20 Original WWE Character Concepts You Won’t Believe

4. Bret Hart

Bret Hart
WWE

Bret Hart may never have been 'The Best There Is, Best There Was and Best There Ever Will Be' had he kicked off his singles run looking like the worst night of his career threw up on him.

An imagination fart from the same part of Vince McMahon's a*se that devised WrestleMania IX, the green, purple and gold look didn't have an inch of the iconic pink and black that came to define him. Perhaps half of it was a rib at 'The Hitman's expense? McMahon never seemed shy when it came to leaving a stray boot in on his his loyalest soldier.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation over 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. Within the podcasting space, he also co-hosts Benno & Hamflett, In Your House! and Podcast Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Podcast. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, Fightful, POST Wrestling, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett