Disco Inferno on: how unprofessional Bret Hart was

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[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

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[@johnfalcetta5431]

Jericho told a story that him Malenko, Eddie and a few others were with Bret in the locker room. Terry Taylor who was the agent, came in and gave them directions. Bret said "wait? The red fucking Rooster is in charge here" Absolutely buried him

[@TheHomeInvasionShow]

😂😂😂

[@EGarrett01]

Yup. Chris Jericho said he got a FedEx package from them with nothing in it. Tony Schiavone used to put his head down on the desk during commercial breaks. And Eric Bischoff on his shoot interviews only talks about how great a guy Hulk Hogan is.

[@jerry85g7]

🤣😂😂

[@FocusedOnDestiny]

​@EGarrett01, you clearly don't listen to his shoot interview. Take the narrative out your throat.

[@vincesmith2499]

Bret was sick of WCW at that point in early 1999.

[@martifrey3357]

Going 23 minutes with Disco would be an insult to any wrestler lmao

[@enzothunder2996]

Facts

[@Jffeeney3rd]

For everyone who said “hey, the match was 11 minutes, Disco is lying!” It was a TAPED show and the match was edited down, guys. Seems to be a lot of people missing that.

[@mattperkins261]

Konan 'it's like he didn't want to be there'. Every wrestling fan ever 'He didn't want to be in wcw. This isn't a secret. He's been quite open about not wanting to leave wwe for wcw since before and after the Montreal screwjob'.

[@jackiejones3296]

i wish we could have gotten another round of Bret Hart vs Scott Hall in WCW. I really loved their matches in WWE.

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

For real. So many missed opportunities. I wish we would have gotten more Scott Hall solo matches in WCW.

[@bannedfreespeech]

Hall was a drunk and hart was done by that point

[@jackiejones3296]

@@johnnyskinwalker4095 plus, The Hart Foundation vs The Outsiders. Would it have been a good match? who knows but it was RIGHT THERE.

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

@@jackiejones3296 Could have been decent but I remember when Neihart joined WCW and he was quite overweight. He and Davey Boy Smith let themselves go lol

[@ducklife420]

we did they wrestled at one of the ppvs

[@JSHAFTSR]

Disco Inferno should never be mentioned in the same sentence as Bret Hart.

[@kylesmith9944]

Image how bad it was for the fans to watch Bret Hart not be used by WCW. Every single week Bret Hart would wrestle jobbers like Disco. It was horrible. We wanted to see Bret vs Hogan.

[@crashingatom6755]

None of my friends gave a shit, we wanted to see the NWO or the cruiserweights. When they put old school Bret in the NWO that shit died. He was way past his entertaining prime.

[@bosejefferson9731]

WCW fans didn't really care to see Bret Hart like that, breh.

[@dubuyajay9964]

"That ain't gonna fly...bruthaaaaaa!!!!!!"

[@jj204]

Bret wasn’t really a draw in wwf so not sure why ppl expected him to draw in wcw.

[@richardmyers7847]

​@@jj204 stop the 🧢

[@Nothereman9999]

Perception is reality. I've heard Bret say he came to WCW with all kinds of motivation but given stories like this it was clear Bret was just collecting paychecks by this time. It's clear Bret didn't really want to be there, you could tell that watching from the TV, it was almost like watching a guy who was watching a clock.

[@nealbaker4170]

Bret obviously didn't enjoy his time with WCW because he knew they totally botched his booking. Coming in flaming hot off the Montreal screw job and not immediately putting him into a main event storyline was ludicrous.

[@Nothereman9999]

​​@@nealbaker4170WCW was a complete mess booking wise when Bret showed up, Sting vs. Hogan at Starrcade proved that. Even though that's true, it doesn't matter. Bret still has to work and if he's going to phone it every time he's in a situation he doesn't like then you can't blame guys like Disco for not being fans of Bret either. No one wants to work with the guy who comes in late and says "can I go home now?". End of day, Bret was getting paid A LOT of money to be there, it shouldn't be too much to ask for him to suck it up and put his best foot forward while he's there.

