Sid Vicious shoots on Bret Hart

Sid Vicious Shoots on Bret Hart
4 time World Champion "Psycho" Sid Vicious talks about the difficulties he had working with Bret Hart while in WWE and also gives his comments on the infamous "Montreal Screwjob" at Survivor Series 1997.
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[@JayTheAdviceGuy]

A lot of people have said Bret was hard to work with. Not as a technician, but in the back, going over matches. His ego seemed to get in the way a lot.

[@JayTheAdviceGuy]

@R.A.J, Kevin Nash has said it, for one. Bret made a big stink about taking Nash's finish in their cage match in '96 -- AND REFUSED -- because he felt it would make him look weak, even though he (Bret) was still going over. So that's one example. King Kong Bundy said he suggested something for one of their matches and Bret vetoed that right away. Montreal was obviously another example (though that one is kind of understandable). Scott Hall said Bret seemed to care more about winning than the money. And in my opinion, if you care more about YOU winning than anything else, it can hurt the business aspect of the, well, business. Hall also said Bret's house was like a shrine to his wrestling career and Hitman character. Which speaks to his ego. And if you read Bret's book, even THAT is nothing but a big pat on the back to himself & talking about how great he is. Not to mention, confronting Road Dogg about his opinion that Shawn Michaels was a better wrestler than him. (Really?) More ego stuff. Bret was easy to work with IN THE RING. He didn't injure people, and he wasn't sloppy. He was great in that regard. But behind the scenes, he was such a mark for himself, that it caused some people (who he worked with) to kind of roll their eyes.

[@whtevr84]

JayTheAdviceGuy So that amounts to Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, and King Kong Bundy...I can add Jacques Rougeau to that list and Bad News Allen as well Of course of that one incident, Kevin Nash says that he loves Bret and considers his matches with him probably his all time favorites so you might say that Nash is actually an advocate for Bret...if you've seen that Cage match and that portion of Bret's career, you can see why Bret was hesitant to look weak and as an afterthought in 2 straight matches so Bret has a point as well Scott Hall can bitch about Bret, but if you've seen the Rumble match that Hall is complaining about Bret being selfish, you see no evidence of it, Bret is actually being very generous to Hall on offense even though Hall was injured and Bret could've just elected to dominate the match...their KOTR match is also another good example of how generous Bret was in the ring Bundy as you can tell after looking at his interviews resents guys smaller than him who got pushed ahead of him, he bitched about Michaels as well, so I think he's just bitter...also a wrestler just vetoing an idea doesn't mean they're difficult Jacques Rougeau is a well know complainer and kind of a primadonna about how he viewed himself and the importance of his Montreal territory...his own tag partner Carl Oulet and his brother Raymond say that about him, and aside from that despite Jacques' complaining, Bret actually did put him over for the IC belt and Jacques actually says Bret's a good guy Bad News, idk, Allen seems like a legit dude, but he also tends to complain a lot especially about perceptions of racism, which maybe was there but idk, he complains about all the Hart kids except for Stu, DK, and Davey, but on the other hand Bret actually got him a job in the WWF and they worked fine there according to Allen How about the guys who say Bret's a pro? Austin, Foley, Undertaker, Sting, Hennig, Savio, Bam Bam, Nash, Smash and Axe, Hawk and Animal, Neidhart, Jannetty, Booker T, Benoit, Piper, Brunzell and Blair, the list goes on Before drawing up definite conclusions about whether Bret was a pro or not, it'd probably be appropriate to weigh both sides and their motives beforehand, not to say Bret was ego less, but difficult because he was a mark? I don't think so, it doesn't make sense looking at his output or the overwhelming testimony...what part of Bret's matches reflect that he had to dominate and protect himself at all costs, the # of losses he has? The way he sold like he was being destroyed? The way he didn't hog offense or throw in spots to highlight himself?

[@JayTheAdviceGuy]

@R.A.J, I didn't draw up a conclusion tho. I said a lot of people have said things. You asked me who, so I answered. I'm not here to debate the source, just the fact that they said it, because that's what you asked. I never said Bret didn't have countless supporters on the other side tho.

[@whtevr84]

JayTheAdviceGuy I know you didn't, I was just thinking about this thing about Bret's ego being this major hindrance that his critics like to bring up as being a special problem with him, I'm just saying that based on overwhelming testimony, Bret definitely has an ego and a tremendous belief in himself to put it mildly, but I think his critics try to exaggerate that aspect and downplay all of his positives so that they can say "See Bret was just as bad as the kliq and Hogan and all the other guys that get criticized" I don't see how he is though, there are people that dislike him and there are guys that were jealous I'm sure but most of what I've heard and can be seen is that Bret was a team player who, yes, did have an instinct for self preservation at times but not to the extent of the well known antagonists from that time period like I mentioned above

[@James-xx4kb]

JayTheAdviceGuy According to Bad News Brown, Bret gave him a concussion so that notion that Bret didn't hurt anybody might be a bit untrue.

[@mattroberts8742]

Im 35 now when i was 11 i was front row bret came down walked over to me slid his hitman shades on me was the greatest moment for wrestling i still have the shades to this day brett is forever the best there was the best there is and the best there ever will be

[@Rebelz173]

Matt Roberts wow that’s amazing

[@shafiqrehman7483]

agree

[@garethhancock8525]

I wonder what those glasses would be worth now

[@QuantumGamingUploads]

What ppv? Would be cool to see it.

[@bigolebot]

It didn't draw money though

[@nazgul12000]

I think Bret Hart takes the business more serious then most he sees things different and is brutally honest that rubs most folks the wrong way

[@greato80]

nazgul12000 ..gotta cut bret slack. People forget , he was raised since birth in the business in the hart dungeon by a strict Dad. Thats part of reason he takes the business more seriously than others. Its a curse and a blessing. As opposed to someone like shawn who grew up a normal kid loving the fun of the business.

[@thecedex]

Yeah but then again he was born and raised from a Wrestling family it the profession that put food on his table when he was growing up and it's the industry brought up with. Of course he's going to take this seriously.

[@greato80]

Charles Cedric Tan ..yeah thats kinda what i wanted to say. Being raised by stu shaped bret no doubt.

[@thecedex]

exactly I just find it funny people can criticize Bret Hart for taking the business too seriously. I mean if you had a job isn't it a good thing to take it seriously?

[@TravisLoneWolfWalsh]

Well the thing is unlike Sid and Shawn, Bret was around the business from the day he was born

[@Mekrabb]

I was at one of those High schools that they could not sell out when Diesel was champion. Facts.

