The Story of Bret Hart vs Steve Austin - WrestleMania 13

Wrestling Bios Presents - The Story of Bret Hart vs Steve Austin - WrestleMania 13
Bret "The Hitman" Hart vs Stone Cold Steve Austin at WWF WrestleMania 13 is one of the greatest wrestling matches not only at WrestleMania, but in the entire history of the WWE and the wrestling business at large. This match solidified Steve Austin as a main player on the 1997 WWF Roster, while the match also shifted the fan's perception of Bret Hart, turning him into heel and allowing him to continue to achieve some of his greatest work while employed by Vince McMahon and the WWF.
The Bret Hart vs Steve Austin Submission match at WrestleMania 13 was an important and pivotal moment in professional wrestling. In this video, I go back a full year before the match to dig into the history of the match. This includes Bret Harts loss to Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XII, Steve Austin leaving behind his Ringmaster gimmick to become Stone Cold, Bret Hart's return on Monday Night Raw in 1996 and his match against Austin at Survivor Series 1996, the events leading up to the 1997 Royal Rumble, The Final Four match, and we end with WrestleMania 13 and the submission match. This video will hopefully give you a full education on Bret Hart's slow character change into a sour and bitter performer while also letting you get a glimpse into the rise of Stone Cold Steve Austin.
The Hitman vs Stone Cold was a true wrestling classic. This Mini Documentary shows exactly why.

[@Czah5]

The thing that made the double turn so PERFECT was that neither wrestler changed who they were, they just expanded the crowd's understanding of their character.

[@theshowstopper2443]

This match made Austin. The Hitman showed why he was on top. Truly amazing work by both men here.

[@superlex611]

A outstanding match in general

[@thebigman7589]

The Showstopper yeah 100%. Have to give Bret so much credit to as he helped Austin with his career. He did this time and again. Something you wouldn’t get from hogan or Shawn

[@superlex611]

@@thebigman7589 true

[@michaelsalazar108]

The Showstopper.bottom line hear is these guys want out there knock it of the ballpark. and stands to be the best match in wrestlemania history period

[@dadman9799]

This and winning king of the ring and dropping his Austin 3:16 line.

[@louisjwiese5515]

This is why I liked Bret, he could make any rivalry seem extremely real. And then his in ring work was incredible. Could sell any fight. He should be training the new generations. They need this now in WWE. More than ever.

[@ianosaurus27]

Excellence of Execution. Truly Bret the Hitman Hart is.

[@darrenowens6461]

Yes Bret Hart is the last pure wrestler.

[@christiancharles309]

A legend and timeless wrestler Bret Hart

[@allwightallwong5045]

Facts. However this whole PC bs is a huge reason why WWE got worse. God forbid you say anything to make someone butthurt during a wrestling "performance"

[@boombapdoom493]

Product of the dungeon

[@Masutora]

This was when I switched from Bret Hart to Stone Cold as a favorite. But I never stopped being a Bret Hart fan.

[@stanleymcclaim332]

This just shows you how valuable and how important Bret Heart was and how he gave the ball to someone he thought would carry the company into the future and sure enough Stone Cold Steve Austin was that man...

[@mayavenuemisfit814]

No matter how hard Vince McMahon and the office tried to push Shawn Michaels and force-feed him to audiences, the fans clearly wanted Steve Austin to be the heir apparent to the Hitman's throne.

[@jokerzwild00]

It's funny how Austin took over the animosity towards Vince after Hart left. I believe that if Hart ever returned to the WWE during the AE he and Austin would have made a good team against the over the top character McMahon was playing at the time.

[@kylecompton9781]

That would've been a heck of a pair

[@rioducci4798]

Like he took his heat and took no bs from vince and they made it into a storyline forever.

[@dantrag2890]

He could've potentially had done some of his best work in WCW, but those lazy ass wrestlers in the NWO who were getting paid to jerk each other off in the ring every night had that market cornered.

[@ExoTheDrakoXIII]

@@dantrag2890 Hogan "destroyed" WCW and by extension, modern wrestling with his creative control, politics. Hogan would divide a locker room and then hide behind "I didnt say that" and then ofcourse, his lawsuits and lawyers. Hogan is a REAL American!!!

