1 00:00:05,615 --> 00:00:08,285 - I'm like the star quarterback on the high school team, 2 00:00:08,418 --> 00:00:10,387 and then this new kid comes to the school, 3 00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:12,222 he's bald--headed, and he's got an attitude, 4 00:00:12,355 --> 00:00:13,690 and he's a badass. 5 00:00:13,823 --> 00:00:17,360 - I'd like to issue a challenge against one 6 00:00:17,494 --> 00:00:19,396 Bret "The Hitman" Hart. 7 00:00:19,529 --> 00:00:21,097 - What? 8 00:00:21,231 --> 00:00:23,833 - They both had this incredible energy that they were two 9 00:00:23,967 --> 00:00:26,703 completely different characters. 10 00:00:26,836 --> 00:00:29,472 - If you put the letter S in front of Hitman, 11 00:00:29,606 --> 00:00:32,275 you've had my exact opinion of Bret Hart. 12 00:00:32,409 --> 00:00:33,877 - The way this is being presented, 13 00:00:34,010 --> 00:00:35,845 it would really -- me off. 14 00:00:35,979 --> 00:00:37,747 - He had to rise to that occasion. 15 00:00:37,881 --> 00:00:40,684 - We'll see who kicks who's ass. 16 00:00:40,817 --> 00:00:42,919 - If you liked Holyfield and Tyson, 17 00:00:43,053 --> 00:00:44,454 you're going to love this. 18 00:00:44,587 --> 00:00:46,423 - Do I know a whole lot of wrestling holds? 19 00:00:46,556 --> 00:00:48,858 Hell no, I don't, but I'll beat the hell out 20 00:00:48,992 --> 00:00:51,861 of you till you do say, "I quit." 21 00:00:51,995 --> 00:00:55,665 - This is about athleticism, a hell of a fight. 22 00:00:55,799 --> 00:00:57,968 - We're talking about two guys that can make really 23 00:00:58,101 --> 00:01:00,236 small things mean an awful lot. 24 00:01:00,370 --> 00:01:02,138 - Austin will not surrender. 25 00:01:02,272 --> 00:01:03,840 - This guy's going to die on his hope. 26 00:01:03,974 --> 00:01:05,508 he ain't going to give up, he ain't going to give up. 27 00:01:05,642 --> 00:01:07,243 [crowd cheers] 28 00:01:07,377 --> 00:01:08,812 - That's where you make Steve Austin. 29 00:01:08,945 --> 00:01:13,049 - Without Bret, I don't think we got Stone Cold. 30 00:01:13,183 --> 00:01:15,418 [music] 31 00:01:15,552 --> 00:01:18,722 - This rivalry has just escalated into a war. 32 00:01:18,855 --> 00:01:20,223 [crowd cheers] 33 00:01:20,357 --> 00:01:23,460 - When two legends collide, their rivalry stays pinned 34 00:01:23,593 --> 00:01:27,631 in our minds forever. 35 00:01:27,764 --> 00:01:29,766 This is where we break down the legendary stories 36 00:01:29,899 --> 00:01:32,836 behind the greatest rivalries of all time. 37 00:01:34,004 --> 00:01:39,376 I'm Freddie Prinze Jr. and this is WWE Rivals. 38 00:01:41,511 --> 00:01:42,679 [music] 39 00:01:42,812 --> 00:01:45,148 Today we're going to discuss two men at very different points 40 00:01:45,281 --> 00:01:48,885 in their careers and that is "Stone Cold" Steve Austin 41 00:01:49,019 --> 00:01:51,421 and Bret "Hitman" Hart. 42 00:01:51,554 --> 00:01:52,956 - What an ovation. 43 00:01:53,089 --> 00:01:55,825 Bret "The Hitman" Hart, he has done it all, 44 00:01:55,959 --> 00:01:58,328 and continues to do it all. 45 00:01:58,461 --> 00:02:01,331 - I feel like Bret Hart at that time was as 46 00:02:01,464 --> 00:02:05,702 pure good guy as it gets. 47 00:02:05,835 --> 00:02:09,806 - Especially, as a Canadian, I mean, Bret Hart is like, 48 00:02:09,939 --> 00:02:10,974 "Let's give him the Walk of Fame. 49 00:02:11,107 --> 00:02:13,843 Let's make this man our Prime Minister," he is it. 50 00:02:13,977 --> 00:02:17,080 You want to talk about the most famous man in the world? 51 00:02:17,213 --> 00:02:20,417 I feel like when you look at, especially, Canadian athletes, 52 00:02:20,550 --> 00:02:23,219 growing up, it was Bret Hart. 53 00:02:23,353 --> 00:02:25,622 - Thank you Bret. 54 00:02:25,755 --> 00:02:27,424 [crowd chanting "We want Bret. 55 00:02:27,557 --> 00:02:29,526 We want Bret."] 56 00:02:29,659 --> 00:02:31,294 - Since he was born, he's been wrestling. 57 00:02:31,428 --> 00:02:34,431 He knows it all, he really, really does. 58 00:02:34,564 --> 00:02:36,666 - He never had a bad match. 59 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:38,001 I used to watch him every night. 60 00:02:38,134 --> 00:02:41,271 We just watched and marvel about how great a wrestler he was. 61 00:02:41,404 --> 00:02:43,473 - Man, in the mid-'90s, Bret was huge. 62 00:02:43,606 --> 00:02:46,242 I think people liked him because he was almost like an everyman, 63 00:02:46,376 --> 00:02:48,578 he wasn't over-the-top gigantic, but he had 64 00:02:48,711 --> 00:02:50,914 this confident charisma. 65 00:02:51,047 --> 00:02:53,149 He's just a cool guy. 66 00:02:53,283 --> 00:02:54,884 - Unbelievable technical wrestler, 67 00:02:55,018 --> 00:02:57,153 but also add credibility. 68 00:02:57,287 --> 00:02:59,556 - I earned being an Intercontinental Champion, 69 00:02:59,689 --> 00:03:03,126 I earned being a World Wrestling -- Champion. 70 00:03:03,259 --> 00:03:04,594 - Bret Hart was the man. 71 00:03:04,727 --> 00:03:07,197 He was the best guy in the WWE at the time. 72 00:03:07,330 --> 00:03:10,433 - Bret took an enormous amount of pride in his performance, 73 00:03:10,567 --> 00:03:12,535 that was who Bret Hart was. 74 00:03:12,669 --> 00:03:14,671 - I'm the best there is, the best there was, 75 00:03:14,804 --> 00:03:16,339 and the best there ever will be. 76 00:03:16,473 --> 00:03:17,974 - Bret "The Hitman" Hart. 77 00:03:18,108 --> 00:03:19,476 [applause] 78 00:03:19,609 --> 00:03:23,279 - Bret Hart stepped up to be the perfect face of the company. 79 00:03:23,413 --> 00:03:26,449 - I'm sure a pro wrestler such as yourself will appreciate all 80 00:03:26,583 --> 00:03:28,918 the closet space, Hitman. 81 00:03:29,052 --> 00:03:30,687 - In a lot of ways, I was in my prime, 82 00:03:30,820 --> 00:03:32,555 just full of fire, and just wanted 83 00:03:32,689 --> 00:03:36,526 to really prove myself everyday. 84 00:03:36,659 --> 00:03:39,596 - I looked up to the guy, and he was lobbying 85 00:03:39,729 --> 00:03:43,199 for me to come to WWE, way back in the day. 86 00:03:43,333 --> 00:03:44,567 - "Stunning" Steve Austin, 87 00:03:44,701 --> 00:03:46,836 United States Heavyweight Champion. 88 00:03:46,970 --> 00:03:50,173 - I remember watching Steve Austin on TV. 89 00:03:50,306 --> 00:03:52,342 I remember, and he's actually a really good wrestler. 90 00:03:52,475 --> 00:03:55,011 I would like to wrestle that guy but, of course, 91 00:03:55,145 --> 00:03:57,113 he was with WCW. 92 00:03:57,247 --> 00:03:58,915 - I was a very big WWE guy when I was younger, 93 00:03:59,048 --> 00:04:00,350 but I'd watched the old wrestling, 94 00:04:00,483 --> 00:04:02,785 and then I got to see Steve in WCW, 95 00:04:02,919 --> 00:04:05,054 what an incredible in-ring wrestler, he was. 96 00:04:05,188 --> 00:04:06,456 - Picked him up, what's he going to do? 97 00:04:06,589 --> 00:04:08,291 Whoa. 98 00:04:08,424 --> 00:04:10,593 - I was like, "Oh, my goodness, 99 00:04:10,727 --> 00:04:11,628 this guy's just not a good wrestler, 100 00:04:11,761 --> 00:04:12,762 he's a phenomenal wrestler. 101 00:04:12,896 --> 00:04:14,797 I hope he gets more opportunities to show that." 102 00:04:14,931 --> 00:04:16,633 - I actually mentioned it to Vince, I said, 103 00:04:16,766 --> 00:04:19,803 "Why don't you try to get Steve Austin from WCW?" 104 00:04:19,936 --> 00:04:22,472 It was like somebody, maybe Vince or somebody, 105 00:04:22,605 --> 00:04:25,375 he did the call, or it all might have been a coincidence, 106 00:04:25,508 --> 00:04:26,876 but they called him and he showed up. 107 00:04:27,010 --> 00:04:28,478 I remember, he was like, "He's in the dressing room." 108 00:04:28,611 --> 00:04:33,116 I go, "There you are." 109 00:04:33,249 --> 00:04:38,221 - I'm going to prove how good "The Ringmaster" is. 110 00:04:38,354 --> 00:04:40,256 Brought in as "The Ringmaster" they never had any plans 111 00:04:40,390 --> 00:04:41,825 for me to be a star. 112 00:04:41,958 --> 00:04:44,627 This ain't your ring, this is my ring. 113 00:04:44,761 --> 00:04:46,796 Yes, this is my ring. 114 00:04:46,930 --> 00:04:50,667 - "The Ringmaster" was something that just didn't fit. 115 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:54,938 - It was good for someone who was good, but it wasn't good 116 00:04:55,071 --> 00:04:58,308 for someone who had greatness written all over him. 117 00:04:58,441 --> 00:05:00,577 - I think he started to realize that "The Ringmaster" 118 00:05:00,710 --> 00:05:03,279 wasn't the future for him. 119 00:05:04,113 --> 00:05:06,182 - I've been held back for years and years and years, 120 00:05:06,316 --> 00:05:07,984 and this is a chance of a lifetime, man. 121 00:05:08,117 --> 00:05:09,586 If you think I'm going to drop the ball, 122 00:05:09,719 --> 00:05:11,054 you got another thing coming. 123 00:05:11,187 --> 00:05:12,355 - Oh, that's cold. 124 00:05:12,488 --> 00:05:15,024 - No, man, that's Stone Cold. 125 00:05:15,158 --> 00:05:17,327 - Steve transformed himself within literally 126 00:05:17,460 --> 00:05:20,396 a couple of months to "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. 