[@joshuabowman2970]

Yep. But it wasnt because of bret. It was because so many parents stopped letting their kids watch it or attend when the hogan/wwf steroid issue happened. People fail to remember wresting was on life support as family entertainment. The attitude era allowed it to become more adult oriented which saved the business. Fuck sid and all the other has beens who have zero respect for a guy that jobbed for them many nights and made them look 50 times better than they ever were. Assholes.

[@StuUngar]

Joshua Bowman What? The houses were down because parents wouldn’t allow their children to watch because of steroids??? 😆 That’s the most ridiculous bullshit excuse Ive ever heard. So parents suddenly began allowing children to watch again a few years later when they had transvestites, bird flipping, penis cutting, and crotch chopping? You think parents were forbidding children to watch baseball in the late 90’s because of steroids?? LOL

[@StuUngar]

So was I. I went to a house show around 88 or 89 as a little kid where the main event was Hogan vs Dino Bravo and it was a sell out. In 91, went to a house show where the main event was Ultimate Warrior vs Macho King in a steel cage. Arena was about 80% full. Fast forward 18 months later where the main event was Bret Hart vs Papa Shango and the crowd was less than 1,000. My middle school football and basketball games drew more than Bret Hart as champion. In 98, arena was again at 80%ish full when Austin faced Kane, Taker, and Mankind in a 4 way.

[@MohamedAli-xu3uw]

@@StuUngar Really? What did fans think of bret hart and diesel as champions back then?

[@boberyan2]

I have no doubt. True he was a terrible drawing champion. But why? I never got it. I liked Diesel

[@TheNotbadphonedaddy]

Idk, I have a hard time listening to Sid vent about Bret Hart. They had 4 televised matches. Hart outright did the favor for Sid on three occasions. Lost to him via Powerbomb on Monday Night Raw. Lost to him via Powerbomb at a PPV and then lost to him in a steel cage match (may I add the ONLY steel cage match Hart lost during his WWE tenure.) Then at WM13 he was Powerbombed again by Sid, looking totally defenseless in the process. His only televised win over Sid was in a lumberjack match with a school boy roll up. Sid never did Hart any favors. At least not on television. Bret not only took 3 losses to him, he went out of his way to put Sid over and make him look like an unstoppable God in the process. So Sid bitch about Bret Hart? No, Sid, I love you, think you were a great worker, and in many respects severely underrated but.....shut the fuck up.

[@Jaystarski]

Not only that but calling Bret arrogant instead of HBK?? Huh?

[@coolguy298]

@@Jaystarski Bret was jealous when Shawn was the champion. Bret did make sid look very good during most of their matches. But Bret was a dick. Bret thought WWF was his company. Shawn was bad but wasn't bad to Sid and put sid over during the survivor series match.

[@NotaPizzaGRL]

@@coolguy298 Shawn had no choice but to put Sid over because he failed as the top guy. No one wanted to watch the Boyhood Dream stuff when they could watch the nWo or ECW instead. If anything Shawn was jealous of Bret and did everything he could to push him out of the WWF and then he tried to get rid of any future competition not that it worked.

[@medfadel351]

@REZ in my opinion shawn didn't fail as a top guy , from 1996 to 1998 WCW was beating the wwf in the ratings and i don't understand why people say that hbk was the cause of it , in that period Bret , Unsertaker and Sid were the champions and all of them couldn't make the ratings higher . Shawn is the guy who started the attitud era in 1997.

[@DmanDice]

Med Fadel I cant think of two great world title defenses from shawn. Utter trash as a champion. The attitude era started because of Brets push of Austin and “mr mcmahon”. Then the rock came along and sealed it. Dx road the coat tails of that era. Even the new age outlaws were over more than dx.

[@JamesSmith-kf2xc]

Stone Cold and ‘taker can’t speak highly enough of Bret. Enough said.......

[@pleighboi661]

notice how it’s always the washed up has-beens who talk negative about bret that aren’t even half as respected as Taker & Stone Cold

[@BlessedAreTheCheesemakers]

and Piper and Macho Man

[@15jstone]

Exactly. I like Sid but when he’s naming Michaels of all people (especially back then) as proof (even though he did admit he could be a jerk) it’s not exactly a ringing endorsement for your credibility. Austin and Taker (ESPECIALLY) are legendary and were always recognized as leaders. Michaels hated Bret so of course he’s going to “work” with Sid to sabotage any match Bret was in. Sid was just to clueless to see it.

[@jonedepth9164]

Sid had a great character, look and intensity, but it would go away like helium escaping a balloon when the bell rung. Bret was pretty much the only time his matches were watchable. The match Sid had with Shawn at Survivor Series was decent but overbooked because apparently a much bigger, more over Sid couldn't go over Shawn clean. Remembering Sid's awful 1st run in WWF, and that dreadful Wrestlemania 8 main event. Falling asleep during stinkers he had with Diesel, Vader, The Undertaker etc.

[@brudderstyles3479]

Stone cold and taker were also ego maniacs

[@richkeffner674]

The three way match he's referring to is on KZbin, go watch, the only guy who looks lost out there is Sid.

[@themadrapper101]

WWF in 1993-1996 was still better and more popular than today's crap

[@MrDuneedon]

I prefer 1985-1992, but I agree with you, as well.

[@themadrapper101]

@@MrDuneedon I prefer 1996-2003 was the best time in wrestling

[@MrDuneedon]

themadrapper101 Yeah, fair enough. I just think it depends on what you grow up with. Me, I grew up with the Golden Age of the WWF and so that is truly where my fondest memories are. I got to see my first house show in 1986, and I’ll never forget that!

[@Chaz4543]

They still tried back then. Yeah it was lots of cartoony stuff but they were throwing everything at the wall just to see what would stick. Now they put no creative effort in because Vince is old and senile and stopped caring.

[@HiNRGboy]

@@Chaz4543 yeah man I have so much nostalgia for both 80s and 90s wrestling... early 2000s I thought was still pretty good too, with all the talent coming in from WCW.. after that the creativity started going way down.. I wanna say from like 2010 on up till today.. it's no where near as fun to watch anymore..

[@borednow5838]

Think Sid forgets to mention that the wrestling business as a whole was in an all time low during the mid-90s. I don't think it was so much to do with Bret being on top.

[@joshuabowman2970]

Yep all these has beens are always running brets name through the mud because the business was down during Brett's run failing to mention that parents stopped letting their kids watch wrestling after the Hogan and WWF steroid case. If anything brett saved the WWF. He allowed it to survive until the business turned into adult entertainment during the monday night wars.