[@joshuaa1605]

Lol the guy makes his big debut for WCW as a special guest referee. It was horrible booking. All the ways to bring bret in and that's what you do? A referee? So lame lol of course he didn't wanna be there. Every wrestler in the locker room didn't wanna be there either lol

[@Fencellisk]

I always wonder why people go after Bret for not wanting to be there. Most of the roster was the same way. Only a few guys like Konnan Disco Rey and Booker T really liked like they wanted to be there. The majority collected checks.

[@johnstamos5948]

he came in with a smile and his first gig was special guest referee for ERIC BISCHOFF

[@Tyrantula1]

Really funny how bitter Bret is about getting hurt in the ring when he drops someone on their neck on purpose because he’s mad about a finish lmao.

[@SuperHamric]

And claims he never hurt anyone.

[@kazman_6899]

​@@SuperHamricBy Disco's own admission, he didn't hurt him. He wanted to hurt him.

[@A.HWasRight]

I lost a lot of respect for Bret

[@philipjohnson9913]

I never got to see Bret Hart vs El Dandy

[@roccojamison89gooker51]

El Dandy had the jam! I wish Bret would have brought Smokey the Cat before Nitro and have the fans pet Smokey

[@freebachelor5060]

@@roccojamison89gooker51 Wasn't Smokey in the camera shot when Bret did the interview via satellite for his 1996 comeback match against Steve Austin?

[@roccojamison89gooker51]

After getting out of the sharpshooter, Disco Inferno should have put Bret Hart in a Davey Boy Smith Chinlock

[@RunandLift2]

Respected Bret as a wrestler. Never a fan of his personality and he has always come across as overly sensitivite. My opinion

[@Luigitron51]

He's my favorite wrestler all time but he comes off as really bitter and sensitive and it's unfortunate. I can understand why he probably feels that way

[@RunandLift2]

@juanalarcon2392 I can understand why. However, I see it as a choice. He is very Selective on what he discusses too.

[@Luigitron51]

@V-TaperSubliminals oh definitely

[@stephenmonachello6256]

I agree. Fantastic wrestler and ring worker, but he took every little thing too seriously and personal

[@wizzerwiser2056]

He recently signed a poster where he wrote his disgust for Goldberg on it. That right there says it all.

[@leesmith813]

Bischoff never signed Bret in 97 to be a main event draw in WCW. He only signed him to potentially put WWE out of business by weakening their roster, which of course had no effect due to the emergence of Stone Cold and Rock etc. Both Bret and Bischoff probably regret doing the WCW deal together.

[@kevingriener7441]

It didn't have no effect, it had the opposite effect, because in order for the Rock and Stone Cold to take over, Hart (and Michaels, but the Undertaker took care of that one) had to get out of the way. Bret Hart was a liability to whichever company he was in. There are literally receipts.

[@Zeke1379]

@@kevingriener7441 funny how Bret made Austin and helped the rock though eh....

[@kevingriener7441]

@Zeke1379 my ass "Bret made Austin". First of all, Bret won that match, so the idea that it was some kind of torch passing is asinine (Bret never did clean jobs, which is funny because he's been spending his twilight years crying that nobody did clean jobs for him). Secondly, and far more important - NOBODY WAS WATCHING THE WWF. WM13 has, by far, the lowest buy rate in Wrestlemania history. Because that's what happened to companies who put Bret Hart at the top of their card: all the revenue disappeared. As far as the general public was concerned, nobody knew who SCSA was before WM13, and nobody knew afterwards. And even among the WWF hardcores, that match that made Austin happened against Jake Roberts at KotR the year before - you know, the match he actually won. Because Jake Roberts would actually put over wrestlers clean to give them a boost. I understand why hardcore wrestling fans like Bret. He was a consistent, safe worker who took the in-ring product more seriously than anybody else except maybe HBK (who was also ratings poison). But the guy had too much ego and too little riz to connect with the greater public and be anything close to the superstar he was in his own mind (he wanted his WCW contact to be for $1 more than Hulk Hogan's! Like, dude, no!). He should have been one of the great IC champs in history. Instead, he spent the entire Monday Night War on whichever side was losing.

[@joetroller514]

Bret Hart couldn't even be happy when he's booked to go over. No wonder Vince wanted him gone.

