I remember being pretty disappointed being a huge Bret fan. But this interview really puts it into context and I don't think you can give it a star rating or anything.
"Not applicable (N/A)." The fact Bret was able or allowed to perform after the stroke and moreso at the expense of "who started it all" VinnieMac is a redeeming thing for the Hitman. Or paraphrasing a Michael Jordan quote: Bret has scratched that whatever "itch" he left in the ring. To heck with a classic/five star match! Hitman did perform while keeping Lloyds of London at bay.
@@everythingmainecooncat4938 I assumed McMahon was somehow padded up, yet the brutality of the match was so outrageous that I never saw anything like it in 50 years watching all kind of wrestling shows. While understanding Bret's satisfaction, to me, it didn't do a lot to put him in a very good light with fans as it went on and on with what seemed like 20-some powerful chair shots.
I was always confused from 1995 to 2005 when I heard Mr Perfect had "Loyds of London"! Thought it was located in London! That company. He had loads of Loids of London for his loins' injury hee hee.
Have to consider how much Bret prided himself on not hurting anyone. He's said its the thing he's most happy about looking back. He's a purist. Its sort of understandable that he's mad that someone so sloppy not only got a historic push, but his career was ended by a guy that wrestled in a way he completely disagreed with...
@@mariomanningfan AGAIN, ALL OF YOU are placing blame of Goldbergs push ON Goldberg and Not management or the booker. The booker is the one that gives the results AND chooses WHO calls the match. It was a freaking bloody ACCIDENT!
@michaelmclaren1333 interesting perspective. I'm not in complete disagreement. Goldberg wasn't responsible for his own push. Two, Bret's not the first guy to ever get hurt. Guys have broken necks and even been paralyzed and been more forgiving towards their opponent then Bret is to Goldberg. But let's be honest... booking or not, Dusty Rhodes didn't legit kick Bret in the face coming off the ropes. Goldberg made that mistake. He could've spent time becoming a safer wrestler. Being sloppy wasn't part of the push. So yeah, he's mostly at fault, for an unfortunate but common injury.
The amount of Goldberg marks in this chat is astounding. Every wrestler agrees with Bret, Bret is just more passionate about it because his career effectively was ended. Imagine losing your entire livelihood because someone who had a reputation for being reckless was reckless with you and hurt you.
@@__-wm9luPeople need to watch the Stevie Richard’s breakdown of the match, he suspects it wasn’t even the super kick but a blow to Bret’s head knocking himself into the turnbuckle that really messed him up. Ironically the same thing Goldberg did to himself years later vs Undertaker that left him concussed the whole match.
@@mikeg2491 yeah the kick has always seemed incredibly pulled to me. Goldberg doesn’t even lock his leg out, and Brest starts falling before contact is even made
Bret spoke to me in the late 90s when he was in WCW. It was short but ill never forget it. He was doing an autograph signing in the small town im from and a day before he came i asked the store owner if it was ok if i brought a camera to film the meeting. The owner said sure. So the next day i wasnt able to get the camcorder. I came in and bret was sitting at the table signing all kinds of stuff. He looks up at me and i was like starstruck and frozen. He goes "hey uhhh arent you the guy that was gonna bring the camera???" That concludes my brief and only encounter with bret hart.
I have a story, I was 10 years old in 1993 an we went to a wwf match, it was in Fayetteville, NC, My dad was coming back from panama maybe or something I don't remember, but 82nd airborne, but he showed up in uniform, an Bret invited us back stage, an thanked my dad, an gave me his glassses, which I still have an the card, he was wrestling lex lugar that night
@@RG-lr4pk So is every wrestler. The after effects of the stroke make him look weaker but besides the depression from not being able to do much in wrestling anymore is what wears him down. And its foolish he isn't involved someway in the WWE training or teaching but maybe he cant physically do it either. But besides that he is doing very well.
@mikeg2491 cool Goldberg is still right up there with Nash and Hogan as horrible in ring performers that got by on the entertainment aspect of pro wrestling. Especially Bill literally one of the worst workers of all time.
@@mikeg2491 I'm fairly sure it was goldberg who slammed his own head into the ring post first dazing himself, as he mentioned himself as he was embarrassed about it and the whole match.
@@mikeg2491Taker couldn't get him up all the way because Bill already damaged himself enough buddy. When one half of the party isn't able to cooperate then stuff is gonna fail
Bret is such a pathetic loser. He still bitches about stuff from a quarter century ago. The Screwjob and Goldberg. It's hilarious considering Bret screwed Bret and Bret ended his own career because instead of going to the hospital, he just popped more pills and cocaine, thinking that helped, while continuing to wrestle, including a hardcore match against Funk were he took several stiff chair shots to the head.
Bret Hart is my all time favorite wrestler and sad to say that ultimately his story is so very tragic. From getting screwed by the business you love, losing his brother and virtually all his comrades to early deaths, to his career ending injury and stroke that would soon follow. Seeing him perceiver through all that and still be able to smile, crack jokes and have a positive outlook is truly awe inspiring. 🩷🖤
Then it is not a tragedy. Bret endured. While most people focus on the tragedies in his life and career, I believe his most iconic moments and accomplishments are far greater than any tragedy. His matches are timeless. His accomplishments are second to none and once it’s all said and done, Bret Hart will go down as one of, if not, the very best professional wrestler the world has ever seen. If you’re going to look at his career and his life, look at it in its entirety and not just the tragedies he endured.
@@tylerdame1360that's all very true but still he shouldn't have had to endure. He got royally screwed and no one deserves that amount of trauma and heartbreak on their lives. Bret is the strongest SOB ever to love through all he has and come out the other side.
@@t.bjammer6236 Idk why people act like Bret Hart is the only one who dislikes Goldberg. Goldberg was a roided up footballer with zero wrestling training and got stuck in ring with veterans who he proceeded to hurt. Curt Hennig/Mr. Perfect said he hated wrestling Goldberg
@@FrankWhiteSamCarter well no shit, it's sports entertainment not hurt actual wrestlers. its why Goldberg has been a nobody since WCW ended. besides just being tall and strong he aint got the skills to make it in WWE
Just for the modern wrestling fans, fans of omega and aew and watching the phony looking, choreographed bs.. The reason this guy is one of THE best ever is because he had psychology, technique, he made it look real, they faught and struggled to put holds on and didn't just obviously help each other in and out of spots!
