Ross Hart Responds to Claims made by Adrian Street

Ross Hart Responds to Claims made by Adrian Street
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[@lloydsharpe7641]

If Adrian Street was the only guy to say Stu Hart was a bully that would be one thing but a whole bunch of people said it . I find it hard to believe all those guys are making it up.

[@jasonbuzzalini5174]

The Harts have a bad reputation for being bullies. Stu included. Adrian was far from the first one to say it

[@cutekanjii]

Makes u wonder where dynamite kid & davy boy picked all that bullying behaviour up from! Considering they arrived in calgary as youngsters and learned almost everything from there. I know that bret doesn't really have a reputation for bullying but for him to find dynamite to be some kinda great guy tells u in what type if enviroment he grew up in, where that kinda behaviour was normal! Theres one documentary where he is almost laughing about his dads torturing guys down in the dungeon. And it WAS a form of torture, why else did they call it "the dungeon" for God's sake!?

[@mringram]

Yep

[@miesvaillanykyisyytta3252]

@bobduckington68 Basically what you're saying is the fans were retards and felons and the workers had to be tough to keep up with the insanity of all that. The fans had the mental age of 10 at the age of 30 so the workers had to work hard to keep it "real" for the fans with chromosomal abnormalities.

[@KennethBActually]

This guy lost ALL credibility when he not only said that Adrian Street´s offense was "pretty limited" but claimed that Keith Hart "guzzled" Adrian and didn´t give him anything in the ring. 40 years ago Adrian Street could have left both of his arms and one of his legs at home and still KILL Keith Hart with the greatest of ease. Ask anybody outside the Hart family.

[@JerryRoark777]

That's exactly what I said. Does this guy not understand that there are many of us who grew up watching Adrian, and we know his offense was anything but "limited". I dismissed everything he said after that.

[@carlosdanger947]

It’s a well known fact that’s been talked about by many many wrestlers that Stu Hart was a bully and enjoyed hurting people that allowed him to put holds on them .

[@cutekanjii]

Yrah he was an asshole it sounded like, getting guys into a vulnrable position then letting these submission holds on them. Thete is literally like 50 or more wrestlets who tell the same story about sty hart . Even Bret and other of his brothers have admtted that stu did it and that bret said they used to record the screams and on one documentary it even plays the tape while bret is telling the story! It was so bad that bret said his mother even called the police one time! As she thought stu was actualy killing someone. This guy is just rose tinting his dads memory! What hell os grtting donr nsive guy doen and putti g him in a submissio justto get off on hearing the dcream and beg for him to stop! Thaysnotjing mire tgdn a psyvjopathis, ego mano BULLY that loves to fed his ego as some big "tough" guy by hearing other men plead while in pain. That's got nothing to do with training or teaching whatsoever!

[@mringram]

Yep

[@dwaynehuey1124]

If stu did that to me I would wait then smash him in the mouth with a roll of quarters then show him my Marksman's badge and ask him lf he was bulletproof

[@russblack443]

He is the only person I have ever seen say that Adrian was limited in the ring and wasn't a very good worker.

[@BruceWayne-wx7tx]

Exactly! Even the toughest wrestlers said Adrian was an extraordinary wrestler!

[@russblack443]

@@BruceWayne-wx7tx the truth is that he was just butthurt because Adrian called Stu out for being a cruel sadistic bully and getting off on taking advantage of young guys and football players that didn't know how to wrestle. Stu would have guys give him their body and then torture them and make them piss themselves or worse. If you notice Stu Hart never pulled that shit with anyone who could actually wrestle. You don't hear any stories about him wrestling with John Foley,Tony Charles,Les Thornton, Billy Robinson, Danny Hodge,Dale Lewis or Adrian Street

[@russblack443]

@@BruceWayne-wx7tx he is just but hurt because Adrian had just done a shoot interview with WSI and Adrian told the truth about Stu being a sadistic bully who got off on hurting young guys and football players who didn't know how to defend themselves. He would have a guy give him their body and then tie them up and hurt them and make them piss their selves. If you think about it there's no stories of Stu Ever doing that to Danny Hodge, Dale Lewis, Gordon Nelson, John Foley, Billy Robinson, Geoff Portz, Tony Charles, Les Thornton or Adrian Street. The reason why is they could actually defend themselves and knew how to wrestle and would have handed Stu's ass to him. He only pulled that shit on people that couldn't defend themselves. Do you notice there are no stories of Stu ever stretching Dynamite Kid in the dungeon? It's because Tommy Billington lived at Billy Riley's snake pit in Wigan. Would have destroyed the facade of Stu being a legitimate catch wrestler had he been beat by someone who was 5'7 and 150 lbs. Adrian Street got over in the 1980's in the deep south as a baby face portraying a Gay person from England. That took talent to pull off in Alabama in 1986.

