Dream Bret Hart WWF DVD

[Guest humanoid92]

The other thread about dream DVD's got me thinking, so I compiled a list of WWF matches I'd like to see for my favorite wrestler of all time, Bret Hart. I made a list of 100 matches (with an additional 25 "bonus matches"), some famous, some rare, that I'd like to see. I realize such a long list is completely unrealistic (this is more of a fantasy type thread), but I wanted to be complete. I included singles matches from his tag team days, tag team matches from his singles days, every title switch, classic matches, as well as token matches, and random rare ones that aren't exactly notable but are cool to own just for the hell of it. And then there's some unsung classics. So, anyway here's my list:

 

 

September 1985- Bret Hart vs. Tito Santana

 

May 1986- Hart Foundation vs. British Bulldogs

June 1986- Bret Hart vs. Dynamite Kid

July 1986- Hart Foundation vs. British Bulldogs (Cage)

August 1986- Bret Hart vs. Ricky Steamboat

September 1986- Hart Foundation vs. British Bulldogs (2 out of 3 Falls)

 

January 1987- Hart Foundation vs. British Bulldogs (Title switch)

March 1987- Bret Hart vs. Davey Boy Smith

June 1987- Hart Foundation vs. Killer Bees

August 1987- Hart Foundation vs. Young Stallions

September 1987- Bret Hart vs. Randy Savage

November 1987- Hart Foundation vs. Strike Force (Title switch)

 

January 1988- Hart Foundation vs. Strike Force

May 1988- Bret Hart vs. Bad News Brown

June 1988- Bret Hart vs. Harley Race

July 1988- Bret Hart vs. Raymond Rougeau

August 1988- Hart Foundation vs. Rougeau Brothers

October 1988- Hart Foundation vs. Rougeau Brothers (2 of 3 Falls)

December 1988- Hart Foundation vs. Rockers

 

May 1989- Hart Foundation vs. Brainbusters

June 1989- Bret Hart vs. Mr. Perfect

June 1989- Bret Hart vs. Arn Anderson

August 1989- Hart Foundation vs. Brainbusters (Summerslam 1989)

September 1989- Bret Hart vs. Tully Blanchard

October 1989- Bret Hart vs. Randy Savage

 

February 1990- Bret Hart vs. Marty Jannetty

March 1990- Hart Foundation vs. Orient Express

May 1990- Hart Foundation vs. Rockers

August 1990- Hart Foundation vs. Demolition (Title switch, Summerslam 1990)

September 1990- Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels

October 1990- Hart Foundation vs. Rockers

November 1990- Hart Foundation vs. Legion Of Doom

 

March 1991- Hart Foundation vs. Nasty Boys (Title switch, Wrestlemania VII)

June 1991- Bret Hart vs. Ted DiBiase

August 1991- Bret Hart vs. Mr. Perfect (Title switch, Summerslam 1991) 18:03

September 1991- Bret Hart vs. Ricky Steamboat

October 1991- Bret Hart vs. Ric Flair

November 1991- Bret Hart vs. The Mountie

December 1991- Bret Hart vs. IRS

 

January 1992- Bret Hart vs. The Mountie (Title switch)

April 1992- Bret Hart vs. Rowdy Roddy Piper (Title switch, Wrestlemania VIII)

July 1992- Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels (Ladder)

August 1992- Bret Hart vs. Rick Martel

August 1992- Bret Hart vs. British Bulldog (Title switch, Summerslam 1992)

October 1992- Bret Hart vs. Papa Shango

October 1992- Bret Hart vs. Ric Flair (Title switch)

November 1992- Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels (Survivor Series 1992)

December 1992- Bret Hart & Randy Savage vs. Ric Flair & Shawn Michaels

 

January 1993- Bret Hart vs. Ric Flair (Iron Man)

January 1993- Bret Hart vs. Razor Ramon (Royal Rumble 1993)

April 1993- Bret Hart vs. Yokozuna (Title switch, Wrestlemania IX)

May 1993- Bret Hart vs. Lex Luger

June 1993- Bret Hart vs. Bam Bam Bigelow (King Of The Ring 1993)

August 1993- Bret Hart vs. Jerry Lawler (Summerslam 1993)

September 1993- Bret Hart vs. Doink

September 1993- Bret Hart vs. Yokozuna (Cage)

October 1993- Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels

November 1993- Bret, Owen, Bruce & Keith Hart vs. Shawn Michaels & The Knights (Survivor Series 1993)

December 1993- Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels (Cage)

 

January 1994- Bret & Owen Hart vs. Steiner Brothers

January 1994- Bret & Owen Hart vs. 1-2-3 Kid & Marty Jannetty

January 1994- Bret & Owen Hart vs. Quebecers (Royal Rumble 1994)