[@Messiah717]

Between the steroid trial and Hogan leaving the business was in the crapper. They didn't have that big draw they were hoping for. Remember also. The hope they had of Warrior being the next big thing never panned out.

[@Messiah717]

@@samuelwoods164 Wrestling is a niche audience now. It will never be as popular as it was in the 80s and 90s. As for today nobody wants to watch that ridiculous empty studio wrestling.

[@myopicmanatee6432]

@@Messiah717I agree with you that wrestling now a niche,. I think there is more to it being a niche than low quality television. There are now a lot more options for entertainment. There is no longer really a standard selection of channels that people watch. This is not necessarily true for everyone, but at least culturally entertainment is now extremely fragmented. There are now so many things grabbing a person's attention. It would still be a niche, even if the television were of higher quality.

[@herpderp7264]

1995 was considered a low point for wrestling. Funny thing is they were getting better ratings back then then they do now in 2019-2020.

[@taylorbryant1305]

Bret didn't wanna drop the strap to Shawn because Shawn didn't wanna drop it to him at mania 13 after he did it for Shawn at mania 12.

[@superlex611]

Taylor Bryant but that was different

[@dayou6353]

Factz

[@skinnypippen9580]

Shawn lost to him during the first ladder match and at Survivor Series 1992 which Vince Failed to mention! Wasn't jobbing to Hart anymore!

[@SuCKeRPunCH187]

@@skinnypippen9580 bret was the champ and shawn was the intercontinental champion, they were not equals.

[@skinnypippen9580]

@@SuCKeRPunCH187 They were the best two young workers in the company! Bret fought Michaels numerous times outside of PPV and jobbed to him every time during this run!

[@rtc7788]

It wasn't that simple. Bret still had time left, and creativity control. He said he would drop it in the next event, to anyone but Shawn in his home country, because of their real life feud. Bret has never refused to drop the belt before and anyone who knew him could vouch that he would've done it at the next event to Austin.

[@js09js09]

Bret had "reasonable creative control". Dropping the belt to Austin at the next event wasn't reasonable, because that would destroy WWF's plans for Austin winning the belt at Wrestlemania. Plus, "creative control" refers more to "don't make my character wear diapers to the ring" or things like that. Not about whether you win matches or keep the belt.

[@rtc7788]

@@js09js09 He planned to drop the belt to Undertaker iirc. They could've had Shawn take it from Undertaker the week after that.

[@js09js09]

@@rtc7788 But Bret losing to Undertaker doesn't do anything for anyone but Bret. It is a lose for Shawn, a lose for Undertaker, and a lose for WWF...They needed to turn Shawn into a massive heel so that it meant much more when Stone Cold finally beat him. Taking part in the screwjob turned Shawn into this massive heel...Winning the title from Bret only to lose it a week later does nothing for the Undertaker. Makes him look weak, to be honest...WWF loses because their Shawn vs. Stone Cold feud isn't as good, because Shawn isn't seen as the massive heel that he was after the screwjob...Bret's plan on losing the belt to Undertaker, who would later lose it to Shawn, only benefits Bret. And when he is the one leaving the company for the competition, then why should he get to be the only one benefitting? The person leaving the company is the last person the WWF should care about.

[@raulramirez9657]

@@js09js09 Austin was getting over already by that time. After his WM match with Bret, he was over big time, it didn’t matter who he beat did the belt, it would be massive regardless. In their WM match, Shawn was clearly the third guy since most of the attention was on Austin and Mike Tyson. Bret could have easily drop the belt to someone else th night before and have Shawn beat him soon after. Shit, do a three way match with Shamrock whom if I remember correctly had a storyline going with both Bret and Shawn at the time and have him eat the pin. Bret had every reason to not want to drop the title to Shawn, it wasn’t unreasonable.

[@taekwondotime]

My thoughts exactly. Hogan refused to drop the belt to Bret at SummerSlam. Somehow the WWF was fine with that. They didn't pull a screw job on Hogan. When Bret refuses to drop it to Shawn, instead of making it work (speed dial Yokozuna) they just screwed Bret out of the title.

[@wagsoman]

Bret The Hit man Hart was my second favorite wrestler of all time during the 80s and 90s. He might have been difficult like many wrestlers claim but his matches were always top notch on his end while in the WWF. He 100 percent drew money and was an excellent story teller. The 90s in the WWF were trying to recover from the steroid scandal and Hulk Hogan leaving after lying under oath about steroid use among wrestlers and himself. His matches with Mr Perfect were legendary and he could work with anyone back in those days. He took the business seriously, like an art form. He grew up in the business with his legendary dad Stu Hart. I'm sure other wrestlers were difficult To work with as well who claim otherwise. Shawn Michaels screwed over other wrestlers all the time as many can attest to that with Triple HHH, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, and X-Pac.

[@PsychoKillertheGame]

The cash figures are viewable. Bret never drew the money that top guys did.

[@CurlyFromTheSwirly]

​@PsychoKillertheGame But Bret was a top guy. He was the face of the WWF for a while. He was going to be the main heel of WCW for a while too. Just cause some people negotiate better contracts doesn't change kayfabe or fan perspective.

[@HiNRGboy]

I find it hard to believe Bret was lost or confused in any match.. 🤔

[@billybob5337]

hes talking about a triple threat

[@adamrenfrow]

​@@billybob5337 Sid is full of shit.

[@superkid12345]

i hate when they put the on bret for not drawing money when he was on top. He was crushing it overseas as the top guy but wrestling across the board was tired and stale when he had his run, no one was drawing during that time

[@EGarrett01]

Bret wasn't the most charismatic or physically impressive wrestler, but they screwed up his push too. They had Randy Savage, Undertaker and Hulk Hogan on the roster during his reign and he never beat any of them on PPV to give him a rub. Even the win over Flair was never televised. They had him wrestle Shawn Michaels who was an IC champion, Razor Ramon who was new, and then get beat by Yokozuna (who then got crushed in 30 seconds by Hogan). Their booking was horrible.

[@EGarrett01]

@TheVolourn Yoko looked like an idiot and got beat instantly on the largest stage possible. That's not how you build a monster heel.

[@kundankanan9074]

the guy on a rebuilding path from "global minimum". You can see what was the diff before and afterwards to see how it helped. Bret contributed not only in his individual capacity, but also helping former mid-carders in WCW (ignored but talented)-- like Steve Austin or those that kliq bullied-- like Rock..helping next generation of super starts-- he had a force-multiplying effect. Unlike that idiot Hogan after whose switch, company went into an vicious downward trend, Bret's exit by developing next torch bearers made sure that WWF could further propel further.. So Bret definitely owns credit. It is not for nothing that Vince gave him 20+ year contract and indefinite creative rights if it wasn't the case. Bret should have got treatment like undertaker got towards end of his career. But not to be.

