Breaking Down Bret 'The Hitman' Hart's DISASTROUS 2010 WWE Return
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- Following the Montreal Screwjob at the 1997 WWF Survivor Series and his departure to WCW, Bret Hart finally returned to WWE in 2010, making his first appearance on Monday Night Raw in well over a decade in the process. From there he went on to wrestle Vince McMahon at WrestleMania 26, main event SummerSlam, become Raw General Manager and even win the United States title. Join Tom Campbell in Breaking Down Bret Hart's Disastrous 2010 WWE Return.
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Real fans were just happy to see him out there in the ring again, the man gave everything he had to wrestling and suffered through so much tragedy and heartbreak. Who cares if you couldn’t perform at the level he could? Doctors were saying he might not be able to walk again and yet he still made it out there and entertained us.
I didn't mind his match against Vince McMahon because it was a fitting end to a historic event starting in 1997
Exactly. Thank you. Bring him back again. He would be a great GM or commissioner.
Facts! This was more of an epilogue and I'm pretty sure 99% of us saw it like that. I'm surprised anyone can see it differently. It's like Sting in AEW. We know it's over. He's just there to end his story the way he wants it to end. Bret also wanted to do something to make a final chapter that would end on a less bitter note. And I bet Vince also wanted that. And the wrestlers know their limits and they know that this is done just to come full circle and leave gracefully. The only wrestler who doesn't see these comebacks that way is Ric Flair cause he's still 20 in his mind.
@@TheFlamingPike Flair really needs to hang it up totally, the fact that he has toyed with getting in the ring again makes me mildly insane, and I'm not even the biggest fan. He'd be risking his life.
Couldn't have said it better myself. I was just excited to see him back face to face with Vince and back to where he truly belonged!
The disaster is people shitting on Bret despite the fact he did the best anyone could've asked taking into account his health issues.
I don't blame Bret too much, but the guy should not have been doing anything physical. He was simply not in a state to safely work wrestling matches.
@@henrikschmidt3964 I respect him for wanting to and having the balls to do it despite his issues, but on the other side of the same coin, you're totally right. Brets time was behind him and he hadn't even worked in a ring for years by then. He hadn't worked a match since January of 2000 by time he went back to WWE. I respect him ending things on his terms though. His initial exit from the business was very depressing.
Bret's matches were still believable. But also had a classic against Vince McMahon during this time.
I don't think they are doing that. The criticism is fair and measured. Most of the blame should go to Vince who I presume ran the creative. Some of the content worked well; the in-ring reunion with Shawn. When the content moved into actual in-ring wrestling, the house of cards came.crumbling down.
Was gonna say but I had to see if someone said it first. Brett was a badass and I could care less about the bullshit said about him. He was an awesome heel but he was under-utilised as a badass for some fucked up reason.
Tom just casually dropping an hour+ long video on an awkward run in wrestling. Ya love to see it. This is genuinely something you could consider making a series out of in the New Year. Thanks to Cultaholic as always. Cheers.🥃
Disastrous or not, I got to see Bret Hart in the flesh at a 2010 live event and it was wonderful. The pop was ungodly.
Disagree, the pop should have been stronger. Dayton disappointed me that night.
@@michaelrodriguez7380 We were at different shows. I was at the show in Manchester UK.
@@jonathanjamieson3466 Bret will always be a hero to English fans thanks to SummerSlam '92. His WWF title match against Taker at One Night Only '97 was also for the ages.
Thank God yall gave him the pop he deserved!
@@jonathanjamieson3466
No it wasn't you dork why you lying boi
Shout out to Tom for one hell of an effort here. All videos get edited, of course, but talking down the lens for 75 minutes is no mean feat. Well done, Campbell.
It's quite funny, but in December 2009 I saw Bret at a small indie show here in Germany. It was a very personal atmosphere. I shook his hand and got his autograph. Just six months later everything had changed. I saw him again - this time with WWE. Same town, but the arena was ten times bigger. My personal highlight was when he put Chris Jericho in a sharpshooter that night. It felt kinda surreal to see this happening right in front of me.
