WCW was so dependent on the NWO that they forgot that they had Bret Hart
@criminalmindsgirl29363 жыл бұрын
Exactly!
@emmanueleferrarotto29863 жыл бұрын
The MAJOR problem here would be Hulk "That doesn't work for me, brother" Hogan and his Cliq clotting up the shows in general and the main event in particular. Before Vince Russo there was simply not enough space on top of the mountain next to Hogan's ego
@dispater1013 жыл бұрын
@@emmanueleferrarotto2986 Yep, the fact WCW started tanking the time the NWO was going stale pretty much sums it all up.
@davidworden44703 жыл бұрын
They forgot so many talents Brett Hart was at the top of the list then you had Guerrero Benoit melinko and so on too many to count
@shenanitims40063 жыл бұрын
WCW had so much of its budget tied up in assured contracts that they couldn’t give Brett proper matches had they wanted to. Hogan and the rest would have just flexed creative control.
@Voldermortization3 жыл бұрын
Bret’s book brought me to tears. His life completely unravels over a short period of time - Owen’s death, the concussion, Davey Boy’a death, the stroke. It’s heartbreaking.
@chamuuemura5314 Жыл бұрын
It’s heartbreaking if not Hartbreaking, but in recent years seeing Warrior and Hitman make peace with everybody is a lesson in forgiveness and moving on.
@BugsyMogues Жыл бұрын
With all of that going on he had a shitty last few years of his career, an early retirement, and im sure seeing how wwf skyrocketed after he left didn’t do his conscience much good either
@xziggy_stardustx6786 Жыл бұрын
The poor guy got hit with several devastating blows in quick succession. It's a testament to his character that he managed to recuperate and write a bestselling book, return to WWE and make peace with Vince and HBK, and has since worked on lots of cool projects and continued to make appearances for his fans.
@AzulQueso_ Жыл бұрын
Don't forget the goof Goldberg hurting him
@SRC26711 ай бұрын
@@AzulQueso_not his fault
@t.v.rockwell45043 жыл бұрын
Bret Hart is guy who has gone through tragedy after tragedy, in both his business and personal life, that he's completely justified in never wanting to be a part of wrestling again.
@fwef74453 жыл бұрын
he's a millionaire, he'll be fine
@Mateus_Carvalho3 жыл бұрын
@@fwef7445 For whatever time he has left, at least.
@MixerMadness3 жыл бұрын
That goes for all of us though
@Renegade86523 жыл бұрын
Bret's one of the greats. He's given us plenty of good matches. I never knew he was in this kind of danger.
@Renegade86523 жыл бұрын
@@fwef7445 That's the dumbest thing your could say dude.
@BlueLighteningGojo3 жыл бұрын
When it comes to the run Bret Hart had in WCW, “dropped the ball” is an understatement.
@CHIIIEEEEEEEEFFFFSSS3 жыл бұрын
But why utilize Bret Hart when you can rely on superstars like David Arquette?
@jasonjekyll85763 жыл бұрын
@@CHIIIEEEEEEEEFFFFSSS lol
@TheFriendlyWeirdo3 жыл бұрын
They threw the ball into a cranky old man’s lawn, and never bothered to get it back.
@TimeCenaPSW3 жыл бұрын
simply just WCW “dropping the ball” is an understatement
@lonewolf_vr3 жыл бұрын
i mean you can say that for alot of people in wcw, hogan going to wcw is still the worst thing to ever happen to it, sure it gave some big highs, but it ultimately changed and destroyed it
@mlwilliam2133 жыл бұрын
From a red-hot storyline with Steve Austin who was about to be the biggest star ever and the Montreal Screwjob to………being a guest referee in a gimmick match that wasn’t even a main event. Possibly the most WCW thing ever.
@lexkanyima21953 жыл бұрын
It's a torch passing moment of building new stars at that time.
@DDWES3 жыл бұрын
Tbf how many wcw stars were used well in WWE. It’s a shame Brets had a tough late 90s.
@truthwooph40832 жыл бұрын
Bret should of been punting people like Randy Orton did ! Putting them on the shelf for six months !
@ninjaf00t Жыл бұрын
@@lexkanyima2195it was a waste of a great talent coming off a huge story
@PlatinumRoseLady3 жыл бұрын
The way WCW misused Bret Hart was a complete and utter sin.
@Gunners_Mate_Guns3 жыл бұрын
It was a damn crime. I don't agree with everything Cornette says, especially when it comes to politics, but when it comes to his opinion of Russo, even he is probably going easy on that gigantic douchebag.
@RobGamesOn3 жыл бұрын
@@kevinlee9929 look at the harm he caused Bret in those two months though.
@arthurmorgan70863 жыл бұрын
@@RobGamesOn What harm did Russo cause Bret?
@irvinmorales14093 жыл бұрын
@@arthurmorgan7086 He flat out stated to Russo that he was not a stunt man. Then Russo again had him do another stupid car thing.
@w.taviousowens40503 жыл бұрын
@@irvinmorales1409 exactly
@heliosapollyon43913 жыл бұрын
I've had three serious concussions and people who have never had one have no idea how much they effect you.
@t.b.aceramics40793 жыл бұрын
I've had two you speak the absolute truth
@SegaDream1313 жыл бұрын
You two holdin out on us?... Come on, did you see Kenny or not dude....
@dawsonbosco82173 жыл бұрын
The worst part about my first head injury was that I stayed in the lacrosse game I was playing, unaware I was dazed off pure adrenaline I guess, and got hit again later. Second-impact-syndrome is what I believe it is called. Bret Hart took three hard hits, right? The elbow, the on the outside, and the kick to the head. Possibly even the spear. It's not hard to see why Hart was so out of it after his match.
@StageRight1233 жыл бұрын
I've had 3 concussions myself. One of them was very serious. They are no joke, and anyone that has never experienced it, has no idea the pain you suffer, not to mention the regular head aches and pain throughout my later life.
@MrStuart18913 жыл бұрын
Had one and it’s not an experience I’d like to repeat
@jmckdekalb3163 жыл бұрын
WCW didn’t know what to do with Bret Hart. Stone Cold Steve Austin even told him not to go down there.
@Gunners_Mate_Guns3 жыл бұрын
@Ultra Instinct 94 And that's the stone cold truth!