February 1994- Bret Hart vs. Jeff Jarrett

March 1994- Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart (Wrestlemania X)

March 1994- Bret Hart vs. Yokozuna (Wrestlemania X)

May 1994- Bret Hart & The 1-2-3 Kid vs. Owen Hart & Shawn Michaels

June 1994- Bret Hart vs. 1-2-3 Kid

July 1994- Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart (Iron Man)

July 1994- Bret Hart vs. Jim Neidhart

August 1994- Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart (Cage, Summerslam 1994)

September 1994- Bret Hart vs. Bob Backlund

September 1994- Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart (Lumberjack)

October 1994- Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels

October 1994- Bret Hart & British Bulldog vs. Owen Hart & Jim Neidhart

November 1994- Bret Hart vs. Bob Backlund (Survivor Series 1994)

 

January 1995- Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart (No Holds Barred)

January 1995- Bret Hart vs. Diesel (Royal Rumble 1995)

February 1995- Bret Hart & British Bulldog vs. Owen Hart & Bob Backlund March 1995- Bret Hart vs. Jeff Jarrett

June 1995- Bret Hart vs. Jerry Lawler (King Of The Ring 1995)

July 1995- Bret Hart vs. Hakushi

November 1995- Bret Hart vs. Diesel (Title switch, Survivor Series 1995) December 1995- Bret Hart vs. British Bulldog (In Your House)

 

January 1996- Bret Hart vs. Goldust

March 1996- Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels (Iron Man, Wrestlemania XII, Title switch)

November 1996- Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin (Survivor Series 1996) December 1996- Bret Hart vs. Hunter Hearst Helmsley

 

January 1997- Bret Hart vs. Mankind

February 1997- Bret Hart vs. Undertaker vs. Vader vs. Steve Austin (Title switch, In Your House)

February 1997- Bret Hart vs. Sid (Title switch)

March 1997- Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin (Wrestlemania XIII)

April 1997- Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin (In Your House)

April 1997- Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin

May 1997- Bret Hart vs. Rocky Maivia

July 1997- Bret Hart, Owen Hart, British Bulldog, Jim Neidhart & Brian Pillman vs. Steve Austin, Legion Of Doom, Ken Shamrock & Goldust (Canadian Stampede)

August 1997- Bret Hart vs. Undertaker (Title switch, Summerslam 1997) September 1997- Bret Hart vs. Undertaker (One Night Only)

October 1997- Bret Hart vs. Ken Shamrock

November 1997- Bret Hart, Jim Neidhart & British Bulldog vs. Steve Austin, Mankind & Undertaker

November 1997- Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels (Title switch, Survivor Series 1997)

 

Bonus Matches:

 

July 1985- Hart Foundation vs. British Bulldogs

December 1985- Hart Foundation vs. Hulk Hogan & Andre The Giant

April 1986- Bret Hart vs. Andre The Giant

December 1987- Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels

February 1988- Bret Hart vs. Don Muraco

September 1988- Bret Hart vs. Jacques Rougeau

April 1989- Bret Hart vs. Greg Valentine

December 1989- Bret Hart vs. Dino Bravo

February 1991- Bret Hart vs. Undertaker

July 1991- Bret Hart vs. Mr. Perfect

December 1991- Bret Hart vs. Jake Roberts

September 1992- Bret Hart, Owen Hart & Koko B. Ware vs. Money Inc. & Shawn Michaels

November 1992- Bret Hart vs. Virgil

June 1993- Bret Hart vs. Razor Ramon (King Of The Ring 1993)

June 1993- Bret Hart vs. Mr. Perfect (King Of The Ring 1993)

July 1993- Bret & Owen Hart vs. Heavenly Bodies

April 1994- Bret Hart vs. Randy Savage

August 1994- Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart

May 1995- Bret Hart vs. Hakushi (In Your House)

December 1996- Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin

May 1997- Bret Hart & Owen Hart vs. Doug Furnas & Philip LaFon

September 1997- Bret Hart vs. Terry Funk

September 1997- Bret Hart vs. Patriot (In Your House)

October 1997- Bret Hart vs. Undertaker vs. Hunter Hearst Helmsley

November 1997- Bret Hart, Owen Hart, British Bulldog & Jim Neidhart vs. Steve Austin, Mankind & Legion Of Doom

[Guest Grenouille]

Pretty good, right now the only thing I can remember to add is a Hart Foundation VS LOD match from '91. It was on a Super Tape or Wrestlefest, I'm not sure which one.

[Guest bob_barron]

Why not just post it in that thread??

[cawthon777 0]

Pretty good, right now the only thing I can remember to add is a Hart Foundation VS LOD match from '91. It was on a Super Tape or Wrestlefest, I'm not sure which one.

It was Wrestlefest 91. I'm fairly certain it took place in Las Vegas a day or two after WrestleMania VII.

