Bret Hart SHOOTS On Ignoring Owen Hart In WWE!
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Is Owen Hart the most underrated wrestler of all time? Let us know in the comments below!
BY FAR the most underrated!!!
okay if so then why did he go to his ass and break austins neck? now i def think Owen is underrated but not the MOST...
@@chrono050 Owen had a bad knee. Torn acl that he never had surgically repaired. Thats why he didnt drop to knees
Austin already had a bad neck BEFORE Summerslam 97. Austin has admitted that he HIMSELF was the one to suggest the piledriver spot
Why the F would a guy with an already bad neck suggest taking ANY kind of piledriver, PERIOD???
@@chrono050 Yep and Dan Severn as well
Ask stone cold
"Enough is enough. I'm a champion. Look at me, I'm a champion. I am not a nugget." - Owen Hart
Im a black heart darn it i winner a soul survivor WOOOO 🖤🩷
Sorry I’m late but my nose got here ten minutes ago!! Wooo!
@@masterobiwan3349 and what the hell im I doing wearing this ridiculous outfit I look like a darn road sign what the hell am i a school crossing? I tried to be a guy, but I just couldn’t grow my darn beard in!!
And that's why I kicked your leg out of your leg. "The Rocket" Owen Hart
I am not an aardvark
My Dad showed me their Wrestlemania 10 match when I first showed interest in pro wrestling when I was young. Owen was the reason my dad loved watching actual wrestling matches and not entertainment spots. RIP OWEN HART
One of my all time favorite matches. I remember watching WM10 live with a couple of my friends, and us three little kids looked at each other in shock when owen won. 😅 Great match; I'll still throw it on from time to time.
Bret and Owen’s feud is 100% up there with the greatest feuds in the business. Two amazing wrestlers in their prime. Thinking of you Owen. Rip x
owen played the jealous brother so well, and I liked his promos, even on those occasions when he messed up it was hilarious ("a leg out of your leg!")
I could listen to Bret tell stories all day every day
"I could listen to Bret whinge and b1tch all day"
These memories that Bret shared with us are special. They have a special place in his heart and one day when he’s gone, they will be heard, cherished, and remembered
Its funny how Bret was the Champion and new face of the WWF but then they give the belt to Yoko and get it back on Hogan. Didnt work, he left. Then they tried to make Lugar the face, didnt work either. Then they went back to Bret. Then they wanted to make Diesal the face, pushed him hard, held the belt for a year, before they had to to with Bret again. Then Shawn Michaels rose up the ranks and was pushed as the face. Eventually Bret got the title again. While they tried to go back to Hogan, and then make Lugar, Diesal, and Shawn the face of the company, Bret was always the most reliable top star from late 92 to late 97 when the screwjob happened.
All those guy you mentioned including Bret didn't draw. WWF only started to draw big money in 98 with Austin.
You hit it right on the money. Brett Hart was a great wrestler and I think a good person but he just could not draw the money and he was the fallback guy. Vince McMahon didn’t have a whole Kogen anymore and he kept trying to make one and he couldn’t hence why Brett Hart had to continue to be the fallback.eventually Austin showed up and the rest is history.
@@Birdman669I 100% agree with you. I love Bret Hart and think he deserves more credit for helping WWF survive that period than he gets. I think he thinks he was a better draw than he was, but you are right without Hart keeping the WWF alive we would never had had the greatest wrestler of all-time Stone Cold.
@@user-pk3zw7mb8w in fairness, the wrestling business went on a downturn for a few years. Even in 91 numbers were already going down. That pattern continued the Attitude Era.
Yeah it seems vince was just never fully sold on him and only used him when he had nothing else. Pretty shitty and sad tbh. Because as a kid, i idolizes bret. He just happened to have his biggest ywars when wrestling was at a low point. So i think he unnecessarily got some blame for that.
Owen vs Bret worked so well because Owen was such a believable heel … you believed he could beat anyone and he was out to prove he was better than his brother the world champion
Bret kept his promise with going all in the Backlund fued. It was by far the best angle of 1994
It was good, but Razor vs. the Heartbreak Hotel was pretty solid, too.
Bret and Owen was the best angle of 94
@@drvn8but Bret and Owen was the best angle
@@drvn8 Razor and Heartbreak had some good matches but Bret had better storylines in 94 with his feuds with both Backlund and Owen.
@@ssssssstssssssss Depends on what you're looking for I suppose. We all knew that Owen was not going to win the belt. As far as the Backlund feud, I thought it sort of fell flat. I still think they should've built Bret vs. Razor for the belt at WM XI.