[@smac919]

Maybe would have had “Stone Hart” or “Cold Hart” instead of 2 Man Power Trip. Imagine The Stone Hart Foundation with Bret, Steve, Pillman, Owen & Davey. Would have been an insane version of that team to take on DX with Michaels, HHH, XPac, Billy Gunn & Road dog. And Steve would have a built in storyline with Pillman where they ended up allies again instead of feuding.

[@KEICRUMBIE]

This was one of the best rivalries professional wrestling ever produced. Owen Hart, Stone Cold, The British Bulldog, and Shawn Michaels, all their best rivalries were with Bret Hart.

[@jessieb9384]

H Nah shawns best rivalry was with hhh when Shawn came back in 02

[@jonnybgood1105]

Stone Cold v Taker was a good rivalry

[@darrenowens6461]

Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart had a great rivalry.

[@dawson6196]

Stone Cold's best rivalry was with The Rock or Mr. Mcmahon. Shawn's best rivalry was with Triple H or The Undertaker.

[@moses7793]

Rock is the Stone Colds BEST rivalry easily

[@navbuoy]

A double turn and both Stone Cold and Shamrock got over. Hate to say it, that was due to Bret as the mastermind.

[@DJDoubleCee]

Imagine if Shawn Michaels never lost his smile, the WrestleMania match between Bret and Austin would have never happened and Austin probably would have never gotten as big as he did.

[@ASMRDogsWalks]

Yea lol😔

[@freddystreamz9122]

Imagine if HHH never went out to the ring for the Curtain Call

[@CanthusOfCandE]

@@freddystreamz9122 imagine there's no heaven, it's easy if you try. No hell below us and above only sky.

[@SasukeUchiha-lq4tc]

Imagine if Eddie Guerrero never die

[@superlex611]

Well explained, and it was obvious

[@mattb6369]

Bret and Steve had one of the best rivalries of the 90s, from Austin's first promo against him in the Summer of '96 up to Canadian Stampede a full year later.

[@theodorebelmont7922]

Matt B I always wish it was Bret that Austin finally beat at Wrestlemania 14 for the title. The story was for Austin to beat Bret for the title instead of HBK.

[@superlex611]

@@theodorebelmont7922 wrong, if that rematch should happend then it will not be a clean Victory

[@darrenowens6461]

That match at wrestlemania 14 was brutal to watch.Shawn Michael's grimacing in pain every slam and power move executed.I'm glad his back was better when he came back in 2002.

[@maxaroni49]

Steve and Brett really didn't have any beef off camera. Still the best feud in WWE.

[@apostolostvable]

They became and are still good friends. Austin inducted Bret into the HOF.

[@FozzQuaker]

@@TheLuscious so much so that when Bret was inducted into the Hall of Fame, Austin inducted him

[@danielebowman]

Indeed. It was Bret who suggested numerous times to Vince to get Austin. Austin always pays tribute to the massive leg-up to legendary status Bret gave him. It's a crying shame Bret left the WWE at the end of 97.

[@TonyJBroni]

Yes. It is not even close.

[@th3gr81]

Bret was a great talker; I think people get hung up on 1992 Bret, he couldn’t talk then; at the end of his WWF tenure and throughout his Wcw run, he was phenomenal.

[@redhawk0329]

They get hung up that he aint whohowin like Flair or over the top like Hogan. He didn't need that and it kind of set the tone of what you see today. Gone are the cartoony promos of a Hogan or Warrior and you get more realistic fight promos like Bret did regardless of how much they're scripted today.

[@feebypeels2883]

I thought Bret was better on the mic as a heel.

[@fullmoondmadness1621]

as early as 94 he was a much better talker (remember lawler and owen feuds)

[@aaronmoralesjr1875]

JJ_RaW_nUNCUT dude that’s exactly why he stunk he didn’t change with the times he kept doing cheesy 80s promos

[@tranquilsamurai2504]

@@aaronmoralesjr1875 Who Brett? Are you high junior? Brett was dope on the mic as a heel

[@BeeBumper]

LOL Funny Bret's crybaby run was scripted and he played it to perfection, but as for Shawn losing his smile, that was Shawn being an actual crybaby.

