Bret Hart to win the WWE title at Wrestlemania 26?

[Cranjis McBasketball]

May 19, 2022 22:26:42 GMT -5 @dax said:

May 19, 2022 21:52:48 GMT -5 The Rick Jericho said:

But... I think this would've been better than that terrible Bret vs. Vince match we eventually got?

I haven't seen Bret/Vince, but it sounds to me like the problem wasn't so much that they did the match, but how long it went.

It featured two swerves before it even started and then went on forever. All it needed to be was Bret pounding Vince and Sharpshooter.

[Andee9001]

May 20, 2022 2:24:14 GMT -5 Mighty Attack Tribble said:

May 20, 2022 1:24:14 GMT -5 David-Arquette was in WCW 2000 said:

Something I've always hated about the 'lesser known' Hart's is that they are complete marks for themselves and would try and try and milk the occasional bit of screen time and push for all this shit to give them the bigger spotlight.

I mean, same could be said for Bret, but that was warranted. f***in' Bruce Hart? Get outta here with that shit.

Wrestling is full of people who are marks for themselves, but I genuinely can't think of anybody who I would consider a bigger mark for themselves than Bruce Hart. Just based on his autobiography the guy has always thought he was as big a star as Bret and Owen despite never really being more than a regional star at best.

"Owen was great and Bruce was the shits" - Bret Hart

That's all i have to contribute.

[Push R Truth]

May 20, 2022 3:43:52 GMT -5 Lizuka #BLM said:

Honestly I think it could've worked pretty decently if you did it right. Having Bret win the belt so he could then vacate it properly, kind of fully put the Montreal thing behind him by getting to go out on his own terms, could be a pretty cool moment, and you could've done like a tournament or something afterward.

If they were going to give him the title, that does seem like the best option. Have Bret sorta lord over the tournament and then present the winner with the title. If it was a heel winner have them kick Bret in the balls right after receiving the title.

[celtics543]

I would've been fine with this but one thing would have to change. Bret can't wear the jorts and hockey jersey, he has to come out for that match in the classic pink and black attire. I hated that he wrestled Vince in street clothes. I know he's not in the kind of shape he used to be but that pink and black gear is just such a classic look. Dye the hair, put the grease in it, throw on the pink and black and the sunglasses and let's at least get the classic Bret look one more time even if we can't ever have a classic Bret Hart match.

Then sure, put the title on him, have him forfeit it the next night and set up a tournament to crown a new champion. Ideally they could push someone new with it.

[Sir Woodrow]

There's one other reason that I'm glad this didn't happen, if it did we'd inevitably get Hulk Hogan:TNA Champion

[fg]

May 19, 2022 22:44:24 GMT -5 floundertime said:

May 19, 2022 22:26:42 GMT -5 @dax said:

I haven't seen Bret/Vince, but it sounds to me like the problem wasn't so much that they did the match, but how long it went.

And how it involved every sing member of the Hart family who was on any sort of ok terms with Vince. As someone who was at that WM it dragged on.

Also Shawn/UT should of closed the show

Shawn/UT did close the show. At WM25, they didn’t.

["Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay]

This would have been horrendous. I can't believe him winning the US title was the lesser evil

[Mid-Carder]

Intellectually I should hate it but I can't lie, I would have marked out

[Hulkshi Tanahashi]

A 50-year-old stroke survivor who can’t bump winning the company’s top title? Sounds like a Vince idea alright.

[koreycaskets]

Shoulda have really shocked everyone and had Keith Hart win the WWE title.

[floundertime]

May 20, 2022 10:23:01 GMT -5 fg said:

May 19, 2022 22:44:24 GMT -5 floundertime said:

And how it involved every sing member of the Hart family who was on any sort of ok terms with Vince. As someone who was at that WM it dragged on.

Also Shawn/UT should of closed the show

Shawn/UT did close the show. At WM25, they didn’t.

You’re right. My memory is going.

[The Rick Jericho]

All these ideas in this thread is so much better than what actually happened.

[Sam Punk]

That would have been great.

[Lupin the Third]

So it would've been a rehash of WCW Bash at the Beach 1999?

[Deleted]

Meh.

If he won it and vacated it the next night, it might've been okay.

The pop would've been HUGE.

They basically did this with the US Title when he beat The Miz anyway.

And its not like they haven't given the title to old guys like Goldberg, is it?

[Rumble McSkirmish]

May 21, 2022 0:41:08 GMT -5 Lupin the Third said:

So it would've been a rehash of WCW Bash at the Beach 1999?

Or that one faithful episode of Thunder from Spring of 2000...

[Clash, Never a Meter Maid]

Bret’s my hero and that would have sucked ass.

It would have just hurt John and Dave.

[Ben Wyatt]

May 19, 2022 22:26:42 GMT -5 @dax said:

May 19, 2022 21:52:48 GMT -5 The Rick Jericho said:

But... I think this would've been better than that terrible Bret vs. Vince match we eventually got?

I haven't seen Bret/Vince, but it sounds to me like the problem wasn't so much that they did the match, but how long it went.

Correct. It should have been 5 min of Bret beating the absolute piss out of Vince. 

Instead it went 11 min  (but felt like an hour) and featured 2 swerves that nobody asked for.