@lexkanyima21953 жыл бұрын
When did he told him ?
@lexkanyima21953 жыл бұрын
@Ultra Instinct 94 ?
@Wally112pac3 жыл бұрын
wcw couldn't even boil water correctly in those days. Their level of incompetence was so high that they couldn't book Bret Hart. This would be like being dealt a royal flush and folding.
@youtubeis...3 жыл бұрын
Nice
@DojoVII3 жыл бұрын
Russo: Bro, we gonna have the boiling water on a pole match!
@filmbuff27772 жыл бұрын
They used Bret much better than how WWE used Owen.
@nickhughes81792 жыл бұрын
@@DojoVII Also Russo, lets boiling water go cold.
@boomerang11373 жыл бұрын
Really wish Bret would've got himself checked out immediately from the jump instead of blindly thinking that Advil would do the trick.
@chrisortiz80723 жыл бұрын
Yeah but it's a guy thing you think well I'll either sleep it off or be hurt for a week because I'm immortal lol
@realtalunkarku3 жыл бұрын
The thing is you dont really have clarity. My most serious one i remember lying dazed almost asleep but not and apparently the teacher was yelling at me to get to my desk.
@rexventura46033 жыл бұрын
@@chrisortiz8072 it’s more of an old school wrestling thing. Bret took wrestling as seriously as a religion. They had the expectation that even if you were injured, so long as you could still work, you had to the job. A notable example was Curt Henning working injured against Bret at SummerSlam.
@filmbuff27772 жыл бұрын
Just blame Bill Goldberg for not getting his health checked. He does.
@realtalunkarku2 жыл бұрын
@@filmbuff2777 goldberg failed to protect him, go away mark
@adamstaunton26833 жыл бұрын
So sad when he mentions thinking of Owen, can't even imagine what that must have felt like, amazing video as always mate
@stucazzo20003 жыл бұрын
Not sure how he's able to maintain composure during that time. I read his entire book, it's really gut wrenching after he retires.
@chrisortiz80723 жыл бұрын
Yeah my exact thought and honestly this was the saddest video I've seen here lol. Imagining what he thinks his brother went through and thinking hes next just sad
@greghella87533 жыл бұрын
@@stucazzo2000 7
@Cinderkin3 жыл бұрын
Billion dollar industry couldn't have a medic on standby for their talent? Handed the man aspirin? Wow
@Waynestarr3 жыл бұрын
Ibuprofen.
@DannyBZ93 жыл бұрын
He was the one who refused to get himself treated
@Cinderkin3 жыл бұрын
@@DannyBZ9 that doesn't matter in the overall message of my comment. He got injured during a match walked to the back and was handed pills, because that's all they had. Thats horrible.
@scotteous3 жыл бұрын
Agreed, and especially in the case of a concussion, where the injured party is possibly unable to realize they need help, you gotta have a medic nearby to make those calls on behalf of the victim.
@lennyschneider6743 жыл бұрын
Sounds like everything was packed up as they were last ones in building.. his medical stuff was packed up and moving out too I'm thinking?
@ArizonaHeat6023 жыл бұрын
Bret deserved so much more for his career.
@i.r.s94942 жыл бұрын
I think he did pretty well. Really well. There are a lot of guys that had his level of talent that never got the push they deserved.
@brianticas76712 жыл бұрын
Look nothing at the end will be nice. Thats why its the end.
@SteRDLK3 жыл бұрын
Finished reading Bret's autobiography last week and it's an incredible book, absolutely must-read and highly recommended for any wrestling fan. The last third of the book especially is really sad and difficult to get through at points, but he writes about such tough subjects (Montreal, Owen, the collapse of the Hart family, his concussion, Stu's death, his stroke) with real heart and you really have to feel sympy for him.
@StuUngar2 жыл бұрын
My interpretation was very different than yours. I do feel sympathy for Owen and the fallout. But the wrestling side, the autobiography seemed like a love letter to himself. I also had difficulty stomaching how he constantly pointed out flaws/drug use/divorces, etc., that other wrestlers were going through, but he always had a way of justifying his own faults, especially his infidelity.
@ziahamm16032 жыл бұрын
@@StuUngar there is some truth in that comment. I am a Bret fan but I do think he laid it on a bit thick at times in terms of praising himself. That being said still found it a good read and say what you want about but he is a good storyteller.
@dgmr222 жыл бұрын
I'm about to order it, thanks for the recommendation but i see 2 different books, one that says international best seller and another that says "with Perry Lefko" which should I get? i bought both, it was only £10 for the pair
@jjperfinoo3379 Жыл бұрын
@@dgmr22 were they worth buying
@reallyannoyingguyrighthere Жыл бұрын
Does he say “needless to say, I had the last laugh” in it a lot? Haven’t read it but that’s what they say on OSW.
@WaterborneCamper3 жыл бұрын
Man, as someone who has suffered 5 concussions, Bret's descriptions are spot on! This took me back to a place I tried to forget.
@fightermma2 жыл бұрын
How are you doing today?
@oldironsides41072 жыл бұрын
If you played pee wee football in the 90s for a couple years you would have 5 concussions. I think it’s funny hart pretends a concussion. From a kick to the forehead ended his career. When it’s his divorce brothers death that were bothering I mean the guy drones on and on about things that happened 30 years ago. I can’t imagine he’s in a good spot when he’s going through it.
@charlestilley25762 жыл бұрын
@Samuel Wells Unfortunately, this is not possible, especially after suffering multiple ones in a short span. Had Bret realized he had these, likely would had went to a doctor sooner. He thought that it was his neck, pinched nerves maybe. The way Bret described driving back to the hotel, was unreal & should had told him something was badly wrong. Yet he thought he could go on, unlike many, manned up rather than puss out. Best of luck to a true all time Great of Wrestling!💖
@nachiketnandalaskar2 жыл бұрын
@@fightermma a@@
@crispben2 жыл бұрын
@@oldironsides4107 he openly talks that most of his wrestling memories are good ones and he has very few regrets. People call him bitter, but I don’t see it that way…he’s just honest about his feelings and those feelings can go both ways. He likes Goldberg the man, but not the wrestler. On top of all of the personal things going on, WCW is ruining the business that he (and his whole family) spent his entire life trying to build.
