Bret Hart vs Stone Cold in submission match at Wrestlemania 13 is GOAT match status

[Lord Scion]

Austin's matches before his injury

 

[CJ]

Bret Hart: “We’ve talked lots of times about that match but I really think there was some great art being made, you could never duplicate that art. The artistry that came from that time period. It’s amazing because I know that in Survivor Series when we fought, you and I, we tried so hard to make that the greatest match of all-time. We really gave our all for that so when it was over it was like, “We did everything. We did everything we could think of, every move, every bang”‘ I thought we took it to the edge and then all of the sudden the way I remember how we got worked at WrestleMania 13 it was kind of last minute, kind of like, “Okay we’re going to slap Bret Hart and Steve Austin together again.” They got kind of a building thing going and it’s like, “Yeah but we just worked a month ago kind of thing,” “Well you’re going to work again, we’re going to make it a no-holds barred match”, and I remember at the time thinking, “No holds barred, that takes out pinfalls so that makes it even more boring and more harder, we’re not going to have the same.” I remember thinking about the match I had with Bob Backlund, the I-Quit match which I think is the only disaster match I ever had. So anyway I don’t think anyone ever realized, I know I didn’t, that that would be such a great match. I think going into it I thought it was going to be awful hard to duplicate what he had already done before.”

Steve Austin: “Well when you’re talking about that match and us going back together so soon I had just injured my knee, I was in San Antonio, I was off, it was about two-three weeks before WrestleMania 13 and I was at home watching Monday Night RAW when Vince made the announcement that in a submission match in the semi-main would be Stone Cold Steve Austin and Bret The Hitman Hart! I was watching TV, I’m in the match, I just found out about it, the submission match totally pissed me off because you know I didn’t have a whole arsenal of offensive moves anyway and I damned sure didn’t have any submission moves. Maybe one? So I was petrified, mortified, and pissed off, of course I hadn’t been in the company long enough for them to consult me or ask if it was okay if they book me in a match, but I was hotter than son of a b*tch.”

It's interesting to read their fear of this match, as you could barely tell come ring time. Sometimes natural chemistry can trump all.

 

[MushroomX]

Bret's toughness was because Stu Hart beat the shyt out of him in the dungeon. I can imagine the punishment Stu put on the family if they were to enter the business. The only ones he would allow, were the ones who were going to be better than himself. #DungeonMadeDungeonTough

 

[Jmare007]

No doubt one of the GOAT matches. The double turn at the end

 

[Dog Based Gremlin]

I miss when matches felt real. When it really felt like these dudes HATED each other instead of feeling like a performance.

some of the realest shyt ever said in the TSC, matches dont have that feeling no mo'

 

[Ed MOTHEREFFING G]

Everytime I see young Stone GOAT Steve Austin Im always like Why can't I be such a badass?

Why

Dude was tough for NO REASON

 

[CJ]

some of the realest shyt ever said in the TSC, matches dont have that feeling no mo'

Yup, it's true I do get that feeling a bit when Cena/Punk are in the ring together, as you know there is some real heat deep down between them, coupled with their contrast of style, has given us some solid matches.

 

[Dog Based Gremlin]

Yup, it's true I do get that feeling a bit when Cena/Punk are in the ring together, as you know there is some real heat deep down between them, coupled with their contrast of style, has given us some solid matches.

yeah thats the last time WWE made us believe that there was legit heat. Even if these nikkas were best buddies, it made perfect sense in a pro wrestling environment

Thats one cool thing about Cena, he's a main eventer builder because everyone has been held down by his 7 years of Dominance

 

[Crack Daniels]

GOAT feud

 

[2Quik4UHoes]

This was one of the matches that laid the foundation for Stone GOAT's legacy.

 

[Lucky Millionaire]

This was one of the matches that laid the foundation for Stone GOAT's legacy.

One of? This IS the match that made Stone Cold.

Hogan vs Savage is the best storyline of the 80s and this is the best of the 90s IMO. As a kid SCSA was Buzz Lightyear, the black and white vignettes, plain black trunks, that episode of him beating Bret's ass in the ambulance (one of Raw's best), his demeanor Austin had it all and was on fire in 97. Add to the fact I HATED Bret/Hart Foundation as a kid it was extra gratifying to legit see Bret go at the crowd turning against him. Surreal moment as a kid seeing Austin get that love for being badass.

In hindsight Bret turned heel because of the fans which IIRC has never happened up until that point where the fans dictated a turn. Not to mention having a character act as a tweener based on geography was mindblowing.

One of WWF's greatest and most important matches ever.

 

[Scottie Drippin]

And to think, this match doesn't happen if the GOAT doesn't lose his smile.

Kliq does what's best for business

 

[CJ]

And to think, this match doesn't happen if the GOAT doesn't lose his smile.

Kliq does what's best for business

If it didn't, then Bret goes over HBK in a 5-star for the title as initially planned. Win/win either way

 

[Scottie Drippin]

If it didn't, then Bret goes over HBK in a 5-star for the title as initially planned. Win/win either way

We saw what type of match they had in Face v Face encounters. Fast forward a year where audiences were turning on BOTH of their face runs, and Bret/Shawn at WM13 would have been a disaster.

 

[CJ]

We saw what type of match they had in Face v Face encounters. Fast forward a year where audiences were turning on BOTH of their face runs, and Bret/Shawn at WM13 would have been a disaster.

I can't see Chicago no-selling a Bret/Shawn re-match. They'll pick a side on some GBE vs BDK type shyt Insert SCSA as special guest ref for additional #fukkery