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Bret Hart says WCW should have been sued over Goldberg’s lack of training

Posted: Nov 11th 2026 By: Ian Carey

Bret Hart discussed Goldberg during a recent interview.

Speaking to the Johnny I Pro Show in a video published on November 9, Hart was speaking about his safety record in the ring when the conversation turned to Goldberg.

Hart said:

“I won’t go on a big thing about Goldberg. Goldberg just hurt me because he didn’t know how to do anything different. No one taught him, no one showed him, no one explained to him, ‘Bill, it’s not really real. You can’t actually kick somebody in the head as hard as you can. You just can’t.’

“But no one took the time to tell him that in WCW, where it’s like they should be sued for unprofessional wrestling for putting [me] in the ring with a guy that didn’t know anything about wrestling.”

Hart then described his safety record as the biggest accomplishment of his career.

“The fact that so many wrestlers put their lives in my hands, even trusted me. Even Steve Austin trusted me at WrestleMania 13 to get the juice on him in the match.”

Hart later added:

“When I make the boast about being the best there is, the best there was, the best there ever will be, that’s my boast, is that I never hurt anybody.”

Hart suffered a serious concussion during his match against Goldberg at WCW Starrcade on December 19, 1999, after Goldberg kicked him in the head. Hart continued wrestling for several weeks following the injury until being removed from the main event of the WCW Souled Out 2000 pay-per-view where he was scheduled to defend the WCW World title against Sid Vicious on January 16, 2000.

Hart has frequently been critical of Goldberg in the past. In 2022, he praised Brock Lesnar as “totally the opposite of Goldberg.” He also addressed Goldberg during a virtual signing in July 2024. Goldberg addressed Hart’s criticism in June 2024, saying he was sorry for the injury but wanted Hart to move on.