“this guy makes Vader look like Shawn Michaels.” Funny that this was post Montreal Screwjob and long before the eventual reconciliation with Shawn. Even after all that happened, he always gave Shawn credit for being a good worker.
Cause shawn was an amazing worker and of course bret could see that. He didn't hate his work just everything else about him. Which lets be honest he was a peice of shit.
@@stonecoldhitman7662 🧢 he didn’t thank shawn for the mat h he actually shared a same locker room with Shawn that night and he asked him if he had anything to do with it wherr shawn lied to his face and even swore to god it’s literally documented in Wrestling with shadows documentary he never thanked shawn knew he was full of bs and his ex wife also knew that and that triple h knew n was lying full of 💩 to you literally can watch it 👍
*3:11* Bret referred to no one attempting to see if his eyes could track movements. Thank goodness Bret survived a stroke and so much more. He mentioned in his book, "My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling," that while he was in the ICU just after he had his stroke, he has "blurry memories" of his first wife Julie and his children around him and of his youngest son Blade tearfully saying, "You're the best dad that ever was!" It was very sad how his career ended yet his children could have lost their dad. Now Bret has grandchildren. He's a survivor and an inspiration.
I guess this interview was before his stroke. He still seems relatively happy enough at this point, despite the screw job/Owen’s death, and the career ending injury. The stroke was the final nail in his coffin of happiness. Poor guy.
Yeah, I but I think he's just old, nobody past the age of 40 or 50 is as happy. Your kids are all grown up and don't love you anymore, you lose hair, you're tired, you can't move much, you can't have sex - I don't know - it's hard, you can't work, and if you're like Bret you have injuries to deal with. There's much less things to smile about when you're old, I haven't yet met a happy old person.
@@aphiwematyolo1625 Rather than picking apart every word of your moronic comment, I’ll just say this…. WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT????? 😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳
Bret worked with Terry Funk doing Hardcore matches after this kick supposedly ended his career. When in reality, Bret falling off his bike is what really ended his career.
I wish we got more matches from Bret. The guy was an artist, all the times I've seen interviews with wrestlers saying their best match was with Bret.. from Mr Perfect, British Bulldog, Stone Cold Steve Austin and more.. yet Goldberg is still wrestling, making maximum money for part time work. Bret never hurt a single guy in the ring, the worst he hurt anyone was when he punched Vince and pulled out Shawns hair :D
@@rajsahota5524 Have you got a link. Are you referring to when Bret was still a rookie wrestling in his Dad's promotion Stampede (still learning from Dynamite?) Bret wrote in his book he had never injured anyone and then 2 weeks later Bad News Brown came out and said he had a concussion from Bret. You think Bret would have known he gave an opponent a concussion? An injury is an injury, but i think you are talking about a hardcore match in which Bret hit Bad News Brown with a Kendo stick, which is a bit different..
Sounds like Bret Hart is lucky to be alive. It's amazing how little we knew or cared about concussions back then. I had a concussion 5 years ago and I'm still getting over it. I had a similar experience, no one took it seriously, people even made fun of me because they thought I was "faking" an injury. If you turn up with a broken arm, no one would ever say that.
Life lesson. Before taking a new job with better pay, look past the money and study the company and employees. Bret showed us that money isn't everything.
@@Cutekitty12417 Vince literally told him to call WCW and see if their offer was still on the table... That's not renegotiating a deal, he wanted Bret gone
He was forced to leave WWF by Bince McMahon. He didn’t go by choice. He even turned down WCW’s $2.8 million per year offer in October of 1996 to remain with WWF for $1.5 million. A year later in October of 1997 right before Bret signed with WCW he asked Vince for the last time to tell him that if he stays what his storylines will be. Vince told him you’ll lose to HBK at Survivor Series, lose to him again at the December PPV, lose to him again at Royal Rumble, then you’ll beat him on Raw next night for the championship, and then you’ll lose the championship at WrestleMania 14 to Austin. Bret saw 4 PPV losses in a row and understood By offering him such a crappy storyline Vince was forcing him out.
My father and uncle's were all independent wrestlers here in the state of Kentucky with very little fanfare besides one cousin but even watching this match as a youngster I knew the technique for the figure 4 was wrong on Goldberg's part. That leverage is a must
Vader was known as stiff guy, especially with jobbers. He's not insulting shawn there, he's just noting a difference in style. Goldberg hit him so hard he wishes it was shawn instead.
I love Bret hart. He made wrestling real. He made the championship real not just a prop. I kills me that Goldberg (a dude I think was cool) could end Hart’s career like that.
And you're so ignorant to believe that. 1) Bret continued wrestling after the Goldberg match. 2) He wasnt pronounced unfit to wrestle until he had his bike accident in 2002. So he used a scapegoat in Goldberg.
Goldberg most certainly did NOT end Bret's career. Bret screwed Bret. Had he taken a month or two off his career would have continued on. It was the repeated concussions over the next two weeks that ended his career. Bill Goldbert did NOT make Bret wrestle those matches. He got powerbombed and chokeslammed multiple times over the next couple of weeks. He admits in this interview that he had concussions in each of those matches. Thats 110% on him. I had a nasty concussion when I was in high school, and I had to take 3 days of rest at home, and then no sports or any serious physical activity for a week (and I certainly wouldn't have been cleared for anything like wrestling or football for at least a month). That was in the mid 80's. By the mid 90's they knew more about concussions and any doctor would have told Bret to take a minimum of a month off. He chose not to see a doctor sooner. He chose to wrestle those matches when he KNEW he had a concussion. Hell, after the 2nd concussion he still may have been able to come back, but he needed at least two months off at that point. And he kept wrestling and getting further concussions. Bret screwed Bret.
I feel bad for The Hitman. He mixed it up with the wrong wrestler. Too bad he didn't have the insight to just walk out after that first elbow. Such a dangerous profession. Just goes to show your life hangs by a thread every time that you step in the ring and hear that bell ring.
It sucks but at the same time had Bret not gotten hurt in 1999, WCW still would’ve went out of business in 2001. After that Bret would have nowhere to go since he was still many years away from his reconciliation with Vince.
Goldberg was basically Ultimate Warrior, but a decade later. He had a great look, a great theme, great entrance- charisma through the roof... but he was a nightmare to work with. Strong as an ox, but a tad reckless and inexperienced. Didn't appreciate that his opponents were giving their bodies to him.