When i first moved to the USA from mexico city , bret was the first wrestler i ever saw . It was his match against the undertaker at summerslam 97 . We couldnt afford to go to events until much later on so while it wasnt a 5 star classic by any means , i saw him at wm 26 live and it was truly an honor to see the hitman live .
That run was forgivable considering everything Bret went through in life it was just good to see him back again. Even talking about the screwjob/1997 Bret is the last memeber of the Hart Foundation left 😢
This was fantastic. Tom did a hell of a job narrating a very awkward time for us, old wrestling fans seen our once beloved idol.
I quite enjoyed his appearances in 2010. As a 90s kid born outside North America, we didn't know too much about Bret Hart, so this era was really a lot of peoples first time experiencing this wrestling legend on our screens.
Bret vs. Vince from WrestleMania 26 may not have been a classic match but it was hilarious to watch 😆
Was worse than Lawler vs Cole WM 27
I was sports entertained.
At least it wasn't Bart Gunn vs Butterbean at Wrestlemania 15.
Nah
Is the match good... No. Is it fun to watch Brett just beat him relentlessly yes.
Cultaholic on their A-Gameu lately. Well done guys!
I still can’t believe he tapped out to his own finisher in Montreal, you’d think he knew one reversal
I can't believe (out of all moves) a kick ended his career.
Serves him right
I think it's the greatest kayfabe in history.
I'm glad SOMEBODY finally said it!
He did not tap out Bret heat never tapped in his whole career
Yet another amazing documentary to round off Doc-cember from Cultaholic. Happy New Year to one and all, and thank you all for the incredible work!
BTW, I have both watched and read Lonesome Dove as well as Streets of Laredo. The reference was not lost on me.
Watching for the first time, this was legit how I was introduced to Bret Hart. When he got attacked by The Nexus and then joined John Cena's team. I had no idea how well respected and how much of a good wrestler Bret Hart was... 7 year old me just liked orange shirt super cena.
You mean Purple Never Give Up Cena Shirt
I think that the WrestleMania match was bad (poor booking).
But the rest of his run was, fine. Especially when you remember his health problems.
Yes i expected more from the maina match. Especially when i saw videos of his smackdown tour with the hart dynasty. Even summerslam he did more.
this just kept getting better. Personal peak lines were; “he looks like a divorced dad who’s jumped the barrier” and “jean-shorts-mafia”
I work at Bret's restaurant in Calgary. He is a gem to talk to when he visits
How's the food over there?
@zacharythomason7359 I'm sure it's the best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be 😜
I never expected much from Brets return. The fact he got back in the ring at all was surprising. I knew he couldnt take bumps. He looked better against Vince then i thought he would. He did drop an elbow which was too much for him to do saying he had massive stroke.
I'm not bothered how Bret Hart 2010 run was handed in WWE just happy he finally came back after 12 years away. His match with McMahon may not have been good but at least storyline wise you got redemption on Vince McMahon for what happened in Montreal. Since then Bret Hart occasionally makes appearances with WWE from time to time.
Such a sad story is Bret Hart. He is a real life Ned Stark - trying to do right and fair and then fate drew a wildcard
Ned Stark decapitated people for being afraid of literal undead. He upheld the rights of the wealthy to brutalize the poor. ASOIAF/GOT intentionally is a story of villains and worse villains
@@nicholashurst780 🤓
@@nicholashurst780 such were the law in Westeros. We would not complain or judge our executioner 👍
both of you are lame
Lol I was Flipping between USA Network and Spike TV to see what tna did during the January 4th episode jim Cornette's rant on his old who's slamming who podcast is very fascinating can't believe it's about to be 14-years on thursday.
He finally took a sip out of that cup at the very end😂😂
Great video😉👍
Who would’ve thought the greatest professional wrestler to ever live would survive a life-threatening stroke that almost paralyzed him in 2002 then years later, return to WWE, and have a match with Vince McMahon, without having wrestled in years, and still dealing with the effects of the stroke would go on to have a not so good match with a none wrestler
The match itself at Mania was… Ok, it was a disaster let’s be real. But his return as a whole was a net positive. It’s the Hitman for Christ’s sake, and after a decade and a half of bad blood he finally put down the past and made was willing to make amends. That’s far from disastrous if you ask me.