I totally remember the Backlund feud from 1994, and specifically the “throw in the towel” match from Survivor Series. I really enjoyed that entire angle and thing, it was sort of the high water mark for me in terms of following wrestling in the early to mid-90s
I was so sad for Bret lmfao
Many should watch a highlight reel of Owen Hart wrestling during the stampede days. Its is almost spooky how much of Owen's type of high flying wrestling we see today. Just compare it to a Rollins, Omega, Finn, Syles, or almost all of AEW. It is almost identical. And Owen was doing this during the "big man era".
Owen is BY FAR the most underrated wrassler of all time
Nope booker t is
@@user-wf9qv6nq5s Booker T won multiple world championships in both WCW and WWE. Owen did not. So I'm gonna have to disagree.
@@jonbourgoin182Owen never got the chance too reach his potential
@@demetriusjohnson2240 Owen wouldve drawn HUGE as WWF world champ
Obviously not, if one bump in the ring killed him
Glad to hear him speak on the scene with Davey at Survivor Series, which I always thought was one of the most unintentionally funny scenes in wrestling. Davey’s seemingly half dead through the whole scene and NO ONE cares. Stu finally kinda glanced over his shoulder at the end like “maybe someone should help him”, but then just shrugs it off and goes back to tending to Bret like it’s nothing. Cracks me up every time.
They shouldve had Davey stretchered out after that spot
I started watching wrestling in the 80s when I was a little kid, I stopped watching wrestling around 98. I only ever had one favorite wrestler and it was Bret Hart. My girlfriend got me a Cameo form him last year and at age 43, I felt like a kid again. He was so amazing and I very much felt the love from him that he still has for his fans. He's a great guy and I can't get enough of his stories.
You stopped at the absolute worst time
Man i luv Bret Hart and the fact he does these interviews and shares these stories even when they're often the same stories he doesn't get tired of sharing with us. I hope he realizes he's giving fans a lot to cherish after he's lived his full life.
Bret Hart a great human, looking after is younger brother Owen Hart! ❤
Bret vs Bruce wouldve been horrible.
He remains the best there is the best there was and the best there ever will be... And still telling it exactly like it is. Will always love Bret.
Owen should have been WWF champ at least once.
Bret Hart's prowess within the wrestling ring was undeniable, but his skills on the microphone often took a backseat to his in-ring ability. However, there was a period in his career where he truly shone as a talker, and that was when he embraced the role of the anti-American heel.
During this phase, Bret Hart's promos were laced with venomous critiques of American society, politics, and culture. He tapped into a vein of nationalistic tension, portraying himself as the righteous outsider who saw through the facade of American exceptionalism. It was a persona that resonated deeply with certain segments of the audience, particularly those who felt disillusioned with mainstream American ideology.
But it wasn't just his anti-American rhetoric that made his mic work compelling. Hart's ability to weave personal grievances into his promos added layers of depth to his character. He frequently lamented being overlooked and underestimated by the WWE establishment, a sentiment that mirrored real-life tensions between Hart and the company.
This narrative reached its climax in the lead-up to Survivor Series 1997, a pivotal moment in wrestling history now famously known as the Montreal Screwjob. Hart's vocal frustration and paranoia about being "screwed" by WWE management seemed like mere storyline fodder at the time. However, in hindsight, it foreshadowed the real-life events that would unfold in Montreal.
The tension between Hart and WWE management culminated in a controversial finish to his match against Shawn Michaels at Survivor Series, where Hart was double-crossed in the ring, leading to his departure from the company under acrimonious circumstances. In retrospect, Hart's promos during this period take on a haunting quality, serving as a reminder of the blurred lines between fiction and reality in the world of professional wrestling.
So while Bret Hart may not be remembered as one of the all-time great talkers in wrestling history, his stint as an anti-American heel showcased a different side of his mic skills, one characterized by biting social commentary and an uncanny ability to blur the lines between fiction and reality.
Owen was a great wrestler... underrated for sure..
It's really sad knowing that he's the only hart member of the heart foundation
It is sad. Just like when you think of the Heenan Family. Only The Ared Rooster and Brooklyn Brawler are still around. 😪
Love both Bret and Owen Hart. Bret was and still is my favourite wrestler his work against Curt Henning in 91 and 93, Davey Boy Smith in 92 and 95, Roddy Piper at Wrestlemania 8 just to mention a few was second to none.
Owen was just incredible he was a natural heel just a top notch guy. The cage match at Summerslam 94 and The opener at Wrestlemania 10 was testimony to how good both brothers were.