127 00:05:20,530 --> 00:05:22,899 - Black boots, black tightd , shaved the head, goatee, 128 00:05:23,032 --> 00:05:25,401 steelyblue eyes and just talking trash. 129 00:05:25,535 --> 00:05:27,904 I thought, "Damn it, this guy's pretty freaking cool." 130 00:05:28,037 --> 00:05:30,406 - You're a piece of garbage. 131 00:05:30,540 --> 00:05:34,210 You don't deserve to be in the same ring with Stone Cold. 132 00:05:34,344 --> 00:05:36,946 - He was the baddest mug around. 133 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:38,848 He had a certain swagger about him, 134 00:05:38,982 --> 00:05:43,486 he commanded the presence he when walked inside a arena. 135 00:05:43,620 --> 00:05:46,089 - You could just tell he had that magnetism, 136 00:05:46,222 --> 00:05:47,957 and it was a good vibe you were getting. 137 00:05:48,091 --> 00:05:51,227 He was a guy you can easily really hate as a bad guy. 138 00:05:51,361 --> 00:05:53,997 There is nothing going to hold Steve Austin back. 139 00:05:54,130 --> 00:05:55,498 - Steve Austin is on a roll. 140 00:05:55,632 --> 00:05:57,567 Look at the eyes of this guy. 141 00:05:57,700 --> 00:06:00,236 - After I came up with the "Stone Cold" Steve Austin thing, 142 00:06:00,370 --> 00:06:01,838 things started clicking. 143 00:06:01,971 --> 00:06:05,408 You're looking at the next King of the Ring, "Stone Cold". 144 00:06:05,541 --> 00:06:08,878 - "Stone Cold" Steve Austin was this badass, 145 00:06:09,012 --> 00:06:10,546 walking to the ring. 146 00:06:10,680 --> 00:06:13,950 - Austin is cold, calculating, and very, very focused. 147 00:06:14,083 --> 00:06:17,654 - King of the Ring at the time was an annual WWE tradition, 148 00:06:17,787 --> 00:06:21,424 that was a single elimination tournament. 149 00:06:21,557 --> 00:06:22,325 [bell rings] 150 00:06:22,458 --> 00:06:23,493 [crowd cheers] 151 00:06:23,626 --> 00:06:27,163 It would see one superstar usually a breakout star 152 00:06:27,297 --> 00:06:31,668 have the honor of wearing the crown in the WWE. 153 00:06:31,801 --> 00:06:34,170 - One, two, and he's got him. 154 00:06:34,304 --> 00:06:35,605 [bell rings] 155 00:06:35,738 --> 00:06:41,010 - King of the Ring, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. 156 00:06:41,144 --> 00:06:45,014 - Talk about your psalms, talk about John 3:16, 157 00:06:45,148 --> 00:06:48,718 Austin 3:16 says, "I just whipped your ass." 158 00:06:48,851 --> 00:06:50,320 [crowd cheers] 159 00:06:50,453 --> 00:06:54,524 - The Austin 3:16 promo, that was the shot in the arm. 160 00:06:54,657 --> 00:06:57,193 - A light-switching moment for Steve like, 161 00:06:57,327 --> 00:06:59,595 "Boom, this is the character." 162 00:06:59,729 --> 00:07:04,801 - And that's the bottom line because Stone Cold said so. 163 00:07:04,934 --> 00:07:08,037 - Stone Cold had just won King of the Ring and had the famous 164 00:07:08,171 --> 00:07:10,340 Austin 3:16 quote. 165 00:07:10,473 --> 00:07:13,376 - The entire business changed that day in Milwaukee. 166 00:07:13,509 --> 00:07:16,913 When he said that Austin 3:16 line, the next day we come out, 167 00:07:17,046 --> 00:07:19,382 there's Austin 3:16 signs everywhere. 168 00:07:19,515 --> 00:07:21,050 - I mean, the Austin 3:16 shirt was the most popular 169 00:07:21,184 --> 00:07:23,119 shirt in the world. 170 00:07:23,252 --> 00:07:24,821 Overnight, it felt like, as soon they released that shirt, 171 00:07:24,954 --> 00:07:27,790 that shirt just sold out like that. 172 00:07:27,924 --> 00:07:29,625 As a kid during that time period, of course, 173 00:07:29,759 --> 00:07:32,829 you're going to get swept up in the whole excitement. 174 00:07:32,962 --> 00:07:36,099 - Post King of the Ring, Austin's on fire- 175 00:07:36,232 --> 00:07:42,739 - Steve, it's safe to say that Stone Cold is red hot right now. 176 00:07:42,872 --> 00:07:45,241 - -but he's not quite there yet, he needs to get 177 00:07:45,375 --> 00:07:47,877 to the next level, and in order to do that, 178 00:07:48,011 --> 00:07:51,881 he has to wrestle someone who is already at that level. 179 00:07:52,015 --> 00:07:53,816 What does Stone Cold do? 180 00:07:53,950 --> 00:07:58,888 - I'd like to use this chance to issue and challenge against one, 181 00:07:59,021 --> 00:08:01,324 Bret "The Hitman" Hart. 182 00:08:01,457 --> 00:08:03,793 - What? 183 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:06,229 - He calls out Bret Hart. 184 00:08:06,362 --> 00:08:07,997 - To be man, you got to beat the man. 185 00:08:08,131 --> 00:08:09,766 Bret Hart was the man. 186 00:08:09,899 --> 00:08:11,934 He felt like he wanted to test his will. 187 00:08:12,068 --> 00:08:14,337 He's like, "I feel like I'm the man right now, 188 00:08:14,470 --> 00:08:16,339 and who's been calling themselves, the man, 189 00:08:16,472 --> 00:08:18,674 that's who I'm going for." 190 00:08:18,808 --> 00:08:20,443 [crowd cheers] 191 00:08:20,576 --> 00:08:25,348 - I'm the best there is, I'm the best there was, 192 00:08:25,481 --> 00:08:28,418 and I'm the best there ever will be. 193 00:08:28,551 --> 00:08:31,187 - We're talking about Bret Hart, The Hitman, 194 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:35,158 one of the greatest legends of all time. 195 00:08:35,291 --> 00:08:38,094 - I know exactly who I'm talking about, son. 196 00:08:38,227 --> 00:08:39,929 [crowd chanting "We want Bret."] 197 00:08:40,063 --> 00:08:41,431 - Yes, we want Bret. 198 00:08:41,564 --> 00:08:45,067 - I took time off after the Ironman match with Shawn. 199 00:08:45,201 --> 00:08:48,204 - I've never seen two more determined individuals. 200 00:08:48,337 --> 00:08:51,641 - Just training and preparing and thinking about whether 201 00:08:51,774 --> 00:08:54,077 or not I want to come back, and I'm sure I will. 202 00:08:54,210 --> 00:08:55,978 I think that somewhere down the line. 203 00:08:56,112 --> 00:08:59,048 All that time is when Steve's transformed from The Ringmaster 204 00:08:59,182 --> 00:09:01,250 and all that to Stone Cold. 205 00:09:01,384 --> 00:09:05,121 - "Stone Cold" Steve Austin started calling out Bret Hart 206 00:09:05,254 --> 00:09:07,523 every single chance that he got. 207 00:09:07,657 --> 00:09:11,794 - I spit on the life, the career, 208 00:09:11,928 --> 00:09:15,231 and the family of Bret "The Hitman" Hart. 209 00:09:15,364 --> 00:09:18,868 - As soon as Steve started cutting those promos, 210 00:09:19,001 --> 00:09:22,538 our fans started using their imaginations about just how 211 00:09:22,672 --> 00:09:24,240 good this rivalry could be. 212 00:09:24,373 --> 00:09:28,077 - Let me make myself clear, if you put the letter S 213 00:09:28,211 --> 00:09:33,616 in front of Hitman, you've had my exact opinion of Bret Hart. 214 00:09:33,749 --> 00:09:35,885 On the night I cut that promo on Bret, where I said, 215 00:09:36,018 --> 00:09:38,020 "If you put the letter S in front of Hitman, 216 00:09:38,154 --> 00:09:40,756 you have my exact opinion of Bret Hart." 217 00:09:40,890 --> 00:09:43,493 That was something that I thought of probably 218 00:09:43,626 --> 00:09:44,861 before I went out there. 219 00:09:44,994 --> 00:09:47,630 I didn't buzz it by anybody, because I knew it wasn't going 220 00:09:47,763 --> 00:09:49,565 to fly if I pitched it to Vince. 221 00:09:49,699 --> 00:09:51,467 That was something I came up with, 222 00:09:51,601 --> 00:09:53,970 because it sounded cool, and it worked. 223 00:09:54,103 --> 00:09:57,974 - It resonated because it was so disrespectful, [chuckles] 224 00:09:58,107 --> 00:10:00,209 Because everybody's doing the math in their head. 225 00:10:00,343 --> 00:10:02,745 They go, "You just said a really bad 226 00:10:02,879 --> 00:10:04,514 thing about a really great guy." 227 00:10:04,647 --> 00:10:05,948 - Man, it's pretty cool. 228 00:10:06,082 --> 00:10:07,750 I wish it wasn't saying about Bret. 229 00:10:07,884 --> 00:10:10,586 - Bret, if you ever do come back and I hope you do, son, 230 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:14,891 somebody's going to get their ass whipped. 231 00:10:15,024 --> 00:10:18,194 You know, Bret, you know that I'm better than you. 232 00:10:18,327 --> 00:10:20,897 - The fact that he was saying all these things about me 233 00:10:21,030 --> 00:10:24,367 the way this is being presented, it would really -- me off. 234 00:10:24,500 --> 00:10:27,336 - Mark my word, if Bret Hart does come back, 235 00:10:27,470 --> 00:10:29,438 I'll kick the hell out of him. 236 00:10:29,572 --> 00:10:32,675 When I said the things that I said, it -- the fans off. 237 00:10:32,808 --> 00:10:35,044 That's what made it, and it became personal. 238 00:10:35,177 --> 00:10:38,381 - No one had gotten that personal with Bret before. 239 00:10:38,514 --> 00:10:41,017 He had to rise to that occasion. 240 00:10:41,150 --> 00:10:43,553 - Bret's been out of the game for a while. 