Bret Hart on TSN Off The Record

From June 2000 Bret Hart on TSN Off The Record with Michael Landsberg

[@elliottspence]

It's a shame that this show isn't around anymore. Instead we have sub-par podcasts/live-streams run by super-fans posing as journalists/reporters.

[@Luxor2020]

I agree 100%

[@jmac9327]

Yup big fat Conrad

[@daveyboy_]

This was one of the Last good shows on TSN . Landsberg , was respected so much that the nerwork paid big $$ to get these awsome guests. He was contreversial and played that role well and im sure they told the guests - this guy is gonna play Devils Advocate. Then , because he was contriversal people tuned in. Then he would read all the emails sent in from the audience ....Good AND bad..it was awesome. Man did they ever rag on his hair & what they assumed - his sexual nature. Lol

[@syedafatimafurqan5174]

He was very sensible, serious and ahead of his time. I was lucky to follow his career. Great wrestler!

[@russellcampbell3500]

Wise words.

[@altorres5988]

His voice is really soothing i can listen to him all day

[@eveningstar4543]

Bret should start a asmr channel

[@glamgal7106]

I agree that there's a soothing sound in Bret's voice when he talks. I've met him many times from 1994-2022. I remember being nervous the first time I met Bret and while waiting on line, trying to think of what to say to him. The first impression that I got from Bret was that he exuded this genuineness and warmth. When I shook his hand, I said, "It's nice to meet you, Bret." He responded, "It's nice to meet YOU" with this warmth in his voice and his eyes. I can attest that from then on, Bret never had me feeling nervous or uncomfortable. When I'd show my father photos of myself and Bret(from photo opp/autograph signing events), he'd say that there was something "pleasant" about him.

[@sikanderdhesi9352]

He started the attitude era when he became a heel in the states

[@djangofett4879]

he didn't start it by himself but he was a big part of getting that ball rolling. that very start of attitude era, before the actual "attitude" branding started was really a magical time, before it became increasingly silly.

[@LS-fd6tl]

"I got a concusion from Bill Goldberg and I don't hold any animosity towards him"

[@xziggy_stardustx6786]

Landsberg never subjected Bret to the kind of ribbing he gave to other guests. You can sense the respect he had for Bret and that's because he knew the Hitman was telling the truth from what was said off-camera.

[@Vercingetorix.Fantasia]

Agreed. Bret was also " The Canadian Hero " at this point . Let's be honest bret was a technician and true worker in a cartoon age

[@xziggy_stardustx6786]

@@Vercingetorix.Fantasia Agreed. A Bret Hart match stood out back then and it still stands out now.

[@Vercingetorix.Fantasia]

@xZIGGY_STARDUSTx as does a Benoit or malenko, Owen , Eddie, and so on. But Bret stood out above all of these greats. I grew up on Bret. Remember his loss at Wrestlemania 9 so vividly. I think I cried , lol! I'm 38 now. I respect the shit out of Bret. I understand how he is viewed as bitter, and he is. But he has a whole lot of reason to be. He was robbed of the final decade of his career. Look how HBK made his final run. I think Bret was soaked from head to toe, inside out in bitterness , frustration, and anger, and it took him down with the stroke.

[@xziggy_stardustx6786]

@@Vercingetorix.Fantasia I love the guy as well but I don't think he's as consumed with hate as you think. For a while he was pissed off at Vince and WWF but with the advent of the internet and social media he's now fully aware that millions of people love him to death and respect his work. The dude was the finest in-ring talent ever to exist and the WWF spin-machine suppressed that fact while downplaying his camera presence, charisma and intelligent mic style for years. Everybody knows Bret was the best and who cares if WWE does an overdramatic celebration of HBK or anybody else while ignoring him? Facts are facts .... he's the best there is, best there was and the best here ever will be.

[@vinnymac7565]

Nice hearing him give props to Foley as a worker. I've always thought Mick's wrestling was just as smooth and crisp as his bumping.

[@glamgal7106]

*8:56* Vince: "It was looking into the eyes of a skeleton"--that was typical Vince who couldn't recognize Bret's grieving Owen's death. I was lucky to have followed much of Bret's solo career both on TV and in live events. His matches were so engaging and full of storytelling. To me, the name Bret Hart is synonymous with the word legend.

[@gw593]

It’s a lot worse then what you describe. Vince knew he was lying on national Tv. He took a sadistic and sociopathic angle for whatever reason and tried to paint Bret as someone who didn’t care about his brothers death and was focused on his own career. That’s so disturbing it’s incomprehensible.

