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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2015 14:00:05 GMT -5
Bret recently sat down for an interview with Live Audio Wrestling, and like most of us, he isn’t thrilled by what’s happening with Daniel Bryan. Bret provided one of the clearest explanations I’ve heard for why fans really needed Bryan to headline the big show again this year… “All I can say is when I wrestled Lex Luger in the Royal Rumble back in 1994 and I ended up getting the title a few months later, it was very similar to what is going on with Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan now but they went against what the fans wanted and I think that it may bite them on the ass because my logical thinking is you give the fans what they want or you should anyway. I don’t know why they went against the grain, I think Daniel Bryan was a great champion and had his run was cut short and I think fans wanted to see him get that moment that he deserves. Even though he won the title and WrestleMania last year was such a big thing for him, the fans want to see him get his proper chance and I think the WWE put a line through that and I think that’s probably a mistake.”As I’ve said before, it’s not about necessarily wanting Bryan to be the face of the company, or wanting to stop the inevitable Roman Reigns ascent, it’s about finishing your damn story. Daniel Bryan’s battle against the Authority dominated WWE for a year, and we never got our payoff. It wasn’t WWE’s fault Bryan got injured, but he fought his way back, and WWE should have taken the opportunity to tie things up. Anyway, Bret being behind Bryan doesn’t mean he has anything against Roman Reigns, although he sees a bit of Kevin Nash in him… “I think Roman Reigns is ready and he is really good, I think he is a really great talent and has a lot of potential. I can see why they want to push him but I really think the hearts and minds of the wrestling fans are with Daniel Bryan. His work rate in the ring and what he gives through the match just means so much more to the wrestling fans than anything else.I think they made a big mistake in giving [Kevin Nash] a push too early, they should have waited and let him build himself up for another year and I think if they had given Kevin just a little more time to get more experience and get prepared for that role, if that next year he had gotten that big push that they gave him, he may have stayed champion but they sometimes push things they want now and it wasn’t going to happen then, he was still learning a lot.”Finally, Bret is skeptical about Hulk Hogan inducting Randy Savage into the Hall of Fame. You’re not alone, pal. “Well I know we were a lot closer than Hogan was. I’m not quite sure why Hulk Hogan of all people is inducting him because my last conversations I had with Randy, he didn’t have much good to say about Hogan.”Still, the induction is about Randy, and Bret has nothing but good things to say about the guy… “It is a night to remember Randy for all the great contributions he made. He was undoubtedly one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, he was a great champion in the dressing room, he was a Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier, a real team guy and always had a lot of respect and love with all of the wrestlers. We will always miss the Macho Man.”uproxx.com/prowrestling/2015/03/bret-hart-doesnt-get-daniel-bryans-position-at-mania-or-why-hogan-is-inducting-randy-savage/
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Post by punksnotdead on Mar 17, 2015 14:44:59 GMT -5
This is one interview with Bret, maybe for the first time ever, where I don't disagree with a single thing he has to say. I made the Lex-Roman comparisons right around Rumble time, I believe it was. So I love that he brought that up. Also, I love Kevin Nash, big huge fan, but he was super awesome by the end of 95 and into 96. Probably the peak of his career, and had they given him the title at the end of 95, versus 94, I think it probably would have been a big difference. As a 10 year old running on Diesel Power though, I didn't give a haha. 10/10. Real jam-up interview.
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Post by MattelsRule on Mar 17, 2015 15:41:29 GMT -5
Who are we to doubt El Roman?
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Post by Booger Red on Mar 17, 2015 16:00:24 GMT -5
Who are we to doubt El Roman? Thanks for posting the piece, Bart. I gotta agree with the points Bret has made. WWE had a choice of giving what the fans wanted (Bryan winning the Rumble and headlining vs Brock) and instead went with their plans of Roman being given the Mania main event even though he isn't the most over guy in the company. In 1994, Bret was probabvly the most over babyface in the company and WWE ultimately went with him winning the WWE Title in the main event of WMX, although Vince would have likely wanted Luger in that spot since he had the llok that Vince liked. I also don't fully believe that Hogan and Macho made up. Hogan is possibly one of the most notorious liars in the business.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2015 16:02:29 GMT -5
So do you all also agree with Bret that Roman is a really great talent?
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Post by Yambag Jones on Mar 17, 2015 16:06:02 GMT -5
First Triple H, now Bret Hart is trolling the IWC...I love it!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2015 16:42:42 GMT -5
Do people really resent Hogan so much that they just refuse to believe he and Randy made peace? Randy's own mother says they did.
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Post by Himmy! on Mar 17, 2015 17:04:02 GMT -5
Interesting piece from Bret. Don't completely share his opinion on Reigns but I'm not a hater either.
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Post by WWE Common Terry on Mar 17, 2015 17:28:24 GMT -5
Did Bret conduct this interview with his bathroom mirror?
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Post by MikeMillenium on Mar 17, 2015 17:46:36 GMT -5
I think its because Hogan was Savage's "greatest" rival (greatest meaning most notable/biggest), and that's all. These inductions don't always go by "who was their best friend in the business"
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Post by Starscream on Mar 17, 2015 17:49:16 GMT -5
Nice interview. It makes me wonder, where is the Roman express? Come on Vince, he won´t look strong enough until he has this.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Mar 17, 2015 18:04:21 GMT -5
So do you all also agree with Bret that Roman is a really great talent? Yes. I've always said Roman Reigns is a talent with serious upside.
