Wrestling list: Top 5 - Most bitter wrestlers

[KingHill]

Who do you think are the most bitter wrestlers out there (personality) and with no grace at all letting the past go.

I think there are somebody out there, that need life lessons, letting the past go and so on.

My top 5 list in bitterness.

1. Bret Hart (this man shoots at anyone, everybody is 4/10, Bret Hart is obviously a 10/10 according to himself, no humility and grace at all)

2. Ultimate Warrior (Close to Bret, Warrior was greedy and no-showed Vince Mcmahon and got fired, he didn't like his father and have been pissed off even if things have been 20 years ago)

3. Honky Tonk Man (The guy is bitter as hell, and even if he wants to be in the spotlight for indieshows, it's not just about the topics that been dropped, it's some serious issues of not letting the past go)

4. Iron Sheik (This man I dont know if he's bitter or just totally insane mental, but he's obvisouly living in the past)

5. Really dont know the last spot, but it can be CM Punk if the story turns out, but it's probably a work.

 

[GuessI'mAMark]

If you believe that CM Punk, a man who isn't even done with his wrestling career, is on this list you clearly haven't read up on other wrestlers. Kenny Dykstra (not sure how you spell it) spent about two months bashing Cena to no avail. Goldberg, I don't think I need an examppe. Lanny Poffo, the man's ego is so large he rather not have his brother be praised and get a well earned HOF without him being apart of it.

Triple H. This one might be a little bit of a shocker, some may say I'm nitpicking. I honestly believe that Triple H hates the fact that he never was the face of the company. Now you could argue that he is COO and doesn't care about his wrestling career as much anymore but something about his demeanor when he does outside interviews strikes me as bitter. His promo where he pretty much calls out Jericho and RVD seemed so real and personal. Maybe its his personality, maybe he is an amazing actor ( in which, hats off to him) but I think he is slightly bitter over several things that didn't go his way in the past.

 

[Reflection]

Kenny Dykstra (not sure how you spell it) spent about two months bashing Cena to no avail.

I think Kenny Dykstra's case is justified. If his words are true, John Cena stole his girlfriend (Mickie James)and then caused his firing from the company (this part is more bad) when he protested, and that's really nasty. Maybe for some reason he remembered the past and couldn't help but burst out.

As far as bitter goes, I'd say Maria was quite bitter on some matters concerning WWE, one of which she aimed to resolve recently- when she decided to apologise for some reason... most likely what's best for her career, considering the amount of influence the Bella Twins have now, by virtue of dating the company's two top stars.
Another person that appears bitter is Jim Cornette, who seems to have bad words for about everyone that he has worked with... But if you see his end of the story, he is not 100% wrong either.
Third person would be Iron Sheik- just looking at his tweets would explain what I mean. He really dislikes Hulk Hogan and Tito Santana, amongst others... But there is a strong possibility that he does all that just to keep himself relevant, so that people don't forget about him.

 

[Last Man Standing]

Ole Anderson always seems to be bitter also. Bruno was another.


I love Bret Hart, but I tend to agree with the OP assessment. Still to this day, high on himself, down on everyone else.

I disagree with the guy who said Triple H. He's always seemed to understand where he is, and perfectly content with his spot in wrestling history.

 

[rge2010]

In no particular order...

Jim Cornette - Shoots on everyone and wants to kill Vince Russo.

Bret Hart - Has never gotten over Owen dieing, Montreal or Goldberg ending his career. Understandable but shoots on Hogan, Flair and Triple H too much. Let it go Bret.

CM Punk - The biggest cry baby of the lot. Has cried for around 3 years now and got everything he wanted. Has now walked out on the business.

Bruno Sammartino - was bitter for years and years and it took Triple H to get back into the HOF.

 

[justtxyank]

Ole Anderson is as bitter as it gets. Watch his shoot interviews, read his book, etc. The man is a total turd. Takes no blame for anything he did, thinks he was the best thing ever and thinks the guys who made him rich were total crap.

I wouldn't call Bruno bitter. Bruno just hates Vince's vision of professional wrestling and he hated that Vince let wrestlers kill themselves on steroids and drugs. But he wasn't bitter about the business in general. He worked for several promotions in the 90s as a commentator and made appearances, he just wasn't going to be a part of either the goofball WWF or later the porno WWF.

Goldberg is another one that I wouldn't say is bitter. He just isn't interested in wrestling if he isn't getting paid big time.

