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Post by PJ on Mar 25, 2019 14:54:50 GMT -5
Bret and Jim were the true Hart Foundation to me. I loved them back in the day so I am fine with that. Owen and Jim were the “New Foundation” and the reformation in ‘97 with Bret, Jim, Owen, Davey Boy & Pillman was the “New Hart Foundation”. So maybe some day down the road the New Hart Foundation gets in...and Bret becomes a three time HoF member.  The '97 faction is the one most prevalent in my memory, just on account of age, time, and place, but it's still weird for me to see people writing this off as just Bret and Anvil. Of the three iterations of the Hart Foundation, the original pairing was the longest running. I'd have just given Anvil his dues on his own and induct the lot of them at a later, more amicable date (the way they're covering two iterations of DX in one), but I mean, this is fine. Anvil was never really a solo act. There were times he had singles matches, but those were few and far between especially once he joins the WWF. His specialty was Tag Team wrestling. So you really can’t give him the nod without Bret. And as long as Martha doesn’t want anything to do with the WWE Owen’s not getting in. So it only makes sense to make it the original Hart Foundation to get Anvil in. |
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Post by aggressiveperfectpoor on Mar 25, 2019 15:20:46 GMT -5
I wonder how Bret feels about going in underneath Shawn Michaels as the main event headliner?? Poor Bret, losing out to Shawn one more time! Ha ha ha Actually I remember hearing that Bret and Shawn have since they buried the hatchet formed a bit of a friendship now that Shawn has pretty much become a completely changed man. So, I imagine they will get along really well and probably sit down, talk, laugh, and catch up like the other legends tend to do with each other over Mania weekend. |
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Post by Rude Awakening on Mar 25, 2019 15:37:01 GMT -5
Cool class, but what the hell is up with 3 teams getting inducted this year? We have went from having one 2x hall of famer to 4 (possibly 5 if they include Jimmy Hart)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2019 16:12:34 GMT -5
Seriously? People have a problem with this? A. The Hart Foundation was Bret and Jim. That's it. That's why we're getting them. B. They're hands down one of the greatest tag teams of all time. Isn't that what people always complain about when they announce inductees...whether or not they "deserve" it? Well, here you go...and you STILL bitch. C. They're NOT going to touch on anything to do with Owen. I don't know how to make it any more clear to anyone. We're two months away from it being TWENTY years, and still people are shocked. There are people posting on this board who weren't even alive when Owen was, and still people are shocked. Martha knows how to hold a grudge. That's been proven. In fairness, Jimmy Hart was a big part of the Hart Foundation tag team. |
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Post by MKSavage on Mar 25, 2019 16:23:21 GMT -5
About time. One of the best teams in WWF history and my all-time favorite team. Now we need the British Bulldogs and Demolition to go in.
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Post by marino13 on Mar 25, 2019 16:30:15 GMT -5
I don't understand how anyone who watched the Hart Foundation during their prime could have a problem with this. Bret & Jim were amazing tag team during the height of WWE tag team wrestling. If that doesn't deserve an induction, I don't know what does. Plus this is a nice way to get Anvil an induction shorty after his passing. Should be a nice moment for his family.
If Martha Hart doesn't want Owen inducted, people should stop getting upset about it every god dang year. Come to terms with it.
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Post by TheLastDude on Mar 25, 2019 16:35:43 GMT -5
Seriously? People have a problem with this? A. The Hart Foundation was Bret and Jim. That's it. That's why we're getting them. B. They're hands down one of the greatest tag teams of all time. Isn't that what people always complain about when they announce inductees...whether or not they "deserve" it? Well, here you go...and you STILL bitch. C. They're NOT going to touch on anything to do with Owen. I don't know how to make it any more clear to anyone. We're two months away from it being TWENTY years, and still people are shocked. There are people posting on this board who weren't even alive when Owen was, and still people are shocked. Martha knows how to hold a grudge. That's been proven. In fairness, Jimmy Hart was a big part of the Hart Foundation tag team. That's a fair point. I would not be against that. I'm actually surprised they didn't put them in together. They inducted Ellering with the Road Warriors and Dillon with the Horsemen, so there is precedent. |
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Post by The Brain on Mar 25, 2019 16:38:32 GMT -5
LOVED the Hart Foundation. So many classics during my favorite era. Can't wait to hear this again...
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Post by Hasbromaniac on Mar 25, 2019 16:45:03 GMT -5
Cool, Neidhart gets in. Sad that some of these guys get in after they pass away.
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Post by marino13 on Mar 25, 2019 17:05:45 GMT -5
Hart Foundation vs the Brain Busters at SummerSlam 89 & Hart Foundation vs Demolition at SummerSlam 90 are two classic tag team matches IMO. Everyone should check them out.