[@mikefegan2324]

Bret Hart is a better than you ever were

[@sammmm87]

Well yes Bret is better than 90% of all wrestlers ever

[@just2fresh814]

Everyone knows that Disco Inferno was more than a glorified jobber and a NWO hanger-on😅

[@mkultra5752]

Disco wouldn't put over Jacqueline..hes just as unprofessional

[@VirgilZandig]

Can you guys do a watch-along with this match? I watched it. Is Disco sure that Bret went to a Sharpshooter? There is an extremely long figure four leglock and it seems like Bret wanted Disco to submit to it. Bret clearly did not want Disco to reach the ropes and it looks like there's a lot of confusion between the ref and Disco.

[@-Trauma.]

😂

[@Fencellisk]

Also the show ended afterward. Maybe there's some editing because this show was taped a week prior, but Disco is mistaken here.

[@Jffeeney3rd]

@@Fencelliskyeah, it was edited like crazy. Chopped half of it out.

[@Fencellisk]

@@Jffeeney3rd OK. Wow. 👍

[@kiwirooster6209]

Disco got it wrong, he put him in a figure four first. That's when Disco wouldn't tap. He did tap when he got put in the sharpshooter though. Hart never dropped him on his neck.

[@freebachelor5060]

The match was taped and edited. There used to be a full version of that match on KZbin that showed everything that Disco talks about, but it's gone now.

[@kazman_6899]

Why didn't they just put Bret v Hall as the ME on Thunder? There's 23 minutes. That match never happened, even though Hall was Bret's first interaction with an active member of the nWo.

[@DIGGINS_]

So its Bretts fault that he was booked in a main event witb a guy who wasnt a main eventer and couldnt go in the ring...

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

Who's Brett?

[@kpllc4209]

Bret "Hitman" Mark

[@markmann5539]

Bret Hart talks trash about Vince Russo yet who's the guy that booked Bret to become WCW champion? VINCE RUSSO.

[@PhilJHaast7695]

The culture of WCW was pretty demoralizing at this point. There were a lot of unhappy people on that roster.

[@abbaabbaabbaf]

Disco was lucky to even get to wrestle Bret

[@timomajere]

Bret hated being in WCW because he wanted to be the star in WWF/WWE still it seems and he considered WCW a demotion instead of an opportunity to keep working and making quite decent money. Bret chose to spin it negatively and he treated everyone there in that same cloud of disdain. He went to WCW to keep working and it feels like he was not willing to do the actions WCW wanted him to do and Bret just wanted to do whatever he felt like because ' He is Bret hart! He doesn't need to earn a spot or explain himself to these WCW nobodies.' That was how it looked to me watching from back then. Even looking at old footages, Bret clearly went there happy thinking one thing was gonna occur, and then after even a month, you saw he was not wanting to be there anymore. But.. what do i know, right? im just a youtube commenter. Its not like I was there and have that perspective. Just the perspective of the observer and only entitled to whatever details were permitted to the press and most of those were just drummed up stories anyways.

[@mattperkins261]

He wasn't happy because he told Vince 'They're not going to know what to do with me' and he was right. He wasn't used right at all there and it's because of the hogan crap. The same reason so many jumped to wwe was why Bret didn't want to go there. You can say his heart wasn't in it, which is fair at times. He's working for the b company and there was very much a pecking order, and if something started taking off, hogan would demand to be worked into it and bischoff would facilitate that because he's dumb. The more you watch wcw back, the more you see a few things here and there start clicking, and because bischoff thinks hogan is money, even though it was blatantly obvious the fans had lost interest in him, they'd find a way to wedge him to the front of the angle. Bret was right in his thoughts about wcw and to be honest, I don't blame him for phoning it in. In terms of big names, he was the best they had in their line up (pre benoit, booker, Eddie and so on getting elevated up the card, but it didn't happen for Eddie and Benoit until they jumped ship). Wcw had a great roster. The problem were the turds at the top thinking about themselves vs the company. I think Bret proved himself a guy willing to carry the company if necessary or asked to, but also, a guy willing to drop so the next guy gets his turn. Unfortunately, the wcw environment at that time, lacked that mentality in it's leadership. In my opinion at least.

