Bret Hart: HBK Stole The Ladder Match From Me

**James Steele** · 06-12-2012, 07:49 PM

Only Bret has ever claimed to be the model of the perfect human being.

**Ol Dirty Dastard** · 06-12-2012, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by James Steele

Only Bret has ever claimed to be the model of the perfect human being.

lol nobody's perfect James.

**BigCrippyZ** · 06-12-2012, 08:32 PM

I've got to admit, even though I could see how everyone involved let things get way out of hand and they all could have handled the Montreal situation better, I really felt bad for Bret over the years. It was great to see him come back though and apparently heal his relationship with Vince, Shawn and everyone and get some closure, etc.

After seeing the Bret/Shawn Greatest Rivalries DVD and seeing and hearing some of his comments since his return and closure, he really does still seem bitter and angry though, at least towards Shawn, and I've lost a lot of the sympathy and respect I had for him. I mean if he's really "put it all behind" him as he claims, he sure doesn't come across that way with comments like these, regardless of whether or not he's simply responding to a repeated question or what.

Sure, maybe they can work together and socialize some at this point, but he still comes across as the guy who is bitter and pissed off, at least at Shawn, for having such a great career. It's like he believes that Shawn just got lucky and was Vince's favorite, and if it wasn't for Shawn, Bret would've been the one having the great matches and career, instead of acknowledging the great talent, work and career that Shawn had. Instead of claiming Shawn "stole" the ladder match from him (like Bret invented it, when in fact he just "stole" the idea from his time in Canada), he could've simply said that Shawn and others have had some great ladder matches over the years, and that he's proud that he got to help bring something as iconic as the ladder match into the mainstream and the WWE with Shawn before the HBK/Hall WM ladder match.

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06-12-2012, 07:49 PM	#1
James Steele TPWW's HHH Mark Since '04 Posts: 29,886	Only Bret has ever claimed to be the model of the perfect human being.

06-12-2012, 08:32 PM	#3
BigCrippyZ Posts: 3,033	I've got to admit, even though I could see how everyone involved let things get way out of hand and they all could have handled the Montreal situation better, I really felt bad for Bret over the years. It was great to see him come back though and apparently heal his relationship with Vince, Shawn and everyone and get some closure, etc. After seeing the Bret/Shawn Greatest Rivalries DVD and seeing and hearing some of his comments since his return and closure, he really does still seem bitter and angry though, at least towards Shawn, and I've lost a lot of the sympathy and respect I had for him. I mean if he's really "put it all behind" him as he claims, he sure doesn't come across that way with comments like these, regardless of whether or not he's simply responding to a repeated question or what. Sure, maybe they can work together and socialize some at this point, but he still comes across as the guy who is bitter and pissed off, at least at Shawn, for having such a great career. It's like he believes that Shawn just got lucky and was Vince's favorite, and if it wasn't for Shawn, Bret would've been the one having the great matches and career, instead of acknowledging the great talent, work and career that Shawn had. Instead of claiming Shawn "stole" the ladder match from him (like Bret invented it, when in fact he just "stole" the idea from his time in Canada), he could've simply said that Shawn and others have had some great ladder matches over the years, and that he's proud that he got to help bring something as iconic as the ladder match into the mainstream and the WWE with Shawn before the HBK/Hall WM ladder match.