Bret Or Shawn?

**Ol Dirty Dastard** · 05-11-2020, 08:31 AM

I can't actually begrudge people for choosing Shawn over Bret. In his prime, he was such a stud. But comparing them in some ways is like comparing apples and oranges. Two completely different styles and approaches.

Currently, I enjoy Bret's matches way more for rewatching. His offense is so much crisper and his attention to detail with selling, for instance, is on another level. Shawn undoubtedly had a more explosive style - and I'm not going to sleep on his attention to detail or his selling - but it definitely was nowhere close to as believable as the Hitman. I'd say Bret also brought more intensity.

Where Bret can't touch him is with athleticism and flashiness. On that front, Shawn could do things Bret couldn't even dream of. But when it comes to the basics, Hart could get more out of a punch or leg drop than Shawn could get out of some of his more hard-hitting offense.

Part of that is because HBK focused more on eye-catching bumps than he did on bone-crunching offense. He was good with the "catch as catch can" stuff as he grew in his 2nd run, but it was nowhere near as believable as Bret.

View Poll Results: Bret Or Shawn
Bret Hart	15	44.12%
Shawn Michaels	19	55.88%
Neither	0	0%
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05-11-2020, 08:31 AM	#35
Ol Dirty Dastard boop/bop/beep Posts: 38,453	I can't actually begrudge people for choosing Shawn over Bret. In his prime, he was such a stud. But comparing them in some ways is like comparing apples and oranges. Two completely different styles and approaches. Currently, I enjoy Bret's matches way more for rewatching. His offense is so much crisper and his attention to detail with selling, for instance, is on another level. Shawn undoubtedly had a more explosive style - and I'm not going to sleep on his attention to detail or his selling - but it definitely was nowhere close to as believable as the Hitman. I'd say Bret also brought more intensity. Where Bret can't touch him is with athleticism and flashiness. On that front, Shawn could do things Bret couldn't even dream of. But when it comes to the basics, Hart could get more out of a punch or leg drop than Shawn could get out of some of his more hard-hitting offense. Part of that is because HBK focused more on eye-catching bumps than he did on bone-crunching offense. He was good with the "catch as catch can" stuff as he grew in his 2nd run, but it was nowhere near as believable as Bret.