Konnan on: Scott Hall's real life heat with Bret Hart

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[@anthonycampos8057]

I think the fact that Bret wanted Stone Cold be the one to induct him into the Hall of Fame in 2006 was extraordinary. That rivalry was off the charts and the both of them together in the ring was pure magic.

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ya think?

[@anthonycampos8057]

@@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL the hemorrhoid is back

[@billblaski9523]

@@anthonycampos8057 lol, is it Disco writing these comments?

[@KyyaJoon]

@@billblaski9523 NO, NEITHER OF THE KEEPING IT 100 CREW RUN THIS CHANNEL

[@mushroom13cfh]

I always thought Owen vs Austin was just as good of a rivalry if not better

[@Mr.Septon]

Bret Hart is a national hero. What they did to him was a national tragedy. All fine and dandy for everyone else in the game, but Bret had an entirely different type of loyal fan base behind him. We knew that when he was booked well, he created some of the greatest matches ever. Some great examples are against Mr. Perfect, Stone Cold, Owen Hart, and so many others. He helped workers like the Undertaker get a chance to shine for management and the fans alike, by showing that he was more than just an unstoppable giant, he was actually someone who could go the mile. Stone Cold credits his match with Bret Hart for really helping him not just make it into the next echelon but also helped him learn a lot as well. He was the leader of a great faction/tag team. I mean, there is great reason that the Montreal Screwjob is still a thing. I have heard many wrestlers mock Hart on this for him taking his role, his belt, his championship, and everything too seriously, but maybe, just maybe if a quarter of a century later and it is still one of the biggest and most talked about wrestling moments, that also launched the Attitude Era and the Mr. McMahon character into full swing, then maybe its the wrestlers who do not take it seriously enough and need to be aware of the responsibility on their shoulders in the eyes of fans. You want to be icons, then deal with the consequence of people caring

[@acidmack1041]

It always makes me laugh the way Hall & Nash call everybody who took the business seriously marks yet if you listen carefully to what they say in interviews they are the biggest marks for themselves and their 'kliq buddies'...they just try to mask it by calling everybody else marks all the time 😂😂

[@chrisortiz8072]

I mean by definition half the wrestlers or more were Mark's at 1 time. I agree they protect themselves and so forth but bret really was next level

[@Tony-fq5bn]

I think Nash is the bigger mark, Hall to me seems to legit not care as long as he makes money. Nash on the other hand doesn't want to lose as much as any other wrestler. It only makes sense, I don't care if it real or not real, you want to be seen by the fans as a winner because the winners make the most money.

[@Zeke1379]

it's pathetic how hard those two 50 plus year olds try and act like they're the cool kids in school or some shit.

[@Y2JLionHeart]

Nah. If you listen closely, they are usually talking about making matches and angles better. Not about wins and losses, but adding cool spots or ways to keep the fans guessing. They have a lot of flaws, but being big marks for themselves? No.

[@LOLheyman]

There's only two things that are real in the wrestling business 1-miles 2-money Guys like hall an nash understood that they had gimmicks they got over with the crowd they traveled the world and made millions.

[@nostalgiaman6816]

Scott Hall and Kevin Nash are just mad because Bret Hart didn’t bow down to the Kliq. Because he is.. the best there is.. the best there was.. and the best there ever will be!

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

... hi Bret, how's it going?

[@nostalgiaman6816]

@@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL Eh, doing ok Disco. Just drinking a Moosehead. Sorry for dropping you on your head on Thunder Eh.

[@InsShogunGage]

This ain't DI I think it's Joe

[@godphoenix66x]

Facts. More relevant than all the clowns that run this channel. By a mile.

[@Dwellerz]

@@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL Are you going to make bitchy replies to every pro Bret comment? Lol, keep being salty bro.

[@stubretherton5267]

I think bret brought a great dignity to wrestling and truly believed he was a role model and he was.

[@mattthomas1442]

Yep. Bret also grew up idolizing guys in pro wrestling and has said pro wrestling had a major impact on him as a kid. So he would try to put himself in the shoes of the kids that loved him, that's why he took it serious. It was more than just a paycheck like it was to Hall who didn't grow up as a fan. Bret wanted to be a role model and inspire all the kids that loved him cause he was once in their shoes. If that makes him a mark well so be it, I rather be a mark that wants to be a role model vs. A guy who is proud of showing up to shows drunk and fucked up.

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

explain how he brought dignity

[@stubretherton5267]

@@mattthomas1442 Thats so true. Bret always came off as someone who genuinely worked hard to give the fans his best. People accuse him of taking himself to seriously but it mattered to bret how he was used as he wanted to be someone who would not dissapoint his fans.

[@mattthomas1442]

@@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL The fact he showed up to every show SOBER, carried himself like a champ(wasn't getting drunk and beaten up in bars like some guys), always put on a good show for the fans, signed more autographs than anybody(Bruce Prichard confirms this) and overall just represented the company well.

