10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (March 25)
1. Vince McMahon Told Bret Hart It Wasn't His Responsibility To Get Over
As WWF Heavyweight Champion during the post-Hulk Hogan era for the company, Bret Hart must have been under pretty intense pressure in late 1992. Hulk would temporarily come back to the promotion in 1993 and have a short-lived reign as champ himself, but it was generally accepted that it was time for others to shine in the main event spotlight. Hart was one of those men.
Upon becoming champion, Bret defended against the likes of Razor Ramon and Yokozuna. Shortly after winning the belt, he asked Vince McMahon what he needed to do to maintain his status as the top guy. Remarkably, McMahon told Hart that it wasn't his responsibility to get himself over - that was Vince's role. All Hart had to do was keep wrestling the way he had been, and management would take care of the rest.
Hart divulged this information on WrestleZone Radio, and it's an eye-opening nugget. McMahon would have been looking to protect his latest champion, and it's interesting to see that he wasn't simply going to throw Hart in there at the deep end. Even so, he apparently couldn't resist the temptation to make a returning Hogan champion once again at WrestleMania IX...
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