[@nichhodge8503]

Skeletons don’t have any eyes which is really a bad analogy for Vince McMahon to use. Now if he had said “it was like looking into the eyes of a dead man” that would’ve been better

[@WhatsThat-x1f]

​@@nichhodge8503that's the point,it's like staring into a void because he has no eyes

[@GamingManual]

Vince more or less indirectly admits he's a psycho/sociopath, for not understanding Bret "talking about Bret" when they met regarding Owen's passing. That's how people cope and deal with tragedy and trauma; they bring up past injustices and wrong doings. Bret was literally grieving to Vince in the park that day, and it went right over Vince's head. Zero surprise. The Hitman is the GOAT.

[@orelhai]

Here Bret says Vince vs Bret would never happen. 10 years later, it did

[@theradgegadgie6352]

And it shouldn't have. It was shit.

[@JoshLavian]

16:55 - "I got a concussion from Bill Goldberg, and I certainly don't have any animosity towards him." HILARIOUS!!!

[@sgrghyfrvhhh2844]

He bashed Goldberg for years and still does

[@BigBoss-zi5ss]

Yea that didn't age well at all

[@robandrews81]

This was before he suffered a stroke caused by the concussion caused from the kick by Goldberg so yeah his feelings changed.

[@RG-lr4pk]

@@robandrews81 His decades long career and drug use had nothing to do with it. It's all Goldberg's fault

[@StealthMarmot_]

Well this WAS before he found out that concussion ended up being a career ender so... I think he might have had some more empathy for Steve several months later.

[@WrongedSports]

There was a portion of the crowd that always hated Bret cause they thought he was too stuck up and a whiny baby. It was infuriating since his career was amazing and it ended with so much bs. Bret Hart is the best there was, is and always will be

[@jimt.626]

I have his DVD titled Best there is, best there was, best there ever will be

[@hectorlopez1069]

It was important to watch on DVD in 2005.

[@JerkMidik]

The best there is , was , or ever will be . Would prefer to meet him over any of them

[@PsychicSpark]

Bret is truly the best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be. He is also the only surviving member of the Hart Foundation

[@Wolffen51]

I noticed that the audio kept cutting out when Bret was talking about Davey Boy Smith...anyone else notice that ?

[@BigBoss-zi5ss]

It was Davey from beyond

[@derrickswerld]

As a young kid I'd dream of Bret Hart giving me his famous shades 😅

[@kazd2561]

Bret is that frase! Alway will be in my heart❤💝💯Met him in Glasgow, book sighning🤗👍Sighned everything i brought,apart from my Bret figure,i forgot🙄So kind 😘

[@boocackeedquackhead8454]

16:58 Well that aged well lol.

[@MM-ig1iv]

Bret, we all see it in Vince. It's the creepo in him. Not just the cold heartedness. And Mr powerful rich man. They'll all go down.

[@djangofett4879]

if by some miracle vince sees any criminal punishment, that slimebag trump will just pardon him when he gets back in office. the world is run by mostly psychopaths.

[@nichhodge8503]

How many times has Bret Hart been on OTR? I think I’ve seen about 5 shows with him on so far

[@sikanderdhesi9352]

I miss off the record

[@morganhoward5702]

Fast to forward to 2022 and we now know that Bret and Vince eventually made amends and that Bret ended up doing one final stint in WWE in 2010. Also, Bret is now friends with Shawn Michaels and hates Bill Goldberg. I guess at the time of this interview, Bret hadn't lost everything yet due to that concussion he sustained from wrestling Goldberg so he didn't despise him yet like he does today.

[@RG-lr4pk]

He didn't tuck his tail and go back to his pimp Vince McMahon yet.

[@Confucius202]

40 - I don't get how he said that there's only a handful of them left... This interview took place in 2000 - just switch 3 years forward and you have Kurt Angle, Eddie Guerrero, Triple H, Chris Jericho, Shelton Benjamin, Shawn Michaels, Rey Mysterio, still Chris Benoit,...

[@gingerriviera3654]

It's true and Goldberg admits he had no idea what he was doing in the ring. Guys too the spear move in the ring and it hurt a lot of ppl. Bret has always contended that the audience members are marks, once wrestler start hurting each other...the art of it is gone and they become the marks. Later on it's also revealed that Goldberg wanted to learn how to wrestle and from Bret. I heard this on one of the Jim Cornett podcast and watched it on TDSTR

[@UNKNOWN-Anonymous1]

I don't blame Bret for his animosity toward Bill or Vince for that matter. I certainly think it's not healthy to hold onto a grudge like that for too long, but I never think he's a whiner. The man got concussed by Bill and unjustly screwed by Vince, so he's definitely justified.

