Bret Hart says Hulk Hogan was a ‘roadblock’ in his career

Bret Hart doesn’t mince words about Hulk Hogan.

On The Ringer Wrestling Podcast, the WWE Hall of Famer said that Hogan’s legacy in the industry can’t be denied. But while stars like Roddy Piper helped Hart reach a new level of popularity, Hart accused Hogan of looking out for one person: himself.

“Hulk Hogan never did that for anybody. He never looked out for anyone but himself,” Hart said.

Hart recalled while Hogan got to face top heels in the 1980s like Paul Orndorff and Piper, he didn’t get the same level of talent when he won the WWE Championship in 1992. And he didn’t feel that Hogan was all that welcoming when he became champion and instead had it out for him.

“I always thought the day I won the belt Hulk Hogan would come up to me and pat me on the back and tell me how glad he was I was the guy that they picked to pull the sword out of the stone for him. And unfortunately, that’s not how it was,” Hart recalled. “The second I won the belt, I was the enemy. And I had what he wanted, and we were never really friends again after that.”

“When I was a little kid, you go to school, elementary school, there’s just always some kids that are bullsh******, that just tell bulls***. Classic bulls*******. That’s just the way they are…but I think Hulk Hogan was a bullsh*****,“ he added.

Hart accused Hogan of being a roadblock in his career and thought Hogan held him down while they were both in WCW in the late 90s.

“I will always shake my head and wonder why he was such a roadblock for me. He wouldn’t do anything for me. And he made sure, and I know this as a fact, he made sure that when I was in WCW he made sure that they didn’t do anything with…’Don’t do anything with him. Just leave him. Have him sit on the bench in the dressing room.’” he said.

Hogan passed away last month at the age of 71 following cardiac arrest. Tributes have poured across the industry, though some have questioned the tributes in light of comments Hogan’s past comments.