The Excellence Of Execution; the Best There Is, Best There Was, Best There Ever Will Be. If you were a WWF fan back in the nineties, before Attitude and the Monday Night Wars, you were probably a fan of Bret The Hitman Hart. Hart brought technical superiority and an eye for the in-ring aspects of professional wrestling psychology to the WWF at a time when the company was a far more cartoonish place, and every other gimmick was a pro wrestling version of a basic occupation: wrestling garbage collector, wrestling sailor, wrestling soldier, wrestling taxman, etc etc etc. Never much on the mic, Hart preferred to quietly, efficiently tell his stories in the ring. His unflashy style meant that it took him a little longer to get over, but when he did, he was over like clover. The notoriety of the Montreal Screwjob, his disappointing run (more of a brokenhearted stagger, really) in WCW, and his untimely retirement due to a couple of career ending concussions have unfairly affected how people see his career. His greatest run was probably 1992 through 1996: but if you want highlights, look to his recurring wars with the Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels, including the WWF's first ever ladder match; his victory at the first ever pay-per view King Of The Ring 1993 tournament, facing Razor Ramon, Mr. Perfect and Bam Bam Bigelow; and definitely his miraculous match carrying a drugged out, sluggish and terrified British Bulldog, putting over his brother-in-law for the Intercontinental title in England at Summerslam 1992. There are many, many more but how about his classic barnburner against his younger brother Owen at Wrestlemania 10, widely considered to be one of the greatest matches ever contested at Wrestlemania? http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1cybdl_owen-hart-vs-bret-hart-wrestlemania-10-swogglemania_sport
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