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**MVP** · 04-03-2005, 06:33 PM

How can anyone say that Bret Hart was never a draw?

Bret Hart was the most reliable worker in WWF his entire career. He only missed 2 shows of the several thousand in which he's wrestled, and could carry the lousiest wrestler to a decent match. One example is Summerslam 92 against Bulldog (I'm not saying he's a lousy wrestler, but he wasn't in good shape at the time), and FLAIR HIMSELF said to Bret once that it was the greatest match he's ever seen; so he contradicts himself by saying that Bret never drew a dime. Sure, the crowd was huge cause it was the first WWF PPV in England, but Bret helped make that match draw big time.

Another example is his match against Diesel at Survivor Series 95 where he won the WWF title. It was decent for a Kevin Nash match. I bet it didn't draw well, but that's cause Diesel was champion for so long, and was failing to draw the big crowds. That's one of the reason why the title was put on Bret. He was one of the few guys that actually COULD draw in 94-96.

You guys can blame Bret for not being able to draw as champion, but WWF was shit during his title reigns cause the whole product was terrible. WWF relied on Bret to take the ball and roll with it whenever they needed him, and he always succeeded because he could put on a 5 Star match, and had excellent charisma, which helped him draw better than anyone else. I know that's not saying much since the other main eventers were HBK and Diesel, but WWF didn't have the notoriety it had when Hogan, Austin, and Rock were champs.

So before you say that Bret Hart couldn't draw, look at the whole business when he was champ. Bret Hart kept the business alive.

04-03-2005, 06:33 PM	#4
MVP Mas Vagina Porfavor Posts: 11,343	How can anyone say that Bret Hart was never a draw? Bret Hart was the most reliable worker in WWF his entire career. He only missed 2 shows of the several thousand in which he's wrestled, and could carry the lousiest wrestler to a decent match. One example is Summerslam 92 against Bulldog (I'm not saying he's a lousy wrestler, but he wasn't in good shape at the time), and FLAIR HIMSELF said to Bret once that it was the greatest match he's ever seen; so he contradicts himself by saying that Bret never drew a dime. Sure, the crowd was huge cause it was the first WWF PPV in England, but Bret helped make that match draw big time. Another example is his match against Diesel at Survivor Series 95 where he won the WWF title. It was decent for a Kevin Nash match. I bet it didn't draw well, but that's cause Diesel was champion for so long, and was failing to draw the big crowds. That's one of the reason why the title was put on Bret. He was one of the few guys that actually COULD draw in 94-96. You guys can blame Bret for not being able to draw as champion, but WWF was shit during his title reigns cause the whole product was terrible. WWF relied on Bret to take the ball and roll with it whenever they needed him, and he always succeeded because he could put on a 5 Star match, and had excellent charisma, which helped him draw better than anyone else. I know that's not saying much since the other main eventers were HBK and Diesel, but WWF didn't have the notoriety it had when Hogan, Austin, and Rock were champs. So before you say that Bret Hart couldn't draw, look at the whole business when he was champ. Bret Hart kept the business alive.