[@Boozer13]

He was a great role model IN FRONT of the cameras. Behind the scenes he’s a miserable angry mark

[@alexmartin3143]

As a lifelong Bret apologist his time in WCW was a mismanaged nightmare with his brother’s death casting a huge shadow over him and his time there.

[@Braktooth]

The best thing that came out of his whole time there was the tribute match with Benoit. What a classic.

[@ThatDoesntWorkForMeBrother]

Bret was also emotionally broken from the Montreal Screwjob at the 1997 Survivor Series.

[@rfe8nn2]

He came in a year late in WCW. By then the big players in the NWO invasion angle was set. Hulk Sting DDP Scott Hall ext ext.

[@leobrown6193]

Bret Hart was the reason I fell in love with wrestling. I remember as a kid when he dropped the title to Shawn in the Iron Man match, I thought my life ruined. I was devastated.

[@danzig3764]

When he returned he was never the same. WWF changed so much in the short time he was out shooting tv shows.

[@jcurbin305]

@@danzig3764 Bret came back the same talent-wise. Still very few who could hold their in a match with him. His attitude may have been different, and obviously it may have reflected a bit in kayfabe, but that was due to McMahon. McMahon was the one that decided to break his contract with Bret when taking the company in the direction they were going. Bret Hart could've been a great talent to have around for WWE during the Monday Night Wars.

[@danzig3764]

@@jcurbin305sure but it was very different and changed a lot when he returned

[@jcurbin305]

@@danzig3764 Yes it was very different. Bret would have still fit in though. Just look at how good of a heel he became. People actually started to hate him. Except in Canada of course.😁

[@danzig3764]

@@jcurbin305 I remember I didn’t have cable for a few months and when we got it back, I remember WWF was different and Bret didn’t fit in and his character had changed.

[@TheUnsilentMajorityBigmo-ev8sr]

I’ll take Hart over Hall, Nash, HBK, HHH every day of the week and twice on Sunday.

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

good... you're missing out on a lot.

[@Dwellerz]

@@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL How is it missing out to prefer one wrestler over the others?

[@Jcrash71]

​@@Dwellerzbecause Bret's legacy has aged like milk

[@JoshuaTraffanstedt]

Not a chance. Bret Hart is a legend but hes also a legend in his own mind and a tough guy in a business that's as scripted as a Broadway play. An mma fighter or even just an average high school wrestler would dump him on his head so fast its not even funny. Theres no reason the Montreal Screwjob should have even happened. He should have put over Michaels no questions asked. Imagine how long you'd last at your job if you flat our refused to meet deadlines or attend business meetings or took money to do a job and never did it. You'd be fired in 10 seconds flat. I loved watching Bret in the ring (especially in the early 90s when hulk hogan style wrestling was breathing it's last gasps of air. That wrestling was BORING AF), but he doesn't have the best of attitudes. He's still holding grudges with people over things that happened over 30 years ago. I cant even remember some of the gripes and complaints I've had with coworkers 30 days ago. It's silly, it's childish, and it's highly unprofessional. Shawn acted the same way, but the difference was shawn was the face of the company. Bret always felt like a transitional champion between Hogan and Michaels, nothing more. Time has shown that's exactly what he was. He was a great worker, but he wasn't good at promos and he got in his own way a lot.

[@fmdof]

Imagine that. The best their is, the best their was, the best their ever will be, took the business seriously. I think more wrestlers today should take what they do seriously.

[@MrJjburgess11]

There is taking it seriously. And taking it too seriously. Key word is "too". Bret acted like he actually beat all these guys . And when he lost they were actually beating him. That was the problem.

[@ymd2516]

You mean the guy who CALLS himself “The best there is. The best there was. The best there ever will be”

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there

[@ymd2516]

@Donal Finn not disputing those attributes but Bret lacked the charisma that’s required to legit be the best ever.

[@Stizzfoshizz]

@@ymd2516 lol you are obviously young

[@ItsJustUsEnt]

Bret made Wrestling way more intense, and the guys move set was always well.picked. dudes today just flip around lol, Bret made the shit look like a fight a battle, where guts today make it look like circus acrobatics.

[@kdr3619]

Bret was the man! Like Cornette said: “i always thought he took things too seriously… but in hindsight, I’m so glad that he did compared to these newbies who treat wrestling like a joke!” Bret’s wrestling book is the best wrestling book undoubtedly. He lays all on the line, including himself. It’s really well paced and draws you in. Man’s an amazing story teller, in the ring and out! Pure class and dignity! And he did so much for other wrestlers. When you hear Nash say he had his greatest wwe match with Bret and then Shawn. Austin said that bret launched him into the stratosphere. The Rock, only recently was doing a movie interview with Emily Blunt and the interviewer had a Hitman shirt on. Rock stops the interview midway to tell the dude that he loves the Hitman and that Bret did a whole lot for him, at a time when most didn’t give a shit or were being racist! The kid mentions how Bret gave him his first Great match! Just an awesome dude overall who did for others as well as himself!

