Bret Hart makes appearance at AEW: Double or Nothing

Wrestling legend Bret Hart helped unveil the AEW World Championship belt at AEW: Double or Nothing on May 25, 2019.
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[@mj23allday247]

Bret Hart walking down the ramp with JR announcing. Love it.

[@thegent6134]

Music to my ears as well my friend.

[@MGSBigBoss77]

Same here!

[@pablogrijalva1581]

I was going to comment that and they I decided to scroll down 'cause someone had to pick on that. You're right, after all these years it's almost surreal

[@jasoncinema]

Absolutely! Hearing Jim Ross on commentary is the icing on the AEW cake. Cody and the Khan family know exactly what they’re doing, and have learned from WWE’s mistakes. I can’t wait for the TNT weekly show later this year!

[@amodernphoenix]

Both of them decades beyond their prime

[@efeceoarata]

"The best there is" Audience: wait wh... "The best there was" Audience: HOLY SHIT

[@Ffeoli1039]

That shit dope. Seeing the crowd stand up in disbelief.

[@sometimesitbelikedat2529]

Then the announcer goes "...the Best... In the World... CM Punk!"

[@Sirrazorbladez]

Sometimes It Be Like Dat cm punk ain’t nothing compared to bret hart sorry to burst your bubble

[@sometimesitbelikedat2529]

@@Sirrazorbladez Dude, there is a thing called jokes where you don't exactly mean what you say, and just presenting some sort of a "what if" scenario. Sorry to burst your bubble.

[@ieatducks4715]

I thought it was gonna be Sammy Guevara when he said the best

[@archangel_gold2451]

Bret one of those guys you NEVER want to see actually get old.

[@atifqavi2054]

He looks like Stu Hart now.

[@Thatguymus]

Yeah.

[@SupermanHopkins]

That's just the thing, though: He didn't "get old" like everyone else. Goldberg kicked him in the head and gave him a stroke, which is why you see him trembling on the way to the ring. Bret Hart deserved to be on a Legends deal making appearances and occasional performances; instead, he's trapped inside a body still suffering the effects of a major trauma.

[@dr.loomis4221]

Damn, thats pretty cold blooded. Why would you wish an innocent man to die young?

[@gottizway1375]

Yesssss and even tho I know he's old I'm still in denial about it lolsz I'm looking past the grey hair and stiff movements and appriciating the fact that he's still putting on his boots lacing them up and still goin out there.Gotta respect that 💯

[@Sissystallings3198]

Bret Hart with JR announcing...that is beautiful!! Brings back good memories!

[@0icekold7]

Christine Stallings JR actually rarely announced when Bret was in WWF... it was mainly Vince and King

[@JoeSmithGOAT]

and neither of them are good anymore.

[@thebombspayloadisexposed]

@@JoeSmithGOAT What, do you expect a guy who has suffered from strokes and concussions to suddenly do a 450 off the top rope? And as for JR, the guy is still one of the few living artifacts of wrestling and is damn awesome.

[@paulsmith9786]

"There's never been anyone that....*silence*"

[@AbdurRahim-ep5qv]

lmao you must be 12 y/o pretending to be 40 because jr never announced bret hart

[@mapache69.]

This wild card rule is getting out of hand.

[@dallasarmani7194]

LMAO

[@tawandamajasi9763]

Lol😂😂😂

[@mynameisabdo3601]

*LMFAO* thank you Sebastian Faraguna you just made the list lol

[@broganchapman3731]

That's so damn funny!! Thanks for the laugh

[@amarjeetgill8970]

Man...I laugh way too much louder on this comment.... 😂

[@V1b2910]

Getting him in AEW was an absolute genius move.

[@franklindelanoroosevelt9177]

I’m a simple man, I hear Jim Ross and I watch, period.

[@IR17171717]

Wouldn't you have had to be watching to hear him?

[@samscarecrow2884]

Exactly.

[@canigettawhatwhat]

Yeah those other two guys gotta be replaced though imo. Give JR somebody he can work with or just let him do the damn thing on his own

[@jsmith5212]

How can you hear Jim Ross before you play the video

[@edgarandrade1694]

Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrooooooooosss tiiiiiimmmmmmmmmmmeeeee

[@Symbiote-Man]

"The best there is!" *Lmfao some Bret Hart try hard?* "The best there was!" *HOLY SHIT!*

[@HungryHungLo]

He's still selling the beatdown from that fan at the HOF.