He was also one of the greatest at selling. Bret would have me convinced in multiple matches that he had suffered a serious injury. Macho Man was also great at this. I feel like it's a lost art now.
@@robertriverathe3rd it's ALL lost now! I don't understand how someone supposedly as cultured and educated as Meltzer is on wrestling can give 5/6/7 stars for matches that are just 2 guys helping each other in and out of spots and moves over and over with no realism, no rhyme or reason and no psychology! It's like rating a Jackie chan fight scene above the rocky fight sequences because all they do is punch..
@@alfiehickson8440 because he doesn't have a clue what he's talking about he's made a living out something he knows fuck all about he's a shill for aew it's patently obvious FFS
I felt like he made a bunch of other wrestlers careers because of how good he was at selling a great match with anybody. No matter their wrestling skill level. If I was a wrestler and wanted to build my careers I'd immediately choose Brett. He was that good.
Bret Hart should start a wrestling school and become a manager and bring his own group of guys into the WWF maybe I would start watching after 20 years
I never really understood pro wrestling until I heard Bret describe how proud he was that Steve Austin and he never hurt each other. How he knew that if they got in the ring together, they were in safe hands. What makes wrestling beautiful is that it is kind of the opposite of what it purports to be. Instead of guys hating each other and trying to hurt each other, it's full of people who respect and often even like each other, trying NOT to hurt each other. It's absurd, it's over-the-top, but it's beautiful. It has a far healthier paradigm of respect than many other sports.
It’s 2024. Why am I just hearing about Vince agreeing to pay Stu $750,000 for the Calgary territory and then Stu not seeing one penny?! Did they not sign a contract? Why didn’t Stu sue him? Can’t believe this is the first time Bret has brought that up.
It’s wasn’t quite that simple. Vince agreed to Pay Stu the money, under the condition that the Hart family doesn’t promote Or run shows in Calgary. Bruce Hart started doing that behind Stu’s back, voiding the agreement, and giving Vince an out to not have to pay!
@ScarFace5566 bingo. That was a caveat used to still run a wrestling show and I'm sure stu gave his blessing. That's how Owen, Benoit, Pillman and more got to be discovered.
Goldberg was my favorite Wrestler during the Monday Night wars. 20 years later I went back to relive the era and realized how amazing Bret Hart truly was! And how inexperienced Goldberg really was! Bret Hart has since become my all time favorite Wrestler.
Bret Hart was always my favourite, Im old enough to remember when he first came into what was the WWF at the time and I always loved his matches. Say what you like about Bret but he was a damn good wrestler and absolutely one of the best there's ever been. It's criminal the amount of grief he's had to endure over the years. Loved Curt Hennig and Undertaker too but Bret is nuberb1 for me
Bret had more freedom in some of the house show matches he worked that summer. He even did his trademark second rope elbowdrop at the MSG show (he teamed up with the Hart Dynasty against the Nexus). Probably because Lloyds wasn't watching, lol.
Brett should blame wcw doctors Brett don’t mention he worked 11 straight days after the kick to the head the doctors should have caught that Brett wasn’t right
@@jimbowlan5804 He has mentioned this is interviews before. But the fact Goldberg not only hurt him(and so many others), but also acted the way he did afterwards, is why Brett is so upset. Shawn and Vince went out of their way to connect and reconcile with Brett. Goldberg isn’t even remorseful over what happened.
Bret lost lots of money after he got injured by Goldberg and had to retire. He smart of enough to find a way to have a minimal contact match with Vince and get a pay day to make up for the money he lost, smart guy.
I know that René Duprée has to taken cortisol every single day because of a shoulder injury caused by Goldberg in WWE back in the days when he broke the French flag on him. WWE has a responsability regarding wrestlers safety too, as wcw with Bret.
He almost broke Takers neck too, every wrestler Goldberg ever fought has been either injured or narrowly avoided being paralysed by Goldberg. He had absolutely no business ever being in the ring. Say what you like about Bret but he never hurt a single person in the ring in over 2 decades and he prided himself on being safe in the ring.
@@giles852002 do you know HOW vinces brain works?! The Heyman "pipe bomb" the "you stole my LIFE" promo. Paul asked vince if he wanted to know what he was going to say and Vince said No. Paul then told him it was very brutal, Vince said "GOOD!! DRAW ME MONEY!!! So vinces"apology match" is absurd. A returning Bret on the biggest stage of the year.... Had NOTHING TO DO WITH MONTREAL. They got a Shitton more WM buys! Go watch the Heyman "you stole my life" promo
Bret Hart seems very happy to be where he is right now. I like it when he speaks his mind. There are a bunch of jealous haters in the comment section as well. Bret Hart is not bitter, he is not a crybaby, I am tired of these stupud sterieotypes. These same people keep going out of their way to misunderstand him. So if you call him bitter or a crybaby it's because you're a jealous with envy because of his wrestling career he had and all of his knowledge that he was in wrestling.
How is he not a crybaby? Every time he opens his mouth it's either crying about the Screwjob, crying about Goldberg or pretending he was a huge superstar when he actually ranks as one of the worst non-draws in wrestling history.
@@ShadowAngel606 It's you who has the problem, not Bret. Bret doesn't have to change for anybody. I do not agree with your characterization of him as just a crybaby, he talks about his past and you act like this which seems like you're jealous, envious or just a hater of him.
@@michaelgoodwolf6117 When does he ever talk about anything? Point me to a video. His whole life for the past 20+ years revolves around: The Screwjob. Goldberg, who lives rent free in his head, Austin and WM13 and him desperately trying to tell people he was a draw, when he was the worst drawing WWF Champion of the 90's. Does he ever talk about anything else? Nope Thus he is a crybaby because he can't let go of things from the past and a liar on top (like his response to Jake Roberts when he said Bret never drew a dime, all Bret came up with was a bunch of easily debunked false claims) It's not my fault he is such a whiny crybaby and completely stuck in the past.
