Road Warriors had to put on face paint and wear spiked shoulder pads to compensate for their lack of in ring ability. Steiner Brothers didn’t need to resort to such gimmicks. They had the natural charisma on the mic and the unparalleled skill and combo moves in between the ropes. Best tag team ever.
BBC and Entertainment Tonight writers noted that Bret Hart is "widely regarded" as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time.
Sky Sports described his legacy as "one of, if not the greatest, to have ever graced the squared circle".
Veteran industry journalist Dave Meltzer called Hart "one of the best ever," and further praised his ring psychology as the best in WWE history (alongside that of Ricky Steamboat, and "maybe Jake Roberts"). Jon Robinson of IGN called him "one of the greatest (if not the single best) pure wrestler to ever walk that aisle".
Veteran wrestlers including CM Punk, Booker T and Michael Hayes have named Hart "the greatest of all time", with Hayes noting that he is considered by many as the best Canadian performer ever, if not the single greatest overall.
Veteran announcer Gene Okerlund dubbed Hart "the greatest ever", and stressed that he should appear in anyone's list of the all-time top 10 wrestlers. Viscera commented: "He was the best [WWF] Champion of all time. I mean, as far as international rapport, it's like he's a god."
Olympic wrestling gold medalist and six-time WWE world champion Kurt Angle studied tapes of Hart in order to learn the art of pro wrestling; he and Stone Cold Steve Austin have ranked Hart as the best in-ring performer ever (Austin tying Hart with Shawn Michaels).
Similarly, former opponent Harley Race described Hart as being "as good as they got". Whilst WWE chairman, Vince McMahon described Hart as having "unparalleled" technical wrestling and storytelling skills, and retrospectively characterized the late 1990s Hart as a performer "who you know is going to give you the best match of the night every time he goes out there".
Asked where he would rank Hart among the pantheon of wrestling greats, longtime announcer Jim Ross stated, "Right at the top. Bret was one of the all time best."
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