The Sharpshooter was made famous by Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart back in the day. Today we see it being used often as WWE stars pay homage to the Hitman. Bret is often very outspoken when talking about the WWE product today. On the recent episode of the Sharpshooter show, Bret Hart shoots on WWE stars using his old finishing move and if he is happy about it.
Bret Hart shoots on today’s WWE stars using the Sharpshooter:
“There’s been a few wrestlers that have been putting on the Sharpshooter. I kind of made a complaint about it a few days ago about how the Sharpshooter doesn’t seem to work anymore. It’s just one of those holds that suddenly in the last 3-4 years every wrestler’s back has gotten so much stronger. It doesn’t register anymore. Suddenly it’s like a useless hold that everyone crawls to the ropes right away. I’m glad that Cesaro keeps respect for those kind of holds. Same with Steve Austin’s stunner and certain moves that guys do that have a history and tradition behind them. If someone else is going to start using that move they should use it out of taste and respect for what that hold meant to the wrestler who created it or built it” (Source: The Sharpshooter Show).
I do agree with Bret a bit here. Lately we never see the Sharpshooter beat anyone and you can just tell someone will be getting to the ropes when it is applied. I think today we are just seeing moves being overused. It is kind of like the superkick that we see a bunch of stars using right now.
Let us know if you think the Sharpshooter is being overused or you disagree with Bret. A lot of people say Bret is just being bitter but I appreciate him being so honest all the time and pulling no punches.
Bret is right finishers mean nothing. When I grew up watching wrestling you hit the DDT or perfectplex or sweet chin music it was over. It is a different era. Bret sometimes can come off as bitter so can every other guy not in the business. Now WWE social media presence means more than titles. Good or bad I dont know. I will continue to watch.