When I was watching the WrestleMania match with my friend, I turned to him and said, "Was the goal of this match make me feel sympathy for Vince McMahon?" I cannot think of a worse booked match. Holy shit.
Also, I saw someone describe Bret's attire as "A man in his 50s dressed like Dennis the Menace." It was great that he came back, and that first night was incredible, but they made it really awkward and bad.
Early 2010's WWE was their On Their Bullshit Era where they buried their own roster for part timers, and sabotaged every hot angle like a kid dumping a Coke into an outlet. Vince had zero idea what he was doing. You could almost say this company was saved by Punk/Danielson/The Shield because holy shit did they have no idea how to make a new star or a coherent storyline.
Best part of Bret's return was he and Shawn Michaels making amends
Cultaholic are absolutely on fire at the moment. Banger after banger and banger⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
In 2010,Bret just wasn’t feeling it. The way he’d stand,hands in his pockets,oversized Jean shorts. He didn’t care. He was getting paid. That’s it. His passion was gone.
"By the end you kind of had a bit of sympathy for Vince"
Aged like milk
I just realised that the January 4th edition of Raw when Bret Hart returned happened on the same day I was born. Talk about an awesome coincidence on my end and probably a sign I would be a wrestling fan.
That cuppa must have been stone cold by the time Tom finishes it at the end!
Bret Hart will always be the best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be!
Totally agree about Bret’s remixed music. Absolutely unnecessary. I feel the same way when they did it for The Rock’s in 2011. I know The Rock’s had several remixes, but I’d argue that the 1999 version was the best and most recognizable.
It’s jarring when Stone Cold’s, HBK’s, Undertaker’s, DX’s, Triple H’s, and Mick Foley’s have been untouched for years.
To be honest, Bret’s return took place during a time when I hardly watched any WWE. I’ve since gotten caught up on most of what’s covered here, but thanks to this video, I now need to find a clip of Bret referring to Jimmy and Jey as the OOZLES.
EDIT: Found it!
I'd say Punk returning was more unlikely. Bret always said 'never say never' to a return and his return was gradually built up (ie first appearing in the HOF).
Bret absolutely did screw Bret. He refused to do what his boss said.
This was honestly quite the blast from the past for me, this was a when I first started watching WWE when I was 12, so seeing this being older is quite surreal, I remember hearing “Bret screwed Bret” and having no idea what it meant, now seeing this gives it way more context.
Cultaholic, man. So much praise for this channel.
Easily best wrestling channel on the internet.
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I haven't watched much from Cultaholic but I felt like this guy was trying too hard to be funny. Love wrestling bios.
i was there when bret destroyed the stage equitment and i was a few seats up n he did it right infront of me,it was so funny i saw my self on tv during the replays then lol still have a picture of breat's back with his shirt showing his name awesome time.
So that's what Tom has been doing when he was locked in the Cultaholic Towers over Christmas.
This video only made me respect Bret Hart more. I was out of wrestling during this time. I've only heard the jokes and derision of the period. I've never heard this part of harts career taken from this perspective before. What a wonderful little surprise on New Year's day.
Watching it live at that time I was in bizarro world. I never thought I'd see it happen and even when I was watching it I thought I was in an alternate universe. Meanwhile in an alternate universe Hogan was over there in TNA something I also never thought was happening. All of it went by so fast that I don't even remember that time frame very much. And it's something I think all of us kind of want to forget happened
You guys are cooking! Keep up the content!
This is very good, thanks Tom & Cultaholic
This may sound trivial but the fact that they changed his music or he asked his music to be changed ruined it for me alone.
For us that look up to the man and the work he did. The Hero that we all still let him be for us , some of it was well ..pro wrestling entertainment, but to see in his eyes , how he finally kinda just let some of that stuff go. That's not disastrous , that's like at the end of the new God of War, when Kratos finally lets the bandages go off his arms , The Hitman finally let a bit of this baggage go. So many smarks will talk about 'Well what about his comments about this or that ' later and ya that's the Internet, insert trolls whenever , but for me?