[@belinda8780]

That book is awesome

[@whildhair83]

Bret Hitman Hart is my HERO. I wish more wrestlers today would take the business half as seriously as he did. I don't think there were too many guys who could've whooped Bret one vs one in a shoot. He's "The Best there is, the Best there was, and DAMN sure the Best there ever will be!"

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

which wrestlers today do you think aren't taking it seriously?

[@swissbeats2k]

​@Keepin' It 100 OFFICIAL the whole WWE roster because they sit there and allow Vince to make them play stupid characters.

[@Jcrash71]

​@@swissbeats2kyou know this Becky?

[@dustdevil240]

Bret lived and breathed wrastlin and always tried to put on the best show for the fans. I for one will always hold him in rhe highest regard

[@2HitWonder]

On the one hand, we have Bret who takes the business super seriously, and then you have Hall and Nash, who's goal was to not have to wrestle and go home early: I'll take the too serious guy every time.

[@tomvu1470]

Well in Nash’s case you can understand why...his Quad’s couldn’t take it. Hall was the guy carrying that duo. His only problem was controlling his inner demons (which thanks to DDP it looks like he has).

[@1776Sledge]

Scott Hall just hates Bret because Bret had a code of conduct and Hall was just a scratch-my-balls-and-drink kinda guy, so Bret’s integrity rubbed Hall the wrong way.

[@TheSteel101]

Bret said in his book he drank: partied and cheated on his wife. What kinda code of conduct is that

[@Waltherppk78]

Yup exactly 💯

[@Waltherppk78]

@@TheSteel101 Bret the goat buddy

[@That90sShow]

@@TheSteel101 have you seen his wife?

[@davidbutler1622]

The kliq hate the people who couldn’t be bullied like Bret and the rock

[@OsamaBmelo666]

When Americans Boo"ed Bret Hart, Us Canadians cheered our asses off for him and The Hart Family. He is a National Prize up here !!!! Stone Colds biggest runs as a Babyface, always got him Boos in Canada because he was feuding with the Harts. It sucks hearing about the Bad stuff you hear about Brets attitude, but I was a huge fan !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

you think Austin was bigger in 97 than in 98-99?!

[@OsamaBmelo666]

@@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL Ill be honest !! Its hard for me to remember. I want to say when he was feuding with the Harts, but my favorite Stone Cold moments were him vs The Rock. I think Harts vs USA feud was bigger up here than it might have been down there.

[@Stizzfoshizz]

Austin's programs with Bret were great, but nowhere near the babyface run he had with Vince

[@stevep4574]

A national prize?? Gimme a break, obviously nothing going on in Canada.

[@soitsanightmare]

You guys need better heroes. Maybe ones that accomplish things in real sports. I think it's funny wrestlers being looked at more than bad actors who fake fight, and be gay (tan, dye hair, shave body, workout, repeat).

[@Mandinforever]

Bret Hart took it as an insult, the fact he had to wrestle Disco for 22 minutes

[@ROCKNINJA777]

And rightfully so.

[@fureyhiggins3289]

Brett actually had hurt his back a few days earlier and was under doctor's orders not to carry anything.

[@gimmiebackmybike1831]

Bret Hart vs Razor Ramon worked those two great PPV matches in 93, I really wish WCW would have given us the chance at another run.

[@stubretherton5267]

When you think both those great matches had very little story behind them aswel. The rumble match was weird a title match which just seemed thrown together. Imagine what they could have done with a long term story added.

[@gimmiebackmybike1831]

@@stubretherton5267 Well, i remember their KOTR match being thrown together but their match at Rumble 93 i can remember being really good. So weird that Ramon had a nothing match at Mania 9

[@ZBR_ProXP]

Yea they are both great, they should squash the high school bullshit

[@ricosalvaje5802]

I always thought Bret Vs Razor in 95 with Razor turning heel would have been great.

[@ting2006jd]

If I was asked to be in the ring with either Bret or Hall, I would chose Bret in a heart beat! Taking things seriously is an asset I look for in a man. Say what you will against Bret but he carried WWE, then WWF, on his shoulder for most part of the earlier to mid 90's.

[@EAchank]

They were disrespecting Bret with this match and Bret knew it 22 minutes with Disco???

[@BOBBYSOX86]

Exactly! Who the fuck wants to see Disco wrestle for 5 mins let alone 22 mins?

[@mkind7765]

That's considered a snack and bathroom break.

[@EAchank]

Maybe they were trying to do for Disco what Bret did for 1-2-3 Kid on Raw give him some sort of soft push IDK WCW didnt know what they were doing

[@Mr.Majestic77]

Bret Hart in Canada 🇨🇦 is like the Von Erichs in Texas 🇨🇱. A national treasure.