I think if Bill took full ownership of this situation, it would be better by now. While I understand he apologized, I don't think he showed enough genuine contrition and took full responsibility for ending Brett's career. Most of what he said seemed like lip service, and I believe that Bill's ego is preventing him from doing the right thing.
I like Stevie Richards analysis on the match. His take was fairly neutral and he mentions it seems like maybe Bret was hurt before the kick even happened and Goldberg seems to possibly know something was up and they kept going with the match. He mentions that it's very possible he might have been concuss before the kick which if that is true than the kick would be WAY worse.
He should never have been the ring with Goldberg Bret should have avoided him like the plague Goldberg was always a fucking goof who hardly knew what he was doing half the time 🙄 so much for wcw power plant a bunch of goofs too FFS
@@jacksmith-mu3ee okay now try and rewrite that so it actually makes sense. so many people know bret was hurt before this match and just is bitter because he feels goldberg ended his career even tho he was already hurt WCW docs were trash if anyone should take blame its the WcW doc team as they let him go out there. Also this many years later and bret still hasnt let go seems to say more about bret than anything goldberg has said sorry many times and bret has yet to accept it because then he'd lose the only thing he can continue to complain about
@@jarbroham5541you Goldberg simps are so delusional, go speak to anyone who ever wrestled Goldberg and they will tell you horror stories about how he almost paralysed them. The dude had absolutely no right ever being in the ring
Man waaay back I liked Bret, then I became a HBK mark and I was not a Bret fan for sooo long.. But now he's such a good dude and I appreciate him so much.
I was always confused from 1995 to 2005 when I heard Mr Perfect had "Loyds of London"! Thought it was located in London! That company. He had loads of Loids of London for his loins' injury hee hee.
@@brianshields7485 There isn’t much, aside from murder, that doesn’t have a statute of limitations, and this, at least to me, is a far cry from murder, but I don’t even know what country we’re dealing with, so trying to apply US laws, which I’m no expert in, might not work.
Brett Hart is one of the classiest wrestlers of all time, class personified. Goldberg is knock off Stone Cold that was just a plant. If wrestling was real he would not have that win streak
Most pro wrestlers who fought Goldberg have stories similar or times when he almost paralysed someone. The guy gave himself concussions before he even made it to the ring most night, honestly he should never have been allowed in the ring
Based Bret. I like Goldberg but he was wrong to nearly kick Bret Hart’s head off. And Bret is right to be upset about it. You only have one life to live people, and then it is nothing but darkness for eternity. Bret chose to live his short life by going all-in on his passion: wrestling. Of course one would be upset if their dream was taken from them because of one bad botch.
Breaks my heart. Used to love both goldberg and bret. When i found out about the kick, was sadening. Goldberg probably couldnt wrestle well, but he brought an auro. His look, the entrance, pyro, music, the way he would counter /reverse finishers and moves and turn it into a spear/jackhammer. Would never forget him and bigshow. Though Bret is the goat. Dream match would be an iron man or best out of 3 pin match of bret vs angle, at wrestlemania.
I dont know why, but I chuckled when Bret pauses his story with "I never thought I would wrestle again"... and then sips his beer. Almost as if it was a purposeful suspense. What follows is actually a very touching story. Just thought the pause/beer sip was funny.
I Love that Match..As Well..U Have Been Around since I was a young Kid..God Bless U Man..Its A blessing those Wrestlers went thru Some Dark Sht Back in those Days..Life is Most definitely More Important..I Bet Ur Grandkids Are Having a Blast..The Hart Family where The best in The Game..Rip Owen
Bret’s lawyer screwed Bret. All you had to do was claim how Bret could make a miraculous recovery and be allowed to wrestle again in 5-10 years. Obviously that didn’t happen but he could have done something like a Crown Jewel match for massive money.
Thinking back at his match with McMahon makes sense why he didn't do much other than punch and kick.... yeah he had health problems but even more he didn't want legal problems as well.
I know Vince had a pretty big pad to protect himself, but he knew Bret would appreciate the fact he could channel all of his frustations with him over the years into beating the crap out of him as hard as he could with that chair, and you can see it in Bret's reaction telling the story. For all his faults Vince does come good at times as well.
He got a legends deal I think and a few other things. He had the run with the GM and match with Vince that got him some money. Along with the DVDs and books and other appearances and duties I'm sure he made some good money of that I would figure.
Seems like Bret is glad that he was loyal to himself but he still misses working with Vince although Vince wasn’t good to him 😢 Bret has a good heart just like his father!
I think the reason that he's so bitter is that he loved wrestling so much it was his whole life that being taken from him was a huge blow for him and it the midst of all while he lost his brother he lost his only refuge to deal with his pain. His brother gone and his career gone 💔
One night I was talking to Owen Hart alone in a locker room in BC. Eventually Bruce Hart came up with a black eye! Owen said: hey what happened to your eye? Bruce: that Gerry Morrow punched me right in the eye. Owen: in the match? Bruce: no in the hallway. I was just walking past him and he punched me! Owen: yeah… I don’t trust that guy. 😂
He’s had an awful series of incidents not go his way. I sincerely hope he gets free - to quote Mr. Inbetween, “holding a grudge is like drinking poison everyday expecting the other person to get sick”. There’s life ahead of you, Bret! ❤
Funny how he's forgiven both HBK and Hunter. Just cos Goldberg give a shitty apology that wasn't an apology doesn't mean Bret has to ever forgive him. Mind your own fkn business
Taker has even said that he'll be backstage watching the matches but after a couple of fights he has to leave because he's still got the drive to get in the ring despite his age. I can't imagine how devastated Bret was to have his career cut short like that
How the hell did Vince get away with not paying Stu? Like, was he just counting that they wouldn't chase him? Apparently that plan worked lmao. Bret is the GOAT!
Brent never seems bitter Even when Owen Hart dropped stone called directly on his head, he was like well. Owen was just doing his thing. Nothing wrong with that.
