How did you keep going on fighting with Shane McMahon in the street fight match? Both of you were nearly crippled beyond belief!īack then, Shane and I were newcomers. I think anyone would have wanted to wrestle Bret in his prime.

I knew after I started in WWE that if I worked with Bret, it would be one of my greatest matches and biggest rivalries. Kurt do you often think about what the match would’ve been like if you had wrestled him or do you wish you could’ve had the opportunity? It would’ve been sheer magic watching two of the greatest of all time put on a wrestling clinic.īret is the one that got away.

It was awesome.īret Hart has commented in the past on you being the one wrestler he missed. I won the title that night in my hometown. Of the two ppv matches you had in your hometown, which was your favorite? With Austin at Unforgiven 2001 or with Cena at No Way Out 2005.Īustin at Unforgiven. Fans today enjoy quality wrestling more than storylines. I see wrestling always progressing as long as the creative team books the right match ups and builds the right talent. How do you see the next 10 years in wrestling, with all the changes. Train hard and don't forget to work on your flexibility.

My advice to young athletes is to take good care of your bodies. At No Way Out, Orton defeated Mysterio to win his WrestleMania 22 world championship match. What is the best advice for young upcoming wrestlers? The predominant feud on the SmackDown brand was between Kurt Angle, Rey Mysterio, and Randy Orton over the World Heavyweight Championship.Mysterio won the 2006 Royal Rumble match, last eliminating Orton, to earn a World Championship match at WrestleMania. Meanwhile, The Undertaker took on Mark Henry at the event.Ĭonsidering how the business has changed over the past decade. Angle would go on to defend the World Heavyweight Title against Rey Mysterio and Randy Orton at WrestleMania 22.

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