My list:

1) Ole Anderson
2) Bret Hart (he seems to move in and out of it, but he definitely belongs on the list)
3) Konnan (he has legit reasons, but man he is bitter)
4) Scott Steiner (this guy rants his head off constantly about everyone he works for and with)
5) Superstar Graham (he goes in and out like Bret Hart, but when he goes in it is a tornado of angry vitriol against the business)

 

[KBeef]

In no particular order...

Jim Cornette - Shoots on everyone and wants to kill Vince Russo.

Bret Hart - Has never gotten over Owen dieing, Montreal or Goldberg ending his career. Understandable but shoots on Hogan, Flair and Triple H too much. Let it go Bret.

CM Punk - The biggest cry baby of the lot. Has cried for around 3 years now and got everything he wanted. Has now walked out on the business.

Bruno Sammartino - was bitter for years and years and it took Triple H to get back into the HOF.

To be fair, HHH was in a way involved with Montreal and i wouldnt get over

the death of my brother so easily, Bruno hated what wrestling became with

the sex and drug use, Punk I cant argue with that because that is kind of what happened and I like Punk.

Cornette just had bad experiences and was too honest to the wrong people,

also he deep down blames Russo for killing Owen and spearheading this crash

booking that only recently wrestling started moving away from and going back to slow builds.

 

[dman1373]

shane douglas is still talking about his less than year in wwe and how the kliq took away his job.

 

[Last Man Standing]

To be fair, HHH was in a way involved with Montreal and i wouldnt get over

the death of my brother so easily, Bruno hated what wrestling became with

the sex and drug use, Punk I cant argue with that because that is kind of what happened and I like Punk.

Cornette just had bad experiences and was too honest to the wrong people,

also he deep down blames Russo for killing Owen and spearheading this crash

booking that only recently wrestling started moving away from and going back to slow builds.

To be fair, so was Vince & HBK. Probably more so than Hunter. But Vince & HBK both apologized where Triple H doesn't feel they did anything wrong. So Bret is still bitter cause Hunter hasn't kissed his ass yet.

At least that's my take on it.

 

[justtxyank]

shane douglas is still talking about his less than year in wwe and how the kliq took away his job.

It's hard to say with Douglas whether he is truly bitter though or whether he's still doing the thing that got him over in the first place. Ranting and raving in ECW helped turn Shane Douglas into the Franchise. Perhaps this is the only way he stays relevant?

 

[dd23beatlesfan1]

I don't know that he's bitter in general, but at times he sounds pretty bitter, and I'm gonna say Ric Flair.

Ric Flair in his prime was really a class act that acted really respectful in interviews. And he had a strong reputation of trying to help guys get over and be friendly with everyone. But as he's gotten older, he's gotten to be really obnoxious and just downright sound like an asshole at times.

Whereas he used to keep quiet and act respectful towards everyone, it seems now he badmouths just about anyone that's not Vince McMahon, Triple H, HBK, Undertaker, Ricky Steamboat, Harley Race, or Sting. Over the years he's badmouthed Bret Hart, Hulk Hogan, Ultimate Warrior (although everyone has), Mick Foley, Randy Savage, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Jake Roberts, DDP, every single wrestling organization in history that wasn't WWE, the entire current WWE roster (for not going out and partying enough, an example he should look to to be frank), and plenty more. He's also made some really snide comments about people like Shane Douglas for working at Wal-Mart, TNA (who's "TNA") whom he later worked for. Like I said, in the last few years he's badmouthed every organization that ever mattered that wasn't WWE. From WCW (which I can understand), to ECW, to TNA, to the AWA, etc. One really good example was his appearance on Legends of Wrestling with Mick Foley, Tazz, Jim Ross, and Gene Okerlund, there were many uncomfortable moments on that episode where he just ranted and completely shitted on people in the industry. Points where Mick would try to at least bring up the good points about someone (naming Nash and Hall here), and Ric would just completely dog them out. He's not the most bitter guy in wrestling, but I think as he's gotten older, he's had one of the most drastic changes in personalty and how he acts publicly. Then again, he's probably been like this all along and has always had these feelings, so I guess some will look at it positively that he doesn't hold back anymore.

But he often comes out as that cranky old man that still thinks he's 25 that you're just embarrassed to be around.

 

[AegonTargaryen]

If you believe that CM Punk, a man who isn't even done with his wrestling career, is on this list you clearly haven't read up on other wrestlers. Kenny Dykstra (not sure how you spell it) spent about two months bashing Cena to no avail. Goldberg, I don't think I need an examppe. Lanny Poffo, the man's ego is so large he rather not have his brother be praised and get a well earned HOF without him being apart of it.

