Unforgiven: Bret Hart's Enduring Grudge Against Goldberg!

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Bret Hart and Goldberg faced off in the main event of WCW Starrcade at the MCI Center in Washington D.C. on December 19, 1999. Learn more

Bret Hart: “I fired [Goldberg] into the ropes, and as he reversed me, I heard him call, ‘Watch the kick!’"

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“I had no idea what kind of a kick he meant, and there wasn’t much room coming off the ropes. Goldberg’s right foot flew just under my right hand, WHAAAAM!”

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The kick unfortunately resulted in lifelong consequences for The Hitman.

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BRET HART: “One of the last things I said to Goldberg before I walked out to the ring was, ‘Don’t hurt me. I wish he heard me a little better.”

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GOLDBERG: “This will forever go down in history as the biggest mistake that I have ever made in my entire life.”

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