@@GrassValleyGreg- At first, I looked at Bret as the whiny bad guy in all of this - until I heard Bill defend himself by saying ' I was just doing my job'. He didn't seem to care that he legit hurt this man. When Bill hurt Scott Steiner in a match, he had to make sure that his 'friend' was really ok. He didn't seem to care that he hurt Bret. This is the first (and the last) time you will hear any negative comments about Goldberg coming from me.
Correct.... I fell from a ladder onto a concrete floor and was knocked out for 60 minutes.... My mom shows up at hospital 🏥 and Dr. asks her if I am over 18 (not me or if I am ok with her being there because my mom should have been; Head Injury = Altered Mental Status and I can't exactly give informed consent or be the informed recipient of information....) Bastard kicked my mom out, asks about neck and back, I was sent home w/o instructions just something scratched on the paper that said flip over for instructions and he told me to sign.... I remember seeing paper but never the instructions until 2 years later!
Have you tried vestibular rehab? Also seeing a neurologist is key too. I was in your position now I can say, although I do have some bad days, I’m pretty well back to normal.
Bret Hart is a legend!!He is the best no doubt in that a great technical wrestler!!But Bill did not do it purpose he is a good dude!!Accidents happen but one can understand where Bret Hart comes from!!One of my favorite wrestlers growing up Bret Hart for life
I was there live at the MCI center. If I had known I would have helped Bret to his car and get him the help he needed. Unfortunately I was just an 18 year old ‘Mark’ back then. Thank you for all you’ve sacrificed Hitman. The Best there Ever Will Be!
After 15 years in pro wrestling getting every type of kick, punch, bomb, chair and table, I can't believe that one kick from Goldberg destroyed his life. It may have been the final straw, but it wasn't the only one.
Let's not forget how Hart kept wrestling after the kick, working hardcore matches receiving chair shots to the skull, even thought he was feeling extremely bad and knew something was wrong with him.
Because it didnt. Bitter Bret is a narcissist. Bret worked a month long hardcore program in WCW with Terry Funk AFTER this supposed kick ended his career. When in truth , Bret fell off his bicycle back in Calgary , hit his head, stroked out, and ended his own career.
That kick WASN'T the final straw. The 3 or 4 futher concussions he had over the next couple of weeks were the final straws. He might have been able to continue wrestling even after the 2nd concussion if he took two months off. But he kept wrestling even after that! The Goldberg kick was a wake up call, and Bret ignored it.
@@foreverunsaved6661 To my knowledge Bret Hart never seriously injured another wrestler. Bret even said so in his hall of fame speech. Even as good as Owen was in the ring, he still injured Steve Austin.
@@jeffovington6375 They didn't even think about the last technical wrestler to face Greenberg. Regal said that he had to move him around and babysit him. Greenberg had a stinking attitude and wouldn't let Bret do a Davey on him and allow Bret to call every spot.. and Davey in 92 was a very good worker.. bar the 3 days on coke prior.
The Hitman is the best wrestler of all time for me. I love Flair, there's no one on the mic like him and a great worker. Stone Cold is my favorite of all time and was an insane draw. Bret Hart was a phenomenal wrestler when he was in the ring and he was an immaculate worker. It's a damn shame that his career was cut short.
He says the kick was to the back of the head. I have watched the tape so many times. The kick wasn’t to the back of the head. It was front right towards the side
The main thing is he survived, and he is in good health to this day..it was unfortunate how his career ended...but his kids could've lost thier dad...and thankfully that didn't happen.
Toxic energy depression vibes, he talked about bad luck & got it. Don’t talk about what you don’t want to happen, be proactive of it and avoid it instead 💫
No offence but..who cares who you could have gotten along with lol and its not like bret is there to be your friend who u can hang out with and have a beer LOL
Concussions are scary. I sustained atleast 3 from playing football in highschool. The main thing that i remember is the instant ringing in my ears and the light of any kind become blinding. I prided myself on playing every play my team needed me so I never got checked out after any of them. In retrospect knowing what we know now about the seriousness of CTE and what it can lead too, I wish I had gone to the hospital. Tension headaches, short term memory loss and an inability to focus on tasks at hand are just some of the adverse side effects I have to this day over 20 years later.
The fact he kept working after the Goldberg match also heavily contributed to his early retirement. That’s is on Bret. He could’ve easily taken time off as it was WCW.
@@South_0f_Heaven_ - Yep. His career could have continued had he taken a month or two off. He didn't, and that's on him. Goldberg didn't end his career. Going in the ring with Sid, Kevin Nash, and Terry Funk DID. Bret's choice. Bret's decision. And a very bad one. Goldberg didn't make him wrestle those matches.
@@AnEternalEnigma - Not true at all. People DO recover fully from concussions all the time. IF they get the proper rest and don't do anything to cause further brain injury for the next month or two. I've had a nasty concussion myself. In 1985. I know what it's like.
It's brets karma for burying Bill and making out bill somehow did it on purpose to hurt Bret and ruin his career. He's so bitter it's unreal. Like seriously? I don't see how he thought Bill wanted to actually hurt him. He REFUSES under any circumstances to accept that bill made a mistake and it was am accident. He's created a narative in his head basically convinced bill pretty much planned this for weeks and exicuted his plan of destroy brets life. It's beyond sad to see even to this day the sheer hatred he has for Bill and no matter what anyone says/ What Bill says, he refuses to forgive him or forget and to this day labels Bill like he took joy and pleasure in planning and executing his plan to take out Bret. It's sad, and Bret will die the bitter old man he has always been.
@@jaycuthbert245 Goldberg wasn't a seasoned worker- he was all gimmick. I assume Bret's concussion wasn't intentional on Bill's part- but wrestlers have to take care of each other. And Bret had never gotten his bell rung like that in almost 20 years in the business- and he never really recovered. It's shades of The Ultimate Warrior.
@@GrassValleyGreg yeah it was a mistake on bills part but Bret is put of order for the brutal burial he puts on Bill and shamelessly blame Bill as if he's scum of the earth. His hatred for Bill has never subsided and it's actually gotten worse as the years have gone on. Bret needs to realise what you just said, he was still greens and still learning. More importantly he needs to stop with the vast comments aimed at Bill and accept that bill ofcourse never ment to hurt Bret. It was a mistake and an accident. And Bill doesn't deserve the sheer brutality of brets mouth every time they talks about him. If you've listened to some of the shoot interviews he's mentioned Bill it's rather disgusting some of the stuff he says.