Triple H. This one might be a little bit of a shocker, some may say I'm nitpicking. I honestly believe that Triple H hates the fact that he never was the face of the company. Now you could argue that he is COO and doesn't care about his wrestling career as much anymore but something about his demeanor when he does outside interviews strikes me as bitter. His promo where he pretty much calls out Jericho and RVD seemed so real and personal. Maybe its his personality, maybe he is an amazing actor ( in which, hats off to him) but I think he is slightly bitter over several things that didn't go his way in the past.

You're absolutely right about HHH. The man is bitter as hell about several things and people, but I'd like to surmise two of those people are The Rock, and Stone Cold. It's self-explanatory.

And no, he's not that good of an actor, and it's obvious HHH knows his limitations and talent because he never was as good as Shawn Michaels, or The Rock. He had a good look, with a long entrance and water spitting and all, a decent finisher, and a slobber-knocker sledge-hammer beating gimmick. The only reason he got whatever main-events in his career are because of his politicking. If you watch some wrestling Documentary(I can't recall which) , it's got an interview with Mick Foley and all, and they show backstage footage from the Royal Rumble 1999 and his wife was there, basically HHH with his smirky arrogant face is sitting backstage in front of a monitor, and you can read it in his face "Alright this year it's the damn rock, this bastard, I'm going to have a better hardcore match with Foley some day". And one year later, RR 2000.

He also tried hard to replicate Shawn Michaels success with the Undertaker, but I have to say that his two matches with Taker were never quite at the same level as his with Michaels, for obvious reasons. HHH , IMO was never quite the man, or the face, he was a good champion as face, and at times as heel (during Evolution), but he never was, and never will be consider a groundbreaker, or an original so to speak, unlike guys like Bret Hart , HBK, Taker, John Cena, Rock, Austin.

One can only imagine HHH knows deep down in his conscience that where he is today, is because he married Vince's daughter, and without Vince or the WWE, HHH would've been another wrestler struggling to make a come back at the mercy of Vince(See-Kurt Angle) and one can only imagine how HHH must be detesting(yes, despite all the HHH's $$$ and mansions and inheritance) Dwayne The Rock Johnson for the sole reason that the Rock is a self-made man through and through, and was the only face of the WWF/WWE besides Austin from 1999-2002, which HHH never quite was and will ever be. The Rock worked his ass off for all these movie roles ,etc. HHH? not quite so much. Sure, he tried to make as much of a name for himself in the WWE as he could.

 

[thebarber]

these are all based on what one reads on the internet, right? Nobody on here knows any of the people they are talking about on a persona level, so just assuming these people are "bitter"

Bret Hart has a right to be bitter, the business took his brother, and alot of his friends have passed away due to the rigours of the life a pro wrestler chooses to lead. Montreal destroyed him, but certainly he could have moved on instead of letting it eat him alive.
If we basing who we think the most bitter are from internet reports etc, then Goldberg is up there, This guy carries on like he was the greatest superstar since Hogan. He had a handful of moves, was stiff, and when it came to doing business, he only did things his way and things that advanxced himself, not the storyline or business. Goldberg was a flash in the pan, and when WWE treated him asa such, gee didnt he whine like a cunt. Goldberg could be the biggest sook of the lot of them. Shane Douglas, god you would think Ric Flair raped his wiofe and kids the way he has bitterly attacked him over the years. Scott Steiner, hmm possibly the most bitterest person on the face of the earth.

 

[Emmet]

Bret openly admitted that he was bitter for a long time after 1997, and then he got even more bitter when Owen died, who wouldn't be?

As for now, he's not bitter, he's honest.

I've seen him state numerous times that he holds no grudge to Goldberg over ending his career, he always said he just wished he was a bit more careful with him. Hardly bitter.

He holds himself on a pedestal, and why not? SCSA does, HBK does, Hogan does, every good wrestler should do. I've heard/watched Bret put over a ton of guys; Andre, Savage, Hening, Dynamite kid, Taker, Bam Bam, Foley, SCSA hell he even put over HBK even when he did hate his guts.

 

[harrythem]

My top 3, from interviews I've watched or read with the guys involved are:

1 - Billy Graham. Quite happy to sing WWE's praises when he's getting a cheque from them but, when they're not paying him, he released all the bile he's been storing up. For someone who claims to be a christian he doesn't practise what he preaches.