[@Frankwolf100]

Bret Hart is still my favorite wrestler and truly one of the greatest wrestlers.

[@gooner03]

Bret was a global superstar. Hall and Nash were barely known outside of North America. They should be forever thankful to Bret because they made so much money in WCW because of his arrival.

[@eligarcia215]

I’ve said it thousands of times. Bret was the only wrestler to ever (and probably the last) to bring prestige to a wwf/e championship belt, post samartino era. All these haters as great as some were, couldn’t lace Bret’s boots and that’s a fact.

[@Jcrash71]

Bret didn't draw tho

[@rosspearman2808]

Hall wishes he had 10% of Brets wrestling ability

[@thebreeze12]

I think this whole "Bret took the business too seriously" is a big cop out for all of the Bret Hart haters. He is a guy that is a 2nd generation wrestler that had limitless talent for his in ring work. His father was a legendary "shooter" back in his day and he obviously instilled that attitude and discipline into his boys as they were growing up. So when you reach the level that Bret did in a sport labeled as "sports entertainment" during a time when the "behind the scenes" information was still kept a secret, your job as a pro wrestler was to entertain your fans by expanding the possibility to make them think or believe what was going on inside the ring was real!! IMO Bret is on the short list of wrestlers that were able to reach that level of realism. From Austin to Taker, Hennig even Nash to countless other wrestlers that say their best match they ever had was with Bret Hart. I think a lot of the tension between various wrestlers had with each other completely comes down to ego and jealousy. So when you have guys like Hall and Nash talking to Bret about asking Vince for more $$ while he is champion seems like jealousy to me. Bret has said many times that when a wrestling promotion/company you work for makes you the champion, also means you are the highest paid guy in the company and that the promoter thinks that your the best talent in the company and the best guy to carry that status as such. Hall never was "that guy" and Nash had a very short reign in WWE simply because they didnt have the same talent or drive as others did in the business. Yeah they made a ton of $$ in WCW and worked very little and I'm sure in their minds that was okay. Bret and I'm sure the majority of others had a different outlook when it comes to how they viewed and carries themselves as performers. Bret was obviously very proud of his accomplishments and with the exception of few guys, when other wrestlers are asked to name their Top 5 of all time, Bret is on that list probably 99% of the time....PERIOD.

[@MrRiley-Is-Not-Amused]

Nobody's reading a huge wall of txt. Use paragraphs next time. Jesus christ...

[@thebreeze12]

@@MrRiley-Is-Not-Amused Sorry fella, but fair enough comment.

[@coreyashley4949]

I read this 'huge wall of txt' and it made many legit points.

[@davel7791]

I don’t watch wrestling anymore, but I love listening to wrestlers from the golden years (80s and 90s) talking about the good old days. For me wrestling died when WCW folded and Vince no longer had any competition. RIP wrestling.

[@Stizzfoshizz]

It is kind of ironic for anyone in that group to call anybody else a mark lol. Those guys were as selfish and into their own shit as anyone else in the business. Only difference is they used numbers to their advantage where Bret wielded the same power as one single person.

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

they were all about the business, making money. Bret wanted to win the matches.

[@aaronjackson9385]

@@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL what??? HBK and HHH werent about winning?? Gtfoh.

[@Swoll826]

In a previous shoot interview Scott Hall talked about Bret wouldn't ask for more money while he was the champ and they kept his and Nash's earnings potential down in the WWE. Bret would rather hold the belt instead of making more money

[@quikdeath100]

When you break it down though Scott’s idea that Bret should ask for more money in order for Nash and Scott could make more money is kinda dumb. 1) Shawn was making more money than both of them. 2) Bret negotiated with Vince every time his contract was up. We saw this when he almost went to WCW in 91/92 and WWF pulled the IC belt of him in case he did leave. We also saw it again when he negotiated a big pay increase before returning in 96. Essentially he was paid well. Scott even acknowledged that he missed his negotiating window when his first contract was up but made sure not to the second time. 3) Scott and Nash had no favored nations clause with WWF so there’s no guarantee that a Bret increase would lead to them getting more money.

[@Tony-fq5bn]

@@quikdeath100 Also, business was terrible at the time. Not saying he shouldn't have asked for a raise, but kinda awkward to do so when your employer can legitimately come back and say, "well look pal were fighting a couple of lawsuits and were doing some of the worst business ever soooo", I mean they had just let Hogan and Macho Man go, so I doubt Bret was trying to push the envelope too far.