He (Goldberg) nearly buried the Deadman for real out in Saudi during a match with soooo many errors/botches.. he dropped Taker on HIS HEAD..luckily BOTH wrestlers came out of that, "pathetic excuse" of a "match" safe and sound? Yes..hurt? U can bet ur bottom dollar. So yeh ..i feel Bret when he says Goldberg has no business being in the ring..EVEN though in 97/98 onwards, I was one of Goldberg's biggest fans at the time (but i was only 13 in 1997) and I never knew the science behind the sport until I grew much older and learnt what was what about who was who..a very sad shame though...
Why didnt Stu sue VInce if VInce didnt pay him a dime? Did they have a contract or was it a verbal agreement? Seems like Stu wasnt a savy businessman at all,.
It wasn't though, more than 2 decades in the ring and he never hurt a single person. Go ask pro wrestlers what they think of Bret and Goldberg. I promise none of them will say a single nice thing about Goldberg while Bret is loved by 99 per cent of them.
I sure hope Bret can one day FINALLY find peace in his life. EVERYBODY lived painful moments, but we get over things. This guy however seems to be completely consumed with living in the past.
as you age life tends to take and no longer give in a sense. he lost all his old bros and his brother. for sure he lives in the past and always will. makes u wonder what you would do if you were in the same position. i would have folded long before brett.
Good ol boring, had the same match every night, bitter and twisted, wouldn’t lose in Canada, whiny Ol Bret! Ffs he literally wrestled 8 more matches after that match with berg! Soooooooo boring
What star rating would you give Vince vs Bret? Let us know in the comments below!
I remember being pretty disappointed being a huge Bret fan. But this interview really puts it into context and I don't think you can give it a star rating or anything.
"Not applicable (N/A)."
The fact Bret was able or allowed to perform after the stroke and moreso at the expense of "who started it all" VinnieMac is a redeeming thing for the Hitman.
Or paraphrasing a Michael Jordan quote: Bret has scratched that whatever "itch" he left in the ring.
To heck with a classic/five star match!
Hitman did perform while keeping Lloyds of London at bay.
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@@everythingmainecooncat4938 I assumed McMahon was somehow padded up, yet the brutality of the match was so outrageous that I never saw anything like it in 50 years watching all kind of wrestling shows. While understanding Bret's satisfaction, to me, it didn't do a lot to put him in a very good light with fans as it went on and on with what seemed like 20-some powerful chair shots.
I was always confused from 1995 to 2005 when I heard Mr Perfect had "Loyds of London"! Thought it was located in London! That company. He had loads of Loids of London for his loins' injury hee hee.
Have to consider how much Bret prided himself on not hurting anyone. He's said its the thing he's most happy about looking back. He's a purist. Its sort of understandable that he's mad that someone so sloppy not only got a historic push, but his career was ended by a guy that wrestled in a way he completely disagreed with...
Vallo a dire ( adesso non puoi più) a bada news Brown
@@mariomanningfan AGAIN, ALL OF YOU are placing blame of Goldbergs push ON Goldberg and Not management or the booker. The booker is the one that gives the results AND chooses WHO calls the match. It was a freaking bloody ACCIDENT!
@michaelmclaren1333 interesting perspective. I'm not in complete disagreement. Goldberg wasn't responsible for his own push. Two, Bret's not the first guy to ever get hurt. Guys have broken necks and even been paralyzed and been more forgiving towards their opponent then Bret is to Goldberg. But let's be honest... booking or not, Dusty Rhodes didn't legit kick Bret in the face coming off the ropes. Goldberg made that mistake. He could've spent time becoming a safer wrestler. Being sloppy wasn't part of the push. So yeah, he's mostly at fault, for an unfortunate but common injury.
The amount of Goldberg marks in this chat is astounding. Every wrestler agrees with Bret, Bret is just more passionate about it because his career effectively was ended. Imagine losing your entire livelihood because someone who had a reputation for being reckless was reckless with you and hurt you.
He did like 6 matches after the Goldberg one.
@@__-wm9luu cant argue with smarks bro
@@__-wm9luPeople need to watch the Stevie Richard’s breakdown of the match, he suspects it wasn’t even the super kick but a blow to Bret’s head knocking himself into the turnbuckle that really messed him up. Ironically the same thing Goldberg did to himself years later vs Undertaker that left him concussed the whole match.
@@mikeg2491 yeah the kick has always seemed incredibly pulled to me. Goldberg doesn’t even lock his leg out, and Brest starts falling before contact is even made
@@__-wm9luwhich literally means nothing but aight
Bret: "I got kicked in the head by Bill Goldberg."
McDonald's Worker: "Alright, sir, that'll be $5.99 at the next window."
Bret spoke to me in the late 90s when he was in WCW. It was short but ill never forget it. He was doing an autograph signing in the small town im from and a day before he came i asked the store owner if it was ok if i brought a camera to film the meeting. The owner said sure. So the next day i wasnt able to get the camcorder. I came in and bret was sitting at the table signing all kinds of stuff. He looks up at me and i was like starstruck and frozen. He goes "hey uhhh arent you the guy that was gonna bring the camera???"
That concludes my brief and only encounter with bret hart.
I have a story, I was 10 years old in 1993 an we went to a wwf match, it was in Fayetteville, NC, My dad was coming back from panama maybe or something I don't remember, but 82nd airborne, but he showed up in uniform, an Bret invited us back stage, an thanked my dad, an gave me his glassses, which I still have an the card, he was wrestling lex lugar that night
Im surprised he wasn't a douche to you
Great to see Bret doing well all these years after the stroke
Absolutely, I thought he had maybe a couple years left back then.
He is mentally unwell.
@@RG-lr4pk So is every wrestler. The after effects of the stroke make him look weaker but besides the depression from not being able to do much in wrestling anymore is what wears him down. And its foolish he isn't involved someway in the WWE training or teaching but maybe he cant physically do it either. But besides that he is doing very well.
@@TheEWFX29 I was thinking the same thing, he would have made a great trainer or even a booker.
@@johnnybstuddd4482 Its crazy he isn't. But maybe future WWE will have him once the chairs are shuffled in WWE soon.