[@criticalbill2090]

Bret Hart himself said in his book (which I recommend) that Stu was a sadist. He recalled a story where some kid who just wanted to be a wrestler was brought into the dungeon, only to be stretched by a roided up Tom Billington and Davey Boy Smith. Then, when they were finished with him, Stu had his fun. The poor guy never came back after that

[@dewiwilliams4821]

Yeah it was a fantastic book and brutally honest at times

[@jackhopkins4679]

That's exactly what Adrian said

[@dewiwilliams4821]

Bret had a lot of heat from his family for being so honest about his dad in wrestling with shadows (if anyone hasn't seen that you need to watch it now). Bret was perfectly clear about how his father tortured wrestlers and said he was "deathly afraid" of his father. Stu stretched his own boys too. In the part of the documentary they are talking about this they show a weird gizmo Bret has in his basement of a terrifying dummy getting electrocuted in a chair, he said you might wonder why he would have something like that but he thinks it goes back to his experience in the dungeon. Now let's get it straight, Stu was a product of his time, life and environment, but it does not excuse his horrid bullying. His kids can't help but love him for he was their father and also had many very admirable qualities. When you see footage of Bret and his kids in the documentary we can at least say that Stu raised a loving father in Bret and in my opinion a damn good man in Bret too. All my love to the Hart family. ❤️

[@SpaceAgeMark]

Belive Adrian Street over this guy any day. Everyone knows Stu Hart was a prick

[@donferguson7068]

Ross has an incredible memory for what occurred in the wrestling business during that time. He still can recall specific finishes from matches from back in the early 80s.

[@lewisb85]

No he's talking BS on this one, Why would Adrian need a talent scout from Germany when he was friends with the Crabtree's who were still booking in the UK who had a working relationship with the German promoters like Steve wright (Alex wright's dad), who was a wrestler-promoter back then.

[@Bazzeboy]

That’s not a unique skill…

[@eddielover693]

Adrian is not the first one nor the lat one that said Stu was a bully but he's only going after Adrian

[@mringram]

True

[@donaldkennedy9573]

Come on Ross. Keith "Guzzled" Adrian. There is no way that happened. If Keith had tried to do that Keith would have been in a world of hurt.

[@cutekanjii]

I believe Adrian over this guy anyday! This guy has a vested intetest in the story where as Adrian has no reason to make it up out if nowhere! Theres like 100 wrestlers who tell the same story about stu hart. What the hell is coning soneone into getting into a vulnrable position & then unexpectedly putting them in an extremely painful submission hold then keeping them in it for ages got to do with teaching how to work in a fake wrestling match!? It was nothing more than feeding stu harts psychopathic bullying EGO! Ok stu u have this guy in pain and he'd begging u to let him go! Thats not good enough to give ur ego a 3 course meal that u have to keep it going. I can sort of get if he placed them in a submission very quickly & then letting go again very quickly then showing them another. And making them aware of what he was doing but doing it through deception to get his rocks off at having someone at your mercy is almost psychopathic serial killeresque. And it wasn't like this guy tries to paint it as. It was total strangers who turned up & wanted to be wrestlers and then they could go away saying it was fake etc No! Theres so many already names, established guys in the business that he would try to do it to but because they'd been warned b4 going to the hart house not to get into that vulnrable spot! Ole Anderson & The HTM just to name a couple both said he tried to pretend he was admiring their biceps & arms to then get them into done kind of arm hold! That's not about protecting the business from outsiders. These guys were already big IN THE BUSINESS and that's just 2, theres countless others who tell thr same story! What the hell does that teach? Other tham this guy will take advantage of naive guys, put them in a hold, potentialy kill them or at least give them brain damage as cutting off oxygen to the brain even for a short time can damage. Was stu a doctor!? How the hell did he know what he was doing wasn't going to do serious damage!? Just because he had done it to so many others b4 and there were no issues....? Well how the hell would he know that! Could he see inside the skulls? As if they were going to come back years later to say that he damaged them or gave them especially an injury that started there then got worse over tine due to the nature of wrestling with no time off to heal. Even if they believed it was him, there was no direct evidence so it's not like he would get feedback. And anyway AS IF HE CARED! He would probably laugh actually. It served no purpose whatsoever other than feeding harts ego and getting a chuckle out of his sons.

[@AlBundyPolkHigh.]

I saw Adrian Street several times back in the Memphis territory days. That was one crazy gimmick especially for back then but he was a damn good worker.

[@screamingscarecrow4251]

I was a kid during that time. But I remember him very vividly. The skipping and all lol

[@Bazzeboy]

Better than Bret and Owen combined…

[@david29497]

isn't there an audio tape of Stu torturing marks that he'd play for everyone who'd be willing to listen to it?

