8 Ups And 3 Downs From WCPW Refuse To Lose

8. Bret Opens The Show

Bret Hart Refuse To Lose
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Bret Hart opening up Refuse to Lose gave the show a big time feel. He has history in England (like the incredible SummerSlam 92 match against Davey Boy Smith), and is one of the most respected wrestlers on the planet. There are very few people who are more qualified to put over a young promotion than The Hitman.

The crowd greeted him with an appropriate "holy s**t" chant, and he cut a nice promo putting over WCPW, as well as establishing the importance of the title belts. Seeing Jim Ross and Bret Hart in the same arena on a live wrestling show brought back great memories, and was something we thought we may have never seen again.

It was solid way to start the night (minus a bit of awkwardness when James R. Kennedy's microphone wasn't working) , and made the first iPPV immediately feel like the most important event in the company’s history.

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