WWE Hall of Famer Bill Goldberg has a lot of respect for Bret Hart, but believes his fellow former World Champion should move on from the past.
During a match with WCW in 1999, a kick by Goldberg would give Bret a concussion. This injury, alongside others, would result in Bret’s in-ring career coming to an end.
In the quarter-century since then, Bret has taken any opportunity to insult Goldberg’s skills and career while Goldberg has apologized for the kick multiple times.
On a recent edition of the “Busted Open Radio” podcast, Goldberg once again made clear he feels bad about what happened, but feels Bret should move on. He said,
“The Bret Hart thing, it just saddens me as a human being. That’s all. First and foremost, I would never wish ill will upon any opponent or anyone like that. To have an accident like that happen and end someone’s career, especially someone who’s one of the best that ever was, 100%, it sucks. I’m not asking anybody to understand.
“It is what it is. Come on, man. I love you, Bret. Don’t be such a pr*ck. That’s all. Grow up… I love the guy. He’s an icon. Just get over it. That’s all. I’m sorry. What do you want me to do? As a human being, it saddens me that he can’t come to grips with it.”
Goldberg would join WWE in 2003 and return to the promotion in 2016 where he captured the World Heavyweight and WWE Universal Championships.
