>>6685646I can tell you exactly. From 1991 to 1996 he was one of the biggest stars in all of pro wrestling, with '94 being his peak popularity.
And yes, HE FUCKING DREW. Big time. And he drew because noone else was drawing, even at the time when he wasn't champion anymore.
Because there was this thing where they were trying to make Bret this symbol for the "New Generation" of professional wrestling.
How his star began to fall was that he was too PG in a time that was starting to change into R-rated, and he could adjust very well because despite what people would say about him, Bret Hart wasn't naturally an asshole. He didn't have a rough image. He had a clean one. Fans were turning away from clean.
The smartest thing he did was be wise enough to know that Austin was the next guy and put him over by turning heel to the best of his ability. The times of him drawing dimes were coming to an end, and it wasn't his fault, it was just the way it was.
