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Bret Hart Should Stop Badmouthing WWE Stars

By Josh.0

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Bret Hart should stop badmouthing WWE superstars.

Bret Hart seems to be incapable of recognizing that the WWE of today is not the same landscape he once roamed. He was known as “the excellence of execution” because he was and always will be a skilled technical wrestler. He is one of the most well-respected and revered stars in pro wrestling history, but his style is not appreciated the same way today as it was back then so it appears that Bret is being a Canadian crybaby about it.

During the July 5th episode of his podcast, Bret Hart Radio, he got his maple leaf in a twist over his ranking in the WWE 2K video game series.

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"“I went to a thing last Fall when the latest 2K game was coming out. They were telling me how I’m an 85 or something like that and Triple H is a 98. I remember I was like, “Why would he be a 98?” And they go, “Well because he’s the boss and we have to suck up to the boss.” I dunno, he was laughing about it. It kind of pissed me off. I thought, “I don’t care how many titles Triple H wins. He could never lace my f*cking boots up. Period. Vince could make him 35 time World Champion and it doesn’t mean he’s 35 times better than everyone else that ever wrestled. He’s just not.”"

He is literally upset about a subjective video game rating, one which Triple H likely has little to do with. But this isn’t the first time Bret has used verbal sharpshooting to make a ridiculous conclusion. A few months after Seth Rollins broke John Cena’s nose in the ring, Bret was interviewed by Sports Illustrated and had less than kind words for Rollins.

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"“That knee in the face that he gave to John Cena was unprofessional, at best. It’s really strange that a guy like Rollins, who I have a lot of respect for, would be that reckless with that knee in the face. If someone kneed me in the face like that, I would have met him in the back dressing room with a baseball bat. There’s just no excuse for it…You can’t hurt somebody like that under any circumstances. It’s totally reckless. It can’t happen.”"

Bret also commented on Rollins’ injury and went on to insist that champions should never get hurt since they are held to a higher standard and required to wrestle more often.

First, injuries are part of the WWE. Rollins didn’t intentionally try to injure Cena nor did Cena seek retaliation backstage because both men are professionals and they understand that these things happen. For Bret to suggest that he would have sought out Rollins in the aftermath and immediately resorted to fisticuffs shows a lack of situational awareness and an even greater lack of trust.

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Second, talking smack about someone on a podcast is a cowardly move because the subject of your ire isn’t there to defend themselves. While you can argue that Bret may well indeed say these same things to Triple H or Seth Rollins’ face the fact remains that he didn’t. He used a one-way communication tool to trash other wrestlers while his sycophantic sons just sat there and nodded their heads.

The closest thing we’ve had in recent memory to someone like Bret Hart was Daniel Bryan. Both men were gifted athletes who represented the “everyman” in a world dominated by more handsome and muscular specimens. Their respective generations gravitated towards them because of the positive impact they had on fans both in and out of the ring. Some people undoubtedly enjoy Bret’s candid, no holds barred view of the world, but it just seems like sour grapes from a guy who have never truly forgiven the WWE.

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Ultimately, it’s Bret Hart’s party and he’ll cry if he wants to. Maybe someone should remind me about the time he was sidelined with a concussion compliments of a superkick from Goldberg. I’m sure Bret has an excuse for it.

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