@TheFriendlyWeirdo3 жыл бұрын
You know, this kind of thing is why I completely understand why Bret Hart is so bitter. He’s had a lot of success in the wrestling business, but the wrestling business also shat on him too.
@WillsonT0113 жыл бұрын
Alot of the problem I'm having with Bret Hart story that he wrote in his book is, he didn't bother to tell the head office specialty Vince Russo, that he might have a serious injury. Vince and a lot of the guys probably thought that he was just working with a couple of minor injuries. Why would they think this because Bret Hart himself didn't tell them how serious it was. I get it being angry but you also have to take your own very responsibility on giving information to others about your Medical Health
@lexkanyima21953 жыл бұрын
@@WillsonT011 what kind of risk ?
@blinkzone13 жыл бұрын
@@WillsonT011 Hart didn't go to Russo because he wasn't sure if he had a serious concussion or not. Hart just knew he was in a lot of pain and thought that the pain would eventually go away by taking Advil. Also, Hart was suffering from short term memory lost and he didn't want to be complainer since the top bosses needed him badly to sit in for Kevin Nash
@dougbarrett619part23 жыл бұрын
@@WillsonT011 same coin Vince or a WCW doctor could have said Bret get your self check out to be safe.
@ThePyroHunk3 жыл бұрын
Bret was never gonna be the main guy with Hogan having Eric in his back pocket...
@Dr-Alexander-The-Great3 жыл бұрын
Not a surprise. Hogan wouldn’t even shake his hand after wrestlemania 9. When Brett won the wwf championship, and Hogan was “going to retire”.
@derekazyan99423 жыл бұрын
There’s a reason Bret hates both of them
@FBA_God_Emperor_Doom3 жыл бұрын
Great point!
@RobGamesOn3 жыл бұрын
@@uberneanderthal here's my question... if that kick to the head ended his career due to concussion, but Bret never went to the doctor until months later and plenty of abuse post Goldberg, how can you be certain it was Goldberg that ended his career? Bret should have seen a doctor immediately after the match. Instead he continued getting busted up and knocked in the head until January 10th 2000. Had Bret seen the doctor after the Goldberg match, who's to say he doesn't make a full recovery after some time off?
@uberneanderthal3 жыл бұрын
@@RobGamesOn No one took concussions seriously back in the 90s. It was actually cases like Bret Hart's that made people more aware of their severity and the need for proper recovery.
@DJDoubleCee3 жыл бұрын
Bret Hart may not of had a good run in WCW but at least he got to hold the WCW world title and main event Starrcade.
@gst0133 жыл бұрын
He may not have had, but still a wrestling god 👍
@CHAOTIXMaddLass3 жыл бұрын
It's like i always say, if you have to retire due to injury...if you do so as world champ...you forever have that as a silver lining
@lamontwheeler56793 жыл бұрын
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@eoinreilly39253 жыл бұрын
Yeah he certainly did but so did Russo and maybe another 30 guys that year The title was completely worthless
@delgrady103 жыл бұрын
And get paid millions of dollars doing it
@MarkP7333 жыл бұрын
Always hated Bret's entrance themes in WCW. His WWF one from 94 was right on the money.
@seriousproductions12243 жыл бұрын
1996 too
@TheSweetestScience3 жыл бұрын
Bro his second WCW theme was the best one it fit him almost perfectly
@brypete3 жыл бұрын
His last wcw theme was cool...but none was better that his wwf hart attack guitar riff theme..
@bluehefner8883 жыл бұрын
His last theme rocked
@gilbertorodriguezmunguia37733 жыл бұрын
His last theme is really awesome. It fit him perfectly
@theicepickthatkilledtrotsk6583 жыл бұрын
Sad that one of the greatest wrestlers of all time had such an underwhelming end to his career.
@SKRUBL0RD2 жыл бұрын
his brother had a worse end to his career. oof.
@Maradala2 жыл бұрын
Name one wrestler that had an overwhelming end to their career....without being an ass I’m serious. Name one. Flair? Hogan? Andre? Taker? Austin? Rock? Race? Funk? Michaels? I completely understand Bret but if you think about it he had a biggest “outride” of any wrestler ever. Brets retirement has lasted Like 20 years. Did anyone else have that? And Bret made money every single day and Bret makes money to this day 2022. Give me a break.
@Pepespizzeria12 жыл бұрын
Taken out by a loser, same old story
@edwardfetner25132 жыл бұрын
@@Maradala HBK's reitrement match against Undertaker was pretty good
@TTUploads Жыл бұрын
@@MaradalaTrish Stratus in Unforgiven 2006.
@Mrran4life3 жыл бұрын
Man how I wish we could’ve had a bret hart vs Kurt angle match at Wrestlemania
@MrCarpediem63 жыл бұрын
the WWE was moving towards the brash attitude era, like WCW was w/ NWO and Wolfpack.. Brett was no longer going to headline and be WWE champ on the daily.. but he could have great angles w/ the likes of Angle (pun intended) and take breaks, and come back every so often, to fight great angles. He was a giant killer, and anyone that needed to be taken down a notch (belt or not) could have called for Brett to step up, or even b) return as a tag team champion. You're right - he and Angle as technical wrestlers would've been a great tag team setup :D
@carldrogo94923 жыл бұрын
That would have been epic!
@GoodFellasPizza082 жыл бұрын
Epicness
@VidiverseExplorer3 жыл бұрын
The Hitman was the coolest and most talented wrestler in the business, they should have made him the guy who defeated Goldberg, he would have been the best guy to do it.
@paulmartinez46053 жыл бұрын
Yeah. That would have been good.
@derekazyan99423 жыл бұрын
Hogan wouldn’t have liked that though. There’s a reason Bret hates Hogan.
@josephgrace59553 жыл бұрын
I always felt DDP should of best Goldberg at Halloween Havok when he countered the jackhammer into the diamond cutter BUT! Goldberg sucks in the ring and I would of much rather seen Bret and DDP feud over the belt. Brawler style DDP and Bret could of had matches similar to how he worked with Stone Cold in the WWF
@panagenesis26953 жыл бұрын
That's a great point! With Bischoff as Hogan's lackey, Hall and Nash stirring things up, Steiner cutting shoot promos and others going wild, WCW was a toxic work environment with no clear leader or direction in '98 and '99.