[@jessieb9384]

Shawn was young he had the whole company on his back and he was a perfectionist in the ring he put a lot of pressure on his self to put on a perfect match every time he went out eventually it just broke him down and he's not the only one to do this Austin did it twice but noone mentions that or Austin beating his wife

[@gossamer1234]

@@jessieb9384 wasn't that young. and company was definitely NOT on his back. He just was so intimidated by Brett that he couldn't return the "favor" and do what was best for the company

[@jamonebrown1001]

@@gossamer1234 Shawn was young he was in his twenties

[@gossamer1234]

@@jamonebrown1001 late twenties. The company wasn't "on his back" until he was in his 30s though. By time Bret and Hall and Nash left he was 30 plus. He still had Undertaker in the company, and Steve Austin and an emerging Rock etc

[@joselozada24]

I believe Shawn did'nt want to do the favors to Bret which eventually made Bret's attitude change! Vince was in favor of Shawn because of the change of the company!

[@thedynamitekid7512]

This match had everything as well, people never realised how good austin was in his early years he was as technical as anyone plus his mic skills.

[@superlex611]

Before Summerslam 1997 he is more agile

[@lordoffaiyum9727]

Great technical wrestler all day. Slept on

[@Tek195]

💯 agree before neck injury was so awesome even after still really good but obviously more free to move before that serious injury Biggest misconception about Austin he couldn’t wrestle that’s total bs

[@burnthetrolls5971]

This match is the reason I fell in love with wrestling Steve Austin a tough S.O.B., Bret Hart a technical master equals one hell of a classic match

[@MadMike1]

Double turns are the hardest thing to execute in any kind of storytelling, let alone wrestling. This is the most perfectly executed double turn I have ever seen across any medium.

[@raulramirez9657]

There’s a reason Bret was called the Excellence of Execution.

[@ClassicKrusty]

The narration in this was phenomenal. Great job!

[@explorewithefrain7305]

Long before Taker vs Michaels. This match set the standard for WrestleMania matches!

[@tracuscherry9941]

The heat between bret & shawn during this time was real. 🔥🔥

[@darrenowens6461]

It boiled over to a real fight in the bathroom where Shawn list some hair and threatened to quit.

[@darrenowens6461]

In the fight Shawn lost some hair.

[@julesmcgrules3860]

Cornette kept the lock of hair and has it framed. 😂

[@lalberts]

Even as a WCW guy Hart vs Austin is more important to me than any match I’m aware of.

[@shannonswift2233]

Luc Alberts You know, I always wondered that. I was just born at this time so I grew up during Ruthless Agression albeit I did see snippets of the post-‘97 Attitude Era. What was it about WCW that made it pop before Russo? Hogan & NWO? Sting?

[@fullmoondmadness1621]

@@shannonswift2233 1) early 90's several old stars gone from wwf to wcw. Considering wrestling fans don't like change too much, it's weakened wwf and strenghtened wcw. 2) nwo. Big success from the beginning and the main reason for wcw "dominance" in 96 97. It was common to say in the mid-90's that wwf had better main eventers (bret taker hbk but very isolated) and wcw had better midcarders and a more "dense" team of wrestlers (in term of quality)

[@shannonswift2233]

ihsahn That’s so true and I’m sure sure Savage, Hogan & NWO just made WCW look swollen and WCW had all the tools to win the Monday Night Wars. If there was no finger poke of Death and Bischoff didn’t relieve Austin and him going to ECW and then WWF, it may have happened. You’re right that WWF had the better main eventers and it’s true that they were isolated. Plus, that red, white and blue ring ropes and Vince’s very old-man yawn talking made it look so lame. I haven’t watched the 1997 documentary but looking at that year it was like a 180 and set the stage (no pun intended b/c of the titantron) for something to see.

[@sarthakbhalerao1045]

if you see quality, you respect it. This match deserved respect and the beauty is every legit wrestling supporter adore this feud, it was that good....

[@michaelbrinkerhoff4091]

I was never the biggest wresting fan but I remember these to owning that ring!!! Props to those who deserve it

[@tracuscherry9941]

Stone cold said you put an S in front words hitman and thats what i think of bret hart during this.

[@williambuckman8359]

Memorable moment for me as well lol

[@tinocontreras5105]

One of the best lines in their feud

[@midget_spinner8449]

What an awesome match To me, stone cold represented the new wave of non pg wrestlers while Bret still kind of represented the golden age of glamorous wrestling stars of the 80s

[@rayvenkman2087]

One could see it as Golden Age-New Generation Era vs Attitude Era-Ruthless Aggression Era.

