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DVD cover of Bret "Hit Man" Hart: The Best There Is, the Best There Was, the Best There Ever Will Be.

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Bret "Hit Man" Hart: The Best There Is, the Best There Was, the Best There Ever Will Be is a 2005 straight-to-DVD wrestling documentary film. Directed by Kevin Dunn, it detailed the career of professional wrestler Bret Hart, containing a variety of interviews from fellow wrestlers that knew him, and some of Hart's best matches. The documentary was a collaboration between WWE and Hart, who contributed with hours of interview content. However, before Hart agreed to work on the documentary, WWE planned the creation of Screwed: The Bret Hart Story, which would have had a negative focus on Hart's career.

Background

By the mid-2000s, Bret Hart had a troubled relationship with WWE. This stemmed upon two incidents that occurred in the late 1990s, including the Montreal Screwjob that took place at the 1997 Survivor Series event,^[1] and the tragic death of brother Owen Hart at the 1999 Over the Edge event. Henceforth, prior to the filming of Bret "Hit Man" Hart: The Best There Is, the Best There Was, the Best There Ever Will Be, Hart had not appeared in an on-camera role with WWE since the Screwjob, and there were significant personal issues between himself and various WWE employees.

Meanwhile, WWE had produced and released The Self-Destruction of The Ultimate Warrior in 2005, which focused on the negative aspects of fellow pro wrestler The Ultimate Warrior.^[2] At around the same time as The Self-Destruction of The Ultimate Warrior was being produced, WWE had started recording interviews for a film called Screwed: The Bret Hart Story with some of Hart's former opponents like Hulk Hogan, Shawn Michaels and Jerry Lawler, all of whom had personal issues with him. Similar to The Ultimate Warrior documentary, the interviews were all negative in context, with disparaging comments being made regarding Hart.^[3] According to Hart, the focus was solely on the Screwjob, with the interviewed opponents criticising him for being "unprofessional, a bad businessman and saying they didn't know where my head was at the day of the Survivor Series."

Change of Direction

Eventually, WWE owner Vince McMahon contacted Hart about the film, requesting he take part in it. Hart responded that he would only work on a documentary film about himself if it provided him a "fitting tribute to his career". Eventually, after Hart reminded McMahon of his promise towards him, the two agreed with terms, Hart providing creative input and interview footage that would focus on a positive outlook of Hart's overall career. This film would become Bret "Hit Man" Hart: The Best There Is, the Best There Was, the Best There Ever Will Be.^[4] The negative interviews intended for Screwed were subsequently scrapped, being replaced with positive interviews from the likes of Steve Austin, Roddy Piper and Chris Benoit.^[5] Hart later claimed that WWE used Screwed as a ploy to convince him to participate, claiming the company essentially told him "Get on board or we'll run you over."^[6]

Availability

While some negative interviews from the likes of Hulk Hogan, Shawn Michaels and Jerry Lawler were recorded, they have never been made available for the public following the change of direction for the Hart documentary. Because of Hart's more positive relationship with WWE as of the present day, as well as him also making amends with various wrestlers that were interviewed, it is unlikely that WWE will release the interviews or any other footage exclusively intended for Screwed: The Bret Hart Story for public access.

References

↑ Prowrestlingstories page detailing the Montreal Screwjob. Retrieved 03 Feb '21
↑ IMDB page for The Self-Destruction of The Ultimate Warrior. Retrieved 03 Feb '21
↑ Sportskeeda article concerning Bret Hart's relationship with WWE, and the interviews intended for Screwed: The Bret Hart Story.. Retrieved 03 Feb '21
↑ Wrestleview article concerning the premise for Screwed: The Bret Hart Story, and Hart's agreement to participate in Bret "Hit Man" Hart: The Best There Is, the Best There Was, the Best There Ever Will Be. Retrieved 03 Feb '21
↑ Issue 212 of Power Slam magazine, concerning the change from negative to positive interviews. Retrieved 03 Feb '21
↑ Issue 140 of Power Slam magazine, concerning Hart's comments that WWE used Screwed: The Bret Hart Story as a means of getting him to participate. Retrieved 03 Feb '21