Bret Hart deserves a movie🔥🎥
Definitely, but don’t hire the casting director from Iron Claw 😂
It’s gotta be called HITMAN
he got wrestling with shadows which is pretty close to perfect
@@ScarFace5566why?
@@conormcgregor84512 Words… Nature Boy 😂
Goldberg is the same dude that almost killed Taker in ring. Just remember that when anyone says he’s any kind of a decent wrestler.
Yea let’s gloss over Taker dropping him on his head first with the tombstone leaving him dazed. They both fucked that match up.
@mikeg2491 cool Goldberg is still right up there with Nash and Hogan as horrible in ring performers that got by on the entertainment aspect of pro wrestling. Especially Bill literally one of the worst workers of all time.
@@mikeg2491 I'm fairly sure it was goldberg who slammed his own head into the ring post first dazing himself, as he mentioned himself as he was embarrassed about it and the whole match.
@@monsterxedge9969 100% he slammed his own head into the ring post.
@@mikeg2491Taker couldn't get him up all the way because Bill already damaged himself enough buddy.
When one half of the party isn't able to cooperate then stuff is gonna fail
Bret burying Goldberg in every interview is bliss.
Golden words in wcw
Goldberg eats Corn the Long Way
Bret is such a pathetic loser. He still bitches about stuff from a quarter century ago. The Screwjob and Goldberg. It's hilarious considering Bret screwed Bret and Bret ended his own career because instead of going to the hospital, he just popped more pills and cocaine, thinking that helped, while continuing to wrestle, including a hardcore match against Funk were he took several stiff chair shots to the head.
Bret plays the woes me card too damn much, aint Goldbergs fault hes a dipshit
He's a crybaby 😭🎻
@@jacksmith-mu3eeyou sit on it the long way
Bret Hart is my all time favorite wrestler and sad to say that ultimately his story is so very tragic. From getting screwed by the business you love, losing his brother and virtually all his comrades to early deaths, to his career ending injury and stroke that would soon follow. Seeing him perceiver through all that and still be able to smile, crack jokes and have a positive outlook is truly awe inspiring. 🩷🖤
Then it is not a tragedy. Bret endured. While most people focus on the tragedies in his life and career, I believe his most iconic moments and accomplishments are far greater than any tragedy. His matches are timeless. His accomplishments are second to none and once it’s all said and done, Bret Hart will go down as one of, if not, the very best professional wrestler the world has ever seen. If you’re going to look at his career and his life, look at it in its entirety and not just the tragedies he endured.
@@tylerdame1360that's all very true but still he shouldn't have had to endure. He got royally screwed and no one deserves that amount of trauma and heartbreak on their lives. Bret is the strongest SOB ever to love through all he has and come out the other side.
I love Bret, he doesn’t hold back
I love you too
"Bret is bitter"
You're damn right he is and he has every reason to be
After the fact that Goldberg almost butchered The Undertaker, Bill doesn’t get nearly enough flak.
@@t.bjammer6236 Idk why people act like Bret Hart is the only one who dislikes Goldberg. Goldberg was a roided up footballer with zero wrestling training and got stuck in ring with veterans who he proceeded to hurt. Curt Hennig/Mr. Perfect said he hated wrestling Goldberg
@@MKUltraed So basically fake fighters couldn't handle real contact. 😂
@@FrankWhiteSamCarter well no shit, it's sports entertainment not hurt actual wrestlers. its why Goldberg has been a nobody since WCW ended. besides just being tall and strong he aint got the skills to make it in WWE
@@MKUltraed Aww cry about it. 😂
Amazing atmosphere that night in Cork. Best talk he's ever done in my experience. Highly entertaining and emotional in equal measure.
I'm sorry I missed that I don't live too far from there one of my regrets
Just for the modern wrestling fans, fans of omega and aew and watching the phony looking, choreographed bs.. The reason this guy is one of THE best ever is because he had psychology, technique, he made it look real, they faught and struggled to put holds on and didn't just obviously help each other in and out of spots!
He was also one of the greatest at selling. Bret would have me convinced in multiple matches that he had suffered a serious injury. Macho Man was also great at this. I feel like it's a lost art now.
@@robertriverathe3rd it's ALL lost now! I don't understand how someone supposedly as cultured and educated as Meltzer is on wrestling can give 5/6/7 stars for matches that are just 2 guys helping each other in and out of spots and moves over and over with no realism, no rhyme or reason and no psychology! It's like rating a Jackie chan fight scene above the rocky fight sequences because all they do is punch..
@@alfiehickson8440 because he doesn't have a clue what he's talking about he's made a living out something he knows fuck all about he's a shill for aew it's patently obvious FFS
I felt like he made a bunch of other wrestlers careers because of how good he was at selling a great match with anybody. No matter their wrestling skill level. If I was a wrestler and wanted to build my careers I'd immediately choose Brett. He was that good.
Bret Hart should start a wrestling school and become a manager and bring his own group of guys into the WWF maybe I would start watching after 20 years
Nah he's not charismatic enough to be a manager F that 🤣
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I don't watch wrestling either these days but hearing a bitter old man moaning definitely wouldn't bring me back to the product.
As long as his brother Bruce isn’t part of it.
Well this explains SO much about that "match" he had with Vince after his return!
I never really understood pro wrestling until I heard Bret describe how proud he was that Steve Austin and he never hurt each other. How he knew that if they got in the ring together, they were in safe hands. What makes wrestling beautiful is that it is kind of the opposite of what it purports to be. Instead of guys hating each other and trying to hurt each other, it's full of people who respect and often even like each other, trying NOT to hurt each other. It's absurd, it's over-the-top, but it's beautiful. It has a far healthier paradigm of respect than many other sports.
The irony that his brother almost crippled him makes this comment pretty funny. I agree with the rest though.
It’s 2024. Why am I just hearing about Vince agreeing to pay Stu $750,000 for the Calgary territory and then Stu not seeing one penny?!
Did they not sign a contract? Why didn’t Stu sue him?
Can’t believe this is the first time Bret has brought that up.