[@sonnydayz3424]

Bret Hart literally could have an amazing match with anybody. Excellence of execution is right on. The man was ahead of his time

[@JoseFlores-xc7wu]

Brett Hart is my favorite wrestlers of all times and his rivalry with Stone Cold was so good one of the best of all time. It was so good that even though i knew wrestling was fake i really believed that they really hated each other that is how good Brett was at selling and how good Stone Cold mike skill where. Their match at wrestlemania was what made me a Stone Cold fan i was never a fan of wwe Steve Austin until that match. I use to love him when he was on WCW as part of the Hollywood Blonds with Brian Pillman.

[@fullmoondmadness1621]

the best evidence of this feud's quality is that, even 20 years later, several people are amazed to hear (on various podcasts etc) that this two legends have HUGE respect for each other. The feud was this good that many people keep thinking, many years later, bret and steve hate each other in "real life"

[@brokestudio_]

i agree man. I never liked Austin but the finish of this match with a bloodied up Austin put in a sharpshooter screaming in pain but not tapping and passing out. That is where i respected the hell out of this wrestler and loved his character. Truly these two wrestlers are on top of the hill.

[@robbase5235]

Nothing was better than being there live at WM13. The match was the highlight of the card.

[@robbase5235]

@@1882Stu - WM13? In my hometown of Chicago Illinois (the arena is actually in Rosemount Illinois)? Yeah, I was.

[@robbase5235]

@Chris Terry - I know, right?

[@robbase5235]

@@1882Stu - Ok troll, I'll entertain you. How shall I prove it?

[@robbase5235]

@@1882Stu - Basic facts, I was in high school, I went with my older brother. We had floor seats (only $90 at the time) . I was one of the only Hart fans in attendance. I had school friends who had 300 level seats, so they hated me for being closer). Oh, I was also at WM22 in Chicago too.

[@robbase5235]

@@1882Stu - The arena was known as the Rosemount Horizon at the time, but now is known as the Allstate Arena now (home of the Chicago Wolves)

[@wlittle8908]

Bret Hart always loved working with Steve Austin and vice versa so this storyline really made both mens careers.

[@fidelduran9265]

The birth of the attitude era. Two legends whose careers need way too soon. My 2 favorite wrestlers of all time

[@austinryan9382]

I wish we woulda got to see heel Bret for longer!

[@jasonnicks819]

I agree. Heel Bret was better than babyface Bret. Good guy Bret was great but heel Bret is one of my favorite wrestlers of all time. I wish heel Bret stayed in wwf for the attitude era!

[@jasonnicks819]

Bret helped start stone colds big push! Mr. McMahon was started because of Bret, and DX started because of Bret’s Degenerate comment also.

[@alexhebert9505]

This was one of the best rivalries professional wrestling ever produced. Owen Hart, Stone Cold, The British Bulldog, and Shawn Michaels, all their best rivalries were with Bret Hart.

[@johnepants]

Heel Bret was amazing. I was 12 at the time and hated his guts, even knowing that wrestling may not be on the level. What’s scary is that that Brets character that felt that he was screwed all the time actually blended very nicely with his real thoughts after Montreal, making all of 1997 seem very surreal in hindsight. Bret’s heel promo’s in WCW were great too, especially when he talks about how El Dandy shouldn’t be questioned as a top challenger to his US title compared to guys like DDP and Piper. It just sucks that WCW had no idea how to utilize him.

[@Czah5]

It is an absolute crime against wrestling that the WWF/WWE didn't have heel Bret during the peak of the AE. (then again I guess that would have created a bit of a paradox)

[@glamgal7106]

Bret Hart was always and still is my favorite wrestler. From my first meeting him in 1994 to recent years, he's proved himself to be a sincere, kind person who shows genuine appreciation for his fans. From taking a "non-fan" viewpoint of the situation, as you mentioned, I believed Bret had good reason to be upset. I was at both the 1996 Survivor Series(still have my ringside seat)and WrestleMania 13--both Bret vs. Steve matches were incredible. In today's wrestling as the saying goes--"They don't make 'em like they used to."

[@beane10]

In the matter of about 3 weeks, this has become my fav channel on KZbin. You do phenomenal research and tell ur story in a way that is new and not just the same old docs that seem to be everywhere. Keep up the great work, and thank you mate.

[@YENKOGT]

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[@blackjohn9240]

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[@StillWeRide]

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[@moedog]

Losing his smile , you mean being a baby and didn’t want to return the favor to Bret .