@lexkanyima21953 жыл бұрын
@@panagenesis2695 it's Bischoff huge erection of ratings
@glamgal71063 жыл бұрын
I've met Bret personally many times between 1994-2020. I still remember when my friend and I met him shortly after he came to WCW--though it was obvious that he was upset about what happened with the then-WWF, Bret made it clear that he was happy to see us and gave us big hugs. Back then, I think Bret tried to be hopeful about his future with WCW but that was impossible--WCW had no clue what they were doing, period. To this day, I say that Bret's name in syonymous with the word legend.
@CHIIIEEEEEEEEFFFFSSS3 жыл бұрын
I know that it's been said, but Wrestling Bios' remixes are really just incredible. Every single episode, you get treated to something that would be a normal content creator's entire channel. That's why I joined the Patreon and why YOU SHOULD TOO!
@mrchiefloud15903 жыл бұрын
How bout those CHIIIIEEEEEEEEEEFFFFFSS
@Realtrollking29883 жыл бұрын
Pay for what I'm getting for free? No thanks
@iamthatguyfromslipknot11373 жыл бұрын
@@Realtrollking2988 thats why your the Trollking bro..lol..or your just super poor and cant afford something like £5 a month...lol..
@Realtrollking29883 жыл бұрын
@@iamthatguyfromslipknot1137 okay, but why buy the cow when you're getting the milk for free?
@DrDoomBloom3 жыл бұрын
Easily the saddest upload on this channel this year. Thanks for this upload and the reading directly from Bret’s book
@liquidgeorge3 жыл бұрын
God, Bret Hart was SO GOOD. Even some of his WCW stuff was pure art.
@Summertimeblues283 жыл бұрын
Bringing that Hitman heat 🔥 on a very hot & humid day in Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦 thanks for another great upload sir
@cdogg5223 жыл бұрын
Perfect vid to fill time on the last day of lockdown
@tyleronmars49663 жыл бұрын
It’s not that hot in Hamilton Ontario
@chrisdelaurier71023 жыл бұрын
Hot in jersey to. We hit 99°f tommorrow will be 100 or higher. Stay safe brother
@That90sShow3 жыл бұрын
@@chrisdelaurier7102 Its 100°f in Calgary today. Crazy hot for us
@ordohereticus3427 Жыл бұрын
Bret’s opinion on Goldberg changes for two primary reasons. 1. He was gaslit by interviewers into believing that Goldberg didn’t take the injury seriously, which prompted anger and one that he stuck by because the man knows how to hold certain convictions, and conversely, certain grudges. This was largely down to people overplaying some statement by Goldberg and provoking Bret into stating certain hard truths that he then had to stick by. 2. Speaking of hard truths. His views on the business also evolved over the years. He came to realise that injuries, especially head injustices, are no joke and that they carry seriously consequences. Wrestlers end up with long term health problems and substance addictions as a result. As such, he was right about Goldberg not being safe and making it a task to call out wrestlers when safety isn’t considered. However, the level to which he turned that criticism into a grudge goes back to the first reason. His book is fine. Morons don’t like it because they simply see wrestling as a self-indulgent soap/circus act and cannot comprehend why someone would have pride in their work and what they lost in the process of giving to the business.
@GigaChadh976 Жыл бұрын
@jpssteveshanahan9572 Yeah, among other things like stroking his mark ego, and letting him slide on a lack of mic skills. They should have taken Scott’s advice and ended the streak earlier
@gezeo7503 жыл бұрын
Geez...that's really hard to hear that he was going through all that pain. It's actually eye opening to hear all the preparation he went through for his matches. With all the tape and pads, icy hot, etc...here I never thought he was ever affected by anything other than that kick. Like he was a freaking superhero.
@MixerMadness3 жыл бұрын
That Goldberg stuff was tough to watch next to brets commentary wow
@kennyCFC3 жыл бұрын
How can you not have a clue what to do with Bret Hart? Guy came at the perfect time on the back of Montreal and they booked him shockingly
@alwilson3204 Жыл бұрын
Too many other grasping chiefs and their clout with WCW didn't help the situation either, like Goldlberg, Hogan, Flair and Sting. All of them have expectations to be near to the title in that time period. Of course, the company screwed this up way worse with stupid untimely gimmicks and stuff as well as Russo's input
@constablekennedy77053 жыл бұрын
WCW made some terrible decisions during this Era and their misuse of Bret Hart was at the top of the list … 🕳
@constablekennedy77053 жыл бұрын
@n\a A Rabbit Hole that WCW placed themselves in …
@filmbuff27772 жыл бұрын
WWE did far worse when their negligence killed Owen.
@Mightyyy83 жыл бұрын
"Who are you to doubt el dandy?"
@pjludda43233 жыл бұрын
Indeed...Who is ANYONE to doubt El Dandy?!
@HereForAStorm3 жыл бұрын
He's a jam-up guy.
@CarimboHanky3 жыл бұрын
wcw: we want to book bret vs hogan hogan: that doesnt work for me brother 🤣
@gst0133 жыл бұрын
Pretty much everything about Bret's WCW run sucked, but the one positive was that when Russo came on board, Bret finally got the push he should've had a long time before. And then he got kicked in the head by someone who didn't really know what he was doing.
@blinkzone13 жыл бұрын
@@kevinlee9929 That's exactly why Bret Hart resents Bischoff. Bischoff is an AIDS booker to the wrestlers. I hope AEW doesn't hire him full time
@Cycopace3 жыл бұрын
A sad way to end a legend’s career
@lexkanyima21953 жыл бұрын
And a domino effect of losing guys who live in that era. Espacially with his family
@mattyb5675673 жыл бұрын
Bret's autobiography is one of the best wrestling books in the history of the business.
@zemox25343 жыл бұрын
Honestly, Bret should have just left WCW and gone home to recover from the concussion. I understand being a professional, but his health was more important than taking part in stupid angles and hardcore matches
@derekazyan99423 жыл бұрын
I’m sure he regrets it also
@filmbuff27772 жыл бұрын
@@derekazyan9942 He just blames it all on Goldberg.
@RetiredVet20202 жыл бұрын
@@filmbuff2777 well, because Goldberg did hurt him
@tafua_aАй бұрын
@@filmbuff2777 Goldberg gave him at least two concussions back to back. I honestly think that what really got Bret wasn't the kick, but the figure four spot. He banged his head on the floor after Goldberg let go of him during the spot, and he was too dazed to react to the kick in time.
