#4 Bret Hart
Talk of technicality, speed, in-ring dominance and having a ‘heart’ for competition, the name Bret Hart froths to the top of the brew immediately. All the praises showered on this man’s illustrious career stand testimony to the magic he weaved inside the ring.
Unlike one of Vince’s ‘big, hefty’ brawlers, Bret Hart was akin to pro wrestling’s Pernell Whitaker, relying more on skill and technique to destroy the opposition. Had Bret Hart pursued an alternative career inside the Octagon, he would have amassed similar adoration and admiration.
Having an MVP status throughout his professional wrestling career, Bret Hart along with the other members of the Hart foundation, helped define the neo wave of professional wrestling, giving it a whole new paradigm shift. Inside the octagon, Hart would have been much of the same, relying on quick movement and Brazilian jiu-jitsu takedowns and submissions.
Hart wouldn’t have been renowned for striking his opponents and knocking them down, but he would have relied on body mechanics and submission holds to make them tap out. The greatest there ever was, the greatest there ever will be.
