Bret Hart and the Hart family are synonymous with professional wrestling as they carved out important segments of the sport and helped give us some of the best matches and moments in history, and this day in wrestling history is no different.
Bret worked his way up the WWE ladder with arguably the best realistic style in history and he continually gave his best effort and knocked out five star match after five star match.
After setting off on his own following success as part of the Hart Foundation (2 time champions), Bret competed and won the Intercontinental Championship twice.
Not the celebration he expected
All of his hard work was about to pay off when Ric Flair would drop the WWE Championship to him by submission in Saskatchewan, Canada in a taped match for Coliseum Home Video on October 12, 1992.
When the match ended, everyone was in shock.
Special thanks to @awrestlinghistorian for the excerpt.
“The crowd was stunned, and so was I! No one figured I’d be the one to pull the sword out of the stone. I had to respect that Flair at least passed the torch to me. I came back through the curtain, limping and holding my finger, to an ovation of handshakes and backslaps, Owen clapping the hardest.
“Before I was taken to the hospital, I did a live interview with Mean Gene Okerlund in which I said:
“’Since I was small I’ve been involved in wrestling, my whole family’s been involved in wrestling and I’ve dedicated my whole life — to wrestling. My father taught me, took me on the mat and made me feel the pain and I’ve listened and learned technical wrestling. I’ve had my share of wins and losses and I’ve waited for my whole lifetime for one chance and I’ve got that chance. I want to thank every single wrestler that I’ve ever worked against. I’ve wrestled the greatest wrestlers in the world and learned so thank God above. God almighty, thank you for the greatest moment in my life! I’m proud to be the WWF World Champion!’
“Oddly enough, the title match never aired on TV and afterwards, Flair promptly gave notice that he’d be finishing up in a couple of months to go back to WCW.
“I limped back to my room late that night after a visit to the hospital revealed that my finger had been dislocated. Julie and the kids were too exhausted to celebrate much. I fell asleep in my cramped hotel room, tired, sore and hungry.” – Bret Hart, Hitman book.
While the post win celebration wasn’t what Bret may have envisioned for this day in wrestling history, he’d reached the top of the mountain and deserved to be there.
While he and Flair would go on to have some issues over the years, according to reports, the two buried the hatchet and are now friends.
SUBSCRIBE NOW: Get The Overtimer’s Hottest Stories, Breaking News and Special Features in your email, CLICK HERE!
Remember to stay up to date with the latest news on TheOvertimer. Don’t forget to visit ScreenJuicer for great videos, news, and gameplay!
