How Bret Hart Rated Hulk Hogan As A Wrestler Against Himself –  See Shocking Conclusion

In one of the Confessions of a Hitman podcast, Bret Hart ended up rating himself and Hogan with interesting results. Below are highlights from the podcast:

Hogan was billed at a height of 6ft 8ins and weighed around 21 stone. “You look at Hulk Hogan, okay? Unbelievable look, 6’8″ with the 24″ pythons, it’s an incredible [look]. When he walks in the room, the whole room stops. Like, you see it. He [has] got, like, legs stuck on his shoulders. His arms are as big as somebody’s legs.

“In my case, I’d say my look, I wasn’t Hulk Hogan. I never pretended to be,” Hart considered. “I didn’t have the kind of build. I would say I was a seven-out-of-10. I didn’t have a bad look. I looked like an athlete, and I was pretty fit, and I was pretty strong. Yeah, I evolved into a good look. My look wasn’t holding me back. I had a decent gimmick.”

Hogan had more of the superhero, larger than life gimmick that draws people in, but Hart certainly looked like a top-level athlete and the world-class wrestler he was.

Bret Hart is one of the best performers WWE has ever had, but not many people remember his promos “And then, it’s like, ‘okay, is he a talker, Bret Hart?’ And it’s like, well, that’s his weakest point. I did get better, and better, and a lot better. I sometimes had great mic moments in my career, but it was my weakest area and I knew that.

I would give myself a four-out-of-10 or a five-out-of-10 on promo skills.” Hart added, “maybe in my prime, when I was in my best years near the end, I would give myself an eight or a nine, so there is some evolution there, but it was my weak spot.”

Hart’s promos aren’t a legendary part of his make-up by any stretch of the imagination. He’s revered as a wrestler above all else, but in the latter stages of his career and with the Hart Foundation, there is no denying he knocked out some killer promos so on the balance of things, he probably does end up with a middle of the road score.

It’s fair to say Bret Hart isn’t overly fond of Hulk Hogan, but he’s honest about Hogan’s strengths It’s fair to say Bret Hart isn’t overly fond of Hulk Hogan, but he’s honest about Hogan’s strengths.

“And then, it’s like the third category is, how good can he, Bret Hart, actually wrestle? I think on that scale, I’d give myself a nine, maybe a 10. I could wrestle anybody, any shape. You could put me in there with big, huge guys. I could wrestle Andre. I could wrestle Roddy Piper. I could wrestle any size guy.” Hart admitted, “I could wrestle and have a great match with just about anybody.

“And when you add all those up, like, each category, I think of Hogan, if you give him a 10-out-of-10 on his look, you give him 10-out-of-10 on his promo, but his actual wrestling skills, you might give him a two, so you give him a 22-out-of-30 and that’s what I would gage him that.”