Bret Hart on Forgiving Shawn Michaels

Bret Hart explains what it took to make peace with Shawn Michaels after the WWF Survivor Series 1997 and the Montreal Screw Job. During this Not Sam Wrestling Podcast, Sam Roberts discusses the 2009 Monday Night Raw segment where Bret and Shawn Shook hands.

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[aleisterseverusgrey]

“Forgive others, not because they deserve forgiveness, but because you deserve peace.”

[catchcan]

Shawn Michaels has a lot of respect for Bret Hart. In his goodbye speech to the WWE fans on the Raw following his final match at WrestleMania 26 Shawn thanked the fans, his parents, his coworkers, etc but he only thanked three people specifically by name. Those three people were Vince McMahon, Triple H, and Bret Hart.

[crazyjoe]

This just shows you that while Bret remain the same man so many years, Shawn has grown so much throughout his career and I’m glad that both of them finally came to peace.

[Unethical_Ethical_HackTips]

You know how you can tell Bret told the truth? His story was the only story that never changed. 25 years later it's still the same story it's always been

[officialzacadammorrison]

Bret never changed his main story. He's a legend. A hero to me.

[vagrantsnvandals]

When he and Shawn buried that hatchet on that episode of Raw, it brought tears to my eyes. Two of my absolute favorites!

[cryptomnesiac]

Forgiveness is a powerful thing, maybe the most powerful.

[TheAxeEver]

My dear old dad said this about forgiveness. Forgiving someone isn’t about giving peace to the soul of party that wronged you. It’s about freeing your soul and giving yourself peace. Even if the other person doesn’t care, you can leave this world knowing you are the bigger, stronger person. In the case of Bret and Shawn, it sure seems like both were set free.

[glamgal]

I notice that Bret often uses the word "safe" when talking about his matches and/or who he wrestled with. That gave me the impression of his ensuring that he wouldn't purposely hurt his opponent in a match. He's also used the word to describe his opponent's wrestling approach. I loved what Bret said about wrestling being about trust and respect--if those are lacking, how do you know that you're safe? I'm glad that Bret learned from his experience of forgiving Shawn and vice versa--he's inspired me to realize that it's best to let go of the past and move on. Thanks for this upload.

[saintgermainonwukeme]

Always the "Hitman" for life to me. Truly one of the most straightforward personalities of the business. Respect to you Sir Bret Hart.

[gooner]

I'm glad they did it in the ring. They understood that it wasn't just these two guys, who were tied together in this story since '97. All the fans of Bret and Shawn were too and that's why it felt cathartic to us all. We all needed to see it and needed this to happen.

[justinwilliams]

We forgive not because the other person deserves forgiveness. We forgive because we deserve peace.

[AndromedanPrince]

The other reason you know he's telling the truth other than the fact he's never changed his story is the fact HBK never denied anything Bret has said happened..

[dfetz]

Only person that has never changed their story on the screwjob, and looks back on it with honesty.

[randomlyfactual]

Fun fact... It's been thirteen years since the forgiveness, which came thirteen years after the Screwjob

[thebreeze]

Bret tells the exact reason why it happened and Shawn has even confirmed it!!

[KillerKid]

Legends. Never a dull moment when they were in the ring together..

[basicpianotutorial]

Bret Hart has been through so much and for people saying he's a crybaby, you haven't been through what he's been through, the fact that he survived the stroke and being the only one alive from his wrestling family just shows his true character...

[JordonTheo]

Dude, it's CRAZY how much lighter he looks now. Like, what's that saying about holding grudges being poison you drink and hope it kills the other person? Glad he forgave him and moved on. You could tell it hurt him and it's great to see that weight finally lifted. Even when they first reconciled, Brett seemed bitter. I think he saw an actual remorse on Shawn's part and came around.

[JayBurris]

I wish they could’ve just got along back in the day but that’s life sometimes so glad they finally made peace 2 icons 2 goats there’ll never be anyone like them and I love them both I never really chose sides between the two of them as performers