Bret "The Hitman" Hart
Real Name: Bret Hart
Hometown: Calgary, AB
Birthday: July 2nd
Now if you are visiting this site then you probably know who Bret Hart is. This is just a quick summary of his career if you want his life story then get the Bret Hart Biography that comes out March 2000. Another source for information on Bret’s life would be his video Hitman Hart Wrestling With Shadows. This documentary has a big focus on the whole Montreal Survivor Series incident. The most infamous incident in wrestling history. On to Bret’s career. Bret never envisioned himself as a wrestler but instead he had ambitions of studying film. He got into wrestling because his father Stu Hart who ran Calgary based wrestling promotion Stampede Wrestling need more guys for his shows and because of that Bret was thrown right into the mix. Because of his strong amateur background Bret was able to become a prowrestler without to much trouble. Vince McMahon eventually came along and bought the Stampede territory and with that he got Bret. The Hitman was born. Bret originally started in the WWF as a tag team with his brother in law Jim “Anvil” Niedhart they were the Hart Foundation and they went on to capture many WWF tag titles. As great as that was Bret was too good to just be a tag team wrestler. The team eventually broke up and Bret was a singles wrestler. His big break came at SummerSlam 91 in Madison Square Garden in New York City where Bret Hart defeated Mr. Perfect to capture his first WWF Intercontinental Title. Bret would go on to win many major titles and other big matches at MSG in NYC. The Hitman would win that title a couple more times. Bret then went after the WWF world title. He defeated Ric Flair in Saskatoon to capture his first of 5 WWF world titles. Bret’s career with the WWF ended at the Survivor Series in 1997 when Bret had the title stolen from him by Vince McMahon when he told the ref to stop the match and award Shawn Michales the belt even though it was very clear that Bret never gave up in that match for complete report of what happened I highly suggest that you watch Hitman Hart Wrestling with Shadows it explains everything. Bret then moved to WCW. Unfortunately WCW has not been able to use Bret the way he should be. Bret has been moved from storyline to storyline faster then anybody. He has won many titles in WCW. He is a four time United States champ, one time tag champ and one time world champ. His biggest moment came April 21st in Toronto at WCW Mayhem (which I was at). WCW was finishing a 32 man tournament to crown a new world champ. Bret defeated Sting and Chris Benoit in a classic match to capture the world title but then WCW threw him in with a nWo storyline which did not fit Bret at all. Bret was stripped of the title a few months later at Souled Out where he could not wrestle because of a concussion suffered at the hands of Bill Goldberg. Bret however is the only man to beat Goldberg twice. Let’s hope that WCW is able to utilize Bret in the future.
Titles Held
WCW World Heavyweight Title Bret won a 32 man elimination tournament in late Nov 99 with the finals in Canada at the Air Canada Centre Bret defeated Sting and Chris Benoit in the finals. Bret was then stripped of the title after he was unable to defend it at Souled Out because of a concussion suffered at the hands of Golberg during the Starrcade match.
WCW United States Title Defeated Dallas Page in Salt Lake City, UT for the vacant title on July 20, 1998. Lost to Lex Luger in Rapid City, SD on August 10, 1998.
Defeated Lex Luger in Fargo, ND on August 13, 1998. Lost to Dallas Page in Phoeniz, AZ on October 26, 1998.
Defeated Dallas Page in Chattanooga, TN on November 30, 1998. Lost to Roddy Piper in Buffalo, NY on February 8, 1999.
W.W.F. World Heavyweight Title Defeated Ric Flair in Saskatoon, SK on October 12, 1992. Lost to Yokozuna in Las Vegas, NV on April 4, 1993.
Defeated Yokozuna in New York, NY on March 20, 1994. Lost to Bob Backlund in San Antonio, TX on November 23, 1994.
Defeated Diesel in Landover, MD on November 19, 1995. Lost to Shawn Michaels in Anaheim, CA on March 31, 1996.
Defeated Undertaker, Steve Austin, and Vader in a four corners no disqualification elimination match in Chattanooga, TN for the vacant title on February 16, 1997. Lost to Sid Vicious in Nashville, TN on February 17, 1997.
Defeated Undertaker in East Rutherford, NJ on August 3, 1997. Lost to Shawn Michaels in Montreal, PQ on November 9, 1997 when referee Earl Webner stopped the match and awarded the title to Michaels.
WWF Intercontinental Title Defeated Curt Hennig in New York, NY on August 26, 1991. Lost to The Mountie in Springfield, MA on January 17, 1992.
Defeated Roddy Piper in Indianapolis, IN on April 5, 1992. Lost to Davey Boy Smith in London, England on August 29, 1992.
WWF World Tag Team Title With Jim Neidhart, as the Hart Foundation: Defeated The British Bulldogs in Tampa, FL on January 26, 1987. Lost to Strike Force in Syracuse, NY on October 27, 1987.
Defeated Demolition (Ax and Crush) in Philadelphia, PA on August 27, 1990. Lost to the Nasty Boys in Los Angeles, CA on March 24, 1991.
Stampede Wrestling North American Heavyweight Title 1980: Defeated Leo Burke. Lost to Leo Burke.
Defeated Leo Burke. Lost to Duke Myers.
Defeated Duke Myers. Lost to David Shultz in 1981.
Defeated Leo Burke on June 26, 1982. Lost to Bad News Allen in Calgary, AB on September 3, 1982.
Defeated Bad News Allen on October 17, 1982. Lost to Leo Burke on January 14, 1983.
Defeated Leo Burke in Regina, SK on May 3, 1983. Lost to Bad News Allen in June, 1983.
Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Title With Keith Hart: Defeated Raul Castillo and Fidel Castillo in December 1978. Lost to Mr. Hito and Mr. Sakurada in 1979.
Defeated Mr. Hito and Mr. Sakurada in 1979. Lost to Dynamite Kid and Loch Ness Monster in 1980.
Defeated Dynamite Kid and Loch Ness Monster in 1980. Lost to Dynamite Kid and Kasavudu in Regina, SK on June 3, 1980.
Defeated Dynamite Kid and Kasavudu in 1980. Lost to Kasavudu and Mr. Sakurada in 1980.
With Leo Burke: Defeated Duke Myers and Dynamite Kid in Calgary, AB on November 19, 1992. Lost to Duke Myers and Kerry Brown in Edmonton, AB on December 8, 1982.
British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Title Defeated Norman Frederich Charles III in November, 1978. Lost to Dynamite Kid in December, 1978.
Defeated Dynamite Kid in April, 1979. Lost to Dynamite Kid in July, 1979.