[@seraphimdunn]

Weird how wrestling started drawing after Bret lost the title huh

[@billybob5337]

@@EGarrett01 Because the ONLY reason Vince went with Bret is because of the steroid scandal. Everyone knows that. It was a forced hand in 1992. If that never happens, Bret never goes past the mid-card in the WWF. Facts. In fact, he was always planned to be a short-term, temporary top guy until the steroid trial blew over. This is why he was already looking to replace Bret with Luger by the summer of 1993. When Luger didnt pan out, he immediately started looking for someone else. And tried Diesel. The bottom line is that Vince NEVER envisioned having Bret in that top spot for even 4 years, and was always looking past him, trying to find someone else. Ultimately he settled on Shawn, because of the influence the Kliq had acquired. Shawn himself was a special case, and not someone Vince would have typically went with. But he was able to get over with Vince personally enough to land the spot(of course some question just how "personally" that was.) Bottom line is, Vince knew he had no chance to get the WWF back to its former glory under Bret. And tried every consecutive year to phase him out

[@kevinanderson2708]

Sid was the greatest monster heel of all time. I think everyone had their niche. I don't think anyone was better....and everyone made it work as a.colllective. Guys that did not draw money on their own merit were still important as opponents and part of trying story lines.

[@gabrielledormuth4634]

If I was a wrestler back in the 90s Bret is the one guy I'd love to take on

[@midnyte_tv]

He has half the brain that Bret has.

[@toddrunyon]

I think I am the only one that understood that reference...

[@devillarratt4134]

Bret is the cleanest wrestler Ive ever seen, he was easily the best worker in the business and he knew it. So he was arrogant and hard to work with.

[@PreferredCustomer]

Define "cleanest." He did marijuana and slept with Sunny. He wasnt a saint.

[@devillarratt4134]

@@PreferredCustomer Cleanest worker obviously

[@Ffeoli1039]

@@PreferredCustomer smoking weed is a sin?! Not defending the sunny thing though lol

[@adamrenfrow]

​@@PreferredCustomerhe's talking about his in ring work dumbass.

[@kdr3619]

Man ... Each time Bret and Sid got in the ring ... it was good. Some really good matches! And I think we know it wasn't Sid who carried those matches. That said, Bret DID take himself very seriously. But it's like Cornette confessed in an interview, that he'd rather wrestlers take themselves seriously like Bret Hart, than all the goombah comedy stuff out there now.

[@DMG118]

Reality is, WWF might not have made it through the mid-90s if it wasn't for Bret and Undertaker. People forget how close WCW came to putting Vince out of business.

[@minorsmile0942]

I’d say Undertaker and The Rock. But you’re absolutely right.

[@DMG118]

@@minorsmile0942 Hey brother, The Rock was awesome but he was the Attitude Era, Bret and Taker were the draws during the "New Generation" era in the mid-90s, I'm not sure if WWF/E would've made it through that tough period without them!

[@minorsmile0942]

DMG118 Oh yeah, you’re right. I keep forgetting The Rock was late 90’s, not early 90’s. Still though, he did do unbelievable things for the wrestling business

[@markula_4040]

What top star wasn't arrogant in those days? Bret was a good (not great) top draw but it was such a crap undercard with all those occupational gimmicks that he couldn't save WWF from themselves during those times.

[@Chase_H]

Bret was not a good draw at all, he is listed as one of the worst ever

[@firestorbucket]

The problem with drawing power is, the undercard matters too. Having guys dress up as an evil dentist, pig farmers and other things trying to appeal to 8 year olds means ticket sales will suffer. Prime hulk hogan would not have drawn as much with those underarms either. Business had been plummeting downhill since wrestlemania 6 when they went 10% realism and 90% cartoon moving forward. Bret was one of the only watchable things on the roster back then. Early successes like wrestlemania 3 had gimmicks, but less childish gimmicks on the undercard. Realism took back over when Austin started to climb.

[@raulramirez9657]

@@Chase_H he was still the biggest draw out of the bunch in his time. He was a bigger draw than Shawn, Taker, Sid, etc..

[@hankmurphy3882]

To paraphrase a Geno Monsoon quote, "adulterated lies spewing forth from the mouth of Sid Vicious".

[@ThunderPants13]

does he remind anyone else of george w. bush?

[@dr.floridamanphd]

He’s more coherent than W.

[@donteprince2891]

To be the best there is was and ever will be, Bret can't help himself. Arrogance comes with the job. It's a gift he can't control it.

[@williamestes629]

Sid comes off as so much more honest than other people.

[@mr.brenman2132]

​@@PoutingTrevor He said Rick Steiner not Rick Flair you dumb dumb. It's always dumb people calling other people dumb. 😂

[@CatsClaw44]

He comes off as clueless.

[@2000guineas]

1:38 I don't know what Sid's talking about, Vince gave Bret the 20 year contract then said they can't afford it, Bret didn't want to leave, watch "wrestling with shadows" Vince said Bret should go to WCW because he can't afford the 20 year contract he gave Bret in 96 1:44 "take what were offer you" No Sid Bret took the 20 year contract Vince said a year later in 97 , the company was in "financial peril" and he couldn't afford to honor the contract he gave Bret. And said he should to WCW instead.

[@kundankanan9074]

would Vince give creative rights and 20 year contract to someone who is a mid-carder or a disposable resource? After Hogan, Rick flair Diesel and so on jumping the ship, Bret was loyal (older than Undertaker, HBK) and clearly a top-tier worker.

[@STEJTHEGREATEST]

Dunno why Sid is still sucking up to Shawn, either!!!!!! Shawn said in his book that Sid "couldn't work a lick."

[@whtevr84]

STEJTHEGREATEST Shawn insulted Sid using insider comments live on a ppv match while Sid was walking down the aisle for his match with Bret Shawn sat at the announce desk and called Sid a useless piece of luggage that has to be carried in all his matches...it wasn't even part of a storyline, just Shawn taking a dig at him

[@andrewvincent7299]

@@whtevr84 Shawn was probably mad at the time because the crowd turned on him and cheered Sid. Shawn was a pansy and was your friend to your face but buried you behind your back

[@joshuabowman2970]

Lol. Exactly. Sid looked like a damn oversized fan jump the security rails and climbed in the ring. Yet he's shit talking a top10 wrestler of all time? Foh.