[@outis439-A]

@@Tony-fq5bn Well, regardless doesn’t seem worth it that much. Working so much for that amount. Im sure he would not have been bankrupt if they were paid 750k a year or whatever

[@danielmelvin4525]

At a time when their wasn’t guaranteed contracts? Their may have been a downside guarantee and that’s what they wanted higher as they were probably hitting that downside, but I’m not exactly sure. I remember all the 80s guys and even in the early 90s signings the only guarantee was 25 bucks for tv and if you got over you could make money if business was good off the house. As far as I know WWF didn’t change that until they signed Johnny B Badd he was the first guaranteed money in WWF. Both Hall and Nash had the opportunity to get above Bret, Nash did get the belt at the end of 94 and held it for a full year, and both Hall and Nash left cause the pay they made in 1995 was lower than in 1994 when Bret Hart was champion. They’ve also said he was the 250k champ and 400 k champ (which is it? Cause they’ve said both). They (Hall and Nash) have both been quoted as making 400k in 1994 so we know that statement was BS. 1995 was the year of the kliq and they relegated the Hitman to mid card but they didn’t turn the business around it was the worst year ever. It wasn’t until 96 when Bret was champion leading into Iron Man match that they finally sold out Madison Square Garden for the first time in years. Their marks and their mad they weren’t more over than the Hitman. Bret’s third title run was only to keep the title warm for Shawn. After the Shawn match is when Bret negotiated which was an option many say was opened Up by Hall and Nash (it just so happens that Hulk, Macho, Nash, and Hall all leaving for the big WCW paydays as well as mean gene and getting Bobby Heenan from retirement that’s what created the WWF willing to give guaranteed contracts. Hall and Nash were like the final straws and than they were faced with losing Bret. So all these guys changed how money was made, especially Ted Turner who was willing to pay any big name whatever amount they wanted.

[@rileykazama3145]

There are times I wish I was in that locker room to see some of the stuff

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

it was the glory days.

[@timothyparryjropen]

The kliq always said they did things for "the money and the miles" but Bret took being champion(and recognized worldwide) as a part of his soul and didn't care as much about getting $$$ as they did and that's why there was friction between them and him and why they called him a mark for himself.

[@neilsmith9066]

Why would anyone ever put Hitman in a 24 min match with Disco Inferno....... wow

[@datacipher]

It’s a bit of the old school mentality - especially in Canada... watch the documentary on tiger jeet Singh and how seriously he took the business too. Yes maybe Bret took himself too seriously but If I were a wrestler and I had a choice between working with Bret or working with cliquish, juvenile, lying, idiots I know who’d I want to work with.

[@smokeyrobinson3199]

I wish more folks took the business seriously... you had guys that wanted to be champion badly & it meant something!!

[@rockitup2041]

I’m from near Toronto and us Canuckers sure do love him. Did he take the business too seriously? Maybe. But he had respect for the business. Now these days you see pics of WWE heels and faces hanging out, stupid reality tv shows exposing your business, etc. It’s a joke now. AEW wrestlers fighting over video games lol

[@williamblackfyre4866]

Maybe? C'mon you like him so much you can't even admit the he took the business and himself too seriously?

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

you mean, treating it like a business?

[@williamblackfyre4866]

I mean pretending like you actually WON the championship. So when the screwjob goes down and you want to expose the business and tell everyone you never actually lost to Michael....when you never actually won either, every competitor agreed to lay down for Bret and he doesn't have the courtesy to do it for Shawn.

[@geoweo7491]

@@williamblackfyre4866 except, when Shawn told Bret he'd never do the favor for him? And serious question- did Bret ever actually expose the business? All I ever remember at the time was him saying he got screwed by the ref. Which ought to have been evident to anyone who followed the presentation of the wrestlers- Hart 'submitted' in almost no time to a non-submission wrestler who was applying a hold he never ever used. I don't ever remember Bret saying it was a work or fake. I took it just as an NBA player accusing a ref of point shaving, or a boxer claiming a match was thrown.

[@williamblackfyre4866]

@@geoweo7491 Yea Shawn said some dumb shit. Bret still wouldn't work with him, famously said 'I don't want to lose in Canada'. He was leaving and he was putting them in a bad position of having the title and not being under contract. Whether he would have kept his word and not taken the WWF belt to WCW is irrelevant. Brett didn't want to do his job, what he was paid to do because he was a mark for himself and wanted to stay the conquering Canadian hero. And he did expose the business, aside from the tantrum he threw and spelling out WCW infront of the cameras, he was telling anyone that would listen that 'he didn't really lose'...Bret, you never really won either..

[@chichib8814]

R.I.P Scott

[@PV24]

I remember that match between Disco & Bret way back in 99. I was madd young back then. I was always a fan of both guys, but it was a weird booking havin them 2 main event a live TV show when they had no kinda rivalry with each other. I had no issue with them working with each other, but that match could've been at the opening of the 2nd hour.

[@henrikschmidt3964]

Great little info on Bret Hart and his 'enemies'. I can totally see Hall and Nash burying Bret behind his back. If only he could have been as exemplary as their boy Shawn.

[@thelaymaneveryman]

A mark maybe but if Bret Hart is he is one of the greatest to ever do professional wrestling.

