Overview

• Bret Hart said he believes Triple H “never earned” his position and labeled him a “phony” during an Inside The Ropes appearance on his U.K. tour.
• He remarked that he wished Triple H had been in the locker room when he punched Vince McMahon after the Montreal Screwjob, adding that it might have altered Triple H’s relationship with Stephanie McMahon.
• In a follow-up item published Sept. 23, Hart added he has “never” seen a Triple H match he considered great and said he never wanted to wrestle him.
• Coverage notes the resurfaced allegation that Triple H suggested the company should “do business for” Hart in 1997 if Hart would not agree to lose the title, a claim long discussed but not adjudicated.
• Articles report no response from Triple H or WWE, and note Hart had offered more positive public remarks about Triple H about a year earlier after a backstage encounter.