@@jaycuthbert245 Bill did just fine for himself, it doesn't appear that he suffered professionally from Bret's criticism. But Bret is right, Bill was reckless. Bret has every right to be bitter about the concussion that ended his career. It wasn't just that one kick, unfortunately Bret carried on without recovering from the initial major concussion, and suffered several more micro-concussions over the next few months before he realized something was wrong. Bret was old school, and was about as reliable a wrestler there was. He always showed up, worked his ass off, ate a job if he had too- and mastered his craft.. So for a guy like Goldberg to come along and knock his block off... I understand Bret's resentment. And he's not wrong. All of that said, Bret was a bitter man after Montreal, despite his epic WCW contract. Bret hated every minute in WCW lol- great money, but he obviously hated every last minute.
@@GrassValleyGreg I completely disagree with you and Bret is over the top and out of order for hit misguided hatred towards bill. And for that matter several wrestlers in the business. He's bitter. But that's fine we disgree. It's my opinion and that's your opinion. No one is always ment to agree on everything are they.
The thing was most people didn't really know how serious hart's injury was during the time that it happened, Like I knew he got injured for real from getting kicked in the head by goldberg but I didn't really know that he had ten percent brain damage after it happened.
I used to love watching Goldberg back in the day but in all honesty he was never a safe wrestler to work with. People used to talk about Ryback being careless or dangerous in the ring but Goldberg wasn't that much different. Brett was lucky his neck wasn't damaged even more than it was from that kick
And then I realized that I wasn't the best that ever was. I'd been saying this for so long that I started to believe it myself. I hardly ever throw a temper tantrum's anymore. I'm almost all grown up. Brett Hart
To say that goldberg kicked him with every ounce of strength he had in his body is rediculas. I mean the kick looked like it was fake to me and the impact was not as bad as he was making out here. I think he really milked this because he didnt like the guy. Ive seen much worst impacts this guys just loves to moan about everything. Never known anyone as negative. He just want the sympathy because things never went his way in the end. He's full of it.
Only thing ridiculous is this comment. The kick looked fake yet hit with enough force to snap the muscle in his neck and give him a concussion so bad it ended his career 🤔 honestly take a second and listen to what you’re saying. Goldberg has a history of being clumsy and injuring people. He ended Brets career , why wouldn’t he be bitter when the last thing he said before they went to the ring was “don’t hurt me” . Everyone knew what he was like and Goldberg simply didn’t give a shit
@@Themaskplague Lol, that's cap. MMA fighters take kicks 10x worse than that weak kick and end up just fine, you're telling me that weak a$$ kick ended his career? Gtf0.
@@lol-fq8lp it’s not about how it looks ffs 🤦🏻♂️ was you on the end of it? Nope … so stfu you don’t know shit. You’ve got Bret himself saying what damage it did but oh no some expect on TH-cam knows better. Give it a rest ffs 😂😂
@@Themaskplague You must be one of the dumbest people on the internet to beleive that he snapped a muscle in his neck and was that concussed it ended his career of that kick. I mean have you actually seen the video?!?! The guy was able to get up and walk out of there appearing to be fine. You cant "Snap a muscle" in your neck and walk it off. The guy would streight up not be able to move. It also happens to be an injury thats hard to argue with because its difficult to prove. I could say I had neck or back pain and there would be no way to tell if I was lying or not even by a doctors examination/scan. Always a go to excuse from people that and I dont beleive it for a second here. Your obviously a big fan of bret and he cant do anything wrong in your mind but really look at the kick and how he was after it and tell me that he had a life changing injury that took his career away. Come off it and open your damn eyes.
22 years later Bret isn’t letting it go. I don’t blame Bret. Dude really was cost millions of dollars from Time Warner. Bill I know feels guilty but Bret will always remind him about it in shoot interviews and Bill’s got to live with that which sucks.
Wow he was not that negativ here about Bill here but when the Years gone one he got more angry about the Kick. I still don't blame Bret for rating about it , i think Goldberg was always too much of a mark for himself and should have been more careful in the ring. But it is what it is.
You can see all three instances bret talks about. I know he says the kick was the injury but I think it was the accumulation of all three. However, if bret knew goldberg was green why do the figure four around the post and the kick spot anyway? The elbow, I mean that's just pure recklessness. But the other two could've been prevented by just not doing them. Not blaming bret for it, just a what if, I suppose.
Bret Is The Greatest Imo. Flair is up there too for entertainment. But for pure Pro Wrestling, Mix and technique, natural ability, skill, entertaining matches, imo btet is the best ever.
The irony being almost all of Goldbergs appeal was how real and violent his moves looked. At the time I was a teenage mark eating it up. Seriously compare Goldbergs spear in his prime to anyone else's like edge and it doesn't even look like the same move. Goldberg folded dudes up in the most brutal fashion and that's the main he reason he got so over. I'm glad we are starting to know better now but if you think Bret got it bad watch Goldbergs matches with jobbers. He nearly killed them and the only benefit they had was it was almost always short squash matches. Imagine how badly he messed up their lives to get over and how we'll never hear their story. Brets right as usual.
Goldberg was an untalented fool, only got over because if his look and reckless style that lower card guys had to just put up with. Then his matches with bigger stars sucked because hd couldn't do as much of his reckless stuff he couldn't have a decent wrestling match if his lofe depended on it
Watched Goldberg on Stome Colds Show. Goldberg wants to be displayed as a humbled guy. Yeah works if you put out sentences like " I watched the other guys in the the ring and they all wanted to be me"
Who knows? I’ve met Bret and he wasn’t particularly friendly to me. I’ve also met Goldberg and he was very friendly to me. They’re both humans who have good days and bad days.
@@EM-tg4ft I don't know about Dupree, but he didn't injure Undertaker at all, he had his arms behind Undertaker's neck and there was no impact whatsoever lol it was true he botched it and it could've been bad had Goldberg not put his arm behind Taker's neck. As for Scott Steiner, Steiner himself told Goldberg to land stiff shots at him backstage. And Goldberg did as Steiner told him. Can't blame Goldberg for that.
Why after 20 some years is Bret bringing this up, he never raised this much hell back then. Bad that it happened and Goldberg has apologized many times over what the hell more does he have to do?
Dude this interview is from years ago, holy shit. Look at how young Bret looks in this, he has white hair now and not to mention has had multiple strokes.
