Jim Cornette on A&E's Bret Hart Biography 

Yes. His respect for wrestling.

And he’d always kiss the belt before giving it to the ref. No matter which title he held.

You mean the belt? Lol

I still feel that unless you physically cannot fit the title around your waist then you should always wear it around your waist. I hate the guys you see walking down to the ring with it over their shoulder or just carrying it in one hand etc. Only time the belt should ever be over your shoulder is during an interview or promo, because you have it in your shoulder so the title is kept on camera.

Everything he did had a purpose he was always telling a story.

frig you,Rick!

Well the part where Bret didn't want to lose the belt in his home country proved he took it too seriously.

@@MrJjburgess11 yeah but he also didn't want to drop it to a douchebag like Shawn Michaels.

@@rickytpb2164 which was fair.

Bret and undertaker took the business serious? More like the passion they had for the business was there and some people just didn’t understand it.

@Hidden Sword exactly. First HIAC was a masterpiece in storytelling

Bret's execution of offensive grappling moves was far superior. Shawn could take bumps beautifully and there was a grace to his movement that's unmatched to this day. His high flying also looked awesome without the excess of today's gymnasts.

I forgot how good he and piper was at mania 8. Epic mania match.

He made me appreciate the technical side of wrestling after the big man era started to fade.

@Hidden Sword Shawn can’t sell, well he could but sometimes he did goofy stuff that took me out of the match. I hated when he would flop around. Bret always made it look legit. Bret > Shawn

"If you don't got it, get it! If you don't get it... figure it out" - Johnny Ace

“Who are you to doubt El Dandy?” - Bret Hart

@@theclandestineUtubeconnoisseur lol fkn buries El Dandy!! 😁 😂 So savage!!

@@theclandestineUtubeconnoisseur That was such a gem of a comment by Bret Hart!

@@Patrick-ud3vu His promo in Memphis ( USWA and the feud with Lawler)was good where he puts on a southern accent

Well put!

Not even possible ... Promos must be included as part of the package when considering who is the best

Yeah loved when the guy speared the shit out of him

@@trentonmcclintock7836 Bret can cut a promo. There's a difference between being a big personality and not being able to cut a promo. Bret Hart in 1997 was on fire as a promo.

@@walsh9080 @Walsh 90 nah... He could cut a decent one at times, but was never on fire. And more often than not was just average. So yeah, I agree that he could cut one, but his promo ability overall could amount to average at best. Which does not equate to best there ever was, is, or will be.

@@walsh9080 Bret was never "on fire" as a promo guy, especially because virtually nobody remembers his WCW promos other than the one where he quit. Jake Roberts could definitely cut a good promo without being loud, but Bret? No.

Is

What does that make Shinsooky Makanura?

@@lifegoals9528 who?. There’s your question answered

His work nobody argued with. He got a rep as a whiner and a guy who would take less money if he could be champion.

Everyone talks about in ring abilities of guys like Flair but Bret could have a great match with anyone and always seemed to tell a great story in the ring too! Nobody was better in the square circle than Bret

@@MrManfly Agreed.

@@MrManfly Flair was an excellent performer but an overall average wrestler.

@@markleopard8960 . The irony is people were whining about Bret because they weren’t getting their own way.

@Kwame brown and Jim cornette burner account As opposed to Shawn who was a master at bating...

@Kwame brown and Jim cornette burner account I started wrestlinling in the mid 60s with Fritz Von Erich vs. Johnny Valentine in fort Worth. Got away from it during high school and college and got back into it when living in Daytona 1980-1981 with Georgia Championship Wrestling on TBS. And then back in Texas with the Von Erich boys 1980-1985 until they pretty much all DIED. Two best wrestlers ever as far as talent, work and promos BY FAR were Flair and Piper.

Same. #BretHartMark4Life

Timeless. I still watch his matches a lot more than what’s being shown now.

