Some notes from Bret Hart's podcast reviewing WrestleMania weekend

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source: https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/ ... reviewing/

https://soundcloud.com/wrestlezoneradio ... -hart-more

Disappointed with WrestleMania booking. Says "logic didn't prevail" and the booking "wasn't up to snuff"

Says he was the man who brought ladder matches to the WWE and can't believe what a "piece of shit match" it's turned into

Disappointed in the IC Title ladder match. "A lot of bullshit, a lot of wasted moves, too much laying around". Calls it a prop match. "Stupid spots that make no sense". Still calls the match the best match on the card

Says he'd line all the bookers up against the wall and shoot them

"Real wrestling is almost dead. CM Punk, Daniel Bryan and Bret Hart, that kind of wrestling is almost dead"

Thought AJ was going to win against Jericho. Called AJ one of the better wrestlers in the company right now, but said the match seemed too choreographed

Says he hates the Styles Clash. "Looks like you just gently brush someone's stomach on the ground". However, he calls it the Calf Crusher (got the two moves confused)

Thought New Day's entrance was pretty cool, even though he didn't understand it that much

Thought it was great to get HBK, Mick and Austin on the show, but thought it was insane to have the babyfaces lose and then have the legends beat both the heels and the babyfaces

"Real mistake" to put LoN over New Day. Win at WrestleMania for New Day would have been great for them. Jokes that maybe Stephanie's kids booked the segment

Really likes Barrett. Says he's done the best with the lame gimmicks he's been given. Thinks Japan may be "his cup of tea".

Compares Barrett to Drew Mcintyre. Both really good talents that were never used correctly

Said he'd really like to work with Rusev and Sheamus in the ring. It meant a lot that they cited him as a "dream opponent" and "inspiration" at Axxess

Said he liked Ambrose vs Lesnar because "it did what it was supposed to do". Also says Kendo Sticks hurt. "Wasn't the most exciting, but it was credible and real so points for that". Thinks blood would have made a huge difference

Nakamura vs Zayn was the best match of the whole WrestleMania weekend. Asuka vs Bayley was better than any match on the WrestleMania card

NXT is bringing "real wrestling" to the surface. RAW and WM is "a bunch of morons that sit around creating wrestling. Just writers from Hollywood who don't know anything about the business. Just Vince Russo's in a different uniform"

Everything about Nakamura vs Zayn (from entrances to handshake) was "beautiful wrestling". Made Bret stand and salute. Said the finish to Asuka vs Bayley was also beautiful

The Diva's tag match on the WM pre show was "awesome". Everyone worked hard and got their spots in and he really enjoyed it

Thought Sasha Banks should have won the title. It was her night and it was another bad booking decision

Becky and Sasha Banks were great in the ring and were carrying the match. Constantly refers to Becky as "the Irish girl"

"Charlotte had a lot of holes in her work and you can tell that she's still really green. She's NOT the world's champion. I love Ric Flair and I love Charlotte, she's a great girl but she is SO green and if you know wrestling you know she is not the best one out there. She's there because of her father"

"Nattie is strictly there to groom [Charlotte] and teach her and give her great matches. Charlotte will eventually get there."

"I like Shane, but the reality of it is that he's not a wrestler". Says his little punches were terrible

Said he predicted the finish of the match easily

Liked the Shaq cameo in the ARMBAR. Doesn't know anything about Baron Corbin, but didn't have a problem with the ARMBAR at all

Regarding The Rock's segment: "For me it was just another example of dweebs sitting around a table writing wrestling". Called the whole segment "overly scriped bullshit"

"Truth is The Rock probably showed up and got a bigger paycheck than all the girls, all the midcard guys. You could probably stack up all the paychecks of all the girls and all the Cody Rhodes' in the back and it wouldn't come close to Shaq's pay or The Rock's and that's bullshit. These are the guys and girls on the road 300 days per year, not The Rock"

Says HHH's entrance was like some weird fantasy, including Steph in black spandex

Wasn't offended by the main event, but nothing made him say "wow, I have to watch this again". Cites Shawn vs Taker as a match that made him do that

Finish of the match was "phony bullshit wrestling" and lacklustre. 5/10 for the match

Says the 2 Japanese wrestlers (Nakamura and Asuka) had the best matches of the weekend and those 2 are so far ahead of everyone else in WWE. Says The Rock and Shaq should give their pay to Nakamura, Asuka, Zayn and Bayley

"There was magic this weekend, but it wasn't at WrestleMania"

[Serujuunin]

"There was magic this weekend, but it wasn't at WrestleMania"

My thoughts exactly.