@@Mayunholdup duh huh , I know this is from years ago. My point is Bret is bringing all this up here recently and don’t forget he went onto wrestle more matches after this incident, Bill has apologized profusely what more can he do?
Goldberg gets too much heat for ending Hart's career. He kept wrestling with a concussion, getting "choke slammed every night." Bill was just the catalyst.
It’s shocking how he remembers all this after a concussion lol you was injured way before Goldberg touched u why hasn’t Goldberg put other people in concussions
I’m glad he’s living his best life and making money. Athletes get concussions. It sucks. I’m no expert and certainly I’m not Bret. That said a wrestler retiring months, and hardcore matches after a kick. Doesn’t exactly scream the kick was the culprit. Being “the best there ever was” for a wrestler with 0 charisma in a promotion that is pushing characters over talent, would be a better reason to retire, in my opinion. It is unfortunate that his concussion didn’t get him over like the screw job, and the stroke finished it.
" This guy makes Vader look like Shawn Michaels "Lmao
“this guy makes Vader look like Shawn Michaels.” Funny that this was post Montreal Screwjob and long before the eventual reconciliation with Shawn. Even after all that happened, he always gave Shawn credit for being a good worker.
Cause shawn was an amazing worker and of course bret could see that. He didn't hate his work just everything else about him. Which lets be honest he was a peice of shit.
Montreal was a work
@@blaze_headshop you wasn’t there
@@blaze_headshop No it wasn't read Bret's book.
@@stonecoldhitman7662 🧢 he didn’t thank shawn for the mat h he actually shared a same locker room with Shawn that night and he asked him if he had anything to do with it wherr shawn lied to his face and even swore to god it’s literally documented in Wrestling with shadows documentary he never thanked shawn knew he was full of bs and his ex wife also knew that and that triple h knew n was lying full of 💩 to you literally can watch it 👍
*3:11* Bret referred to no one attempting to see if his eyes could track movements. Thank goodness Bret survived a stroke and so much more. He mentioned in his book, "My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling," that while he was in the ICU just after he had his stroke, he has "blurry memories" of his first wife Julie and his children around him and of his youngest son Blade tearfully saying, "You're the best dad that ever was!" It was very sad how his career ended yet his children could have lost their dad. Now Bret has grandchildren. He's a survivor and an inspiration.
I guess this interview was before his stroke. He still seems relatively happy enough at this point, despite the screw job/Owen’s death, and the career ending injury. The stroke was the final nail in his coffin of happiness. Poor guy.
Think this was around April 2001
Yeah, I but I think he's just old, nobody past the age of 40 or 50 is as happy. Your kids are all grown up and don't love you anymore, you lose hair, you're tired, you can't move much, you can't have sex - I don't know - it's hard, you can't work, and if you're like Bret you have injuries to deal with. There's much less things to smile about when you're old, I haven't yet met a happy old person.
@@aphiwematyolo1625 Rather than picking apart every word of your moronic comment, I’ll just say this….
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT????? 😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳
Bret worked with Terry Funk doing Hardcore matches after this kick supposedly ended his career. When in reality, Bret falling off his bike is what really ended his career.
Bret kinda comes off as a whiner. Yet, suppose there's an abundance of things for to be unhappy about.
I wish we got more matches from Bret. The guy was an artist, all the times I've seen interviews with wrestlers saying their best match was with Bret.. from Mr Perfect, British Bulldog, Stone Cold Steve Austin and more.. yet Goldberg is still wrestling, making maximum money for part time work. Bret never hurt a single guy in the ring, the worst he hurt anyone was when he punched Vince and pulled out Shawns hair :D
'He never hurt a single guy' apart from Bad News Allen? (confirmed by him in an RF video interview).
@@rajsahota5524 Have you got a link. Are you referring to when Bret was still a rookie wrestling in his Dad's promotion Stampede (still learning from Dynamite?) Bret wrote in his book he had never injured anyone and then 2 weeks later Bad News Brown came out and said he had a concussion from Bret. You think Bret would have known he gave an opponent a concussion?
An injury is an injury, but i think you are talking about a hardcore match in which Bret hit Bad News Brown with a Kendo stick, which is a bit different..
@@rajsahota5524 Allen was a malcontent who had personal issues with Bret because he got a push from daddy. Hart hurt nobody.
@@rajsahota5524 guess what I didn’t ask you or care
Bret’s brother Owen ended Stone Colds career with a botched slam on his neck if we are going by Bret’s standards of who or who isn’t at fault
The look on undertaker's face after his match with Bill says it all.
Goldberg could move, Taker couldnt. Also Taker spiked Goldberg's head on the mat.
They were both at fault there...neither should've been in the ring.
That was just a colossal disappointment. Hurt me just to see them struggle, but it was horrible when they started the dangerous botches.
Yeah, Undertaker must've looked dead seeing it.
@@IStevenSeagal Goldberg is/was the worst worker of all time.
Sounds like Bret Hart is lucky to be alive. It's amazing how little we knew or cared about concussions back then. I had a concussion 5 years ago and I'm still getting over it. I had a similar experience, no one took it seriously, people even made fun of me because they thought I was "faking" an injury. If you turn up with a broken arm, no one would ever say that.
"Getting in there with Bill. I can't get anything but hurt" - Bret Hart
Bret Hart was my and my younger brothers favourite wrestler. He’s still special for us. Our childhood hero. 🤘🥇
A match with Andre would have tuned Goldberg right up
Not really
@@ed2307 Yes really. He put Ultimate Warrior right for similar behavior.
@@ed2307 Yes!!! Andre don’t fuck around buddy!!!
Nope
@@tygur23 yes
Life lesson. Before taking a new job with better pay, look past the money and study the company and employees. Bret showed us that money isn't everything.
Very true money isn't everything its about being treated properly
He took the job because Vince wanted out of Bret's contract, he didn't want to go to WCW.
@@willtheangrydudeist9120 Bret could have renegotiated his contract down to 2 years and stuck it out with wwe.
@@Cutekitty12417
Vince literally told him to call WCW and see if their offer was still on the table...