[@deathmetalmvs5924]

Lmao

[@agiglio779]

Lol

[@Icipher353]

No-one is more committed to the business than the Hitman. But actually, he did suffer a hip injury when he was knocked down at Mania. He's 61 years old and not in the best of health.

[@suicide_reaper714]

Lol

[@lockedinnn]

😭😭

[@captainsteroid2454]

I was there! Bret's my ALL-TIME favorite wrestler, and getting to see him live, in person, one more time, damn near brought me to tears. God, that was an amazing night! 💓

[@ChilledSoul216]

Man I wish he had his OG song. That guitar screech is like no other.

[@samuelmontalvo701]

WWE property. Nada we can do

[@crowns9966]

Clinton Kieffer I understand, but you know they don't wanna get a lawsuit my man

[@arsenal4739]

Its funny that TNA gets crap for copying a song. But this doesn't get crap on it?

[@jsmith5212]

His og song didn't have the guitar

[@LivinhItUp]

Honestly not the worst “cover” of his original wwe theme. They took parts they felt were close to the instruments and melody and still did enough so Vince couldn’t do anything with it.

[@MrAwesomeMatty]

Is it wrong for me to be more shocked that Jack Whitehall was in a wrestling ring introducing Bret Hart than I was for Bret Hart actually being there?

[@joeortiz7734]

He hired someone to train him to be a wrestler but I don't know for how long.

[@MrAwesomeMatty]

@Last Drop Falls He's an extremely popular comedian over in Britain.

[@travelingman5146]

Who?

[@cHrIs84.]

So i guess we won't have Bret Hart in wwe2k20 as a character lol

[@collintaylor5702]

Big facts😂 . chris Jericho too

[@v-trigger6137]

Sadly yes Dean Ambrose, Bret Hart, Chris Jericho, Tye Dillinger and if everything gone well then most probably Jeff and Matt Hardy will join them as well 😂

[@travsd33]

Community creations always there tho lol

[@crowns9966]

Elisha lee Exactly and there are some of them that look pretty accurate

[@boyanime010]

Bret Hart is not contracted to AEW

[@azapro911]

I'm far more taken aback by the randomness of Jack Whitehall announcing for AEW. 😂

[@dray11drj]

Cody: Hey remember when Vince screwed you over? Bret Hart: I'll do it.. Cody: But I didn't ask you anyth-.. Bret: Deal! I'll be there at Double or Nothing to present the belt!!

[@reggaemortis4117]

Exactly how I pictured it going

[@collintaylor5702]

@@reggaemortis4117 same

[@Monchi2006]

😂

[@crowns9966]

Ok that was good man hahaha

[@toddradford5235]

like. what. Bret. did

[@ShakShak1999]

Who here after the news of his brother have any tournament named after him in AEW

[@surajshah3566]

Yes!

[@aaronblaze2251]

I was there in the audience. People were going crazy when Whitehall said "The best there was" Also it is a beautiful belt

[@danielmelo7146]

AEW = Professional Wrestling.

[@linkbiff1054]

In the words of Jay Briscoe: "That's right: pro wrestling! This ain't no sports entertainment bullshit!"

[@sonaldesai5279]

Then what's the A for dumbass?

[@masonspencer918]

@@sonaldesai5279 "actual" professional wrestling, compared to the unbelievable hippy children shit the E does.

[@m.bowman2841]

Yes!

[@erenv4371]

Funny considering how half the roster is from wwe, they were so shit that they're trying to critisize the company that made them into what they are so they can look like they're good

[@mckdink]

1:12 Damn how heavy is that Championship belt? Jack looked like he was struggling to hold it after Bret handed it to him Lol

[@skrktk5675]

When Bret first walked down the ramp I thought he was injured or something then I realized it was because the belt was so heavy 😂😂

[@mckdink]

@@skrktk5675 That's what I thought, I thought Bret was hurt... But when I saw him hand it to the ring announcer, and the announcer kinda stumbled a little bit I was like goddamn well how heavy is that fucking belt? LMAOOOOO!!!!

[@jackkenefick2696]

i think the announcer had to "sell" the weight of it as Bret has a slight mobility issue. JR and his co-commentator covered it up too.

[@xziggy_stardustx6786]

Hahaha part of me likes to think that Whitehall was putting Bret over -- like it was heavy, but he sold it as if it weighed a ton so Bret, even though he's retired, still looks strong.

