ERIC BISCHOFF reacts to BILL GOLDBERG's "PRICK" comment vs BRET HART

Eric Bischoff reacts Bill Goldberg calling Bret Hart "a prick" - Bisch calls Bret "a dark and miserable human being" who will "blame everyone and anyone".
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[@Haddley333]

"Conrad please stop rocking it's making me feel motion sickness like i'm on a boat." *Conrad zooms in and rocks harder*

[@mlc4050]

Now I can't unsee it

[@demonocusmetalocus3558]

To be fair Goldberg over the years has apologized for that kick more times than I can count how many more times is Goldberg supposed to apologize?

[@mkocinema2012]

Bill Goldberg has now said- "I'm done apologising".

[@isTheMiz]

People are entitled to have feelings.

[@antoineLebrane]

@@isTheMizthe man apologized over and over and over like damn the feelings at that point

[@isTheMiz]

@@antoineLebrane I believe that one can be sorry all he wants, as the situation was an accident either way. This does not mean they need to be friends also, am I not correct? You kill my dog by accident while reversing with your car and apologize to me, I won't be greeting you gleefully afterwards.

[@jeremygott7709]

@@isTheMiz I can't fault Bret for his feelings, but I can't fault Goldberg, for calling him a prick either.

[@lazcoroner1483]

Droz was able to forgive D-Lo.. let that sink in.

[@anthonycampos8057]

That was an actual accident.

[@williamcopeland2617]

@@anthonycampos8057 And so was this.

[@anthonycampos8057]

@williamcopeland2617 no it wasn't. Goldberg had a history of being way too rough with the people he worked with.

[@williamcopeland2617]

@@anthonycampos8057 Stop being such a freaking geek. Goldberg himself said it was an accident. Damn bro!

[@anthonycampos8057]

@@williamcopeland2617 oh well then I guess thats the be all and end all right

[@squarepickle]

Bret's brother took 20 years off of Steve Austin's career with a reckless piledriver... but I guess that's different, huh Bret.

[@squarepickle]

...and yes it was reckless. You never attempt a piledriver on someone taller than you.

[@RG-lr4pk]

​@@squarepickleOwen learned his lesson... after doing it again to Dan Severn

[@doddsino]

​@@RG-lr4pk That was a work to get him in the Blue Blazer costume again.

[@noluck9679]

Did Steve have a stroke because of it.? If not shut it.

[@iTubeYourDadsMinge]

@@RG-lr4pk That was a well established work, you prat.

[@CoJoPa2010]

Brett's own brother Owen, widely considered to be one of the best (and safest) performers of his generation, nearly paralyzed Stone Cold Steve Austin with a botched piledriver. Austin's career ended early in large part to the effects of this incident. If someone as talented and experienced as Owen can do that, it can happen to anyone at anytime in this business. Funny, I don't recall Brett ever offering an opinion on that one.

[@hectic105]

That’s because his brother died. Why in the bloody hell would you expect him to talk about that? If Austin held a grudge (which he did at the time, and justifiably so) that’s his right. Austin still got to wrestle for a few years and be the biggest wrestler on the planet. Bret only got to for a short period after and then that was it. Bret isn’t Owen. Bret NEVER hurt anyone else, especially after that person asked them not to do certain things. Goldberg got to wrestle for years and pick up massive pay checks for random appearances where he buries whoever. Bret didn’t get that, Bret instead got to experience losing a lot of people that were close to him (including Owen) all the while being injured to the point of having to give up his career. Why do some people, seemingly intentionally, get so bothered by the fact that he isn’t going to sugar coat his thoughts about it? Why is that SO bad?

[@marioargiropoulos7555]

Bret absolutely criticized Owen for it. Look harder. And as opposed to Owen, Goldberg had already developed a reputation for being unsafe.

[@RG-lr4pk]

Owen didn't even apologize and then did the same thing to Severn. But the WWF smarks will never comment on this.

[@slikgambino4426]

Agreed ​@@RG-lr4pki surmise that Owen did S C on purpose with no remorse/respect or consideration for the business...the fool paid the price​ as taker said in double speak at the start of o.t.t

[@TheNotbadphonedaddy]

Yes, Mario is correct. Bret has spoken many times regarding Owen's botched piledriver against Austin. He said Owen messed up and he's also said that Owen should've made contact with Austin & apologized for it. He said that he feels one of the main reasons he didn't is because he was ashamed and had a lot of guilt.

[@EddieHenderson92]

I see both sides of it, Bret does interviews and people still ask about it. He gives his honest opinion, but I can get why Goldberg is sick of it because he can't do anything to fix what happened almost 25 years ago.

[@jeremygott7709]

Bret isn't always asked about Goldberg though. Sometimes he brings him up on his own. I think sometimes it is a little tongue and cheek, though he means what he says, but Goldberg concussing him, is the 1 thing that Bret is willing to bring up, without being prompted. Even his of dissing Bischoff and Hogan, is a result of being asked about them every time.

[@hectic105]

Yah, but Goldberg got to keep wrestling for all those years. He didn’t have his career stripped away from him. So what if he has to feel bad about it sometimes? Hardly an even trade there.

[@JCool123]

The only time that I felt like it was uncalled on Bret perspective was the ringer and the Goldberg A&E Biography but other than those 2 - Bret was honest and I can't be mad at the guy.

[@mikeg6666]

Goldberg is a cocky arrogant punk IMO!

[@miesvaillanykyisyytta3252]

Bret was in his 40's and out of the business. You cannot recover from bumps like you're 20 and bumps WILL happen. Bret continued to wrestle after the incident as well. Goldberg ending his career is a myth. People may ATTRIBUTE the kick to his career ending and that's all.