[@aaronneville1164]

Dirtsheets writers took that rumor and ran with it. There was no Shawn dropping it back to Bret planned. Bruce Pritchard confirmed this. Shawn spent 1992-1994 doing favors for Bret as requested by Vince. 1996 it was Bret's turn. Shawn didn't need to "return the favor"

[@DmanDice]

R.C. Jonas Bruce “hhh and shawn asskisser” Prichard”? Oh yeah he did talk about that.

[@aaronneville1164]

DmanDice the more accurate description would be Bruce "Vince ass kisser and yes man" Pritchard.

[@ant0586]

Rock and Austin were the big money matches, Bret and Shawn had the real life rivalry but THIS was the rivalry in my opinion. From late 96 through 97 this was magic. The matches, the promos everything. Brilliant

[@GorditoCrunch343]

Austin and Undertaker was big money too. They still hold the Summerslam PPV record.

[@jtc9098]

@@GorditoCrunch343 SummerSlam 1998. I can still remember the build up to that. Boy was that not an awesome time in WWE?

[@lombeNgandu]

Thanks for uploading this video. This is my favorite match of all time. Bret Hart is the GOAT. He had many classic matches that have stood the test of time.

[@glamgal7106]

I agree!

[@akvalues]

BRET MIGHT BE THE GREATEST WRESTLER OF ALL TIME! AUSTIN MIGHT BE THE MOST IMPORTANT WRESTLER OF ALL TIME!

[@michaelgraham9066]

Bret’s promos in 1997 were awesome

[@southbeachtalent]

Yes indeed

[@jessieb9384]

If you want to take a nap yeah they were great

[@yeoshow1984]

@@jessieb9384 "The United States of America is one, big, giant TOILET BOWL."

[@Gameboy-Unboxings]

@@jessieb9384 ew. You people are the worst.. I'm guessing you could get in there and do a better job, huh?

[@jamaaldavis3222]

Great video I'm a huge Bret hart fan and yes his promos got better in 96 definitely 97 and he was the biggest star to me in 97 the only wrestler hated in the us but loved everywhere else and even in the storylines he was being screwed I miss those days

[@YENKOGT]

This channel it's underrated... Keep going man... You have a amazing series of videos.

[@WrestlingBios]

Thank you! There's a lot I could improve but really cool to hear people enjoy watching. I appreciate your comment!

[@ahffah4852]

One of the best matches ever .

[@TristanHathaway]

The best match ever

[@kippwilson8099]

They both became legendary in their own right when it comes to professional wrestling!!!!

[@krowsilva3467]

I was at the lost his smile show when shawn Michaels gave the belt over

[@denniswilliams6452]

This is the most brilliant feud of all time in my opinion. The great thing about it is from a kayfabe perspective, Bret had the higher moral ground. Austin showed here how to go over massively even in losing. Brilliant job by both men.

[@nc32203]

The Promos alone were insanely great 😎🖕💪🖕👊👌👍

[@corybernstein3872]

Better than today's garbage

[@antlove2k3]

I love these videos. This is the feud that got me back into wrestling as a teenager. Keep up the great work.

[@russellleblanc1539]

When I saw this match LIVE on ppv I was 10 years old. My jaw was on the floor. I watched so much wrestling but nothing like this. I was saying holy sh*t this match is serious! I just knew I was witnessing a CLASSIC WRESTLEMANIA MATCH that would be spoken of for years to come. But I never thought I'd think it was the best match I've EVER seen. It is, the more you watch it the better it gets. You see the art in THEIR wrestling.

[@midoublelz2257]

I was 12 it was fkn WILD

[@RiJeSeK]

The double turn was the best in history like mentioned. And what better event than WM to do it. Two great legends of the industry.

[@period8705]

Kinda sad that as of May 19th 2019, Bret is the only member of the hart foundation that is still alive.

[@radrickdavis]

Bret was always the foundation of the Hart Foundation. Glad they were finally honored in the HoF this year.

[@waxl4449]

bcuz he was immortal hitman

[@darrenowens6461]

The Hart foundation is in the Hall of Fame .That's awesome.