[@nfullenwider]

@@jackkenefick2696 If that's the case, it's kinda sweet to protect Bret's image like that.

[@xenoxdks]

Bret Hart the best wrestler of all time, no one could match his capabilities in the ring

[@mr.berardine1694]

I miss the classy belts of the late 80's and early to mid 90's.

[@toddradford5235]

Vince. like s. screw. people

[@toddradford5235]

go aew wrestling

[@freshlysnipes1505]

Bret Hart, one of wrestling's last heros that you could look up to. I can't think of a better man to present that new beautiful belt.

[@SWyrick366]

Maybe Kurt Angle?

[@themaestromegatron4488]

Thank you Bret! For all the good matches ...

[@268RG]

Jack Whitehall? Didn't expect that

[@MrDiesel43]

Yeah that was random.

[@jabhdehutt1]

Dudes a massive wrestling fan because of his mum i believe which is so funny when you look at how posh they all are

[@268RG]

@@jabhdehutt1 actually vaguely remember him saying he had a wrestling coach once on a game show.

[@jabhdehutt1]

@@268RG what on a league of their own? Yeh i know hes been a proper fan for his whole life

[@ivenstorm]

If he ever stops comedy/acting he has a lifetime job as a ring announcer, he was fairly good.

[@tasvirmahmood3558]

People were chilling with their phones, When they heard "The best there was..." They understood that shit is about to get real!!!

[@Jerry_Freestyle]

I was one of those, I’m like watching like nothing, then all of a sudden, I’m like “Oh boy, we are going to have some fun now.”

[@Numerodyes]

Loving this old school, hardcore wrestling! Blood all over the place. Man, WWE needs to bring back these types of matches. AEW is coming at ya, Mr. McMahon

[@travelingman5146]

You think so?

[@KruelAidMan]

@@travelingman5146 just set the record for the largest paid attendance in wrestling history, so I'd say yeah

[@travelingman5146]

@@KruelAidMan HAAAAAAAAAAA! Let them do that here!

[@KruelAidMan]

@@travelingman5146 "here"? The internet's not America. Get that protagonist syndrome checked.

[@travelingman5146]

@@KruelAidMan You’re a clodpate! They’re NEVER going to do that here!

[@demetriuse.stroud4016]

LOVE BRET HART! THE BEST THERE IS ! THE BEST THERE WAS! THE BEST THERE EVER WILL BE!

[@danielclark241]

This was such an amazing surprise and made the PPV that much better for me, a lifelong Hitman fan!

[@cheenu711]

it's not the same without the iconic riff but i'll take it

[@kazd2561]

Yeah Totally agree!🤗🤘 🤘👍Wish he was in my Environment!😍😘💖💗💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

[@HeyStevie100]

You mean Bret Hiiittmaaan Hart!!!! ?

[@MGSBigBoss77]

We know!

[@Holytoaster]

if they presented him like that they would sadly probly get sued by mcmahon.

[@gchijioke12]

Copyright

[@gelay6995]

Nope just Bret Hart, unless you wanted AEW to get sued by WWE since they trademarked the name. But hey look on the bright side at least he can use his last name and call himself Bret Hart. Unlike Cody..

[@dheerajravipati3229]

Gelay Wtf!! Cody can’t use his last name Rhodes? That is his real name, so why can’t he?

[@holyother1]

Seems like I’m leaving WWE behind Product hasn’t been the same

[@erenv4371]

No one fucking cares about traitors

[@sethoneal2482]

@@erenv4371 who is a traitor

[@dyingmeme6814]

ErenV4 imagine being upset about not watching WWE. Fucking Mark.

[@dranzerjetli5126]

I left since 2016 started around 2003

[@assassinsknight]

Seems the wrestlers are leaving WWE behind.

[@Migmaw]

I grew up watching the Harts especially Brett before WWF and Before WWF turned WWE and WCW when they wasted his talent. I can remember the goosebumps and rush of adrenaline when his song hit, i still have Hart sunglasses at 52yds old 😂. The crowd roar brought me back to Human days, to the Hart Foundation when wrestling was good and the personas and stories were great. As hawk and animal would say, What a Rush

[@thepurge6254]

Imagine Bret going up stage flipping his middle finger and commenting : “ First and foremost , f@@k VKM ! “ And the crowd roared with applause

[@komradsosialis5553]

Bret Hart the Legendary

[@dannyagundez9639]

Great to see Bret Hart in AEW

[@Dim4323]

Wrestling legend of the 80s and 90s.

