Bret Hart Advised To Stop Taking Shots At Wrestlers Because He’s Just Bitter

Eric Bischoff has been in the room where it happens throughout his career in the pro wrestling industry. He was a part of getting Bret Hart after his run in WWE ended in controversial fashion, and since then, he has witnessed the Hitman go off about many subjects.

Bret Hart has been part of controversy for a while, thanks to his many comments. He hasn’t held back about Goldberg, and the same is true about Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart, even though the sides apparently buried the hatchet on WWE television years ago.

During a recent episode of his 83 Weeks podcast, former WCW President Eric Bischoff addressed Bret Hart’s ongoing public comments about several wrestlers and WWE figures. The discussion came after Bret made a claim involving Shawn Michaels and Vince McMahon. Bischoff focused on whether Bret intended his remarks as humor and why he believes the comments continue to surface.

“I don’t think Bret Hart has the ability to be funny. Maybe he is at times, but I’ve never seen it. Humor is not something that pops into my head when I think of Bret Hart. No, I don’t think he was being funny. I think he’s being bitter. And the reason I feel that way is because of everything that we’ve heard out of Bret Hart for the last couple of years.”

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Eric Bischoff continued by discussing Hart’s view of his own legacy and the period where he was WWE Champion. So, Easy E has seen Hart’s pull first-hand.

“When I talk about a guy who’s just hanging on, I just talked about it. He’s hanging on to this perception of himself as the greatest there ever was. And not only a Canadian hero, which is whatever, but like a cultural hero of some sort. Dude, you were never that popular as a professional wrestler. You were over, you sold a lot of stuff, you made a lot of money. But if you go back and look at the revenue that WWE was reporting during the years you were champion, Bret, it wasn’t a pretty picture.”

Eric Bischoff said Bret Hart has pointed to outside factors, but he went on to argue that the numbers speak for themselves. In the end, Bret Hart’s name didn’t draw as much as other top names in the business.

“Now, you can blame it on other people, and you can blame it on things that were outside of anybody’s control — the economy or the steroid trial or whatever. You can blame it on all that stuff. Facts are facts. Numbers are numbers. You just never got there. But you got so close. Why can’t you just enjoy that, as opposed to constantly, week after week after week, just burying people and making sure that you compare yourself and your virtues in your career to someone that you’re sh*tting on?”

Eric Bischoff closed his comments by suggesting that Hart may need to step away from the cycle of criticizing others. After all, that kind of negative comment will only come around in the end, as it will also place a larger microscope on things.

“I don’t know, man. It’s just so bitter. I’m not joking — I think it’s clinical. If I was someone close to Bret, I’d suggest maybe go see a therapist or talk to somebody and just leave that baggage behind. Your life will be way better if you do.”

These remarks certainly add another chapter to the long-running tension between Eric Bischoff and Bret Hart. Only time will tell if these discussions will lead to Bret Hart taking a step back from the commentary lifestyle.

We will keep a close eye on Bret Hart, just in case he fires back on Eric Bsichoff after suggesting that he hang up his microphone. In the meantime, fans will likely have a lot to say, no matter which side of the argument they land on.