RIP OWEN JAMES HART
Bret really loves his brother still talks about him. Which is why Bret Hart is a legend and the best damn wrestler alive today. Thank you Bret you are an icon
@mikem3868 - Yeah Bret loves his Brother Owen so much he returned to the Company and Boss who were negligable at best and wholly culpable at worst for the Death of his much beloved Brother Owen Hart. Anyone with an ounce of love would want nothing to do with such a Company ever again, but Bret returned not because of his love for his Brother but because he (Bret) was scared he (Bret) would be forgotten - the scared bit are Bret's words by the way. Icon? Pahlease.... Unless you mean I con.....
Bret is a dude that really loved the game. He’s still so passionate about it, I find it very inspiring. My grandpa told me “do what you love you’ll never work a day in your life.”
He loved his family more. Much more. And that's a fact.
@@TEMUJINARTS definitely, he’s like the last one living from the hart foundation. I spent more than half my life in Calgary. I absolutely love the whole hart family. I hope he lives the rest of his life out happy, that guy paid a lot of his heart into the wrestling game.
Owen and Bret also worked because of their age difference. Bret was a distinctive older brother, being 8 years older. There was a younger brother complex that Owen could really pull from. Their styles were different, but completely complimentary to one another. Owen should have won the belt from Bret, and given a few months to run with it before Diesel’s run.
I feel like Bob Backlund should have kept the belt longer after he beat Bret for it at Survivor Series 1994. Backlund should have kept it until Wrestlemania 11 and lost the belt back to Bret in a rematch. Bret should have won the Royal Rumble in 1995 to set up that match.
taking TOO seriously is Bret all the time.. At your sunday family dinner in Calgary you STILL sold the feud wild stuff
Kicked the leg out of his leg.
That's an accidental goat promo 🤣🤣🙂
@@BeastNationXIV Someone should use that in a promo now, unironically.
😂
That promo literally kicked off the New Generation Era
Will you guys eventually post this in its entirety? I get posting it in pieces but now I just want to see this front to back after so many clips
They won't. This interview is like 4 years old now. They're now reuploading past clips with more clickbaity titles.
The part about Davey being in “critical condition” at the end made me crack up.
That story about Customs detaining them just to catch them being ok with each other is great!
Miss you Owen 😢
I remember bret saying before he didnt like that backlund match because it took away pinfalls. I havent seen it in forever so i wouldnt know but i do know this, the WWF really got backlund going again as a serious heel and that cross face chicken wing became a dreaded move in the ring and at playgrounds across america.
I think the match you’re thinking of was at wrestlemania 11 with Piper as the referee. Bret said that was his worst match of all time.
Wm 11 match
Great story about Bob Backlund buying all that beer for his fellow wrestlers in Japan. Backlund strikes me as somebody who doesn't even drink beer as he's been reputed by all other wrestlers as a total health nut with a strict life-long fitness regimen.
Bob Backlund was definitely a total health nut. Who completely abstained from drugs and even smoking. But the man definitely loved his cold beer. Especially in a relaxed social setting amongst the boys. Jim Ross has talked about this.
Absolutely love hearing stories about Owen.
Only Bret says SummerSlam as “The SummerSlam” 😅 7:42
World wrestling federation championship belt 😂
Absolutely awesome ! I love Bret . He is such a class act and all around one of THE BEST wrestlers to ever do it ! FACTS .
Bret Hart should’ve been bigger than Hulk Hogan.
You will never find dedication like Bret gave to wrestling
In the weirdest of hindsight . Owen should have just became a fireman . He would been home with his family
He tried...hard. Couldn't get hired. The Calgary Fire Department (where I live) is notoriously tuff to get a job with. Even Keith Hart couldn't get Owen in and Keith was on the department.
I know that Jim Neidhart was having his own issues at the time. Having said that. I have no idea why Vince wouldn't keep the Hart Foundation going by tagging Brett up with Owen instead of having them feud. Likewise, and I'm certainly not taking anything away from either Jim or Tom Billington. But I also always thought that Vince should have kept the British Bulldogs going with Jonny Smith and Davey Boy Smith!
Doing kayfabe at the family dinners. That is true commitment.
I love listening to the stories of wrestlers. They have the best stories. So much humour, hurt, wonder, and much more. I could listen all day to their stories.
Love his interviews
Owen n Bret was 1 of my favorite feuds off all time
Both legends 💜
stayed up with milk and cookies or LSD? lol
Bret vs Owen Hart at Wrestlemania X is my all time favorite match...