That's not renegotiating a deal, he wanted Bret gone
He was forced to leave WWF by Bince McMahon. He didn’t go by choice. He even turned down WCW’s $2.8 million per year offer in October of 1996 to remain with WWF for $1.5 million. A year later in October of 1997 right before Bret signed with WCW he asked Vince for the last time to tell him that if he stays what his storylines will be. Vince told him you’ll lose to HBK at Survivor Series, lose to him again at the December PPV, lose to him again at Royal Rumble, then you’ll beat him on Raw next night for the championship, and then you’ll lose the championship at WrestleMania 14 to Austin. Bret saw 4 PPV losses in a row and understood By offering him such a crappy storyline Vince was forcing him out.
My father and uncle's were all independent wrestlers here in the state of Kentucky with very little fanfare besides one cousin but even watching this match as a youngster I knew the technique for the figure 4 was wrong on Goldberg's part. That leverage is a must
The greatest of all time in and out the ring.
Over Austin? No
@@anthonycampos8057 yes.
@@benpamer6574 nope
@@anthonycampos8057 Come on man, Austin is a good wrestler but he is not Bret Hart.
@@IAmAHeater I'm talking GOAT
Wish Bret and Austin had one more match .
I too. I wanted to see Bret vs undertaker
Bret vs Rock
Bret vs Austin.
Mania 14 would have been it if history could have taken a different turn.
@@Drzakkubaby-naik Bret Hart vs Kurt Angle would have been massive
“This guy makes Vader look like Sean Michaels” 🤣😂😅👏 best 3 way insult. Everyone gets destroyed.
How does Michael's get destroyed in that?
@@14isoldenough cos he's implying that he's a soft crybaby premadonna that whinges in the locker room when someone who's bigger goes stiff on him.
How's that an insult he just called Shawn an extremely safe worker
@@seung-wunyi475 that is not what he meant at all lol. You're a mark.
Vader was known as stiff guy, especially with jobbers. He's not insulting shawn there, he's just noting a difference in style. Goldberg hit him so hard he wishes it was shawn instead.
I love Bret hart. He made wrestling real. He made the championship real not just a prop. I kills me that Goldberg (a dude I think was cool) could end Hart’s career like that.
Bret’s a crybaby woman. He didn’t make anything real wtf
And you're so ignorant to believe that.
1) Bret continued wrestling after the Goldberg match.
2) He wasnt pronounced unfit to wrestle until he had his bike accident in 2002. So he used a scapegoat in Goldberg.
Goldberg most certainly did NOT end Bret's career. Bret screwed Bret. Had he taken a month or two off his career would have continued on. It was the repeated concussions over the next two weeks that ended his career. Bill Goldbert did NOT make Bret wrestle those matches. He got powerbombed and chokeslammed multiple times over the next couple of weeks. He admits in this interview that he had concussions in each of those matches. Thats 110% on him. I had a nasty concussion when I was in high school, and I had to take 3 days of rest at home, and then no sports or any serious physical activity for a week (and I certainly wouldn't have been cleared for anything like wrestling or football for at least a month). That was in the mid 80's. By the mid 90's they knew more about concussions and any doctor would have told Bret to take a minimum of a month off. He chose not to see a doctor sooner. He chose to wrestle those matches when he KNEW he had a concussion. Hell, after the 2nd concussion he still may have been able to come back, but he needed at least two months off at that point. And he kept wrestling and getting further concussions. Bret screwed Bret.
@@erikrupp692 is that you, Bill 😂
@@thewhitewolf7886 - I wish. I'd have a lot more money and be in a lot better shape.. 😆
Can we get the whole interview?
I feel bad for The Hitman. He mixed it up with the wrong wrestler. Too bad he didn't have the insight to just walk out after that first elbow. Such a dangerous profession. Just goes to show your life hangs by a thread every time that you step in the ring and hear that bell ring.
It sucks but at the same time had Bret not gotten hurt in 1999, WCW still would’ve went out of business in 2001. After that Bret would have nowhere to go since he was still many years away from his reconciliation with Vince.
Sure makes it easy to understand why Sting refused to go through a match with Jeff Hardy when Hardy was obviously high on drugs.
It’s sad hearing Russo and Bret both ask Bill not to hurt them. Makes me look at Goldberg in a different way.
Goldberg was basically Ultimate Warrior, but a decade later. He had a great look, a great theme, great entrance- charisma through the roof... but he was a nightmare to work with. Strong as an ox, but a tad reckless and inexperienced. Didn't appreciate that his opponents were giving their bodies to him.
@@GrassValleyGreg- At first, I looked at Bret as the whiny bad guy in all of this - until I heard Bill defend himself by saying ' I was just doing my job'. He didn't seem to care that he legit hurt this man. When Bill hurt Scott Steiner in a match, he had to make sure that his 'friend' was really ok. He didn't seem to care that he hurt Bret.
This is the first (and the last) time you will hear any negative comments about Goldberg coming from me.
@@foreverunsaved6661 wouldnt surprise me if Vince McMahon paid Bill Goldberg to do this
@@popacap- Never thought about that. Not saying Vince did, but it wouldn't surprise me if that was the case.
@@foreverunsaved6661 have u heard all the new stuff about vince🤦♂️
He's lucky to be alive you're not supposed to go to sleep right after a head injury
Think that’s what saget did
That's correct
@@mikeimpressionsreviews9831 really, bob?
People get drunk every weekend and fight and get concussion and go to sleep it’s very hard to die from it
Correct....
I fell from a ladder onto a concrete floor and was knocked out for 60 minutes....
My mom shows up at hospital 🏥 and Dr. asks her if I am over 18 (not me or if I am ok with her being there because my mom should have been; Head Injury = Altered Mental Status and I can't exactly give informed consent or be the informed recipient of information....)
Bastard kicked my mom out, asks about neck and back, I was sent home w/o instructions just something scratched on the paper that said flip over for instructions and he told me to sign....
I remember seeing paper but never the instructions until 2 years later!
Living with post concussion syndrome is hell. It’s been six years for me 😢
Have you tried vestibular rehab? Also seeing a neurologist is key too. I was in your position now I can say, although I do have some bad days, I’m pretty well back to normal.
Bret Hart is a legend!!He is the best no doubt in that a great technical wrestler!!But Bill did not do it purpose he is a good dude!!Accidents happen but one can understand where Bret Hart comes from!!One of my favorite wrestlers growing up Bret Hart for life
2 elbows and a concussion kick at knock out level. That's a lot of 'accidents' in one match.
Where's the rest of this full interview?
China
I was there live at the MCI center. If I had known I would have helped Bret to his car and get him the help he needed. Unfortunately I was just an 18 year old ‘Mark’ back then. Thank you for all you’ve sacrificed Hitman. The Best there Ever Will Be!
