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In the new Bret Hart column, Bret says Edge told him a few weeks ago Bret is Angle's favorite Wrestler.

 

Here is the whole column if you want to read it..

 

 

 

 

 

Bret Hart’s Calgary Sun column for August 16, 2003

 

 

Just the other day I ran into Jim on the Bow River bike path.

You know, Jim The Anvil Neidhart.

We stopped to drink a couple of ...”soda pops”. Jim was beaming - like

a little kid with a big devilish grin as he pulled a magazine out of his

backpack.

It was the Pro Wrestling Illustrated 40th Anniversary of the WWE special

edition. He flopped it open and pointed to an classic Hart Foundation

photo, “Greatest tag team in the history of the WWF! Not bad, huh? ” he chuckled

pulling his goatee.

To tell the truth I took it as a huge compliment because I know how

hard both of us worked at trying to earn that claim when we ruled the world of

tag team wrestling as two time WWF Champions. Jim and I were a unique team for

a lot of reasons as we combined Jim’s speed and strength with my skill and

ring psychology. We were like a Porsche and a tank. Another thing that was

unique to our relationship was of course the fact that Jim was married to my

sister Ellie and ranked right up there as one of Stu’s favorite sons in law. Even

to this very day I’ve never had one argument with Jim and we’ve remained

close friends through some bizarre and trying times.

As I flipped through the mag I couldn’t help but notice that I was rated

the greatest Intercontinental champion of all time. Another huge compliment.

I smiled at the fond memory of some of my greatest IC matches - against the

late great British Bulldog Davey Boy Smith and Mr Perfect Curt Hennig, and

then there was Wrestlemania VIII with Roddy Piper.

A few months ago the WWE asked wrestling fans around the world to

vote on who was the greatest world champion of all time and I was touched and

delighted when I heard that I won. When I think of the great WWF Champions -

Bruno Sammartino, Buddy Rogers, Superstar Billy Graham, Bob Backlund and Hulk

Hogan, I feel genuinely honored to even be considered in their company.

Any great wrestler will tell you that he wouldn’t have gotten very far

without the loyalty and support of his fans. But really, I stood on some pretty

tall shoulders. Because I grew up inside the business I was able to watch and

appreciate how Buddy Rogers put the psychology into wrestling, changing it

forever into what it is. Bruno and Backlund were two of the classiest champions I

ever watched and I tried to emulate them throughout my career by carrying

myself with dignity and respect like they did. Superstar Graham and Hulk Hogan

were the consummate showmen who kicked the doors wide open. Like Jim, I wore a

beaming smile when just a couple of weeks ago Edge told me that Kurt Angle’s

favorite wrestler is me! Kurt Angle, who I’ve yet to meet, along with Stone

Cold, Undertaker and The Rock are all great wrestlers in their own right.

When I look back over my career one of my biggest fans and closest

friends who buoyed my confidence in those dark early days when I needed it the

most was my tag partner Jim Neidhart. He rarely gets the credit he deserves but

I’ve always known that I wouldn’t have become a great champion without him.

We clinked our soda pops together and toasted the old Hart Foundation

days.

 

Best there is ...best there was ..best there ever will be.

Guest Choken One
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God...Bret's still playing Political games :)

 

Bret is getting to be like Anglesault...He dreams of Kurt Angle...

 

How the fuck hasn't somebody set up a meeting with these two?

Guest Choken One
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well...He did share Soda Pops with Jim Neidhart by a bike path.

 

Anyone find it amusing Neidhart was carrying around a PWI magazine on the OFF-CHANCE he'd bump into Bret?

Guest Dynamite Kido
Posted
well...He did share Soda Pops with Jim Neidhart by a bike path.

 

Anyone find it amusing Neidhart was carrying around a PWI magazine on the OFF-CHANCE he'd bump into Bret?

That is funnier than hell....

Guest Choken One
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I also wonder if Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson bump into each other on Garden Tours or perhaps if Shawn and Marty Bump into each by the church next to the crackhouse...

Guest Choken One
Posted

Yeah but he smiled at Bret...and these days...it's all the guy can ask for...

 

then again...SHE was cheating on him anyways...

Posted

How does Kurt Angle know of Bret's career. If my understanding is correct, before Angle joined WWE, he basically viewed Prowrestling as a joke and a disgrace, but then the "entertaining the fans" aspect, won him over and he eventually signed. So how does he even know that much about Bret hart?

Posted
How does Kurt Angle know of Bret's career. If my understanding is correct, before Angle joined WWE, he basically viewed Prowrestling as a joke and a disgrace, but then the "entertaining the fans" aspect, won him over and he eventually signed. So how does he even know that much about Bret hart?

The magic of videotape.

Guest Anglesault
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Yeah but he smiled at Bret...and these days...it's all the guy can ask for...

 

then again...SHE was cheating on him anyways...

What a fucked up family.

Guest wildpegasus
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I always suspected that Angle was a fan of Bret's work. The figure 4 leglock around the ringpost, side russian legsweep (I think he hurt his hamstring rescently on this) and the obsession with running his shoulder into the cornerpost all adds up.

Guest Choken One
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Let's see if he can carry Jean Pierre Latifite to a **** match...

Guest webmasterofwrestlegame
Posted

I think the ability to get a watchable match out of almost any opponent is a trait I most closely associate with both Kurt Angle and Bret Hart.

Guest Trivia247
Posted

at least this wasn't all about a Vince Hate fest.

Guest Choken One
Posted

If you read between the lines I am sure you can find SOMETHING.

Guest wildpegasus
Posted

Quote Chocken One

"Let's see if he can carry Jean Pierre Latifite to a **** match"

 

Man, I loved that match. I remember he had two matches against Latifite. One at the PPV and one pretty much immediately afterwards on Raw.

Guest Trivia247
Posted

hmmm Bret Hart was named the number one World Wrestling Federation Champion..... THATS why Vince Changed the name....it wasn't about the Panda's it was all about Bret!!

 

DAT BASTAGE!

Posted
Angle > Bret Hart

 

Bret > Everyone

Benoit > Both

 

 

Angle's nowhere near Bret right now. Benoit in his prime smokes both.

Posted
Let's see if he can carry Jean Pierre Latifite to a **** match...

In Your House III, September 1995?

I think he's referring to if Angle can accomplish this.

Guest The Old Me
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Let's see if he can carry Jean Pierre Latifite to a **** match...

In Your House III, September 1995?

I think he's referring to if Angle can accomplish this.

Yes, I believe Kurt could carry the pirate to a better match. And Angle is the better package than Benoit.

Posted
And Angle is the better package than Benoit.

What is this "package" ? :huh:

 

 

Benoit is a better wrestler.

Guest The Old Me
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And Angle is the better package than Benoit.

What is this "package" ? :huh:

 

 

Benoit is a better wrestler.

Package being a talker, entertainer and IMO probably a larger draw.

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