Bret Hart, a WWE legend, stated in a recent conversation with The Ariel Helwani Show that he continues to keep up with the wrestling world whenever possible. He shared his perception that present-day wrestling focuses more on promos than before.
On the show, Hart expressed, “I try to. I try to watch the pay-per-views. I find, in a lot of wrestlers, and I won’t name anybody, but I find the wrestlers are more actors pretending to be wrestlers today than actual wrestlers. I miss the ruggedness of the characters. Guys like Curt Hennig, myself, Dynamite Kid. That whole era of wrestlers that broke into the business in the late ’70s and early ’80s. We were from the Harley Race, Terry Funk generation, trying to copy them or mimic them. That’s why I think the ’90s was the best era of wrestling. When I watch some of that old ’90s wrestling, it was really good stuff.”
He didn’t stop there, and further mentioned, “I find that today’s wrestling is a little bit more about promos and your character on TV and not so much your work rate. I like guys that throwback a little bit more to the work rate. Roman Reigns is a guy that tries really hard to earn the respect of my generation and be more realistic and more credible and believable, not so much an actor. I find that, especially AEW, I find they are mostly actors trying to pretend to be wrestlers and they gotta get on with real wrestling and quit acting so much.”
Also, WWE recently unveiled the first episode of the series, “WWE’s Most Wanted Treasures”, featuring Mick Foley. Here is the link to the episode below for those who want to watch the wrestling superstar in action.
In addition, WWE has also put out a new video from its “From the Vault” repository showcasing WrestleMania pre-show matches, available below for fans to enjoy.
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