Bret Hart: Running Into Triple H Is Always A Pleasure

Bret Hart returned to WWE television on Monday’s WWE Raw in Calgary. 

Bret spoke to the live crowd in Calgary before being interrupted by Gunther, who said that Bret was the past, and called Bret his second favorite wrestler behind Bill Goldberg. Sami Zayn eventually made his way to the ring to stick up for Bret and confront Gunther. 

Speaking in a WWE exclusive, Bret reflected on his appearance. 

“I didn’t just assume or take for granted that they were going to invite me down tonight. Anytime I get a chance to be in front of the Calgary fans, because I think Calgary fans go back the furthest when I was 18-19. It’s a very special and powerful building for me to walk in. A lot of great memories here, a lot of title matches. Even in the old Stampe Wrestling days, a lot of memories here. It’s kind of a funny feeling to walk down the ring slowly and kind of pull yourself back into the ring and find yourself standing in the center of it and talking to the fans. I don’t know if I looked a little nervous because I’m not sure that I was. Standing in the middle of the ring there for a few seconds, this transformation takes place. I think I transformed back in Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart for a minute for everyone. It was fun for me to do that. It was something that was magical that was brought out by the love of the fans. 

“There’s not that many from my generation that are around anymore. Running into Triple H is always a pleasure.”

WWE posted a video of Triple H greeting Bret after the segment. Fans can find Triple H’s comments by clicking here. 

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