10 Things Everybody Gets Wrong About WCW
8. The Bret Hart Problem
With ample justification, Bret Hart's run in WCW is lamented for the company dropping more b*llocks than Austin Aries in a backstage promo, but rarely is any of the blame shuffled over to 'The Hitman' himself.
Bret Hart was every bit as excellent as his nickname suggested, and you've only to ask him if you're a non-believer. But the broken man that left WWE in November 1997 after the most tumultuous year of his personal and professional life (up to that point), was not the iconic 'Best There Is, Best There Was and Best There Ever Will Be'.
Physically shattered from his draining turf war with Shawn Michaels and mentally debilitated after the collapse of his relationship with Vince McMahon, the disinterest between Hart and the Atlanta outfit was frustratingly mutual. Every horrendous booking decision the company made was matched by his abject lack of enthusiasm and commitment.
Bret was better than nearly all the headliners WCW had in their employ at the time of course, but upon realising he couldn't exhibit the type of ability needed to earn a place amongst them, he far-too-willingly fell backwards into the fog.