[@PreferredCustomer]

Its called working heel. Sure he throws a dig that the boys laugh at. But he doesn't bury him and worked with him because he knew it was money.

[@whtevr84]

@@AbdulAhad-wy3hi Look up In Your House: It's Time, most likely a person who reviewed the ppv will mention it, you can also just look up the Sid vs Bret Hart match, Shawn says it while Sid is walking to the ring

[@brypete]

I'm not buying what sid is selling about bret...

[@joetamburello6292]

The truth

[@kellyremple1041]

Sid defends Shawn, and dismisses Bret's contributions??? So two of the most unreliable wrestlers from the 90's who were NOT team guys, should not be burying anyone. Oh, and Bret drew more money than both Shawn AND Sid. Look at the numbers. Ridiculous.

[@Lightskinemagic1995]

I love bret an i agree he drew more than shawn in the 90s but not overall. An no way bret drew more than sid

[@raulramirez9657]

@@Lightskinemagic1995 not overall because Shawn was with the company far longer, of course Shawn would draw more overall. But during their time in the company together, Bret was drawing more.

[@billybob5337]

Shawn's run coincided with the NWO. So its harder to measure that. Bret's run, the ratings and attendance just sucked, period. There was no serious competition during Bret's run. He just couldnt draw.

[@johnfinne]

Sid is and always has been pure awesome.

[@timreidy441]

So sad that all these wrestlers just think bret didnt wanna drop the belt. Its who he didnt wanna drop it too. He called vince over and over to get him to stay. Bret didnt wanna leave. He told vince he would stay for his old deal but vince had zero plans for his character. Vince forced him out and he wasnt putting over the most unprofessional little bastard the squared circle had ever seen. Especially after that bastard said he would never put bret over. So happy bret punched Vince and made shawn cry like a bitch in Montreal. Bret hart forever!!!

[@Messiah717]

It's simple with guys like Bret and even Ric Flair to a degree. They thought this shit was real.

[@theridz1981]

Here's my question. With wrestling being in a low point during the 90's, why is that always pinned on Bret? How do we know it wasnt Bret who kept business from slipping further?

[@RaytheGrayt]

Business was bad enough, at least Bret kept the company afloat when McMahon was busy making cartoon characters. I don't see people blaming Diesel and hbk for being low drawing champions, the former being of all time. No one was drawing during the mid 90's, not sid, the kliq, undertaker, at least Bret was holding down the fort, which Vince treated as a transitional champion to groom his boy toy

[@donteprince2891]

Business actually plummeted during shawn Michaels run as champion in after wrestlemania 12

[@joserivera5007]

The mental gymnastics you bret hart marks go through to try to justify the fact was shit as champion is amusing.

[@donteprince2891]

@J Crash Business was a joke. Part of it had to do with the steroid situation and wrestlers speaking out about sexual harrasment by Pat Patterson. There was a lot going on during that time. Kevin Nash run as champion didn't help either.

[@AbdulAhad-wy3hi]

@J Crash www.2xzone.com/wwe/buyrates.shtml#.X3WHg0BRUu8 you are the biggest trash barking on Bret for bone Read the figures and bark out loud I shall refrain from replying to you further on any thread

[@bolouniverse]

Sid put it in very simple form but it's probably the best I've heard anyone say it. If they're doing all of this for you and helping you dropping the belt isn't asking a lot.

[@bobbygoff8766]

Bingo!!!! I’ve said this for years! Glad I finally found a wrestler in the business saying the exact same thing. It was never a screw job on Brett. It was Vince protecting his brand and nothing more Thant Hart being a selfish prick. I’m glad it happened.

[@surenotejas3163]

@@bobbygoff8766 Bret's ego was bigger than the Trump Tower

[@Goldenbane]

@@bobbygoff8766 Vince put himself in that position. There were many ways of getting the belt off Bret without screwing him, but Vince was too goddamn stupid and stubborn to do any of them.

[@ThePaudiaz]

Sid reminds me of a big cat. He's very territorial and driven by self-interest, but that's just my opinion. Who's got any others?

[@STEJTHEGREATEST]

He's always reminded me of a truck driving serial killer. The only thing missing is a red cap.

[@whtevr84]

Michael Rooker on steroids....with half the brain that Rooker has

[@PreferredCustomer]

Hes a big dumb dog. Loyal to some people who unfortunately fill his head with the wrong ideas.

[@AndrewsOpinion15]

I LOVE FEUD WITH BRET HART AND SYCHO SID IN 90S !!!!

[@shonmoody1706]

I think Sid may envy Hearts dedication slightly. Since he was never the most dedicated. He could been right up there with Undertaker if he was. Sid was more worried about not missing softball season then defending the title. Although Brett was completely the opposite and maybe too dedicated I mean by taking too serious. So I can imagine He and Sid clashing.

[@RMILLSMMA]

Bret kind of takes kaye fabe to a new level... like he’s in denial it’s a work. Strange fella by all accounts. Sid insinuating he was in any shape or form on Brett’s level as a worker is laughable!

[@billybob5337]

I don't think Sid was trying to say he was on Bret's level as a worker. Just that he was a huge egomaniac and hard to work with......which was not untrue by many accounts. Of course the same was true with Shawn. But Sid was basically an honorary member of the Kliq, more or less. He was one of their main friends. So he is going to have a bias when it comes to Shawn.

[@stevebillows7318]

Legend

[@rocksonbrosaurs7856]

Sid has no right to talk trash about Bret... Sid absolutely has no skills...

[@Thor-Orion]

Bret brought balance back to national wrestling. Nationwide the guy has to be able to work. It's no coincidence that the generation that came up when Bret was lead dog were the guys who blew the roof off the business.

[@dupoj7308]

Easy to make everything black and white. The company made you champ and you're leaving for double the money, do business and put someone else over. In theory that's easy and reasonable. What Sid doesn't take in account is Shawn totally disrespected Bret in front of all of the boys saying no matter what he would never put Bret over. Can you blame Bret for not wanting to put over Shawn in Montreal where is the only country in Canada where he's respected anymore bc of how they turned him heel. There's a thing called perspective. I wish Bret would've stayed and things would've worked out but Bret is a man of principle and wouldn't put over a twat like Shawn. He would've put anyone besides Shawn over. Plus Bret had creative control in his contract. Bret was right

[@ArticulateDon]

Thank you... HBK refused to put over Vader & had to be threatened by taker before he put over Austin & sabotaged his match with Hogan when he found out he had to put him over... Austin refused to put over Triple H & refused to face Hogan at WM 18... The Rock refused to work with HBK... & John Cena refused to put over Wade Barrett Why don’t people make videos about their egos?????