241 00:10:43,686 --> 00:10:48,090 Everyone wants to know if Bret's going to accept this match. 242 00:10:48,224 --> 00:10:50,359 - Please tell us what's in the future 243 00:10:50,493 --> 00:10:52,195 for Bret "The Hitman" Hart? 244 00:10:52,328 --> 00:10:53,563 By the way, welcome back. 245 00:10:53,696 --> 00:10:55,731 - The one thing that's been missing in the World Wrestling 246 00:10:55,865 --> 00:11:02,038 -- for about the last five or six months has been me. 247 00:11:02,171 --> 00:11:03,673 - [laughs] 248 00:11:03,806 --> 00:11:04,840 [crowd cheers] 249 00:11:04,974 --> 00:11:06,842 - No doubt about it. 250 00:11:06,976 --> 00:11:11,547 - Which is why I've decided to accept the challenge, 251 00:11:11,681 --> 00:11:16,252 and in the Survivor Series, I I will face 252 00:11:16,385 --> 00:11:19,188 "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. 253 00:11:19,322 --> 00:11:21,324 [crowd cheers] 254 00:11:21,457 --> 00:11:24,260 - He's like this brash, up and newcomer, and just like, 255 00:11:24,393 --> 00:11:26,862 "Okay, let me show you who the man is though." 256 00:11:26,996 --> 00:11:29,098 [laughs] 257 00:11:29,231 --> 00:11:32,501 - We'll see who kicks whose ass in Madison Square Garden. 258 00:11:32,635 --> 00:11:37,273 [crowd cheers] 259 00:11:41,377 --> 00:11:43,546 - Everybody, are you ready for the Survivor Series 260 00:11:43,679 --> 00:11:46,048 tonight on pay-per-view? 261 00:11:46,182 --> 00:11:49,485 - My first high profile match was Survivor Series 1996, 262 00:11:49,619 --> 00:11:51,954 Madison Square Garden with Bret "The Hitman" Hart. 263 00:11:52,088 --> 00:11:55,157 Everybody talks about the best there is, the best there was, 264 00:11:55,291 --> 00:11:57,093 all the other crap. 265 00:11:57,226 --> 00:11:59,428 The excellence of execution. 266 00:11:59,562 --> 00:12:03,899 Bret clichés are clichés, and an ass whipping is an ass whipping, 267 00:12:04,033 --> 00:12:06,736 and that's exactly what you're going to get tonight 268 00:12:06,869 --> 00:12:10,106 at the hands of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, 269 00:12:10,239 --> 00:12:12,775 and that's the bottom line. 270 00:12:12,908 --> 00:12:15,444 I was feeling really good and really confident, 271 00:12:15,578 --> 00:12:17,079 because I had a lot of steam on me. 272 00:12:17,213 --> 00:12:18,781 I was getting over as a heel, and I felt good 273 00:12:18,914 --> 00:12:20,416 about where I was. 274 00:12:20,549 --> 00:12:23,486 - This man, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin could spoil 275 00:12:23,619 --> 00:12:26,522 the comeback attempt of Bret "The Hitman" Hart. 276 00:12:26,656 --> 00:12:28,457 - I do remember thinking, "Oh, no, this is a 277 00:12:28,591 --> 00:12:30,426 genuine threat to Bret." 278 00:12:30,559 --> 00:12:32,862 - It's a real funny feeling comes over you when they 279 00:12:32,995 --> 00:12:35,331 hit that guitar shred, as his music starts, 280 00:12:35,464 --> 00:12:39,402 it'll send chills down your spine and give you goosebumps. 281 00:12:39,535 --> 00:12:40,803 [crowd cheers] 282 00:12:40,936 --> 00:12:42,505 [Bret Hart's music plays] 283 00:12:42,638 --> 00:12:48,077 [crowd cheers] 284 00:12:48,210 --> 00:12:50,579 - "The Hitman" Bret Hart ready to electrify 285 00:12:50,713 --> 00:12:52,615 this capacity crowd. 286 00:12:52,748 --> 00:12:55,885 - I remember sitting in Madison Square Garden 287 00:12:56,018 --> 00:12:57,953 waiting for that match. 288 00:12:58,087 --> 00:13:01,791 Not only was it Bret Hart's return to the WWE, 289 00:13:01,924 --> 00:13:06,128 but it was the biggest match that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin 290 00:13:06,262 --> 00:13:08,164 had ever found himself in. 291 00:13:08,297 --> 00:13:14,904 - Stone Cold has an opportunity to make himself a real big name. 292 00:13:15,971 --> 00:13:16,839 - I liked Bret growing up. 293 00:13:16,972 --> 00:13:17,707 I'm going to say "liked". 294 00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:18,874 I liked Bret. 295 00:13:19,008 --> 00:13:20,543 I respected Bret's abilities, but I also respected 296 00:13:20,676 --> 00:13:21,711 Stone Cold's ability. 297 00:13:21,844 --> 00:13:23,679 - I automatically sided with Austin, because already 298 00:13:23,813 --> 00:13:25,481 I was a huge Steve Austin fan. 299 00:13:25,614 --> 00:13:26,982 I was not a Bret Hart fan. 300 00:13:27,116 --> 00:13:28,150 Believe it or not. 301 00:13:28,284 --> 00:13:29,852 - Steve Austin will say anything to you. 302 00:13:29,985 --> 00:13:33,189 You can imagine the worst thing anyone could say to you, 303 00:13:33,322 --> 00:13:37,126 that's probably what Stone Cold is doing to Bret Hart. 304 00:13:37,259 --> 00:13:39,161 - Both had this incredible energy 305 00:13:39,295 --> 00:13:43,232 but they were two completely different characters. 306 00:13:43,365 --> 00:13:45,801 - If you like Holyfield and Tyson, 307 00:13:45,935 --> 00:13:47,436 you're going to love this. 308 00:13:47,570 --> 00:13:48,738 [music] 309 00:13:48,871 --> 00:13:51,340 - It was just one of those classic type wrestling matches, 310 00:13:51,474 --> 00:13:53,776 old school style match, and rip it up. 311 00:13:53,909 --> 00:13:56,479 - Oh-oh, slugfest here developing. 312 00:13:56,612 --> 00:13:57,413 - It takes off. 313 00:13:57,546 --> 00:13:59,014 Whoa. 314 00:13:59,148 --> 00:14:00,750 - I'd taken six months off. 315 00:14:00,883 --> 00:14:03,519 That was a hard thing for me to pull off. 316 00:14:03,652 --> 00:14:05,955 - How much ring rust does Bret Hart possess? 317 00:14:06,088 --> 00:14:09,225 How long will it take for Bret to get in that groove? 318 00:14:09,358 --> 00:14:10,393 - Oh, no. 319 00:14:10,526 --> 00:14:12,261 - Austin, the poiny of the elbow driven into 320 00:14:12,395 --> 00:14:14,029 the throat of Bret Hart. 321 00:14:14,163 --> 00:14:16,632 - Bret had been gone so long, and I was really primed up 322 00:14:16,766 --> 00:14:18,334 because I'd been on the road. 323 00:14:18,467 --> 00:14:21,871 I blew him up in that match, and always something I was proud of. 324 00:14:22,004 --> 00:14:24,707 - I know he blew me up, because I very rarely ever blew up. 325 00:14:24,840 --> 00:14:26,242 He came pretty close. 326 00:14:26,375 --> 00:14:28,511 I was getting a little parched at the end of it, 327 00:14:28,644 --> 00:14:30,880 and that didn't happen very often. 328 00:14:31,013 --> 00:14:33,415 - I can't believe Bret Hart's on his feet. 329 00:14:33,549 --> 00:14:35,584 - You just count on your passion and everything 330 00:14:35,718 --> 00:14:38,921 you've learned to carry you through. 331 00:14:39,054 --> 00:14:42,625 When all else fails, just hit the other guy hard. 332 00:14:42,758 --> 00:14:45,361 - -- was on and Bret had to get on his horse and perform, 333 00:14:45,494 --> 00:14:47,229 and he did, as he always does. 334 00:14:47,363 --> 00:14:50,699 - Look at this, Austin down. 335 00:14:50,833 --> 00:14:51,967 - Both men are fatigued. 336 00:14:52,101 --> 00:14:53,102 Both men are hurt. 337 00:14:53,235 --> 00:14:55,271 This is a war. 338 00:14:55,404 --> 00:14:58,274 - Ends up with me going for my old finish as The Ringmaster, 339 00:14:58,407 --> 00:15:00,109 the Million Dollar Dream. 340 00:15:00,242 --> 00:15:02,778 - Wait a minute, there's the Million Dollar Dream. 341 00:15:02,912 --> 00:15:04,947 - He goes to the turnbuckle, kicks. 342 00:15:05,080 --> 00:15:06,582 Over we go, roll up. 343 00:15:06,715 --> 00:15:08,484 - One, two. 344 00:15:08,617 --> 00:15:10,119 Unbelievable. 345 00:15:10,252 --> 00:15:12,955 - Austin didn't let go of the Million Dollar Dream 346 00:15:13,088 --> 00:15:15,124 and it cost him the victory. 347 00:15:15,257 --> 00:15:18,461 - The Hitman is back. 348 00:15:18,594 --> 00:15:23,465 - Didn't beat me by physicality, he beat me by outsmarting me. 349 00:15:23,599 --> 00:15:24,700 - Look at Austin, he's not taking 350 00:15:24,834 --> 00:15:27,369 his eyes off of Bret Hart. 351 00:15:27,503 --> 00:15:31,207 This rivalry between Bret Hart and Stone Cold is far, 352 00:15:31,340 --> 00:15:33,409 far from over. 353 00:15:33,542 --> 00:15:36,212 - That particular match really elevated Stone Cold. 354 00:15:36,345 --> 00:15:38,581 This puts "Stone Cold" Steve Austin right on the same 355 00:15:38,714 --> 00:15:41,283 level as Bret "The Hitman" Hart. 356 00:15:41,417 --> 00:15:42,718 - That was good for Steve. 357 00:15:42,852 --> 00:15:45,487 I think that gave him some credibility. 358 00:15:45,621 --> 00:15:48,257 - Guys like Bret, myself, and you are now considered 359 00:15:48,390 --> 00:15:53,395 a main player in that, and so it's rewarding in that respect. 360 00:15:54,530 --> 00:15:56,098 - It was a terrific match. 361 00:15:56,232 --> 00:15:59,602 For Steve to get to that next level, he had to have that right 362 00:15:59,735 --> 00:16:02,972 of passage, and walk through hell against some 363 00:16:03,105 --> 00:16:04,940 great champion, and that was Bret Hart. 364 00:16:05,074 --> 00:16:06,342 - I didn't have a foot in either camp. 365 00:16:06,475 --> 00:16:07,576 I was a Bret guy because I love Bret's work, 366 00:16:07,710 --> 00:16:10,880 but I also respected "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. 