[screwjob-1] Prowrestlingstories page detailing the Montreal Screwjob. Retrieved 03 Feb '21

[warrior-2] IMDB page for The Self-Destruction of The Ultimate Warrior. Retrieved 03 Feb '21

[3] Sportskeeda article concerning Bret Hart's relationship with WWE, and the interviews intended for Screwed: The Bret Hart Story.. Retrieved 03 Feb '21

[change-4] Wrestleview article concerning the premise for Screwed: The Bret Hart Story, and Hart's agreement to participate in Bret "Hit Man" Hart: The Best There Is, the Best There Was, the Best There Ever Will Be. Retrieved 03 Feb '21

[5] Issue 212 of Power Slam magazine, concerning the change from negative to positive interviews. Retrieved 03 Feb '21

[6] Issue 140 of Power Slam magazine, concerning Hart's comments that WWE used Screwed: The Bret Hart Story as a means of getting him to participate. Retrieved 03 Feb '21

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+''Bret "Hit Man" Hart: The Best There Is, the Best There Was, the Best There Ever Will Be'' is a 2005 straight-to-DVD wrestling documentary film. Directed by Kevin Dunn, it detailed the career of professional wrestler Bret Hart, containing a variety of interviews from fellow wrestlers that knew him, and some of Hart's best matches. The documentary was a collaboration between WWE and Hart, who contributed with hours of interview content. However, before Hart agreed to work on the documentary, WWE planned the creation of '''''Screwed: The Bret Hart Story''''', which would have had a negative focus on Hart's career.
-[[Has brief:: '''''Bret "Hit Man" Hart: The Best There Is, the Best There Was, the Best There Ever Will Be''''' is a 2005 straight-to-DVD wrestling documentary film.]] Directed by Kevin Dunn, it detailed the career of professional wrestler Bret Hart, containing a variety of interviews from fellow wrestlers that knew him, and some of Hart's best matches. The documentary was a collaboration between WWE and Hart, who contributed with hours of interview content. [[Has brief:: However, before Hart agreed to work on the documentary, WWE planned the creation of '''Screwed: The Bret Hart Story''', which would have had a negative focus on Hart's career.]]
 ==Background==
-By the mid-2000s, Bret Hart had a troubled relationship with WWE. This stemmed upon two incidents that occurred in the late 1990s, including the Montreal Screwjob that took place at the 1997 Survivor Series event,<ref name="screwjob">[https://prowrestlingstories.com/pro-wrestling-stories/montreal-screwjob/ Prowrestlingstories page detailing the Montreal Screwjob.] Retrieved 3 Feb '21</ref> and the [[Owen Hart (lost death footage of professional wrestler; 1999)|tragic death of brother Owen Hart at the 1999 Over the Edge]] event. Henceforth, prior to the filming of ''Bret "Hit Man" Hart: The Best There Is, the Best There Was, the Best There Ever Will Be'', Hart had not appeared in an on-camera role with WWE since the Screwjob, and there were significant personal issues between himself and various WWE employees.
+By the mid-2000s, Bret Hart had a troubled relationship with WWE. This stemmed upon two incidents that occurred in the late 1990s, including the Montreal Screwjob that took place at the 1997 Survivor Series event,<ref name="screwjob">[https://prowrestlingstories.com/pro-wrestling-stories/montreal-screwjob/ Prowrestlingstories page detailing the Montreal Screwjob.] Retrieved 03 Feb '21</ref> and the [[Owen Hart (lost death footage of professional wrestler; 1999)|tragic death of brother Owen Hart at the 1999 Over the Edge]] event. Henceforth, prior to the filming of ''Bret "Hit Man" Hart: The Best There Is, the Best There Was, the Best There Ever Will Be'', Hart had not appeared in an on-camera role with WWE since the Screwjob, and there were significant personal issues between himself and various WWE employees.