After 15 years in pro wrestling getting every type of kick, punch, bomb, chair and table, I can't believe that one kick from Goldberg destroyed his life. It may have been the final straw, but it wasn't the only one.
Let's not forget how Hart kept wrestling after the kick, working hardcore matches receiving chair shots to the skull, even thought he was feeling extremely bad and knew something was wrong with him.
Exactly all the kickboxing and udc fighters who actually get knocked out by kicks intended to hurt them and there fine .but one accident caused l
Because it didnt. Bitter Bret is a narcissist. Bret worked a month long hardcore program in WCW with Terry Funk AFTER this supposed kick ended his career. When in truth , Bret fell off his bicycle back in Calgary , hit his head, stroked out, and ended his own career.
@@mikenaylor2784
Muhammad Ali.
That kick WASN'T the final straw. The 3 or 4 futher concussions he had over the next couple of weeks were the final straws. He might have been able to continue wrestling even after the 2nd concussion if he took two months off. But he kept wrestling even after that! The Goldberg kick was a wake up call, and Bret ignored it.
Wrestlers need to understand that this is entertainment and they have to be respectful and very careful with their opponent. Injuries don't pay.
also, you have someones life in your hands.
Wow what years this?
I still believe wcw management put a hit on hart.
Well, Bret lived to talk about it so they didn't do it very well.
You should be grateful. Imbeciles.
One match I would have loved to see back then. Goldberg vs. Sid Vicious
It happened at Halloween havoc 1999 look it up on the WWE network
It happened, and sucked as much as expected.
Thas actually a pretty good memory for someone wit severe concussion memories… 🤔🤔🤔🤨🤨🤨
4:20 - Still sharp as a tack.
are you doubting it? come on man did you watch the whole video? please just stop.
What are you going to do about it
"Bill, don't hurt me. No more."
What year was this recorded? 2001?
2000 i believe
The guy wasn’t nicknamed “Greenberg” for nothing.
When was this interview?
2001 I think.
I wish to see one more last Bret vs undertaker
Bret vs Rock
Bret vs Austin.
Matches.
If he had been in WWF from 1998 to 2002 we would’ve gotten
Bret vs Rock
Bret vs Foley
Bret vs HHH
Bret vs Jericho
Bret vs Angel
Bret vs Hogan (2002)
I love the WWEN old school rap for me old school wrestling I love the wrestling business
He never tried to hurt Brock Lesnar. Brock Lesnar is known to hit them right back mid-matches if they start being reckless. Look up Braun Strowman.
Bill is dangerous! I cringe every time he’s in the ring with anyone Bret is a true professional
Bret was one of the safest wrestlers to be in the ring with, according to the wrestlers he was in the ring with.
Bret can't draw
@@foreverunsaved6661 he wasnt in his early days. He was stiff. Ask bad news brown
@@JalandharShere- If Bad News said it, that is good enough for me.
@@foreverunsaved6661 To my knowledge Bret Hart never seriously injured another wrestler. Bret even said so in his hall of fame speech. Even as good as Owen was in the ring, he still injured Steve Austin.
and he hit the head post part against the Undertaker... so this foresaw the future
It was never Goldberg's fault. It was neglect by WCW management for letting him continue to wrestle afterwards.
@@jeffovington6375 They didn't even think about the last technical wrestler to face Greenberg. Regal said that he had to move him around and babysit him.
Greenberg had a stinking attitude and wouldn't let Bret do a Davey on him and allow Bret to call every spot.. and Davey in 92 was a very good worker.. bar the 3 days on coke prior.
The Hitman is the best wrestler of all time for me. I love Flair, there's no one on the mic like him and a great worker. Stone Cold is my favorite of all time and was an insane draw. Bret Hart was a phenomenal wrestler when he was in the ring and he was an immaculate worker. It's a damn shame that his career was cut short.
He says the kick was to the back of the head. I have watched the tape so many times. The kick wasn’t to the back of the head. It was front right towards the side
This is the only time in history that Bret Hart has been recorded calling Goldberg just “Bill” instead of “Bill Goldberg”
Are you sure ? I seem to recall him calling him Bill somewhere else
@@AlexYBITW I was just making a joke. I’m sure he’s called him Bill plenty of times. He’s just known for saying Goldberg’s full name
The main thing is he survived, and he is in good health to this day..it was unfortunate how his career ended...but his kids could've lost thier dad...and thankfully that didn't happen.
Toxic energy depression vibes, he talked about bad luck & got it. Don’t talk about what you don’t want to happen, be proactive of it and avoid it instead 💫
So it wasnt just the Goldberg kick but also Nash & S.Vicious power-bombing him. Wow! Rough string of true Beasts he had to face in a row.
Yeah if you see the match he was rag dolled the entire match
when was this interview? like 05ish???
1865
The setting looks like an ex mobster interview
Goldberg sounds like a real piece of work.
I can really relate to Bret as a person. He’s someone I think I would’ve got on really well with.
No offence but..who cares who you could have gotten along with lol and its not like bret is there to be your friend who u can hang out with and have a beer LOL
Bro who cares who you “get along with” smh
Wow such rude comments. For what it’s worth if I met either of you I know I’d hate both you pr*cks and probably of punched you in the face by now 😂.
@@akuma4u He cares that's why he said it, why so mad?
@@bretmaverick9434 i LOLed. Yes cuz people who are "so mad" LOL
Concussions are scary. I sustained atleast 3 from playing football in highschool. The main thing that i remember is the instant ringing in my ears and the light of any kind become blinding. I prided myself on playing every play my team needed me so I never got checked out after any of them. In retrospect knowing what we know now about the seriousness of CTE and what it can lead too, I wish I had gone to the hospital. Tension headaches, short term memory loss and an inability to focus on tasks at hand are just some of the adverse side effects I have to this day over 20 years later.
The fact he kept working after the Goldberg match also heavily contributed to his early retirement. That’s is on Bret. He could’ve easily taken time off as it was WCW.
Bret screwed Bret
@@South_0f_Heaven_ - Yep. His career could have continued had he taken a month or two off. He didn't, and that's on him. Goldberg didn't end his career. Going in the ring with Sid, Kevin Nash, and Terry Funk DID. Bret's choice. Bret's decision. And a very bad one. Goldberg didn't make him wrestle those matches.
