Bret Hart

Bret Hart (born July 2, 1957) is a semi-retired Canadian professional wrestler, writer, and actor. He is a member of the well-known Hart wrestling family of Calgary, Alberta. His father was wrestling legend Stu Hart. He is considered to be one of the most technically sound wrestlers ever. His athletic ability and in-ring knowledge have also been highly praised.
Career
Bret Hart had an amazing career in the WWF, having some of the greatest matches of all time. Some of his best matches were against Mr. Perfect, his one-time brother-in-law British Bulldog, his brother Owen Hart, Stone Cold Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels.
Hart said that he was going to leave the WWF for the companies then biggest competitor, World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and he refused to lose the title in front of his Canadian fans to Michaels. During Survivor Series 1997 in Montreal, Quebec, a real-life screwjob took place when Shawn Michaels put Hart in Hart's own finishing move, the Sharp Shooter. Vince McMahon ordered referee Earl Hebner to call for the bell even though Hart didn't submit. This made Michaels become the WWF Champion. This incident would later become known as the Montreal Screwjob.
Injury
Hart retired after being kicked in the head by his opponent, Goldberg, in a match. Soon after he suffered a stroke. He has since partially recovered and has done some stage acting. He wrote a column for The Calgary Sun until 2004.
WWE Return
On January 4 2010, Hart returned to the WWE to be a special guest host for Raw. This was the first time that Hart made a live appearance on Raw in over 12 years. During the night he and Shawn Michaels agreed to a truce, shook hands and hugged. Many fans didn't know if it was real or not but Hart and Michaels later said that their truce was real and not part of a storyline. He also shook hands with Vince but Vince later kicked Hart in the gut which was part of a storyline. Hart along with his family beat Vince McMahon at WrestleMania XXVI in a No Holds Barred Match.
In wrestling
Finishing moves
Sharpshooter
Spike piledriver
Signature moves
Bridging / Release German suplex
Bulldog, sometimes from the second rope
Dropkick
Figure four leglock, sometimes while using the ringpost for extra pressure
Headbutt
Headbutt drop to the opponent's lower abdomen
Inverted atomic drop
Multiple pinning variations
Backwards flip out of chokehold into cover using turnbuckle
Crucifix
Inside cradle
Roll-up
Sunset flip
Victory roll
Pendulum backbreaker
Russian legsweep
Seated senton to an opponent's leg draped over the first rope
Second or a top rope dive into either an axe handle elbow drop or a side elbow drop
Sleeper hold
Snap suplex
Stomp to the opponent's abdomen
Suicide dive
Superplex
Swinging neckbreaker
With Jim Neidhart
Hart Attack
Managers
Jimmy Hart
William Shatner
Debra Wilson
Nicknames
"The Cowboy" Bret Hart
Buddy "The Hearthrob" Hart
Bret "The Hitman" Hart
"The Excellence of Execution"
"The Best There Is, The Best There Was and The Best There Ever Will Be"
"The Pink and Black Attack" (while teaming with Jim Neidhart)
Championships and accomplishments
Cauliflower Alley Club
Iron Mike Award (2008)
Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
Class of 2008
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI Comeback of the Year (1997)
PWI Feud of the Year (1993) vs. Jerry Lawler
PWI Feud of the Year (1994) vs. Owen Hart
PWI Match of the Year (1992) vs. British Bulldog at SummerSlam
PWI Match of the Year (1996) vs. Shawn Michaels in an Iron Man match at WrestleMania XII
PWI Match of the Year (1997) vs. Steve Austin in a Submission match at WrestleMania 13
PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (1997)
PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (1994)
PWI Stanley Weston Award (2003)
PWI ranked him #1 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 1993 and 1994.
PWI ranked him #4 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003
PWI ranked him #37 of the top 500 tag teams of the "PWI Years" with Jim Neidhart in 2003
Stampede Wrestling
NWA International Tag Team Championship (Calgary version) (5 times) - with Keith Hart (4) and Leo Burke (1)
Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship
Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame
World Championship Wrestling
WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
WCW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Goldberg
World Wrestling Council
WWC Caribbean Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Smith Hart
World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment
WWE United States Championship (1 time)
WWF Championship (5 times)
WWF Intercontinental Championship (2 times)
WWF Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Jim Neidhart
King of the Ring (1991, 1993)
Royal Rumble (1994)1
Second Triple Crown Champion
WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2006)
Slammy Award for Put a Fork in Him, He's Done (1996)
Slammy Award for Best Music Video (1996)
Slammy Award for Which WWF champion, past or present, in attendance, is Hall of Fame bound? (1996)
Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
5 Star Match (1994)
5 Star Match (1997)
Best Pro Wrestling Book (2007)
Best Pro Wrestling
DVD (2006)
Feud of the Year (1993)
Feud of the Year (1997)
Match of the Year (1997)
Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)
1Hart co-won the Royal Rumble with Lex Luger after both simultaneously
eliminated each other.
References
Other websites
Official website
WWE profile
Hart family members
1957 births
Living people
Canadian professional wrestlers
Canadian stage actors
Canadian television actors
Former WWE wrestlers
Sportspeople from Calgary
WWE Hall of Fame