[@starrsmith3810]

@@1882Stu were talking Hart Foundation 97

[@starrsmith3810]

@@1882Stu saying Bret's the only one left of the Hart Foundation. I say the same thing and I always refer to the 97 version. Mostly because I know it the best

[@KelticTim]

There has never been a turn, let alone a double turn, pulled off as perfectly as this one was. From the story work leading up to it, to the match itself, nobody can ever touch the work everyone did. When I saw everyone, I mean everyone, from Guerrilla Monsoon as the “president” to Vince, Jerry Lawler, and Brett and Austin. Everyone played their parts so perfectly. Brett calling for color absolutely sealed the deal. If only they could claim causing the blood to perform the way it did lol.

[@henrikschmidt3964]

I totally agree that Bret Hart is an underrated promo guy. I am not saying he is at the level of guy like Dusty Rhodes, Rock or Ric Flair. But at times he was actually really good. His promo at the Toronto Nitro in 99 is still a favourite of mine.

[@theantone7476]

Bret Hart and Stone Cold are the founding members of the Attitude Era

[@jessieb9384]

Not really Shawn Michaels started the attitude era after convincing Vince to let him do more edgy style promos Shawn even got fined in real life for his promo with jim ross Austin did add to it in a major way but if Shawn never talked Vince into letting them do it Steve woulda never been allowed to say the things he did unfortunately Shawn broke his back and missed out on most of the attitude era

[@upt3rdn.o.900]

Dats not true ecw was ass hole

[@corybernstein3872]

@@upt3rdn.o.900 damn right ec f******w

[@corybernstein3872]

@@upt3rdn.o.900 while doink the clown had Green hair and a rubber nose stone cold Steve Austin was drinking his first beer in ECW

[@siltstrider6812]

@@corybernstein3872 my name is Paul Heyman.

[@kylereece1979]

Everything that was happening in WWF between late 96-late 97 was great. The matches, storylines and growing excitement each week was incredible! You could really feel something big was happening, things were moving into new places. The whole Austin/ Hart Foundation storyline was brilliant. Bret played the Heel in the US brilliantly, and whenever wwe went up the road into Canada, it was fascinating to see him get the face reaction in the home country. It was such a good opposite to the heat he got in the US as Austin's ascendency was becoming irresistible to see and feel. It was an amazing time for wwe. Alongside all of that, the Undertaker, HBK, Mankind- they were all getting better and better angles and momentum.

[@williammccormick2802]

The best part of this feud and match was it made both men look great. Bret Hart literally leaves Stone Cold Steve Austin passed out in a pool of his own blood on the grandest stage of them all, yet somehow Austin is the one who came out looking amazing. The shining example of wrestling storytelling, character work, in-ring performance and psychology. It's about as perfect as it gets.

[@mayavenuemisfit814]

This match was a classic example of storytelling in wrestling, and of one iconic superstar passing the torch to an up-and-coming future star. Bret Hart respected Steve Austin and appreciated his work ethic, and it shows. He won the match, but he also made Austin look like a million bucks and planted a seed for him to take off and become one of the biggest stars in the history of professional wrestling. WrestleMania 13 totally sucked, other than this match. Just this one match alone made it worth the money. They could have just cut out all the other matches and had this one only, and I still would have paid the full price of admission. That's how good Bret and Austin were here.

[@bryanmcneil9872]

Best match in the history of pro wrestling. An absolutely perfect match. The first "double turn". And Steve stunning the ref after the match was the exact moment I became a Stone Cold fan. He was an anti-hero. Which was a term wrestling didn't even have a word for. He wasn't a heel or face, he was both. And it worked.

[@thathighguy4208]

WM13 had without question, the greatest rematch in history!!!!! Keep it up my guy.....each vid better than the last top shelf for sure!!!!!🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙

[@chrystalSexydiabetic]

Every noticed how Bret Hart RARELY smiles? there are a few pics of him smiling but the majority of pics are of him stoned face

[@darrenowens6461]

This pissed Undertaker off and he said something to Bret about it.He said everything is not about you mother fer.

[@1joshjosh1]

I'm going to say something about Bret's interview skills. Never screaming or over the top. Never hilarious. Never relying on one-liners. But always very very believable. Always. Edit: check out that interview where he talks about in Canada we take care of our sick and elderly.

[@freddystreamz9122]

This is awesome im glad you changed it up to this style love the direction of your channel

[@alanmurray6157]

I cant understand how you dont have more subscribers this is an excellent channel for any age group of wrestling fan thank you and keep up the good work

[@diontaedaughtry974]

the match symbolize the old WWF vs the new WWF from the stars, venue, matches, storylines. Things got more raw and personal and edgy. Great commentary 👍👍

[@attiepollard7847]

To me this WrestleMania looking almost like a episode of Monday night raw. it did not feel like a special WrestleMania like it always used to be maybe it was just a venue, the interest way or the lighting. It just didn't look right for your kind of WrestleMania.