@@erikrupp692 goldberg did hurt a lot guys . goldberg should at least tried to be more careful. tried to learn from wreslter on safet y
@@erikrupp692 Goldberg caused the injury that led to the end and Bret was fucked no matter what he did after. End of story.
@@AnEternalEnigma - Not true at all. People DO recover fully from concussions all the time. IF they get the proper rest and don't do anything to cause further brain injury for the next month or two. I've had a nasty concussion myself. In 1985. I know what it's like.
It's sad knowing that Bret had a stroke soon after this interview.
It's brets karma for burying Bill and making out bill somehow did it on purpose to hurt Bret and ruin his career. He's so bitter it's unreal. Like seriously? I don't see how he thought Bill wanted to actually hurt him. He REFUSES under any circumstances to accept that bill made a mistake and it was am accident. He's created a narative in his head basically convinced bill pretty much planned this for weeks and exicuted his plan of destroy brets life. It's beyond sad to see even to this day the sheer hatred he has for Bill and no matter what anyone says/ What Bill says, he refuses to forgive him or forget and to this day labels Bill like he took joy and pleasure in planning and executing his plan to take out Bret. It's sad, and Bret will die the bitter old man he has always been.
@@jaycuthbert245 Goldberg wasn't a seasoned worker- he was all gimmick. I assume Bret's concussion wasn't intentional on Bill's part- but wrestlers have to take care of each other. And Bret had never gotten his bell rung like that in almost 20 years in the business- and he never really recovered. It's shades of The Ultimate Warrior.
@@GrassValleyGreg yeah it was a mistake on bills part but Bret is put of order for the brutal burial he puts on Bill and shamelessly blame Bill as if he's scum of the earth. His hatred for Bill has never subsided and it's actually gotten worse as the years have gone on. Bret needs to realise what you just said, he was still greens and still learning. More importantly he needs to stop with the vast comments aimed at Bill and accept that bill ofcourse never ment to hurt Bret. It was a mistake and an accident. And Bill doesn't deserve the sheer brutality of brets mouth every time they talks about him. If you've listened to some of the shoot interviews he's mentioned Bill it's rather disgusting some of the stuff he says.
@@jaycuthbert245 Bill did just fine for himself, it doesn't appear that he suffered professionally from Bret's criticism. But Bret is right, Bill was reckless. Bret has every right to be bitter about the concussion that ended his career. It wasn't just that one kick, unfortunately Bret carried on without recovering from the initial major concussion, and suffered several more micro-concussions over the next few months before he realized something was wrong.
Bret was old school, and was about as reliable a wrestler there was. He always showed up, worked his ass off, ate a job if he had too- and mastered his craft..
So for a guy like Goldberg to come along and knock his block off... I understand Bret's resentment. And he's not wrong.
All of that said, Bret was a bitter man after Montreal, despite his epic WCW contract. Bret hated every minute in WCW lol- great money, but he obviously hated every last minute.
@@GrassValleyGreg I completely disagree with you and Bret is over the top and out of order for hit misguided hatred towards bill. And for that matter several wrestlers in the business. He's bitter.
But that's fine we disgree. It's my opinion and that's your opinion. No one is always ment to agree on everything are they.
Dude Goldberg was so hammered
The thing was most people didn't really know how serious hart's injury was during the time that it happened,
Like I knew he got injured for real from getting kicked in the head by goldberg but I didn't really know that he had ten percent brain damage after it happened.
Awww poor Bret
I used to love watching Goldberg back in the day but in all honesty he was never a safe wrestler to work with. People used to talk about Ryback being careless or dangerous in the ring but Goldberg wasn't that much different. Brett was lucky his neck wasn't damaged even more than it was from that kick
And years later Goldberg nearly paralyzed undertaker
"A couple advils" Riiiggghhht!
I like how bret puts enough spice on his stories so they're exaggerated, but still the truth
It sucks his career was cut short. I liked watching him wrestle.
The man himself said it best. He was the excellence of execution, the best there is, the best there was, and the best that ever will be.
The best wrestler Bret Hart i love you are so GOOD
The best there is...the best there was...the best there ever will be❤
And then I realized that I wasn't the best that ever was. I'd been saying this for so long that I started to believe it myself. I hardly ever throw a temper tantrum's anymore. I'm almost all grown up. Brett Hart
Sounds like Goldberg was deliberate in what he was doing.
To say that goldberg kicked him with every ounce of strength he had in his body is rediculas. I mean the kick looked like it was fake to me and the impact was not as bad as he was making out here. I think he really milked this because he didnt like the guy. Ive seen much worst impacts this guys just loves to moan about everything. Never known anyone as negative. He just want the sympathy because things never went his way in the end. He's full of it.
Only thing ridiculous is this comment. The kick looked fake yet hit with enough force to snap the muscle in his neck and give him a concussion so bad it ended his career 🤔 honestly take a second and listen to what you’re saying. Goldberg has a history of being clumsy and injuring people. He ended Brets career , why wouldn’t he be bitter when the last thing he said before they went to the ring was “don’t hurt me” . Everyone knew what he was like and Goldberg simply didn’t give a shit
@@Themaskplague Who did he injure?
@@Themaskplague Lol, that's cap. MMA fighters take kicks 10x worse than that weak kick and end up just fine, you're telling me that weak a$$ kick ended his career? Gtf0.
@@lol-fq8lp it’s not about how it looks ffs 🤦🏻♂️ was you on the end of it? Nope … so stfu you don’t know shit. You’ve got Bret himself saying what damage it did but oh no some expect on TH-cam knows better. Give it a rest ffs 😂😂
@@Themaskplague You must be one of the dumbest people on the internet to beleive that he snapped a muscle in his neck and was that concussed it ended his career of that kick. I mean have you actually seen the video?!?! The guy was able to get up and walk out of there appearing to be fine. You cant "Snap a muscle" in your neck and walk it off. The guy would streight up not be able to move. It also happens to be an injury thats hard to argue with because its difficult to prove. I could say I had neck or back pain and there would be no way to tell if I was lying or not even by a doctors examination/scan. Always a go to excuse from people that and I dont beleive it for a second here. Your obviously a big fan of bret and he cant do anything wrong in your mind but really look at the kick and how he was after it and tell me that he had a life changing injury that took his career away. Come off it and open your damn eyes.
Hearing this, I don't think Bill knew he was the one who gave him the concussion. He wrestled for months before anyone knew
that mean's Sid's power bomb is most powerful move...