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Post by The Brain on Mar 25, 2019 17:10:20 GMT -5
Hart Foundation vs the Brain Busters at SummerSlam 89 & Hart Foundation vs Demolition at SummerSlam 90 are two classic tag team matches IMO. Everyone should check them out. Also any of the matches they had with the Bulldogs. |
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Post by stc13 on Mar 25, 2019 17:56:49 GMT -5
I'd love to see Bulldog, Pillman, and Owen recognized as singles wrestlers, and the Hart Foundation was a great, though short lived stable. All three had worthy careers in my eyes. But I don't understand people acting like Anvil and Bret are some sort of consolation prize.
They had a 5-6 year run as a team at what was arguably the peak of WWE tag wrestling, and had classic matches with many teams. For me the Hart Foundation was the prototype of tag wrestling with the big, bruising brawler and the smaller, technical wrestler. And they (or probably more accurately Bret) brought psychology to the matches that had me on the edge of my seat. I'm beyond thrilled to see them getting some recognition, and hopefully some folks are able to go back and see what an impressive run they had.
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Post by MKSavage on Mar 25, 2019 19:57:24 GMT -5
I don't understand how anyone who watched the Hart Foundation during their prime could have a problem with this. Bret & Jim were amazing tag team during the height of WWE tag team wrestling. If that doesn't deserve an induction, I don't know what does. Plus this is a nice way to get Anvil an induction shorty after his passing. Should be a nice moment for his family. If Martha Hart doesn't want Owen inducted, people should stop getting upset about it every god dang year. Come to terms with it. Agreed, they were a major team in one of the best era's in tag team wrestling. And, they had good-great matches with just about every team they faced at the time; Bulldogs, Demolition, Rockers, Strike Force, Brain Busters, Nasty Boys, Twin Towers, etc. And, even though a lot of wrestlers have strong opinions about Bret, you don't hear any bad things about the tag team Hart Foundation. |
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Post by MKSavage on Mar 25, 2019 20:02:24 GMT -5
In fairness, Jimmy Hart was a big part of the Hart Foundation tag team. That's a fair point. I would not be against that. I'm actually surprised they didn't put them in together. They inducted Ellering with the Road Warriors and Dillon with the Horsemen, so there is precedent. True, but I don't think Dillon or Ellering would have gotten in by themselves where as Jimmy is already in. With that said, I wouldn't mind it. If not, it would be cool if he introduced them and Bret and Nattie gave the acceptance speech. Hart Foundation vs the Brain Busters at SummerSlam 89 & Hart Foundation vs Demolition at SummerSlam 90 are two classic tag team matches IMO. Everyone should check them out. Agreed, two of my favorites of theirs. Don't forget about their SummerSlam 88 match, also against Demolition, though this time just Ax and Smash. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2019 3:53:22 GMT -5
That's a fair point. I would not be against that. I'm actually surprised they didn't put them in together. They inducted Ellering with the Road Warriors and Dillon with the Horsemen, so there is precedent. True, but I don't think Dillon or Ellering would have gotten in by themselves where as Jimmy is already in. With that said, I wouldn't mind it. If not, it would be cool if he introduced them and Bret and Nattie gave the acceptance speech. Hart Foundation vs the Brain Busters at SummerSlam 89 & Hart Foundation vs Demolition at SummerSlam 90 are two classic tag team matches IMO. Everyone should check them out. Agreed, two of my favorites of theirs. Don't forget about their SummerSlam 88 match, also against Demolition, though this time just Ax and Smash. I don't want Nattie on stage accepting it, it should only be Bret in this instance. She can induct them though. |
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Post by PJ on Mar 26, 2019 6:04:33 GMT -5
Any match that put them against the British Bulldogs whether it was a tag match or singles matches where Bret would wrestle Dynamite and Anvil would wrestle Davey Boy were pure gold also.
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Post by k5 on Mar 26, 2019 9:07:49 GMT -5
they main evented several SNMEs that were some of the most watched wrestling programs of all time. put last instead of hogan. as Bret said in his book, this shows how over their matches were.
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Post by Gargano on Mar 26, 2019 10:16:28 GMT -5
If it isn't Owen,Brian & Bulldog, I don't care. Hart Foundation sucked.
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Post by 5th Horsewoman on Mar 26, 2019 10:53:17 GMT -5
If it isn't Owen,Brian & Bulldog, I don't care. Hart Foundation sucked. Can't argue with that kind of insight. |
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Post by k5 on Mar 26, 2019 10:55:19 GMT -5
If it isn't Owen,Brian & Bulldog, I don't care. Hart Foundation sucked. how old are you? that kind of post is just embarrassing. |
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your dumbass “list”.