Didn't sue him, cause he wanted Bret, Owen, anvil etc.. to keep their jobs
Sueing Vince would've meant the entire Hart foundation would probably end out of a job. We probably wouldn't even have Natty in WWE.
It’s wasn’t quite that simple. Vince agreed to Pay Stu the money, under the condition that the Hart family doesn’t promote Or run shows in Calgary. Bruce Hart started doing that behind Stu’s back, voiding the agreement, and giving Vince an out to not have to pay!
@ScarFace5566 bingo. That was a caveat used to still run a wrestling show and I'm sure stu gave his blessing. That's how Owen, Benoit, Pillman and more got to be discovered.
@@ScarFace5566 but that was Bruce. Not Stu. Stu had a way out. I mean, how could he know? I mean... It's not like Vince never lied to anyone.
Goldberg was my favorite Wrestler during the Monday Night wars. 20 years later I went back to relive the era and realized how amazing Bret Hart truly was! And how inexperienced Goldberg really was! Bret Hart has since become my all time favorite Wrestler.
Bret Hart was always my favourite, Im old enough to remember when he first came into what was the WWF at the time and I always loved his matches. Say what you like about Bret but he was a damn good wrestler and absolutely one of the best there's ever been. It's criminal the amount of grief he's had to endure over the years. Loved Curt Hennig and Undertaker too but Bret is nuberb1 for me
Bret had more freedom in some of the house show matches he worked that summer. He even did his trademark second rope elbowdrop at the MSG show (he teamed up with the Hart Dynasty against the Nexus).
Probably because Lloyds wasn't watching, lol.
Golden words in wcw
Goldberg eats Corn the Long Way
I CAN'T WAIT FOR HIS SECOND BOOK!
It took him 1 second to mention Bill Goldberg.
😬😬😬
You miss out on 16 million and see if you ain't bitter
Who was Goldberg's last match? Undertaker? Yeah remember that spot where he dropped Taker on his neck and could've paradized him? Yeah.
It was actually this channel's editor who made it appear as such. Fair play though because it grabs your attention immediately.
Ok that was pretty funny😂
"Promptly peerless, hitherto peerless and hence peerless." - Bret Hart
The fact that Bret can forgive and work with Vince, Shawn, and Hunter, yet still hates Goldberg, says a lot about the type of person Goldberg.
Brett should blame wcw doctors Brett don’t mention he worked 11 straight days after the kick to the head the doctors should have caught that Brett wasn’t right
@@jimbowlan5804 He has mentioned this is interviews before. But the fact Goldberg not only hurt him(and so many others), but also acted the way he did afterwards, is why Brett is so upset. Shawn and Vince went out of their way to connect and reconcile with Brett. Goldberg isn’t even remorseful over what happened.
@@darklyripley6138good he should not be!
goldberg can live or die, makes no difference to me
@@jimbowlan5804cool still Goldbergs fault lol
Bret lost lots of money after he got injured by Goldberg and had to retire. He smart of enough to find a way to have a minimal contact match with Vince and get a pay day to make up for the money he lost, smart guy.
I know that René Duprée has to taken cortisol every single day because of a shoulder injury caused by Goldberg in WWE back in the days when he broke the French flag on him. WWE has a responsability regarding wrestlers safety too, as wcw with Bret.
He almost broke Takers neck too, every wrestler Goldberg ever fought has been either injured or narrowly avoided being paralysed by Goldberg. He had absolutely no business ever being in the ring. Say what you like about Bret but he never hurt a single person in the ring in over 2 decades and he prided himself on being safe in the ring.
Bring on the 2nd book already!
That match was Vince’s apology to Bret.
Bret also knocked Vince clean out right after the screw job. Undertaker even confirmed it on his podcast.
@@giles852002 do you know HOW vinces brain works?! The Heyman "pipe bomb" the "you stole my LIFE" promo. Paul asked vince if he wanted to know what he was going to say and Vince said No. Paul then told him it was very brutal, Vince said "GOOD!! DRAW ME MONEY!!! So vinces"apology match" is absurd. A returning Bret on the biggest stage of the year.... Had NOTHING TO DO WITH MONTREAL. They got a Shitton more WM buys! Go watch the Heyman "you stole my life" promo
Bret Hart seems very happy to be where he is right now. I like it when he speaks his mind. There are a bunch of jealous haters in the comment section as well. Bret Hart is not bitter, he is not a crybaby, I am tired of these stupud sterieotypes. These same people keep going out of their way to misunderstand him. So if you call him bitter or a crybaby it's because you're a jealous with envy because of his wrestling career he had and all of his knowledge that he was in wrestling.
How is he not a crybaby? Every time he opens his mouth it's either crying about the Screwjob, crying about Goldberg or pretending he was a huge superstar when he actually ranks as one of the worst non-draws in wrestling history.
@@ShadowAngel606 It's you who has the problem, not Bret. Bret doesn't have to change for anybody. I do not agree with your characterization of him as just a crybaby, he talks about his past and you act like this which seems like you're jealous, envious or just a hater of him.
@@michaelgoodwolf6117 When does he ever talk about anything? Point me to a video. His whole life for the past 20+ years revolves around: The Screwjob. Goldberg, who lives rent free in his head, Austin and WM13 and him desperately trying to tell people he was a draw, when he was the worst drawing WWF Champion of the 90's.
Does he ever talk about anything else? Nope
Thus he is a crybaby because he can't let go of things from the past and a liar on top (like his response to Jake Roberts when he said Bret never drew a dime, all Bret came up with was a bunch of easily debunked false claims)
It's not my fault he is such a whiny crybaby and completely stuck in the past.
Watching Bret choke up whike remembering his career in a wheelchair was hard for me. The greatest wrestler to ever lace up boots.
Bret is a Legend,id gave it **** just because of the story behind it all..💯
I think if Bill took full ownership of this situation, it would be better by now. While I understand he apologized, I don't think he showed enough genuine contrition and took full responsibility for ending Brett's career. Most of what he said seemed like lip service, and I believe that Bill's ego is preventing him from doing the right thing.
