Real Name: Bret Hart Nickname: Bret "The Hitman" Hart Birthdate: 7/2/57 Height: 6' 0" Weight: 234 lbs Signature Moves: Sharpshooter
Biography:
Bret “Hitman” Hart was inevitably going to have a wrestling based career, almost pre-determined for him due to his family’s (and especially father’s) contributions and love of the sport of wrestling. He was born in 1957 into a large family, and grew up with seven brothers and four sisters. Within his house there was no escape from the world of wrestling, his father (the late Stu Hart) owned Stampede wrestling (a west Canadian wrestling circuit) and had his basement often full of training wrestlers, which was later to be called “the Dungeon.” The Stampede federation is where Bret Hart made his first appearances in wrestling after starting amateur at the YMCA at the tender age of nine. Once he started competing he won the city championship in grade 11. Bret, like most others trained by Stu, was trained to be a “shooter” type of wrestler, using technical ability and submission moves that could easily produce broken limbs and strained muscles. Throughout his life in school, Bret, despite his wrestling background and involvement, wanted to be a film director. During college he continued to wrestle and won many tournaments and trophies, but hated having to make weight all the time and didn’t see a future in the sport. He is said to have quoted “it was more like joining a monastery.” These were harsh words coming from a man that was from a family that lived for wrestling. His first year in college was not successful, his friends had dropped and he had performed poorly, he’d have to restart the year’s program but lacked money. During this small crisis was when he learned to wrestle professionally. His trainers gave him grueling sessions of up to five hours a day, within a few weeks Bret became a fine tuned machine. As mentioned his pro career began in 1978, for his father’s wrestling circuit. With his wrestling taking him all over the world already, he enjoyed playing a heel character in England, portrayed as the bad cowboy from Calgary. After all this happening his breakthrough came in July 1984 when Vince McMahon Jr. tried to take over Stampede wrestling in a hope to strengthen the WWF. Like a lot of youngsters, Bret made his debut doing house shows abroad in this year and the crowd were quite indifferent. After many ideas submitted to him for a possible “cowboy” character Bret did not like any of such gimmicks and after having his own ideas rejected was ready to leave the business. But as a surprise to him, after much thought, just before the inaugural Wrestle Mania, Vince decided to go ahead with the idea of making him and Neidhart a heel tag team, the “Hart Foundation.” On January 26th, 1987 they won their first tag titles. Two more tag titles later (and losing them!) and Bret was going solo. In August 1991 (SummerSlam) Bret won the Intercontinental title from the late Curt Hennig (Mr. Perfect) in a match where the crowd were behind Bret and off their seats until he was crowned with the gold. After again losing the title and winning it from close friend Roddy Piper at Wrestle Mania, this gave way for the greatest match of Bret’s career at Summerslam 1992 against brother in law Davey boy Smith. The first PPV outside America, in Davey’s home country saw him pick up the victory in an incredible match up. Bret eventually climbed to the top of the mountain, becoming the heavyweight champion on an un-aired house show on October 12th 1992, beating the nature boy Ric Flair. Bret won the title a further four times, perhaps most memorably at Wrestle Mania X, one of the WWF’s and Bret’s greatest ever events. Un-scripted, all the baby faces came to congratulate him after winning the main event against giant Yokozuna. However, losing the title at Wrestle Mania 12 was to be the start of a new era for the WWF headlined by McMahon’s “favourite” Shawn Michaels. After this WrestleMania Bret took time out to do some filming and for a well needed rest. The WCW offered him contracts doubling his WWF pay, McMahon said he could leave if he wished but Bret kept his loyalty to the business until the WWF could no longer afford to keep him. Bret, after coming back and winning his fifth title agreed to join the WCW and leave the WWF with dignity, losing his title in Montreal on RAW the day after Survivor Series. Un fortunately this did not happen and the most famous ever ending to a career took place as he was screwed out of the title on the PPV in his own country in front of his own fans. In a match against Shawn, Bret was put in the sharpshooter and instead of reversing it & winning himself (as planned) McMahon ordered the timekeeper to “ring the f*****g bell” as soon as Shawn pounced with Bret’s move. McMahon, referee Earl Hebner and Shawn were all involved in this famous “screw job,” amongst many others backstage. Bret then embarked upon an almost equally illustrious career with Eric Bischoff in the WCW. Here he won the US title four times, feuding with amongst others, the now incredible force of Goldberg and won the heavyweight title beating Chris Benoit on October 4th 1999 in an epic encounter. This match was a truly wonderful display as two great technicians battled out. Benoit too, had been trained in the dungeon. After already suffering a stroke, and being recklessly kicked in a match with Goldberg, Bret had to retire from wrestling and did so on October 26th 2000. Bret’s legend and impact on wrestling lives on, being hailed as “the best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be.” He describes his most flattering moment after retirement as being described by current superstar the Rock as simply “a legend.”
WWE Titles History:
2 time WWF Tag Team champions (with Jim Neidhart).
2 time WWF Intercontinental champion.
5 time WWF World heavyweight champion.
4 time WCW United States heavyweight champion.
1 time WCW World heavyweight champion.
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