Nick Aldis Says Bret Hart Pitched For Him To Face Davey Boy Smith Jr At Dungeon Wrestling
Nick Aldis discusses his bout with Harry Smith.
At Dungeon Wrestling WrestleWeen 2, Nick Aldis defeated Davey Boy Smith Jr to win the Stu Hart Heritage Championship.
Speaking to Liam Crowley of ComicBook, Aldis revealed that it was Bret Hart’s idea for the match to take place.
“Some of the other old timers who were aware of me and had been around me and stuff, they kind of talked to Bret and said, ‘Hey, this kid’s good. You ought to watch him. He’s a great wrestler.’ It was very kind of them to do that,” Aldis said. “Then Bret was the one who actually said to me, ‘Hey, we’ve got this Dungeon Wrestling that my son books and promotes. I think it would be a hell of a match to have you and Harry. Would you be interested in coming to Calgary and doing that?’ I said, ‘Yeah, of course. It would be a great opportunity.’ This is right up there with the coolest things I’ve been involved with. I am a diehard Bret Hart fan. Along with The Rock and Triple H, these are probably the guys who made me want to get into the business more than anybody else. Once I got into the business, Bret was someone who I particularly studied, particularly when I was NWA champion. Bret, I thought, was always really good at being a champion wrestler. There’s a difference between being an attraction, or being a babyface or a heel, or being a top wrestler. There’s a certain skill set involved with being a champion wrestler.”
Aldis continued, praising Smith, by saying, “To wrestle in Calgary at the Victoria Pavilion, the iconic stampede wrestling venue, against the son of Davey Boy Smith, who himself is a world class wrestler and has absolutely reinvented himself, and has made himself into the best version of himself he’s ever been in Harry Smith… The guy’s an absolute unit. He’s got all kinds of skills. He’s been doing all kinds of grappling and catch wrestling and jujitsu and God knows what else. He eats, sleeps and breathes it. He has a tremendous passion for the business like I do.”
Smith recently made his MLW debut at Fightland. Fans can check out full spoilers from MLW Fightland by clicking here.
Aldis is set to face Odinson at NWA Hard Times 3. Fans can check out the current lineup for the show by clicking here.
