Steve Austin says “they don’t get any better than Bret Hart” when it comes to realism in wrestling
During an interview with The Wrestling Classic, WWE Hall of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin reflected on his feud with Bret “The Hitman” Hart. Here is what Austin had to say…
“Bret Hart means the world to me. Bret and I are very close. He saw me coming up when I was in WCW. He knew I was a guy he could work with, and we could make money together and tell great stories. And he was correct.
When he came back from getting his knee cleaned up in 1996, he picked me to work with him in Madison Square Garden, and we had an old-school classic match that was off the charts.
Then we went into [WrestleMania] 13, and we went into a room and knew what we needed to do. We went out to the ring, and Bret said, ‘Hey,’ and gave me the idea for something that happened in that match.
So, I owe a huge part of my career to Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart. When you think of realism in the business of professional wrestling or sports entertainment, they don’t get any better than Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart.
I like a lot of other guys with a lot of different styles, but if you want realism, determination, grit, and an athletic presentation, it doesn’t get any better than him. I love the guy. I respect him. We’ve wrestled all over the world, and we have a mutual respect for each other.
Bret Hart helped make Stone Cold to the largest degree possible.”