Bret Hart argues Goldberg’s career-ending kick was no accident – ​​TJR Wrestling

Water is wet, Monday is Sunday, Tony Khan will tweet about “justified” chants and Bret Hart won’t forgive Goldberg for ending his career.

At WCW Starrcade in 1999, one of the most infamous moments in wrestling history occurred when Goldberg kicked Bret Hart in the side of the head, ending the career of one of the greatest to ever lace up his boots.

That same year, Bret lost his younger brother Owen Hart in a horrific accident in a WWE ring. The Hitman had to face his own mortality when he was forced to retire from the ring due to a severe concussion. In the years that followed, Bret Hart suffered a massive stroke while Goldberg made two more appearances in WWE. The second of these was on lucrative shows in Saudi Arabia that earned him a huge profit.

No wonder, then, that Bret Hart still has nothing good to say about his colleague from the WWE Hall of Fame.

Bret Hart and Goldberg argue about Starrcade Kick

Both men spoke about the incident on the latest episode of “Who Killed WCW?” and Bret Hart didn’t hold back when he revealed that he specifically told Goldberg not to hurt him when they got into the ring:

Seeing what WCW did to me was sad. They intentionally killed me and that’s what they did.

How do you fight Bill Goldberg? He’s like a gorilla, slamming guys through the mat and running them over like a car. I would take him aside and say, “I want to teach you how not to hurt guys.” And when I walked to the ring with Bill that night, I really looked him in the eye and said, “Don’t hurt me out there, you’ve got to trust me.” And that all went in one ear and out the other.

I really think Bill saw me as just another guy, cannon fodder. If you watch the game, Bill says “Watch that kick” and I say “Watch that kick?” I don’t understand what he’s doing. He kicked me as hard as he could, you can see me clutching my neck, I had a concussion.

Goldberg then showed no remorse and claimed that Hart knew the kick was coming and he should have protected himself:

They were supposed to protect themselves. You knew the kick was coming, right? That was part of the deal.

Suffice it to say that Bret Hart disagreed:

It was never talked about or explained to me that I do this move where I kick guys in the head as hard as I can.

Goldberg then claimed it was an accident, but Hart did not believe it and continued:

No, Bill, this isn’t an accident, this is a career-ending injury, you idiot. Somehow I forced myself to get up and let that moron run me over. It was one of the saddest days of my life and I knew my career was over.

Former WCW boss Eric Bischoff has previously criticized comments made by Bret Hart elsewhere in the series about his unfortunate time in the promotion.

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