- 03/01/2006 (9:24:44 pm)
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By THE LILSBOYS
THERE can be few more fitting entrants to the WWE Hall Of Fame than Bret Hitman Hart. Bret is a wrestling legend - having many classic matches and winning the WWE world championship on five occasions. But outside of the ring, the Hitman has had to fight much tougher battles. His brother Owen died when an elaborate ring entrance went wrong on a 1999 WWE PPV - a tragedy that tore the Hart family apart. In this exclusive webchat Bret talks at length about the trauma and says he still wishes he was around to talk Owen out of doing the stunt. He also answers your questions on the incident that stopped him being in the WWE, his real life betrayal by Vince McMahon, Shawn Michaels and Earl Hebner at the 1997 Survivor Series. So whether you're a long-term follower of Bret, or a new fan looking to find out more about him, this is one webchat you won't want to miss. With Stu Hart as a dad and so many talented brothers, was there any chance of you being anything other than a wrestler? You wouldn't want to bet against it. As early as I can remember, from the time I was about three of four, I wanted to be a wrestler. From then on everything was wrestling - I drew pictures of matches and would make belts out of cardboard. There's even a picture of me as a young kid, in one of the WWE magazines, in white underwear surrounded by a bunch of wrestling trophies. I don't remember that ever changing until I was around 14, when wrestling was going through a lot of changes and my dad's territory wasn't as popular. By the time I was 16, as an amateur wrestler, I'd taken so much slagging about pro wrestling, it was the last thing I thought I'd ever do. That all shifted back again when I was 20 and I realised pro wrestling might actually be a little more fun and pay just as well as some of the lousy construction jobs I was being offered. Your dad Stu is famous for making grown men weep with his real wrestling skills. What is your favourite Stu Hart stretching story? I've got plenty of those! My absolute favourite was when I was in high school and taking a lot of ribbing from the amateur wrestling guys about how ridiculous my dad's pro wrestling shows were. During that time he didn't have the best wrestlers, so it was very hard for me to defend him! I remember getting selected to go to an amateur wrestling camp with a bunch of the best coaches and students in the city. When my dad was coming down the stairs to pick me up one of the coaches just burst out laughing at him. I went red in the face and the other kids were saying: "That's your dad dude, what's he going to do? Put a pro wrestling move on him?" My dad was laughing with the coach at first, but then kicked his shoes off so fast he didn't even notice they were off. He stretched that coach on the mat for about 30 minutes - he just wouldn't let up. The coach was screaming and pounding his fists. I loved every minute of it. It was the comeuppance for every bit of flak I'd taken from the amateur wrestlers. I didn't get a lot of ribbing after that!
Jonathan, Leeds
Christopher, Derby