House Show Stories

**Zeeboe** · 04-21-2009, 01:43 PM

Anyone have any interesting, or funny ones? I've only been to three in my life, and one of my favorite stories, and favorite memories as a wrestling fan took place in July of 1997 when the WWF came to my hometown of Austin, Texas for a house show. In one of the matches, Bret Hart teamed with his brother Owen to take on Stone Cold Steve Austin and Mankind in a tag-team battle.

Despite the fact that the Hart Brothers were the "heels", and that I was an American, and a Texan, I was still a huge fan of The Hart Foundation. I was fourteen then, and in my mind, the Hitman character did not change at all. From my point of view, it was most of the American wrestling fans who made the "heel turn".

Needless to say, I was the only Hart fan in the arena. I wore a Bret Hart t-shirt, a Bret Hart baseball cap, and some Bret Hart sunglasses. I held a big pink sign that said in black text: "Hitman 3:16", and I waved a medium sized Canadian flag.

I was in the front row, and I was cheering very LOUDLY for the Hart Brothers, and was screaming things like "STONE COLD SUCKS!", and whenever the fans booed Bret, I'd yell at the top of my lungs, "DON'T LISTEN TO EM' BRET!". When the people began an "Austin" chant, I'd chant back, "AUSTIN SUCKS! AUSTIN SUCKS!". When Owen was getting hurt, and needed to tag-out, I'd chant, "WE WANT BRET!". If the fans chanted "USA", I'd chant "CAN-NA-DA! CAN-NA-DA!"

Looking back, I was very lucky that I didn't get anything thrown at me, or get cursed at, or get assaulted....

All my cheerleading for the Hart Foundation did not go unnoticed by Bret Hart. He was just across the ring from me, standing on the apron, as Owen wrestled. Bret looked right at me for what seemed like the longest time. Realistically, he probably only watched me for about ten seconds. He didn't say or do anything though, but he had a small smile on his face.

Years later, I read some of Bret's old comments on his website from 1997, and read how he actually really hated being a bad guy. He mentioned how he still had some American wrestling fans, and that if you listened carefully, you could hear them in the audience on Raw, and that he was very grateful for all the American wrestling fans who still cheered for him during his heel run.

I like to think he generally appreciated it whenever American fans were cheering for him, so it made me happy that I was able to let him know he was still appreciated, and that I got a small smile out of him.

04-21-2009, 01:43 PM	#1
Zeeboe Posts: 6,269	House Show Stories Anyone have any interesting, or funny ones? I've only been to three in my life, and one of my favorite stories, and favorite memories as a wrestling fan took place in July of 1997 when the WWF came to my hometown of Austin, Texas for a house show. In one of the matches, Bret Hart teamed with his brother Owen to take on Stone Cold Steve Austin and Mankind in a tag-team battle. Despite the fact that the Hart Brothers were the "heels", and that I was an American, and a Texan, I was still a huge fan of The Hart Foundation. I was fourteen then, and in my mind, the Hitman character did not change at all. From my point of view, it was most of the American wrestling fans who made the "heel turn". Needless to say, I was the only Hart fan in the arena. I wore a Bret Hart t-shirt, a Bret Hart baseball cap, and some Bret Hart sunglasses. I held a big pink sign that said in black text: "Hitman 3:16", and I waved a medium sized Canadian flag. I was in the front row, and I was cheering very LOUDLY for the Hart Brothers, and was screaming things like "STONE COLD SUCKS!", and whenever the fans booed Bret, I'd yell at the top of my lungs, "DON'T LISTEN TO EM' BRET!". When the people began an "Austin" chant, I'd chant back, "AUSTIN SUCKS! AUSTIN SUCKS!". When Owen was getting hurt, and needed to tag-out, I'd chant, "WE WANT BRET!". If the fans chanted "USA", I'd chant "CAN-NA-DA! CAN-NA-DA!" Looking back, I was very lucky that I didn't get anything thrown at me, or get cursed at, or get assaulted.... All my cheerleading for the Hart Foundation did not go unnoticed by Bret Hart. He was just across the ring from me, standing on the apron, as Owen wrestled. Bret looked right at me for what seemed like the longest time. Realistically, he probably only watched me for about ten seconds. He didn't say or do anything though, but he had a small smile on his face. Years later, I read some of Bret's old comments on his website from 1997, and read how he actually really hated being a bad guy. He mentioned how he still had some American wrestling fans, and that if you listened carefully, you could hear them in the audience on Raw, and that he was very grateful for all the American wrestling fans who still cheered for him during his heel run. I like to think he generally appreciated it whenever American fans were cheering for him, so it made me happy that I was able to let him know he was still appreciated, and that I got a small smile out of him. Last edited by Zeeboe; 04-21-2009 at 01:51 PM.