[@timomajere]

@DystopianHog Yes. Bret did not earn anything in WCW and its the fans who dictated what back then. They liked Goldberg, so WCW shoved Goldberg in their faces. Fans liked NWO, so Everyone got to be in Nwo at one point. Bret.. Bret just shows up and its expected to change everything surrounding HIM? Absolutely not. What Bret did in WWF is nothing except to the WWF fans. He needs to literally pay his dues in WCW. No one gets free rides unless management decides its a free ride. Bret assumed an entitled mindset once he got there and felt WCW now had to change to fit HIS thinking processes. That is why Bret failed in WCW. He refused to do business and just wanted a free ride and a paycheck like Scott and kevin and Hogan were getting. He simply felt he was entitled to more when he never did anything to earn it in WCW. No one there gave two shits about what BRET thought he was entitled to. That is why he continues to piss and moan about Goldberg ' ending his career'. Because Bret needed to blame anything and anyone other than himself for all of his own problems and likes using Goldberg as an example because Goldberg DID screw up and Bret is simply trying to cash in on that every day, every microphone interview. Its all he talks about. The man can not stop living in his own past either.

[@mattperkins261]

@@timomajere so you don't understand how business works. Bret, arguably the top guy in wwe. The wcw wanted him. He's entitled to demand a huge paycheck. And 'had to pay his dues in wcw'??? Hall and Nash didn't. They went there and were given everything from the off, and they weren't at Brets level. Bret also had dealings with selfish hogan in wwe too remember. So from his point of view, he's spent years building up wwe and himself to earn the top spot and now he knows he's going right back to the hogan show. Bret expected nothing more than he was entitled to. He has/had a reputation that everyone knew of. He's entitled to expect that reputation is respected and maintained as a bare minimum. We all know wcw would have been better off run by drunk monkeys. He expected professionalism and what did he get? Selfish pricks playing politics holding everyone better than them down whilst the 'top' of the card stayed the same. Hall and Nash politicked their way to being the highest paid guys on the books. Hogan made sure he could do whatever he wanted and nobody could do shit about it. Bret wanted to see everyone treated fairly, including himself, but again, he knows that's never going to happen with hogan basically running wcw via his bitch bischoff. And he's absolutely entitled to be pissed off at the incompetent twat oldturd who ended his career cos oldturd should never have been brought in to the industry.

[@timomajere]

@@mattperkins261 aahh yes.. the random unknown youtube nobody is going to pretend to be an authority of something they probably didn't even exist for. Its you that doesn't understand how business worked back then. Back before you could tie your own shoes properly and knew the color wheel. If you're olde rthan that.. you REALLY do not know business from any standpoint except a slack-jawed gawker of a fan eating whatever they feed you and asking for more.

[@saj8]

Same thing with Davey Boy. He also left WCW the first time because he hated it there. By the time he and Anvil got there, it was the lunatics running the asylum.

[@mikebones4428]

Bret was a victim of bad timing. He was imo the best wrestler of all time in regards to storytelling in the ring and technically He entered the main event scene when it was still the land of big giants. Got pushed out cause of attitude era then got concussed from Goldberg. Ruthless aggression would have fit great for Bret. Angle edge Jericho all these guys he could have had great matches with and there was no wcw. It’s sad he was wasted in wcw and retired. He could have had atleast 6 or 7 more years of great matches. It feels like we only got to see half of his career.

[@russellcampbell3500]

Does anyone else see two swans on Kevin Sullivans forehead? I’ve seen this for years now

[@fasjab]

I always saw it as dragons like from Mortal Kombat as a kid, but now I can't help but see swans XD

[@russellcampbell3500]

@@fasjab hahah sorry bro

[@holyliable5829]

Didn't Hulk Hogan not want to lose to Bret because he felt Bret wasn't a big enough name? Around King of the Ring 93' when Hulk lost the title to Yokozuna instead? Bret was a great wrestler just not a box office attraction

[@Bls-of1ld]

Hart was bigger than yoko again the time who just basically debuted so idk you contradicted yourself

[@KORANHORACIO]

@@Bls-of1ldYokozuna was a monster Bret Hart was 5 feet something there’s a difference of believability

[@AntiLifeEquation1]

It wasnt that Brett wasnt a big enough name, it's that Brett wasnt BIG enough. Hogan didnt want to lose to a dude half his size...this was still the days of the big boys in WWF with a few exceptions.

