WrestleZone Radio is proud to present the latest episode of The Sharpshooter Show w/ Bret “The Hitman” Hart!
It also features WrestleZone Daily’s host Nick Hausman as the co-host and commentary from Bret’s sons Blade & Dallas.
This episode is made possible by The Sharpshooter Show’s official sponsors Mad River Bar & Grille, Shoe City & Sharpshooter Funding.
In this post you will find some transcribed quotes from Bret from this week’s show including:
- His thoughts on fans not being happy that Natalya isn’t pushed harder in the WWE Divas division
- Triple H defeating fan favorite wrestlers like Dean Ambrose & Dolph Ziggler to get heated up for WrestleMania 32
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On fans that are upset that Natalya is not pushed more prominently in the WWE Divas division:
BH: Natalya is a big part of the Total Diva’s show which is it’s own sort of vehicle and it’s got it’s own strengths. It’s a really popular show, highly rated and I think Vince and WWE tend to push someone who is not on the show. They keep them kind of separate. Whether that is the reason or not I think Natalya is not just a great wrestler. Maybe one of the greatest female wrestlers of all time. You just look at how she wrestles and her style. She never has a bad match. She is always in the right position. The way she moves and executes… any young girl watching wrestling, I can tell you, if you want to watch wrestling and learn how to do stuff you watch what Natalya does. Almost all of the girls in the backstage area they all watch Natalya. They all go to her when they need to know how to put something on or how to do this move or, “how would you go about this or that?” She’s the go-to girl. Pound for pound she is one of the greatest of all time.
On the decision to have Triple H beat fan favorite wrestlers like Dean Ambrose & Dolph Ziggler to get heated up for WrestleMania 32:
BH: Nepotism is running rampant in that company. I don’t know. You gotta do what they tell you to do. Usually you like to think there’s some kind of motive or there’s a direction or there’s a target that they are aiming for or a reason for why they do things. It’s hard to say. You go back to saying, “Does it really make sense for Triple H to be nineteen time World Champion?” I don’t know. There’s a lot of things that I question. I look at the Royal Rumble as where it really starts. Whatever happens at the Royal Rumble really sets the stage for WrestleMania. I thought Royal Rumble was one of the worst PPVs I ever watched. The way they used certain guys. The way The Big Show walked in, the biggest guy in wrestling and basically got thrown out in thirty seconds like a bag of sh*t. I don’t understand it. Same with Mark Henry. There’s a lot of things that I question. How is it that amazingly Triple H gets the number thirty? I love Roman Reigns, I really do, I think he’s a really talented guy but the whole storyline where he got injured, then disappeared and then showed up at the very end was like, “Boring.” It’s so over done. So predictable. Who didn’t see that coming? To me, they wonder why they have trouble getting over and it’s like they aren’t building this guy right and they never have. The best thing Roman Reigns could do is turn heel and start to build his audience back by being the heel he used to be. It seems like it might work. If that’s the case, look at Dean Ambrose, he shows that vulnerability. He sells, he gets hurt and people start to feel for him and they start to go with him. He works hard. You wonder why CM Punk got over and Daniel Bryan got over. It’s because they work hard every night. The bell rings and they leave it all in the ring. They give everything they’ve got and people go, “I like this guy because he’s killing himself out there for me.”
Some of the topics discussed during the opening “Sharpshooter With Bret Hart” discussion portion of the show include:
- Bret’s actual whereabouts during WWE Roadblock not being what WWE reported
- Fans that are upset that Natalya is not pushed more prominently in the WWE Divas division
- The chemistry between Ric Flair & Charlotte
- Another WWE Diva he sees big things in store for
- Whether or not Brock Lesnar has lost any luster now that he has occasional matches with mid-card talent
- Mick Foley passing the hardcore torch to Dean Ambrose
- The decision to have Triple H beat fan favorite wrestlers like Dean Ambrose & Dolph Ziggler to get heated up for WrestleMania 32
- The Undertaker’s storyline with Vince & Shane McMahon
- If Kurt Angle getting one more run in WWE is a good idea
- More…
Once the news is out of the way Bret dives in to his archives and picks a classic match to feature in this week’s Hit Of The Week. This week Bret has picked his Summerslam 1993 matches against Doink the Clown & Jerry Lawler to take a look back at. Taking fans behind the scenes to talk about:
- Bret and Jerry Lawler’s real life relationship
- His respect for Lawler as a heel
- How great Matt Bourne was as Doink the Clown
- A prank that Bret, Owen & Pat Patterson played on Bruce Hart just before the match
- How physical Jerry Lawler was when he would use weapons in the ring
- Bret refusing to release the Sharpshooter on Jerry Lawler for over five minutes
- More…
After flashing back to 1993 Bret then welcomes to the show his special guest San Francisco 49er’s wide receiver Torrey Smith. Torrey chats candidly with Bret about:
- His favorite Bret Hart memory as a kid
- Why there have been so many pro football players that have become pro wrestlers
- If Torrey thinks the NFL should have more pro wrestling styled showmanship
- How WWE & the NFL have dealt with the issue of concussions
- Torrey & Bret’s friendship and respect for Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
- Torrey’s work with The Torrey Smith Foundation & Donor’s Choose
- More…
This episode also features Bret, Blade & Dallas giving their “4 Out Of 10” award of the week as well as answering questions from the #AskTheHitman mailbag.
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