[@scottslaughter6309]

One of Brett's interviews he said the doctor said that the head injury caused him to become severely depressed to where he could not find joy in anything. More than likely that's what's causing them to continue to have this attitude. He's actually had physical damage to his brain that is probably contributing to this depression and dwelling on negative aspects of his life.

[@YT-Trenton]

I doubt it. I think it is who Bret is/was. Even if he didn't have brain injuries, he'd still be this way.

[@scottslaughter6309]

@@YT-Trenton Yes. He's like the guy that wins eight gold medals and pissed off because he didn't win 12 or something. The guy had an incredible career about the best you can have and he thinks all he got was screwed over. Plus the thing with Goldberg is partially his fault anyway. Brett should have not called the spot . He definitely would have been calling the match. You're right he might just be miserable because that's the kind of guy he is

[@d.9258]

I’m a Bret fan but Bischoff is correct. Every interview of Bret’s the last 15-20 years is exactly how Eric spells out

[@bobbywood8322]

one thing everyone neglets to mention about Bret's career end. He was in a hardcore match w terry funk taking can shots to his skull like right after the goldberg match. You can't tell me that wasn't a LARGE impact on his post concussion issues. Especially with what we know today.

[@scottmcginn2169]

Darren Drozdov spent the rest of his life in a wheelchair requiring constant medical supervision... didn't blame D Lo Borown, accepted that horrible shit happens in wrestling. Hart spends his life bad mouthing everyone, Flair, Hogan, HBK, Triple H, etc have all felt the brunt fo Bret Harts holier than thou attitude.

[@Bernicia295]

That's not everyone, it's a few people - and you don't think any of them deserved it?

[@gregh6195]

This is a great point. Thanks for making this comparison which I had never drawn. Droz seemed like a great human being and deserves his flowers for the class he displayed

[@antoineLebrane]

@@Bernicia295nope

[@ShadowAngel-lt8nw]

@@Bernicia295 How does Flair deserve Bret's wrath for simply being a draw? Hogan for being the biggest name in the industry and not wanting to lose to the worst drawing WWF Champion (and no, it's still not Nash) of the 90's? Bret simply needs to realize that he is a non-drawing failure, that he couldn't even draw a crowd in his home town Calgary (because 4,200 at the 20,000 Saddledome as Champion is beyond pathetic!)

[@TheFailedmessiah]

Droz actually blamed himself because he's worked with Dlo many times before and was never hurt by him. In that match he was injured he was wearing some mesh shirt. Which he says may have contributed to Dlo not being able to hold him properly.

[@MrM-u3h]

Bret's not as miserable as Eric makes him out to be. Ive met him and seen plenty of interviews and he's mostly chill. He does need to get over the kick though. Even Droz forgave DLo. Didn't Bret cash in on his Lloyds of London insurance? Maybe thats why he has to keep blaming Goldberg.

[@gregharper6382]

Oh he definitely cashed in and he could absolutely take a page out of Droz book. I’ve never met him so I cannot refute your own personal experience but from interviews nah that guy is absolutely as miserable as Eric says!! Lmao the shit he says on inside the ropes is wild as hell sometimes🤣🤣 and it’s like damn my guy get over the shit! Not even just the kick he’s still seemingly has heat with the Kliq lol

[@MrM-u3h]

@@gregharper6382 I don't blame him for having heat with the Kliq. Anyone who's not in it had heat with them at some point.

[@PhoenixRising82672]

Yes he is

[@joetamburello6292]

@@MrM-u3h he’s definitely bitter. Just listen to any interview he does

[@tacoma171]

Love Bret. One of my absolute favs of all time, but man he’s gotta forgive and move on. Goldberg was rough no doubt, too stiff is understatement, but the man has apologized a millions times and how many guys had the one thing that ended their career. A vast amount of them. It’s the work in which they chose

[@PhillipCummingsUSA]

Steven Richards went over this match recently and Brett already had a concussion before that kick. It's apparent if you watch the match.

[@Bernicia295]

Yes, Bret discussed it in his book and in other interviews. He said that Goldberg elbowed him in the face earlier in the match, causing the first concussion, and then didn't protect him properly on the ringpost figure four, causing a second concussion. The kick was the third one.

[@gregharper6382]

Damn I’d love to see that video!

[@antoineLebrane]

well thats his fault not goldberg

[@jesseandrews2303]

​@@antoineLebrane Goldberg did not protect Bret's back of his head whilst Bret applied the ringpost figure 4.

[@burntvirtue]

How do you not know that Bret's name only has one 'T' in it?

[@VeteranCapybara]

He never accused Goldberg of hurting him on purpose, so I dont know where that narrative came from

[@Tedanson]

exactly I think Bret just wanted him to maybe acknowledge it a bit more, not that he thought it was intentional

[@joetamburello6292]

@@Tedanson he did acknowledge it constantly. Bret just keeps bitching no matter what

[@gerardovega4641]

Brets a crybaby and a whiner just like his character in wwf 1997

[@kinglegault]

Has Bret ever not be the most miserable person ever. It's the biggest reason I never liked him. Also I just wanna point out WWEs worst years were the ones we're Bret was the top guy so the dude wasn't as big of a draw as he thought

[@philliesbob9745]

Bret is such a a baby.

