Conrad Thompson and Jim Ross had an interesting conversation about Bret Hart kicking off WWE’s most successful era, The Attitude Era, during the latest episode of Grilling JR on AdFreeShows.

In 1997, The Hitman cut a promo that was sprinkled with curse words. At that point, curse words weren’t something pro-wrestlers were using when cutting in-ring promos.

However, it marked Hart’s heel turn when he snapped and hurled abuses towards Vince McMahon and Stone Cold Steve Austin.

According to Ross, some of the words could have been censored, but the overall emotion behind the promo is what started The Attitude Era.

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“It started the Attitude Era. You’re not used to hearing curse words in a wrestling ring from a wrestler with the esteemed credibility. And, respect that Bret Hart had, and has. So yeah, I thought it was. Could still the language have been tempered?”

“Yeah, of course. Course. But when you’re doing something spontaneously, without a script, you didn’t memorize your lines, it was from your heart, this is how you felt, that’s what I think connected the audience to this whole damn thing.”

“All the b*tching and moaning that Bret was doing as a character, people believed what he was telling them was truthful, in Brett’s point of view. So, I thought it was that. Again, censoring some of the language, I would agree with. But, how it was delivered and how it resonated, I have no doubt what was the thing to do.” (H/t Grilling JR)

This begs the question-Would The Attitude Era have never come around if The Hitman didn’t snap?

Bret Hart and Vince McMahon resolved issues after he left WWE

The Hitman left the company after the infamous Montreal Screwjob. Initially, Vince McMahon didn’t want Hart to leave WWE as the champion and move to WCW with the championship.

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Following that, the situation between McMahon and Hart was extremely tense. It started to mellow when The Big Man finally reached out after Hart was hospitalized. In fact, McMahon was one of the first people to reach out to Hart.

Finally, the issues were resolved when Vince McMahon and Bret Hart worked together for a documentary based on Hart’s time in WWE.

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