@kongmengyang10983 жыл бұрын
I see Wrestling Bios, I click like. I see a video about Bret Hart... wait there's no double like button....
@mrassassinscreedfan13 жыл бұрын
Just create another account
@Ashley288223 жыл бұрын
I remember meeting Bret on his book tour he was not the man I remembered from my childhood...wrestling wrecked this man and he never let us down
@LordHeath19723 жыл бұрын
This is very sad. I have read the book, I have met and spoken with Bret Hart and have a lot of respect for him and his work. The bitterness he seems to hold onto is definitely put into perspective when you know these facts.
@CHGIV3 жыл бұрын
As a kid Bret Hart was larger than life. And even as the WWF transitioned into the attitude era and Bret turned heel I still enjoyed everything he was involved with. Knowing that his last days in wrestling were filled with trauma and pain just breaks my heart. Bret deserved better.
@80srocknroller3 жыл бұрын
His matches against Chris Benoit were awesome and on one of those matches Harley Race was the special guest ring announcer
@pantherhd13 жыл бұрын
Some best performances in wrestling history in any company happen WCW.Remember mallcome in middle intro the sharpshooter
@josephgrace59553 жыл бұрын
Imagine the matches we would of gotten from Bret and Lance Storm who was just around the corner at this point. Had WCW of let Bret legitimize the world title scene it could of been a breath of fresh air for the company
@HhhHhhh-nu4lm3 жыл бұрын
People trash Russo but alt least he put belt on Bret
@StuUngar3 жыл бұрын
Harley Race was the announcer for the Owen match
@cmoll34143 жыл бұрын
No no he wasn't
@treyhelms52823 жыл бұрын
As far as Bret's opinion of Goldberg. it seems to me that two things can be true at once. Goldberg was a good guy, but also incredibly unsafe.
@dickfantastic79082 жыл бұрын
Goldberg is safer than continuing to keep taking blows to the head after getting a stiff kick from Goldberg and knowing you're hurt.
@Hollow9444 Жыл бұрын
Taking a bump with the figure 4 leg lock on the post did a lot more damage than the kick, if you watch it you can see. Didn't Bret also wrestle after that goldberg match including taking a chair shot? Goldberg ended Brets career is an interesting narrative albeit completely false
@treyhelms5282 Жыл бұрын
@@Hollow9444 I think according to Bret, he had repeated problems after Goldbergs kick to the head. And that was what ended his career.
@tx_outlaw79513 жыл бұрын
Yes!!!! Just got off work driving home and my notifications go off!!!!!! My day just got way better!
@John_Stephens433 жыл бұрын
You can be both a good-hearted nice guy who isn't safe to work with in the ring. Goldberg has always struck me as a stand-up type who wouldn't intentionally injure someone he was working with, but that doesn't mean you have the skills, ability, or judgement to do some of the things these men and women do in the ring. Sometimes, you have all those things, and something still goes wrong. Brett can feel all those things towards Goldberg at the same time, and they are all equally true.
@WillsonT0113 жыл бұрын
I'm going to tell you this right now, if Bret Hart had a problem with the stiffness of Goldberg then he would have never have survived any type of match with Brock Lesnar. Now that's a guy that works you stiff
@riazuddin49203 жыл бұрын
I don't buy Goldberg being too stiff. Vader is by consensus much more stiff and Bret worked with him fine. When reading Bret's book tbh, he only has himself to blame. He didn't protect himself properly when taking some bumps/Goldberg could have done better to cushion some BUT by the time it gets to the infamous kick, Goldberg calls it. Hart should have slowed himself down and just backed off but he was the type of guy who was hell bent on making it look "real". His fault as much as Goldies tbh.
@ninjaf00t Жыл бұрын
@@riazuddin4920tell us all about your matches with Goldberg and Vader
@lexkanyima21953 жыл бұрын
Bret Hart in 1997 was at his peak
@Stonewall23 жыл бұрын
Heel 97 Bret was the best year run any wrestler ever had, IMO
@lexkanyima21953 жыл бұрын
@Max so obvious why 1997 was on a bubbling big bang
@golgo13fan533 жыл бұрын
Bret Hart vs. DDP, Macho Man, Curt Hennig, Booker T, and Sting were the highlights.
@liquidgeorge3 жыл бұрын
Bret vs Benoit, surely.
@mlwilliam2133 жыл бұрын
I don’t think Bret contradicted himself about Goldberg at all. Goldberg was a good guy who certainly didn’t mean to end Bret’s career. He just happened to be a shitty wrestler.
@lexkanyima21953 жыл бұрын
But he is stiff
@uria7023 жыл бұрын
You hear so many people talking about how unprofessional Goldberg was, but this really puts it on display moreso than anything else. WCW was also at fault for pushing such a dangerous wrestler to the moon. It’s no wonder Time Warner decided to shut it down. They must have been thinking this wrestling business is nothing but a giant lawsuit waiting to happen.
@lexkanyima21953 жыл бұрын
WCW was Going out of business
@AlexYBITW3 жыл бұрын
@Energetic Coach I agree. They took him out of the Power Plant before the end of his training. Didn't have any time to properly learn the art of pro wrestling.
@Xehanort102 жыл бұрын
@@AlexYBITW That dumbass Sarge being a trainer at the Power Plant won't have helped. According to Batista in his 2007 book Batista Unleashed he went to train there with his friend Lance but Sarge kept putting them down because he had a Napoleon complex and hated them for being bigger than him.
@TitusJ3 жыл бұрын
I hate what happened for the fact that we were never able to get a Bret Hart vs Kurt Angle program.
@jonvia3 жыл бұрын
when ppl say "wrestling isnt real" I laugh because real injuries happen just like in any other sport or extreme activity.
@chrisheyworth21683 жыл бұрын
England beat Germany and then Wrestling Bios releases a new video. . . . Best Tuesday ever!!
@latterdaydude61253 жыл бұрын
I didn’t know they were at war again…God Save the Queen.
@Matt_Barkley3 жыл бұрын
I was never a huge Bret fan, but damn he just kept getting screwed over. He deserved better.
