Smacktalk Radio Live (Smacktalk Radio Live!) aired their WWE 'Money in the Bank' preview episode Thursday and had a chance to speak with Bret 'The Hitman' Hart on a variety of topics. Smacktalk Radio Live is a weekly radio program designed to catch everyone up on the world of pro wrestling. (@SRLradio on Twitter and in the iTunes Store)
Bret Hart on the concept of the MITB ladder match and whether he would of liked to have participated in one:
I think Im the guy that brought the ladder match concept to the company in the first place. I brought it from Calgary and Shawn stole the idea from me. I wouldnt really say its a touchy subject but we all know what happened, Shawn too. I think if they hadnt stole the idea from me and used it at Wrestlemania, I think I wouldve had a ladder match with Owen instead of a cage match. The concept was great, and Shawn got all the credit for having a great match with Razor Ramon, but its easy to take someones idea and do all the spots. Theres nothing but suspense in a ladder match. But you have guys like Edge and the Hardy Boys who have taken the concept much further than it was. I think it would have been interesting to see Bret Hart and the Dynamite kid in a ladder match say circa 1987-88. But a lot of wrestlers have come down the road who have improved on the match INCLUDING Shawn and Razor, I mean give them credit they deserve, they had a great ladder match. It stills stands out to people as being one of the greatest of all time. And I have no problem saying that, it was a greatmatch. The [MITB] is a different idea its at least different and interesting and its not so easy to be different and interesting all the time.
On the future of pro wrestling in Canada:
I think there have been a lot of great Canadian wrestlers and wrestlings still really popular in Canada. I think youre going to see a lot guys in the future wholl aspire to be the next Bret Hart or Owen Hart or Chris Jericho. I think if anything, in Canada theyre held to a higher standard, and in the dressing rooms and stuff like that youre actually respected and required to be a little more respectful than the American guys are down south and that always pays off. Guys who are in the WWE who are Canadian are always humble and are really hard workers and guys that dont really complain a lot. It has a lot to do with why they do as well as they do its because they have a good attitude. Wrestlers from Canada always have good attitudes. They always have their feet on the ground, theyre not troublemakers or complainers when things dont go right. Theyre just a little more rational. American wrestlers are a little more hot under the collar, alittle more opinionated, and sometimes, just sometimes, theyre a little bit harder to deal with. The egos sometimes get out of check and other things hold them back. I find Canadian guys never forget where they came from, and remember being that kid staring up for an autograph.
Bret Hart on the concept of the MITB ladder match and whether he would of liked to have participated in one:
I think Im the guy that brought the ladder match concept to the company in the first place. I brought it from Calgary and Shawn stole the idea from me. I wouldnt really say its a touchy subject but we all know what happened, Shawn too. I think if they hadnt stole the idea from me and used it at Wrestlemania, I think I wouldve had a ladder match with Owen instead of a cage match. The concept was great, and Shawn got all the credit for having a great match with Razor Ramon, but its easy to take someones idea and do all the spots. Theres nothing but suspense in a ladder match. But you have guys like Edge and the Hardy Boys who have taken the concept much further than it was. I think it would have been interesting to see Bret Hart and the Dynamite kid in a ladder match say circa 1987-88. But a lot of wrestlers have come down the road who have improved on the match INCLUDING Shawn and Razor, I mean give them credit they deserve, they had a great ladder match. It stills stands out to people as being one of the greatest of all time. And I have no problem saying that, it was a greatmatch. The [MITB] is a different idea its at least different and interesting and its not so easy to be different and interesting all the time.
On the future of pro wrestling in Canada:
I think there have been a lot of great Canadian wrestlers and wrestlings still really popular in Canada. I think youre going to see a lot guys in the future wholl aspire to be the next Bret Hart or Owen Hart or Chris Jericho. I think if anything, in Canada theyre held to a higher standard, and in the dressing rooms and stuff like that youre actually respected and required to be a little more respectful than the American guys are down south and that always pays off. Guys who are in the WWE who are Canadian are always humble and are really hard workers and guys that dont really complain a lot. It has a lot to do with why they do as well as they do its because they have a good attitude. Wrestlers from Canada always have good attitudes. They always have their feet on the ground, theyre not troublemakers or complainers when things dont go right. Theyre just a little more rational. American wrestlers are a little more hot under the collar, alittle more opinionated, and sometimes, just sometimes, theyre a little bit harder to deal with. The egos sometimes get out of check and other things hold them back. I find Canadian guys never forget where they came from, and remember being that kid staring up for an autograph.
