10 Things You Totally Forgot About WWE In 1997
3. Bruce Hart Almost Became The SIxth Hart Foundation Member
If there's one Hart family member famous for being seen on WWE television quite often despite never actually being contracted as a full-time wrestler or personality, it's Bruce Hart.
Bruce Hart is the blonde haired, sunglasses wearing Hart family member that was featured numerous times on WWE programming. The first true exposure that WWE fans got to Bruce was in the lead up to SummerSlam '92 when Bruce shared his opinion on the match between his brother, Bret, and brother-in-law, Davey Boy Smith.
A year later at SummerSlam '93, Bruce was seen sitting ringside with his other brother, Owen, cheering on Bret against Jerry Lawler.
Bruce actually stepped into the ring at Survivor Series '93 alongside Bret, Owen and Keith Hart, and would again give his comments on the Hart family feud when Owen battled Bret in 1994.
All this was prelude and backstory to what could've been Bruce Hart, Hart Foundation member #6, but it didn't happen.
According to Bret, in the main event of Canadian Stampede, Bruce, who was supposed to play a minor role in the finish, turned in an unscripted performance, attacking several heels on the outside of the ring after giving Steve Austin a stiff kidney shot. The chaos on the floor also took away from the match's conclusion inside the ring where Owen had rolled-up Austin for the 1-2-3.
Unfortunately for Bruce, his overzealous nature at the July pat-per-view cost him any future opportunity of becoming an official member of the legendary Hart Foundation stable.