[cawthon777 0]

December 1987- Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels

 

Are you sure about the date on that? I know they had one TV match when they were tag wrestlers; I think it was sometime in 89 or 90. Ended in a draw.

 

I'd like to see the Bret Hart / Yokozuna match from Toronto a few weeks before WrestleMania XI, the MSG match against the Undertaker in February 92, the Headlock on Hunger MSG match with him against Bam Bam Bigelow, and I know the Harts had a cage match against the Bulldogs in Calgary (Harts were champs).

 

I would be the first in line if this was ever released.

[Guest Your Olympic Hero]

May 1997- Bret Hart & Owen Hart vs. Doug Furnas & Philip LaFon

What the hell is this from? Raw? Sounds AWESOME.

[cawthon777 0]

I don't see how that tag match could have taken place. Bret was in a wheelchair / on crutches from late April through late June.

[Guest BAR]

Obviously, I ain't gonna compile 100 matches but I'll do my top 5, in chronological order...

 

vs. Roddy Piper - WrestleMania VIII

vs. Owen Hart - WrestleMania X

vs. Owen Hart - SummerSlam 1994

vs. Steve Austin - Survivor Series 1996

w/ Hart Foundation vs. Austin, Shamrock, LOD, Goldust - In Your House 16

[Guest ShooterJay]

In chronological order:

 

WWF

WM IV Battle Royal

vs. Ricky Steamboat at the Boston Garden

w/Neidhart vs. Rockers (phantom title switch)

vs. Roddy Piper- WM 8

vs. British Bulldog - Summerslam 1992

vs. Ric Flair in Saskatoon (Bret wins first WWF title)

vs. Owen Hart - WM 10

vs. Yokozuna- WM 10

vs. Bob Backlund - Superstars TV taping

vs. Jerry Lawler- KOTR 1995

vs. Diesel - Survivor Series 1995 (2nd WWF Title Win)

vs. Austin - Survivor Series 1996

vs. Vader/Austin/UT- Final Four Match (3rd WWF Title Win)

vs. Austin - WM 13

Canadian Stampede 10-man

vs. Undertaker- One Night Only

vs. Michaels- Survivor Series 1997

 

WCW

vs. Flair- Souled Out '98

vs. DDP - Nitro episode (US title switch)

vs. Benoit- Mayhem (1st WCW title win)

vs. Benoit- Nitro tribute match

 

Easter egg: Goldberg gets speared into the metal plate at the Toronto Nitro

[Guest bob_barron]

Steamboat v. Bret was two yrs before WMIV

[Guest ShooterJay]

Thanks Bob, that was the one match I wasn't quite sure about.

[Guest Big McLargeHuge]

You've got your title wins mixed up. His second was WM 10. His third SurS 95. And his fourth at Final Four.

 

And I would add HF vs. Demos from SS 90, just for the hell of it.

[Guest MillenniumMan831]

Another 2 token matches that'd be cool to insert:

 

Hart Foundation vs. Fabulous Rougeaus w/ Brother Love as Guest Referee

Bret Hart winning 16-Man Battle Royal from Cobbs Coliseum in Canada

 

In case you haven't noticed, these matches are from Best of WWF Volume 20.

 

Oh yeah, Bret's match vs. Ted DiBiase on Best of WWF Volume 19 was also a keeper.

[Guest dreamer420]

December 1987- Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels

 

Are you sure about the date on that? I know they had one TV match when they were tag wrestlers; I think it was sometime in 89 or 90. Ended in a draw.

For some strange reason I actually have this match on tape and it really isn't that good. I'm pretty sure that Neidhart and Jannetty were at ringside and had something to do with the match.

[Guest godthedog]

REALISTICALLY, i'd like the following special features on a bret hart dvd:

 

hart foundation v. demolition, 2/3 falls

bret v. bulldog, summerslam 92

bret v. owen, wrestlemania or summerslam (either will suffice)

bret v. austin, survivor series 96

bret v. benoit, owen tribute match

 

there. easy.

[Guest JHawk]

I like the initial list, but I'm not sure I'd include matches where the guy lost if I was trying to remember him positively unless it was really good.

[Guest Midnight Express83]

Well a two disk DVD can only hold 6 hours of stuff. So a 90 min fluff takes up part of it and you have 4 and half hours of wrestling to show.

Now:

 

With that time here are some of the matches I want: All digitally remasted.