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Post by Duck Holliday on Mar 17, 2015 18:56:14 GMT -5
First Triple H, now Bret Hart is trolling the IWC...I love it! I'm not sure where the trolling is? Is that cause he thinks Roman is talented and ready? Even though he also supports Bryan (who is an "internet darling")? Did you feel trolled, being part of the IWC? Thanks for posting this @monoxide23 Curious for @cabbageconkers's thoughts.
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Post by Chip on Mar 17, 2015 19:24:30 GMT -5
"Pssh what does Bret Hart know about this business?" - VKM
solid point by Bret. it's not even so much that Bryan should be the guy the company is booked around....its the fact that they spent a year building him up, pulling the strings of their hardcore fans, with an amazing payoff...to have it ripped away by accident, and never got it back. in favor of a guy who quite frankly is EXACTLY like Diesel in 1995, but with less talent, less charisma and more social media/RAW ratings.
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Post by K5 on Mar 17, 2015 20:48:29 GMT -5
bret is spot on with the bryan thing.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2015 21:01:40 GMT -5
Hell yeah Bret!
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Post by Hulk Who? on Mar 17, 2015 21:43:30 GMT -5
Do people really resent Hogan so much that they just refuse to believe he and Randy made peace? Randy's own mother says they did. Where? Hogan is the only one saying that and he was trashing Randy and his marriage to Elizabeth right up until his death, then suddenly he claims they were best friends again the day Randy died. The two bits of info we have are that Macho supposedly said hello to Hogan at the cardiologists, and that when Savage got married again, he found peace in his life and let go of a lot of resentment. I never saw any change of heart from Savage on Hogan, and never heard his mother say anything either. Would be a weird thing for Randy to have warmed up to Hogan while Hogan was still trashing him. However it remains that the two had a huge impact on each others careers, were probably each other's biggest rival through the years so it is somewhat appropriate, he's in a unique position regarding Savage. I'm eager to see if Hogan can manage something decent or if he finds a way to make a disgrace of himself up there. It's not without reason that people are skeptical about Hogan, remember what he said about John Graziano? I think Lanny is the one who will give the speech anyway, Hogan will bring up Lanny, I think that was already announced. I would have preferred it to be Warrior inducting Savage, the video tribute he made for him was wonderful. BUT while Hogan has trashed Savage quite a bit on a personal level, he never trashed his actual wrestling like Flair or Steamboat have, so there's that. Hogan has even called Savage his best opponent multiple times, but he also refused to put Savage over clean in all those years. Just a lot of mixed feelings about Hogan's role in this, but we'll see.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2015 0:06:34 GMT -5
This article is really wonderful, and a great insight into where Macho was personally shortly before his death. We can discuss the semantics of whether that story constitutes a full "reconciliation" or not, but on the surface it seems like things were better between them than they had been in some time. And that's a great thing. Its fun to imagine these two as eternal rivals, but life's too short. Hogan also says he made a peace of sorts with the Warrior on the day of Wrestlemania last year, and how thankful do you think he is for that? Like a lot of people I don't think Hogan is necessarily the best choice to handle Macho's induction, but being that some of the people Randy was closest to (Perfect, Elizabeth) are also gone, who else is there aside from Lanny? Randy and Steamboat worked a great program together that culminated in one of the best matches ever, but I would guess Hogan was closer to him personally. I've also seen some people say they think Hogan will use this as another opportunity to put himself over, or grandstand, but I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt on this one. The fact that they've supposedly been considering given Kevin Nash's induction the 'main event' over Macho's is far more annoying than any of Hogan's involvement.
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Post by Hulk Who? on Mar 18, 2015 0:40:48 GMT -5
This article is really wonderful, and a great insight into where Macho was personally shortly before his death. We can discuss the semantics of whether that story constitutes a full "reconciliation" or not, but on the surface it seems like things were better between them than they had been in some time. And that's a great thing. Its fun to imagine these two as eternal rivals, but life's too short. Hogan also says he made a peace of sorts with the Warrior on the day of Wrestlemania last year, and how thankful do you think he is for that? Like a lot of people I don't think Hogan is necessarily the best choice to handle Macho's induction, but being that some of the people Randy was closest to (Perfect, Elizabeth) are also gone, who else is there aside from Lanny? Randy and Steamboat worked a great program together that culminated in one of the best matches ever, but I would guess Hogan was closer to him personally. I've also seen some people say they think Hogan will use this as another opportunity to put himself over, or grandstand, but I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt on this one. The fact that they've supposedly been considering given Kevin Nash's induction the 'main event' over Macho's is far more annoying than any of Hogan's involvement. Brrrrrother I think I've read everything on Macho, and I generally agree with what you wrote, except that semantics matters, because the meaning of a word matters. And I know I don't like imagining them as eternal rivals, I'm listening to what they said. Macho saying hello to Hogan because he apparently wasn't bitter anymore has nothing to do with Hogan's side of the equation, from what I saw Hogan kept talking trash. That Schiavello interview aired days before Savage died and was pretty nasty unfriendly stuff. We don't know when it was filmed but it wasn't years before and it was the same usual trash talking of Randy and his marriage to Elizabeth. I think we know how a friend answers those questions and it isn't how Hogan answered. I remember last year Dana Warrior being pretty pissed off Hogan didn't say anything or send any condolences to her and the girls about Warrior's death, guy seems pretty much the same to me. But I also already said he is uniquely qualified.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2015 0:48:58 GMT -5
*shrug*
I guess we'll see what he says and how he handles it. If he acts like a prick, then everything about him is true. But right now I'm just hoping and believing that he'll understand this is important, and sells Macho better than he sold the flying elbow.
By the way..there's a lot of media and press conference stuff usually on Friday and Saturday before Wrestlemania, right? I cannot tell you how badly I want someone to get in front of Stephanie and ask her the question we all so desperately want answered.
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