Finally got a matching set is what Bret 'Hitman' Hart had to say about his 2013 knee surgery. As you can tell from that massive stitched up scar, it was quite the piece of work which Bret needed! This is an example of a wrestler needing major surgery that's unrelated to one specific bump or incident. It's merely a case of decades of wear and tear catching up with a man who pushed his body to the limit. Bret wrestled a full time schedule for twenty five years. His style was very physical and wearing, which eventually saw him gaining enough popularity to become WWF Champion in 1992. Fans respected the realistic nature of Bret's work, but he was constantly hurting and feeling some sort of pain. The 2013 knee surgery is the receipt from all of that. Even things like applying the sharpshooter is difficult on the knees, with Bret having to use his joints for leverage. Cartiliage wears away and eventually bone wears against bone. Hopefully surgery has now corrected these issues for the WWE legend.