[@Bls-of1ld]

@@KORANHORACIO u said bret wasn't an attraction...he was a bigger draw then yoko

[@michaelmercury1297]

Hogan also thought Bret wasn't a big enough size to beat him.

[@nealbaker4170]

Fair point. All that talent wasted on terrible storylines. Tony Khan needs to learn from history.

[@hamsterman844]

Disco acts like he was there when talking about this story

[@gimmiebackmybike1831]

I wonder if we're going to hear similar stories about Edge in AEW soon

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

Edge never was in WCW

[@ThePhenom389X]

​@@johnnyskinwalker4095he did have a match against Meng under the name Damon Striker in WCW but that was about it.

[@gimmiebackmybike1831]

@@johnnyskinwalker4095 fixed my comment

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

@@gimmiebackmybike1831 😄 that is what I was thinking

[@VirgilZandig]

Looking at the old recap from DDT Digest, this was one of the many shows they aired the Konnan music video during. Also lots of "What happened at Superbrawl" segments and they reaired part of a Bret Hart vs. Booker T match, so Disco's story jibes with WCW having to fill this up to make 2 hours. On the other hand, it seems like that friggin' Konnan video aired on every show for 4 months.

[@loooooooongstanding2141]

Eric Bischoff said something really interesting about Bret recently. He said that Bret worked out a deal for limited dates in WCW yet then complained about not being used more.

[@BSmoothe805]

Bret also said on some of those days in question he'd arrive to the arena and they'd literally have nothing for him. You'd think Eric would make those dates count.

[@loooooooongstanding2141]

@@BSmoothe805 you know there's a chance Bret isn't being 100% factual though?

[@Bernicia295]

@@loooooooongstanding2141 Also a chance that Bischoff isn't being 100% factual either.

[@jeremygott7709]

@@loooooooongstanding2141You believe every word Bischoff says?

[@acidmack1041]

@@loooooooongstanding2141 You know there is an even bigger chance that Bischoff isnt being 100% factual lol. Bischoff only seems to recall every negative detail about people he has had beef with

[@vincesmith2499]

Why was Disco fighting Bret? Disco was an nWo associate/ally, and so was Bret. It made no sense.

[@xziggy_stardustx6786]

Pretty funny listening to this guy slate the only honest person in the wrestling industry

[@reverendfloyd]

I love how Brett Hart thought he was so important to the nation of Canada that him losing in his home country would cause some kind of national trauma. What an ego!

[@AntiLifeEquation1]

Exactly...American wrestlers always lose in their home country, wtf makes Brett so special?

[@Bernicia295]

Bret's relationship with Canada was different from most American wrestlers' relationships with America. You probably needed to be living in Canada in the 90s to understand it. How many American wrestlers have been voted one of the top 50 Americans of all time in a major national poll or have a star on the walk of fame?

[@FilmThePoliceFTP]

BRET… for the love of god why do people think his name is spelled bretT?

[@misterslats]

Dude he NEVER said he was refusing to lose in Canada. He told Vince he would put over ANYONE but Shawn. He said he'd put Lombardi over. It's ninny weenbag contemporary wrestling fans like you that twist that narrative and run with it. Were you even alive in 1997?

[@GoingWithDan]

Not true though is it, he had no problem losing in Canada… he didn’t want to lose to HBK after a comment was made, and rightfully so. He offered to lose to taker , Steve Austin or shamrock. Do your research

[@oldmangamer76]

So we are supposed to believe that Bret intentionally tried to injure disco? By attempting to break his neck no less. So many things to this story seem off. Like if Bret didn't want to go 23 minutes with a career mid card guy in the main event he could get that changed. Love how Disco said he and Hall didn't say anything, lol. Because Dusco knows Bret would have lit him up. Dump this bozo already Konan.

[@CulinaryJoey]

I have question why You and Konnan didn't appear on last nitro march 26 2001? At least wwe production would have Konnan be ringside with Rey and Kidman and Disco would have rematch with Jett on final Nitro?

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

check the description box

[@ninthlife1745]

Bret Hart is such a mark for himself, imagine how big his ego would have been if he was ever part of a number 1 company while was a top guy.

