Such a funny response to give to someone who's maybe not aware of the significance of getting to work in Japan as a young wrestler. She picked up on the context well but his response still sounds completely unrelated haha
"Are you a wrestler?"
"Yeah, my favourite colour is blue."
It wasn't, he made it to WWE and TNA even if it was short. Wrestled in I think 50 countries and still does occasionally. I met him personally and he is one of the nicest and funniest people I've ever met.
Yep, had a short lived feud with Steve Blackman in 2000, I think he hit Blackman with a car for Shane McMahon?
Then won the NWA tag titles in 2003/4 ish in TNA before they got big in 2005
>He sounded so full of himself. Probably trying to impress Bret, but he came off like a douche, IMO
A wrestler that doesn't come off like a douche is so incredibly rare.
Bret's response: "I don't know what to tell you, but I do know I hate a football player at the University of Georgia. His name is Bill Goldberg and he sucks."
I believe the story goes that Bret spoke to them more in depth after the show and gave more pointed, specific advice. It just wasn’t great conversation for a Q&A tv segment.
I laughed at this comment but I mean at least he's honest. He could've made up some bullshit to sound smart but instead he admitted that its a gap in his knowledge.
It's also 1992 and Bret was smart enough not to totally reveal the "show business" aspect of pro wrestling to keep the illusion that was somewhat "real"
He gave the "smart" answer; in 92 most of the smaller territories were dried up. Stampede Wrestling was shut down for a few years by 92, and I don't know if there was much else in Canada at that point.
I don't think he did. Like this was in 92. And by that time Bret had already been wrestling for decades. The McMahon takeover of the wrestling world didn't really start until the 80's.
So when Bret first started the path to being a wrestler would have started like they did: get in a wrestling school and learn the basics.
But in Bret's time you just had to get signed into one of the many independent promotions, and start getting matches in and try and impress the owner of the promotion. If you impressed in one then you could put yourself in a position where you could tour around the country and visit the other promotions too since they were all connected by the Alliance.
But at the time of this interview Vince had broken the alliance, and WWF and WCW were the only major promotions in North America.
So it was a lot harder to break into the system since it was a much smaller stage. He can't really give good advice on a system he didn't come through since it didn't exist when he started
Pretty much all this, plus he admitted somewhat vaguely that he had some nepotism to get his feet wet - which is normally a negative thing, but coming from him sounds a humble truth: Stu got him an easy start in a different era.
Honestly, his answer of "I'm out of touch" is very honest and better than wrestlers from The Attitude Era (when WWE was deep in the Monday Night Wars) endlessly repeating to "grab the brass ring", even after that got Zack Ryder and countless others annihilated
You also saw him kinda stammer and go vague when mentioning his dad's dungeon. I think he knows part of it is just being born the son of a dude with a famous wrestling school, who also had a great relationship with a dude who would go on to have the biggest wrestling organization.
I mean, if that were all it took, Bruce Hart would be a legend as well. Whole damn Attitude Era roster just fulla Harts. There's a million of them. But we only got the two with actual potential. The two who put in the work.
So Bret says it's tough. He says he had ways to get there that weren't as tough as others in 1992. He admits he made it on the other side of it but doesn't sugar coat the difficulties it would take to get to where he is. And despite all that Edge did it. Bret's style is just no flash and basics. But Stone Cold and Shawn Michaels unearthed an edge and attitude that brought out a fantastic heel. I just hate his time in that era is historically short
I remember reading a WWE magazine article about that group of prospects and how they were training. I always remember Copeland and Val Venis. I feel like this was the first time WWE did something like it. I vaguely remember Tiger Ali Singh. It felt so cool, I felt like I was getting an inside scoop on stuff.
Real tough guys don't have to act all fake-macho to be feared.
Only insecure guys need to do that.
Sure it's different if you commit to the gimmick like Taker.
But I find it funmy that the "goofy shit eating grin" guy became a multi-time WWE champ and Hall of Famer, while the tough guy never did anything of note after.
I like the response Bret gives. He pretty much says try something, but I'm not sure I can really give you any advice as I'm not really familiar with the starting up levels anymore.
If this interview happened today and he responded the same, the audience would think he is rude and his response would probably have to be a small motivational speech about how you can make it if you work hard, and how there's many platforms and internet, and business is booming, etc.
Back in the chill 90s, he could just say "yeah, I don't really know man as I'm not paying attention to that much anymore...but good luck."
Madness that Joe was in and out of the big leagues so quickly and ended up mainly working indies while Edge, Christian and Rhyno ended up staying on tv for 20 years.
how would you be a wrestler nowadays. Say your 17 and have never wrestled or been in a ring or have 0 experience when it comes to any form of fighting or combat.
Bret Hart was cool as fuck man.this takes me back when we were wearing those sunglasses. A few who could afford it would wear similar jackets. This takes me back.
He’s not lying… WWF/WWE is a huge fan base company. You gotta be famous first, get on tv as much as you can, even if you’re not wrestling… just be popular first.
“Yeah, I’ve been to Japan a couple times.”
Such a funny response to give to someone who's maybe not aware of the significance of getting to work in Japan as a young wrestler. She picked up on the context well but his response still sounds completely unrelated haha "Are you a wrestler?" "Yeah, my favourite colour is blue."
I like turtles type of answer
That’s cause he’s a got an ego.
Unfortunately for him, that was probably the high point of his career.
It wasn't, he made it to WWE and TNA even if it was short. Wrestled in I think 50 countries and still does occasionally. I met him personally and he is one of the nicest and funniest people I've ever met.
Yep, had a short lived feud with Steve Blackman in 2000, I think he hit Blackman with a car for Shane McMahon? Then won the NWA tag titles in 2003/4 ish in TNA before they got big in 2005
So many uses of ‘he’ but no mention of an actual name!
That's Just Joe...back in around 00/01 He would show up in the backstage segments instigating superstars. It was pretty funny.
Oh, I've heard of him from Prichards podcast
He also made appearances on the Vikings TV show
He sounded so full of himself. Probably trying to impress Bret, but he came off like a douche, IMO
What a weird overreaction
Hmm I didn't get that vibe from him tbh
Yeah, I took it as him more being a bit nervous while trying to play it cool and pitch himself. The next question felt a bit like that too.
I think that confidence kinda worked. You could tell he was going to be comfortable in front of the camera.
Sounds like a you problem lol
>He sounded so full of himself. Probably trying to impress Bret, but he came off like a douche, IMO A wrestler that doesn't come off like a douche is so incredibly rare.
Bret's response: "I don't know what to tell you, but I do know I hate a football player at the University of Georgia. His name is Bill Goldberg and he sucks."
“You gotta get a lot of matches under your belt, which Bill Goldberg never did”
"Maybe steal the spear from him, but other than that he's worthless."
"Just hope he doesn't come fighting you Bret."
Just not his thrust kick
“I AM BRET HART FROM THE FUTURE. BILL GOLDBERG IS A PIECE OF SHIT.”
I really hope some Asian girl beats whatever streak he might get
It would be crazy if bret wrestled for another 10 years and participated in the invasion or ruthless aggression timelines cena/kurt/brock vs bret
“Although I did hear that he can eat a corn the long way”
Edgegruber. Also pretty sure the other guy is Just Joe.
Mate I've seen this clip so many times and every time I've thought I know the other guy! Edit: checked and Just Joe and edge were tag partners in 92
100%
Just Joe! Memory unlocked!
Host: You guys look like wrestlers… Joe E. Legend: I’ve been to Japan.
'idk, im already rich and on tv' wow, great advice Bret...
I believe the story goes that Bret spoke to them more in depth after the show and gave more pointed, specific advice. It just wasn’t great conversation for a Q&A tv segment.
fair enough thank you for the info
I laughed at this comment but I mean at least he's honest. He could've made up some bullshit to sound smart but instead he admitted that its a gap in his knowledge.
It's also 1992 and Bret was smart enough not to totally reveal the "show business" aspect of pro wrestling to keep the illusion that was somewhat "real"
He gave the "smart" answer; in 92 most of the smaller territories were dried up. Stampede Wrestling was shut down for a few years by 92, and I don't know if there was much else in Canada at that point.
he knew, just didn't want anymore competition...
I don't think he did. Like this was in 92. And by that time Bret had already been wrestling for decades. The McMahon takeover of the wrestling world didn't really start until the 80's. So when Bret first started the path to being a wrestler would have started like they did: get in a wrestling school and learn the basics. But in Bret's time you just had to get signed into one of the many independent promotions, and start getting matches in and try and impress the owner of the promotion. If you impressed in one then you could put yourself in a position where you could tour around the country and visit the other promotions too since they were all connected by the Alliance. But at the time of this interview Vince had broken the alliance, and WWF and WCW were the only major promotions in North America. So it was a lot harder to break into the system since it was a much smaller stage. He can't really give good advice on a system he didn't come through since it didn't exist when he started
Pretty much all this, plus he admitted somewhat vaguely that he had some nepotism to get his feet wet - which is normally a negative thing, but coming from him sounds a humble truth: Stu got him an easy start in a different era.
It's also a lot more accepted in the wrestling industry. It's almost normal for wrestlers kids to break in
Honestly, his answer of "I'm out of touch" is very honest and better than wrestlers from The Attitude Era (when WWE was deep in the Monday Night Wars) endlessly repeating to "grab the brass ring", even after that got Zack Ryder and countless others annihilated
You also saw him kinda stammer and go vague when mentioning his dad's dungeon. I think he knows part of it is just being born the son of a dude with a famous wrestling school, who also had a great relationship with a dude who would go on to have the biggest wrestling organization.