[@britishbulldogsvsthehartfo5677]

Bret Hart is the ultimate professional. He will show up sober and give you a great match no matter who the opponent is. If you need someone to be drunk and pilled up while no showing numerous heavily promoted pay per views, nitros and house shows then scott hall is your guy.

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

Which heavily promoted PPVs did Hall miss?

[@britishbulldogsvsthehartfo5677]

@@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL how about every single pay per view that he no showed while he was employed there but was getting drunk and pilled up all the time? they keep saying "where the big boys play" so we're expecting to see all of their top stars, including drunk, pilled up scott hall

[@VicRector]

Good hearing konnan put Bret over he did believe he was the best but I would too

[@paulm4711]

Meanwhile Bret Hart claims he never hurt anyone

[@Jcrash71]

Bret wasn't a huge draw in Canada though. Numbers say otherwise, PPV events held in Canada flopped too

[@matthewalkman386]

Bret was basically trying to end you early man. I mean come on disco, you honestly think you should go 23 minutes with the best technical wrestler of all time? You should’ve tapped boy

[@Director2024]

If the referee said there was more time to go, Disco was just doing his job. For Bret to get so much credit for being professional, he sure did have some questionable moments.

[@McMahonHater]

In Canada, or at least to this Canadian, Bret Hart is a dragon slayer. He felt Shawn had disrespected him after Hart told him he was happy to do the honours, and would not back down on that stance. I'm not saying he isn't flawed, but he stood-up for himself and the Klique didn't like that, because they thaught they were above everybody else.

[@kennethgriffin7921]

fast forward almost 30 years and it turns out bret was right to take the business seriously and the reason the wrestling business went downhill was guys emulating the kliq and goofing around doing phoney stuff and not taking it seriously. not making it look real. not having pride etc...

[@sar2dg]

Bret Hart was the Wayne Gretzky of Wrestling in Canada.

[@davidbutler1622]

That story’s bullshit you can tell. No way would Bret endanger someone in the ring it just wouldn’t happen

[@bassclay100]

they were nice to brets face cause they wanted him to come in for there favored nations contract

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

business comes first

[@bassclay100]

@@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL indeed then after the money pettiness reigns!!!!

[@Admin-qy4zi]

Bret was so unprofessional

[@rampageclover9788]

Bret cheated on his wife, drank and partied with the boys as well….he wasn’t an addict but this idea that he was straight edge is complete BS.

[@KClouisville]

All true....he was certainly not straight edge and wasn't averse to some moral conundrums in his civilian life. However, he was pretty straight about business. Same as a guy like....say Harley Race....he was often a maniac in his personal life....but he took the business seriously and had his own moral code on how it worked....i.e. the story about him refusing Vince's offer to no-show a championship bout and take the NWA title with him to WWE.

[@rampageclover9788]

@@KClouisville Bret wasn't a maniac either.....he was moderate when it came to the vices but he was worlds away from Owen who didn't dream of touching any of that stuff, family was too important. For Bret it was the business.....

[@AceGoodheart]

Every human has their flaws. Bret surely has his, but i think his contributions to the business far out weigh his flaws. But I will say his ego seemed to make it hard for others to work with him.

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

he's a very angry, grudge holding guy. Which is a shame.

[@jcurbin305]

@@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL against a guy like Shawn Michaels and how his cliq were? Damn right I would hold a lifetime grudge against the assholes that they were.

[@tomvu1470]

@@jcurbin305 It’s far easier to forgive (if you’re the guy screwing the other guy) like the ‘I lost my smile’ guy.

[@jcurbin305]

@@tomvu1470 Exactly. That is the truth.

[@adamrenfrow]

Wrestling today could use a few Bret Hart types.

[@t1b1]

Brett was REAL.

[@Backlund-co7np]

Disco sounds like Kermit the Frog

[@GlobalWarmingSkeptic]

Bret did take himself way way too seriously, but Scott Hall and the Kliq type guys cared nothing about it and just wanted big paydays. As a fan I would rather have Bret, but as someone with empathy for the person Bret really hurt himself a ton by doing what he did. There is a balance where you can see it as a business yet still enjoy your character and entertaining the fans. That's what the best typically did.

[@Y2JLionHeart]

Agreed.

[@Jralford8]

I wish Scott Hall cared more about the business like Bret. He could have been immortal. Kevin Nash not so much.

[@jackiejones3296]

i'll be a WWE fan forever but I really do think that WCW will go down as the most intriguing wrestling company of all time. I can't get enough of these stories.

[@socialistbatman1211]

Scott Hall had an issue because he wanted to run to Vince to beg for more money the second he became IC champ and Bret didn’t want to come grovel with him

[@daywalker3735]

Who is the Kermit voice? Disco Inferno?

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

you're funny, do another joke.

