Montreal to Nitro the next night to cut a shoot promo like WCW wanted.
In terms of marketing, he wasn't worth more than Hulk in any point of his career. Hogan will always be the most famous Wrestler in the last 50 years. Hogan legitimised WCW and made wrestling unbelievably hot, Bret came along and nobody really cared. Facts.
Yeah you might be right but we'll never know what he was fully capable of because he never got a serious chance at being the top star at wcw
@@joshuahosang6690 That's very true, that's the exact same thing they're doing with AEW now, another massive Canadian star comes over and the arena is almost empty and this is the same guy that was tag champs with Hogan ironically enough. I don't think he could of had a chance of being a draw in WCW because you had so many massive stars and main eventers just wandering about all over the card, it was a mess. Lost in the shuffle.
@@joshuahosang6690He never put in the effort or work to try to be a top star in WCW. Bret showed up, collected a paycheck and sat around whining and complaining about everything.
@@onewarriornation602yeah because they booked Bret well down in wcw.. they had him as a nwo recruiter.. very stupid since he debut by stopping the nwo from cheating once again. It’s clear as day they didn’t book Bret correctly and I go on the list of others like sting, Jericho, booker, benoit, eddy
@@MR.__G Yeah, because Bret showed up ready to contribute and with a positive attitude. Oh right, he would show up halfway through the show, interrupt the bookers backstage and ask them "so what should I do today?"
Bret needs to take responsibility for himself for once in his career.
He should've went to wcw in 96
should've gone*
@@NoneofYabiz-rx3zi are going to correct everyone on RUclips?
Bret may not have the biggest muscles where ever you steroids but he sure got that flex
Man! Just the way he carries himself you can tell it's all about respect for the human being for Brett. What a classy guy. What a man!!!
If WCW had given him Hogan $ and a penny more, that would've been hilarious LOL
At the time of the "Montreal Screwjob", there's an argument to be made that Bret might've deserved it.
When did working the leg become boring to Bret? 🤣. I like Beer but he just won't let things go. It must be torture mentally to hold on to stuff from an industry where so much stuff is a work that ppl don't even believe the real stuff.
How does Hart not understand he was never a star. He was a place holder for headliners. Nothing more.
Bret Hart was good as a mid card talent and boring as a main event.
He’s was the biggest star in wrestling between the hogan and Austin run.
Are you a kid? Anyone 35+ knows this is rubbish.
Bret was never on the same Level as the greats
You know, The Hitman would look pretty good with a moustache.
I know he is loved but WWF didn't start to lose to WCW after he lost the title.
No as Hogan is the main draw of WCW not Brett
Was*
@@BigBadBozley true, but Bret never overtook him. He wouldn't be worth more than Hogan
Nobody puts Bret Hart over like Bret Hart.
Did Brett see out the life time contract with WWE? How did they "screw him" if he had a life time contract?
Brett is telling a lie. He negotiated with WCW backing like 93 when he was a Intercontinental champion.
How could anybody see Bret V Kid and say either was a "shit wrestler" boggles the mind.
Yes cuz then they would’ve actually used Bret like they should have
Pro wrestling means you wrestle someone in a scripted match. But what makes pro wrestling so immersive is because of its storylines and gimmicks. You can't just relie on your wrestling skills and expect the crowd to be firmly behind your back if you look like a road marker stone during your promos. Bret hart- 11/10 for his wrestling skills, but his promo delivery.... Let it be.
Hogan, Ultimate Warrior, The Miz and so many others went over purely on their promo skills.
Bro said Ultimate Warrior, he just screamed and appealed to children and everyone knew he was the worst wrestler in the company
@@superlegoman2003 bro you juat proved his point. Warrior screaming and appealing to kids is what made money, not his wrestling skills. We can even trake Jon Cena for example, wrestling skill set is limited but he carried the company fo so many years, why?.....because of his mic work, his appeal to kids, and his overall gimmick.