[@terereynolds698]

Goldberg had been asked if he was sorry he ended Bret's career and he said the only thing I'm sorry about is the fact that I didn't kill the SOB, great role model, NOT

[@WhatsThat-x1f]

He cut some of his best promos on Bill Goldberg 😂

[@smiggy8657]

Truth be told Bret took his profession too seriously. He himself admits, he couldn't see himself continuing after Owen's death? Why not pack it in? Even here he half-heartedly admits now would be better time as ever to retired, but he doesn't want to end on a high note? If Bret didn't have this concussion, then who knows when he was going to hang up his boots?

[@giarichards8379]

17:20 Triple H shade. 💀😂

[@ibzanarroyo704]

Actually, on raw is Owen, it was billy Gunn on the mic, who did that,not triple h.

[@VCthaGOATdunker]

Triple H what has he ever really.............................done?

[@NicolasBowling]

17:00 IM SORRY BRET, WHAT!?!!!??

[@bubbacalling]

'I have no animosity against Bill Goldberg' LOL Yah okay Bret, not what your other videos say.

[@ipresnell]

Brett said he’s never gonna work with Vince again and he also said that he doesn’t hold any ill will towards Goldberg!!!!!!!! What a true man of his word bret Harte might be the best technician of all time but he’s also a whiny complaining bitter old man This was 20 years ago and even here he’s a bitter old man

[@TheLifeisaParade]

11:08 😂😂😂

[@ummumunshi8825]

250th like mine!

[@doubletmatthew2899]

was this before or after he retired?

[@1878Originals]

After

[@catchcan221]

It was after his final match in January 2000 but before he got released from WCW in October 2000.

[@dustdevil9614]

Bret broke the ground for Stone Cold to pave with his Fck Usa promos. Bret is the grratest wrestler ever

[@krisbritwres394]

15:20 the world of boxing 😂

[@benmac6147]

IKR?! 😂

[@TrueDaemonLord]

"I got a concussion from Bill Goldberg and I certainly hold no animosity over it" Oh god this has aged poorly 🤣🤣

[@rowangalloway393]

Certainly no animosity for bret with Goldberg 🤣

[@chestergreen564]

bret is the ultimate mark

[@carlosfryer3887]

Canadians. The Biggest marks for Bret and Canada. Rightfully so.

[@OrlandoH1]

Yeah? Americans are marks for America, Europeans are marks for Europe…on and on

[@carlosfryer3887]

@@OrlandoH1 it’s hard for them to admit Bret wasn’t good for business

[@OrlandoH1]

@@carlosfryer3887 he was for a time….he tried passing it off to other new guys (Diesel for example) and they couldnt draw a dime. Certainly once 97/98 came around injuries and age caught up to him for sure

[@michaeladams5636]

What does that mean?

[@carlosfryer3887]

@@michaeladams5636 means it’s hard for Canadians to admit Bret wasn’t good for business despite they’re personal feelings

[@RobertPugh-s9w]

Bret loved him some Bret

[@adamirishconundrum851]

He hates everyone. He hates himself the most

[@daleva187goligo]

14:30 "disdain" was the word they were both looking for but just couldn't find

[@Sayed36870]

The world is boxing?

[@Thunder10040]

I just do wonder what Bret thinks of the curtain call because he exposed a lot of the business after the screw job

[@Fairiris1]

It’s sad that and Screwjob was the start of his turmoil and the start in his decline in health 💔

[@edwind.trujillo5572]

Look at Bret here. He definitely had at least another 5 years in him if not for the concussion.

[@thebaldman5884]

17:01 I have no animosity towards goldberg after giving me a concussion. How times have changed in 2024, lol

[@Faith99-r4m]

I came right to the comment section!!! :). But I think Goldberg kept hurting more and more people after so yeah. Goldberg eats corn in a particular way, from what I heard.

[@arirussell7636]

Wtf the World of boxing

[@rodzor]

Yea there was that graphic that said where he got his nickname 15:00, it mentioned boxing but wtf Bret was never actually involved in boxing? Landsberg goofed that up lol

[@adamirishconundrum851]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@ryanbratoc]

I'm sorry as much as I like Brett, I believe Vince on this I mean look at this interview alone and many others Brett did right after Owen's death he was still always just talking about himself for the most part!

