Goldberg: I’ve Heard Bret Hart Bitching And Moaning For Years, I Can Only Say I’m Sorry So Many Times

Goldberg responds again to Bret Hart. 

At Starrcade 1999, Goldberg effectively ended Bret Hart’s career with a superkick to the head that left Hart with a concussion. For over 20 years, Hart has called out Goldberg for his kick at any opportunity presented to him. 

Goldberg has apologized in the past, but Hart has not let things go. 

Appearing on Nothing Left Unsaid with Tim Green, Goldberg was asked to explain the situation with Bret. 

“For you, Mr. Tim Green, I will talk about it. For any other piece of the media or any other podcast, I won’t talk about it anymore. Bret Hart. I was a baby in the wrestling business, I was in WCW. I had a rocket in my butt as far as trajectory is concerned, character-wise. Bret Hart had just left WWE. We all know about Bret Hart being one of the best wrestlers in the history of the world. I was looking for as many mentors as humanly possible, and this guy was one of the best ever. I was enthralled with him. I didn’t idolize him by any stretch; I don’t idolize anyone, but I put him up on that pedestal to be someone to very much learn from. They put us together and I did learn a lot from the guy. I wouldn’t trade that for the world. We had a match, and unfortunately during the match, something went wrong, and I kicked him in the head. It was very stiff, and it was an accident. I never maliciously would try to hurt anyone. Let me rephrase that, I would never hurt anyone in a situation like that where they give me their trust. Wrestling is like a dance. You can’t perform properly if both people aren’t doing their thing. I didn’t do the thing right. He caught it in the head. It ended his career, and I never lived it down. You [Tim] know me. You’ve known me in situations to where I had to fight Fralic [NFL guard Bill Fralic] just about every day to survive. I’m not a malicious person and I would never take advantage of anybody, especially in a physical sense like that. It was a complete accident, but to this day, he thinks that I did it on purpose. I felt horrible for what I did. It just happened. That’s the Bret Hart story. I’ve heard it for 15 years. I’ve heard about him bitching and moaning about me kicking him in the head. I can only say I’m sorry so many times and I can only be remorseful for so long. That’s where we are. I still want to kill him,” Goldberg said jokingly and with a laugh. 

Bret has previously called Goldberg the most unprofessional wrestler in the business and said he doesn’t deserve to be in the WWE Hall of Fame. 

Elsewhere during the interview, Goldberg commented on Asuka breaking his undefeated streak. You can find his full comments by clicking here. 

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