[@johnmcnamara8741]

I have an odd opinion on the screw job, both were right in their own ways. Vince couldn't honor a contract he had with Bret, so Bret would clearly be pissed and should be, also not wanting to lose to a guy he legit hates in his home country. Vince also has business to run. He was in a war with WCW and he didn;t want Hart leaving with the belt like Blaze did and also having the title vacant looks bad from a story perspective and gives WCW a rub you don't want to give.

[@johnmcnamara8741]

There are tons over videos about HBK lol

[@crazyjim9380]

Shawn was a twat but Shawn didn't give Bret a tremendous singles push and have all the top people put him over for nearly 6 years. Vince did. He should have put over whoever Vince asked him to. Bret losing in Montreal would not have devalued him in WCW. Hall and Nash were putting everybody over on their way out and they were still the hottest thing in WCW when they walked in. Taz went from being the most invincible, unstoppable MMA gimmick character in ECW to being beaten by anyone Paul could book him against after he gave his notice.

[@TheNotbadphonedaddy]

Couldn't agree more. Look at Michael's title reigns in WWE. How many tournaments were held for IC and Tag titles because Shawn was too much of a primadonna to drop the belt to anyone else. He's the biggest hypocrite wrestling has ever seen.

[@bobbygoff8766]

I was at the show in Indianapolis in the 5th row when he had the leg accident. It was just as horrific in person and I still ain’t seen a body part look like that ever since.

[@mediaguy4037]

Sid seems like an OK guy from all these interviews.

[@glenwoodedwards9539]

I love both Sid and Bret

[@AndrewNewZealand]

Regardless of problems Sid had working with Bret or others, I thought he had a decent little title run back there, Nov. '96 to Jan. '97, working with Bret and Shawn. The Survivor Series match in which he won the belt from Shawn was good, they did spots that made him look smart and agile, same as in the successful title defense against Bret at In Your House:It's Time, in Dec.. I hated the finish of the match with Shawn though, it made the whole thing about Shawn being too upset about Jose Lothario's health to care about wrestling anymore. All the same, I think it was a good moment for Sid, he was smiling after the match and getting hugged by some of the fans, like it was a babyface win. I thought his win over Bret at It's Time was better, even though both Steve Austin and Shawn (inadvertedly) helped him win. Bret was half playing heel in the match, attacking Sid from behind while he took the belt off and later trying to grab Shawn's commentary chair to use against Sid. That was actually what led to Shawn's interference, Sid pie-faced Shawn for allowing Bret to take his chair, Shawn got up on the apron and collided with Bret, setting him up for the powerbomb. Again, it made the finish seem about Bret and Shawn, but I thought overall it was a strong moment for Sid.

[@farazhasan5360]

Everyone screwed Bret Hart lol Hogan, Vince, Shawn, HHH... the list goes on. Bret was a huge draw outside the US during all his title reigns as a tag, intercontinetnal, and heavyweight champ. His stock only dropped when he was with WCW.

[@derekazyan9942]

J Crash talking out your ass man

[@derekazyan9942]

J Crash ok buddy Bret Hart was in 3 of the top 10 matches of all time. Austin vs Hart is in my opinion the best match of all time... Bret vs Shawn at wrestlemania 12, Bret vs British bulldog in UK... plus tons more memorable matches. You don’t like Bret Hart that’s fine but saying he sucks makes you look like you have no idea what your babbling about.

[@seraphimdunn]

@@derekazyan9942 Austin vs Bret was Austin getting over in spite of Bret Hart. All Bret did was go win a match with the sharpshooter lmao

[@bigolebot]

This myth about Bret and this so called big draw outside of America 😂😂😂😂

[@richardbarlow7337]

Sid taking shots at bret is laughable. If a match between you, shawn and bret looked good it wasnt down to to you sid. Stick to softball.

[@Count_Apollyon5]

" they couldn't sell out an high school" 😂

[@TheHannibalTV]

It’s true they used to run high schools

[@Count_Apollyon5]

@@TheHannibalTV I know....just hilarious how he stated that.

[@chinoejio]

Sid not lying. Esp about Nash's run. Corney says it all the time

[@aniketdesai7499]

The worst drawings came during the HBK Era this guy is a fool.

[@buddyholly5716]

hes not arrogant hes just painfully shy and quiet

[@kingdjack6]

buddy holly not the case to the wrestler who been to his house.

[@StephOMacRules]

They probably can't tell the difference between pride and arrogance. Bret has all the reasons in the world to be proud of his work.

[@mandarw86]

Bret not dropping belt is Not Ok. But Hogan and Shawn both refusing to drop the belts to Bret is perfectly OK. What an irony.

[@shaolinjoe3705]

Sid never did anything that looked like a million bucks

[@Krillep]

"Bret Hart couldn't sell out a high-school" woow...roast of the year!!

[@mdolinski4926]

Ha Ha Sid was champ around the same time. He wasn't exactly packing them in either. The downturn was not a single wrestlers fault. It was the ridiculous product. For me the wrestling clown and the garbage man and the pirate and the race car driver... it was cheesy and people in the '90s were going through a backlash against the "insincere" 80s.

[@EOTA564]

Megan Dolinski Doink was a great gimmick...as pennywise style heel.

[@shafiq1537]

I disagree with sid

[@Slasherhorror1980]

Bret himself actually admitted this in an interview, so not much of a roast.

[@ikill4klondikebars]

@@EOTA564 Doink was the only good cartoon gimmick of the 90's.... Until Vince put Ray Apollo in the gimmick and turned him babyface.

[@charleshardy3053]

HBK called Sid the biggest piece of luggage in the WWE. I think only the Harlem Heat like the guy.

[@BRockin25]

They liked him they just hated working matches with him

[@kanakog7206]

This biz is about drawing money,I don't care how good a performer u are if u don't draw money u ain't shit

[@wimbledon5353]

Bret, Diesel and Shawn weren't big draws. Sting was WCW's most popular superstar at the time and even he wasn't drawing... You cannot write off any of these wrestlers just because they didn't draw big...

[@whtevr84]

the16th6toothson That was a very insightful statement for you to make...self evident yes, but insightful nonetheless Bravo

[@aaronjackson9385]

Youre a fan. Your only concern should be the products quality.