I remember going to Raw when i was about 12 in San Bernardino, Ca. Little did i know they taped a whole months raw shows at a time. It was incredible. I saw so many things like the debut of goldust and marc mero... and Yokozuna getting taken out on a forklift because of vader breaking his leg... but the thing i remember most was spitting on bob backlund in the crowd(he was " running for president " i think at the time) and my hero bret hart wasnt there im not sure but i think the story was his arm was broken from the crose face chicken wing.... also saw the ultimate warrior and the undertaker there too
Hell ya
That's Dope.
Jeff vs Matt could’ve worked, it was just timing. That year was Jeff’s year, it was his first wwe championship reign, and he should’ve honestly main evented wrestlemania 25.
Brett managed to do a live u-turn in his backland being too old story. Repainting history is one of his best talents.
It's good to hear from people like Bret Hart and their time in the wrestling business. Many of them from that era are not around anymore. Bret Hart was really dedicated to his craft.
Bret is such a legit guy... He is such a no bullshit guy and I really really respect that. He is fully committed and passionate to wrestling... Idc what you all say but if I was in his shoes from the montreal screwjob, I would do the exact same things!
I love how Bret looked after his brother. He wanted him to make money.❤
RIP Owen
Nothing against backlund. But I think if they put the belt Owen at summerslam 94. Then had him drop to Diesel in late December. Then they would have a much better match tips for Nash during his title reign. If think about it Nash could have a series of matches with Shawn. A series of matches with Owen. A couple with bulldog. Before he drop it to Bret. You could have Bert chase Owen the through summer in to fall. Have Owen barley escape with the belt each time. Then let Bert take some time off like he did a the end of that year. Do that MSG house show. Say Owen original opponent wasn't there or couldn't compete. So they had to make a substitute witch would be Diesel. Have Diesel beat Owen for the title the same way he beat backlund. Then you could have Owen saying he was cheated out the title for the rest of the year. That would give you a handful of Diesel vs Owen matches for those early in your house pay per views & king of the ring. Then have Shawn win the rumble as a heel. Then have Shawn win the king of the ring as a babyface. That would give you the Diesel vs Shawn matches for WrestleMania and summerslam 95. You could even start teasing Diesel heel turn at summerslam. You could turn heel on Diesel a month or two before summerslam witch would lead to the Diesel vs Bulldog matches for the couple of in your house pay per views before survivor series. Where Diesel drops it to Bret & fully turns heel like original did that year. That would have been a lot better for Diesel's title run then the matches with sid & Mabel.
Man I wish Owen became wwe champ one time I mean he did but the reign wasn’t recognized it was a dark match and it was under lumberjack rules
“I don’t know if I want everyone thinking I hate my brother. l have to think about it.” And that is why Bret is so annoying and ppl couldn’t stand working with him. DUDE ITS A WORK!!!
I always preferred Bret, it was like watching Picasso or DaVinci painting. Just watching a master doing what he's great at.
But, Owen was arguably better than Bret in the ring. Bret knew how to do more things, but Owen just had such a way to how he moved.
Customs guy: “See I knew you were friends.” If I was Owen, who had a big mouth and was sarcastic af, I would’ve been like, “Yeah, we did, look at his and mines last names on the ticket smart*ss, how many people in the world have the last name Hart, much less 2 in the same airport.” And I would’ve loved to see their reaction if Owen or even Bret would’ve said something like that, cuz if it was cuz they rarely talked, it’s like he never heard of family issues that lead to not speaking, which would be my guess if I didn’t know what Kayfabe was,cuz he couldn’t have been that obtuse to not notice that the names are the same, and Hart at least in the states is NOT COMMON at all.
Awesome story 😢🙏
ENOUGH! Owen Hart should have emerged at WWF OVER THE EDGE 1999 when Blue Blazer flaked on the match.
Owen beats Godfather; Intercontinental Championship and release the hoes.
That begins another run at spitting on and crying foul over ATTITUDE.
Professional wrestling vs Sports Entertainment
The more i listen to Brett Hart the more i like him, more so now than when he was working
My favorite part of WrestleMania 10 is when Razor and Savage and all the wrestlers hoist Bret on their shoulders and then Owen came out to play the jealous brother ill never forget that
I love when Luke just wander in to the podcast.
RIP Owen Hart!
Hart Foundation vs SD Jones and Owen James!!
9/14/1986 McNichols Arena house show Denver...
Owen James!!!! Wow
I think his sentiment about Bob Backlund really shows the difference between Bret and other wrestlers, especially at the time
That level of maturity to look at the situation like that, and understand paying respect to an older wrestler who had been generous to him, is something I feel like requires a level of thoughtfulness that was certainly absent among Bret's peers at the time, but is even lacking in today's generation as well (Jungle Boy, Hangman, etc.)