MY Hero.
Bret Hart coming back and hugging Shawn Michaels in the ring? And then knowing later it was real and legit? After knowing all that history? Its like a part of my heart healed as well. From the end of Wrestling with Shadows to that moment, it's taken a long time and a lot of things have happened, but I got to see my Hero come back , come back to the WWE, come back in Chicago THEN Montreal and Calgary ...and then Wrestlemania ? And to see him just BEAT the LIVING PISS , at that age and knowing what he's been through , I didn't need no obvious Bret Hart clinic. I wanted my hero to BEAT THE LIVING CRAP OUT OF THAT EVIL HEARTLESS ASSHOLE THAT SCREWED HIM OVER!! And I got that. Of course it wasn't what it was. That's how it always has been kinda with the Hitman, never got the chance to really see a lot of things happen , either ever or too late.
He's the best there is, the Best there was and the best there ever WILL BE. PERIOD. AND CULTAHOLIC , YOU KNOW IT!
and if you don't like it , to quote the Hitman 'Tough Shit'
That Kelly Rowland Dilemma reference was freaking GOLD
it's really awkward that he's sitting there with an empty cup for no reason.
Just when you thought Doc-Cember was over - BONUS TRACK
Even Bret Hart himself modified his catchphrase when he was standing in the ring with Ric Flair. He knew that in Ric he had met his match.
Dunno what you were watching but his return was brilliant.
Hart vs Mcmaniac at Wrasslemania was horrible, but, funny. Even if the accident at Starrcade hadn't took place, I still think Hart's time in ring was coming to an end anyways as he'd stated that his knees were powderized etc etc. Now, he could've done a match or 2 here & there, but, within the next few years after Starrcade, I see him winding his career down.
This is amazing storytelling. I couldn't believe when I noticed I'd been listening for over one hour.
John cena defined this time so I was happy seeing Bret and every time he teamed with John cena I would get excited for that it wasn’t bad 2010
Was my favorite time in wrestling.
I can't fully remember the year in wrestling as I was usually drunk at a bar for each Raw or ppv. But, all I can really remember is a thankfulness that I was able to see Bret get one last piece of action considering everything he had been through. The success of the run never really factored into it.
The only REAL deflating part of the run was the Mania match. It was just a beat down. There was no tension in the match, the outcome was never in question.
It's always surreal when people talk about the Nutter Center or Dayton online. The Nutter Center was a consistent part of my childhood for different events, and I even graduated college there. Hearing about WWE milestones occurring there is hard to wrap my head around.
Anything else Brett The Hitman Hart did in the ring after the Bill Goldberg concussion kick that caused him to retire is nothing short of a medical miracle and I would never speak harshly of anything he did in the Ring after his stroke recovery... .
Brett's a loser. He could have come back 2000 to 2009 but acted like a little baby. Only to ultimately fold in 2010 for money reasons! Imagine all that money the guy lost in that decade. Who cares what people have done to you in the past? If they are giving you millions of dollars, you do it! Today, he's a broke bum. He screwed the fans from 2000 to 2009.
Cheers mate, Corries crying, has really tickled me!
My moms best friend is cousins with Owen and Brett and was not happy with me watching wrestling as a kid- she hated Vince with a passion
Did not know that ,Thanks for the info.
@@zacharythomason7359you don’t know that lol 😂 .. he’s probably lying why you people believe anything someone says
@@MrAjking808he's being facetious.
The Montreal Screwjob was indeed Bret Screwing Bret. Bret forgets wrestling is fake, he thought he was actually a world-beating champion. But outside of that, the guy has copped it in life and didn't deserve all the shit that happened to him. His brother dying, his parents dying, his divorce, his health issues and WCW totally wasting him.... he deserved better.
To be fair, he had to deal with Shawn micheals who was a prick. He didn’t want to lose the belt in Montreal to Shawn, but eventually he relented and decided to. He then went up and said to Shawn “hey just letting you know, I will drop the title, you don’t need to worry about anything” to which micheals responded “cool, I wouldn’t have done the same for you.”
