In the most recent episode of “Oh…You Didn’t Know,” Road Dogg covered a wide variety of subjects in his discussions.
During the pinnacle of his career, Bret “Hitman” Hart was known as “The Excellence of Execution” and “The Best There Is, The Best There Was, and The Best There Will Ever Be.” One of the best in-ring performers in the history of the company has been accused of taking his work too seriously, including calling out other wrestlers over the course of his career and becoming upset when people questioned his accomplishment.
During their flight together, James and the WWE Hall of Famer had an interesting conversation that James recalled.
“I just remember, we were both sitting in first class, I got up and put my bag up and I saw him and said, ‘Hey Bret how are you?’ He said, ‘Good man how are you?’ We just chit chat and before I turn to sit down he said, ‘Hey man, I heard you said Shawn Michaels was better than me. And I said, ‘Wait, what?’ and he said, ‘Yeah, I read that you said Shawn Michaels was better than me.’ And I said, ‘I do think Shawn Michaels is better than you. I’m sorry that I feel that way but I love southern-style wrestling.’”
“Bret was great at wrestling, but I just didn’t think he was entertaining,” James pointed out.
“I literally went back to my seat and sat down and thought, ‘This is the weirdest thing I’ve ever been a part of,’” James continued. “I guess he read it on the dirt sheet or somewhere else. It was really a strange moment. He may not remember it, I may be telling it wrong but I remember him saying, ‘You said Shawn Michaels is better than me.’ I don’t know what to say to that.”
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