The past few days have seen the impossible in the worlds of sports & pro wrestling. The Philadelphia Flyers bounced back from a 3 game deficit against the Boston Bruins & won 4 games in a row, sending them to the Eastern Conference Finals against the Montreal Canadiens (LET’S GO FLYERS).
Last night saw something else I’m sure nobody, myself included, thought they would ever see. WWE Hall of Famer Bret “The Hitman” Hart captured his fifth United States Championship. I’ll say it again as I’m sure you are shocked. Your winner, and NEW United States Champion, Bret Hart. Needless to say, I’m still stunned reading it. Now, you’re probably thinking 1 of 2 things. The first…is it the 1990’s all over again? Bret Hart holds the US Title in WWE & Kevin Nash and Scott Hall hold the Tag Team Titles in TNA…*scratches head* The second…isn’t this a WCW/TNA like move by the part of WWE? Why put a major title on a broken down wrestler like Bret Hart? Isn’t this a dumb thing to do? The answer to that question is…NO.
Now you’re probably asking “But Chris…why is it justified for WWE to put a major championship on Bret Hart & not okay for TNA to put major titles on Hall & Nash?” There are 2 answers to this question.
2. Bret Hart like it or not, is a name. He’s a multi-time World Champion & a Hall of Famer. He is one of the greats. Whoever WWE has Bret drop the US Title to, be it the Miz in a rematch or someone else, is going to get a HUGE rub from it. A strong heel persona or someone turning heel can then tout in promos & add to their character “I beat WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart & I beat him for the United States Championship”. In the minds of the fans (especially the younger ones…WWE’s target audience) who don’t know how the business operates, that could be huge for them & get them talking about said heel. For example, let’s say Miz regains or the belt goes to another wrestler…”Well if Miz (or so & so) can defeat Bret Hart for the US Title, what’s next for him? Who else can he beat?” It generates interest. Now I know you’re saying “But Chris, Hall & Nash are names. What’s the difference?” Look at TNA’s roster. Seriously…look at the tag teams. If the Dudleys beat them…so what? They’re the greatest tag team in the world today. If Ink Inc beats them…so what? They’re already name talent; it doesn’t help their careers any. If Beer Money beats them…you see my point. There’s only one team in TNA that would be helped by beating Hall & Nash. I think it’s painfully obvious, so I’m withholding the name. I want to see if TNA can actually figure that out.
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Order the WWE DVD WWE – Bret “Hitman” Hart: The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be.
Read more about Bret Hart in his autobiography – Hitman: My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling.
Order the new Hart family tribute, Hart and Soul: The Hart Family Anthology DVD
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