367 00:16:11,013 --> 00:16:13,215 For some reason, when that match happened, 368 00:16:13,349 --> 00:16:15,718 I switched and I went and I was like, 369 00:16:15,851 --> 00:16:19,355 "Mom, do you have a black vest or a gold chain I could put on?" 370 00:16:19,488 --> 00:16:21,891 Because for some reason, something about that match made 371 00:16:22,024 --> 00:16:23,158 me go all in on Stone Cold. 372 00:16:23,292 --> 00:16:25,194 I think that was its purpose in itself was to legitimize 373 00:16:25,327 --> 00:16:26,829 "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. 374 00:16:26,962 --> 00:16:31,634 - Renee, was this moment from Stone Cold enough to break your 375 00:16:31,767 --> 00:16:35,337 loyalty from the wonderful Bret Hart, 376 00:16:35,471 --> 00:16:37,439 or are you still Bret Hart all day long? 377 00:16:37,573 --> 00:16:39,041 - Listen, I'm not going to say that it broke 378 00:16:39,174 --> 00:16:40,676 my loyalty to Bret Hart. 379 00:16:40,809 --> 00:16:42,511 I love Bret Hart through and through, 380 00:16:42,645 --> 00:16:46,248 but it did pique this interest of like, "Okay." 381 00:16:46,382 --> 00:16:48,284 - At Madison Square Garden, it was the luckiest day 382 00:16:48,417 --> 00:16:51,120 of your life making a comeback. 383 00:16:51,253 --> 00:16:53,422 It was just a fluke that you happened to beat me, son, 384 00:16:53,555 --> 00:16:57,293 because I was every bit better than you and you know it. 385 00:16:57,426 --> 00:17:01,997 Things ain't over between us by a long sight. 386 00:17:02,131 --> 00:17:04,500 - Wait just a minute, there's Steve Austin. 387 00:17:04,633 --> 00:17:05,901 Oh, Austin. 388 00:17:06,035 --> 00:17:07,336 - It seemed like every time I turned around, 389 00:17:07,469 --> 00:17:09,004 I was getting jumped by Steve. 390 00:17:09,138 --> 00:17:10,072 [bell rings] 391 00:17:10,205 --> 00:17:12,541 - It happened. Bret Hart is hurt. 392 00:17:12,675 --> 00:17:15,811 - The tension between Bret and Austin, it felt realistic. 393 00:17:15,945 --> 00:17:17,980 - Look at that, that's low. 394 00:17:18,113 --> 00:17:19,214 [bell rings] 395 00:17:19,348 --> 00:17:22,685 - Bret Hart just got knocked out with that steel chair. 396 00:17:22,818 --> 00:17:25,654 - Physicality just got that much more intense. 397 00:17:25,788 --> 00:17:27,990 - Oh, no, he's got the sharpshooter over there. 398 00:17:28,123 --> 00:17:30,759 [bell rings] 399 00:17:30,893 --> 00:17:35,097 - It was so real, you had to believe it. 400 00:17:35,230 --> 00:17:36,865 - This is going to take us to the Royal Rumble. 401 00:17:36,999 --> 00:17:40,235 - Remember the object, to throw your opponent over the top rope, 402 00:17:40,369 --> 00:17:43,739 and both feet must hit the floor. 403 00:17:43,872 --> 00:17:45,841 - Stone Cold is beating up everybody. 404 00:17:45,975 --> 00:17:47,309 He's clearing the ring. 405 00:17:47,443 --> 00:17:50,579 - "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is picking them off. 406 00:17:50,713 --> 00:17:52,848 - He sits on the turnbuckle- 407 00:17:52,982 --> 00:17:56,051 - He's basically awaiting for the next individual to come out. 408 00:17:56,185 --> 00:18:01,056 - -checks his watch and says, "Who's next?" 409 00:18:01,190 --> 00:18:02,424 - He wants a place on the top rope. 410 00:18:02,558 --> 00:18:03,926 Listen to his watch. 411 00:18:04,059 --> 00:18:04,860 - I'm waiting. 412 00:18:04,994 --> 00:18:06,829 I'm letting you know I'm waiting. 413 00:18:06,962 --> 00:18:10,165 [crowd cheers] 414 00:18:10,299 --> 00:18:11,133 [Bret Hart's music plays] 415 00:18:11,266 --> 00:18:12,167 - Uh Oh. 416 00:18:12,301 --> 00:18:14,336 Yes. 417 00:18:14,470 --> 00:18:16,605 - You have that priceless facial expression. 418 00:18:16,739 --> 00:18:18,240 - Steve was throwing everybody out of the Rumble, 419 00:18:18,374 --> 00:18:20,709 and then I came in. 420 00:18:25,047 --> 00:18:28,717 - One of the most priceless reactions that any wrestler has 421 00:18:28,851 --> 00:18:31,286 ever had in the Royal Rumble. 422 00:18:31,420 --> 00:18:33,422 Others have tried since then. 423 00:18:33,555 --> 00:18:35,724 None have matched this moment. 424 00:18:35,858 --> 00:18:38,961 - Now, it's serious because he's relatively had an easy time up 425 00:18:39,094 --> 00:18:40,896 until that point, and now when he hears the music, 426 00:18:41,030 --> 00:18:42,531 he knows he's in trouble. 427 00:18:42,665 --> 00:18:44,800 - Well, this is hell, fire and brimstone 428 00:18:44,933 --> 00:18:46,602 when these two get together. 429 00:18:46,735 --> 00:18:49,471 - The 1997 Royal Rumble heating up. 430 00:18:49,605 --> 00:18:51,507 Six competitors in the ring. 431 00:18:51,640 --> 00:18:54,710 - The only way to get eliminated from a Royal Rumble match 432 00:18:54,843 --> 00:18:56,745 is to get thrown over the top rope, 433 00:18:56,879 --> 00:18:58,747 and have your feet touch the floor. 434 00:18:58,881 --> 00:19:00,949 - Austin's been eliminated. 435 00:19:01,083 --> 00:19:05,087 - During the match, Bret Hart eliminated Steve Austin, 436 00:19:05,220 --> 00:19:07,656 but the referee didn't see it happen. 437 00:19:07,790 --> 00:19:10,092 - Now, the referee didn't see it. 438 00:19:10,225 --> 00:19:12,695 - Steve being the ultimate rule-breaker, 439 00:19:12,828 --> 00:19:14,496 snuck back in the ring. 440 00:19:14,630 --> 00:19:16,365 - Now it's over. 441 00:19:16,498 --> 00:19:17,399 Oh, no. 442 00:19:17,533 --> 00:19:19,001 No. 443 00:19:19,134 --> 00:19:23,238 - While the referee was looking, he threw Bret Hart 444 00:19:23,372 --> 00:19:24,707 over the top rope. 445 00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:26,742 This was the first instance of Bret Hart starting 446 00:19:26,875 --> 00:19:29,244 to feel cheated. 447 00:19:29,378 --> 00:19:33,115 - I've been screwed by "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. 448 00:19:33,248 --> 00:19:36,719 The Rumble really did turn that up a dial, and really cranked up 449 00:19:36,852 --> 00:19:39,288 the heat between me and Steve. 450 00:19:39,421 --> 00:19:40,756 - Uh-oh. 451 00:19:40,889 --> 00:19:43,892 Bret Hart and Austin are going to get it on here. 452 00:19:44,026 --> 00:19:45,027 What a brawl. 453 00:19:45,160 --> 00:19:47,463 It's a fistfight in the aisleway. 454 00:19:47,596 --> 00:19:50,165 You better get some security from the locker room. 455 00:19:50,299 --> 00:19:51,533 - You want people to believe. 456 00:19:51,667 --> 00:19:53,735 We made people believe. 457 00:19:53,869 --> 00:19:57,072 - Look at Austin and Bret Hart fighting again. 458 00:19:57,206 --> 00:19:59,875 - Every time you turned around, Stone Cold was right there 459 00:20:00,008 --> 00:20:01,877 doing something. 460 00:20:02,010 --> 00:20:02,978 - Wait a minute. 461 00:20:03,112 --> 00:20:04,313 Now, Steve Austin. 462 00:20:04,446 --> 00:20:08,417 Steve Austin has absolutely become obsessed with Bret Hart. 463 00:20:08,550 --> 00:20:10,853 - I wish Bret was the one attacking Steve, [chuckles] 464 00:20:10,986 --> 00:20:13,555 but it was such an exciting TV. 465 00:20:13,689 --> 00:20:17,192 - The tensions between me and Steve were built up masterfully. 466 00:20:17,326 --> 00:20:19,128 - They're trying to separate these guys. 467 00:20:19,261 --> 00:20:21,163 - Bret Hart went through this period, 468 00:20:21,296 --> 00:20:24,867 where no matter what he did, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin 469 00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:29,037 was right there on top of him, antagonizing him, 470 00:20:29,171 --> 00:20:31,473 interfering in his matches. 471 00:20:31,607 --> 00:20:33,342 - Austin's got a chair. 472 00:20:33,475 --> 00:20:35,310 Oh, Austin-- Bret Hart got hit by a chair. 473 00:20:35,444 --> 00:20:37,446 My God. 474 00:20:37,579 --> 00:20:42,251 - The more it happened, Bret Hart started vocalizing 475 00:20:42,384 --> 00:20:45,754 the fact that he felt he was being cheated. 476 00:20:45,888 --> 00:20:50,859 - I'm sorry that I'm crying, but I think I've about had it 477 00:20:50,993 --> 00:20:53,729 up to here with the lack of justice. 478 00:20:53,862 --> 00:20:57,065 - The cool thing about this is I find a lot of people say, 479 00:20:57,199 --> 00:21:01,036 "I was here and it brought me over to here." 480 00:21:01,170 --> 00:21:03,772 All of a sudden, Bret Hart isn't saying 481 00:21:03,906 --> 00:21:06,408 the hero character things. 482 00:21:06,542 --> 00:21:11,914 He's starting to say things that make him sound entitled. 483 00:21:12,047 --> 00:21:14,950 - Frustrated isn't a -- word for it. 484 00:21:15,083 --> 00:21:17,953 This is --. 485 00:21:18,086 --> 00:21:19,354 - He kind of started -- and moaning 486 00:21:19,488 --> 00:21:20,989 a little bit in his promos. 