Growing up I was always a fan of The Hitman, first as part of the Hart Foundation with Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart and later during his singles run. I was sad when he left the WWE even though his departure was one of the most talked about moments in wrestling.
Even though in WCW he won the United States, Tag Team, and World Heavyweight Championships it didn't feel like he did much at all. The injury and abruptness with which his career ended left me feeling like we as fans were cheated. I can't even begin to imagine how Bret felt.
As a fan I wanted to see Bret go out on top, or at least under his own terms, with thunderous applause and not the fizzle that we got. I knew we'd never see him wrestle again, at least that's what I thought, due to the concussion and stroke but it would be nice to see him get the recognition that he deserves.
In 2005 we got our first taste of the return of The Hitman when he worked with the WWE to release a DVD about him: Bret "Hitman" Hart: The Best There Is, The Best There Was, and The Best There Ever Will Be. The documentary was fantastic and the match compilations were great. I was happy that if this was all we got at least it's positive.
Then in 2006 he was the headliner inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. In his speech he said he was only here for the fans to let them know not to worry about him because he was okay. Once again I thought that this was it, and I was satisfied with this send off as well.
January 4, 2010 was the day that no one ever thought they would see when Bret stepped back into a WWE and faced his old nemesis Shawn Michaels where the two shook hands ending the feud. Later that night a new feud began when Vince McMahon kicked The Hitman in the crotch which lead to the unbelievable return of the Hitman to the ring at WrestleMania that year.
That brings us to what this post is about, the final 11 matches of Bret "The Hitman" Hart.
March 28, 2010 WrestleMania XXVI Phoenix, Arizona
No Holds Barred: Bret "Hitman" Hart defeated Vince McMahon with special referee Bruce Hart
The match that had to happen! With his family at ringside Hart got his revenge on McMahon after the Montreal Screw Job.
May 17, 2010 RAW, Toronto, Ontario
No Disqualification: Bret "Hitman" Hart submitted United States Champion: The Miz with the sharpshooter to win the championship
August 9, 2010 RAW, Sacramento, California
Lumberjack Match: Bret "Hitman" Hart & John Cena vs. Chris Jericho & Edge went to a no contest
August 15, 2010 SummerSlam Los Angeles, California
Elimination Tag Team Match: Team WWE: Bret "Hitman" Hart, Chris Jericho, Daniel Bryan, Edge, John Cena, John Morrison, & R-Truth defeated Team Nexus: Wade Barrett, Darren Young, David Otunga, Heath Slater, Justin Gabriel, Michael Tarver, & Skip Sheffield
September 25, 2010 SmackDown House Show, Madison Square Garden
Bret "Hitman" Hart and The Hart Dynasty: David Hart Smith & Tyson Kidd with Natayla defeated The Nexus: Heath Slater Justin Gabriel, & Michael Tarver with special guest referee Jerry "The King" Lawler
November 10, 2010 SmackDown House Show Brussel, Belgium
Bret "Hitman" Hart and The Hart Dynasty: David Hart Smith & Tyson Kidd with Natayla defeated The Nexus: Heath Slater, David Otunga, & Husky Harris
November 11, 2010 SmackDown House Show Nuremberg, Germany
Bret "Hitman" Hart and The Hart Dynasty: David Hart Smith & Tyson Kidd with Natayla defeated The Nexus: Heath Slater, Justin Gabriel, & Husky Harris
November 12, 2010 SmackDown House Show Cologne, Germany
Bret "Hitman" Hart and The Hart Dynasty: David Hart Smith & Tyson Kidd with Natayla defeated The Nexus: Heath Slater, David Otunga, & Husky Harris
November 13, 2010 SmackDown House Show Mannheim, Germany
Bret "Hitman" Hart and The Hart Dynasty: David Hart Smith & Tyson Kidd with Natayla defeated The Nexus: David Otunga, Husky Harris, & Justin Gabriel
November 14, 2010 SmackDown House Show Istanbul, Turkey
Bret "Hitman" Hart, Edge, & Rey Mysterio defeated Alberto Del Rio, Cody Rhodes, & Drew McIntyre
September 12, 2011 RAW, Ottawa, Ontario
Bret "Hitman" Hart & John Cena defeated Alberto Del Rio & Ricardo Rodriguez
March 25, 2012 Big Time Wrestling in Augusta, Maine.
I did meet Bret Hart once after his Last Match he cut a promo that night at the show. I also saw him wrestle live a few times.
June 4, 1989 WWF House Show Portland, Maine
Bret "Hit Man" Hart wrestled Mr. Perfect to a 20 minute time limit draw
August 15, 1995 WWF TV Taping Portland, Maine
aired 8/26/1995 on Superstars of Wrestling
Bret "Hit Man" Hart submitted Rad Radford with the sharpshooter Jean Pierre Lafitte came to ringside and stole Harts jacket
aired on 9/2/1995 Superstars of Wrestling
Bret "Hit Man" Hart defeated Waylon Mercy by disqualification when Jean Pierre Lafitte interferred
Dark Match
Bret "Hit Man" Hart defeated Isaac Yankem DDS by count-out
March 1, 1996 WWF House Show Augusta, Maine
Champion: Bret "Hit Man" Hart defeated Undertaker by count-out when Goldust gave Taker a piledriver on the floor
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