[@daywalker3735]

@@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL knock knock? Who's there? No idea but it sounds like Kermit but I don't remember seeing him in WCW

[@mansion1719]

Bret Hart debuted before Starrcade 97. Scott Hall wasn't booked for Starrcade 97. Bret Hart wasn't booked in a match for Starrcade.... WHY DID THEY NOT GIVE US HALL VS HART?!

[@vinnysoori4512]

Bret was injured bro after breaking his hand on Vince Mcmahon's face

[@mansion1719]

@@vinnysoori4512 they could have worked around it

[@Dwellerz]

Bret wasn’t injured, he was still under his non competition clause from his WWF contract. He could make appearances, but not wrestle.

[@RUSSBOSKI88]

That was the whole problem Nash was booking Bret hart didn’t want to drop the title to his boy Shawn so Nash and hall stuck it to him in wcw

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

thing is, most wrestlers think Bret was wrong for not agreeing to drop the title.

[@RUSSBOSKI88]

@@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL he was never going to drop it to Shawn because Shawn told him that he would never drop the title to him. Plus bret had creative control the last year of his contract. Like bret said before he would had no problem dropping it to taker Austin or the rock. But to a guy that said he would never return the favor that’s why he had an issue

[@RUSSBOSKI88]

@@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL I also hear a lot of podcast about wrestlers not wanting to do a job or lose cleaning to other wrestlers so this seems like it very common in the business

[@jasonmccrank4981]

Mark Calaway was in Hart's corner after the screwjob incident and I'll take his opinion over most of the guys in that lockerroom. He set aside his relationship with Vince to side with his friend in this instance.

[@jasonmccrank4981]

@@Necropantz IE The Undertaker, who Hart had no problem dropping the belt to. At this juncture Hart was simply tired of the Kliq's garbage and he knew that more of it was waiting for him in WCW.

[@kevinmetalandhorrorexperie8554]

Yo k Dog tell me some Louie Spicoli stories he was always one of my favorites I remember him I think of him often though

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

email the show, [e-mail] for anything specific and it will be on the next recording.

[@kevinmetalandhorrorexperie8554]

@@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL alright even he was in wcw hanging out with hall and then a week later he died

[@30xron]

Hall has always been jealous of Bret plain and simple

[@cappy2282]

I wasn't a huge fan of Bret as a kid but man do I respect him these days. Bret is a man of integrity who may have took himself to seriously sometimes but he a legend and was one of the best to ever do it

[@deathryder2708]

The more I hear stories about bret, kevin, hall, shawn, I see these guys differently especially hall and nash they come off as douchebags to me and my view and shawn at least turned himself around he helps run nxt with road dog and triple H. You dont see anyone putting their neck out for hall or nash these days

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

back then, as weird as it may sound today, it made sense to be selfish

[@vincentmeyer518]

Coming from guys who wrestled high / intoxicated or didn't give a s*** whatsoever...

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

such as when

[@vincentmeyer518]

@@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL I mean Nash and Hall criticizing Bret for being a mark. Of course when you don't give a d**** the other guys must seem too serious

[@bryandonahue5446]

Lots of comments about Bret taking wrestling too seriously . I liked his style , no problem here . His attitude was or is a lot better than someone like Paul Logan ,he just said he didn't care that he lost at WrestleMania yesterday . Hard to get behind anyone who doesn't care .

[@HhhHhhh-nu4lm]

I saw the match he never dropped disco in his head

[@brianbarger5219]

Hall and Nash are 2 of the biggest marks ever

[@alwaysamysteryyes2021]

Should be "Disco on his match with Bret"

[@jeffreymoscardelli8428]

Brett was a true professional!! Scott was a drunken joke.

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

Scott Hall changed the payment scale for everyone

[@jeffreymoscardelli8428]

@@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL yup being to drunk to work and ripping off fans,wcw &wwe. That's not changing the pay scale that's running a con!

[@JoshLavian]

A professional drops the title on his way out. He also doesn't show up to TV tapings an hour before they start, asking "Ok, what do you have for me?"

[@InsShogunGage]

Idk how he rocked the backwards bandana but... Somehow he did 😆

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

especially in the early nWo days, they should be shouting "THUG LIFE!!"

[@InsShogunGage]

@@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL Lmao for real though! They pulled it off I can't think of any other group besides maybe crime time that had legit G swag and knew the demo

[@InsShogunGage]

@@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL They should have all got nWo 4 life across the stomach 😆

[@carloslozada470]

Bret screwed Bret

[@johnhagner8113]

I think they felt Bret didn’t want his character to lose or only on his terms, and they felt they were doing what was best for the business. I don’t know if they were right or wrong but I’ve also heard that’s why hall never got the heavy weight , he said he could get over without the belt

[@coreyashley4949]

Most, probably all top guys had that same approach, yet people only give Bret crap for it.