[@ControlDenied307]

Jimmy Lloyd's reaction is the best part of the video.

[@muhammadrazahaidery5941]

The PG era kids would be like "Daddy who's that guy".

[@Rx_Vitamin_R]

Watch this company. It’s going to be huge.

[@SeanSaez]

Wow Jack Whitehall is a really good ring announcer. You can see and feel the enthusiasm radiating from him. AEW should have him ring announce for their big PPV's.

[@man.thegreat]

Now they have Justin Roberts which is second best announcer only to the legend Howard Finkel himself

[@theman6705]

@@man.thegreat Sorry, Tony Chimel>>Justin Roberts

[@scamp838]

Jack Whitehall ❤️ Bret Hart ❤️ JR ❤️

[@SeriousClassics]

Great "reimagination" of his classic WWE theme.

[@sebipogonza7972]

Bret Hitman Hart is the best wrestler of all time.

[@Captain_Pudding]

Tony Khan: Hey Bret, wanna do something that will piss off Vince? Bret: I've cleared my schedule for the next year

[@SamKhan-td5lr]

Its so lovely that everyone was on their feet no told them to they just stood with pure respect, deserving for "The best there is, The best there was, The best there ever will be"❤️

[@thebasketballhistorian3291]

AEW literally made their own Bret Hart theme song just to present this belt. 😲

[@betterthanyourname2391]

Hear that folks what JR said? “Sold out arena”. 3 important words that wwe hasnt heard in years. 😂

[@TedNosey]

except for their last 10 ppvs or so

[@rrod7958]

You mean those tv screens with fans on them don’t count? Lol

[@betterthanyourname2391]

@@rrod7958 sadly nope haha

[@Ash-kn4uu]

@@betterthanyourname2391and now AEW can’t even sell out. WWE has always sell oht

[@joeysbestfriend2614]

Bret Hart be like, “ I still gotta pay my bills”

[@nessa3792]

Omg I love Bret 💖💖💖💖💖

[@BRNarmy]

Oh too hear good old JR's voice again!!! A true living legend behind the announce table!

[@777caps]

Bret Hart is my all time favourite

[@ayoellis3109]

1. Use his final WCW theme 2. Make him head of bookingw

[@sachithashetty5198]

No his WWF song is best

[@Millwall77]

They cant/couldnt use neither since WWE owns them both.

[@kimchi2780]

Fucking love the new theme music!!! It was sad though seeing Bret walked out actually brought a tear to my eye. This man gave up his health for the sport he loved and got screwed by everyone. So happy to see Cody and the boys give Bret the love he deserves.

[@RicardoPerez-rz8pu]

Bret sounds like a rock star when he talks

[@gus6495]

Bret Hart 🔥🏆

[@mostafizurrahmanjhalak8629]

The legend!!

[@Joeromans116]

Brett is in his Stu hart stages. He won’t cut his hair to complete the metamorphosis because he knows it pisses HBK off that he can still grow his own hair..

[@tasvirmahmood3558]

This was a massive surprise, definitely wasn't expecting him.

[@rlpunk3168]

Awesome

[@babytae317]

What a unique Announcer😱

[@Mandude4200]

I really hope he is in the AEW game along side his brother Owen, that would be amazing

[@jaylowpez03]

I hear JR announcing Bret In 2019 and still blows my mind , I love wrestling man

[@AllTheWayJay360]

This is awesome Love how aew is treating legends and talent

[@Devlins10]

AEW is so much more watchable them wwe now.

[@TheZerokool187]

Proper pop for a living legend!

[@Jordan-ls1ht]

Bret hitman heart

[@thomsch]

Yes!

[@tasvirmahmood3558]

Iconic moment, didn't expect it.

[@simonjds7474]

Cant wait to See Bret back in London 🤗

[@DjSaver]

He ain’t even going either way

[@trugrit2012]

Bret hart was paid 200 grand to unveil the belt at aew ppv

[@m.bowman2841]

Really? Geez

[@parisbeech2180]

That's a joke

[@alesmanyari7871]

ill sell my mom fot that amount

[@angusbeefyeung]

He would have done it for free to screw over wwe

[@pritishkhatai9160]

@@alesmanyari7871 😂😂

[@stevioschannel4278]

God it took a while for this crowd to realise who it was me my dad an brother marked out straight away with the best there is

[@exquisitelemonade3039]

I'd like to see Bret come back abd mentor Daniel Garcia maybe. Straight away Garcia is a major star.