487 00:21:21,123 --> 00:21:23,959 All you want to do anytime you go in the ring 488 00:21:24,092 --> 00:21:25,527 is cry like a baby. 489 00:21:25,661 --> 00:21:27,563 - Bret Hart did uncharacteristically 490 00:21:27,696 --> 00:21:29,565 become a whiner. 491 00:21:29,698 --> 00:21:32,835 As much as we love Bret, no one loves a whiner. 492 00:21:32,968 --> 00:21:35,504 - Everybody in that -- dressing room knows 493 00:21:35,637 --> 00:21:38,774 that I'm the best there is, the best there was, 494 00:21:38,907 --> 00:21:40,609 and the best there ever will be. 495 00:21:40,742 --> 00:21:43,845 If you don't like it, tough --. 496 00:21:43,979 --> 00:21:46,882 - Steve's a bad guy that's becoming such a cool badass 497 00:21:47,015 --> 00:21:49,751 bad guy, that people are actually starting to like him, 498 00:21:49,885 --> 00:21:54,723 and I've become this hero that's been on the shelf too long. 499 00:21:54,857 --> 00:21:56,658 - Steve Austin goes out there in a black pair of trunks 500 00:21:56,792 --> 00:21:59,361 and a black pair of boots, and gets the job done. 501 00:21:59,494 --> 00:22:03,198 - I think the young fans, especially, got into that 502 00:22:03,332 --> 00:22:06,969 anti-establishment mode, and there was nobody more 503 00:22:07,102 --> 00:22:10,072 anti-establishment than "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. 504 00:22:10,205 --> 00:22:13,208 - No one can tell me that I can't be here. 505 00:22:13,342 --> 00:22:16,144 Here I come full head of steam talking all that trash, 506 00:22:16,278 --> 00:22:19,014 because I was so entertaining, people wanted to like me. 507 00:22:19,147 --> 00:22:21,516 - Bret was still very much playing the hero, 508 00:22:21,650 --> 00:22:25,087 but horrible things he was saying to the traditional hero 509 00:22:25,220 --> 00:22:27,022 were really starting to catch on. 510 00:22:27,155 --> 00:22:30,592 - Bret Hart on his best day can't lace my boots, 511 00:22:30,726 --> 00:22:32,794 and I'm going to prove that to the world. 512 00:22:32,928 --> 00:22:35,230 - Everybody picked up on it, and it did made it 513 00:22:35,364 --> 00:22:36,765 that much more interesting. 514 00:22:36,899 --> 00:22:39,735 - Ever since you came back, you ain't done nothing but cry. 515 00:22:39,868 --> 00:22:42,537 [crowd cheers] 516 00:22:42,671 --> 00:22:44,706 - I had a pretty good long run, and it's started to show that 517 00:22:44,840 --> 00:22:47,776 they're getting tired of me being the hero. 518 00:22:47,909 --> 00:22:50,879 You feel like a draft in the room. 519 00:22:51,013 --> 00:22:51,780 What do you want? 520 00:22:51,913 --> 00:22:53,048 Get the hell out of here. 521 00:22:53,181 --> 00:22:56,685 Get that -- thing out of here. 522 00:22:56,818 --> 00:22:58,553 I said get out of here. 523 00:22:58,687 --> 00:23:02,157 [music] 524 00:23:02,291 --> 00:23:05,827 - At my house in San Antonio about two weeks 525 00:23:05,961 --> 00:23:08,397 before WrestleMania 13, I'm watching Raw, 526 00:23:08,530 --> 00:23:11,066 and I know that the main event is Undertaker versus 527 00:23:11,199 --> 00:23:14,469 Sid Vicious, and then I hear and in a submission match. 528 00:23:14,603 --> 00:23:17,606 - Bret Hart, who will be in a submission match, 529 00:23:17,739 --> 00:23:19,641 ladies and gentlemen, one-on-one with 530 00:23:19,775 --> 00:23:22,644 "Stone Cold" Steve Austin at WrestleMania. 531 00:23:22,778 --> 00:23:25,180 - I'm like, "That's news to me. 532 00:23:25,314 --> 00:23:28,684 Nobody told me the submission match." 533 00:23:28,817 --> 00:23:33,655 I'm not a submission wrestler, so I was hot. 534 00:23:33,789 --> 00:23:35,490 As far as a submission match, it's a bunch of bull. 535 00:23:35,624 --> 00:23:39,528 - A submission match, there's no pinfalls. 536 00:23:39,661 --> 00:23:42,164 Like Steve said, he didn't have any submission holds, 537 00:23:42,297 --> 00:23:44,399 and I had the Sharpshooter, but that's about it. 538 00:23:44,533 --> 00:23:47,035 - Nobody gets out of the Sharpshooter. 539 00:23:47,169 --> 00:23:50,272 - I thought is a big obstacle to having a great match, 540 00:23:50,405 --> 00:23:52,607 not an opportunity to have a great match. 541 00:23:52,741 --> 00:23:56,178 He won't be able to scream loud enough the words, 542 00:23:56,311 --> 00:23:59,614 "I give" in a submission match. 543 00:23:59,748 --> 00:24:01,550 Little did I know that this was going to be 544 00:24:01,683 --> 00:24:03,585 one of the greatest f matches of all time. 545 00:24:03,719 --> 00:24:07,322 - There ain't nobody in wrestling who can make me quit, 546 00:24:07,456 --> 00:24:12,160 and that's the bottom line because Stone Cold said so. 547 00:24:15,997 --> 00:24:16,798 - He's lost it. 548 00:24:16,932 --> 00:24:18,066 Look at him. 549 00:24:18,200 --> 00:24:20,635 - Oh, he just hit Hall of Famer Pat Paterson. 550 00:24:20,769 --> 00:24:22,637 - In the build-up to WrestleMania, 551 00:24:22,771 --> 00:24:26,508 we are simultaneously losing a little bit of our affection 552 00:24:26,641 --> 00:24:29,244 for Bret "The Hitman" Hart- 553 00:24:29,378 --> 00:24:30,812 - Bret Hart is trying to choke the life out of 554 00:24:30,946 --> 00:24:32,814 "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. 555 00:24:32,948 --> 00:24:35,384 - -while we are gaining admiration 556 00:24:35,517 --> 00:24:37,786 for what Steve Austin is doing. 557 00:24:37,919 --> 00:24:40,589 - This build starts to get a little out of control on the way 558 00:24:40,722 --> 00:24:43,025 to WrestleMania, and just to make sure 559 00:24:43,158 --> 00:24:46,161 that things are going to be done correctly, 560 00:24:46,294 --> 00:24:48,830 they bring in the ultimate referee. 561 00:24:48,964 --> 00:24:54,169 - My guest at this time is known in the Ultimate Fighting world 562 00:24:54,302 --> 00:24:58,740 as the Most Dangerous Man in the World. 563 00:24:58,874 --> 00:25:02,544 Please welcome to the squared circle, Ken Shamrock. 564 00:25:02,677 --> 00:25:05,047 [crowd cheers] 565 00:25:05,180 --> 00:25:08,717 - Shamrock is the closest thing to a pure warrior 566 00:25:08,850 --> 00:25:11,853 that I've ever seen, the world has ever seen. 567 00:25:11,987 --> 00:25:16,124 - The Submission Match, you will be the special referee 568 00:25:16,258 --> 00:25:17,325 for that matchup. 569 00:25:17,459 --> 00:25:18,527 - Oh. 570 00:25:18,660 --> 00:25:21,229 - I am going to be a fair referee. 571 00:25:21,363 --> 00:25:24,933 Whether Bret Hart likes it, or "Stone Cold" Steve Austin 572 00:25:25,067 --> 00:25:27,602 likes it, it doesn't really matter. 573 00:25:27,736 --> 00:25:30,005 - Being who he was and how he refereed, 574 00:25:30,138 --> 00:25:31,406 he was a big part of that match. 575 00:25:31,540 --> 00:25:32,707 He really was. 576 00:25:32,841 --> 00:25:36,611 I just hope that he calls it down the middle, 577 00:25:36,745 --> 00:25:39,714 and I just hope he gets nice and close, so he can hear those 578 00:25:39,848 --> 00:25:43,552 magic words, "I quit." 579 00:25:43,685 --> 00:25:45,620 - I was happy to be wrestling Bret, but I was very surprised 580 00:25:45,754 --> 00:25:48,457 that they named it a submission match. 581 00:25:48,590 --> 00:25:51,059 I thought we were going to stink the joint out because 582 00:25:51,193 --> 00:25:52,494 of the type of match it was. 583 00:25:52,627 --> 00:25:54,129 You're almost setting yourself up for failure. 584 00:25:54,262 --> 00:25:55,430 [music] 585 00:25:55,564 --> 00:25:57,199 - The only question that remains is will the number 13 586 00:25:57,332 --> 00:25:59,901 be lucky or unlucky for "Stone Cold" Steve Austin 587 00:26:00,035 --> 00:26:01,937 tonight the submission match. 588 00:26:02,070 --> 00:26:03,505 - You can damn well bet it's going to be an 589 00:26:03,638 --> 00:26:05,140 unlucky number for Bret Hart. 590 00:26:05,273 --> 00:26:07,943 Let me just say this, a submission match 591 00:26:08,076 --> 00:26:10,045 is not my kind of match. 592 00:26:10,178 --> 00:26:11,813 Do I know a whole lot of wrestling holds? 593 00:26:11,947 --> 00:26:14,983 Hell no, I don't, but I'll beat the hell out of you 594 00:26:15,117 --> 00:26:17,919 till you do say, "I quit." 595 00:26:18,053 --> 00:26:20,922 - to think the key to the Steve Austin match was, 596 00:26:21,056 --> 00:26:22,791 I had a lot of school fights in my life, 597 00:26:22,924 --> 00:26:25,327 where I had to fight somebody after school. 598 00:26:25,460 --> 00:26:27,429 A lot of times, it's just like pro wrestling. 599 00:26:27,562 --> 00:26:29,598 It gets promoted all day. 600 00:26:29,731 --> 00:26:32,367 - Do not miss out on the pay-per-view extravaganza 601 00:26:32,501 --> 00:26:35,837 of the year, WrestleMania 13. 602 00:26:35,971 --> 00:26:38,540 - I'm like the star quarterback on the high school team, 603 00:26:38,673 --> 00:26:41,176 and then this new kid comes to the school. 604 00:26:41,309 --> 00:26:42,410 He's bald head, and he's got an attitude. 605 00:26:42,544 --> 00:26:45,780 He's a badass and it's like, you can just see this, 606 00:26:45,914 --> 00:26:47,883 it's going to happen. 607 00:26:48,016 --> 00:26:49,885 These two guys are going to crash. 