Same here 👍

I honestly like the Bret Hart wrestler I guess we can call it his in-ring person. It isn't trying to be something else, it just feels like it's him being a wrestler and a tough guy. It isn't over the top and it isn't in your face like Ultimate Warrior. Those guys outside of the fanbase (maybe in but these are just from observing people who aren't into wrestling like we all are) either get made fun of or just questioned because seriously, seeing Ultimate Warrior run out the ring like that and shake the ring then talk just made you wonder about that guy and take him less seriously. Bret was just that calm and collective guy who I felt showed and never told. So when you see the whole "best there is, best there was, and the best there ever will be" line, you believe it. Plus he had a badass theme song. I remember watching wrestling for the first time and seeing Bret do this one back breaker (think it is in his titration video in his return in 2010) just looked super deadly. I also love his submission finisher and the name sharpshooter... Not sure if he made that name up or not but it also does kind of fit with his Hitman nickname.

Same.

You are so right!!

@Aaron Lassiter explain.

@Aaron Lassiter absolute nonsense

@Aaron Lassiter bleating the same old nonsense with 0 context of the time and at the same time making yourself sounds really stupid well done sir.

@Aaron Lassiter why are you even bringing this nonsense up for on a video about his bio? Either just listen or go elsewhere , why make yourself sound like an idiot for? You should be embarrassed.

Fucking awesome bro. I needed that laugh. Have a great day!!!

A real Jam Up guy.

Can't forget about Hypnosis.

Love this 😁😁😁

He's a high flyer of the highest magnitude.

Either Bret or the entire Hart family as a 3 or 4 episode part

Drops mic🙂🙃

They were so good

@Christopher Ryan are they gonna do a Flair episode?

@Christopher Ryan thanks.

Growing up I remember that line and always thought Bret seemed silly saying it. Then I believe it was with Shawn, he cut a promo with actual emotion and used that line towards then end, and I was taken back. It was the first time I ever thought “oh, he actually believes that shit.” It’s a little sad he was starting to be at his best promo wise when he left.

The wrestler who's the biggest mark for himself.

@@JustMe-yu6uu It's best to be the biggest mark for yourself because nobody else will be. I admire that from Bret. Believe in yourself when nobody else will.

@@mikemck4796 Bret is a legit role model. Guy turned down 3 mil a year to be loyal to the guy who made him famous. Would you do that? I doubt it

@@brandonvicbossmorgan There a particular reason you came at me with that comment? As for your comment, if I were seeking role models, I doubt I’d search through wrestling.

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Hey son see that man wearing pink he is what you call a fairy..Dad is that wrestler wearing pink a fairy..watch you're mouth son that man wearing pink that's a real man, why dad...because he's the best there is, the best there was, and the best they ever will be

"PINK! THATS A GIRLS COLOR! " - Some kid at the local VFW bingo hall. True Story lol.

Jim Neidhart did too!

Jim Neidhart made pink look exponentially more masculine than Bret did.

Ey man. Starman from the NES game Pro Wrestling was machismo as hell.

His life is a 4 out of 10 if you ask him :p Just kidding, of course. Bret truly is a legendary performer.

@@HMSL86 Yep. WWE Universe should take notes and watch Bret's work

He knows he has the respect of millions and millions.

He’s not wrong tho all Goldberg did was come to the ring,do a spear and then pin after doing the jack hammer You can’t help but to agree with Bret when he talks about the wrestling business and how matches should be He really was the best there is what a legend

Lmfao, no he doesn't.. He's still whining and running his mouth just as much as he always has.

Why does he have 100 lb dumbbells in his car? For added traction?

@@Chupacvabra he bought weights cuz all the gyms were closed in Calgary.

@@truthtyperii7727 Also...100lb dumbbells? Are you sure they weren't lighter because I don't think a prime Brett Hart can curl a 100lb dumbbell. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-na7fTVLAU60.html

@@Chupacvabra probably benches

surely 100kg

Right. Not any mistakes. Everything was planned.🤔

For sure. Brets legacy is only going to get stronger and stronger as the yrs go by. Going back and looking at his body of work will make anyone respect the hell out of the guy. I wasn't the biggest Bret fan when I was a kid but boy do I like the guy nowadays lol

Wish we as fans could have had a chance to see Bret vs. Kurt Angle.

@@theungreatkahli Couldn't agree more. Those would have been some of the greatest matches ever.

Bret and Perfect were good friends.

Now that would of been a perfect Tag Team!