-Meanwhile, WWE had produced and released ''The Self-Destruction of The Ultimate Warrior'' in 2005, which focused on the negative aspects of fellow pro wrestler The Ultimate Warrior.<ref name="warrior">[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0481960/ IMDB page for ''The Self-Destruction of The Ultimate Warrior''.] Retrieved 3 Feb '21</ref> At around the same time as ''The Self-Destruction of The Ultimate Warrior'' was being produced, WWE had started recording interviews for a film called ''Screwed: The Bret Hart Story'' with some of Hart's former opponents like Hulk Hogan, Shawn Michaels and Jerry Lawler, all of whom had personal issues with him. Similar to The Ultimate Warrior documentary, the interviews were all negative in context, with disparaging comments being made regarding Hart.<ref>[https://www.sportskeeda.com/wwe/wwe-rumors-why-bret-hart-and-wwe-are-back-on-bad-terms-again Sportskeeda article concerning Bret Hart's relationship with WWE, and the interviews intended for ''Screwed: The Bret Hart Story''.]. Retrieved 3 Feb '21</ref> According to Hart, the focus was solely on the Screwjob, with the interviewed opponents criticising him for being "unprofessional, a bad businessman and saying they didn't know where my head was at the day of the Survivor Series."
+Meanwhile, WWE had produced and released ''The Self-Destruction of The Ultimate Warrior'' in 2005, which focused on the negative aspects of fellow pro wrestler The Ultimate Warrior.<ref name="warrior">[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0481960/ IMDB page for ''The Self-Destruction of The Ultimate Warrior''.] Retrieved 03 Feb '21</ref> At around the same time as ''The Self-Destruction of The Ultimate Warrior'' was being produced, WWE had started recording interviews for a film called ''Screwed: The Bret Hart Story'' with some of Hart's former opponents like Hulk Hogan, Shawn Michaels and Jerry Lawler, all of whom had personal issues with him. Similar to The Ultimate Warrior documentary, the interviews were all negative in context, with disparaging comments being made regarding Hart.<ref>[https://www.sportskeeda.com/wwe/wwe-rumors-why-bret-hart-and-wwe-are-back-on-bad-terms-again Sportskeeda article concerning Bret Hart's relationship with WWE, and the interviews intended for ''Screwed: The Bret Hart Story''.]. Retrieved 03 Feb '21</ref> According to Hart, the focus was solely on the Screwjob, with the interviewed opponents criticising him for being "unprofessional, a bad businessman and saying they didn't know where my head was at the day of the Survivor Series."
-==Change of direction==
+==Change of Direction==
-Eventually, WWE owner Vince McMahon contacted Hart about the film, requesting he take part in it. Hart responded that he would only work on a documentary film about himself if it provided him a "fitting tribute to his career". Eventually, after Hart reminded McMahon of his promise towards him, the two agreed with terms, Hart providing creative input and interview footage that would focus on a positive outlook of Hart's overall career. This film would become ''Bret "Hit Man" Hart: The Best There Is, the Best There Was, the Best There Ever Will Be''.<ref name="change">[http://www.wrestleview.com/news2005/1135265658.shtml Wrestleview article concerning the premise for ''Screwed: The Bret Hart Story'', and Hart's agreement to participate in ''Bret "Hit Man" Hart: The Best There Is, the Best There Was, the Best There Ever Will Be''.] Retrieved 3 Feb '21</ref> The negative interviews intended for ''Screwed'' were subsequently scrapped, being replaced with positive interviews from the likes of Steve Austin, Roddy Piper and Chris Benoit.<ref>Issue 212 of ''Power Slam'' magazine, concerning the change from negative to positive interviews. Retrieved 3 Feb '21</ref> Hart later claimed that WWE used ''Screwed'' as a ploy to convince him to participate, claiming the company essentially told him "Get on board or we'll run you over."<ref>Issue 140 of ''Power Slam'' magazine, concerning Hart's comments that WWE used ''Screwed: The Bret Hart Story'' as a means of getting him to participate. Retrieved 3 Feb '21</ref>