I think that is what really sets Bret apart
Imagine if Owen would have been allowed to leave WWE after Bret left. He would have been amazing in WCW's Cruiserweight division. Even bringing back his Japan gimmick.
Ik an extremely casual fan if wrestling, Literally never watch it anymore but something about bret hart shots are fascinating
Loved it..
I can listen to hart all day …he’s a great story teller and he shows emotion and love and compassion in his descriptions ….plus he’s a cool dude like a Clint Eastwood playing Dirty Harry
Survivor Series ''94 would have been a great time to put the belt on Owen. Then have him drop it to Diesel a few days later. Would have made perfect sense. Owen would have been great at it.
Bret hart best story teller of all time
Bret is a total legend ❤❤
The situation with Backlund, I mean would you have wanted Owen in that spot as what was simply just a transitional champion spot? Nash was getting the belt and he actually ended up winning it from Backlund in less than a minute like two days later. It was just a way to get it off one face on to another at that time. The Iron Shiek was just a transition champ when he took it from Backlund and then it went to Hogan about a month later. Owen deserved a run with the belt as an intended champion. He was as good as Triple H.
I always had a different answer than everyone else. Owen was my favorite wrestler, it wasn't Brett (he was really great though). I was always rooting for Owen vs Brett in all their matches. Keeping it real neither invented the sharpshooter, but Owen used it way before Brett ever did in New Japan and NWA and they treated him like a Blue Blazing clown, when he could do everything Brett could do and was faster and one of the best high fliers too.
Bret and Owen are in my top three-eight respectively
Two genius minds and sadly lost careers too soon, one in god awful nature.
I really wish we could at least have Owen in the games nowadays and i mean WWE.
The king of Harts, Blackharts, Nation of Domination, and even the Blue Blazer.
To have a full Hart Foundation, the awesome themes, and the man himself.
Don't forget that Goldberg kicked Bret in the head as hard as he could and ended his career!
I love how wretlers took wrestling seriously back then. This or when Macho got a separation from Liz. Now you see guys have a serious "feud" with each other and then they ride together (Miz and Dolph) on a WWE show.
Survivor series story was great and funny
Bret is the realest.
Sorry, Bret to this day what you went through. Even though I am an American I always liked you. I know you did that heel in America and face any where else. I thought that was Brilliant and never done before.
Owen was so talented.
WOW!!! Vince SCREWED Bred back THEN!!!??? 🤯🤯🤯
I vaguely remember watching Hart/Backlund and thinking "how the F did Bob beat Brett?!" as a kid. Why would they be pushing Backlund?!
"Died on the vine." Too soon, Bret.
Thank you Bret for giving me the best match i saw live. A 6 man steel cage match. You, Anvil and Honky Tonk Man vs The Bulldogs and Macho Man.
13:57 Boy howdy ain't that the truth...
Is Bret Hart ever happy?
I'd never heard Bret's thoughts on the Backlund match at Survivor Series '94, only that he thought their rematch at WM 11 in '95 was one of his worst. I'm glad Bret thinks the Survivor Series match was one of his best though, I thought it was great, almost up there with Bret's matches with Shawn, Austin, Owen etc. I got a bit of a sense that generally people don't rate that match, like it seems Meltzer only gave it two stars.
Oh yes there was one other mistake of sorts in the match.....when Bret looks down at Davey Boy unconscious with Owen standing over him, he calls out something like "What did you do you little son of a bitch?!". So he's calling his brother a son of a bitch right in front of their mum!!! 🤔🤭
God damn it! bret hart is truly the best ever!
Usually when I see Bret sitting down, he's performing the sharp-shooter.. So even while he's casually talking, I can picture somebody under him with their legs locked in agony..
Thanks, Brett 🫡
I clicked this thinking he was going to shoot on WWE not mentioning Owen Hart anymore after his death due to his wife's wishes. :p
Love this channel, not a fan of the clickbaity title.
uhh Jeff vs Matt did work
Right lol multiple times
Hardy brothers worked though. But not in WWE. The final deletion was a great surprise.
Swinging by after WM40 to remind you that Bret and Owen had an amazing match, but brotherly matches don't always work that well...
I only saw post-Bush, and it sucks cause, even though I love both eras, The Bush one is my favorite. Bush sung the oldies, but Joey refuses to sing Bush-era Anthrax which leads to what you said, they only stick with the old stuff. Disapointing. I held my breath both shows wishing to ear Joey's take on room for more! People always say Belladonna is a virtuoso and that John Bush couldn't reach highs like him... But I bet Joey couldn't sing Bush parts has good as Bush did Joey's songs.