Each episode also features his sons Blade & Dallas as well as WrestleZone Radio’s Nick Hausman as the co-hosts. You can find some of Bret’s comments from the episode transcribed below.
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On what it was like being backstage with WWE again at Payback:
BH: I had a great time. I enjoyed it immensely. I got to spend some quality time with Nattie. It was clearly a busy, hectic week for her but we found the time. I’d say it was a very positive, successful weekend. I thought it was great. I can’t say enough about the ovation I got in Chicago. It was awesome. Great. A lot of memories walking around at the what I know as The Rosemont. A lot of memories. We were walking the way you walk out to the ring and the whole walk from the dressing room is the same walk it always was. Just doing that brought back so many memories. I could remember sitting on the ringside with Steve Austin prior to us wrestling. I remember when I was with Nattie talking about the match we were sitting in the same spot doing the same thing I used to do with Steve Austin. For me personally it was a lot of good memories. The Rosemont was always, and I can say this with pride, I always worked my hardest there. I always tried to give them 100% every time I ever wrestled in that building. Whether it was WrestleMania 2 in the big battle royal or even with Steve Austin at WrestleMania XIII. I’m curious if any of the fans remember an awesome cage match I had with Shawn Michaels. Whether it was the blood in the match or maybe because it was one of the best cage matches in WWE history that no one remembers or is talked about because it wasn’t on television. It was a house show. For me, going back to The Rosemont brought back so many memories. Seeing all the wrestlers, I got treated so well by so many of them. From Stephanie to Shane to… everybody. Just seeing everybody. I got to see Sasha Banks and I think she’s a big listener of the show, funny enough. You’d be surprised how many of the wrestlers had positive things to say about The Sharpshooter Show. I was surprised to know how many of them are listening and riveted to every word that we’re saying. Even some of the referees and stuff.
On F4WOnline.com’s report that Bret talked with Triple H for a half an hour backstage before the show:
BH: We met and we talked but it was nothing special. If anything it was just more about our health. We had some more laughs than anything about Ric Flair and stuff like that. Triple H was very cordial to me and treated me like a million bucks. He treated me great and I have no complaints about anything. He treated me really good and so did Stephanie for that matter. With Stephanie I felt that she was honestly or genuinely worried about me when I had the cancer. I think she was just really glad to see me. Maybe it was the same with Triple H. That can never be a bad thing. I sensed a lot of sincerity there on everyone’s part. From Vince down to Triple H to Shane. Shane was very gracious and had some really nice things to say about me that I had forgot about. I was a very protective guy of Shane years ago when he was just a young guy in the business. I looked out for him a lot and I think it was nice for him to tell me that. That he never forgot how much I looked out for him and protected him from a lot of the vices and evils that were lurking about in pro wrestling.
Related: “Chicago Screwjob” Finish Plans, Bret Hart and Triple H Talk, More on Ryback’s Current WWE TV Status This episode features Bret and his sons Blade & Dallas talking to WrestleZone Radio’s Nick Hausman about a variety of topics including:
- What it was like for Bret to be backstage and working with WWE again at Payback
- What his interactions with Triple H, Stephanie, Shane and Vince were like
- Vince’s concern for Bret’s health and wanting to keep him limited in Natalya’s match
- How the idea of “The Chicago Screw Job” came about
- What the original plan was for Bret at the end of Natalya and Charlotte’s match
- The WWE continuing to revisit The Montreal Screw Job
- Charles Robinson getting to work with Ric Flair again
- The atmosphere backstage at WWE Payback after Enzo’s injury
- Ric Flair seemingly threatening a fight with Natalya on RAW
- Charlotte’s concerns for her Dad and how much he’s willing to do in the ring
- Whether or not it was difficult for Bret to put The Sharpshooter on Ric Flair
- Blade & Dallas’ memories of Vince McMahon
- Vince McMahon’s impressive food spread at WWE events compared to the catering that wrestlers get
- Bret’s take on the tension between Shane and Stephanie McMahon backstage at WWE Payback
- Ryback asking to be taken off the road by WWE and the recent outspoken comments he released about the way WWE pays and treats it’s talent
- The way it was determined how much wrestlers got paid back when Bret was wrestling
- Why Bret is still bitter towards Hulk Hogan to this day
- Roman Reigns’ current presentation and advice that Bret has given him
- Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn putting on a five-star match at WWE Payback
- More…
This episode also features Bret giving his “4 Out Of 10” award of the week as well as answering questions from the #AskTheHitman mailbag.
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