That ticked off Brett to the point in which he refused to do it. His mindset was “I have no problems dropping the belt the HBK or in Montreal, but not at the same time.”
Midget wirh a wrestling show is awesome. Subbed ❤
I mean, it's Bret Hart. No matter what, he's going to live on, forever.
This video was very well researched, it reminded me of the timeline of events in 2010 and a couple things I had forgotten. I must disagree with your take, however, of 2010 being a disasterous year for Bret. First we have to consider the state of his health at the time, being a stroke survivor. His physicality in the ring was further limited by his Lloyds of London insurance policy. Despite those two major limitations, Bret gave us great moments in 2010. Just him appearing in a WWE ring again was HUGE. Burying the hatchet with Shawn was great, and even the storyline with Vince was fine. You cant just book the match at Mania three months away, they needed a storyline to keep us entertained along the way. The match itself was overbooked with the Hart family again due to the physical limitations, but we got what we wanted, which was Bret beating up Vince, making him tapout to the sharpshooter, and the Harts screwing Vince. The match was never expected to be a masterpiece. I loved the rub Bret gave the Hart Dynasty. Great feel good moment against the Miz for thr US title. His involvement in the Nexus feud and match at Summerslam was well done. Nice to see a dream team up with John Cena as they both have a lot of mutual respect. The celebration of Bret as MSG was very well deserved. Using him in the European tours was great given how popular Bret has always been in Europe. So while there were some minor hiccups, Brets 2010 run was very successful in my book.
The fact he just holds that triple jump mug up in his hand for the whole 1:16:15 without getting an achy arm and doesn't take one swig of his brew just shows what a power house he really is... must be from knockin one out on a daily basis. 🤔🤪
I can only imagine Ted Turner embracing Bret before signing the contract 😂😂
I watched wrestling as a kid, between 1990 and mid-98 when I totally checked out right before the screw job, when Hart Foundation were huge and Bret was a heel champ in US. When I got back into wrestling in 2019 you can imagine my surprise to find that Davey Boy Smith was dead, Owen was dead, Pillman was dead, Neidhart was dead, Bret had got screwed gone to WCW and had a stroke. But the biggest shock of all was that Shawn was a beloved, God-fearing family man. I only caught Bret's 2010 run on TH-cam in 2020. I loved the reconciliation with Shawn, their rivalry enhanced both their careers immeasurably. Everything else about that run (apart from Bret being paid) was forgettable and uninspired. One thing it did clearly do though was help Bret get to a better, less bitter, less egotistical place in life. His arrogance and bitterness before that was insufferable. I say that even though he is my favourite wrestler off all time (along with Davey, Owen and Shawn).
if you know what bret went through. it was a miracle and the only bad thing about it was his music. him just walking after having a stroke was a blessing. getting in the ring and cutting promos, beating guys up and slapping on the sharpshooter was cool to see. it meant a lot to bret and his true fans knew it. we let the fact that he couldn't take a bump slide. we let the bad storyline slide. all that didn't matter. it was for bret to get closure and walk off on his own volition
Happy New Year to you lovely folks at Cultaholic, and to you wonderful people in the comment section! Here’s to another year of awesome content and plenty of giggles!
DILLY DILLY! 🍻🥂
Vinnymac saying bret looks like a hound dog and questioned his "stringy fake hair" was the best part of bret's return here lol
Cultaholic be pumping up those watch time numbers. 😅
There's three eras of Bret. WWF, WCW and Broken Bret.
Wasn’t watching wwe at this time but it was just good to see Bret and the Federation back together.
I’m not going to lie. I started watching wrestling I think the day after the wrestlemania stone cold beat hbk. I never knew who Bret was when he came back. WWE did such a good job erasing him it was hard for me to know the legend he was. It was the same when wcw was bought, when hbk returned, and etc. but Bret to me is the greatest in ring performer of all time and top 5 wrestler ever after watching old videos!
I went to Phoenix because I wanted to see Bret Back, ...and for this long time fan, It was cool to see the Hitman back , Though with the benefit of hindsight.I wish this had happened at Mania 22 in Chicago where the crowd was nuclear for EVERYTHING.
