Sting Finally Responds To Bret Hart's Comments On His Career

May 2024 · 2 minute read

It only took him about four years, but Sting has finally responded to comments made about him by Bret Hart. The two personalities are among the best wrestlers to ever grace the ropes and, with Sting returning to the fore with AEW, it remains to be seen how much of an impact he could have on what's already a great legacy.

While they're both icons, early Sting vs. Bret Hart action didn't deliver all it could have given the time it came about. With nWo dominating WCW affairs at the time, the superstars were left to battle it out for the WCW United States Championship, as opposed to going for the company's top prize.

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Back in 2016, Hart praised Sting, calling him a real friend and a great guy to work with.

“Sting was a class guy, just a first-rate guy," he said. "Great guy to work with. A real friend. Never saw any ounce of ego. Just a team player all the way and I always had a lot of respect for him. He really made coming to work fun.”

Having recently caught wind of the statement on Twitter, Sting responded with the following:

"The feeling is mutual, @BretHart. Enjoyed working with you. Great finisher! My one regret is I never got to see a Stinger cartoon from you."

A String Of Poor Bookings

The superstars would get their chance to go head-tohead over the WCW World Heavyweight Championship in 1999 but WCW weirdly booked their first clash as a Triple Threat Tag Team match at a house show in 1998.

Their first singles action came during an episode of Nitro later that year and disappointedly ended in a no contest.

Following the loss in 1999, Hart would get his hands on the belt by knocking Sting out of a tournament before defeating Chris Benoit.

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