[@friendme12345]

Remember when they had Brett wear that stupid rib armor under the hockey jersey and Goldberg knocked himself out...how amusing...

[@Lord_Bibulous]

Not for nothing but there's no good reason for the "Disco Inferno" character to believably compete with a Bret Hart. At least without shenanigans. That didn't justify Bret trying to hurt Disco though. That's just unprofessional. 1st time I've ever heard something like this concerning Bret.

[@briandunlop8895]

The only question left is will "Main Event" Disco Inferno take part in the Royal Rumble?

[@johnnytheworldowner9130]

it's ironic that people like CM Punk or FTR are so openly fans of Bret Hart and i think that's because they never had to work with him, it seems like most people who had to work with Bret don't have a whole lot of good stuff to say about him.

[@JPLeonhart]

Bullshit

[@CFDavid847]

That’s not true…. Idiot

[@Bernicia295]

No, the negative comments just get more attention. Actually, the vast majority of people who worked with Bret liked and respected him. Just listen to Steve Austin, Rock, Undertaker, Mr Perfect, Mick Foley, Kane, Roddy Piper, DDP, Bam Bam Bigelow, Sean Waltman, and many more. Even Kevin Nash says he loved working with Bret apart from one incident. It's a shame people hear a few negative stories like this one and ignore the hundreds of positive ones.

[@JPLeonhart]

@@Bernicia295 facts!

[@Fencellisk]

​@@Bernicia295dead on. Lazy people are going with the first thing they see or hear. Notice that Glenn typically doesn't like wrestlers who don't follow the status quo, especially those who speak up.

[@jpmiller7922]

Disco looks pregnant in that picture.

[@nathanwanner..44]

I think disco was dropped on his head saying brett was unprofessional

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

Bret needing 23 minutes to beat Disco was a disgrace to begin with. And putting Disco in the main event? Who booked this crap? When the people behind the scene don't give a shit, why should the wrestlers?

[@grandpacreampie]

If you read Brets book, you see how big his ego is. The guy was making more money than anyone in a time where business was down yet he whined about his spot. I like Bret but personally he seemed annoying as hell

[@Fencellisk]

You don't know him personally, though. Lol!

[@danman1789]

agreed. his book is a must-read because he had such a crazy life. but yeah, probably the biggest ego of anybody. he really thought that because he was good at executing wrestling moves that made him better than the guys who drew money

[@90sDude.]

It was definitely a rib on Bret. Nash, Hall purposely put Disco and Bret in that 23 minutes match just to mess with Bret

[@Therealgeoffchilds]

Im Canadian. i found discos promo funny. Bret said a lot of bad things about america that was funny.. but at the end of the day, Bret was the hottest heel in'97, and i feel the top guys help him back purposely.. eric probably thought he did not need to use bret as long as he stole him. wwe would be finished.

[@freebachelor5060]

Bret was not a hotter heel than Hollywood Hulk Hogan. He was the hottest heel in the WWF until after Summerslam when they killed his push.

[@rondoughhowell6442]

well its no secret that after the Montreal Screwjob that Brett's love for pro wrestling was gone and even worse his younger brother Owen died

[@JaskiratSGrewal]

who is disco inferno?

[@roobisdad]

Bret hart is delusional. The shit is predetermined!

[@liamstewart4472]

Why does Bret Hart say that he was badly used in WCW? he was put into angles with Ric Flair, Sting, Macho Man, Bill Goldberg etc. how's that bad?

[@ajw5691]

Because if you're not in the main event in WCW then that means you were automatically mistreated to some fans. Bret was a favorite of mine and I wanted WCW to be built around him as well. I wish he won the world title sooner and him against Hogan was a dream feud to me. However, that could have hauled the pushes of Sting, DDP and Goldberg. Also, Bret in WCW at least was featured as a top performer and was always near the top. There are examples when top talent went to other companies and became comedy acts or jobbers. Bret had it much better even though he wasn't pushed to the top immediately.

[@palaceofwisdom9448]

@@ajw5691 WCW was doing massive business in '97, while WWF was still struggling with Bret in the main event. It would make zero sense to take a guy who didn't draw as champion for your competitor and put him on top. Having great matches and being a marquee guy are not the same thing.