I think I'm more curious as to why you were holding that coffee mug like the Holy Grail throughout this, lol.
There's something far too soothing but also chaotic about Tom that you just can't help fall in love with.
I'm glad he brought up Vince saying "YOU DRESS LIKE A HOBO!" That's the highlight of this run.
I forgot Bret Hart was Raw GM 😂
I find this to not be completely fair gonna be honest you can call it disastrous if you'd like but that doesnt really cover the scope of the situation. Bret couldnt do anything phsycial due to the stroke and his insurance policy. But that run wasnt about Bret's physical capabilities. It was about letting a man who'd carried much anger and resentment a chance at true reconciliation.That 2010 run not only allowed Bret to bury the hatchet with Vince and the WWE officially but it also allowed him a chane for he and Shawn to come together and put away the feud that had burned so bright between them. So when Bret made that walk out to Wrestlemania in front of those who loved him. It wasnt as the "Hitman" ready to go one last round. It was as Bret Hart the man, ready to say goodbye to what he truly loved and let go of the anger that he'd held so tight for so long and maybe finally capture a chance at true inner peace. And that is worth all the titles in the world.
Bret returning after all that time was an amazing moment. I don't care how the rest of it went, that moment made it awesome.
William Regal in an Over The Limit shirt is hilarious to me 😂
Happy New Years Day Wrestling Fans 😎👍
Happy new years day wrestling fans
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Same here
To be honest I just threw on this video for some background noise….
But by the end of it I was disappointed it was over 😅 top notch stuff ..
Ive always wondered how most retired wrestlers do for money when they run low on money. Oh yeah i remember the Breeeeett!! Commercial it was always hilarious
You can't call this disastrous . This a man who had a stroke (likely due to career-ending concussion), confined to a wheelchair - and he returned , got physical and gave his fans one last run.
This was a disastrous return. They should not have drugged out. Hogan’s return was a monster, and he rode that wave his entire second stent, but he could at least do something. Bret was totally limited, and it made him look awful.
I watched that episode of RAW, was good just to see him again back in the WWE. But he wasn’t the same guy from 97, he was 50 with health issues. So call it disastrous but it is what it is.
His Feud with Stone Cold was probably one of the best I have ever seen. There match at 13 is one of the best of all time.
He looked like he could barely move at the time. What were they expecting?
I think we would've all just been happy to see him back with the WWE at that point. He didn't need to be part of any storylines.
nice work Tom, a very talented individual
I'm dying with "The Uzles!"
I wouldn't call the whole run a disaster🙄
it was still good to see Bret come back.
This is my favorite Christmas present, even though it wasnt Bret Harts best moments, its still watching my Boyhood Hero right up there with Barry Sanders, Deion Sanders, Ken Griffey Jr etc. Getting his revenge on the man who screws Bret on TV and broke Brets Heart as Bret has said 100's of times " Vince was like a Father Figure to me and i looked up to him and held him that highly regarded and trusted him as much as his Legendary real father ( although Bret obviously Loves his real father more ) with his life "
I’m sure Bret getting a 27 year old girlfriend at the time had NOTHING to do with him taking the money to come back to the Fed 😂
Bret "the pervert" hart
I don’t blame Tom at all for it but @30:00 the Brit not knowing what a “hockey fight” is made me chuckle quite a bit
I don’t care what anyone says, it was great for the fans that missed Bret and knew of his health complications, and it was healing for Bret himself to have that closure.
There's fan footage of Bret in 6-man tags on live events in 2010, leading up to Survivor Series and he was wrestling much more aggressively, even doing the front elbow of the second turnbuckle. What we saw on tv was post-stroke, obviously, but it was actually even more toned down because he'd already cashed in his Lloyds of London policy, and had to work extra light to avoid having to pay the policy back. Non-televised events, tho, Bret could still go.
R Truth winning the US Title made me happy even back in 2010
Why is "DISASTROUS" so emphasized here? The match at 26 was pits, but the return, on the whole, was fine.