Bret Hart Reacts To The Chicago Screwjob, "I Thought It Was Pretty Flat And Unoriginal"

WrestleZone Radio proudly presents the latest episode of The Sharpshooter Show w/ Bret “The Hitman” Hart. A new episodes is released every Tuesday!

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. Bret’s comments about The Chicago Screwjob begin around the ten minute mark in the embedded audio player above.

Subscribe to WrestleZone Radio on iTunes

On who came up with The Chicago Screwjob idea and pitched it to him:

BH: I mostly just dealt with Vince on it. That was Vince’s concept I guess. I thought it was pretty flat, to be honest. I told him that. Initially the idea was that at the end I was just going to stand with my hands on my hips or something in the middle of the aisle way and block Ric Flair from leaving the ring. I remember going, “That’s pretty lame.” I just said, “I think we can do better than that.” It was my suggestion that I could give Ric a couple shots, knock him down and put him in The Sharpshooter. Maybe Nattie could do a Sharpshooter at the same time and we could end on that note. So, I’ll take full credit for the better pop of the match. As far as the ending, I’ll say now that I thought it was pretty flat and unoriginal. Kind of, been done a lot.

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…