[@russblack443]

Yes there is audio of it,it was recorded by Owen when he was a kid and Bret used to play it on the van rides. If you watch the wrestling with shadows documentary there is a scene where they play the audio of the guys screaming like hell and you can hear Stu telling him to have some respect and dignity. There is also a scene of a elderly Stu locking up on a guy who let him and Stu started talking about how if he pushed a little bit harder he could make both of the guys bloodshot for a few weeks.

[@DeeJay003]

Street was known for his exceptional wrestling skills as is apparent in his televised matches. What planet is this man on ?

[@royce1041]

Hannibal is the 60 minutes of pro wrestling interviews

[@mringram]

It's his dad, he's supposed to take up for him

[@jefferyashmore6477]

Bull call a spade a spade. No excuses.

[@crazyangus862]

Thx much for this, Hannibal. Great stuff. First interview I've seen with Ross Hart. Awesome stuff.

[@crazyangus862]

Does he ever look like his old man. Wow.

[@jackhopkins4679]

Most of these kids trusted him and let him put the holds on them trusting him and he would hurt them that's not cool that's a bully

[@zombiefulci3301]

Stu Hart was an unpleasant sadistic man from what I gather, pro wrestling is a performance art not actual competition, why would he want his minions to stretch guys just looking to learn the craft? I know you need to be toughened up to take falls but not choked out and by a demented old prurient

[@dklipper9939]

Look Adrian is more then believable in what he says about the Hart family, and particularly about Stu’s fetish cruelty towards young wrestlers. Many similar allegations have been made by numerous other wrestlers over the years.

[@brucebruce6531]

Hard to believe someone that can't look at you

[@wispa1a]

He's reading something he prepared.

[@toddhilley3851]

You can’t say that the guy didn’t ask Adrian before going thru your dad .

[@Mrsmassflex]

Wrestlers are workers. Not surprised ANY of them are accused of BS. 🙄

[@surfdigby]

Didn't Chris Jericho say something about being made to do 100 bumps in a row before Stu came and stretched them?

[@eddielover693]

This shows how petty the Hart's are

[@MetlKen87]

Idk dude you made 5 different comments sounds like you're the petty one. 🤣🤡

[@chadk890]

Bret included?

[@bonnzzo]

I'm a complete layman in this conversation but I will say this through out Wrestlings History of Shoot Interviews either dealing specifically or on the periphery relating to Stu Hart....its almost 2 to 1 with people stating Stu Hart was a bully. So one would have to believe Street on this matter....🤷

[@janiluckarin6633]

oh? what is that have some disiplen, slap slap, and streching, have some disiplen from that audio tape, that were shown in the wrestling with shadows dokument

[@jasonkraatz9574]

Wow he looks just like Stu. My gosh.

[@eddielover693]

He sounds like he is making excuses for his dad being a bully

[@mringram]

Agreed

[@dirkjewitt5037]

The Hart family, doesn't take criticism very well.

[@MissterX]

He's only two years younger than Brett but look much younger.

[@miesvaillanykyisyytta3252]

Stu Hart should have grappled Helio Gracie.

[@lewisb85]

Wait why would a promoter need to go from Germany to Calgary to scout Adrian as a talent when Adrian was already over massively in the UK and Europe? thanks to world of sport in the UK and working for Steve wright (Alex wright's dad) for several years? He wouldn't need to be scouted because the crabtree's were still promoting in the UK who had a working relationship with europe.

[@RampageREDDEVIL]

Harts Canadian Royalty

[@adm7890]

Stu was a bully or jackass or whatever you want to call it

[@tritchie6272]

Stu has the reputation of liking to stretch young guys. Also from what I've heard others say in videos Street was known to be a legitimate shooter. Not to say Street was 100% Right on everything. But I doubt he was 100% wrong on everything.

[@sandyunderpants4376]

Why is Ross standing on his head for this interview? Why not just put the camera in a normal position.

[@trevorromano2231]

This is a pointless interview. ROSS isn’t going to think that anything STU did was out of the ordinary. He grew up with STU for a dad , to him it’s all as normal as it gets. If a kid grows up in any kind of situation(s) that are extreme , it becomes normalized by not knowing anything else in first 7 years of life.

[@stevenmccann2891]

Nah- im gonna go with Adrians version of the story. Of course there are always 3 sides. Each of their own versions, and then the truth. Adrians side just sounds more believable to me.

[@regnersario9996]

Ross seems to me to be a little strange. Not crazy go bananas like Teddy, but weird. Of course, Stu was also on the weird side, countless wrestlers talk about the crap he would do. But, to each his own.