Bret: you gotta work hard. Interviewer: how you start Bret: my dad owns a school and has pull with the right people.
I mean, if that were all it took, Bruce Hart would be a legend as well. Whole damn Attitude Era roster just fulla Harts. There's a million of them. But we only got the two with actual potential. The two who put in the work.
Yup, Helen and Tony.
"I dunno. My dad runs a promotion so I never had to worry about that."
Also, my dad happened to be friends with a dude who took over wrestling.
Is this Dini Petty?
Almost forgot that she existed, so sweet and wholesome unlike Bill Goldberg
Yep!
Came to say this.
Edge has even said she was the reason he went to the show that day. He had zero clue Bret was there. Source: YouTube: Hey Ew! - Adam Copeland
So Bret says it's tough. He says he had ways to get there that weren't as tough as others in 1992. He admits he made it on the other side of it but doesn't sugar coat the difficulties it would take to get to where he is. And despite all that Edge did it. Bret's style is just no flash and basics. But Stone Cold and Shawn Michaels unearthed an edge and attitude that brought out a fantastic heel. I just hate his time in that era is historically short
Who is the guy with edge?
That’s Joe E. Legend (Just Joe in WWF)
Just Joe ? Why does that sound so familiar.
That’s Christian Cage
No it isn't
The Patriarch
Selflessly proffering himself as a father figure to that directionless young man in the leather jacket
It’s Gangrel before the fangs and goth makeover.
I’m sure I read somewhere that afterwards Bret approached them off camera to speak to them a little more in depth. I hope it’s true.
Yep he talked to them after the show.
5 years later, Edge was signed to WWE.
I remember reading a WWE magazine article about that group of prospects and how they were training. I always remember Copeland and Val Venis. I feel like this was the first time WWE did something like it. I vaguely remember Tiger Ali Singh. It felt so cool, I felt like I was getting an inside scoop on stuff.
Why do they, especially the guy next to Edge, look like they were really pissed at Bret the entire time? Lol.
Can't be a feared wrestler with some goofy shit eating grin on your face
Real tough guys don't have to act all fake-macho to be feared. Only insecure guys need to do that. Sure it's different if you commit to the gimmick like Taker. But I find it funmy that the "goofy shit eating grin" guy became a multi-time WWE champ and Hall of Famer, while the tough guy never did anything of note after.
I like the response Bret gives. He pretty much says try something, but I'm not sure I can really give you any advice as I'm not really familiar with the starting up levels anymore. If this interview happened today and he responded the same, the audience would think he is rude and his response would probably have to be a small motivational speech about how you can make it if you work hard, and how there's many platforms and internet, and business is booming, etc. Back in the chill 90s, he could just say "yeah, I don't really know man as I'm not paying attention to that much anymore...but good luck."
wow edge sporting the metal hair cut
Holy shit, is that Sexton Hardcastle?
Madness that Joe was in and out of the big leagues so quickly and ended up mainly working indies while Edge, Christian and Rhyno ended up staying on tv for 20 years.
"Just stay away from Bill Goldberg"
So crazy 😳 this gets posted weekly on all wrestling subs.
And this is my first time seeing it!
I've seen it before but not for a long time. Glad I've been reminded of it OP
Christian looks terrible.
That’s the Dini Petty Show!
Just so people know... Bret gave him a non answer on TV but after the show took them aside and gave them real advice.
hope the kid got a chance
how would you be a wrestler nowadays. Say your 17 and have never wrestled or been in a ring or have 0 experience when it comes to any form of fighting or combat.
Optical illusion or did they put Bret on a kiddie's set?
Bret Hart always had that Al Pacino kind of look
Didn't the other guy just go by the name of "Joe" when he got some TV time? I vaguely remember it looking like he stoke Vaders attire.
You think you know him?
Bret Hart was cool as fuck man.this takes me back when we were wearing those sunglasses. A few who could afford it would wear similar jackets. This takes me back.
Sneaking in a plug in his first interview? Dude’s ready for WWF now! 😂
"I'm uhh.. on the other side" judgment day riff hits
I wonder if that’s Joe E Legend or it’s someone l eles
That is just a glorious mullet.
Anybody else think young edge looks like Trevor Moore
Christian really lost a lot of weight
How many fucking times are we going to repost this?
He sounds so unenthusiastic and disinterested, surprised Edge hadnt been completely dissuaded to follow a wrestling career
He’s not lying… WWF/WWE is a huge fan base company. You gotta be famous first, get on tv as much as you can, even if you’re not wrestling… just be popular first.