[@gullreefclub]

Brett Hart is the type of guy who is not happy unless he is miserable. Just look at Brett Hart through the years he constantly has walked around through life looking, acting, land just generally being pissed off at life

[@burntvirtue]

Good thing Bret Hart is one of the most accomplished and celebrated wrestling legends of all time. Brett Hart sounds like he's had some unfortunate luck.

[@452syajowt]

I think you're right. He is always negative. And he had so many opportunities to get involved. It's not like anyone is gonna say, "Beat it Bret". I feel bad for the guy. He lost the most important thing in the world to him. But yea, he never leans into anything positive.

[@Hypno_BPM]

shawn was just as talented back then and dude was miserable too (drugs)

[@troysmith5749]

You're complaining about Bret's complaints. You're miserable because of his misery. What does that make you? It makes you a hypocrite.

[@joetamburello6292]

@@burntvirtue bullshit

[@heelturnsface]

Why is Conrad rocking back and forth like he’s taking a dump?

[@troysmith5749]

3:15 Has Bischoff ever been kicked in the head by a 300 pound guy on steroids who doesn't care about his opponents who believes he is in a real fight?

[@AshMundo]

I heard that Greenberg had an attitude. I remember Konnan saying that Greenberg was screaming at him for something small back stage and Konnan told him to calm down. F**k Greenberg!

[@troysmith5749]

@@AshMundo I wonder what he would have done if Meng or Hacksaw Duggan ever decided to boot him in the head. I wonder if an insincere apology from them would make his head feel better.

[@lambyUK2007]

Bischoff seems obsessed with this idea that Bret is miserable when in fact he's extremely happy with his life. He's remarried to a seemingly great wife whilst watching his children have grandkids and being there for all of them. The simple fact is EVERY person that interviews him wants to know about his opinion on Goldberg and fact of the matter is the guy was an unsafe worker. He hurt pretty much everyone he went in the ring with including Taker. You've literally got Goldberg in the recent documentary 'Who killed WCW' being arrogant about his style that shows a blatant disregard to any of his opponents safety. If you don't put your opponents welfare at the forefront of your thoughts as a professional wrestler then you shouldn't be there. Frankly Bischoff should be applauding Bret.

[@joetamburello6292]

He’s miserable….facts are facts

[@jeffupton8799]

Would Bret be ok if Steve Austin was still holding a grudge against Owen??

[@gregharper6382]

I guess you could argue that’s a little different because of Owens passing but I definitely see your point! Valid! Hell Droz didn’t even hate Dlo like this and he was paralyzed and didn’t make nearly what Bret has

[@HighlightRiel]

Goldberg apologized so many times and Owen never did, and yet Austin forgave his crippler. Bret diminished my like for him post retirement. He rubs me as a selfish guy who's always mad and grumpy.

[@HighlightRiel]

@@gregharper6382 Droz is a real one. His gf/wife left him because he forgave DLO. And DLo was professional about the whole thing and both became good friends with DLo still trying to help out. It's truly a remarkable story between the two that needs to be told in the Dark Side of the Ring.

[@Rschr101]

Owen never apologized.

[@Jatycre]

Yes. Bret said many times he understood fully why Austin was mad.

[@ilikepepsi3883]

Who in their right mind would’ve ever taken Bret’s comments about Goldberg as “tongue-in-cheek?”

[@NoirTech83]

20 years of wrestling and Bret never had a single concussion, but then gets one from a worked kick that Bret half blocked with his hand, and that’s what ended his career? Bret’s ego is so big he has to blame Goldberg for everything that went wrong with him just like he blamed Vince and Shawn for years. If it wasn’t for them, Bret would’ve been the WWF and WCW Champion at the same time and would’ve defended the belts at Wrestlemania 40.

[@Nclchitchat]

Was Bret actually diagnosed with a concussion after the match? I don't believe that during this time concussion was taken that serious and on top of that I'm not sure that impact and concussion testing was even a thing. Bret also worked 9 more matches after he worked with Goldberg at Starrcade which may or may not have made any concussion worse than it was before hand.

[@cryptocon.]

Wrestlers went to Hospital for concussions at the time. Jeff Jarett did on the night of Bret's last televised match... (Bret says he pretended that he wasn't hurt...) Bret wasn't the first or only one to have ever suffered such an injury; it didn't have to end his career... (He just needed to recover.) He actually says in his own book:  “People with concussions are the last ones to figure out how badly hurt they are. I was more responsible than anyone for downplaying my condition to myself and everyone else. Somewhere inside me, a fearful voice cried out that I was seriously hurt, but that same voice warned me to quit listening to my brain because it was my brain itself that was damaged. So I let myself go on believing that the problem was a sore neck.” He did not hold Goldberg responsible; it never even crossed his mind... He knew Goldberg's experience, or lack thereof. He didn't feel like he was hurt by Goldberg during the match they had on the following night, on Nitro... He did however say that he struggled to get to his hotel room on the night of the PPV; following the match at Starrcade. Though he also said he continued to get hurt in the weeks that followed, and actually sustain another concussion, during his final match; once he was powerbombed by Sid Vicious, in where his vision filled with the silver color of solder (His own words)...  So, He knew he was hurt, but hid it from everybody; never seeking medical attention, even though he knows he should have, and continued to wrestle for weeks, anyway (including/continuing to receive impactful chair shots, directly to the head, amongst other dangerous spots) and by coincidence, during a checkup on his neck: he was informed that he had suffered a severe concussion (So, effectively had ignored the concussion he felt he had sustained from the powerbomb, meaning he probably would still have continued wrestling, regardless; if not for the diagnosis received during that checkup, after the powerbomb)... So... Yeah... Revisionist Historian is where the Hart is...