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@@Patrick-ud3vu Except who would you put them against. That's why they were better against each other. They were the only ones who could make the other look good

​@@Patrick-ud3vuthey did briefly. Some on RU-vid. Very brief though

I just cannot comprehend how he has no contact with his brother’s widow and his niece and nephew. Obviously, I cannot know the intricacies of what’s gone on within that large, relatively private family, but I do feel strongly that Bret is wrong for not speaking to, and in fact, treating coldly Owen’s widow, his son, and his daughter. That speaks to his character and it’s not becoming. Yes, he’s a great wrestler, and I admire his talent, his hard work, and how seriously he took the business and the craft he loves so much. Still, personally, he comes off like a cold prick.

@@iamcasihart Bret keeps trying to stay in touch with his nephew and niece, he just doesn't talk to Martha. And that's not on him, that's on her: she stated in several interviews that they stopped talking because of issues related to him not having his and Owen's footage from WWE, despite the fact that, at the time, Bret was already in talks with WWE personnel to get free access to footage of himself - which then ended up with them relinquishing Bret's footage. All of this was unrelated to the case, and the more she kept insisting on it, once Bret caught wind of what she was *actually* trying to accomplish (preventing WWE from mentioning or even using Owen's name for their product), that's when they fell out. She's made up a lot of facts over the years - and the fact she very subtly changed her story on occasion doesn't really help her case. And this is not even mentioning the fact she categorically refused to allow the Hart Family to accept Owen's induction to the WWE Hall of Fame as a part of the Hart Foundation, which by itself is a bitchy move. I mean, you can say all you want about WWE and their Hall of Fame - I do agree that it is a bullshit Hall of Fame and meaningless for the most part - but she shouldn't have any say on what goes and what "goesn't", especially seeing how she affected the legacy of the Hart family by refusing Owen's induction with his family. What she is doing is essentially erasing her husband from Wrestling History and she is salty that Bret and his Family don't agree with her position, as what she wants to accomplish is pretty much an "anti-fans" move: she doesn't want to allow wrestling fans to Celebrate what Owen's done for the business. She's already created the Owen Hart Foundation, she's rich because of it and all the media press she still gets. Her kids are doing fantastic and none of them wants anything to do with Wrestling because of her. She is getting what she asked for. I feel bad that she lost her husband, but she has no right to continuously inflict pain to the rest of the family - in fact, she should've stopped her bullshit around the time Jim Neidhart passed away. www.thesportster.com/wrestling/bret-hart-martha-owen-cruel/ You can read this if you want. Bret's never been one to lie in public - as evidenced by all the documentaries and the fact his posture has always been consistent over the years. I am much more inclined to believe him than I am to believe Martha - considering how her story flip-flopped several times over the years.

You said it all.💯

Marky mark

I’m sorry but its impossible. a foreigner will never be a true number one guy in a American based company

Modern guys, I might throw Bryan Danielson and Kenny Omega in the mix, but they're still wrestling and I'd wait to see their careers finish out before comparing.

@@Raphmatic5000 Danielson yes, omega get a grip

@@stephonwilliams5232 WWE is unique in the sense that its business, at least back when it was WWF in the 80's, was so integrated with the Canadian market. They were essentially one and the same. WWF would not have become what it is today without its Canadian connection from back then. All this to say that it's really hard to consider Bret Hart a "foreigner" when Canada was such a huge part of Wrestling back then.

Matches we should of had! Bret v Eddie Bret v Kurt Bret v Edge Bret v Malinko Bret v RVD Bret v Lane storm Bret v Jericho Bret v Shamrock Bret v Jerry lynn

Brett versus Savage on SNME was really good .

@@crazycarper3780 Yes sir. Bret Hart vs Kurt Angle at mania....😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤 Bret vs Orton Bret vs Kane Bret vs Cena Bret vs JBL Bret vs Benoit (on a grander scale) Bret vs HHH (as fully formed the game ) Bret vs HBK (during his comeback) Bret vs Batista Bret vs Rock Bret vs Punk Bret vs Bryan

@@crazycarper3780 just imagine the selling in Brett/Rvd. You'd think they're both dying.