[@grawakendream8980]

shawn was playing sid

[@mikemorbid1752]

When he said that Shawn would work with anyone, he made it obvious that he was lying.

[@wolf7el356]

Bret was a huge mark for himself. He was spoiled by Stu & was always trying to put himself over. He was a great technical wrestler & an amazing worker, but an absolute whiny baby when he didn’t get his way.

[@michaelcook2360]

Have I missed something. How does Sid know what Bret was like as a tag guy?

[@whtevr84]

Michael Cook Yeah it doesn't make sense, by the time Sid was in the WWF Bret was a singles in the IC title program But that's Sid for you, his fans are dumb enough to eat up all his nonfactual crap, but it's obvious to anybody without a fanboy bias that Sid is out of his fuckin mind

[@mrsain19]

R.A.J. Always possible that they actually met before Sid worked for Vince. In a gym, a bar, an airport.....it happens.

[@Actionfigcollector]

“When Bret was on top they couldn’t sell out a high school” … Sid puts it simply 😂

[@koberino4872]

Not true tho. Also Bret took the reigns of a dying company after the Hogan era

[@Armando316]

I used to watch when Bret was on top and the arenas looked full to me and the crowds were crazy. Doesn’t exactly imply low ticket sales.

[@MafiaKingfishNOLA]

@@Armando316 It is common knowledge, to those in the business, that Bret Hart was NOT a huge draw as WWF Champion. The full arenas you were looking at were TV tapings and PPVs. Things were not good in the WWF with Bret Hart as the top guy. Bret was extremely talented but he lacked the charisma or the personality of Hogan or even Shawn Michaels.

[@Borincano_Cubano]

@@MafiaKingfishNOLA Sid, Shawn or Hogan for that matter could never lace Bret Hart’s boots.

[@Borincano_Cubano]

@@Armando316 Bret Hart’s reign as a 5x WWF champion speaks volumes.

[@m.alexanderzagorski3868]

The world became a better place on Friday December 16,1960 with the birth of Sidney Raymond Eudy in West Memphis,Arkansas!

[@jolenelutyck1422]

Fully agree

[@Salvatore1268]

Sid comes across as well spoken and honest

[@Salvatore1268]

Crippled Inside he does say this is the thing is a lot

[@whtevr84]

Crippled Inside Lol...took the words right out of my mouth

[@abc_12333]

sal vatore Sid also said that he's got half the brains that Kevin Nash does :)

[@RT-zk7yr]

He does but Sid remembers a lot how 'he' thinks it happened. A bunch of things he says gets questioned by many other people who were there also. I'll be honest I thought exactly the same and im not saying some of it isnt true but his stories are contradicted a lot.

[@mattnoname4430]

This is just as bad as Sid coming off the top rope

[@feebypeels2883]

Top 5 Bret Hart matches will destroy Sid's top 5 matches any day. I love Sid, but he was one of those guys in the business for the money and not for the love of it like Bret. Maybe he should have listened to Bret more and he could have had a better career.

[@BarstoolBlues33]

Bret pretty much lost and put Sid over in all of their matches so I don't see why he would be complaining about Bret. I agree's arrogant, though. Bret is his number one fan. I loved him as a kid growing up and then in my teens when he turned heel, but he is his own worst enemy when it comes to interviews. He's always patting himself on the back and talking down to everyone else.

[@ikill4klondikebars]

What? Bret praises a lot of people. Even to a fault. All those years he could have buried Shawn and others, and he still put over Shawn's ringwork.

[@PreferredCustomer]

Bret praises them if they make him look good.

[@raulramirez9657]

@@PreferredCustomer Bret praises them if they deserve it. The people he buries are known pieces of shit whom everyone always buries (Hogan, Warrior, Kilq, etc..)

[@youngn9na92]

I like George "The Animal" Steele's idea about it all being a work.... Brett definitely could have done this but George was so convincing.

[@marcusjnewtonz28]

Jim Cornette was the architect

[@Fernando-fr5cu]

Is Sid Vicious on the WWE Hall of Fame? If not he should be!

[@markenojo8712]

He actually was asked before by WWE but he declined saying he doesnt feel he deserved to be in the HoF

[@kundankanan9074]

definitely deserves to be on the wwe 'hall of shame'

[@adamrenfrow]

He was terrible

[@Makainternational]

All the comments are irrelevant now because it was Shawn Michaels, in his retirement speech, who said he was to blame for the Bret Hart/Shawn Michaels situation. Shawn said he drove Bret crazy in the 90s and asked Bret for forgiveness. Being a born again Christian brought out the truth. It was Shawn who was a prick back then!

[@Edward-qe7ih]

You were fun to watch ,great intensity.

[@QuantumGamingUploads]

Come on Sid Bret carried you all your matches and put you over. You like Shawn so we get it.

[@billysouth4698]

Sorry Sid, you can’t even hold Bret’s jock strap!

[@southsideman4891]

makes sense

[@TheARTMuZeum]

Right, Bret was wrong for taking the business seriously. Smh. Kinda hard to listen to Sid talk down on Bret. I mean, like... Cmon...

[@emittlitoramos8537]

When it comes to Bret after that hulk hogan beat yokozuna fast in a match Bret got lied saying he was gonna have a match with hulk hogan but they said no you was hearing wrong and his brother passing away he wasn't the same no more with WWF now wwe to me right there and after that screw job Bret is a good guy he help a lot of people and this what he get wow that not fair he work hard for his shit they should of had little respect for him everybody always has beef with shawn and triple h now this days they help others but that time everything was about them I blame vince for all the problems not taking care is boys that made the company rich

[@JuniorLewingKoo]

Who's the man?! Powerbomb!

[@mrsain19]

Lol when Sid powerbombed Bret at mania 13 right before his main event match with taker, when Bret stormed the ring lol. Kick. Powerbomb. Splat. "Now get your ass out of here" lol wrestlemania gold

[@EGarrett01]

"Hop along, crybaby!"

[@donteprince2891]

He said get your whining ass outta here

[@guycalgary7800]

The meat heads hate Brett’s popularity globally !

[@Ffeoli1039]

Yes those guys back then were under the impression that all you needed was to be big and do lots of steroids to get over. Brett showed how much technique mattered and I think the fans responded positively to that

[@stealthbombsmith7770]

The problem came in of what happened to the women's title with Alundra Blaze showing up on WCW tv and dropping the title in a trash can. Bret had agreed previously to show up on Raw the night after to say good bye to the fans and vacate the title. Vince was worried Bret would go back on their agreement and do what Alundra had done, that is why he did what he did to Bret.

