Michelle McCool
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Date d'inscription : 11/01/2010
Age : 37
 |  Sujet: Bret Hart respecte Vince Ven 26 Mar - 19:39 | |
| Brian Fritz a produit une interview très intéressante sur Bret Hart. Bret raconte notamment comment c'est passé son retour, confirme qu'il restera après Wrestlemania et parle de sa relation avec Vince McMahon. Il raconte qu'ils sont très respectueux l'un envers l'autre. Bret pense que Vince est un grand fan de lutte, le plus gros fan de lutte même. Le seul souci c'est qu'il y a une seule chose qu'il aime plus que la lutte… C'est l'argent. D’où les soucis qu'il y a pu avoir entre les deux hommes par le passé. Bret finit par dire que Vince a fait beaucoup pour lui, pour sa famille et pour le monde de la lutte en général… Même s’il avoue que de temps à autres, Vince a une drôle de façon de faire marcher son entreprise. ITW : - Spoiler:
Most people thought the day would never come when Bret Hart would return to the WWE. So much had happened following his brilliant career with the company where he cemented himself as one of the greatest wrestlers of all-time.
That seemed to be washed away back in 1997 when WWE boss Vince McMahon schemed a plan to take the world championship off Hart before he signed with WCW in what is now known simply as the "Montreal Screwjob." Bret was hurt after working so hard and being so loyal to McMahon for all those years and felt betrayed.
But time heals all wounds -- even this one -- and now "The Hitman" is back at home with the WWE. This Sunday at WrestleMania 26 (March 28, 7PM ET / 4PM ET), he will step in the ring for the first time in over a decade when he faces McMahon in a No Holds Barred match.
FanHouse spoke with Bret Hart about his return to the WWE, his recovery from the stroke he suffered in 2002, getting back in the ring, his current relationship with Vince McMahon and Shawn Michaels, and more.
Brian Fritz: Go back to January 4th on Raw when you made your return to the WWE. What was the feeling like for you to walk down that ramp and appear on WWE television for the first time in 13 years?
Bret Hart: You know, it was really a surreal kind of feeling. When I was doing it, I thought -- as I waited for it to happen -- that I thought I was going to get nervous but I never got nervous at all. When I walked out, it seemed like I was right back where I belonged. I remember walking down the ramp and I felt as relaxed as you could be. That was a really good feeling. I think that's when I knew it was the right thing to do.
Was it a hard decision for you to return to the company considering what had happened so many years ago and you vowing not to return there for so long?
Yeah, it was really hard for me to forgive all the ... There was a lot of things that happened to me, really hurtful things. You don't just get over those in a few minutes. I know that my brother Owen's death was an accident but everything that happened to me before Owen's death and after and the things that happened within the family. It just made it really hard for me to be much of a fan of the WWE, especially in those days.
What was it that changed your mind?
I think the biggest thing was I made my point. I don't take back anything I said. I'm sure they don't take back anything they did. I just finally accepted what happened; that's just the way it goes. I just wanted to take a negative and turn it into a positive. Despite all the bad things that happened, I wouldn't be talking to you right now if it hadn't been for the things that Vince McMahon did do for me. I appreciate a lot of what they did for me. I have a lot of good memories of my days in the WWE when I was champion and working for the company. I worked hard and it was not an easy life or an easy job or anything but I was really proud of everything I contributed.
What is your relationship with Vince (McMahon) like now considering that you said that the WWE is where you belong and you did so much there during your career and you thank him for everything he did for you but also what transpired in Montreal years ago and since then?
We're pretty respectful of one another. I think there's some genuine ... I think he feels bad for what happened. I think in a lot of ways Vince was a big fan. Vince McMahon is the world's biggest wrestling fan. He loved all the work I contributed. The only thing Vince loves more than wrestling is his money and somehow that's where we ended up having a lot of problems. We're all right as far as ... it's sort of a mutual respect. He's done a lot for me and done a lot for my family and the wrestling world and wrestling industry. He's just got a funny way of doing business sometimes.
It's widely known that you suffered a stroke several years ago. How do you think that changed you as a person to where you are now in your life?
It made me count my blessings and appreciate every day that I got. If I had thought when I was in my wheelchair when I had my stroke, if I had thought somehow, someday I'm going to be sitting in Phoenix in March in 2010 and getting ready to wrestle Vince McMahon at WrestleMania in front of 75,000 people, I wouldn't have ever thought it would happen. I was too hung up on it still back in those days. Physically just the thought of trying to walk out or trying to -- that part is the biggest victory for me in this whole process. The stroke affected me in so many ways. After living through it and surviving it and getting the recovery that I got, I'm so happy that I'm alive and just to do these kind of things like WrestleMania. A few years ago I did Aladdin across Canada where I did a tour and I played the genie Aladdin. Just little things that you do that really make you glad to be alive. It's all a challenge and if you can challenge yourself all the time to do better or accomplish something else it's a good thing.
What has this week been like so far for you? Has it hit you yet that you're going to be in a wrestling match again for the first time in a long time and on a big stage at WrestleMania?
