In 1991 Hart challenged and defeated “Mr. Great” for the initially ever Intercontinental Championship at WWF SummerSlam. That match is not only thought of a single of his biggest matches in SummerSlam background, but it is also reported to be his a single of his best Intercontinental championship matches of all time. Hennig himself would have been the initially to notify you how exact it was.
In an job interview with Pro Wrestling Radio in November 2000, he gave “The Hitman” the final praise.
“I would have to say that of all my matches, becoming with Bret Hart is my finest,” he said.
In a June 2016 interview (by means of Sporting activities Illustrated), Hart further more praised the late fantastic Henning.
“Kurt was 1 of the biggest athletes ever to dress in wrestling boots. ‘If you wake me up at four in the early morning, I can wrestle Kurt Hennig for an hour and give him a five-star match,'” he explained. , extra that Hennig was “pretty protected and rational in his match”.
Hennig died on February 10, 2003 at the youthful age of just 44. Both of those he and Hart were possibly thoroughly inducted into the WWE Corridor of Fame, it’s possible a calendar year apart.