@@superlegoman2003Warrior drew $$$$, the only thing that matters. Cry harder.
I liked Bret’s promos
@@outis439-A because you're a mark.
I have never been a fan of Hulk Hogan, but Bret was not worth near as much as him as a commodity. There are many wrestlers like Hogan that are a better commodity than they are a wrestler.
I DON'T BELIEVE THIS CONVERSATION HAPPENED BUT IF IT DID IF I WAS ERIC.... I WOULD HAVE SAID HOW ABOUT A PENNY LESS?
Bret Hart is delusional if he thinks he should have been paid more than Hogan who basically saved WCW, and was a key driving force for its success in the late 90’s , Bret despite his greatness as a wrestler never really made big money for WWF outside possibly of ticket sales in Canada, Bret was basically well known by WWF fans and wrestling fans in general but he never was a Hogan, Stone Cold, or The Rock, of the wrestling business
I love Bret, he’s one of my all time favorite wrestlers, but I must disagree that he deserved to be paid better than Hogan. When Hulk became the heel Hollywood, Hogan took it another level, and Sting wouldn’t have been the icon if it wasn’t for Hollywood cutting all time classic heel promos as a leader of nWo.
I love bret too and agree with everything you said. Would also like to add the more he whines about the past the more he loses credibility….. he didn’t need to say a word. We all knew he was the excellence of execution…. The more he talks now the more he’s killing his legacy.
Well, so did Bret if you actually watch the video.
Bret only said that offer to get Bischoff off his back because he clearly didn’t want to go to WCW.
If it wasn't for Bret, we would have never had Stone Cold. Bret also helped guys while Hogan kept them down.
@@bryankelloway6610Hogan put over more guys than any other top star not named Flair but okay.
These contracts apply to more people than you think this story is familiar when talking about trades or services....bottom line is ,the rich own us all!
From 1 mill to 2.5 million? So long.
From 500k. Merchandise is not part of the downside guarantee
Bret Hart was clearly a better wrestler, but bigger draw?... I dunno, I've seen alot of wrestling shoot videos, an most of the time when guys are talking about Bret, they say he always wanted to be no#1, so it's not doubt that Hart asked for a penny more than Hogan, just to say he's making more money at the time. Hart seems like a good guy, but alot of wrestlers say he's very conceded.
Intimidated by Vince? NOT enough to knock him out after that shower after the screw job lol.
Bret is a great wrestler, he's my third favorite of all time... but Bret was never worth as much as Hogan. Not at his peak in the WWF and certainly not in WCW.
Facts. Bret is a good hand. He’s NOT a draw.
Nobody was worth more than Hogan he was the biggest star in the business
@donjohn2695 100% fact. Love him or hate him, Hogan is the biggest draw of all time. If the internet had existed 1985, his merch sales would be historical. Hogan had over 33 million people watching at one point. Steve Austin barely broke 10 million at his absolute peak. John Cena didn't even crack 6 million and it dropped every single year he was on top. Anyone who thought they were bigger than Hogan was kayfabing themselves.
c'est une véritable grande légende bret hart c'est mon lutteur préféré.
Doesn’t this just prove how much of hard on hart had for hogan. Like an obsession. I want 1 doll more than that one guy! Lol
Bret's beyond delusional for demanding that.
The man really needs a really good shrink at this point in his life in my opinion.
How to say you didn't watch the interview without saying you didn't watch the interview.
@@kozmo6707 Exactly. He clearly said that he never wanted to join WCW, so he gave an offer they couldn't accept. Worst case he'd be given a whole lot of money, which eventually he accepted more than a year later because WWE couldn't afford him and the outlook for his character in WWE wasn't great.
@@alexandremclean6211 yep
@@kozmo6707 Oh I did watch it.
The point I was trying to make is that Bret clearly has a lot of mental problems and needs serious professional help.
Facts. Bret is a draw in his own mind.