[@sugs1191]

I think it's understandable Bret would of said those things tho. I mean it was a betrayal

[@Provos7777]

Because the interviewers asked about himself & in regards to Owen, Hart Family attorney's told him to stay quiet.

[@bredmaster]

look at the size of the soles on those shoes.

[@Robert-zv4qu]

16:58 That didn't age well😅

[@reallyannoyingguyrighthere]

Never eh?

[@schuylercase1689]

Bret is a fantastic interview and a better in ring wrestler. He’s also a cry baby and very narcissistic. Woe is me and I am perfect also.

[@martinmcgrath1985]

17 mins is a lie..

[@chrisparry7401]

He doesn't have anything against bil 😂😂😂😂

[@Provos7777]

He didn't really start on Goldberg until Bill was inducted into the HOF & made all the $ in Saudi

[@stephenhartford6697]

Never say never is right

[@Brooks22n]

QUIT CRYING, ITS ALLLLLLL FFFFFFFAKE Anyways

[@shanewise6769]

Has no animosity toward Bill Goldberg. Lol

[@BigBoss-zi5ss]

I believe Vince on the meeting cause even Bret said when they met it.seemed like the most important thing was Brets pics and career match vids and archives...but then again maybe Bret didn't wanna talk about it cause it would have been to hard

[@UltimateSushiLord]

Martha's lawyers had told bret not to say anything about the impending lawsuit. There was essentially nothing he could talk about that Vince wanted out of him

[@SuCKeRPunCH187]

it was also at night, they can't talk about the weather

[@xziggy_stardustx6786]

Bret wasn't gagged but he was strongly dissuaded from discussing anything about Owen (he says as much in his book). Martha would've hated him for giving Vince a scrap of a detail on anything to do with Owen and he and she were very close after his death (Bret was the only one who didn't whore himself out to Vince for a payday or special favours at the time). Bret couldn't say FU for killing my brother, so he said FU for destroying my career. Vince as a master manipulator spun it as Bret being heartless and self-interested using nothing but the facts. Bret went back in 2005 and 2011 for the sake of his career; McMahon is a scumbag and one facet of his nasty behaviour came out recently with all the paralegal suff. Bret perfectly understands the way Vince operates and inveigles people provided he has something to gain.

[@tron.44]

Are you not paying attention? Bret couldn't talk about Owen because there was a pending wrongful death lawsuit against Vince.

[@toxicculture4682]

bret is paid to get butts in seats and when u leave you drop the title how the boss/booker wants it done period

[@rodzor]

And the "screwjob" is how the promoter/booker as in Vince McMahon wanted it...that was the whole angle. It's still over to this day...if they had just had Bret do whatever and drop the belt it's really not something we'd still be talking about right? Screwjob was a work, only the few people were in on it. They "worked the fans" and they "worked the boys"... remember Bret is always working.

[@19ninetynine]

3:00 Mongo lol I hated that he was a four horsemen

[@robertmilvae1408]

Why would he care? Lol

[@JDJay86]

"I got a concussion from Goldberg and I don't hold any animosity"... 🙄

[@Provos7777]

Bret didn't really bash Goldberg until Bill was inducted into the HOF & made all that money on those Saudi shows.

[@JDJay86]

@@Provos7777 I know, his comment just made me chuckle because he's the complete opposite now. He literally brings up that boot from Goldberg in every interview... Just for the record. I love the Hitman!

[@adamirishconundrum851]

He should fight Goldberg and get it over with

[@BigBoss-zi5ss]

15:20.. boxing????

[@henryjunior5991]

Wow I'm so glad I watched this Brett is talking about great matches he had but yet the only one that gets talked about is survivor series....I'm so glad Vince fired...Shawn Michaels made Brett look pedestrian ....Owen almost killed Stone Cold but that's ok come on drama queen

[@commissary4196]

He is such a sook.

[@sgrghyfrvhhh2844]

He's saying he has no animosity for bill goldberg. But every I terview he has he bashes goldberg.

[@SCARLEMSCARS]

Vince ruined your marriage! Bret sleeping with other men lost your marriage.

[@Robert-zv4qu]

16:59 That didn't age well😅

[@Faith99-r4m]

Bret was still signed to WCW so probably didn't wanna start too much heat, or maybe the concussion wasn't that big yet (but as he aged it probably affected him more, thus making him hate Bill more).