[@Christoffski]

I wanna see Bret, Goldberg and Bischoff talk it out over a drink haha.

[@WOOOPdoctorFROGhere]

Eric is obsessed with the idea that Brett is miserable. He isn't. He does a lot of wrestling podcasts and tells stories about his career. He may have quite a serious delivery to his stories, but he's interesting to listen to. He sounds no more miserable than when you listen to Nash on his podcast, or when Undertaker does interviews.

[@joetamburello6292]

He is miserable just facts

[@WOOOPdoctorFROGhere]

@@joetamburello6292 he isn't though. You aren't very bright if you think someone with a straight face and unemotional delivery is miserable. He's introverted and reflective. Bischoff moans a thousand times on his podcast more than Brett does, he's far more miserable and bitter. Mention Dave Meltzer or Russo and Bischoff has to waste another five to ten minutes EVERY TIME with a boring rant because he can't let go of trivial criticisms from twenty years ago. Yet if Bret ever mentions things that actually matter from twenty years ago (like the grossly negligent death of his brother or the career ending concussion) then stupid people like you think that makes him miserable

[@gregh6195]

I think we forget the major personality changes that commonly take place after a stroke. Many of us have experienced loved ones who become cold, bitter, and miserable post stroke.

[@jeremygott7709]

That's actually an interesting thought. Bret has talked about Goldberg before, calling him one of the nicest guys in the back, though I chalked that up to WWE telling him he's gotta play nice. He would even defend Bill a little, by saying all WCW did was tell him he was great, and not actually train him. It was sometime after this that he really went on a tirade against Goldberg.

[@Erlewyn]

I mean, he forgave Vince, he forgave HBK… gotta have a nemesis.

[@millalove]

I was thinking the same thing. "Maybe the stroke has something to do with it." An actual stroke, not Jeff Jarrett's finishing maneuver.

[@jeremygott7709]

@@Erlewyn Neither one of them ruined the man's livelihood. McMahon is ultimately responsible for Owen's death, since he gave Russo too much power, but even McMahon didn't go to the people preparing the rig and say, make it go faster, no matter what it takes.

[@Erlewyn]

@@jeremygott7709 Well, he did say the Sunny days promo almost cost him his marriage.

[@alin81-82]

It's not like that kick was personal. All the hundreds of times he did that to other opponents & nothing happened. He didn't have anything against bret outside of kayfabe. This is bret's bitterness & looking to point fingers. He had a great career & he's a HOFer. He should be proud of his overall career.

[@navy4181]

(Bret sitting in bumper 2 bumper traffic) Bret: This is all Goldberg’s fault.

[@dreb4472]

Bret was my favorite wrestler and yes, it sucked that his career was cut short BUT there does come a point you have to forgive and move on. In his own documentary, he said he liked Goldberg and didn’t blame him because it was a mistake. It wasn’t intentional…so what changed since then? Vince and Co. were responsible for Owen’s death and even tried to sue Martha afterwards but Bret had no problem forgiving and working with Vince afterwards… why is Goldberg not allowed to be forgiven after apologizing for years.

[@gregharper6382]

I think he only said that in the doc to save face. Makes him look like the bigger person! As far as Vince v Goldberg, well I imagine in Bret’s eyes one paid him lots of money while the cost him lots of money. Though I fully agree he should get tf over it at this point! Droz was paralyzed and he forgave D-Lo

[@tomasnichols8401]

Strokes change a person. Bret was always combative, but I think the brain injuries have altered his personality. Maybe not a complete 180, but I think a lot of the bitterness is pathological. And that's a fucking tragedy, if so.

[@mapleleafhitman1796]

And he forgave Shawn Michaels who is his worst enemy

[@noluck9679]

Bret is allowed to feel how he wants to feel about things .

[@AceGoodheart]

Well obviously, but it still reflects on his character.

[@solidsnake8331]

He also deserves the criticism he is getting. Dude was a cancer to the WWF and Wcw

[@MarkyCannoli]

That kick didn’t cause a stroke years later lol.

[@bigsteve8921]

Ya. What would have happened if that didn't happen and bret kept wrestling? Stroke in the ring?

[@TooManyHorrorMovies]

@@bigsteve8921 He had a stroke after a bike accident. I like Bret but nobody can say if it was related to the Goldberg kick or not.

[@solidsnake8331]

Sounds like you're a bret hart crybaby ​@@bigsteve8921

[@DBofficial125]

I love Bret, but it's frustrating how he attributes it all to Goldberg. As Eric pointed out, he knocked the back of his head badly on the floor... THEN went on to wrestling more matches over the weeks, not resting after this, including a hardcore match with Funk. Had he rested, he's almost certainly have been fine.

[@OneUponADime]

Yeah and hitting his head outside was because of Goldberg too so 🤷‍♂️

[@bigrigjoe5130]

That doesn't really hold water. Hitting his head on the ringside was also Goldberg's fault And WCW making Bret wrestle when concussed is WCW's fault,it's a weird thing to blame Bret for. It's also super unlikely that he would have been "Fine" considering what we know about concussions. See: Jason Jordan, Chris Nowinski etc

[@AnnoyedDachshund-nc6do]

​@@OneUponADimeWere the other ten matches he worked after that, including chair shots etc, also Goldbergs fault? Or is it down to Bret's own stupidity to do that after this SUPPOSEDLY career ending life altering injury from Goldberg? Come on....

[@cryptocon.]

