Bret Hart Says Vince McMahon Can 'Rot In Hell'
Bret Hart talks about the infamous backstage aftermath of the Montreal Screwjob.
Aug 20, 2024
WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart was recently interviewed on the Attitude Era Podcast's YouTube channel, and spoke about the aftermath of the Montreal Screwjob, where he is famously said to have knocked out Vince McMahon backstage.
Hart did not go in lightly on the subject, explaining:
"I have so much respect for what I did. If you were in my shoes, after everything that I did for them, for them to do what they did to me. I always hear this crap like I heard Undertaker say, 'they had to do what they were going to do. There was no other option.' Bulls***. I had another six weeks left on my contract. There were a million things that could have been done. It was a case of liars, cheaters, backstabbers, and guys that made that moment happen. Shawn, Triple H, Vince McMahon. I wish I knocked them all out. I have no regrets. It was the single greatest thing I ever did.
"I was never a hot head or a guy that acted out and went off and punched everybody that I wanted to. If you were in my shoes that day, Vince was calling my bluff. He was going to confront me and wanted me to back down and take the high road. It was a gamble that he made and he thought he was going to try and get into a little altercation with me. He wanted it to be a pull apart. Everybody pulls us apart and he can act like he stood his ground against me. In those fleeting seconds of having to think about this, 'I can't believe Vince McMahon is actually going to confront me,' I didn't charge him. We actually walked up to each other and locked up like a wrestling match. Then I knocked him out with one punch and it was the greatest punch I ever threw. Absolutely beautiful uppercut. I lifted him about a foot off the ground, broke my hand. It was the sweetest punch I ever threw. I wouldn't change anything about it. Vince McMahon can rot in hell."
Hart would eventually make up with McMahon, being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2006 and even facing Vince at WrestleMania 26. But given the allegations made against McMahon and ongoing legal proceedings, it's unlikely that Bret will face much criticism for appearing to go back on their reconciliation here.
H/T to Fightful.
