7. The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be
Bret Hart was born to be one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time. Hes the eighth child of the legendary Stu Hart, and as a kid wrestling was all around. His fathers legendary Dungeon was housed in the Hart family basement, and the house would constantly be filled with wrestlers. He began working for Stus Stampede Wrestling promotion in 1976, but quickly stepped in the ring as a wrestler starting on his path to greatness. He joined the WWF in 1984 alongside brother-in-law Jim Neidhart as The Hart Foundation, and his skill in the ring was immediately evident. Over the next decade he rose to prominence as one of the best wrestlers in the world, dubbed The Excellence of Execution by Gorilla Monsoon. When he called himself The Best There Is, The Best There Was, and The Best There Ever Will Be it wasnt arrogance, it was confidence, because no man has ever been able to approach the level of craft Bret Hart brought into his work. Unfortunately, Bret Harts career had one of the most undeserved and undignified endings imaginable. He was humilated on his way out of WWF, and was forced into an early retirement thanks to an errant kick from Goldberg. As upsetting as that was, it doesnt make his claims any less true, and over fifteen years after his retirement he can still call himself "The Best There Is, The Best There Was, and The Best There Ever Will Be."