 

August 1990- Hart Foundation vs. Demolition (Title switch, Summerslam 1990)

August 1991- Bret Hart vs. Mr. Perfect (Title switch, Summerslam 1991) 18:03

September 1991- Bret Hart vs. Ricky Steamboat

October 1991- Bret Hart vs. Ric Flair

January 1987- Hart Foundation vs. British Bulldogs (Title switch)

September 1986- Hart Foundation vs. British Bulldogs (2 out of 3 Falls)

vs. Ricky Steamboat at the Boston Garden

w/Neidhart vs. Rockers (phantom title switch)

vs. Roddy Piper- WM 8

vs. British Bulldog - Summerslam 1992

vs. Ric Flair in Saskatoon (Bret wins first WWF title)

vs. Owen Hart - WM 10

vs. Diesel - Survivor Series 1995 (2nd WWF Title Win)

vs. Austin - Survivor Series 1996

vs. Austin- Wrestlemania 13

Canadian Stampede 10-man

vs. Benoit- Nitro tribute match

[Guest BAR]

vs. Diesel - Survivor Series 1995 (2nd WWF Title Win)

Dude, that was his third title win, his second was against Yoko at WMX.

[Guest nWoScorpion]

Jesus we got retards here. If you can't get it right take a hike.

 

BRET won the WWF title from Flair (10/92), Yokozuna (2nd-3/20/94), Diesel (3rd 11/95), People (2/97) & Undertaker (8/3/97)

 

Just to clear things up in when he won the title which time from who, for sheezs.

[Guest Choken One]

What are you talking about...He said the exact same thing you did.

[Guest converge241]

the non-match stuff i want:

 

The spear protector

The ambulance Brawl

The pittsburgh enema line

the verbal jabbing between him and HBK @ Slammys96

[Guest dreamer420]

The Spear Protector was one of the best things Bret did in the WCW, besides the Owen tribute match.

[cawthon777 0]

September 1991- Bret Hart vs. Ricky Steamboat

Never happened as far as I know. Their only match was at the Boston Gardens in 86, I believe shortly before WrestleMania II.

[Guest Loss4Words]

The Bret Hart v 1-2-3 Kid match from the 07/01/94 RAW was total PPV quality and a forgotten classic that still holds up today after repeated viewings. I guess the reason it doesn't get much love is that it was never released commercially. But it's a **** or better match.

[Guest dreamer420]

Bret vs. Dynamite Kid from 1985 should be added as well. It was a classic old school battle.

[Guest bob_barron]

The Bret Hart v 1-2-3 Kid match from the 07/01/94 RAW was total PPV quality and a forgotten classic that still holds up today after repeated viewings. I guess the reason it doesn't get much love is that it was never released commercially. But it's a **** or better match.

Loss4Words-

 

It was released on a tape called RAW Hits that Retro Rob reviewed for this site.

[Guest Loss4Words]

OMG, he totally did NOT give that match the props it deserved. Of course he's also watching a clipped version.

[Guest bob_barron]

I don't remember the match too well but I know in a magazine I have about RAW it talks about the whole match.

 

It sounds like they used the same ending from SurS92

[Guest Loss4Words]

They did. The match has its flaws, but Waltman plays the upstart face very well and Bret plays the proud champion with very very subtle heel tendencies quite well too.

 

The restart hurt the match a little, yet for some reason, the WWF has always been in love with them.

 

The story of the match is that Kid is pushing Bret a little further than he expected to begin things and Bret seeming genuinely surprised. He finally starts getting frustrated that Kid is outwrestling him and picks up his aggression and tries to ground Kid and neutralize his speed. Kid keeps making well-timed comebacks and Bret finally gets him at a point where he can pin him. He gets a three count and the referee does not see but Kid's foot is on the rope.

 

Bret now has a dilemma. This is a hell of a challenger and he didn't expect this title defense to be quite so demanding. Do you take the victory any way you can get it or do you keep the spirit of competition alive and point out to the ref what happened? Bret, proud champion, took the high road and as soon as he has his back turned, Kid rolls him up for a VERY close nearfall and almost wins the title. Bret becomes frustrated once again and again, he turns the aggression up a notch on his crafty opponent. Kid finally makes a legitimate, full-fledged comeback, comes within a fraction of an eyelash of winning the title on several occasions but Kid's inexperience comes into play. Bret is down and instead of trying to pin him, he goes up top again. Bret, the wily veteran, is playing possum and then catches Kid in the sharpshooter in a desperate attempt to get this match over with. Kid knows his fate is sealed and decides to fight another day and Bret walks out still the champ.

 

Hey, HHH, THAT'S how you elevate a challenger and keep yourself strong at the same time. Look into it.

[Your Paragon of Virtue 0]

I'll tell you this much:

 

Stuart Max gave it the same rating that he did for Rock-Austin from WMX7(A modest but fair ***1/4), and he watched a clipped version. Suffice it to say, the match was DAMN good.

 

I can't add much, but I'd like for a "shootish" kind of interview to be added, just to let him have a final say and finally get his side of the story to the WWE fans, as only the internet crowd has heard what he has had to say...