Bret “The Hitman” Hart was recently interviewed on a pro wrestling radio show. Here are some highlights from that interview:
-Talks briefly about the NWA Legends Fanfest as well as Dory Funk Jr., Terry Funk, and Harley Race. Others involved in the Legends convention.
-Said he missed certain things about the business. He wishes he could still wrestle so he could have matches with people like Kurt Angle, Eddie Guerrero, and more stuff with Chris Benoit. He said he doesn’t, however, miss being dropped on his head, hotel rooms, rental cars, or a flight to catch everyday. He simply misses being inside the ring and performing in front of a crowd, a place he felt at home.
-He mentioned that he does not follow the current WWE product. He said he’d rather put tapes in and watch old matches for his wrestling fix. He said today’s in-ring style is all about high-spots and random series of moves practiced before hand, getting away from what pro wrestling used to be completely.
-Said he wishes WWE kept their characters more legitimate, using the “Stone Cold” Steve Austin persona as an example of a good one. He claims today’s characters aren’t believable, and that WWE should go more the reality route instead of the soap opera with bad acting like they’ve been doing.
-When asked if he would accept an on-air role, for either WWE or TNA, he said the usual “never say never.”
-He likes the spunk of TNA trying to be the counter-product of WWE, and feels the business thrives off competition. He said as far as negotiations to work with TNA, talks have been left on the table. He is still waiting for the right opportunity and circumstances.
-Talked a bit about the bad state of tag-team wrestling these days, saying it’s basically ignored by WWE anymore. He talks about The Road Warriors, British Bulldogs, Rockers, and Hart Foundation as examples of great old-school tag-team wrestling, and how it can be succesful.
-About officially burying the hatchet with WWE, he said he thinks it will be one day, but nothing specific indicates that. He was proud of his time in WWE and said his career shouldn’t be summed up with the last few minutes in Montreal in 1997. He says the main thing that bothers him about WWE is the respect issue. He feels WWE exploits the Montreal incident as much as possible, instead of admitting some fault or bad judgement, and just finally putting it behind them.
-Said he’d be willing to be part of the WWE Hall of Fame, and that he still wants to produce a DVD of his best career matches and other pro wrestling moments. He’s still working with WWE on a way to make that happen. And of course his book is still in the process of being written, with him saying anytime it comes time to talk about Montreal or his brother Owen, it’s hard to put it down on paper in the right words.
