10 Wrestlers Who Were HUGE Marks For Themselves

10. Bret Hart

Some wrestlers on the list can’t exactly justify their high opinions of themselves. Some can. 

Bret Hart falls squarely in the latter category. 

Bret was an artist, a technician so sublime that virtually every other wrestler seemed janky in their movement in contrast. As an example: if you grew up on Bret, and learned that Ric Flair was considered the greatest ever, it would take a while for you to get it. 

Bret also knew it. He believes he approached pro wrestling matches and action set-pieces with the eye of a film director. He also believed (and was proud of professing) that he never hurt anybody in the ring. Y’know, to the fans, my stuff always looked legit, but the boys, to the boys they thought they were in there with Florence Nightingale y’know. 

Bret’s in-ring artistry was so powerful - and this isn’t a bit, he wrote it in his book several times - that it reduced his peers to tears. 

Bret wasn’t content with being great, either. He didn’t like losing too much because, as a hero, he felt he’d be letting his fans down. Mark for himself?

Or a real-life saint?