2 - Dynamite Kid - If you've ever read his book (which you all should) or seen interviews then you'll know how bitter he is towards the entire world, and how he's been that way since he was born, pretty much. It's even sadder that he says he wouldn't change a thing as, surely, doing something that's crippled you and made you miserable your entire life isn't worth it?

3 - Goldberg never seemed to quite get it when it came to the backstage stuff. He always comes across, to me, as someone who resents he made money in wrestling. His continuous shots at Scott Hall were made great by the fact Hall just didn't give a shit. Plus he somehow came to the logic that it's WCW's fault he refused to use a tyre iron to break a window and used his arm instead.

Special mentions:

Mick Foley - not for being bitter, but for having the thinnest skin when it comes to criticism. The fact he felt the need to leave a message on Tony Schiavone's answer phone blistering him for following orders when Foley won the title is just so sad...plus his bollocks excuse that he "had to return at WM16 otherwise he wouldn't have been able to afford to put his kids through college" (he used that exact excuse in an interview with Power Slam magazine) just shows that, even though he's a nice guy, there's a really insecure side to him.

Vince McMahon - Not sure if it's bitter or just petty but from the "self destruction of the ultimate warrior" dvd...the special show on Stonecolds walk out (trashing Austin)...Billionaire Ted with Nacho Man & Hukster....new Razor and Diesel....the original planned Bret Hart dvd if Bret wasn't going to be involved..... I'd say there's a side that shows Vince can be bitter and hold a grudge with someone (until they, inevitably, cave in to the money and show, in Vinces mind, he was right all along)

 

[HBKistheHOF]

I'd say pretty much any performer to ever do a shoot interview is bitter or was at the time of the taping. Not that they are all necessarily pathetic hasbeens telling hate filled old tales but you have to be rather desperate to get paid pennies to be filmed for DVD's like that.

But as far as a top 5 I'd guess it depends on what specific sorts of bitterness the OP is referring to. I'd say there are two main kinds.

- Arrogant/Cocky Bitterness: Guys like Bret Hart, Bruno Sammartino, The Ultimate Warrior, CM Punk, Superstar Billy Graham, Shane Douglas, etc. Guys that simply think they are God's gift to mankind in some way or another & they think they are a million times better than they actually are. Don't get me wrong Bret Hart's work is 2nd to only a very select few, CM Punk is one of my favorites, Warrior was extremely charismatic back in the day, Bruno is a legend in his own right, etc. But the majority of these guys only seem legitimately happy & only really seem to have a glimmer in their eye's when they are talking about how great they think they are or how many buildings they sold out or whatever.

- Bitter About The Entire Business/Their Entire Life: These are simply bitter human beings. This I see as being less about the personal ego & not being fufilled enough with what admiration they already receieved but acting like life owes them something & more about never getting that validation in the 1st place. Ole Anderson is at the top of the list. Konnan is another good one that could really fall into any category but I think his beef is specifically with the WWE mostly. Jim Cornette & "The Genius" Lanny Poffo once again both seem to fit into either category of bitterness but I would probably put them in this one. Scott Steiner is just a nutcase but I guess he works here too.

 

[RedRegan1005]

For me i could only think of three people who I've read or seen enough to truly feel they are bitter, but I'll make up for the missing two by giving some thoughts on some of the more popular answers that I'm not sure about.
Who I think is truly bitter:

Bret Hart- He come across bitter to me when ever he's asked a wrestling related questions. He even said (correct me if i'm wrong cause i read about these comments a while ago) that he's never seen Triple H have a great match and that his match with Undertaker wasn't even great. Seriously? I can't agree with that or even try to understand how he could say that. Even when i watched the DVD WWE made about him and Shawn Michaels, which is a great documentary that all wrestling fans should watch, some of the comments he made just came across like he was still bitter and hadn't let things go. At the end of the DVD i felt like the hatchet had been buried, but that Shawn Michaels had truly moved on while Hart was still bitter about things. Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe he just looks back and regrets jumping ship to WCW, which resulted with a less than stellar run and an injury that ended his career.

Scott Stiener- I never liked his in ring work ever sense he got all roided out looking and stopped doing tag matches, and i feel like he comes across real bitter sense he went from a World Champ in WCW to a World Class Chump in WWE. Holla! If ya hear me!

