Even years after retiring from wrestling, Bret Hart is still a student of the business and keeps a close eye on today’s wrestling. With that, whenever the WWE Hall of Famer speaks, he doesn’t hold back, especially when it comes to Goldberg, as he’s not a fan of the fellow WWE Hall Of Famer due to their history.
History
Goldberg injured Hart after delivering a botched kick to his head at WCW Starrcade 1999 in the main event for the WCW World Heavyweight Title. The kick resulted in Hart suffering a severe concussion that ultimately led to the end of his career.
Hart was interviewed by FOX Sports Australia for a new interview where he discussed a wide range of topics, including the state of today’s pro wrestling.
Hart said it’s hard to criticize wrestling because of the surge it has had in recent years. He put over FTR and CM Punk for mentioning him and giving him a resurgence with younger fans. He said Punk had reminded fans to take a look back at his old matches and how good they were.
“And I think it’s starting to stand out now where it’s like – in my honest opinion, without trying to sound too boastful, they’ve pulled the curtain back on wrestling so much. So now we know the whole thing’s a show, and they’re just really good physical actors, and that is what it is. But you watch my wrestling and you go, jeez, he was the best. I think I made it look more real than anybody all the time. I made your stuff look good, I made my own stuff look good, nothing looked rehearsed. There’s so much I think in today’s wrestling that’s so badly rehearsed, over and over.”
Pride
Hart said the best wrestling has to always pretend to be real and it’s fun, but the fun is taking out when it’s acknowledged a match is a performance. He took pride in the way his moves looked and not injuring anyone in the ring. He said diving to the floor with 20 people catching you doesn’t look real and takes away from the realism. He also thinks there are too many chops in wrestling.
“In my understanding of pro wrestling, anytime anyone does anything to you that hurts for real – chopping, putting blisters on your chest when you go to your room or bed. Anytime anyone does things to you for real, they’re in the wrong business. They’re doing it wrong. Because you’re not supposed to get hurt. You’re not supposed to come back to your dressing room that night, or to your hotel room and have a big lump on your head and a black eye and your teeth are knocked out. That’s Bill Goldberg wrestling. That’s not how it’s done.”
