Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood with Bret Hart
Bret Hart is a pro wrestling legend and a WWE Hall of Famer. The 64-year-old has had one of the greatest feuds in his time and is immensely respected by wrestlers of the past as well as the present.
Wrestling Inc. noted earlier how Punk’s AEW debut match against Darby Allin was a beat-for-beat tribute to Hart’s match against The 1-2-3 Kid on a 1994 episode of RAW. Again, during his brutal Dog Collar Match against MJF at AEW Revolution, Punk replicated the identical ending to the Bret Hart vs. Roddy Piper match at WrestleMania 8. Punk also paid homage to Hart when he executed a small package to pin Wardlow earlier this year on Dynamite. That match, especially the finish, was reminiscent of the Bret Hart vs. Diesel match from the 1995 Survivor Series pay-per-view.
As for Dax Harwood, he has been quite expressive on social media regarding his love for Bret Hart. Harwood even got a special text message before his match against Punk on AEW Dynamite last month.
During a recent interview with The DropKick Podcast, Hart was asked to react to the immense respect and adulation that Punk and Harwood have been showing for him.
“I appreciate them,” Hart said.” It means a lot to me for them to be big fans of mine. I try to cheer them on as much as possible and I wish I could see them more often and be more of an input to helping them with their careers. Just want them to know I’ll always be in their corner cheering them on.”
Canadian indie wrestler Mo Jabari AKA Kid Chocolate has been faring brilliantly on the Independent circuit and Bret Hart heaped praises on the promising wrestler.
Hart was asked to comment on Kid Chocolate and predicted a bright future for the young wrestler and also noted that he has a wide range of moves in his repertoire and has a lot of heart.
“I think Mo’s got a great shot at becoming a big star,” Hart said. “He’s got a good attitude, he’s got a lot of heart. He’s got a lot of great wrestling moves. I think he’s done his best to do a lot of things the way I used to but there’s nothing wrong with that. If he could be as good as I was, that’s a good start to your career. I think he’s gonna make a big name for himself.”
Hart also mentioned one advice that young wrestlers could follow: “Watch as many of my matches back all the time and study it and learn how to do it right.”
Meanwhile, Mo Jabari was thrilled to hear the good things that his idol said about him. He shared a snippet from Bret’s interview and thanked the Hitman saying that the veteran’s kind words meant a lot to him.
“Thank you @BretHart that means the world to me sir”
The full interview:
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