[@DStyleBoxing]

I feel like Scott Hall became "that guy" that wanted to point out that wrestling was fake. I don't think Bret protected his character because he "thought it was real" or "mark for himself" . Simply put, higher on card or being champion meant you made more money.

[@heyyoohall]

Rip Scott Hall. Brett Hart rules. Both of these guys are awesome.

[@chrisortiz8072]

I'm not trying to be a troll or dis disco in all honesty but 22 minutes with bret? Even sounds odd I could see 12 minutes if stretch it but not 22.

[@ricosalvaje5802]

Disco going 22 minutes with Bret is Nash messing with Bret. Great to know that Kevin had his eye on the ball.

[@MrCarpediem6]

was this the royal rumble?

[@Hypno_BPM]

damn Konnan sounded more energetic back then. hope he stays healthy

[@reynaldoreyes9927]

Thursday, 2/18/99 (WCW Thunder Live) Salt Lake City (West Valley City) , Utah E-Center: Bret Hart defeated Disco Inferno. Kevin Nash was the WCW booker at this time. 💯

[@theredcomet2928]

Why do I see Bret Hart comments and not David Schultz comments? Did I fucking miss something here or what

[@maxv3208]

If the promotions top face puts his finishing move on you, you tap period. Let him explain it to the boss.

[@dannythedon82]

Who's the other guy talking?

[@kerpal321]

hey disco serious question, did you or konnan ever consider sleeping with vince mcmahon to get ahead in the business when times were really tough ?

[@mkhanman12345]

Would you sleep with him

[@kerpal321]

@@mkhanman12345 no way, id rather just quit and work at walmart or taco bell like everyone else

[@stubretherton5267]

That question is hilarious but i think if they had to hit the boss dixie carter would of been their choice

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

how many times are you going to bomb with these comments before you will accept that you're just not a funny guy?

[@Deadpooltx]

Disco Interno sounds like Kermit the Frog.

[@ZBR_ProXP]

Bret and Razor should squash their beef

[@PhilJHaast7695]

Bret was the consummate professional. Hall and Nash were big talents, but they wanted get over and make money first and foremost. Hall would have much rather gotten paid better than have a heavyweight title run in WWF and make half as much. Bret thought more about being the champion and being held in high regard by others.

[@Y2JLionHeart]

Bret did take himself way too seriously and Hall and Nash acted like know it alls who were too cool for school.

[@mikefegan2324]

it says a lot about the egos of this show when you guys are always talking about how other people are talking behind backs while you guys are clearly the biggest fakers alive

[@KeepinIt100OFFICIAL]

GET MY GO

[@loooooooongstanding2141]

did Scott Hall had the reputation of a known tough guy? I mean he really seems to mouth off so much to so many people.

[@pj006marsden]

He did kill a guy when he was bouncing clubs. And being 6ft6 over 110kgs probably helps .

[@andrewvincent7299]

Scott didn't get into too many fights with the other wrestlers in his wrestling days. He did get into a lot of bar fights from what I've heard. Also being 6'6 and a jacked up 270lbs or more in his early days probably kept guys from messing with him. He also said he was never afraid to throw down.

[@gabrielfierro8729]

Hall went to Africa w gold necklaces...no one try to steal from him..would u try to wear gold in Africa?

[@loooooooongstanding2141]

@@pj006marsden that was a gun, no?

[@loooooooongstanding2141]

@Javy 22 dunno about Saggs but i read that he jumped Janetty from behind

[@860phantom7]

Loved growing up being a wrestling fan. Didn't know how much dirt is was coming my way in my adult years. Fucking Crazy the tea Wrestling has fuck reality tv.

[@Arayig1982]

Even Disco got himself over, whilst bret without mcmahon never could.

[@KraceeSteez]

Bret was a main event in WWF going into WCW wrestling Disco on Thunder . I’d be mad wrestling disco if I was Bret too

[@madjokermj8912]

Bret is a legend

[@rfe8nn2]

There was always heat between Bret Hart and the Kliq.

[@POLARBEARv1860]

disco inferno sounds like a muppet baby

[@rdu239]

The Clique never liked Bret, they think Bret was better than them

[@bentencho]

It always seemed like Scott Hall truly understood the business more so than Bret. The Hitman treated wrestling as his discipline, his career, his livelihood, his life, etc. Scott Hall viewed wrestling as entertainment, that he was just a performer and the whole business is to earn money (for oneself and the company). Wrestlers generally have short careers and even shorter lives, thus it's imperative to earn as much as you can, as fast as you can before your time is up. Bret Hart reminds of a star athlete who stays loyal to a team and will take a "hometown discount".... how can others ever try to use Bret as a reference for salary negotiation? It's like if Michael Jordan signs for $1 million per year.... good luck for anybody else trying to get the same amount or even more. This is very bad for an industry were a little "oops" could easily derail your career. Bret did eventually get paid more... but it seems like the main issue with Nash and Hall was that they thought Hart should have aimed higher when he was red hot.