The reason Bret is so bitter with Goldberg is because: Goldberg is able to continue wrestling if he so chooses, whereas Bret Hart is legally restricted from doing so, as he discovered after WrestleMania: Lloyd's of London were very serious about his settlement conditions, prohibiting him from wrestling again, with Bret still fearful with the threat of being sued: still looming over his head, if it's believed that he lied when he claimed his wrestling career is over... It was also imperative to prove that the "Career ending" injury be the fault of someone else; not Bret, to receive said settlement payout, in question... (Who wouldn't be bitter... When at any moment his own words and past admissions could catch up with him... It could cost him ""$16 million"" all over again...)

[@OneUponADime]

@@AnnoyedDachshund-nc6do yes. Goldberg did all of that

[@arcaderacer586]

I want to see Kevin Nash interview Bret Hart. The podcast will be called The Monotone Marvels

[@Gameboytri77a]

Eric made a great point that Brett should have taken the lead on planning/executing the match. With that in mind, that should have been Goldberg’s match. Decades later, we should be talking about how it really transitioned him to have more range, tell longer stories in the ring, how Brett brought the best out of him, how Brett did the same for all the young talent on WCW’s roster, etc - but this was not to be. Talk about huge missed opportunity for Brett to expand his legacy. It’s all in the mindset and attitude.

[@Guitarist888]

Come on Eric, the man lost his brother, father, mother, and 3 best friends including a stroke and cancer! Ease up off him.

[@joetamburello6292]

He’s just being honest dude.

[@ben7932]

That's everyone who's that age

[@johnnyhutchinson5394]

I never hear Bret criticize Owen Hart for his injury of Steve Austin.

[@Bernicia295]

Just because you haven't heard him doesn't mean he hasn't. This is from an interview online: “When Owen dropped Steve Austin on his head, Owen was totally negligent,” said Hart. “He was wrong to do that move to Steve the way he did and he was wrong to not believe Steve that he was hurt. "

[@johnnyhutchinson5394]

@@Bernicia295 I'll take your word for it, but I've never heard him say it. If he has, then he needs to give it equal "airtime" to bitching about Goldberg.

[@EddieHenderson92]

@@johnnyhutchinson5394 Bret is close friends with Austin and he said that he was very disappointed in how Owen handled that situation. He told Owen at the time to go visit Austin in the hospital and basically apologize which Owen never did.

[@johnnyhutchinson5394]

@@EddieHenderson92 Then Bret needs to continue to speak at least as much about Owen's injury of Austin, and with the same vitriol, as he does about Goldberg. Otherwise, he is just as EB described him as well as a raging hypocrite.

[@EddieHenderson92]

@@johnnyhutchinson5394 He has criticized his brother in a bunch of interviews and Owen clearly can't defend himself. You want him to take a leak on his grave?

[@oceandeep318]

I need to mention a couple of things here. Bret has extensively talked about it. Apparently, Conrad and Bischoff are not prepared when they talk. Bret had received three blows during that match. 1. A forearm smash that was too stiff and hurt Bret in the head. According to Bret, Goldberg himself said "sorry" right away. 2. The Figure Four around the ringpost (which Bischoff mentions), where Bret landed hard on his head. But what Bischoff missed out, is that it was Goldberg's fault too. He was not cooperating, he was supposed to grab Bret's foot but he didn't to soften the landing. And he should have been much closer to the ringpost but he wasn't moving when Bret was trying to pull him closer. Again Goldberg's fault. 3. Then came the kick, which Goldberg couldn't measure how to hit. The kick should not have connected the way it did. You can see how Bret's head snapped with the kick, this is not normal. See an analysis by Stevie Richards about these two spots. It's very accurate and good. And then to say, that it was as much Bret's fault as it was Bill's is not fair. If you say that it was 10% Bret's fault that he tried the Figure Four spot which was a risk with Goldberg, okay. If you say, Bret should have ran a little slower before the kick to have more time and reduce the impact, okay. But to say the fault is 50/50 on Bret's and Bill's part, is completely unfair. The thing is, it's a main event match on the biggest night of the year. It's Starrcade 99 main event! If you don't deliver your best spots in this match, when are you going to do that?

[@joetamburello6292]

Bret has vagina pain

[@JoeGamer81]

I’ve been saying for years that the kick wasn’t where he got the concussion. If he was concussed in that match, it was either the shoulder block he took too hard, or the corner spot outside the ring. Moreover, even if all three spots concussed him, it wasn’t specifically those spots, or one concussion that did it. It was the culmination of a lifetime of concussions. It’s like when you throw your back out picking up a quarter; it wasn’t THAT particular move that did it, it was just the last thing you did before the already weak ligament or muscle finally went. Bret says it’s the kick because the kick is Goldberg’s fault. It was high and actually landed. The corner spot was at least partly Bret’s fault, same for the shoulder. He blames the kick so he can put 100% of the blame on Goldberg.

[@FarajiCouncil]

Bret also blamed Goldberg for the drop on the floor and hitting his head

[@thatcarlifeR8]

@@JoeGamer81 fwiw the way that kick is thrown bill is blind as to where it lands. It’s more up to the guy running into it to protect himself to some degree. I’m not saying it’s easy, but it’s on Brett as well. Very unfortunate accident.

[@davidrichards6059]

All Bill told Bret was watch the kick. He didn't know what type of kick or where it was going. ​@thatcarlifeR8

[@FarajiCouncil]

@@davidrichards6059 and bret as the ring general and experienced one easily could have said no kicks not brain surgery. Goldberg himself said multiple times in matches he did what they told him and allowed him to do if bret had called it off no kick

[@davidrichards6059]

@@FarajiCouncil He literally kicked home after saying it. When was he supposed to say no? But I get it. Bill did nothing wrong. Bret messed up. Got it......