Kenny Dykstra- I remember all those rants and shoot interviews he did about John Cena. If you hate cena, or love backstage drama, then you probably believed every word, and hoped it was true. But me, the entire time i was reading what he said I was just thinking in the back of my mind, "Yea Kenny I'm sure that happened, you'd have no reason to be bitterly ranting a bunch of over exaggerated half-truths." Even though he probably does in his mind. He was chosen by many to be the guy who would breakout of the Spirit Squad and have the most successful singles career. Here we are eight years after the squad broke up , Dolph Ziggler is still with WWE, has won multiple titles including a world title, and Kenny got release in 2008 after doing nothing impressive.

Some other popular answers:

Bruno Sammartino- I don't feel that he's bitter. I think that the wrestling industry has become the polar opposite of what it was when he was on top, so I can understand a disconnect.

Shane Douglas- I wouldn't say he is as much bitter, as stuck in the past. ECW and the whole Extreme wrestling revolution is gone, and not coming back. He should just except that. Remember when he started crap at Raw to promote what i believe was called, Extreme Wrestling Reunion or something like that(correct me if i'm wrong i can't remember exactly). I remember watching a video someone had of the incident and if it was 1997 I would have though it was cool, now it just seemed lame, and somewhat sad.

The Iron Sheik- I don't know I'd call him bitter, but either way the SOB makes me laugh with some of the stuff he says. "North Korea you are punk you are jabroni I can beat the fuck out of you forever because you have a rice crispy dick. Have a good day" Iron Shiek tweet March 2013

 

[shalliin]

Surprised no one brought it up, but Tommy Billingsley(Dynamite Kid) seems pretty bitter in the few interviews I've seen him do.

Before his death, Kanyon had some rants about WWE/WCW and how the wcw cruisers were treated when WWE bought out WCW.

There's a long list of others as well, people who's careers were ruined by injuries or who were so damaged from the business they took their own lifes.

I would have said jake even a year ago but he seems to be cleaning up his act.

I would throw out Ted Dibiase's name, especially now that his son is gone, he's no longer 'in' with the other legends and names that are brought in for the specials and his entire attitude about various others is glaringly obvious resentment for their success.

Also I would add Chris Nowinski and Droz, though both seem to be doing well in their post wrestling lifes, there has to be some bitterness for the way their careers ended.

 

[shalliin]

these are all based on what one reads on the internet, right? Nobody on here knows any of the people they are talking about on a persona level, so just assuming these people are "bitter"

Bret Hart has a right to be bitter, the business took his brother, and alot of his friends have passed away due to the rigours of the life a pro wrestler chooses to lead. Montreal destroyed him, but certainly he could have moved on instead of letting it eat him alive.
If we basing who we think the most bitter are from internet reports etc, then Goldberg is up there, This guy carries on like he was the greatest superstar since Hogan. He had a handful of moves, was stiff, and when it came to doing business, he only did things his way and things that advanxced himself, not the storyline or business. Goldberg was a flash in the pan, and when WWE treated him asa such, gee didnt he whine like a cunt. Goldberg could be the biggest sook of the lot of them. Shane Douglas, god you would think Ric Flair raped his wiofe and kids the way he has bitterly attacked him over the years. Scott Steiner, hmm possibly the most bitterest person on the face of the earth.

Took more then that. Sure Owen's was the most notorious, but didn' one or two of his other brothers die young due to wrestling? Let's not forget the losses of his brother in law Davy Boy, what happened to guys he came into the business with like Dynamite, others he likely helped train in the dungeon like Benoit, the shattering of his family over the various lawsuits and books that have come out. The Screwjob, Owen's Death, the way he was treated by WWE for the period until he returned in what, 2006? Davey's Death, the way his nephews and nieces were treated by WWE until his return. Goldberg ending his career and indirectly nearly killing him as the concussions helped lead to the stroke he had while riding his bike.

 

[Waylon Mercy]

In no particular order...

Jim Cornette - Shoots on everyone and wants to kill Vince Russo.

Bret Hart - Has never gotten over Owen dieing, Montreal or Goldberg ending his career. Understandable but shoots on Hogan, Flair and Triple H too much. Let it go Bret.

CM Punk - The biggest cry baby of the lot. Has cried for around 3 years now and got everything he wanted. Has now walked out on the business.

Bruno Sammartino - was bitter for years and years and it took Triple H to get back into the HOF.

Uh, dude....if it were your brother dead, and the way in which he died so senselessly, wouldn't you be bitter too? Sure, there are other valid arguments about Bret being bitter, but this just isn't one of them.