[@jasonf9506]

Brilliantly put together! Great summary - what a period for WWF.

[@andyle1720]

Great top quality video bro, this is one of my favourite matches and I never get sick of seeing it over and over 😀😀

[@ianisaac2501]

The match that made Austin's career....

[@chriscoleman118]

" let me make myself clear if you put the letter s if of hitman you have my exact opinion of bret hart" stone cold in your house september 22 1996.

[@Ptrixle]

I think the king of the ring made stone cold, beating jake the snake and dropping that Austin 3:16 promo afterward. This match to me was stone cold’s best match

[@SBandy]

Austin made Austin's career

[@tranquilsamurai2504]

“You treat me like a dog and expect me to smile, you remind me of a jackass! “ - Steve Austin

[@danieladdison7322]

I love your channel dude! I really enjoy finding out the history of wrestlers 🤘

[@tully8142]

Great work with the video! This was one of my all time favorite matches, the double turn was awesome. Your content makes me miss the good old days of the attitude era which was personally my favorite era.

[@ItsTheMunz]

Brett’s heal run is kinda undervalued because it really is what set the WWE on it’s new course. This is where the heal/face line started to get blurred and attitude started to permeate the WWF.

[@Gameboy-Unboxings]

*Bret

[@Gameboy-Unboxings]

*heel

[@yaseenismail2660]

This is my most memorable match of all time. I haven’t seen it in about 10 years, but it was iconic all the way down to the commentary. JR saying after the match something along the lines of ‘he’s lost all kinds of blood , and he doesn’t give a damn’. Wow! Still gives me chills. Great upload!

[@only1icon1801]

Absolutely brilliant channel and what a video of my personal favourite rivalry. Hart and Austin really were made for each other and brought the best out of one another. WM13 match is the GOAT in my opinion, has everything in it and more

[@jonsprong1842]

OUTSTANDING sir!!! This was fantastic! Thanks!

[@matthaggard4815]

Excellent video bro, I was 13 when this match took place and it tore me apart as I was forever a HUGE Hitman fan but my love of Austin was growing. I was on the edge of my seat for the entire match and stood for the last 5 minutes when Austin got busted open. When he passed out and they had that double turn my head exploded, I couldn't believe the magic I just witnessed and have never seen a match as good as this was. My all time favorite match.

[@Thurs1t0]

Storytelling at its finest

[@timzimmerman2691]

Brett Hart vs. Steve Austin was a very underrated feud and I enjoyed reliving it through your video. Your channel is great, keep up the good work.

[@therestorementor7742]

Great video I remember always showing this match to my friends who used to say wrestling is fake, makes me sad wwe writers have forgotten how to build matches like this anymore

[@djthetom1]

Brilliantly done with all the lead up and what came next, absolutely brilliant

[@nickwhitman6319]

I would've loved to see Bret VS Austin at Wrestlemania 13 for the belt.

[@superlex611]

Bret would retained it anyway

[@superlex611]

@Chris Terry i doubt that

[@toothless01]

Great job 👍.... That match was one of my favorite matches of all time. Very well done.... Love your channel bro..🤘

[@gregoreisenhorn5093]

As a guy who plays a 1987 real world mod on Total Extreme Wrestling, these videos are great for backstory and setting up feuds and storylines. Thankyou for making these.

[@joselozada24]

One of my Top WM matches of all times! The only match i've seen that the the babyface entered the ring & came out as a big heel & the heel entered and came out a babyface! It could have been sweeter if the Wwf title was on the line!!

[@HabsMike25]

Great video. That was better than anything we see on both Raw & SD. More bios like this please

[@GoddesseyCreations]

6:27 because you gave me permission to go watch this match, I will definitely come back to this video. I hate leaving things unfinished.

[@whatsinanameuask4507]

Bret Hart doesn't get enough credit for what he did for the WWF/WWE. First he transitioned the company from steroid abusers to athletes, then he along with HBK and the Undertaker were basically the only anchors keeping WWF from drifting away. Also could anyone else, or rather would anyone else ever have put Austin over the way he did? People should remember, at that time Austin was a mid carder and Bret was an established top superstar. I don't think HBK, back then, would ever have allowed Austin's star to rise so highly and the Undertaker sometimes has trouble gaining the kind of heat needed for that kind of push (people more love or fear the deadman). And we all know Mr. McMahon wouldn't be a character if the Montrel incident hadn't happened. So ask yourself how many others super legends did more for that company?