This interview is from 2019
I like Stevie Richards analysis on the match. His take was fairly neutral and he mentions it seems like maybe Bret was hurt before the kick even happened and Goldberg seems to possibly know something was up and they kept going with the match. He mentions that it's very possible he might have been concuss before the kick which if that is true than the kick would be WAY worse.
U know a wrestler
Who injured himself from a punch
Nearly killed the undertaker
Concussed bret
Concussed himself
What would u do ?
He should never have been the ring with Goldberg Bret should have avoided him like the plague Goldberg was always a fucking goof who hardly knew what he was doing half the time 🙄 so much for wcw power plant a bunch of goofs too FFS
@@jacksmith-mu3ee okay now try and rewrite that so it actually makes sense. so many people know bret was hurt before this match and just is bitter because he feels goldberg ended his career even tho he was already hurt WCW docs were trash if anyone should take blame its the WcW doc team as they let him go out there. Also this many years later and bret still hasnt let go seems to say more about bret than anything goldberg has said sorry many times and bret has yet to accept it because then he'd lose the only thing he can continue to complain about
@@jarbroham5541you Goldberg simps are so delusional, go speak to anyone who ever wrestled Goldberg and they will tell you horror stories about how he almost paralysed them. The dude had absolutely no right ever being in the ring
It wasn’t on purpose and Goldberg has apologized a million times over for it. Why keep talking about a thousand times over?
Bro.... you could not be more right.
Is this a new interview or is this just reposts of the old interview that's almost exactly the same?
No wrestler in history ever took more pride in their quality of work or their legacy than Hart.
Anyone: *Breathes*
Bret Hart: Bill Goldberg
It’s relevant to the entire story 😂😂😂mindless comments. Mindless fans.
@@datacipher Bill Goldberg
Lmaoooo.🤣
You Goldberg simps are beyond delusional
Those Lloyds of London insurance policies were infamous among wrestlers in the 80’s & early 90’s. They all cleaned up
it breaks my heart when he gets chocked up
Bill Goldberg = Mister Garbage
Man waaay back I liked Bret, then I became a HBK mark and I was not a Bret fan for sooo long.. But now he's such a good dude and I appreciate him so much.
It's funny trying to picture a representative from Lloyd's of London sitting there watching Raw trying to monitor Bret Hart 😂😂😂.
That's what you got apprentices for
I was always confused from 1995 to 2005 when I heard Mr Perfect had "Loyds of London"! Thought it was located in London! That company. He had loads of Loids of London for his loins' injury hee hee.
There’s gotta be a statute of limitations on that open lawsuit.
I would have thought so too but who knows no one really knows the details of it
@@brianshields7485 There isn’t much, aside from murder, that doesn’t have a statute of limitations, and this, at least to me, is a far cry from murder, but I don’t even know what country we’re dealing with, so trying to apply US laws, which I’m no expert in, might not work.
Brett Hart is one of the classiest wrestlers of all time, class personified. Goldberg is knock off Stone Cold that was just a plant. If wrestling was real he would not have that win streak
As a old fan, lost my respect for Goldberg. Was disappointed in hearing these stories.
Most pro wrestlers who fought Goldberg have stories similar or times when he almost paralysed someone. The guy gave himself concussions before he even made it to the ring most night, honestly he should never have been allowed in the ring
Based Bret. I like Goldberg but he was wrong to nearly kick Bret Hart’s head off. And Bret is right to be upset about it. You only have one life to live people, and then it is nothing but darkness for eternity. Bret chose to live his short life by going all-in on his passion: wrestling. Of course one would be upset if their dream was taken from them because of one bad botch.
The guy is down to earth, tells great stories...how can u not like this guy, he gave his heart, soul, and his brother to this business
Truly without a shot of a doubt he was truly the best there is the best of was the best ever will be ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Can’t blame the man at all. Most wrestlers know that Goldberg is reckless
Interesting take by Bret.
Yeah it's called the truth, perhaps Goldberg should try it sometime instead of saying Bret is lucky that he didn't outright kill him.
It's ironic how ryback inherited all the bad aspects of goldberg and then did almost the same thing to cm punk who looks up to bret
I did not see the match, but I saw the TV spots at the time and was just happy to see him on the microphone and with Vince and Shawn.
Breaks my heart. Used to love both goldberg and bret. When i found out about the kick, was sadening. Goldberg probably couldnt wrestle well, but he brought an auro. His look, the entrance, pyro, music, the way he would counter /reverse finishers and moves and turn it into a spear/jackhammer. Would never forget him and bigshow.
Though Bret is the goat. Dream match would be an iron man or best out of 3 pin match of bret vs angle, at wrestlemania.
I dont know why, but I chuckled when Bret pauses his story with "I never thought I would wrestle again"... and then sips his beer. Almost as if it was a purposeful suspense.
What follows is actually a very touching story. Just thought the pause/beer sip was funny.
I Love that Match..As Well..U Have Been Around since I was a young Kid..God Bless U Man..Its A blessing those Wrestlers went thru Some Dark Sht Back in those Days..Life is Most definitely More Important..I Bet Ur Grandkids Are Having a Blast..The Hart Family where The best in The Game..Rip Owen
I wish he would tell us how he feels about Goldberg
Bret’s lawyer screwed Bret. All you had to do was claim how Bret could make a miraculous recovery and be allowed to wrestle again in 5-10 years. Obviously that didn’t happen but he could have done something like a Crown Jewel match for massive money.
They should’ve put a statue of limitation clause, 10 years or something. Bret really had bad attorney.
Thinking back at his match with McMahon makes sense why he didn't do much other than punch and kick.... yeah he had health problems but even more he didn't want legal problems as well.
Bill Goldberg couldn’t lace your boots Brett.
Exactly, the best there is, the best there was, the best that will ever be.
I know Vince had a pretty big pad to protect himself, but he knew Bret would appreciate the fact he could channel all of his frustations with him over the years into beating the crap out of him as hard as he could with that chair, and you can see it in Bret's reaction telling the story.
For all his faults Vince does come good at times as well.