[@raulramirez9657]

Bret turned down a very lucrative contract from WCW in mid 96 and stayed with WWF instead for less money. Anyone else in Bret’s position would have immediately gone to WCW. Bret was loyal to WWF, Vince backstabbed him, period. Besides, Bret still could have dropped the belt after SS to anyone.

[@HhhHhhh-nu4lm]

The business only struggled when nahs had belt but rebounded when Bret beat him

[@bourbon646]

Bret and Nash drew similarly. Bret hart was as bad a as a champion as Nash. The business was bad when Diesel won the belt. If Bret was half the draw you think, Vince would have kicked Undertaker and Shawn and payed Bret. Undertaker couldn't use the Undertaker character in WCW. But Because Bret was a poor champion he chose Shawn and Undertaker over Bret.

[@adamrenfrow]

​​@@bourbon646you're an idiot

[@bigolebot]

Business still struggled when Bret was on top, I get that you're a fanboy but numbers do not lie and the WWE used to give away free tickets during his time

[@diontenelson1116]

Lol love this lol

[@m.alexanderzagorski3868]

The world became a better place on July 4,1960 with the birth of Sidney Raymond Eudy in West Memphis,AR!!!!!

[@snerdterguson]

Can't speak to backstage stuff and his personality. But even being a big fan of Bretts, I do acknowledge that the sales were usually down when he was up. But there's no accounting for taste. Anyone being objective would say he is far superior in ring than a guy like Hogan, but Hogan sells tickets and Brett doesn't. Now when I think of Hart versus Hogan as wrestlers, I think of Hogan as N'Sync or Britney spears. Talented to a degree, certainly but huge ticket sales and popularity. Brett is sort of like Tom Waits. Supremely talented at his chosen craft, and certainly gets recognition and has a loyal if smaller group of fans. Hogan may have sold more tickets, but Hart gave the fans better matches.

[@taylorwillis8016]

Hbk disrespected him hard as fuck in the locker room. Imo Shawn is the arrogant one. And i wouldve done and felt the same exact way Bret felt during that entire fiasco from start to finish. Vince probably wouldve caught a couple punches while he was pickin his broken ass up off the ground as well cuz he did his top wrestler so fuckin dirty. Bret was never gonna take the belt to wcw and trash it. He told vince he would publicly vacate the title that Monday night after the ppv.

[@ski8615]

Why? you can't deny it, he had that little routine he'd do and you'd know where it's going,at 7yrs old I'd know, I'm not stating it as fact it's just an opinion.big respect to Bret.

I knew there was beef between

[@vincentdimurro8246]

This man should be in the WWE Hall of Fame.

[@minorsmile0942]

rocknblues81 it may seem like that on the surface but his character was still important for both WWF and WCW

[@bigolebot]

Sid is not wrong, the WWE used to give away tickets for free when Bret was on top... You guys should see some of the house show attendances he did in Europe and Canada, even Japan its quite embarrassing... The man failed to sell out a single show... The WWF lost 4.43 million dollars when he was on top throughout 94 to mid 95

[@ZeroBudgetProductions]

Dude had 2 moves and dogs on an all time great. Sour grapes

[@ammagnolia]

THANK YOU!!!!!!!

[@JitJit-ESPI]

Me when somebody says Sycho Sid "I don't know sh*t crybaby"

[@sarnobat2000]

Well at least Sid's account of Montreal is more accurate than Hogan's (if you haven't heard it you must, it's gold).

[@ChiGuy251]

Didn't he say Shawn rolled Bret up? Lol

[@tjjordan4207]

There's a problem with what Sid is saying. Yes, business wasn't doing good when Bret was the champion, but neither was the year when Shawn Michaels was the champion. Between 1994 to 1995, the WWF lost $4.4 million dollars, although the company managed to bounce back between 1995 to 1996 with a profit of $3.3 million. However, 1996 to 1997 would see the company lose $6.5 million. Let's be real, 1994 to 1996 was not a good time for the wrestling world. It didn't matter who was on top, especially when WCW started to win against the WWF in the ratings war.

[@KaneDeathBreaker]

Bret just wanted his matches to be on another level. Also Bret became the champion when the WWF suspended everyone for steroids and the product was already going downhill,by the time his reign ended Bret had helped the WWF become successful and profitable again. You can’t blame Bret for the steroid era and business being bad,that’s just ridiculous on Sid’s part. Also I can’t believe Bret being lost in any type of match,Sid is a very cool guy but come on,that’s just another ridiculous statement by a dude who would rather play softball.

[@afdcg]

Bret Hart was low card tag guy. They made him the champion because of the steroid scandal since WWF was a babyface territory. Once Bret Hart went on top he made Brisco and Patterson convince Vince to put the belt on Bret. Bret Hart screwed Luger and Diesel out of world title picture. He tried doing the same with Shawn and nobody supported because even they were fanboys of Shawn Michaels. WWF putting the belt on these jobber type wrestlers like Bret and Shawn pretty much killed WWF. WWF wasn't making any money with Bret, they were only loosing money on top. By 97 Vince was fed up with Bret Hart being as a champion and he couldn't remove Patterson and Brisco so he refused to sign Bret. Again Bret Hart played politics to not job the belt to Shawn because of their issues. Bret Hart talked with Earl ebner, Patterson and Brisco before survivor series because Bret wasn't listening to Vince. Bret refused to drop the belt at the PPV. It's not like Bret Hart was a huge draw. Yet he threw tantrums and victimized himself. No doubt Shawn was no different than Bret and also halted Vaders push. And was not a big fan of Austin being the champion. Sid was right Bret was piece of crap.

[@dtogo4286]

Sid was a major draw. He always brings a crowd

[@chadjustice8560]

I hope this is sarcasm

[@dtogo4286]

@@chadjustice8560 Sid was the man. He still generates a huge following for signings

[@crrassh69]

Totally not true, the weasel Vince Mcmahan signed a deal and was going to welch and all Brett wanted was a DQ not loose the belt in Canada, he said he would loose it the next night in Buffalo.

[@tomjohnson3106]

Sid says that he met Bret when he was as the Hart Foundation, but when he came in in 1991 Bret was in singles so that can't be true

[@kylecampbell1532]

Sid is full of crap. Did you know that during the mid 2000's he pitched to Vince that he should come back, go on a winning streak, win the world title and then drop it to someone a year later to make the next big superstar. And he's here talking about Bret being arrogant. Sid is one of the most delusional wrestlers of all time. He even tried to murder Arn Anderson. He has the IQ of a mouldy potato