Bret Hart on WrestleMania 13 match vs. Steve Austin: ‘It was just magic’

Bret Hart discussed his WrestleMania 13 match vs. Steve Austin during an appearance on The Ariel Helwani Show on Tuesday.

WWE recently announced that the match will be the first to be inducted into its Hall of Fame as an “Immortal Moment.” Hart says what he and Austin did that night was “just magic.”

“It’s a big honor,” Hart said of the match being inducted into the Hall of Fame. “I’m really quite proud of that, especially that match and the work that I had with Steve Austin. If you asked me in truth if I thought there was a better match somewhere, I mean, I don’t think there’s been a better match. It was just magic what we did that night.”

Asked if the match is at the top of his list of career favorites, Hart responded:

“It’s been at the top probably since I had it. I have my all-time favorites. I think the match I had with the Bulldog at Wembley was probably my first greatest match, in the sense that it was the first one that I wasn’t in a team, it was just me by myself going out there and putting that match together. And that was a beautiful match. And the Ironman match with Shawn Michaels—I mean, you could say what you want about our relationship—the truth is that it’s hard to top that match.”

Hart referred to his WrestleMania 13 match as “the highest level of professionalism” possible in wrestling:

“It was, to me, the highest level of professionalism that you can get in a professional wrestling match. We both really worked really hard, took a lot of hard falls, large hits with the chair and stuff like that. But we also really protected each other and looked out for each other. And when they told me they were going to induct that match, it was like, well, they should, it was maybe the best match ever.”

Both Hart and Austin are scheduled to appear at the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2025 ceremony on Friday, April 18, at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas in Nevada. Hart will become the first person to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on three occasions: once as a singles competitor, once as part of the Hart Foundation with Jim Neidhart, and now for his WrestleMania 13 match with Austin.

Hart’s full appearance on The Ariel Helwani Show is available below: