10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (Oct 13)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Bret Hart Pitched A WWE Creative Role In 2013

Bret Hart
WWE.com

Had WWE accepted Bret Hart's request to be a stay-at-home member of the creative team, then we'd live in a world where both Bret and Shawn Michaels worked as key components behind the scenes. It wasn't to be though, because Hart didn't want to travel on the road other than for key shows or pay-per-views.

On the Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast, Bret revealed that he pitched the idea to join creative "4 years ago", which means he almost became a WWE writer in 2013. That was the year Daniel Bryan would rise to main event status, and there's no doubt Bret's knowledge of working smartly as a smaller man in the company would have helped his cause.

Neither Vince McMahon nor Triple H were convinced that Bret would enjoy the tough WWE schedule at the time, so they turned down his idea flat. Hart had wanted to simply send in ideas for television, including promos, finishes and storylines, but wasn't interested in living on the road again.

What other big wrestling facts did you learn this week? Let us know down in the comments section below!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.