Bret 'the Hitman' Hart
by leehilliard
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~Bret Hart (born July 2, 1957) is a Canadian writer, actor and retired professional wrestler currently signed with WWE under a Legends contract. Like others in the Hart wrestling family, Hart has an amateur wrestling background, including wrestling at Ernest Manning High School and Mount Royal College. Along with his famed "Hit Man" nickname, Hart was known by the monikers "The Excellence of Execution", "The Best There Is, The Best There Was, and The Best There Ever Will Be" and "The Pink and Black Attack"—the last being in reference to his ring attire, as well as his signature mirrored sunglasses, which he routinely gave away to a young audience member before matches.
Hart joined his father Stu Hart's promotion, Stampede Wrestling, in 1976, carrying out non-wrestling duties. He made his in-ring debut in 1978. He found mainstream popularity and championship success throughout the 1980s and 1990s in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF—later WWE), where he helmed The Hart Foundation faction and was a challenger for singles and tag team championships in both decades. He left for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) following the controversial "Montreal Screwjob" in November 1997, where he enjoyed continued championship success until his departure from in-ring activity after January 10, 2000. His departure from the ring was due to a December 1999 concussion that was inflicted during a match against Goldberg at the Starrcade pay-per-view event. He officially retired in October 2000. In a publication that year, WCW described Hart as "universally respected by other wrestlers", and "perhaps the greatest pure wrestler ever to lace up a pair of boots." He returned to sporadic in-ring competition in 2004 and 2006, and in 2010 with WWE, where he won his final championship, headlined that year's SummerSlam event, and served as the General Manager of Raw. He makes occasional appearances for WWE, who has described him as "arguably the greatest technical wrestler in WWE history." In other WWE publications, Hart has been described as one of the biggest names in the history of the business, and perhaps the most popular in the world by the mid 1990s.
Hart has held championships in five decades from the 1970s to the 2010s, with a total of thirty-two held throughout his career, and seventeen held between the WWF/WWE and WCW. He is a seven-time world champion, having held the WWF Championship five times and the WCW World Heavyweight Championship twice. He spent more time as WWF Champion than any other wrestler during the 1990s, with a total of 654 days as champion, and was the first WCW World Heavyweight Champion born outside the United States. He is also a record-tying five-time WCW/WWE United States Champion, with his four WCW reigns being the most in the history of the organization; and the second WWF Triple Crown Champion and fifth (with Goldberg) WCW Triple Crown Champion. He was the first man to win both the WWF and WCW Triple Crown Championships. In addition to championships, he is the 1994 Royal Rumble winner (with Lex Luger), and the only two-time King of the Ring in WWE history, having won the 1991 tournament and the first King of the Ring pay-per-view in 1993. Hart was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2006 by former on-screen rival, Steve Austin.
hey gang,
thanks bunches for visiting. i've started reworking some old drawings/paintings with my wacom bamboo just for fun and because most of them haven't been seen anywhere for quite a while.especially since i started 3d art.
i haven't acctually drawn anything for a few years so i'm real rusty.not to mention my wacom is a totally new concept for me.i've got a lot to learn no doubt.
anyhoo enjoy,
*till the dragon flies again,hugs and regards*
lee
Comments (9)
Maya06
wonderful work, my son and I great fans of the Hitman
ToniDunlap
Great Lee!!! Very interesting work!
Mondwin
Fantastic piece my friend!!!Bravissimo!V:DDD.Hugsxx Whylma
mapps
excellent, very well done :-)
SQS
Excellent background info, Lee and fantastic image, well done
loligagger
Excellent work on a great westler!!!!!!!!
romangirl
You are very talented!
Richardphotos
great write up and painting of the Hit Man. I followed him and Owen Hart in their career. I thought it was so strange that Owen Hart had fail from a cable previously to him losing his life, breaking his arm. why did they not stop it back then. instead wait until he died from hitting his head did you know that Bruno Sammartino held the title for 4000 plus days
Darkwish
Very well done!