@officespace77773 жыл бұрын
But in all fairness he was at the end of his career.... I think wcw sped up his retirement process. And by reading Brett's book I don't think even Bret knew that he was towards the end of his career. But he was hurting. And working injured most of the time. Also WCW was making him do some silly stuff. A sad way to go out. As an old saying goes.... A singer or and actor can have one last great performance. But then athlete doesn't have that opportunity.
@henry76963 жыл бұрын
bret....screwed himself...
@rayfinkle28052 жыл бұрын
Name me a better technician than the hitman
@henry76962 жыл бұрын
@@rayfinkle2805 kurt angle
@mayankwalya2832 жыл бұрын
@@henry7696 Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero
@kagesoultaker3 жыл бұрын
Bret Hart has never been inconsistent about Bill Goldberg. He thinks he is a good guy but terrible wrestler and dangerous worker in the ring. They aren't mutually exclusive.
@samoanjoseph14573 жыл бұрын
That may be true, but what's also true is that as Bret aged, he emphasized Goldberg being a good guy less and less, and being dangerous a lot more. I won't say A&E Bios are perfect, but if there was anything in that most recent one about Goldberg being a good guy, I didn't hear it. And rather than blaming the people who did or didn't train the man, more recently he blames the man. I tend to think that it's either due to Bret having suffered more lingering negative effects from the injury as time went on, or, and how ironic would this be, the part of his head that Goldberg kicked was the area dealing with sympathy and forgiveness, which made it much more difficult to remember that he once felt sorry for the guy.
@NWOWCW4Life13 жыл бұрын
@@samoanjoseph1457 I do think the negative effects being the stroke later on and all also doesn’t help the possibly at one point Bret/Goldberg friendship.
@lordeowstheking3 жыл бұрын
Hogan had to be Hogan and Eric wouldn't put his foot down its was their own doing. WCW should still be a thing today.
@mikeabney25273 жыл бұрын
After all these years still not one person is better than Bret Hart.
@mike7676ful3 жыл бұрын
I liked Perfect but I can’t disagree with you either.
@mikeabney25273 жыл бұрын
@Charles Evvan 😂🤣😂🤣😂 stop it lol
@JonLeeBarber3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the content man. You’re the best
@pedrogates31893 жыл бұрын
Truly is these videos are dope
@nukeboynez36483 жыл бұрын
This is just sad. One of the biggest superstars wrestling-wise wasted, sacrificed for a bunch of middle-aged alcoholics.
@lexkanyima21953 жыл бұрын
???
@Mr.G_7173 жыл бұрын
Pretty much
@chperezjr3 жыл бұрын
WCW never knew how to use Bret properly, he went from the hottest star to a chump literally overnight thanks to the shitty Booking he received in almost his entire WCW run.
@lexkanyima21953 жыл бұрын
A missed opportunity for the how to book him
@porchturds81493 жыл бұрын
Thanks for compiling all of this footage. It is heartbreaking. Bret was my favorite wrestler growing up
@spencer90933 жыл бұрын
Bret has always been my favorite wrestler..... But this channel alone has made me love/appreciate the Hitman more than ever!
@brianchapman85313 жыл бұрын
He's very lucky. Recovery is very important post-concussion. Second impact syndrome could have been lethal.
@EliasRoy3 жыл бұрын
Bret Hart should’ve been utilized properly in WCW
@gst0133 жыл бұрын
In other news, the sun rose in the east today.
@zemox25343 жыл бұрын
It was WCW in the late 90s. The fact they wasted Bret should not have come as a surprise to anyone
@CHAOTIXMaddLass3 жыл бұрын
that's not news...that's the name of the newspaper
@lt.danicecream3 жыл бұрын
What should they have done? I always hear how they didnt utilize him right.
@zemox25343 жыл бұрын
@@lt.danicecream Put him in a more high profile feud to kick off his run for a start. Booking him as a referee for Bischoff is not the way you kick off Bret's wcw run
@jamesbounds3 жыл бұрын
It sucks that Brett Harts wrestling career ended they way it did.
@truthwooph40832 жыл бұрын
Atleast it didn't end like Chris Benoits
@jamesbounds2 жыл бұрын
@@truthwooph4083 True
@woobgamer52102 жыл бұрын
I think Eddie's ended worse tbh. Eddie's career and life ended right before he was scheduled to continue it.
@arslaanpasha3334 Жыл бұрын
@@woobgamer5210 People blame chris benoot for overuse of steroids while eddie also died because of steroids at the age of 38
@gregmatic28613 жыл бұрын
Bret deserved better. He was screwed over by the WWF and WCW. Here's a guy who had the ability to put people over by having them lose to him. That's rare. If it wasn't for Bret Hart we don't get a Stone Cold. The quotes about Goldberg don't necessarily contradict each other you can be good hearted but dangerous at the same time and Goldberg was probably a 0 in terms of skill because most of his matches were short due to his lack of experience.
@davidnec5713 жыл бұрын
I always thought that WWF had good intentions for Bret, since they made him WWF champion in his last months with the company. Bret was the one negotiating with WCW the year before, and WWF didn't want to get in the way of him having the opportunity to work there for a few years and make a lot of money, then eventually come back to WWF as a top wrestler again. I wish he was still in WCW and in good health when WWF bought WCW in early 2001. I feel like we came so close to that happening.
@gregmatic28613 жыл бұрын
@@davidnec571 Nope they didn't. Bret didn't even want to go to WCW but Vince said he couldn't pay him the money he signed the contract for. Hart had no choice but to go to WCW because of that even though the contract he signed for WWF was for less money and more job security. He wanted to stay in WWF out of loyalty but they didn't want to give him his money. WCW paid him but they didn't use him right and then they fired him when he got hurt which should've been illegal.
@djspacehopper87283 жыл бұрын
That was a hard watch. So sad that a career as truly exceptional as Brets, came to an end in such a horrible fashion. The man will always be regarded as one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. His dedication and passion for the business was unparalleled in my opinion.
@danlazaro14353 жыл бұрын
Goldberg almost killing Brett and the Undertaker, dude should have never been allowed to wrestle.
@Gunners_Mate_Guns3 жыл бұрын
Yep He was the exact opposite of a Mr. Perfect or Jake the Snake, two men who were known to take extra care not to hurt other wrestlers, and true professionals. Just one of the myriad of poor decisions from WCW.
