Bret Hart Exposes Hulk Hogan For Being Awful

WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart recently reflected on his legendary career ahead of his Canada Walk of Fame induction. On December 17th, ‘The Hitman’ will be honored with a Canada Walk of Fame induction. He’ll be inducted by none other than AEW’s Chris Jericho. Hart is going to be inducted alongside the likes of Keanu Reeves and Olympian Damian Warner.

 


 

Bret Hart opens up on Hulk Hogan

Hart promoted the upcoming event as he sat down with the Calgary Sun for an interview. The influence Hart has had on wrestlers of today was a focus point during the conversation and he said he always wanted to do everything right in the ring. Within his response, he brought up the state of wrestling when another WWE Hall of Famer, Hulk Hogan was the top talent and when it was his [Bret’s] time to be world champion, he wanted to make sure he was the best wrestler and a role model in the locker room. However, he noted that ‘The Hulkster’ had a limited move set and did not know much about the moves. Hogan was recently spotted using a cane at a pharmacy.

He further recalled when commentator Gorilla Monsoon had called him the ‘Excellence of Execution.’ He claimed that he was a talent who did everything right. He talked about how he learned the art of wrestling from a couple of Japanese stars (Mr. Hito and Mr. Sakurada).

Here is what he said:

“I was taught how to protect myself and my opponent so he doesn’t get hurt. More important than that, it was all about what I represented. I have an incredible body of work with so many different wrestlers. I was so proud of those matches. And all the Canadian wrestlers like Natalya or Edge were influenced by me.

Hart was thankful to WWE Chairman Vince McMahon for having the faith in him and making him the champion. He added:

“I think if you look back at wrestling when it was the Hulk Hogan show, he was six-foot-eight and a one-out-of-three wrestler. He didn’t know a headlock from a headlamp. He didn’t know very much. He knew how to do a clothesline and maybe a body slam. He was very limited. Vince McMahon took a chance with me and made me that champion. It meant so much to me that I think I tried to live up to be that champion. It was about being the best wrestler. I gave so much as that wrestler. I was a good role model in the dressing room. All that means a lot.”

Barry Russell
Barry Russell
A dedicated pro wrestling follower for more than a decade

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