No it's not cringey and Vince is completely at fault
Is it cringey how serious Bret Hart took wrasslin?
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Didn't he tap out clean to Lex Luger?Bret literally did not put anyone over who wasn’t in his own family
You telling me there was no one in the late 80s to late 90s who wasn’t worthy of beating Bret Hart?
itiswhatitis
All Star
Is it really the most respected?
richaveli83
Veteran
Yeah he did take it seriously but he was that damn good and reached the biggest heights of the industry. Made a lot of money, is an icon, and didn't have to have constant stays in rehab due to alcoholism and drug addiction. 
Yup, shouldnt even be a knock against him because you supposed to take your profession serious. Not to mention he was born and raised into the industry so it's different how he perceives it.Yeah he did take it seriously but he was that damn good and reached the biggest heights of the industry. Made a lot of money, is an icon, and didn't have to have constant stays in rehab due to alcoholism and drug addiction.
MightyHealthy
said what he said
Rell Lauren
Banned
No. Taking your craft seriously shouldn't be seen as a bad thing. It's why wrestling is where it is today. Too many guys don't take the craft seriously. Their bodies look like crap and they're more worried about getting a pop from the crowd than putting together a good match. Guys like Bret that made it acceptable to watch wrestling. Now it's a joke.
Rell Lauren
Banned
Shawn Michaels was a terrible representative for the company. He was a pretty bad person outside of the ring. Bret saw that and felt that with it being a business that's image heavy, someone like this can't represent the company regardless of how talented he is. Shawn was one of those guys who could have ended up getting killed outside of the ring because of how he carried himself.
Bret tapped clean to the torture rack in WCW, for the US title I believe.
I was sick over it, I think that was the only time Bret has ever tapped clean on tv before.
KFBF
Superstar
What's cringe is HBK, Nash, etc. pretending they didn't care.
Riley Escobar
GOAT
The simple fact is that Bret refused to lose to HBK and used the Canada shyt as an excuse. Given his upbringing and the fact his dad ran one of the most iconic territories of all time, nobody more than Bret would know the “go out on your back, looking at the lights” shyt, but all of a sudden when it came to him doing it he chose not to
For a man that took wrestling perhaps more seriously than anyone else and for a man who was all about the old school traditions, he didn’t give a shyt about them when it came to protecting his image
For a man that took wrestling perhaps more seriously than anyone else and for a man who was all about the old school traditions, he didn’t give a shyt about them when it came to protecting his image
Saysumthinfunnymike
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The simple fact is that Bret refused to lose to HBK and used the Canada shyt as an excuse. Given his upbringing and the fact his dad ran one of the most iconic territories of all time, nobody more than Bret would know the “go out on your back, looking at the lights” shyt, but all of a sudden when it came to him doing it he chose not to
For a man that took wrestling perhaps more seriously than anyone else and for a man who was all about the old school traditions, he didn’t give a shyt about them when it came to protecting his image
Nonsense. He gave him the rub at WM 12 and put him over as the next star of the company. All Shawn proceeded to do after that was "lose his smile" anytime Bret was supposed to get something positive out of a match or angle..
Bret did the right thing. Never let anyone disrespect you..