@StuUngar3 жыл бұрын
Undertaker doesn’t belong in the same category. They were both old. Plus, Undertaker screwed up too when he dropped Goldberg on his head. Against Bret, that was just carelessness.
@smarkdownsblog3 жыл бұрын
@ItsStillRealToMe DamnIt You need to remember he was working concussed. He was having constant headaches, memory loss, blurred vision, etc (as mentioned in the video), which are normal affects of a traumatic brain injury. With that in mind, it's needless to say that it doesn't take a highlight reel worthy bump or shot for it to ring his bell.
@smarkdownsblog3 жыл бұрын
You probably couldn't, mostly because Bret was an awesome seller and a physical wrestler, so even those hard irish whips into the buckle that would shake the whole ring (and my friend he TOOK those ones) would seem "usual" in a Bret Hart match. His style was very physical and very intense throughout a 20+ year career, so it's more a combination of everything than one particular spot, if I make myself clear.
@lexkanyima21953 жыл бұрын
@@smarkdownsblog and it's a shame
@CJC153 жыл бұрын
Bret's quite the storyteller. I beat the full autobiography is a great read.
@robertcliffjr93393 жыл бұрын
It is. A read worth experiencing.
@NTSYNVK3 жыл бұрын
So after all this he receives a termination letter because of his incapacity… 🙈 Only good thing is that he got out of it alive and is still with us today.
@masterthomas78723 жыл бұрын
Man, just you narrating the book and showing what goes through the match between Bill and Bret, you can just wince at the car wreck that is about to happen. It is sad how his career ended on a way no one saw.
@hectorrico86613 жыл бұрын
During this time my Grampa died and they'd repeat Nitro like at midnight. I'd try watching it but it was so boring and non sensisical I couldn't pay too much attention. My whole family would be awake at night.
@rinatiskakova25283 жыл бұрын
He and austin are the wrestlers i wish could have stuck around for longer in the ring.
@pedrogates31893 жыл бұрын
I agree but I also would’ve like to see him not leave during the attitude era and HBK’s back not to get hurt would’ve loved to see how they did with guys like HHH Kurt angle stone cold the rock and undertaker in 1998 1999 &2000
@kevinpayton26643 жыл бұрын
@@pedrogates3189 I never thought about that now that you mentioned it. It's very interesting.
@pedrogates31893 жыл бұрын
@@kevinpayton2664 I think about it all the time like how would bret and a healthy hbk be during that era I mean hbk came back in 99 to be the commissioner but I would’ve loved to see him wrestle …like I wanted to see if bret would change his ring attire because the black and pink didn’t fit the attitude era man a lot of what if’s I think about with that
@lexkanyima21953 жыл бұрын
@@pedrogates3189 it would have fit, but more edgy
@pedrogates31893 жыл бұрын
@@lexkanyima2195 I think so too
@FrankThe77Tank3 жыл бұрын
Wrestling Bios is the Bret Hart of KZfaq. The Best There is, The Best There Was & The Best There Ever Will Be..
@Mr.Memphis103 жыл бұрын
I second that!!
@WarhawkBeyond20403 жыл бұрын
Bret Hart was absolutely wasted in WCW and a legend of his stature should have been used properly, he deserved so much better and it's such a shame that his epic career ended so prematurely
@johnepants3 жыл бұрын
His heel turn in April 98 was when I knew they were wasting him. For weeks he talks about putting an end to Hollywood Hogan, only to join him out of nowhere. There was no reason to turn him heel.
@derekazyan99423 жыл бұрын
@@johnepants yeah it made no sense story wise
@johnepants3 жыл бұрын
@@derekazyan9942 plus, even if he didn’t get injured by Goldberg, after Owen, no one was in the mood to boo Bret. WCW just never let him be himself. To this day I still think 1997 was his greatest year creatively, and it sucks that McMahon was not financially able to keep him under contract, because Austin vs Bret at WM 14 would have been a classic. Or even Austin vs Bret vs Shawn
@derekazyan99423 жыл бұрын
@@johnepants 1997 Bret was top 3 of in the business
@lexkanyima21953 жыл бұрын
@@johnepants Bret would have remained in the WWE for his entire career
@theclandestineUtubeconnoisseur3 жыл бұрын
Bret vs El Dandy. The angle that Bret tried to start. It would have been gold
@ant41583 жыл бұрын
WCW dropped the ball by not booking the greatest dream match ever....Bret Hart vs El Dandy...WHO ARE YOU TO DOUBT EL DANDY???!!!!
@turboteabag083 жыл бұрын
Highly recommend reading Bret's autobiography...really good, and brutally honest.
@davidbutler16222 жыл бұрын
Your videos are mustard. Thank you sir.
@InspireCreate433 жыл бұрын
This is easily one of your best videos. I'd like to check out Bret's book now too haha
@gcgc63813 жыл бұрын
I just remembered he was in WCW vs NWO Revenge, feels weird for some reason.
@crushthewrestlingchampion46693 жыл бұрын
I love wcw vs nwo revenge wrestling video games is my favorite wrestling video game all time i love it’s
@dasupastar4lyfe3 жыл бұрын
That game had an awesome roster
@StuUngar3 жыл бұрын
He was also in WWF War Zone, which was weird because it came out in the summer of 98….9 months after he had left the WWF.
@gcgc63813 жыл бұрын
Yes, thank you, knew there was something else, When I think Bret video game wise, I think of wwf wrestlemania the arcade game, good sprites.
@CardozaCreativeMinds3 жыл бұрын
He will always be my favorite wrestler ever
@GoodFellasPizza082 жыл бұрын
Jeff hardy,bret hart,stone cold Steve Austin,and the undertaker are my favorite wrestlers
@brianticas76712 жыл бұрын
The life of a wrestler is probably the hardest of all athletes man. Wrestling and boxing. God bless these athletes that put their bodies on the line to entertain us viewers.
@bensonnick1693 жыл бұрын
TOP-NOTCH VIDEO. Amazing stuff. You've truly found your calling, Wrestling Bios!
@subzippo3 жыл бұрын
God I hate Goldberg so much. He's done so much irreparable damage to the wrestling industry. WCW had a ton of big men who could have been better in his spot. Wrath. Norton. Morrus. Saturn. All deserved it better and would have done better.
