Bret Hart weighs in on the demise of World Championship Wrestling in the new docuseries Who Killed WCW?
Back in November, it was announced that The Rock’s Seven Bucks Productions would be producing a new VICE docuseries examining the demise of WCW.
Fans are very familiar with the infamous final days of WCW, which closed its doors for good in March 2001. The promotion was purchased by rival WWE for a total of $4.3 million, an initial $2.5 million to cover the purchase of the brand, rights and other assets aside from talent and video library, with a further $1.7 million required to pay AOL Time Warner for the negotiations.
Speaking in the documentary, WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart said he believes the company’s demise was ultimately down to Hulk Hogan, stating:
Hulk Hogan was basically the puppet master to Eric Bischoff and Eric Bischoff, he was just a prop. That’s what killed WCW. (h/t WrestlingNews.co)
Bret Hart Wishes He’d Never Left WWE For WCW
Bret Hart opened up about his move to WCW during a November 2022 interview with The Ringer, expressing that he wished things had turned out differently for him.
“Me and Shawn making up in the ring (in 2010) and shaking hands and all that, that was all very real and very moving for me. And was not something that was orchestrated. Shawn wanted that off his back and I was in a position to take it off his back and that was the best resolution for both of us. We’ve been friends ever since. And I’m grateful that he’s in a better place today.
“I wish that none of the bad history that we had-had ever happened. I wished I’d never left for WCW because I probably wouldn’t have had a stroke and I probably wouldn’t have had to wrestle Bill Goldberg.”
Eric Bischoff previously addressed Hart’s move to WCW, explaining why “everybody lost.”