22 years later Bret isn’t letting it go. I don’t blame Bret. Dude really was cost millions of dollars from Time Warner. Bill I know feels guilty but Bret will always remind him about it in shoot interviews and Bill’s got to live with that which sucks.
Wow he was not that negativ here about Bill here but when the Years gone one he got more angry about the Kick. I still don't blame Bret for rating about it , i think Goldberg was always too much of a mark for himself and should have been more careful in the ring. But it is what it is.
After that first elbow he should have blasted Goldberg wit everything he had on that receipt..I bet he would have calmed down
:55... he really really did like Shawn Michaels style of wrestling. I've heard a lot say it's textbook Mexican style but whatever
I watched an old film called Samson vs the Vampire Women and it had 1960's Mexican wrestling in it. Pretty high-flying stuff, even back then.
I can't watch that match again knowing now how he was hurting Bret.
You can see all three instances bret talks about. I know he says the kick was the injury but I think it was the accumulation of all three. However, if bret knew goldberg was green why do the figure four around the post and the kick spot anyway? The elbow, I mean that's just pure recklessness. But the other two could've been prevented by just not doing them. Not blaming bret for it, just a what if, I suppose.
That's the only reason to watch it is to see him get kicked in the head
@@douggambill5826 sick
Bret Is The Greatest Imo. Flair is up there too for entertainment. But for pure Pro Wrestling, Mix and technique, natural ability, skill, entertaining matches, imo btet is the best ever.
And people say "It's fake" 🤔
The irony being almost all of Goldbergs appeal was how real and violent his moves looked. At the time I was a teenage mark eating it up. Seriously compare Goldbergs spear in his prime to anyone else's like edge and it doesn't even look like the same move. Goldberg folded dudes up in the most brutal fashion and that's the main he reason he got so over.
I'm glad we are starting to know better now but if you think Bret got it bad watch Goldbergs matches with jobbers. He nearly killed them and the only benefit they had was it was almost always short squash matches.
Imagine how badly he messed up their lives to get over and how we'll never hear their story. Brets right as usual.
Goldberg was an untalented fool, only got over because if his look and reckless style that lower card guys had to just put up with. Then his matches with bigger stars sucked because hd couldn't do as much of his reckless stuff he couldn't have a decent wrestling match if his lofe depended on it
Seen alot of stars he is
The best in professional wrestling. As a human and as a athlete. Everybody else is 3 levels down.
Met Bret, he’s so nice. Can’t stand Goldberg for hurting Bret and other wrestlers. He thinks it’s real.
Watched Goldberg on Stome Colds Show. Goldberg wants to be displayed as a humbled guy. Yeah works if you put out sentences like " I watched the other guys in the the ring and they all wanted to be me"
Who knows? I’ve met Bret and he wasn’t particularly friendly to me. I’ve also met Goldberg and he was very friendly to me. They’re both humans who have good days and bad days.
@@marman51212 Bret must’ve had a bad day if he was not nice to you, when I met him and others met him he was very nice.Bret is human.
@@marman51212 That is true, still beeing friendly with fans does not make a wrestler a safe worker.
@@casualgerman1949 I understand that Goldberg could be dangerous to work with. My point was that doesn’t make him a bad person.
Also Goldberg screwing up the suplex with taker, I wince everything I see it, millimetres from paralysis 😬
Goldberg was very reckless. hes injured a lot of wrestlers.
Like who?
@@Endicott2577 undertaker, Renee Dupree, Scott stiener, etc.
@@EM-tg4ft I don't know about Dupree, but he didn't injure Undertaker at all, he had his arms behind Undertaker's neck and there was no impact whatsoever lol it was true he botched it and it could've been bad had Goldberg not put his arm behind Taker's neck. As for Scott Steiner, Steiner himself told Goldberg to land stiff shots at him backstage. And Goldberg did as Steiner told him. Can't blame Goldberg for that.
Bret gave Bad News Brown two concussions
Why after 20 some years is Bret bringing this up, he never raised this much hell back then. Bad that it happened and Goldberg has apologized many times over what the hell more does he have to do?
Dude this interview is from years ago, holy shit. Look at how young Bret looks in this, he has white hair now and not to mention has had multiple strokes.
@@Mayunholdup duh huh , I know this is from years ago. My point is Bret is bringing all this up here recently and don’t forget he went onto wrestle more matches after this incident, Bill has apologized profusely what more can he do?
Ya i wanna crack the cardboard!
For anyone thinking that Bret Hart was faking it again just listen to him talk he has problems saying words
Goldberg gets too much heat for ending Hart's career. He kept wrestling with a concussion, getting "choke slammed every night." Bill was just the catalyst.
In terms of in ring skills.......Best wrestler EVER !
If he didn't get injured early, he woulda go into wrestle for more years and coulda done many wonders and probably have the best career!! 😭😭😭😭
I miss Bret with the black hair 😪
It’s shocking how he remembers all this after a concussion lol you was injured way before Goldberg touched u why hasn’t Goldberg put other people in concussions
Meanwhile the Bret haters would hear all of this and say 'Bret's always complaining'.
I love Bret but it's funny how he said he didn't remember Xmas or anything but he remembers calling Bill lol how convenient.
The biggest effect was making an apartment for Goldberg to live inside his head
Ufc fighters must be thinking they had easy
It's the shits! It's the shits!
It's not like, with ALL that's happened to him AND his family, he has every right to be as salty as a dolphins privates.
He probably could have sued, they didn’t attend to him after the match? That’s fucking terrible, then again independent contractors
Ah yes, his favorite topic.
Bret just won't let it go.
Cut his carrier short cost him millions of dollars you : BrEt WoNt JuSt LeTt It Go. Lol bro shut your mouth
This video is probably close to 20 years old. He hadn’t gotten over it YET. I wouldn’t have either.
@@marman51212 We're 20 years later and still hasn't let it go thought.
Knocked me out cold? C'mon dude......
I’m glad he’s living his best life and making money. Athletes get concussions. It sucks. I’m no expert and certainly I’m not Bret. That said a wrestler retiring months, and hardcore matches after a kick. Doesn’t exactly scream the kick was the culprit. Being “the best there ever was” for a wrestler with 0 charisma in a promotion that is pushing characters over talent, would be a better reason to retire, in my opinion. It is unfortunate that his concussion didn’t get him over like the screw job, and the stroke finished it.