Bret Hart

:This article refers to the professional wrestler. For the American author, see Bret Harte.

Trivia

• Hart was named the co-winner of the 1994 Royal Rumble when he and Lex Luger were eliminated simultaneously. As a result, both men received title shots at WrestleMania X. The controversial ending would be replicated at the 2005 Royal Rumble when John Cena and Batista found themselves in the same situation. However, on the latter occasion WWE chairman Vince McMahon ordered that the match be started with those two entrants only, and Batista was eventually declared the undisputed winner.
• Hart originally began wearing mirrored sunglasses to hide his eyes, which belayed his nervousness.
• During Hart's unsuccessful WWF Intercontinental Championship title defense against The Mountie, he was supposedly suffering from a fever, however this was a work to protect his character when he lost the title. In reality, Hart was booked to lose the title because his current contract was expiring.
• When Hart began the controversial "Canada versus America" angle, he was criticised in public, accused of being a racist and often told by angry American fans to "go back where you came from". Hart responded in an interview with the Calgary Sun, stating that " a difference between a show and reality". Interestingly, Hart happens to be a dual citizen. He also holds American citizenship because his mother, Helen, was born in Brooklyn, New York.
• Hart justifies his claim to the title of "the best there is, the best there was and the best that there ever will be" by citing the fact that he never seriously injured an opponent through any fault of his own. He also uses this claim to boast the fact that in all his years of wrestling for the WWF (now WWE) he only showed up late twice, due to traffic and flight problems. Apart from that, he has never missed a WWF show.
• Hart was ranked number #32 in Time Magazine's "Greatest Canadians of All Time" article.
• Hart's favorite match with Stone Cold Steve Austin was their encounter at WrestleMania 13, as it was his last WrestleMania appearance, and the match which, according to Austin himself, helped Austin become a main event star and a legend in his own right.
• Hart's least favorite match was his match with Bob Backlund at WrestleMania XI, which he regarded as poorly executed.
• In 1992, Hart won his first WWF World Heavyweight Championship defeating Ric Flair at Saskatchewan Place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, which also happens to be the hometown of his father, Stu Hart.
• The Rock (entertainer) stated in his book "The Rock Says" that Bret Hart was his first friend he had in the WWE and helped him whenever he could during his rookie run in the WWE. This would include sitting with him in bus rides and giving advice on how to improve on his wrestling skills and promos.