[@haujeancontactee]

He wrestled 7 more times before he stopped, what about that?

[@TheHannibalTV]

Not enough people mention the loyds of london money Bret got from that injury "ending his career" even though he wrestled and mad a lot of money after that in wrestling.

[@jeffreymiller9808]

100% Agree is like a Storm Cloud above when taking about the Wrestling Entertainment business. The negativity makes it difficult to be around.

[@thatcarlifeR8]

Goldberg went on to say “I dunno, it didn’t happen to me, it’s easy for me to say”.

[@supportpatriarchyordietrying]

If he wanted to hurt Bret, Bret would have never gotten up again!!

[@nunyafuckinbizniz]

​@@supportpatriarchyordietrying Goldberg is not a tough guy. He is a raided out amateur.

[@solidsnake8331]

Bret hart soft af and is a crybaby. Dude bis straight toxic

[@jumpingalaxies951]

Goldberg's knee is bent for ffs, it was not the kick.

[@TherealHazlett]

That’s because he wasn’t flexible enough to straighten his leg.

[@jollyjames30]

@@TherealHazlett A worked kick doesn't straighten. HBK never straightened his kick when doing the sweet chin music.

[@Tyranno-Bore-Us]

Bret seems like he's not happy unless he's unhappy.

[@scottfaber3232]

Sounds like my wife!

[@danman1789]

He had accumulated head trauma, like so many of the other guys. He worked a breathtaking schedule for 20 years.

[@mark0fthew0lves]

Brets first WWE documentary back in 2006 he says something along the lines of that it's a shame someone as nice as Goldberg was the one to end his career essentially. His tune changed once Goldberg got the Saudi Arabia matches with the big checks. He went so far as to suggest Goldberg should have gave him some of that money for costing him his WCW money. He was envious that Goldberg got a big check and has been hateful ever since. I love Bret but like others have said, Goldberg has apologized so many times and is clearly remorseful, but to suggest he owes Bret his paycheck is ridiculous.

[@user-wg7qo5ge8n]

Comparing getting kicked in the head during training to taking a kick from a dude the size of Goldberg isn't comparable.

[@JonKurozawa]

Eric nailed it. Bret is always Debbie Downer on everything wrestling. Look at all his comments on "Who Killed WCW". He's that kid that just didn't get his way and won't let it go

[@mkultra5752]

Kind of like you

[@joetamburello6292]

@@mkultra5752 truth hurts

[@WorkaholicB1]

go back and watch a lot of bret's wwf matches. he's constantly banging his head on the mat and outside the ring when he'd drop to do the figure four around the ring post. he mentioned in his book needing days to recover after yokozuna would do a leg drop to him. he'd mentioned seeing dozens of stars after doing some of his bumps which is a sign of some type of brain trauma. the goldberg kick culminated into being the excuse for bret to retire. someone could create a long video collection of the head bumps there's so many.

[@We90909]

You do know the stroke makes it difficult to smile and whole bunch of things . Do more research on concussions and strokes and maybe you will have more understanding towards brett and be less ignorant.

[@PlayingGamesPoorly247]

Eric hit the nail completely on the head. Nobody is happy that Bret got hurt but everybody is sad at this point that he appears to not be able to move on. He deserves better; he deserves to be happy. Especially after the career that he led and he did not deserve to get injured. But it happened, it's just time to move on. I know I certainly want him to find some peace. And if this somehow happens to be a long-term rib, bravo to him. Cuz it certainly seems to be legitimate

[@JamesSmith-sw3nk]

I'm a big Bret Hart fan.. I see why Bret can be bitter. Bret suffered a career ending head injury that probably contributed to a serious stroke. Wrestling killed his brother that he was close to. Bret is the only member of the Hart Foundation who got to be old. Life can be a real b*tch.

[@FarajiCouncil]

Yeah but he knew how green Goldberg was so if he truly felt like he talks about prior to the match with Goldberg then he should have said something about it and gotten himself out of the match

[@ZartanDread]

Bret is angry and bitter, but how long can you keep staying angry and bitter? The truth is at this stage alot of Bret's problem is literally Bret's problem.

[@thatcarlifeR8]

@@JamesSmith-sw3nk Bret’s own account. He didn’t go to the hospital? Idiot. He takes no responsibility. Blames one single head shot for his career ending. He said it himself, he continued to wrestle, took power bombs from Sid and Kevin in the coming weeks in which he said he was concussed again. Why Brett? Why didn’t you get checked out? If you thought it was that bad you would have. You didn’t.

[@MegaMattjb]

bret has said the part of his brain that was damaged was the part that allowed him to experience joy, which is why he's miserable every day

[@Bernicia295]

Yes, people never seem to take that into account. He also has difficulty smiling because the stroke affected his facial muscles. I don't think he's miserable every day, though - but when people ask him a question, he's going to give an honest answer.

[@solidsnake8331]

​@@Bernicia295dude is always crying about someone. You never hear 1 positive thing come out of that overgrown baby's mouth

[@joetamburello6292]

@@Bernicia295 I wouldn’t say honest. He always makes himself out to be a hero. Isn’t this the same guy who was a serial cheater

[@MrSeandv1]

As much as I like and respect Bret, Easy E is right here

[@tazz2137]

Bret Hart is probably my favorite wrestler of all time, but good god - just enjoy your life and stop being so damn bitter.