@@seriouslythough4806 a match i always wanted to see mate! Would of been a classic. RVD very underated

Man the potential of sting hart ddp and goldberg againat a proper nwo

Bret being wasted in WCW was mostly injuries and Hogan imo

The Rock the greatest entertainer period in wrestling history vs one of if not the most boring , dull Champion of all time Bret Hart. 'if Bret was really that great, Vince wouldve never said Adios' Bret was such a bad champ Vince tried to replace him 10x over, and finally got rid of him and business boomed for WWF lol

@@nickr4837 You keep talking shit about Brett Hart I can't protect you from the consequences.

@@Stizzfoshizz Bret wasn’t injured until the Goldberg thing

So he was normal

Bret mentions in his book how he clicked with Mick because they both "had the ability to see the match play out in their mind beforehand". I think that director/film maker mentality really helped with their careers

@@willweakley1788 Good point. It may very well have helped their abilities to visualize their stuff.

@@henrikschmidt3964 seems to be a trait in a lot of the guys who get remarked on for their skill in telling stories and a mark of who he seems to respect. He mentions the same thing with Dynamite Kid and Kurt Hennig, I think Macho Man as well?

You're easily fascinated

his matches all were the same match

So many WWE stars had their best matches with Bret...Piper, Perfect, Davey Boy, Dynamite (rare singles match), Stone Cold, Owen Hart, HBK maybe...

Well said

Bret Hart will always be one of the best. Top shelf.

He's had 4 or 5 of the best matches ever, in my opinion. Yes, his singles career was what elevated him to the very top of the WWF, I think that his tag team stuff with Neidhart, as the Hart Foundation, is great. Some of the best tag team wrestling you will ever see. I loved the stuff they did as a heel team with Jimmy Hart as their manager.

People overlook this and forgot that wresting had two black eyes in 1992 There would've been nothing for Austin to elevate without Bret carrying the ball from 92 - 97.

Ring boys molestation?? First im hearing of this.

@@johnv6806 His name was Terry Garvin and they settled with the family out of court. I guarantee you McMahon tried bury it by paying off the family and possibly even the police. There’s the allegations of the mysterious briefcase that came into the station with McMahon and didn’t leave with him. It’s alleged they tried to do with Nancy Argentino’s family by offering them $25,000.

@@johnv6806 Pretty bad stuff.

Hart Foundation vs Demolition Summer Slam 90.👍

Don't forget Kid.

@@JohnnyLouis1145 People sleep.on X Pac but he was good back then.

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Seriousness is seriously lacking these days. Especially the way, on WWE tv these days, they insist on making sure we all know it’s a work. They always talk about “their character” this and “their character” that. I think Cornette has talked about that before. Plus even the work of these “stars” has been so sloppy. They don’t even try that much. When a guy like Bad Bunny has the most realistic spot in ages that says a lot about the product IMO.

Would be cool if the two guys who took it the most seriously were co-head trainers at the Performance Centre. Bret Hart and the Undertaker.

I think the nature of the wrestling business changed. How serious would you take a job, if WWE could lay you off 5 years from now?

@@ferox965 I've thought the same thing.

Its so sad Goldberg killed his career Bret still had a ton to give to the wrestling world

HBK.

🤣comments lik this is EXACTLY why Brett took himself too seriously

Straight facts!

Brock LESNAR

Most modern wrestlers idolize Shawn Michaels. Nothing wrong with that but if at least half of the guys today pattern themselves after Bret Hart, I feel like there would be more of a balance in the business.

Even when it wasn’t exposed, he made that spot look, sound, and feel like it hurt. And one of the very few to do them chest first

I had the pleasure of seeing Bret, Davey Boy and Dynamite Kid live and in person when they were younger and they really learned their craft well !! And the Victoria Pavilion in Calgary and it’s clone The Sales Pavilion in Edmonton both held around 2000 people and was so much fun to watch the matches in !! 👍🏻

Why Is Every Word Capitalized?

If wresters were like Brett there wouldn't be that stupid E after the 2 W's

@@dzforthree9869 pretty sure the World Wildlife Foundation Still would've sued over the trademark bud, Bret had nothing to do with it.