The things that get me more are the excitement of the crowd and seeing fans and seeing the other wrestlers and waiting for the match to come. There's no illusions there. I really do pride myself on being one of the greatest wrestlers of all-time and probably the technical wrestling that people will see this Sunday won't mesmerize anybody too much. It won't be my greatest match or the highlight of my career, but I do think that it's a statement about recovery and forgiveness and there's a lot of good things that are going to come from this match on Sunday.
Do you think this will be your most emotional match?
Maybe. I've had a lot of emotional matches. I can't think of one off the top of my head that will come close to this one.
You said you weren't nervous when you appeared on Raw back in January. Do you think you will be nervous when you come out or get in the ring on Sunday?
Maybe a little bit. Maybe a little bit. But I think I'll be lifted by the crowd. I think it will all come back to me. I'm sure I'll be fine. I've always been really focused on what I do when I go to a ring. I know I haven't been in a ring in ten years but I know what I'm doing. I've always known what I'm doing when I get in there in a wrestling ring.
What are your thoughts about the storyline for your return and building up to this match?
I thought the storyline was exceptional. I had quite a few people tell me that it's been some of the best stuff on television period. Vince McMahon has done a great job of -- he's played his role perfectly. Everything I've done I think has been pretty... You know, I've given people that last little taste of Bret Hart and one they never thought they'd get again and that makes me feel good. I know a lot of people starting watching wrestling again. The ratings have come up in different parts of the world. Ratings have really come up in Europe and Canada. I think in the United States the week with Steve Austin was the highest rating in years. It's just a good feeling contributing again and to be part of something that's hopefully going to be better and bigger.
"Fans have been dreaming for a situation where Bret Hart comes back and does something. And I look at it and this is about the only thing I could have done."
-- Bret Hart on his return to WWE
So many people have talked about Montreal and you for so many years and quickly associate you to that when there has been so much more to your career. Coming back for this return and having the match this Sunday, do you think that instead of some people immediately thinking about Montreal when it comes to your career that now they'll just say it was something that was a part of your career but it's not the main thing?
I think you're right. I think this will become the new story. I won't be tied in so much of what happened in Montreal anymore. That will have been put to bed anyway. People say "why did you do it" and one of the reasons was I didn't want to be labeled as somebody or tagged of being this guy that was a victim or bitter or wrestling was never the same or whatever happened to Bret Hart. He was never the same after that. I want to sort of prove that I've had a good enough recovery to come back and do something and do it right and do it well.
I think all the stuff in the last few months that I've done with Vince McMahon has been exceptional television. I get text messages from wrestlers telling me that my promos with Vince McMahon are old school and that's how it used to be done. It makes you want to believe in wrestling. The intensity and the realism of it, like the issues I have with Vince come across so well on TV. It makes me feel that I've done something exceptional with WWE. I think their storyline, the writing that they've done that projects the story to the fans has been just what they wanted. Fans have been dreaming for a situation where Bret Hart comes back and does something. And I look at it and this is about the only thing I could have done.
I saw in another interview where you said you briefly spoke with Shawn Michaels in January when you were at that show. Obviously, the two of you did the segment in the ring that night. Have you gotten a chance to speak with him since then?
Yeah, we've talked quite a few times. Just brief conversation, saying hi to one another. I had my youngest son Blade with me these last few days and they talked. I think Shawn and me are kind of back where we were a long time ago. He's made a lot of changes that are a lot better. I think he's a better person than he was a long time ago and he'd be the first one to tell you that.
Are you surprised that your relationship is where it is now and it sounds like you guys are becoming friends again?
Well, I don't know if we're ... I think we're respectful of one another and we both know for whatever the circumstances and there's lots and lots of reasons why we collided the way we did. Once upon a time we were good friends. When I took a step to forgive everything that happened and shake his hand, I think it was very real when it was done on TV. I think Shawn was really moved by that and he understood it took a big man to take that kind of step forward to him. I think they should have taken that step towards me. I think it was pretty much understood that the hostilities and hard feelings I had were so strong that nobody ever made that attempt. I knew that Shawn had changed as a person and he had been helpful to my niece (Natalya) and my nephew (David Hart Smith). I just thought it was high time to take all that weight off his back and say it happened, let's forget about it. Let's move on and try to maybe do something positive.
Your father Stu is going into the Hall of Fame on Saturday. What is that event going to be like for you and what does it mean to you and your family?
Well, my dad was probably one of the most prominent, most important promoters that there ever was in wrestling. He was a pioneer and contributed so much over the years. The wrestling that people watch today wouldn't be there, it wouldn't exist if it hadn't been for the things that my father did. He was, maybe one of the top three names in promotion that I can think of. Maybe the McMahons and one or two others have that same status.
My dad started out so many guys that later on went to Madison Square Garden and became big stars in the world of wrestling. Through the '50s, the '60s and the '70s you could name countless wrestlers that tip their hat to my dad for being the guy that started them. The guy that educated them and schooled them on what pro wrestling was and what you needed to do. Years from now, clearly the WWE is going to be the wrestling company of the future and it wouldn't be fitting if my father wasn't in the Hall of Fame. He deserves to be in there as much or more than anyone else I can think of.
I believe you are going to be hanging around with WWE after WrestleMania. Is that true?
I think I'm going to do a little bit of stuff with them but I think for the most part that my role wraps up on Sunday.
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