Bret Hart talks Owen Hart Cup, Leo Burke, Goldberg, more

[Chris]

On potentially appearing for the Owen Hart Cup in AEW:

“No, nobody’s ever asked me. I’d have to think about it. I like Tony and I’d be happy to help out but I don’t know if I want to go down… I think it might ruffle WWE’s feathers and I get all my (royalties), everything tied in through them. But then again, it can’t hurt to ask.”

On his favorite opponents:

“Curt Hennig and then Owen. Owen is close. Curt was the safest guy ever.”

On Leo Burke, recently passed Canadian Wrestler:

“Just that he was a really great wrestler. I learned a lot from him.”

On Goldberg's recent comments:

“I don’t pay much attention to Bill. I don’t know anyone that does."

 

[Jacob Fox]

I don't know if he really has to worry about the royalties. I mean, those are legal things and I highly doubt an appearance elsewhere would cause any problems.

 

[JakeYourBooty]

I don't know if he really has to worry about the royalties. I mean, those are legal things and I highly doubt an appearance elsewhere would cause any problems.

Legends contract might have a stipulation against appearing on a competitors program.
But if we are being honest I think he doesn’t have any desire to interact with Martha and just uses this as an excuse.

 

[Jacob Fox]

Legends contract might have a stipulation against appearing on a competitors program.
But if we are being honest I think he doesn’t have any desire to interact with Martha and just uses this as an excuse.

True, but he would also know about that stipulation. He was ambiguous about whether he could do it or not. I dunno.

Oh, you are probably right about the Martha thing. Good call

 

[King Cobra]

Bret saying no one talks about Goldberg, but Bill actually drew money.

 

[Deadd2009]

Does anyone talk about Goldberg today though? I think that was his point.

 

[King Cobra]

Lots of people do, Bret didn't make a big impact on the business. The houses were terrible when Bret was champion.

 

[Samoa Looch]

Oh yea... that has to do with just Bret, obviously.

Goldberg, apart from the stretch between the Title win against Hogan in the Georgia Dome until Starrcade 98 didn't draw that much money either if you think about it. ...and especially not by himself.

 

[King Cobra]

Bret was booed by a good chunk of fans at the house show I attended back in 1994, half the arena was empty.

 

[Deadd2009]

Lots of people do, Bret didn't make a big impact on the business. The houses were terrible when Bret was champion.

Even though he's still talked about as one of the best technical wrestlers of all time. He's literally listed as one of the reasons many wrestlers got into the business because they watched him as a kid.

WCW was also bleeding money while Goldberg was champion. Ratings were on the decline. Goldberg...was also hurt a lot after he lost the belt. He never wrestled a full year after that.

 

[Deadd2009]

Oh yea... that has to do with just Bret, obviously.

People like to pretend that the mid 90s wasnt the best time for the WWF, lol.

 

[King Cobra]

Even though he's still talked about as one of the best technical wrestlers of all time. He's literally listed as one of the reasons many wrestlers got into the business because they watched him as a kid.

WCW was also bleeding money while Goldberg was champion. Ratings were on the decline. Goldberg...was also hurt a lot after he lost the belt. He never wrestled a full year after that.

Alot of the fans that grew up watching Hogan and Warrior rejected Bret Hart. I know so many people that tell me they stopped watching when Bret was champion.
Goldberg averaged 8400 at house shows when he was champion, he also drew far bigger ratings than Bret ever did.

 

[Deadd2009]

Yeah, Goldberg did that all by himself even with the nWo still running wild. You ARE aware that there are guys on record as saying that Goldberg was starting to get booed and his chants were piped in, right?

Also they just flat out stopped watching wrestling while Bret was champion? They didnt flip over to WCW while Hogan had the belt? Because they were literally champion at the same time in '94.

 

[King Cobra]

Yeah, Goldberg did that all by himself even with the nWo still running wild. You ARE aware that there are guys on record as saying that Goldberg was starting to get booed and his chants were piped in, right?

Also they just flat out stopped watching wrestling while Bret was champion? They didnt flip over to WCW while Hogan had the belt? Because they were literally champion at the same time in '94.

I have friends that hate Bret Hart and found him to be boring.

 

[Deadd2009]

Okay so why not just come out and say you dont like Bret and like Goldberg lol.