+Eventually, WWE owner Vince McMahon contacted Hart about the film, requesting he take part in it. Hart responded that he would only work on a documentary film about himself if it provided him a "fitting tribute to his career". Eventually, after Hart reminded McMahon of his promise towards him, the two agreed with terms, Hart providing creative input and interview footage that would focus on a positive outlook of Hart's overall career. This film would become ''Bret "Hit Man" Hart: The Best There Is, the Best There Was, the Best There Ever Will Be''.<ref name="change">[http://www.wrestleview.com/news2005/1135265658.shtml Wrestleview article concerning the premise for ''Screwed: The Bret Hart Story'', and Hart's agreement to participate in ''Bret "Hit Man" Hart: The Best There Is, the Best There Was, the Best There Ever Will Be''.] Retrieved 03 Feb '21</ref> The negative interviews intended for ''Screwed'' were subsequently scrapped, being replaced with positive interviews from the likes of Steve Austin, Roddy Piper and Chris Benoit.<ref>Issue 212 of ''Power Slam'' magazine, concerning the change from negative to positive interviews. Retrieved 03 Feb '21</ref> Hart later claimed that WWE used ''Screwed'' as a ploy to convince him to participate, claiming the company essentially told him "Get on board or we'll run you over."<ref>Issue 140 of ''Power Slam'' magazine, concerning Hart's comments that WWE used ''Screwed: The Bret Hart Story'' as a means of getting him to participate. Retrieved 03 Feb '21</ref>
 ==Availability==
 While some negative interviews from the likes of Hulk Hogan, Shawn Michaels and Jerry Lawler were recorded, they have never been made available for the public following the change of direction for the Hart documentary. Because of Hart's more positive relationship with WWE as of the present day, as well as him also making amends with various wrestlers that were interviewed, it is unlikely that WWE will release the interviews or any other footage exclusively intended for ''Screwed: The Bret Hart Story'' for public access.
+==See Also==
+*[[AJ Styles vs Kenny Omega (lost footage of professional wrestling match; 2006)]]
+*[[Alberto Del Rio vs CM Punk vs Dolph Ziggler vs Jack Swagger vs John Cena (partially found master tape footage of untelevised Hell in a Cell match; 2011)]]
+*[[Awesome Kong vs Melissa Anderson (lost footage of professional wrestling match; 2009)]]
+*[[Bill Longson vs Whipper Billy Watson (lost footage of professional wrestling match; 1947)]]
+*[[Blood Circus (partially found Santo Gold film; 1985)]]
+*[[Braden Walker's "Knock Knock" promo (lost original pre-tapes of WWE backstage segment; 2008)]]
+*[[Bradshaw vs Christian (lost footage of professional wrestling match; 2001)]]
+*[[Bret Hart-Hulk Hogan photoshoot (lost professional wrestling promotional photos; 1993)]]
+*[[Bret Hart vs Tom Magee (found untelevised professional wrestling match; 1986)]]
+*[[Catch-As-Catch-Can Wrestling (lost early BBC televised professional wrestling matches; 1938-1939; 1946-1947)]]
+*[[Celebrity Wrestling (partially found ITV professional wrestling reality show; 2005)]]
+*[[Chowdaheads (partially found unaired professional wrestling cartoon show; 1999)]]
+*[[Collision in Korea (found professional wrestling event in North Korea; 1995)]]
+*[[Collision in Korea wrestler sketches (lost North Korean pencil sketch portraits of professional wrestlers; 1995)]]
+*[[Cultaholic (found debut video of professional wrestling YouTube channel; 2017)]]
+*[[ECW Anarchy Rulz (lost build of cancelled Nintendo 64 port of professional wrestling game; existence unconfirmed; 2000)]]
+*[[ECW at E3 2000 (partially found footage of professional wrestling at gaming trade event; 2000)]]