[@libyanloyal7932]

Hit man

[@markfroman738]

The world was a lot simpler back then.

[@adam2O]

That guy made it look like he just received Thor's hammer.

[@fahadbeats]

HBK : hey Vince did u C bret hart Vince : yup HBK: should weeeee.... Vince : yup HBk : should we find someone to screw up in NXT or Wwe again VINCE MCMAHON: DAMN U HBK how many time should I say Yupppp to u God damnit

[@HistoryNerd8765]

I'm a simple guy. I see Bret Hart, I mark out.

[@mr.wright9867]

0:13 GCW's Jimmy Lloyd is like "oh sh**, it's Bret Hart!!"

[@mayooranthevakumaran]

Dam never seen the audience get up that fast

[@steventaylor6117]

Jim Ross announcing, he is the best there is.

[@siralonnevincenthan841]

imagine stone cold steve austin show up in AEW even as a guest

[@timwarheit4908]

Then it would be all but over for WWE.......

[@Rhadiox413]

There are three people that are not signed with WWE onscreen that would spell disaster for the WWE if they went on AEW. Stone Cold Steve Austin (doubtful) The Rock (probably not) C.M. Punk (hopefully will happen) I'd also like to put forth someone that also would spell the end but won't happen. AND HIS NAME IS JOHN CENA!

[@SimonBrownDriving]

Love seeing GCW's Jimmy Lloyd just behind Jack Whitehall in the crowd!!

[@xx1j]

Here to present the AEW World Championship *BELT*

[@isaacarellano5118]

Breaks my heart to see what time does. He will be forever young in my memories.

[@totallynotalpharius2283]

And everyone in that crowd knew who it was the second he said the " best that was" .true fucking fans

[@frankieclayton9303]

This was great to see Bret the Hitman Hart on aew!!

[@NesDogg]

I want his AEW theme!

[@wwebb1]

Fans: HOLY SHIT HOLT SHIT HOLY SHIT! Bret: *Thank you!*

[@Jordan-ls1ht]

Wwe is dying slow by slow

[@nicolastorres6667]

good joke jajajajaj

[@awesomemico9478]

No it might new day might join all so banks s

[@mrpickle9117]

Jordan 23 I agree that shit is trash now. AEW will be bigger than the WWE one day.

[@awesomemico9478]

True

[@manishchauhan1013]

i like it.,

[@Deanobucko917]

Hopefully AEW continues to grow in popularity and one day take out WWE

[@carlosruiz111]

You’re definitely not a wrestling fan just a mark

[@That_Random_Bloke]

Jack Whitehall???🤨

[@kazd2561]

Ahh brilliant that Jack,a is there, that guy is so funny especially the programs with his Dad,,but how lucky to be in that ring with Bret!

[@asbestoslung3109]

Jack Whitehall: The only blemish in AEW’s track record.

[@shahbazcokar1782]

I guess Vince McMahon is going to crap his pants now. Most likely he will ban a legend like Bret Heart from the WWE

[@parisbeech2180]

Vince don't care

[@spheremode3271]

Yeah, he hasn't banned anyone that worked for TNA. He's not banning anyone, especially for a long time unless they piss him off on a deep personal level, and the only examples of that that I know of are Macho Man and CM Punk. Vince doesn't give a crap IMO, he just wants to make more and more money until the day he dies. If he thought anyone who formerly worked for AEW would help him make money, he'd have no problem hiring them.

[@Ash-kn4uu]

@@spheremode3271and now the landscape has changed

[@spheremode3271]

@@Ash-kn4uu He apparently hugged Punk. It would have been wild to conceive of that 3 years ago when I wrote that comment. Some even wilder stuff has also come out about Vince since then. I still think I was right in what I said in the comment, BTW.

[@backerman10]

heard that belt suppose to be 30 pounds. lol.

[@casuallyarguments3577]

Yeah it seems heavy but its beautiful and better than universal and 24/7 championship

[@callmestubz]

Vince: *you weren’t supposed to do that*

[@FunkoPopCollectorMalaysia]

Fantastic...

[@fathurrahman9355]

AEW Should make they own wrestling game

[@zimikkachui5766]

WTF is Jack Whitehall doing in an AEW ?