608 00:26:50,018 --> 00:26:51,153 I remember talking to Steve. 609 00:26:51,286 --> 00:26:54,656 I said, "This is like a school fight." 610 00:26:54,789 --> 00:26:58,126 - Welcome, everyone to WrestleMania 13. 611 00:26:58,260 --> 00:27:05,433 Welcome to a jam-packed sold-out Rosemont Horizon in Chicago. 612 00:27:05,567 --> 00:27:08,003 - Very fortunate to be working in my favorite building and the 613 00:27:08,136 --> 00:27:10,972 work of all time, Rosemount Horizon. 614 00:27:11,106 --> 00:27:12,908 The reason I say that with all due respect to 615 00:27:13,041 --> 00:27:16,344 Madison Square Garden, is because of the wood ceiling. 616 00:27:16,478 --> 00:27:18,747 In Rosemount, the acoustics are so good. 617 00:27:18,880 --> 00:27:21,149 When you do something, you elicit a response, 618 00:27:21,283 --> 00:27:24,452 and the way that acoustically shoots that response 619 00:27:24,586 --> 00:27:25,687 down to you, you hear it. 620 00:27:25,820 --> 00:27:28,356 You step on the gas, you're making decisions 621 00:27:28,490 --> 00:27:30,458 based on that crowd. 622 00:27:33,395 --> 00:27:36,097 - You talk about in-your-face, that is who 623 00:27:36,231 --> 00:27:40,235 "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is, and getting quite a positive 624 00:27:40,368 --> 00:27:44,072 response from this capacity crowd. 625 00:27:44,205 --> 00:27:48,343 A mixed reaction to a man who unquestionably has a legacy 626 00:27:48,476 --> 00:27:51,313 here in the World Wrestling --. 627 00:27:51,446 --> 00:27:55,283 As of late, that legacy has somewhat taken a turn. 628 00:27:55,417 --> 00:27:58,453 - Bret Hart and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin spent months 629 00:27:58,587 --> 00:28:03,358 building this story that culminated in a submission match 630 00:28:03,491 --> 00:28:06,328 at WrestleMania with Ken Shamrock 631 00:28:06,461 --> 00:28:12,067 making his first major WWE appearance as the referee. 632 00:28:12,200 --> 00:28:14,102 - Steve Austin, is 6'2", 252, said, 633 00:28:14,235 --> 00:28:16,771 "There's not a human being walking the face of the earth 634 00:28:16,905 --> 00:28:20,308 that can make him say, 'I quit'." 635 00:28:20,442 --> 00:28:23,345 I think I believe it. 636 00:28:24,212 --> 00:28:24,980 - Look out. Here we go. 637 00:28:25,113 --> 00:28:25,981 - Here we go. 638 00:28:26,114 --> 00:28:27,549 [bell rings] 639 00:28:27,682 --> 00:28:31,319 - As soon as Bret and I started going, I'm tuned into the crowd, 640 00:28:31,453 --> 00:28:34,055 and so we've got them hooked right from the get-go. 641 00:28:34,189 --> 00:28:35,523 - You can't be counted out. 642 00:28:35,657 --> 00:28:37,325 You cannot be disqualified. 643 00:28:37,459 --> 00:28:41,229 You've got to quit to end the match. 644 00:28:42,097 --> 00:28:43,131 - We took them on a ride. 645 00:28:43,265 --> 00:28:44,499 We brawled up. 646 00:28:44,633 --> 00:28:48,970 - Oh, they're up in the stands with some 18,197 fans watching. 647 00:28:49,104 --> 00:28:49,871 - Oh, my God. 648 00:28:50,005 --> 00:28:51,139 - Oh my goodness. 649 00:28:51,273 --> 00:28:52,474 They don't care where they take this thing. 650 00:28:52,607 --> 00:28:55,176 - You're talking about two guys that could make really small 651 00:28:55,310 --> 00:28:57,112 things mean an awful lot. 652 00:28:57,245 --> 00:28:59,648 - These two men are battering each other. 653 00:28:59,781 --> 00:29:01,950 [crowd cheers] 654 00:29:02,083 --> 00:29:05,253 - If you're ever studying to be a wrestler, this is a match 655 00:29:05,387 --> 00:29:07,989 you should check out, it is like a perfect match. 656 00:29:08,123 --> 00:29:10,825 - Bret Hart is spinning months and months of frustration 657 00:29:10,959 --> 00:29:13,495 on "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. 658 00:29:13,628 --> 00:29:16,264 - We've all seen thousands of matches. 659 00:29:16,398 --> 00:29:18,199 You only remember things that are really bad, 660 00:29:18,333 --> 00:29:20,402 and the things that are really something special. 661 00:29:20,535 --> 00:29:21,736 - Oh, there you go. 662 00:29:21,870 --> 00:29:23,104 The "Stone Cold" stunner. 663 00:29:23,238 --> 00:29:25,573 - Remember, pinfalls don't count. 664 00:29:25,707 --> 00:29:28,910 - You can sense that something extraordinary is taking place. 665 00:29:29,010 --> 00:29:30,412 - Whoa. 666 00:29:30,545 --> 00:29:32,681 - Listen to this capacity crowd. 667 00:29:32,814 --> 00:29:35,650 Austin won't give up. 668 00:29:35,784 --> 00:29:39,854 - WrestleMania 13, it was like the fans started to change. 669 00:29:39,988 --> 00:29:43,458 All of a sudden something Bret Hart would do, he'd get booed. 670 00:29:43,591 --> 00:29:46,494 - Bret Hart now ripping that hamstring. 671 00:29:46,628 --> 00:29:48,963 - And Stone Cold, he's getting cheered. 672 00:29:49,097 --> 00:29:50,565 - Oh. 673 00:29:50,699 --> 00:29:53,835 Austin said he was going to beat the hell out of Bret Hart, 674 00:29:53,968 --> 00:29:57,839 and that's what he's doing right now with the help of some steel. 675 00:29:57,972 --> 00:30:02,844 - I remember the monitors backstage being packed. 676 00:30:02,977 --> 00:30:05,780 You were drawn to it like a moth to a flame. 677 00:30:05,914 --> 00:30:08,717 - This is about athleticism a hell of a fight 678 00:30:08,850 --> 00:30:10,819 between two great athletes. 679 00:30:10,952 --> 00:30:13,888 - We're all just looking around, wondering amongst each other, 680 00:30:14,022 --> 00:30:17,692 "How in the world is this thing going to end?" 681 00:30:21,796 --> 00:30:24,065 - "Stone Cold" Steve Austin coming outside 682 00:30:24,199 --> 00:30:26,034 now with Bret Hart, here we go. 683 00:30:26,167 --> 00:30:28,603 - The reason this match resonated the way it did was, 684 00:30:28,737 --> 00:30:31,639 because I was damn good at what I was doing. 685 00:30:31,773 --> 00:30:33,908 Bret was excellent at what he was doing, 686 00:30:34,042 --> 00:30:37,479 and the chemistry just worked. 687 00:30:37,612 --> 00:30:40,448 When we got there, we just have a conversation. 688 00:30:40,582 --> 00:30:42,817 - This is about eleven o'clock in the morning on the day of, 689 00:30:42,951 --> 00:30:45,053 wandered out to the ring and it's like, I remember sitting 690 00:30:45,186 --> 00:30:48,323 on the apron of the ring going, "What are we doing?" 691 00:30:48,456 --> 00:30:50,692 - Bret says to me, "You need to be bleeding." 692 00:30:50,825 --> 00:30:52,227 I said, "You think?" 693 00:30:52,360 --> 00:30:55,363 He goes, "Yes, you do." 694 00:30:55,497 --> 00:30:57,365 - Austin's has been busted open. 695 00:30:57,499 --> 00:30:59,801 Well, he is bleeding profusely. 696 00:30:59,934 --> 00:31:03,872 - In '97, WWE was attempting to go no blood. 697 00:31:04,005 --> 00:31:07,442 - I come up, the crowd sees how bad I'm bleeding, 698 00:31:07,575 --> 00:31:10,178 and they just "Ooh", they lean in, right? 699 00:31:10,311 --> 00:31:12,013 - Oh, he's busted bad. 700 00:31:12,147 --> 00:31:15,784 - It just jumped off the screen because you were not seeing 701 00:31:15,917 --> 00:31:18,853 it week-to-week on TV at all. 702 00:31:18,987 --> 00:31:21,523 - Right on the injured knee, Bret Hart now is like l 703 00:31:21,656 --> 00:31:23,691 an animal out of control. 704 00:31:23,825 --> 00:31:26,928 - Steve absorbed an incredible amount of punishment, 705 00:31:27,061 --> 00:31:29,397 but that was part of the Stone Cold character 706 00:31:29,531 --> 00:31:31,533 take a licking, keep on ticking. 707 00:31:31,666 --> 00:31:34,402 - Steve Austin is one tough SOB. 708 00:31:34,536 --> 00:31:37,705 - There's a certain magic that comes out from two guys 709 00:31:37,839 --> 00:31:39,274 that are just professionals. 710 00:31:39,407 --> 00:31:41,142 I was trying so hard for Steve and myself 711 00:31:41,276 --> 00:31:44,012 to do something incredible. 712 00:31:44,145 --> 00:31:45,213 [crowd cheers] 713 00:31:45,346 --> 00:31:48,716 - Bret Hart just rang of this bell. 714 00:31:48,850 --> 00:31:51,319 - Bret finally gets me in his submission hold, 715 00:31:51,453 --> 00:31:52,720 the Sharpshooter. 716 00:31:52,854 --> 00:31:53,688 - He's almost got him. 717 00:31:53,822 --> 00:31:54,789 - Sharpshooter. 718 00:31:54,923 --> 00:31:56,324 He's got it on. 719 00:31:56,457 --> 00:31:58,159 - When I put it on Steve and cranked it in, 720 00:31:58,293 --> 00:31:59,727 it's like everyone knows that's the end. 721 00:31:59,861 --> 00:32:01,796 Nobody ever gets out. 722 00:32:01,930 --> 00:32:03,498 - This is Bret Hart's move. 723 00:32:03,631 --> 00:32:07,936 - Who would blame Stone Cold if he gave up here? 724 00:32:08,069 --> 00:32:11,573 - "Stone cold" Steve Austin, the blood pouring down his face. 725 00:32:11,706 --> 00:32:12,640 He's screaming in pain. 726 00:32:12,774 --> 00:32:15,176 [crowd cheers] 727 00:32:15,310 --> 00:32:18,346 - The blood pours from that forehead of Stone Cold. 728 00:32:18,479 --> 00:32:20,815 - Ken Shamrock asking him, s doe he give up? 729 00:32:20,949 --> 00:32:22,083 - Steve, do you give up? 730 00:32:22,217 --> 00:32:23,585 - No. 731 00:32:23,718 --> 00:32:25,453 - Continues to resist the pain. 732 00:32:25,587 --> 00:32:27,088 People are standing. 