[@kazman_6899]

​@@palaceofwisdom9448 They could have used him closer to the top of the card. I mean, used him at all. Hogan, Goldberg, Sting... they're the only guys you have ahead of Bret in '98.

[@palaceofwisdom9448]

@@kazman_6899 DDP was set to be a mega star in '98, but after losing to Goldberg they dropped him down the card. Hell, Kevin Nash beat Goldberg to a huge pop and then they dropped him down too. Bret was largely wasted in WCW, I won't even dispute that, but he had to know going in that there was no room at the top for him, least of all when Hogan of all people was the #1 guy with creative control, brother. Did he really think it would be different than '93 WWF?

[@kazman_6899]

@@palaceofwisdom9448 I have three people ahead of him, that means plenty of ppv MEs. I don't see why he couldn't have been booked that way. He'd certainly be ahead of DDP and Nash.

[@GV213]

The $100,000 champion

[@ericmaumaryjr8344]

You shoulda just tapped instead of going into business for yourself, Disco.

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

you clearly don't know what that term means

[@VirgilZandig]

If anyone went into business for himself, it was Bret. The bosses wanted a 23-minute segment.

[@KDreamer13]

@@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL Maybe it was sarcasm ?

[@roccojamison89gooker51]

Going Into Business for Yourself would sound like a great name for a faction.

[@Richard-zp3ok]

Vince took away Brets love for the business

[@singaporekane3190]

Why would Bret do that to Kermit the frog? 😩

[@niteporter]

Lol. This guy. Coming from a guy who quit because he didn't want to job to jackie, who got his gimmick because of raven and should be thankful he stepped in the ring with Bret Hart.

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

That's not what happened. The facts on hat story have been around since 1997, covered hundreds of times of many platforms yet you STILL got it wrong. Maybe in 2024 you'll not publicly embarrass yourself like this.

[@jimmyflores5976]

Cos he DIDNT wanna be there. Can you blame him?

[@philwalsh8975]

Bret Hart literally laughed at the idea of him being part of AEW

[@darlakajca6454]

Weird ? 🤔 Since he was on the first Aew show and on the dvd of that show but never stop telling your version of the truth

[@mattperkins261]

​@darlakajca6454 since that first show, Bret has basically lost all respect for aew because he's seen the shit show it has become. He said, he offered to be a backstage guy/agent or something but they weren't interested in him being anything other than an on screen character, which he laughed at when asked about it in an interview with inside the ropes. I think it was with them. He was sat on the stage, black backdrop. Their trademark look.

[@philwalsh8975]

@@darlakajca6454 how many times has Bret been on the show since that first show?

[@philwalsh8975]

@@mattperkins261 I can't imagine Tony Khan would turn down the chance to sign a wrestler

[@darlakajca6454]

@@mattperkins261he may have said that I don't know but he was on their first show I think Bret has a legends contract with WWE so it doesn't matter I'm just sick of Phil lying about Aew because he hates them

[@TheRedCode-ov8fs]

If you ever read Bret Hart's Bio from 07 you'd know that he's a pretty terrible human being. Some of the stuff he bragged about doing with woman while still being married I'd be ashamed to admit. He belongs in the same category as Vince when it comes to S!xuaL antics. Don't care what anyone else says, DIsco was a far more entertaining wrestler than bret ever couold hope to be. Disco was way more creative, and all his storylines and idea were made to put smiles on people's faces, unlike bret who had a lot of dark ones filled with drama and negativity.

[@A.HWasRight]

I lost alot of respect for bret after hearing this.

[@misterslats]

People need to remember Disco has sour grapes over a match with Bret that Bret was less than pleased with. It's colored everything Disco says about Bret since. How many times have we heard Bret was all business in WWF? Or that he took the business very seriously? Then he gets to the shit show that was WCW where he gets sandbagged by Hogan and Bischoff and eventually gets fed up and couldn't be bothered. WCW was no less unprofessional as Bret was at the time. Disco is 100% biased.

[@jimiverson6171]

bret was sent by vince to put wcw out of business and it worked, people are so niave.

[@soulofachristian8704]

Disco Who? Was he a camera man? Who is this guy?

[@mansion1719]

Bret Hart was angry in WCW because WWE became bigger as soon as he left. WCW exposed Bret Hart for not being a draw.

