Bret Hart Issues An Apology For Past Comments

Over the last few months, WWE legend Bret Hart has broken back out his hit list towards a variety of targets in the wrestling industry, and shockingly it hasn't gone over that well. Now Hart is apologizing for some of his past words via a new Facebook post.

The wrestler recently received grief for comments he made towards Michael Hayes and the Fabulous Freebirds, specifically their place in the WWE hall of fame, or lack thereof (via CageSideSeats).

"I've always gotten along with [Michael Hayes], but as far as their contribution to wrestling, gimme a break. They were all pill heads and, for lack of a better word, they were all screw-ups. They're not picking the cream of the crop, they're picking whoever the first person they see on the list and they go 'he would be easy to fly in.'"

It is really sad when a legend was so blessed with a great career, resorts to crapping on others, U'd NEVER say that to Terry or Bud's face!

— Michael PS Hayes (@MichaelPSHayes1) October 8, 2016

That enlisted a heated response from Hayes, but Hart has also had words for Triple H and Seth Rollins recently. It's been viewed as rather bitter, and that perception prompted his statement on Facebook.

"I'd like to take this opportunity to formally apologize to Michael Hayes. A while back I made comments about the Freebirds not being as worthy of being in the WWE Hall of Fame as others. It was unfair for me to dismiss their contributions to the industry and they certainly did great things in Texas with the Von Erich Family. Michael Hayes always treated me with great respect, as did Terry Gordy, Ronnie Garvin and Buddy Roberts and I'm sorry if I disrespected any of them with my comments. Furthermore I apologize to both Triple H and Seth Rollins for any hurtful comments I made on my podcast. The reality of all this is the reason I quit doing podcasts in general, because they're for the most part an outlet for negativity, and have left me with a reputation as being angry and bitter. I'm not, I'd spoke candidly and openly but it's no excuse for minimizing other wrestlers or their contributions. In saying all that, I still believe Jim the Anvil Neidhart of the Hart Foundation, including Owen, Brian Pillman, Davey Boy Smith, The Dynamite Kid, Jimmy Hart, The Rougeau Brothers, The Killer Bees, The Demolition, Rick Rude, King Kong Bundy, and One Man Gang all deserve their place in the WWE Hall of Fame. My apologies to all. Bret Hart x"

While he might not be bitter or angry, his comments have unfortunately given off that impression. Hopefully, the "Angry Hart" trend is one that successfully subsides.