Updates
Thursday, December 4, 2008 - Bret's Comments About His Knee Surgery
I want to take this opportunity to thank my fans from all over the world for their well wishes during my knee surgery. A couple of weeks ago I was invited to visit The Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D.C. I got to see and meet the real heroes of the free world, who, without knowing it, gave me more than enough courage to have total knee replacement surgery.
HITMAN: My Real LIfe In The Cartoon World of Wrestling
HITMAN: MY REAL LIFE IN THE CARTOON WORLD OF WRESTLING hit #1 upon it's release in Canada (Random House Canada) in the fall of 2007 and stayed on the top of the bestseller lists for four months.
HITMAN topped the US bestseller lists in the fall of 2008! Debuted at #5 in the UK in April 2009 shooting to the top from there! (Random House UK - Ebury Press).
HITMAN was released in Canada in paperback in May, 2008. The Canadian first edition hardcover is sold out.
US paperback release coming fall, 2009.
Bret's book is available at book stores across North America and the UK - or order your copy online at:
Chapters.ca Amazon.com Amazon.ca Barnes and Noble.com Borders.com
All the above online booksellers ship worldwide.
Hey Long Island, come on out to see Bret on Sunday, September 27th!
Meet Bret, get your personalized autograph, pose for a photo with The Excellence of Execution. A fun time for all. For info call 516 581 5376. Franklyn Square Video. Noon- 2:00. Come early to get your place in line! :-)
Three Appearances for Ring of Honor Wrestling
We are pleased to announce that Bret will be signing autographs and stepping into the ring to talk to the crowd at THREE special Ring of Honor wrestling events.
July 24, 2009 - Toronto
September 19, 2009 - Chicago
September 26, 2009 - New York City
Please go to www.rohwrestling.com for details.
UK Mirror Video Interview
Check out Bret's video interview with the UK Mirror and leave your comments here
Bret interview with UK Maxim Mag
Bret 'The Hitman' Hart
Pink-wearing, ex-WWE wrestling champ Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart discusses forehead licking and elbows off the top turnbuckle…
You used to wrestle in a pink leotard. Please explain…
England & Ireland Fans OverFlow Bret Hart Book Signings! :-)
Bret fans turned out in overflow numbers to all the book signing in England & Ireland. Please submit your photos from the signings to office@brethart.com so we can post them in the Gallery area. :-)
Wrestling With Shadows Now Available Online
The award winning documentary, Wrestling With Shadows, has been released for free online viewing by the National Film Board of Canada.
The 10th anniversary DVD set - now available! - includes a second full-length documentary, The Life & Death Of Owen Hart, along with exclusive bonus footage, including exclusive interviews with Bret and director, Paul Jay. These features are NOT available online and are only available in the DVD set.
CLICK HERE: TO ORDER THE LIMITED COLLECTOR'S EDITION DVD SET
To watch Wrestling With Shadows online now go to (copy & Paste) www.nfb.ca/film/hitman_hart_wrestling_with_shadows/
Bret's hour-long phone interview with ESPN.com
Monday, March 9, 2009 (interview took place Feb. 20, 2009)
WWE Legends: Bret Hart Interview
By Jon Robinson
The Hart Foundation, Vince McMahon, alcohol and a strip club. Sounds like a recipe for a riot. But to legendary "Hitman" Bret Hart, this combination led to one of the craziest off-camera moments in what Hart calls the "cartoon world" of professional wrestling.
Bret interviewed by Elliott Kay; UK based Life Coach
On Friday, March 6, 2009 Bret was interviewed by UK based life coach and motivational speaker, Elliott Kay. Elliott specializes in self development talks, both for the individual and in the corporate setting. He hosts the UK radio show Inspire A Nation. We'll post a link when the interview is available. You can learn more about Elliott here: http://www.elliotcoach.me.uk/
Article from Moncton Times & Transcript; the passing of Yvon Cormier
Legendary wrestlers Bret 'Hitman' Hart, Rick Martel and Dory Funk Jr.
recall time with Yvon Cormier
By Eric Lewis
Moncton Times & Transcript Staff
Section A1
Bret interviewed by unlikelystories.org
Bret did an interview with unlikelystories.org which will be available towards the end of this month or in early April. We'll post a link.
Bret's Comments on The Wrestler - Macleans Magazine
The Hitman versus ‘The Wrestler’
The Wrestler is being lauded as the definitive portrayal of pro wrestling, but I submit that’s only because no one has asked a real wrestling champion about it—until now. In the movie, Randy “The Ram” Robinson was a main-eventer who sold out Madison Square Garden. So was I. The movie opens with a montage of clippings and event posters eerily similar to the ones in my personal collection. I lived that life for real. I liked the movie, and I’m disturbed by it.
WRESTLING WITH SHADOWS - LIFE & DEATH OF OWEN HART SPECIAL DVD SET NOW AVAILABLE
CLICK HERE: PRE- ORDER LIMITED COLLECTOR'S EDITION DVD SET - FEBRUARY 3, 2009 RELEASE
CLICK HERE: VIEW PREVIEW VIDEO WITH EXCLUSIVE NEW FOOTAGE
Here it is, the long awaited epilogue to the award winning, critically acclaimed Wrestling With Shadows. Still widely considered the best wrestling film ever made - because it's all real! - this special, limited collector's edition 10th anniversary set includes a second documentary, The Life & Death of Owen Hart, never before released on DVD, Bonus footage includes an exclusive in-depth interview with Bret Hart, candid and revealing, as he looks back over a decade, and a provocative interview with director Paul Jay,
Monte Williams' Column about Bret at PopMatters.com
"His appeal was simple: in a surreal world dedicated to a uniquely haphazard and comically inept breed of pretense, Bret Hart made everything seem real...."
Please leave your comments about Monte's column here
Bret Hart: A Real Life In A Cartoon World
Check-Out Bret's Interview with The Beatdown
Bret did a phone interview with The Beatdown on Tuesday, December 9, 2008. He did the interview while at home in Calgary recuperating from knee surgery. This is a really interesting conversation about Bret's book.
It's posted at http://wbgnbeatdown.mypodcast.com/index.html If you have comments for Bret you can email him on the contact page.
Check Out Bret's Personal Photo Album from his Oct/Nov 2008 tour of Ireland & France - in the gallery area.
Photo descriptions and commentary in this album were written by Bret exclusively for this site.
Welcome Bret's new pug, Jojo
I thought my fans might want to see my new dog Jojo. My rotten Italian ex-wife, Cinzia, along with the rest of her family, refused to give me back my old Chinese Fighting Dog (pug) Coombs, upon our divorce, despite Coombs having been with me throughout the passings of my brother Owen, my Dad, my Mother and my stroke. So finally I had no choice but to replace Coombs (pictured on the back sleeve of my book) with a worthy replacement. Heck, I barely had Jojo home when I looked out my kitchen window to see him gripping a baby doe by the nose and dragging him up my front steps. When I charged outside, it distracted Jojo enough for the young deer to free itself and with its long legs it was able to sprint away with me, bad knee and all, racing along beside the two of them trying to prevent any more bloodshed.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
As posted here last week, Bret was scheduled for major reconstructive knee surgery on Monday, December 1, 2008. We're happy to let all of Bret's fans and friends around the world know that he came through the surgery just fine. Bret is grateful for all the wonderful letters of support. For anyone who still doesn't get how "real" pro wrestling is, here's a picture of Bret's knee two days after surgery. (This picture is posted with Bret's knowledge and consent.) He'll give us a comment to post as soon as he feels up to it.