This didn’t age well
I loved everything Bret did specially when was a baby face and world champ. He has nothing better to do shamed for and to be the greatest wwf champ.
I never did like Goldberg. Morbidly overrated.
Did he collect 16 million?
him moving out of wwe was a mistake
everything went downhill since
@@SimSingh-u4cdid it? Did stone cold take over after Bret leave ? It was the best years after Bret
@@SimSingh-u4cnot according to the numbers
he chased the money
for someone that put SO MUCH work into the business I feel like Vince could have slid him a few mil....
He got a legends deal I think and a few other things. He had the run with the GM and match with Vince that got him some money. Along with the DVDs and books and other appearances and duties I'm sure he made some good money of that I would figure.
15:50 I was expecting him to say “you could put Bill Goldberg in there with him and he’d be safe with the pad”
Seems like Bret is glad that he was loyal to himself but he still misses working with Vince although Vince wasn’t good to him 😢 Bret has a good heart just like his father!
I think the reason that he's so bitter is that he loved wrestling so much it was his whole life that being taken from him was a huge blow for him and it the midst of all while he lost his brother he lost his only refuge to deal with his pain. His brother gone and his career gone 💔
Man.... While I'm on his side about Goldberg being a liability.... Man stop mentioning it. Its over and done with
One night I was talking to Owen Hart alone in a locker room in BC. Eventually Bruce Hart came up with a black eye! Owen said: hey what happened to your eye? Bruce: that Gerry Morrow punched me right in the eye. Owen: in the match? Bruce: no in the hallway. I was just walking past him and he punched me! Owen: yeah… I don’t trust that guy. 😂
You gotta give Vince his props, although they’re other stories about him. Take the good with the bad
He’s had an awful series of incidents not go his way. I sincerely hope he gets free - to quote Mr. Inbetween, “holding a grudge is like drinking poison everyday expecting the other person to get sick”.
There’s life ahead of you, Bret! ❤
Funny how he's forgiven both HBK and Hunter. Just cos Goldberg give a shitty apology that wasn't an apology doesn't mean Bret has to ever forgive him. Mind your own fkn business
I was a professional MMA fighter, and I can vouch for Brett. Just going out there, the crowd, its a feeling like none other.
Taker has even said that he'll be backstage watching the matches but after a couple of fights he has to leave because he's still got the drive to get in the ring despite his age. I can't imagine how devastated Bret was to have his career cut short like that
How the hell did Vince get away with not paying Stu? Like, was he just counting that they wouldn't chase him? Apparently that plan worked lmao. Bret is the GOAT!
They could have done a Brett Hart show mini series like the Pipper's Pit?
Trust me, I feel for bret. The number 1 reason why I don’t like Bill Goldberg
Brent never seems bitter Even when Owen Hart dropped stone called directly on his head, he was like well. Owen was just doing his thing. Nothing wrong with that.
I have footage of owen doing a bad superman impression
Fun fact
Bret fought and scolded owen when that happened
That's why to this day austin respects bret
Steve austin said so
You can tell Bret respects the Interviewer by the way he never looks at him once 😂
Wow, Goldberg wouldn't go to Germany but he'd go to Saudi Arabia
Goldberg is an overrated Ju who didn't belong in the ring. Wrestling is a Gentile sport.
“It ended my career right away” cut to Bret getting hit in the head repeatedly by Terry Funk the next night
Yep and he fails to bring up how he smashed his own head on the floor doing a figure 4 around the ring post before Goldberg Kicked him.
Definitely wouldn’t be Lloyds of London taking him to court. Would be the lead managing agent on his insurance contract.
If wrestling fans enjoyed the so-so Von Erich movie, imagine what a Bret Hart movie would be like? This would be the crème de la crème of his career.
Bret hitman hart was a god best wrestler for me. Bret is million times better then hulk hogan. Bret you rule
He (Goldberg) nearly buried the Deadman for real out in Saudi during a match with soooo many errors/botches.. he dropped Taker on HIS HEAD..luckily BOTH wrestlers came out of that, "pathetic excuse" of a "match" safe and sound? Yes..hurt? U can bet ur bottom dollar. So yeh ..i feel Bret when he says Goldberg has no business being in the ring..EVEN though in 97/98 onwards, I was one of Goldberg's biggest fans at the time (but i was only 13 in 1997) and I never knew the science behind the sport until I grew much older and learnt what was what about who was who..a very sad shame though...
I hate how this dude bashes everybody and never flaws himself on anything
Bret Hart is such a legend and it sucks that he couldn’t do what he loved longer. His perspective definitely stains Goldbergs career in my eyes.
I've held grudges for long periods of time over less than being kicked in the head and forced to retire from what I loved. Damn right he's bitter.
Why didnt Stu sue VInce if VInce didnt pay him a dime? Did they have a contract or was it a verbal agreement? Seems like Stu wasnt a savy businessman at all,.
16 minutes of Brett explaining how something is not his fault…. This is his legacy
It wasn't though, more than 2 decades in the ring and he never hurt a single person. Go ask pro wrestlers what they think of Bret and Goldberg. I promise none of them will say a single nice thing about Goldberg while Bret is loved by 99 per cent of them.
I sure hope Bret can one day FINALLY find peace in his life. EVERYBODY lived painful moments, but we get over things. This guy however seems to be completely consumed with living in the past.
as you age life tends to take and no longer give in a sense. he lost all his old bros and his brother. for sure he lives in the past and always will. makes u wonder what you would do if you were in the same position. i would have folded long before brett.
Bret concussed himself when he tried putting the figure four on Goldberg around the ring post.
A proper wrestler talking with tremendous common sense.
Maybe he was already mush and bill saved his life
I never knew about the lawsuit. Had that never been the case I believe we would've had a better WM match between him and Vince.
Best story teller in wrestling
Good ol boring, had the same match every night, bitter and twisted, wouldn’t lose in Canada, whiny Ol Bret! Ffs he literally wrestled 8 more matches after that match with berg! Soooooooo boring
Goldberg should have paid Bret some money, would never have given him his career back, but it was the right thing to do.
The only thing Bret's guilty of is having integrity.
He's one of the realest guys out there