733 00:32:27,222 --> 00:32:32,260 Can you imagine the pain that's rushing through Austin's body? 734 00:32:32,393 --> 00:32:36,331 - I grounded my hands into the mat, and as I pushed up 735 00:32:36,464 --> 00:32:39,400 and was straining, blood just started flowing out of my head, 736 00:32:39,534 --> 00:32:42,837 and it ran down my cheek bin etween my teeth. 737 00:32:42,971 --> 00:32:45,306 - Austin, trying to get one more rush of adrenaline. 738 00:32:45,440 --> 00:32:47,275 - It's not a pretty sight. 739 00:32:47,408 --> 00:32:50,511 - I'm thinking to myself, "God dang, this feels good." 740 00:32:53,414 --> 00:32:56,384 - Come on, Austin, come on, come on, come on, and he was 741 00:32:56,517 --> 00:32:59,120 just like, "Aah", he's just like blood crimson mess. 742 00:32:59,254 --> 00:33:00,889 It's-- Oh, man. 743 00:33:01,022 --> 00:33:01,956 - He's doing the impossible. 744 00:33:02,090 --> 00:33:02,891 - Nobody has ever done this. 745 00:33:03,024 --> 00:33:04,459 Nobody's ever broken the Sharpshooter. 746 00:33:04,592 --> 00:33:05,093 - He did it. 747 00:33:05,226 --> 00:33:05,860 He did it. 748 00:33:05,994 --> 00:33:06,628 He just did it. 749 00:33:06,761 --> 00:33:08,196 - Austin broke the Sharpshooter. 750 00:33:08,329 --> 00:33:10,765 - Tipped me over, and I remember I tipped over 751 00:33:10,899 --> 00:33:12,600 and I could feel the crowd just pop. 752 00:33:12,734 --> 00:33:14,035 Like they just like, that's what they wanted. 753 00:33:14,168 --> 00:33:16,237 They wanted him to win, and I could feel it. 754 00:33:16,371 --> 00:33:18,039 I remember I'd push myself back up, 755 00:33:18,172 --> 00:33:20,441 and I'd break their hearts when I put him back in the hold. 756 00:33:20,575 --> 00:33:22,143 - Austin will not surrender. 757 00:33:22,277 --> 00:33:24,479 He will not submit. 758 00:33:24,612 --> 00:33:26,481 - That's where you make Steve Austin. 759 00:33:26,614 --> 00:33:28,383 [crowd cheers] 760 00:33:28,516 --> 00:33:30,518 - How in the hell, Austin is not giving up, 761 00:33:30,652 --> 00:33:31,619 I can't understand. 762 00:33:31,753 --> 00:33:33,121 - Do you give up? 763 00:33:33,254 --> 00:33:34,789 - This guy's going to die in this hold, 764 00:33:34,923 --> 00:33:36,357 but he ain't going to give up. 765 00:33:36,491 --> 00:33:37,792 He ain't going to give up. 766 00:33:37,926 --> 00:33:38,893 - Ken Shamrock stopping it. 767 00:33:39,027 --> 00:33:40,495 Stopping it right now, that's it. 768 00:33:40,628 --> 00:33:42,597 [bell rings] 769 00:33:42,730 --> 00:33:43,531 - They rang the bell. 770 00:33:43,665 --> 00:33:45,066 He passed out. 771 00:33:45,199 --> 00:33:47,735 The guy never said, "I quit." 772 00:33:47,869 --> 00:33:51,806 - Austin never gave up, but he passed out with the pain. 773 00:33:51,940 --> 00:33:54,042 - He didn't quit, he didn't submit. 774 00:33:54,175 --> 00:33:57,111 That gets you respect. 775 00:33:58,780 --> 00:34:02,550 - Passing out from a submission hold, covered in blood. 776 00:34:02,684 --> 00:34:05,920 - That moment and that finish is one of the most iconic images 777 00:34:06,054 --> 00:34:07,655 maybe in wrestling. 778 00:34:07,789 --> 00:34:08,957 - Oh, yes. 779 00:34:09,090 --> 00:34:11,659 To be in that Sharpshooter, the blood pouring down his face. 780 00:34:11,793 --> 00:34:14,429 That was just such an iconic moment. 781 00:34:14,562 --> 00:34:17,699 - Austin arcing up, and the blood is on his tooth. 782 00:34:17,832 --> 00:34:18,900 - The blood goes on his teeth. 783 00:34:19,033 --> 00:34:20,301 - That's the moment where you can tell right there-- 784 00:34:20,435 --> 00:34:22,570 - The blood drop , on the teeth yes. 785 00:34:22,704 --> 00:34:23,771 - We're yelling, the blood's on the teeth. 786 00:34:23,905 --> 00:34:25,073 He's got his blue eyes. 787 00:34:25,206 --> 00:34:26,441 It's just-- It's a perfect moment. 788 00:34:26,574 --> 00:34:29,777 - It's a beautiful struggle of a guy fighting with all he's got. 789 00:34:29,911 --> 00:34:31,846 - One of the most iconic pictures in the history 790 00:34:31,980 --> 00:34:33,781 of professional wrestling. 791 00:34:33,915 --> 00:34:36,617 - There is just something about that image 792 00:34:36,751 --> 00:34:38,786 that has stood the test of time. 793 00:34:38,920 --> 00:34:42,457 It symbolizes everything Steve was about. 794 00:34:42,590 --> 00:34:48,029 You can beat him, but you can't stop him. 795 00:34:48,162 --> 00:34:51,265 - What that did for me, the fact that, hey, man, 796 00:34:51,399 --> 00:34:55,036 Stone Cold's this bad --, but he won't give up. 797 00:34:55,169 --> 00:34:57,372 He might be a piece of -- and I don't like him, 798 00:34:57,505 --> 00:34:59,240 but he won't give up. 799 00:34:59,374 --> 00:35:01,109 They knew that I would go through thick and thin 800 00:35:01,242 --> 00:35:04,345 through anything, and never ever give up, 801 00:35:04,479 --> 00:35:06,914 and that's what the blood said at the end of that match. 802 00:35:07,048 --> 00:35:11,619 - I have never seen a display of intestinal fortitude like we saw 803 00:35:11,753 --> 00:35:14,288 with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. 804 00:35:14,422 --> 00:35:15,490 - That's what touches your heart. 805 00:35:15,623 --> 00:35:17,025 When you see someone fight that hard and give 806 00:35:17,158 --> 00:35:19,794 so much of himself. 807 00:35:19,927 --> 00:35:23,531 Steve would've been a big star irregardless of that match, 808 00:35:23,665 --> 00:35:26,901 but at the same time, that match was just so iconic 809 00:35:27,035 --> 00:35:28,770 right from the moment it happened. 810 00:35:28,903 --> 00:35:31,639 Such a beautiful, violent story, 811 00:35:31,773 --> 00:35:35,443 and I think it was for sure the best match of my career. 812 00:35:38,780 --> 00:35:40,181 - Wait a minute, what's Bret doing? 813 00:35:40,314 --> 00:35:42,183 Come on, Bret, enough is enough. 814 00:35:42,316 --> 00:35:43,751 [bell rings] 815 00:35:43,885 --> 00:35:47,655 - Bret Hart then tries to go after Austin again. 816 00:35:47,789 --> 00:35:51,592 - Ken Shamrock just took down The Hitman. 817 00:35:51,726 --> 00:35:55,630 - I remember thinking to myself, "Oh, this is interesting. 818 00:35:55,763 --> 00:35:58,566 Let's see where this might go." 819 00:36:02,503 --> 00:36:04,005 - Ken Shamrock, stopping it, stopping it right now, 820 00:36:04,138 --> 00:36:05,239 that's it. 821 00:36:05,373 --> 00:36:07,508 [bell rings] 822 00:36:07,642 --> 00:36:12,747 - This finish shows how tough and amazing Stone Cold is, 823 00:36:12,880 --> 00:36:16,884 so Bret goes crazy and starts beating up the man who passed 824 00:36:17,018 --> 00:36:19,420 out from the Sharpshooter, to the point where 825 00:36:19,554 --> 00:36:22,757 Ken Shamrock has to break it up. 826 00:36:22,890 --> 00:36:27,395 - Whoa, Ken Shamrock just took down The Hitman. 827 00:36:27,528 --> 00:36:32,633 - You have this crazy face-off with Ken Shamrock from the UFC, 828 00:36:32,767 --> 00:36:34,035 and are they going fight? 829 00:36:34,168 --> 00:36:36,904 - Yes, come on, Hitman, let's see how tough you're now. 830 00:36:37,038 --> 00:36:41,109 That moment was a turning point, a major turning point 831 00:36:41,242 --> 00:36:43,644 in Bret Hart's career. 832 00:36:43,778 --> 00:36:47,915 - Listen to this chorus of boos directed at Bret Hart. 833 00:36:48,049 --> 00:36:51,185 - He just turned and walked away like a coward. 834 00:36:51,319 --> 00:36:52,820 Oh, my goodness. 835 00:36:52,954 --> 00:36:56,824 - Amazing storytelling to think of how when I walked out 836 00:36:56,958 --> 00:36:59,260 to the ring, and I'm the hero, then I beat the crap 837 00:36:59,393 --> 00:37:02,230 out of this guy, and leave him a bloody mess in the ring. 838 00:37:02,363 --> 00:37:06,667 - These fans are livid at the absence of Bret Hart. 839 00:37:06,801 --> 00:37:09,070 - I'm walking back to the dress room and you can see everyone 840 00:37:09,203 --> 00:37:11,305 is giving me the finger. 841 00:37:11,439 --> 00:37:13,407 It's like everybody was turning on me. 842 00:37:13,541 --> 00:37:16,644 All I did was give this guy what he had coming. 843 00:37:16,777 --> 00:37:18,045 It's kind of like, if people feel sorry 844 00:37:18,179 --> 00:37:20,114 for the shark in Jaws. 845 00:37:20,248 --> 00:37:23,050 - That point, Bret was just seen like such a bastard. 846 00:37:23,184 --> 00:37:26,020 Like just, he kicks the guy while he's down. 847 00:37:26,154 --> 00:37:28,523 - He's going to walk out of here on his own. 848 00:37:28,656 --> 00:37:32,226 Man's man, I'll tell you that, whether you like him or not. 849 00:37:32,393 --> 00:37:34,795 - Austin as the hero was well still getting up and walking 850 00:37:34,929 --> 00:37:35,997 out of the ring. 851 00:37:36,130 --> 00:37:37,298 I think that was like a really pivotal moment. 