[@kallambert6012]

Strange in what way? Ross seems pretty rational & clear to me & probably other viewers. I would say you’re a little weird in your assessment of him.

[@jrod7639]

@@kallambert6012 are you kidding Ross is definitely a bit off

[@mitchellandrews1015]

Worst guests you get bro. Ross hart ?

[@johnjagodzinski9878]

I believe Ross Hart regardless. In the early days many wrestlers have stated over and over getting broken body parts or getting stretched where ever someone trained. That was the nature of the business then. Pro Wrestling isn't as easy people think.

[@stevep4574]

Adrian might give Ross a spanking.

[@Jewish.Redneck.Hybrid]

Keep dreaming.

[@stevep4574]

@@Jewish.Redneck.Hybrid 👋

[@carlosdanger947]

@@Jewish.Redneck.Hybrid Do you know anything about Street? Very few wrestlers could have handled him in a real fight . He was legit

[@Jewish.Redneck.Hybrid]

@@carlosdanger947 I know Adrian Street is a natural born bitch.

[@Jewish.Redneck.Hybrid]

@@kevinbbadd Only in the gayest of your dreams .

[@Ghoulies]

As soon as I saw that you were doing this interview, I thought of what Adrian was saying. It was my first thought, which is obviously not nice. I guess his stories sound legitimate and I naively believe a lot, without a little consideration. It's good to now get another perspective. Cheers Hannibal. God bless.

[@jefferyorton1723]

Hi, I'm Bruce "say the same thing 7 times per question" hart.

[@ChrisWrong83]

I see nothing wrong with Stu Harts methods of training but then I grew up watching kung-fu movies. The Master always put the student through their paces by making the experience uncomfortable. Once the student showed that they were truly dedicated, that's when the real training started.

[@jefferyashmore6477]

Maybe you should try some of these holds put on you. Then tell us your thinking.

[@ChrisWrong83]

@@jefferyashmore6477 I have no aspirations to be a professional wrestler so I'll pass 👍

[@jefferyashmore6477]

@@ChrisWrong83 ok cool, I just not one that like unnecessary hurting of people or hazing. As a former amature high-school wrestling coach and jujitsu person I have seen alot of it.

[@flatliner3802]

Good analogy 👍🏼

[@lewisb85]

@@jefferyashmore6477 One of the biggest wrestlers in UK and Europe, also why would adrian need a talent scout to get him into Germany when he had been there multiple times before when he worked for the crabtrees?

[@ravenchildxxx]

seems like Adrian is a little Bitter towards the Hart Family as he did not meet Stu's Standard as a perspective worker after his incompatibility with working with Keith way back when . so add the passage of time an Adrian's Declining memory an you have Adrian's version of what he thought an this resulting rebuttal from Ross as a result . just furthering the long lasting Legacy of Stu Hart's Stampede Wrestling History and the Standard Stu set in the business . an those that claim that Stu or the Harts were bully's do not understand the discipline Stu or the Hart family wrestling school asked of all his or his schools aspiring trainees to meet that Standard !. there is many that understood it an some that did not make the cut in training in the dungeon . the ones that succeeded went on too have amazing careers in wrestling where the ones that did not became presumptuous embittered critics that just resigned themselves to pulling the bully card as a defense of their lack of said Discipline or ability too pay their Due's training at the Hart House ! . an there is something to be said about what it takes to make it as a wrestler that is timeless ! . Stu is one of the original pioneers of early Wrestling Schools too set those Standards an for those that knew an known Stu's way of doing things will continue to pass that on to the next generation of Aspirants in search of that knowledge ...... and as Karl Gotch would have said ... this i see as one of Wrestling Greatest Legacy's ... Sports fans 😎

[@tritchie6272]

Street actually did have a successful career. And Street was also known to be someone you legitimately didn't want to mess with.

[@Bazzeboy]

Please delete this video. Ross needs to check himself in in a museum or whatever

[@BruceWayne-wx7tx]

Lol. Exactly!

[@Lemi-killmister]

Everyone hates the harts I know I do

[@chadk890]

Do you hate Owen?

[@dildonius]

Idk. I feel like Adrian was 100% spot-on when he said Stu was a huge bully, a real sadist piece of shit. Or at least COULD be. However, Adrian also said he wasn't a REAL wrestler, not a real shooter or hooker or what-have-you. Which...like...come on. That's just flat-out untrue. His history in amateur and professional wrestling is very public. Come on. But also, I have serious doubts that Ross' recollections of Keith Hart vs Adrian Street matches are very accurate. Like....come on. Adrian Street. Keith Hart. Not Bret Hart. Not Owen Hart. Keith Hart. Adrian Street. Keith Hart. Come on. But I get it, ya gotta stand up for your brother and pep-pep.

[@jamie.777]

I believe Adrian, not this Canadian