[@ngarci8040]

You most definitely do the best bios vids in my opinion...!

[@Renjii44]

thank you so much for making this video!!! so much i didnt know that happened between the rumble and WM!!

[@hangeishot7919]

Wrestling Bio. Another great video. This is also one of my favourite matches.

[@xAlexHDx1]

Only just found this channel and Thank God I did, amazing work, keep it up!

[@Phildo8]

Love these videos based on big matches! My ALL TIME FAVORITE WM moment was hands down Wrestlemania VI Ultimate Warrior v Hulk Hogan “The Ultimate Challenge”

[@shamfortune2761]

Awesome video as always..man the booking of today can not come anywhere close to the quality of the booking during that whole fued and time period, just shows how good pro wrestling can be when done right....can I just throw out some random selections for future vids, rick martel, tatanka, mr.hughes

[@vipset87]

hey im just curious as to why you think that is? why isnt the booking as good today as it was back in the late 90s

[@shamfortune2761]

@@vipset87 my opinion is the creative writing team, back then there was vince, pat, vince russo, ed, j.r and jim cornette that was it all men who knew what made good angles and good story telling...as time went they now have about 30 different writers most of which have no experience of writing a wrestling show and also now have to write scripts which stops any wrestlers personality shinning through today, that and the fact vinnie mac has completely lost touch in what todays wrestling fans want to see..to him its something completely different a form of comedy entertainment with wrestling mixed in.

[@bigroaststyrone8135]

The creative team nowadays are a bunch of yes men who write stories that please Vince, and not the Fans

[@darrenowens6461]

You forgot Bruce Pritchard.Bruce Pat Paterson and Jim Cornette and Vince McMahon were the best of creative. WWE would be a lot better if they hired Jim Cornette to write creative now.

[@darrenowens6461]

Heck they ought to ask Ric Flair to help with creative talk about wrestling knowledge forty plus years of knowledge.

[@marcuspine9436]

Great vid as always man! cheers!

[@H1tman13]

Brilliant video!

[@funkychicken3808]

Well my friend you did quite a bit of digging to get all your facts for this. Great work. The build up and eventual match was one of the best of all time pure quality. I tip my hat my friend. Best vid yet.

[@oliverglenday7382]

This is one of the best matches of all time, the double turn from baby face to heel and vice versa was incredible to watch at the time.

[@austinryan9382]

This shows why Wwf was better than Wcw, Wcw messed up thier biggest matches/storie lines (sting v hogan) when Wwf nailed it even under last minute changes.

[@darrenowens6461]

They had Booker's at WCW and gave creative control to a certain Wrestlers who would mess up future storylines to make themselves look good for one match.Most wrestlers didn't know anything until right up to match time.

[@raulramirez9657]

At the time, WWF definitely had better main event performers but WCW had them completely destroyed in the midcard

[@cappy2282]

This match is truly timeless. What a classic. P.s I just noticed I commented on this vid two yrs ago 😁

[@rafaelcuadra5009]

This is just a great story line, it just draws you in! Told like a real pro, thankyou....

[@OgKamoGaming]

My guy can tell a hell of a story. Love these videos.

[@vincentbelisle8475]

great job.! I think that's the storyline I can't get enough watching it over the years.

[@StarkillerRob421]

I really enjoy your videos it’s a cool look back with some coffee in the morning

[@brandonharbin406]

This to me was the start of the Attitude Era. They began making changes few weeks before Mania 13 with the Titantron and ramp and Raw IS War as well as the guys starting to show more edginess and attitude. Love this match and this time in wrestling. The Attitdue Era kickoff began here imo. Great video.

[@neilmurray8920]

A Bret masterclass in match structure and execution. That's why they call him the excellence of execution in the biz, not just his exemplary performance consistency but he could execute a match perfectly from start to finish. A lost art nowadays seemingly.

[@garethtribe1]

Love these videos! Keep them coming and keep up the good work!

[@complexfellow4961]

Thanks for the video, this is great stuff. A video on Vince and the other McMahon’s would be great 👍🏽