[@alo4912]

Right? I always thought that was the main stipulation why bret went to WCW, less dates more money

[@nealbaker4170]

He wasn't a draw fool because he was booked poorly.

[@mansion1719]

@@nealbaker4170 WWE made Bret a 5 time world champion. Please tell me more about how he was booked poorly.

[@mansion1719]

@@alo4912 exactly. Bret got what he wanted and then complained about it.

[@Bernicia295]

@@mansion1719 That wasn't what he wanted at all. He had turned down a bigger offer from WCW just the year before in 1996 to stay with WWF for a lot less money. He only left because Vince McMahon told him he couldn't afford to pay him anymore and was going to break his contract. Bret didn't want to go to WCW at all.

[@AmericanGypsy206]

I was watching WCW during the time Brett Hart join and Eric Bischoff basically was Hogan’s bitch. Everything was about the NWO and by 1998 the NWO storyline was starting to get stale and Brett Hart was fresh off the Montreal screw job and they could’ve done a lot of big things with him but they were too busy letting a washed up hogan. Take 20 minutes just to get to the ring and another 20 minutes to talk WCW was pretty much dead by the end of 1998 and to be honest WWF wasn’t that great in 1998 it’s just that WCW was making too many mistakes during that time I know because was watching wrestling a lot during that time

[@nick56677]

Once the NWO and the Attitude era came, Bret Hart was yesterdays news. He was so out of place in the late 90s, he didnt fit. Also, he is a bitter, whiny broken record. When I watch Nitro on Peacock, and I hear "Bret Hart is coming up next" I skip forward so fast. Such a mood killer

[@jerry85g7]

Disco should of tapped

[@johngotti489]

Bret screwed Bret!

[@hamsterman844]

My sources tell me this is not true. Disco is desperate

[@shinshoryuken69]

BRO, I know it's rare to put Disco Inferno in the title of the video but bro, you can't disrespect my BOI Disco like that, you gonna give him a lot of heat. Come on Konnan.

[@friendme12345]

Brett loved himself...which is fine...but you have to know when to not be self-centered...we are all in this together...

[@1980Triumph]

all

[@ShowtimeThaRaptor]

Y’all gotta stop talking over each other please !

[@Jffeeney3rd]

I wish we could lol. Disco and Konnan have known each other since early 1996. They’ve been doing it ever since!

[@tylerrink7616]

WCW painting him out to look cry baby they didn't know what else to do with him there were to many guys over there it just wasn't a good fit like wwf WCW guys didn't really get him

[@rickydlp]

The Harts have a polishes reputation, but they're very dirty imo. They knew more than anyone how to hurt somebody and pass it off as wrestling

[@nealbaker4170]

I just explained how he was the hottest name in the business coming off Montreal but Bischoff didn't immediately book him on top.

[@fastestgorilla7971]

Bret Hart may be the greatest wrestler of all time but he was not smart about the business of wrestling. He thought that having all this drama in with HBK in WWE was going to help him going to WCW where Nash & Hall had massive power backstage?!

[@t.mitchellb2766]

Bret Hart is a mark for himself. He smells his own farts and believes his own hype.

[@Fencellisk]

I agree with his way of thinking.

[@carloslozada470]

Bret screwed Bret

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

he let personal issues get in the way of business

[@shaunlucky9645]

Let's not forget how he got there in the first place, real shit. Not saying it's an excuse to be an asshole in the new job and company but js

[@TomBerishaj]

@@shaunlucky9645 He got there by taking a contract that paid him at least 5x what he was earning. Oh, he had to listen to the person who decides who wins his matches in his rings in his company on his shows, like every wrestler in history before and after. Poor Bret.

[@shaunlucky9645]

@@TomBerishaj 😂. I'll say this, he STILL does interviews in the same sad bitter demeanor about the long ago PAST now smh. Atp you gotta move on lol, like Goldberg does

[@bigolebot]

Bret's mentality ill, there's something wrong with the guy, this is the same Bret who thought taking Vince to court would help him to have ownerships to his own matches under Vinces brand 😂 Of course his fanbase will always portray the guy as some innocent victim who could never do any wrong

[@bosejefferson9731]

Interesting, as much as bret buries goldberg, he intentionally tried to hurt disco.