@money345atherley23 жыл бұрын
Saturn is 5'9 he is not a big man stfu
@Mark-xl1ze3 жыл бұрын
It would have been awesome to have a Bret Hart-Kurt Angle match. Wow.
@Leonard_Wilson3 жыл бұрын
Angle wanted the match. He even said that he’d take all of the bumps. Bret decline and said he didn’t want to give a half ass performance since it would be disrespectful to the fans.
@lexkanyima21953 жыл бұрын
@@Leonard_Wilson it's a missed opportunity for the
@kylereece19793 жыл бұрын
An absolutely wonderful video you did here. Bret's not so greatest hits and last days of a wrestler is a sad story indeed, and this was a Fantastically put together account of it all. I loved how you narrated Bret's words out of the book, calling the action over the footage of the matches. Excellently executed and crafted with class.
@tylongkicks88213 жыл бұрын
Wrestling Bios by far the best Wrestling KZfaq channel.
@KdOdom73 жыл бұрын
"Are you guys for real, I just told you I don't do stunts, I'm a god damn wrestler."🤣LMFAO
@dantorino31573 жыл бұрын
That attitude is why he didn't draw and why Austin did
@jonhenning2 жыл бұрын
Bret was so fire. The way they brought him in to WCW was so low key. They flushed him down the WCW 🚽🧻
@OomaGooma3 жыл бұрын
I never liked Goldberg. This incident justified my feelings.
@shanecle2 жыл бұрын
@24:45 I actually was at one of the shows of this WCW tour and met Bret Hart backstage. He was really kind and a true gentleman. I must have been 12 years old at the time. Great job with documentary of his final wrestling days. Bret Hart is a legend of the sport.
@ArizonaHeat6023 жыл бұрын
Props to Bret sticking to Advil's and not diving head first into pain pills. Especially since Advil is useless against a concussion.
@StuUngar3 жыл бұрын
Pain pills arent going to do anything for a headache anyways.
@ArizonaHeat6023 жыл бұрын
@@StuUngar it was more than just a headache. He thought his neck was hurt. You would use pain pills for a hurt enough neck. I never even mentioned a headache, I said a concussion.
@StuUngar3 жыл бұрын
@@ArizonaHeat602 Wanna guess the main symptom of concussions??? Give you a hint, starts with an H and ends with an E.
@Cognizant-ut9oj3 жыл бұрын
He had a few more years in him to wrestle back then. But today he is lucky to avoid an ending with a big brain damage like Chris Benoit or Andrew Test Martin.
@MRKYTH3 жыл бұрын
Frfr.
@lexkanyima21953 жыл бұрын
But he could have been killed in 3 years if that happens
@MRKYTH3 жыл бұрын
@@lexkanyima2195 I agree, but I think if that concussion never happened, he would’ve had more years in him then retire when he wanted to
@Cognizant-ut9oj3 жыл бұрын
@@MRKYTH his mileage was already high in the 2000s and WCW Wrestling was very dangerous. Thats why remainig superstars are parttimers over their 40s. To much have died.
@lexkanyima21953 жыл бұрын
@@MRKYTH indeed
@stonebone3163 жыл бұрын
First video I've seen on your channel. The way you put this video together was magnificent. I wasn't the biggest Bret fan, but always respected the hell out of him. He really was what he said he was. The best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be. My best friend was a massive fan of his and I can see why. This video also makes me sad as now I know his final WCW match was in my hometown. Anyway here's a sub for you.
@Large23collectibles3 жыл бұрын
This was such a emotional video. Great work on this video.
@Wolfdogg3 жыл бұрын
Man. I was always more of a Shawn Michaels fan growing up, but damn if hearing Bret talk about his last match didn't make me tear up.
@kaysingh91743 жыл бұрын
This is fascinating- you did an amazing job.
@kevins8071 Жыл бұрын
Bret Hart is one of my all time favorite wrestlers. I’m 50 years old now and he is still a legend in my eyes. This is so sad to watch this video and realize how his career ended up.
@Anhviet193 жыл бұрын
You bring The Hitman back to life. Great job on his bios.
@StuUngar2 жыл бұрын
In Bret’s WWE dvd, Vince did say, “If I were they, I wouldve built the entire organization around Bret.” And you echo this around the 1:20 mark. I believe that was just word service by Vince. How can Vince say he would make them the center of WCW if he were the owner when he never really made Bret the center of WWF? When Bret won the title, it was quickly taken off for Hogan. Then Vince tried to build Luger. Vince briefly went with Bret for a few months after WM X. Then Vince went with Diesel. Then Vince went with Shawn Michaels. Then Vince was trying to push Sid and Taker. Then it was back to HBK and then Steve Austin. Bret was always involved in the main event scene. But he was never THE guy like Hogan or Austin was. Vince was always trying to build someone else and would use Bret as his backup or safety net.
@tafua_aАй бұрын
Bret was never as hot in the WWF as he was after the Montreal screwjob. The reason why Kevin Nash still thinks it was a work is because ultimately the only person who didn't benefit from it was Bret, and the only reason why he didn't was because Bischoff made him do FA significant after signing him. If you get someone as hot as Bret was after Montreal, you milk him for all of his worth. But apparently, that didn't work for Hogan and Bischoff, brother.
@officespace77773 жыл бұрын
I agree with you about how Bret was used in wcw, and at starrcade 97' However according to Eric bischoff....he said that there were 2 reasons Bret was not used right away. 1) I guess Bret broke or injured his hand from punching Vince McMahon? So Eric said that he was not able to wrestle. 2) Eric said that because they were so far in storylines that they weren't going to change everything around that they've been working for during the year just because Bret showed up. I never thought that wrestling was so committed to their storylines, that they couldn't even figure out a way to include Bret in? Interesting. Bret doesn't even count his wcw championship as a world title win. They only introduced him as a 5 time world champion. But wouldn't he be a 6 time world champion? As far as Goldberg. I think Bret's opinion has just changed over the years. 🤔 Maybe before Bret had good things to say about Goldberg. But Bret has had 22 years to think about his injury. So I think his opinions and perception of Goldberg have changed. Very good narrating the footage with Bret's book. 👍🏻 I really enjoyed it alot.😁
@lexkanyima21953 жыл бұрын
@@kevinlee9929 He made a match on Thunder without even save it for the PPV