When Bret Hart left WWE on bad terms following the 1997 Survivor Series, he signaled WCW in the air — we all knew what his next step would be. The one dream match-up that fans were looking forward to was the recently-retired Sting versus Bret Hart. Both were arguably the franchise players in their respective companies for years, and they even boasted the same finishing hold, the Sharpshooter/Scorpion Deathlock. Fans would get that match-up on several occasions, including high profile bouts on pay-per-view, but the narratives surrounding their feud could have been better, something that Bret Hart blames on Eric Bischoff’s lack of direction.
On the most recent episode of Hart’s The Sharpshooter Show podcast, the former WCW and WWE champion reflected on his past in WCW, and called upon his memories of wrestling soon-to-be WWE Hall of Famer Sting as one of his only good recollections of his time with the Atlanta-based wrestling organization.
I really didn’t enjoy anything. If I had to sum up what one thing I did like, I would probably say wrestling Sting. Sting was a class guy, just a first rate guy. Great guy to work with. Great guy to talk to. Great guy to hang out with. A real friend. No ego. Never saw any ounce of ego. Just a team player all the way and I always had a lot of respect for him. He really made coming to work fun. When I look back today, I just have mounds of respect for Sting. When I watch some of our matches back, they were actually pretty good. Considering we had absolutely no direction. Absolutely no storyline. Nothing made any sense. He was always able to make sense of the most stupid stuff that Bischoff could come up with. I just have so much respect for the fact that he was there as long as he was and he just was a guy… you never forget guys like Sting. He was just there every day. Showed up for work and did the best he could every night. He made a real difference to guys like me in the dressing room that almost lost hope working there.
Check out the full podcast below. The comments on Sting start around the 1:05:10 minute mark.
(Via WrestleZone)
