Bret “Hitman” Hart, a Canadian pro wrestler, became a popular WWE champion because of his smooth style and technical skill.
Who is “Hitman” Bret Hart?
Bret “Hitman” Hart was one of 12 children born to Canadian wrestler and promoter Stu Hart. He began his career in Stampede Wrestling, which was run by his father. After joining WWE as one half of the tag-team duo the Hart Connection, the “Hitman” became a fan favourite and went on to win five heavyweight titles. After the controversial “Montreal Screwjob” in the late 1990s, Hart left WWE to join the rival WCW. In the 2000s, he got back together with WWE.
Early Years:
Bret Sergeant Hart was brought into the world on July 2, 1957, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He was the eighth of 12 children born to longtime wrestler and promoter Stu Hart and his wife, Helen.
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School Life:
As a child, Hart liked to draw cartoons and later went to film school, but he couldn’t stay away from the family business. Early on, he started selling programs for Stu’s Stampede Wrestling. Soon, he joined his brothers for practice in “The Dungeon,” the basement of their 22-room mansion. When he was in high school, the wrestler who had trained hard was a state and provincial champion.
Stampede Wrestling:
In the late 1970s, Hart became a regular in Stampede Wrestling. He went on to win a number of individual and tag-team titles.
Career in WWE:
When Stu sold Stampede Wrestling to Vince McMahon’s World Wrestling Entertainment in 1984, Hart joined his in-laws Jim “the Anvil” Neidhart and Davey Boy Smith on the roster of the rapidly growing Connecticut-based promotion.
The Hart Foundation (The Hart Foundation):
Hart’s first success in WWE came as part of the Hart Foundation, a tag-team with Neidhart that was run by Jimmy Hart, who was not related to Hart. Hart and Neidhart, who were known for their bright pink and black outfits, beat the British Bulldogs, which consisted of Smith and fellow Stampede alumnus Tom “Dynamite Kid” Billington, for their first tag-team title in 1987. At SummerSlam 1990, they won their second title and became two-time champions.
“Star” and “Winner”:
As an independent entertainer, the Hitman prevailed upon fans with his cool-as-ice style, which included giving kids his trademark sunglasses before matches and finishing with a move called “Sharpshooter.” He beat Mr. Perfect at SummerSlam 1991 to win the intercontinental championship, which is given to the best technical wrestler in the organisation. He won the title back the next spring by beating “Rowdy” Roddy Piper in a dramatic match at WrestleMania VIII.
Lose The Intercontinental Belt:
After losing the intercontinental belt to Smith in August 1992, Hart beat Ric Flair in his father’s hometown of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, in October of that year to win the first of his five WWE heavyweight titles. He proved that he was the best by winning the 1993 King of the Ring and the 1994 Royal Rumble. At WrestleMania X, he beat the huge Yokozuna. Hart was mostly known as a “face,” or a good guy, for most of his championship days, but he also had a famous turn as a “heel” in the second half of the 2000s.
Move to WCW and the “Montreal Screwjob”:
Hart was going to move to World Championship Wrestling at the end of 1997, but McMahon told him to give his belt to his rival Shawn Michaels. This caused a fight between Hart and McMahon. Hart thought he had earned the right to give up the title after a match with Michaels in Montreal in November 1997. Instead, he was called the loser of the match because of a submission that never happened. This is known in wrestling history as the “Montreal Screwjob.”
Retirement:
Still one of the most popular people in the sport, the Hitman won the WCW heavyweight title twice and won a tag-team title with Bill Goldberg. However, an accidental kick to the head from Goldberg added to the damage done by years of hard hits, and Hart announced his retirement in 2000.
Go back to WWE:
Hart’s acceptance into the WWE Hall of Fame in April 2006 was a stage toward making up with the organization after he had a stroke that left him disabled. In January 2010, he publicly made up with Michaels on Monday Night Raw. When he tried to do the same with McMahon, he got a violent response, but Hart got his revenge when he hit McMahon with the Sharpshooter at WrestleMania XXVI.
Siblings:
All seven of Hart’s brothers went into wrestling, and all four of his sisters married professional wrestlers. Owen Hart, the youngest Hart, also had a successful WWE career, in part because he competed against his older brother. Sadly, Owen died in a botched stunt at a May 1999 event.
Looks in books and on TV:
Hitman: My Reality Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling was Hart’s collection of memoirs. It turned out in 2007.
Western TV show Lonesome Dove:
Hart got a recurring role as Luther Root on the Western TV show Lonesome Dove: The Series in the mid-1990s, and an animated version of himself showed up on The Simpsons. Hitman Hart Wrestling with Shadows, a movie about him that came out in 1998, was also about him.
Hart First Wife:
Julie Smadu, gave birth to their children Jade, Dallas, Alexandra, and Blade. Later, he was with Cinzia Rota for a short time. In 2010, he married Stephanie Washington.