Damn! Imagine if Kurt Angle had come along during the Canada vs U. S. Thing with Bret Hart. Bret Hart vs Kurt Angle enough said.

@@AWX_Wrestling It would've been insane...they could've done any type of match, any style, anywhere, and it would've been five stars every time.

Bret Kurt and Chris Benoit 3 of the greatest in ring performers imo

Its sad that we never got to see bret vs Kurt.... maybe in another lifetime

Yea I think what sets Bret apart from Shawn is he took the matches seriously. You would never ever see Bret pull that flimsy Ric Flair turnbuckle bullshit or the stunt he pulled with Hogan at Summerslam

I too was present in Saskatoon in October 1992 and saw Bret defeat Flair for the belt! That was the first live wrestling event I ever saw.

Me and some friends of mine were watching wrestling 1drinking night 1st time i saw him wrestle.I told all of them He Was Gonna Be Special 👈🍻

On a related topic- my fantasy match would have been Hart in his prime vs. Angle in his prime. Can you imagine the athleticism and storytelling they could have achieved?

@@gregcorricello8997 yes that match wouldve been epic as hell.

@@gregcorricello8997 Would have been a match for the ages.

That Summerslam match is, dare I say, perfect.

And that was with the knowledge that Mr. Perfect needed back surgery! Armed with that information in hindsight, could you tell Kurt Henning had a fucked up back because i couldn’t…

We all love brown sugar

The pink and black attack is back!

You are absolutely right buddy!

What ~ best there IS?

@@L_E_L_0_U_P ty

@@bradpaton3927 ha, I know. But he doesn't wrestler at the moment :)

I wanna see it. But I can't stream it.🤷🏻‍♂️

69 me Don!!! 69 me!!!

Hope Jericho will put him in his place about that cause he's a longtime friend of the Hart Family

@@kellerblair2952 I would lose all respect for him then.

@@kellerblair2952 Good point!😂

Dave Meltzer has already said as much

Very well said my man couldn’t have said it any better than that

Cause kids now of days believe what. They are told to like not what they have seen. Shawn Michaels on his best isn't as good as Bret on Bret worst day and that was very rare if any that wasn't the best Shawn has had some bad matches summerslam 96/ King of the Ring 97 were dog shit.

@@williamgraham8680 You don’t have to downplay Shawn to pump up Bret. Most wrestlers will tell you Shawn is the best in ring performer ever. It all left up to taste, but Shawn could wrestle a broom and steal the show.

@@Director2024 i do have to down play Shawn compared to Bret because it's simple Shawns had bad matches when he was the top guy in the company. When has Bret had a bad match when he was the top guy. The answer is no I don't recall. shawn is great a wrestler. He is top ten for share. I feel Bret is better that's it.

@@williamgraham8680 You Mean when Bret was wresting the likes of Doink the Clown, Repo Man, and all the other C rates?

@@williamgraham8680 King of Ring 97 Shawn had a banger match with Austin

He didn't deliver jack in WCW

@@johnv6806 i just farted man

@@Tourist-Q. how long ago? What way did it drift? Maybe the heart family will come capture it for you.

@@johnv6806 it was actually supposed to go right in the middle of your face

Bret Hart agrees with this comment. And says it to himself several times a day, even now.

It was so much better than the crap we have now. Roman is the only interesting person now

I never saw raw originally from 98 to 2005. I never saw raw from the start in 1993. I grabbed all the raws from 93 to 97

@@Costas22 I think it was the only cage match that didn't look terrible, I hate cage matches because they are so silly- All you have to do is walk out of a door? Really?. They actually made it look legit when they tried to escape

Interesting that no one shits on the Undertaker for taking things too seriously. Personally, I believe that if they had Bret and The Undertaker as co-head trainers at the performance centre (along with firing the writers), it would probably help the product immensely.

Scott Hall was nothing more than a drunk and jealous that he could never get as over as Bret. Hall will always be remembered as the drunk that he is, he excelled at that compared to wrestling.

You should tell your dad that a bad back can cause a limp as well lmao

Yoooooo!!! He does always limp after matches 😂

hell of a life? He's a millionaire adored by thousands if not millions of people?