“Stone Cold” Steve Austin reflects on the story he made with Bret Hart.

While Steve Austin’s WWE heyday is mostly considered to come after Bret Hart had already left the promotion, Hart was arguably the most instrumental wrestler in the development of Stone Cold’s WWE character.

Speaking on Conversations with The Wrestling Classic, Stone Cold explained what Bret Hart means to his career and the history they made together at WrestleMania 13.

“Bret Hart means the world to me,” says Steve. “Bret and I are very close. He saw me coming when I was in WCW. He knew I was a guy he could work with, make money together, and tell great stories, and he was right. When he came back from his knee injury in 1996, he chose me to work at Madison Square Garden. we had a big argument [no WWE Survivor Series 1996], and it was off the charts. So we went to [WWE WrestleMania] On the 13th we walked into a room and knew what we had to do. We went to the ring and Bret said, “Hey,” and he gave me the idea of ​​something that happened in that fight. So I owe a big part of my career to Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart.

Additionally, “The Texas Rattlesnake” praised “The Hitman” for the realism he brought to everything he did.

“When you think about realism in professional wrestling and sports entertainment, few achieve it like Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart. I like a lot of guys and a lot of different styles, but if you want realism, determination courage and athletic presentation there is none better than him I love the guy I respect you We fight all over the world and we have mutual respect Bret Hart helped make Stone Cold. As far as possible, I owe a lot of my WWE career that put me in this position, I made the most of an opportunity. Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart, putting me on the card, high time.”

Steve Austin had his first big WrestleMania moment against a Canadian hero, Bret Hart in 1997. He had his last big WrestleMania moment against another Canadian, Kevin Owens, at WrestleMania 39 in Texas.