Ric Flair and Bret Hart are widely regarded as two of the best wrestlers to ever lace up a pair of boots. However, opinion remains split among fans over who is truly the greatest of all time.
Tony Schiavone began his career in wrestling all of the way back in 1983, and the subsequent decades have taken in spells with Jim Crockett Promotions, WWE, WCW and AEW. This has left the announcer at ringside to watch some of the very best in action, including Flair and Hart.
Tony Schiavone Prefers Ric Flair Over Bret Hart
During a recent episode of his podcast, What Happened When, Schiavone compared the two legends. During the conversation, the AEW announcer said that he never felt that Bret Hart was as good as Ric Flair.
“Bret Hart was one, is one of the great professional wrestlers of all time but to me, I like the Hart Foundation better than I like Bret as a singles wrestler. I guess it is because that my first dealings with Bret Hart was Bret and Jim Neidhart in WWE and 1989. Maybe that’s the reason, that’s what I remember.
“I just thought that was a great tag team and I missed Bret Hart becoming a great singles wrestler because I was here working in Nitro. And I didn’t watch any of that stuff. I know he was great. But he just wasn’t to me as great as a Ric Flair.”
Ric Flair last wrestled on July 31st in what was billed as his final match. In the main event of a special Jim Crockett Promotions card, Flair teamed with Andrade El Idolo to see off Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett.
The Nature Boy recently announced that he will be appearing on the special 30th anniversary edition of Monday Night Raw in January. It will be the first time in almost two years since Flair has appeared on WWE television.
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