No more Bret Hart

[Tiger Millionaire]

Remember when it was a super big deal that he was going to be on Raw? I can't remember the last thing he did that was noteworthy(not memeworthy, he's done plenty of them.) Maybe I'm being harsh, but it just seems like out of any legend they roll out, he's the most husk of what he was.

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[kidglov3s]

Bret's my favorite wrestler, and I find that I enjoy his later re-appearances more than his earlier ones. He's always been a low-key guy, and it feels more like Bret to have him just show up and be like "Eh, what's going on?" rather than like all razzle dazzle ITS BRET HART! BRET HART'S GONNA BE ON RAW!

[Gravedigger's Biscuits]

Bret can show up whenever he wants for whatever reason he wants....just as long as he says something hilarious.

So far he's fulfilling that quota. God bless ya, Hitman.

[Allie Kitsune]

Jul 8, 2014 8:44:50 GMT -5 kidglov3s said:

Bret's my favorite wrestler, and I find that I enjoy his later re-appearances more than his earlier ones. He's always been a low-key guy, and it feels more like Bret to have him just show up and be like "Eh, what's going on?" rather than like all razzle dazzle ITS BRET HART! BRET HART'S GONNA BE ON RAW!

Unfortunately, the toll that life has taken on Bret makes that "Eh, what's going on?" less like "Hey, what's up? How's everyone doing?" and more like "No, seriously, what's going on? I don't know anymore. I can't even remember what I ate for lunch an hour ago!"

Father Time has not been kind to Bret, and neither has WWE's insistence on being flash over all else.

Bret making an appearance on a lower-key show like NXT might seem less jarring.

[Mozenrath]

He's going to keep coming back until Tim White stops holding up that sign.

[Ben Wyatt]

Jul 8, 2014 9:03:29 GMT -5 Allie Kitsune said:

Father Time has not been kind to Bret

I think the stroke he had did a lot of that too.

[sunnytaker]

i dunno Bret "the Hitman" Sanhart didn;t look too bad. lasted longer against Sheamus than former WWE and ECW champ VInce McMahandow did last week against Khali.

[SeVeN: #TheBadGuy.]

I dont mind Bret, but im so sick of the Screwjob crap. They always find some way to mention it. The Screwjob is on the same level as Dx invading WcW, the horse is dead and decomposed stop beating it with the damn stick.

[champviadq]

Jul 8, 2014 9:08:27 GMT -5 Ben Wyatt said:

Jul 8, 2014 9:03:29 GMT -5 Allie Kitsune said:

Father Time has not been kind to Bret

I think the stroke he had did a lot of that too.

And the concussion from Goldberg.

[Blindkarevik]

I have to agree to the extent that his appearances seem to have less to do with him being a big part of what's going on, and more of a "Let's just show everyone Vince and Bret are still cool with each other by randomly inserting him into this."

[khali]

Maybe it's just me, but I don't think Bret's been shoved down our throats that much.

Last night was one of his better appearances. He got a great reaction in Canada, sounded good, said some nice things and got to throw a punch. He was my favorite as a kid so I'll always be happy to see him, especially after what he went through physically. Let's not forget what Bret said in that one promo against Vince-- that there was a time when he couldn't walk and he just sat around feeling sorry for himself. To see him on TV happy and healthy is cool.

[Chip]

Jul 8, 2014 9:03:29 GMT -5 Allie Kitsune said:

Bret making an appearance on a lower-key show like NXT might seem less jarring.

Even then he seemed a little out of place. Though he was standing close to Flair so that's not really fair.

[King Bebe]

He's awesome. I don't see why you'd find a problem with him OP. He's an actual REAL legend unlike the usual Hacksaw/IRS/Slaughter/DiBiase guys they keep bringing back.

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Jul 8, 2014 11:13:02 GMT -5 King Bebe said:

He's awesome. I don't see why you'd find a problem with him OP. He's an actual REAL legend unlike the usual Hacksaw/IRS/Slaughter/DiBiase guys they keep bringing back.

DiBiase Sr. is definitely a "real" legend. He may not be as popular as Bret, but that was never his thing. He played one of the most hated characters in WWE's golden era and was by far one of their best contemporary wrestlers to boot.

[OGBoardPoster2005]

I'm fine with Bret returning, in his defense he can't do much but at least looks like he cares when he goes out there. If his stroke never happened, and neither did the concussion, in all likelihood, his 2010 run would've been much better. People can't fault him for that.

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To each his own, but I had tears in my eyes watching that segment last night.

[Sparvid]

I recall when Bret didn't appear on the 20th Anniversary of Raw:

www.cagesideseats.com/2013/1/10/3864220/bret-hart-other-planned-returns-off-monday-night-raws-20th-anniversary-show

When Bret was contacted about being brought in, he was only willing to come if there was something important for him to do. He didn't want to be just a face in the crowd or have a brief meaningless cameo role. WWE telling Bret that his services were no longer required, may have been a sign that they indeed didn't have a major storyline mapped out for him, but didn't want to suffer the indignity of "The Hitman" being the one to shoot them down.

...and then, only a couple of weeks later he showed up unannounced at the Rumble, where the only thing he did was talk to Del Rio backstage and say that he was a Mexican Bret Hart.

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Apart from some of his heel work in 1997 I have to say Bret is one of the most overrated of all time


Hell apart from his match with Austin at Mania name one amazing Bret Hart match. you can't can you?


He really isn't that good. Owen was the more entertaining of the Harts

[khali]

Jul 8, 2014 11:34:30 GMT -5 @graant said:

Apart from some of his heel work in 1997 I have to say Bret is one of the most overrated of all time


Hell apart from his match with Austin at Mania name one amazing Bret Hart match. you can't can you?


He really isn't that good. Owen was the more entertaining of the Harts

Why yes, I can name tons of amazing Bret Hart matches. Here's just a few off the top of my head:

Vs. Perfect at Summerslam
Vs. Perfect at King of the Ring
Vs. Owen at Mania
Vs. Owen at Summerslam
Vs, Michaels at Survivor Series (92)
Vs. Michaels at Survivor Series (97, people forget it was a great match with a crazy brawl to start)
Vs. Michaels at Wrestlemania
Vs. Bulldog at Summerslam
Vs. Diesel at Royal Rumble
Vs. Undertaker at Summerslam
Vs. Piper at Wrestlemania
The tag match at Canadian Stampede
Most matches the Hart Foundation had with the Rougeaus and the British Bulldogs

And that's just scratching the surface on great matches he had. You'd have an easier time naming major WWF matches Bret had that weren't good (like his Mania match with Backlund). I understand some people like him less than others, but to say he's only had ONE amazing match is downright absurd.