Bret “The Hitman” Hart spoke about Natalya’s heel turn at WWE Money In The Bank yesterday on the latest episode of The Sharpshooter Podcast on Bret Hart Radio.
You can can find his comments transcribed below.
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On if he thinks now is the right time for Natalya to be turning heel:
BH: I actually liked it. It kind of caught me off guard. I didn’t expect it. Nattie looked really intense. Even on RAW she looked really intense when she took Becky out while she was cutting a promo. Which was kind of funny the way it looked (laughs). Like a little cat jumping on a mouse. I think it’s a nice little change for Nattie and she’s been sort of the darling for such a long time. You can only pull that trigger so many times and I think it’s not a bad idea. The timing’s not bad. Say whatever you want but when Nattie was throwing those elbow smashes… those are some of the best punches in the business. They looked so good. Those elbow smashes and those punches. When she was rocking her and rocking her and rocking her. When she turned it was good. It was really good. I texted her and I said, “That’s some really good work.” Really good punches. Really good action. Good heat. Really intense. That’s what I really like about Nattie. She’s from the old school. She gets behind the storyline and she’s turned heel and I think it’s a big crossroads for her. She knows it’s not the kind of thing you want to do again tomorrow or the next day. Keep swapping back and forth. It’s a good opportunity for her and the timing is really good. Should be fun for her.
This week’s “Sharpshooting w/ Bret Hart” segment also features discussion about:
- WWE no longer having long WWE World Heavyweight Championship runs
- Dean Ambrose as WWE World Heavyweight Champion
- Natalya’s heel turn on Becky Lynch at Money In The Bank
- The upcoming WWE Draft
- Whether or not Kurt Angle should return to WWE for one more run
- More…
In the second half of the show Bret welcomes former UFC Heavyweight Champion and current NJPW broadcaster for AXS TV Josh Barnett to discuss:
- Josh’s next UFC fight on September 3rd
- Balancing being a pro wrestler and an MMA fighter
- Bret’s memories of Ken Shamrock making the jump to WWE
- The wrestlers that Josh enjoyed the most growing up
- The realism that comes along with Japanese wrestling
- Differences between when Bret was brought in to pro wrestling compared to the way wrestlers are brought in today
- Josh and Bret’s memories of Karl Gotch
- If the current pro wrestling product is moving more towards sports or entertainment
- More…
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