[@superbantam523]

Conrad thought Brett was having fun with it 😂😂😂😂

[@Matt_Barkley]

I can get why Bret isn't happy about it, but it's been almost 25 years. I can hold a grudge with the best of them, but over two decades is a bit much.

[@mkocinema2012]

'WCW Health & Safety' was NOT Bill Goldberg's responsibility. Bret CHOSE to work with Bill. And Bret was the Ring-General there to direct that match.

[@squarepickle]

I've been pointing out that ringpost botch for YEARS.

[@pauldavis3621]

8:20 im getting the “Bret screwed Bret” vibes

[@Y2JLionHeart]

Goldberg was always clumsy and unpolished in the ring. Bret does have a bit of a rain cloud over him, but he's had a really tragic career and personal life.

[@FarajiCouncil]

Ok so would Bret have the same energy if Austin was still bitching about Owen paralyzing him and costing him to have a shorter career?

[@Vladimirlives13]

I get the personal losses, but a tragic career? He was a world champion, main vented Wrestlemanias, had a legendary run from the late 80s to late 97. That's not tragic. Some would love to have the Hit Man's WWF run. Now, granted everything after '97 kinda went downhill both personally and professionally but that initial 10-year run was amazing.

[@d.52555]

@@FarajiCouncilHe wouldn’t 😂 he’d trash Austin anytime he got if he did that just like how he calls Martha (Owen’s ex wife) an idiot and a gold digger for not letting wwe honor Owen. He’s a hypocrite

[@FarajiCouncil]

@@d.52555 exactly my point

[@justinkassinger8238]

Bret is a July 2 Cancer. We are all negative people lol

[@kinglegault]

I also feel bret always overestimated his abilities.

[@micvlog87]

I wish more people would point out that Bret never really started burying Goldberg until after he made amends with Shawn Michaels. Dude just always has to be mad at someone. It’s really quite sad.

[@sirtentacles5206]

I’m sympathetic with Bret considering all he’s lost. He brother Owen included.. he’ll always have a dark side to him about wrestling even with that.. so I can understand his bitterness. I also feel like that earlier spot in the match where he bumped his head off the post is probably what caused the concussion. I don’t think the kick cause that.

[@johnvasiliou9095]

You can apologize so many times before you just say fuck off.

[@budlyle1016]

I agree with Eric the ring post fall looks much worse it’s hard to pick the exact point lots of little hits can lead to it also

[@el84oro]

bret still wrestled after that match to be fair. so did he complicate issues by continuing? can't just blame goldberg for the whole thing

[@JCAP9209]

Took me a while to realize the reason bad things kept happening to Hart(the screw job etc) were due to the fact Brett was a miserable human being. Did he deserve that stuff? Idk, but he was responsible for all of it.

[@DustinTanner-mf8ro]

Brett has been playing the blame game with Goldberg all these years but he knew that kick was coming. The excellence of execution forgot to protect himself.

[@burntvirtue]

His hand was up dummy

[@Jerm89]

Stevie Richards also suggested Bret got the concussion from doing the figure four on the ring post

[@BizzyIzzy87]

“WCW wouldn’t know what to do with Bret Hart” Yeah same for the WWF since they didn’t even want him anymore lol.

[@newfnshow031]

when u define your whole life based on wrestling but can't wrestle anymore I guess it's hard

[@mrmoviemanic1]

There are far worst people that did Bret wrong in this business, I think him only going after Goldberg is just petty bullshit that he can’t let go of, and Goldberg isn’t some asshole about it, he’s just had enough of Bret always shit talking him. You can only be blamed so much for something before you feel like you are not worth anything, and sadly Bret is doing that out of spite it feels like.

[@mattmorgan2534]

Brett is supposed to be quarterbacking that match with somebody as green as Goldberg. How come he takes no responsibility for Calling Bill off? I agree with Eric that Brett is hitting his head while attempting to figure 4 leg lock on Bill around the corner post, could have been what injured his brain more so then Bill kicking Brett square in his hands before it hit his face. The “who killed WCW“ video really slowed it down and showed it from the best angle I’ve seen to date, really showcasing. Brett had his hands up, buffering the majority of that kick. The other part of the story that nobody talks about is that Bill has been throwing that kick at this point in time in his WCW run, in every match just about and he’s never layed anybody else out with it. Lastly, Brett went onto Russell either seven or nine more matches after this Goldberg kick one of them being a hard-core match, etc. To keep bitching about it 24 years later anytime anybody interviews you, is annoying. He should be talking about how insanely impactful his career was to really be one of the pioneers along with Sean Michaels in making WWF/Wwe make an about face, and no longer just choosing the Giants/bodyguards, as the world champions/main inventors. Or maybe talking about his incredibly successful run. There’s so much positivity he could be talking about. But instead, he just loves Barry and Goldberg. Every chance he gets, and surprisingly enough, I’m actually Goldberg on this. Stop bitching about it. It’s literally been a quarter of a century!! And I still don’t think that kick is what did it. Go back and watch it for yourselves and slow motion guys and zoom in with your cameras if you could. The minute Goldberg called that spot, and Brett being such a student of the game, he has seen Bill throw that kick thousands of other times I’m assuming. If he was worried about him being unsafe, why on God’s green earth would he allow Bill to call any spot whatsoever in that match The answer is you don’t! You literally call your opponents offense when there’s that big of a discrepancy between experience levels like a Brett Hart, who is the ultimate ring general versus a greener than goose shit, Bill Goldberg. But of course Brett takes responsibility in leading that match.

[@Gametester110-qf8vs]

*Bret has EARNED the right to be bitter.* He got dealt a terrible hand in life. Despite his own efforts to be successful, EXTERNAL parties appeared in his life to f' him over.

[@joetamburello6292]

Bullshit

[@horncrownedproductions9675]

That kick definitely fucked Bret up, BUT he was already concussed at that point by his own admission and though he blames Bill for that too it was totally his fault hitting his head doing the ring post figure four. But then he wrestled Goldberg again the next night, Benoit a few day later on Thunder, Sid on house shows taking powerbombs, Funk on Thunder in a hardcore match taking several unprotected chair shots to the head and then Nash where he took a jackknife powerbomb. That kick hurt him, but did it end his career? That's really impossible to say considering all the head trauma he took in that same period.

[@mapleleafhitman1796]

U know when he said he saw stars or silver dots he should’ve immediately stopped by then

[@Kyle-rj8gi]

I think Goldberg has apologised just for the sake of keeping the piece. Even though there isn’t really proof it was his fault

[@kpllc4209]

The kick looked weak, but it doesn't take much to give a person a concussion.

[@RagingUtai]

It seems to me that bret isn't miserable about it anymore. When he talks about or calls goldeberg or eric an idiot and so on, he kind of ends it in a smile, like kind of a smirk. I think bret is having fun with it. He certainly doesn't seem depressed about it. He is happy with his wife and family. And he enjoys telling stories on podcasts.

[@brandonstanley9125]

I can guarantee you Brett had other things going on that attributed to his stroke. Drug abuse, high calorie diet, being an athlete. Tons of other concussions. Anyone with a medical background actually believe that the kick did it?

[@bright6200]

Actually Eric. Bret had never hurt anybody else in the ring.

[@EchoFoxtrot21]

I think a lot of it is Bret took his Wrestling extremely seriously and the span of basically 3 years he got betrayed by Vince (dont trust a promoter), his brother died in a stunt and then he got injured by a green worker and didnt get to go out on his terms. Still it looks pretty bad he was able to work with Vince who essentially got his brother killed but cant forgive Goldberg for a clumsy kick (especially after he hit his own head earlier in the match)

[@kryptocracy4157]

You can tell Conrad has been missing snacks. He has stated publicly his weight is a result of hypoglycemia and I think the rocking is a MAJOR blood sugar issue. Be careful, Conrad, we love the 'cast!

[@optobob]

Look at ALL Brett has said about numerous people. He's unfortunately a BLAMER.

[@MrGarebear13]

gotta love Eric somehow saying Bret hart is somewhat to blame for Goldberg kicking him in the side of the head as hard as he could. God Bischoff doesn't have a fucking clue how professional wrestling works

[@TheRoyalGenerationiTunes]

It wasn’t the kick that injured him. In my opinion, that’s pretty obvious.

[@boomcrashbang.]

The person who hurt somebody doesn't get to tell the person who is hurt how to heal and how long it can take. I understand where Goldberg is coming from but his best bet would be to just not say a word about it and let it go himself.

[@chrissizemore8705]

I loved Bret as a kid, but his bitterness over the years has really killed my positive opinion of him. Every single time he talks wrestling, its negative, sour grapes, and bitterness. I truly hope Bret can eventually let go of the bitterness and move on.

[@preferred_trash]

If he knew something was wrong after the match, why not get checked out, treated properly and could still be wrestling

[@RadChannel]

Never bought that the kick did it, either. People get kicked in the head every fuckin day

[@Thurs1t0]

Eric. You sound more depressing than Bret when talking about Bret

[@brianboese9884]

After hearing Goldberg's side of the story, I gotta say it's not 100% Goldberg's fault. He told him to look out for the kick and he didn't block or guard himself at all. If people like Droz and Big E can forgive the wrestlers who injured them and accept that it was an accident then why cant Bret? At least Bret got to enjoy the prime of his career.

[@rollingstart_90s]

I personally don't think that it's Bret Hart that goes around and complains about the same old things. It is just a sad fact that numerous tragic and difficult things have happened to him and his family. Montreal incident, Owens death, accident with Goldberg and the stroke, that happened. Again, I don't think it's Bret that runs around complaining, but instead people keep asking him about those things. Even tough Bret is known for his talent in the business, he is unfortnately also known for those tragic events. People, journalists and interviewers keep asking him about those things and he answers. I've seen so many positive interviews with Bret and he is very capable of going into great lengths, about great and positive experiences, with many of the guys he worked with over the years.

[@larrylutz6825]

Eric has a great point that almost every other “main” star from that time has gone on to do things in life after their wrestling careers that are fun and enjoyable to them. Bret seems to be the only guy that didn’t.

[@prestonpfeiffer]

I don’t think Bret is miserable per say,I just think he’ll never let Goldberg live it down…which he shouldnt. Unlike 90% of wrestlers,Bret doesnt need to sugar coat shit for a job or play nice to stay babyface to his audience and keeps it 100.

[@We90909]

I think it's sad people like Goldberg were ever allowed in the ring

[@noluck9679]

The Goldberg kick led to Bret having a stroke. But Bret is supposed to be that’s ok bill you’re ok. Goldberg didn’t have any wrestling skills.

[@robmann5958]

That kick wasn't what got brett hurt it's what he did for a living thats like saying i had a stroke from rough sex 2 months ago smh

[@NickCharles1010]

It was Goldberg’s fault. The spot around the ring post was Goldberg’s fault because he let go of Bret’s foot, while Bret was lowering himself down.

[@joetamburello6292]

I think you’re reaching mrs hart

[@GWSharpy]

100% with Eric. Enough negativeness please.