+*[[ECW Hardcore TV final episodes (lost episodes of Professional Wrestling Show; 2001)]]
+*[[FMW at E3 2000 (partially found footage of professional wrestling at gaming trade event; 2000)]]
+*[[The Game (partially found Disturbed cover of professional wrestling theme song; mid 2000s)]]
+*[[GFW Amped (partially found unaired professional wrestling show; 2015)]]
+*[[The Giant's moonsault (lost footage of professional wrestling move; existence unconfirmed; 1990s)]]
+*[[Girls Gone Wild: Live from Spring Break (found WWE/Girls Gone Wild crossover special; 2003)]]
+*[[GLOW (lost unfinished final season of Netflix comedy-drama series; 2019-2020)]]
+*[[Goldberg's pre-television debut matches (lost footage of professional wrestling dark matches; 1997)]]
+*[[Gotch-Hackenschmidt Match Film (lost world championship match; 1908)]]
+*[[Gotch-Hackenschmidt Match Film (lost world championship match; 1911)]]
+*[[Jake "The Snake" Roberts DDTs Hulk Hogan (lost Snake Pit segment; 1986)]]
+*[[Johnny Gargano vs Velveteen Dream (lost footage of alternate finish to professional wrestling match; 2019)]]
+*[[Kurt Angle vs Owen Hart (lost footage of professional wrestling match; 1999)]]
+*[[The Last Battle of Atlanta (found untelevised professional wrestling steel cage match; 1983)]]
+*[[Lita's training matches (partially found training videos of professional wrestler; late 1990s-2000)]]
+*[[Low Ki & Mercury vs Ric Blade & TCK (partially lost footage of hardcore wrestling tag team match; 2000)]]
+*[[Mark Jindrak in Evolution (partially found unaired vignettes of professional wrestling stable; 2003)]]
+*[[Pat Tanaka vs Rocco Rock (lost footage of "Body Count" professional wrestling match; 1993)]]
+*[["Plane Ride From Hell" (lost photographs of drunk wrestler incidents; 2002)]]
+*[[Radio WWF (lost professional wrestling radio show; 1993-1994; late 1990s-2000)]]
+*[[Sex University (lost WWE webshow; 2006)]]
+*[[Shin Nihon Pro Wrestling Gekitou Densetsu (lost build of unreleased Virtual Boy wrestling game; 1995)]]
+*[[Strange Kentucky People (lost recording of Chris Jericho "tribute"; 1994)]]
+*[[TNA Impact! 2 (lost build of unfinished professional wrestling game; 2009)]]
+*[[TNA International and TNA Wrestling Collection (completely lost pro-wrestling TV shows; 2006)]]
+*[[TNA Xplosion (partially found TV series; 2002-2016)]]
+*[[WCW 2000 (lost work on unfinished PlayStation 2 game; 2000)]]
+*[[WCW All Nighter (partially lost professional wrestling compilation show; 1994-1995)]]
+*[[WCW Classics (partially found professional wrestling compilation show; 2000-2001)]]
+*[[WCW Internet-only Special Events and PPVs (lost audio streams; 1997-1998)]]
+*[[WCW/nWo Live (lost build of cancelled PlayStation professional wrestling game; 1998)]]
+*[[WWE 24x7 (lost professional wrestling compilation show; 2007)]]
+*[[WWE Brawl (lost build of cancelled fighting game based on professional wrestling; 2012)]]
+*[[WWE Crush Hour (lost build of cancelled Xbox port of vehicular combat game; 2002)]]
+*[[WWE SmackDown vs Raw Online (lost build of cancelled online professional wrestling PC game; 2010-2011)]]
+*[[WWE Wrestlemania 36 (lost footage of alternate finishes to professional wrestling matches; 2020)]]
+*[[WWF Attitude (lost professional wrestling recap show; 2001-2002)]]
+*[[WWF Backlash (non-existent unfinished Nintendo 64 professional wrestling game; 2001)]]
+*[[WWF Excess (partially found professional wrestling talk show; 2001-2002)]]
+*[[WWF In Your House 8: Beware Of Dog (partially found untelevised professional wrestling matches; 1996)]]
+*[[WWF Livewire (partially found professional wrestling recap and talk show; 1996-2001)]]
+*[[WWF No Mercy (lost Game Boy Color games based on Nintendo 64 wrestling game; 2000)]]
+*[[WWF Shotgun (partially found July to December season of syndicated wrestling show; 1997)]]
+*[[WWF Xperience (found pay-per-view event footage; 1996)]]
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