852 00:37:37,431 --> 00:37:38,666 - Yes, that's true. 853 00:37:38,799 --> 00:37:40,701 - He wasn't going to let anyone help him. 854 00:37:40,835 --> 00:37:42,803 - No one could help him. 855 00:37:42,937 --> 00:37:45,706 - The fans are focused on "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. 856 00:37:45,840 --> 00:37:47,241 I'm getting the tingles in the scalp, 857 00:37:47,375 --> 00:37:49,811 which tells me it was effective 25 years later. 858 00:37:49,944 --> 00:37:51,646 It still makes my head tingle, 859 00:37:51,779 --> 00:37:56,684 because you got to appreciate this guy, he's a warrior. 860 00:37:56,817 --> 00:37:59,053 He is one of the best to ever do it. 861 00:37:59,187 --> 00:38:02,456 [crowd chanting "Austin"] 862 00:38:02,590 --> 00:38:05,660 - Because of the way the psychology of the match flowed, 863 00:38:05,793 --> 00:38:07,528 I went in as the bad guy. 864 00:38:07,662 --> 00:38:10,865 He went in as a good guy, by the time it was over, 865 00:38:10,998 --> 00:38:12,833 he came out the bad guy. 866 00:38:12,967 --> 00:38:14,969 I came out somewhat the good guy. 867 00:38:15,102 --> 00:38:16,604 That is a double turn. 868 00:38:16,737 --> 00:38:19,006 That is one of the hardest things to ever do 869 00:38:19,140 --> 00:38:21,309 in the business of sports entertainment. 870 00:38:21,442 --> 00:38:26,247 That night it was pulled off at perfection at WrestleMania 13. 871 00:38:27,582 --> 00:38:30,218 - To take one guy, who's this Canadian hero, 872 00:38:30,351 --> 00:38:33,054 and this total anti-hero and switch them, 873 00:38:33,187 --> 00:38:34,989 make one a babyface and make one a heel. 874 00:38:35,122 --> 00:38:39,627 It shows you how good these two guys were, and we were sitting 875 00:38:39,760 --> 00:38:42,096 in the back watching this thing going, 876 00:38:42,230 --> 00:38:44,966 "Man, this is Shakespeare at its finest." 877 00:38:45,099 --> 00:38:46,634 - It was a piece of art. 878 00:38:46,767 --> 00:38:48,736 If you talk about great WrestleMania matches 879 00:38:48,869 --> 00:38:53,307 through the years, to me, I feel like Hogan and Andre, 880 00:38:53,441 --> 00:38:55,810 Shawn and Taker, and then I think there's 881 00:38:55,943 --> 00:38:59,347 Bret and Steve at WrestleMania 13. 882 00:38:59,480 --> 00:39:01,148 - It goes back to what I keep saying is that, 883 00:39:01,282 --> 00:39:02,650 it was like a school fight. 884 00:39:02,783 --> 00:39:04,552 I remember at a particular school fight, 885 00:39:04,685 --> 00:39:07,688 where there was one kid that was like a babyface and another kid 886 00:39:07,822 --> 00:39:09,590 that was like a heel. 887 00:39:09,724 --> 00:39:11,926 I remember the guy that was the babyface 888 00:39:12,059 --> 00:39:13,494 end up winning the fight. 889 00:39:13,628 --> 00:39:15,897 I remember in that fight going to school the next day 890 00:39:16,030 --> 00:39:17,431 and talking to friends and stuff. 891 00:39:17,565 --> 00:39:19,800 Everybody was on the bad guy's side. 892 00:39:19,934 --> 00:39:22,770 Everybody liked the bad guy for losing and the good guy, the guy 893 00:39:22,903 --> 00:39:25,973 that won, everybody stayed away from him, 894 00:39:26,107 --> 00:39:28,309 and shunned him a little bit. 895 00:39:28,442 --> 00:39:31,512 When I actually take that lousy stinking hyena, 896 00:39:31,646 --> 00:39:35,016 "Stone Cold" Steven Austin beat him to a bloody pulp, 897 00:39:35,149 --> 00:39:37,818 you somehow find it in your hearts to abandon me 898 00:39:37,952 --> 00:39:40,354 and cheer for him. 899 00:39:40,488 --> 00:39:45,159 I remember just thinking like, "Wow, it's so much similar the 900 00:39:45,293 --> 00:39:48,896 psychology of it, was just amazing to see it play out." 901 00:39:49,030 --> 00:39:51,899 All you American wrestling fans coast-to-coast, 902 00:39:52,033 --> 00:39:54,068 you don't respect me. 903 00:39:54,201 --> 00:39:59,173 Well, the fact is, I don't respect you. 904 00:39:59,307 --> 00:40:01,509 - For Bret, it allowed him go into some territory 905 00:40:01,642 --> 00:40:03,377 he hadn't been in, in a while. 906 00:40:03,511 --> 00:40:05,313 Allowed him to be a bad guy. 907 00:40:05,446 --> 00:40:10,318 - One of these days, I'm going to look down at your grave, 908 00:40:10,451 --> 00:40:14,722 and it's going to say, "Here lies Bret "The Hitman" Hart, 909 00:40:14,855 --> 00:40:16,524 that biggest piece of crap that 910 00:40:16,657 --> 00:40:18,726 ever walked the face of the earth." 911 00:40:18,859 --> 00:40:20,895 - For Steve Austin, it's like, 912 00:40:21,028 --> 00:40:23,197 "All right, the sky is the limit." 913 00:40:23,331 --> 00:40:25,933 - The Austin Era has begun. 914 00:40:26,067 --> 00:40:30,137 Stone Cold's eight-year journey has been culminated 915 00:40:30,271 --> 00:40:32,540 with WWE gold. 916 00:40:32,673 --> 00:40:38,312 - Bret, as his foe really served as the person who allowed fans 917 00:40:38,446 --> 00:40:43,451 to take Steve Austin to be just as good as he was. 918 00:40:49,357 --> 00:40:51,392 - I thought it was sexy the other way. 919 00:40:51,525 --> 00:40:52,660 [laughs] 920 00:40:52,793 --> 00:40:56,097 - It's always nice to hear that. 921 00:40:56,230 --> 00:40:58,165 We're actually pretty good friends, and we've always 922 00:40:58,299 --> 00:41:00,401 been good friends. 923 00:41:00,534 --> 00:41:01,335 - He's a good guy. 924 00:41:01,469 --> 00:41:03,237 Hands down, I love him. 925 00:41:03,371 --> 00:41:04,572 - I've had Steve text me and go, 926 00:41:04,705 --> 00:41:07,842 "I'm watching our match WrestleMania 13 right now." 927 00:41:07,975 --> 00:41:09,343 - Neither individual, I don't believe will ever 928 00:41:09,477 --> 00:41:11,779 be the same after this match. 929 00:41:11,912 --> 00:41:14,515 - I don't know how many times I've dug out that tape and 930 00:41:14,648 --> 00:41:16,717 that match, and put it on, and I always walked out 931 00:41:16,851 --> 00:41:18,819 of the room like I was the king of the world. 932 00:41:18,953 --> 00:41:20,888 - Bret's one of the best I've ever worked with, 933 00:41:21,021 --> 00:41:22,990 and the biggest thing with Bret and I, 934 00:41:23,124 --> 00:41:25,559 is we always trusted each other. 935 00:41:25,693 --> 00:41:27,895 It was a bond and a brotherhood. 936 00:41:28,029 --> 00:41:29,764 From the bottom of the heart, I want to thank you 937 00:41:29,897 --> 00:41:31,866 for everything that you've done for me and my career, 938 00:41:31,999 --> 00:41:35,369 and I've always looked up to you, admired your work, 939 00:41:35,503 --> 00:41:38,472 and it was always a pleasure to be in the ring with you. 940 00:41:38,606 --> 00:41:40,508 - If you like Holyfield and Tyson, 941 00:41:40,641 --> 00:41:42,643 you're going to love this. 942 00:41:42,777 --> 00:41:46,013 - It was two of the greatest stars of their era at their very 943 00:41:46,147 --> 00:41:49,250 best, bringing out the best in each other. 944 00:41:49,383 --> 00:41:50,818 - This is a war. 945 00:41:50,951 --> 00:41:54,321 - We were very compatible, went together like two plugs. 946 00:41:54,455 --> 00:41:56,190 It was perfect. 947 00:41:56,323 --> 00:41:58,159 - We brought out the best in each other 948 00:41:58,292 --> 00:42:00,261 and it was reality based. 949 00:42:00,394 --> 00:42:02,897 If you put the letter S in front of Hitman, 950 00:42:03,030 --> 00:42:06,567 you've had my exact opinion of Bret Hart. 951 00:42:06,700 --> 00:42:09,136 - Man, the fans were so into this rivalry. 952 00:42:09,270 --> 00:42:10,871 They loved Bret Hart at the time. 953 00:42:11,005 --> 00:42:13,207 They hated Stone Cold at the time, 954 00:42:13,340 --> 00:42:16,377 and it lasted so long that it even switched over 955 00:42:16,510 --> 00:42:18,212 [chuckles] at the end. 956 00:42:18,345 --> 00:42:21,348 - I don't think anyone else around that time period 957 00:42:21,482 --> 00:42:24,351 could have made Steve the way Bret did. 958 00:42:24,485 --> 00:42:26,787 - Renee, did Steve pull you over to the dark side 959 00:42:26,921 --> 00:42:28,189 when this story was over? 960 00:42:28,322 --> 00:42:29,523 - Hell, yes, he did. 961 00:42:29,657 --> 00:42:31,125 [laughter] 962 00:42:31,258 --> 00:42:32,827 - Steve would've always been a a big star here 963 00:42:32,960 --> 00:42:34,628 regardless of what happened with me. 964 00:42:34,762 --> 00:42:36,797 But I'd like to think that I held the-- 965 00:42:36,931 --> 00:42:38,099 Opened the door for him. 966 00:42:38,232 --> 00:42:41,902 - He was of paramount importance to my career. 967 00:42:42,036 --> 00:42:44,605 Without Bret, I don't think you got Stone Cold. 968 00:42:44,738 --> 00:42:47,441 Propose a toast to the best there is, 969 00:42:47,575 --> 00:42:50,244 the best there was, and the best there ever will be. 970 00:42:50,377 --> 00:42:52,079 Thank you for coming down to The Broken Skull Sessions, 971 00:42:52,213 --> 00:42:55,416 and that's the bottom line, because Stone Cold said so. 972 00:42:55,549 --> 00:42:56,183 Cheers. 973 00:42:56,317 --> 00:42:59,286 - Cheers.