Bruce Hart

[6.0] "Bruce Harts booking is what stands out for me. Truly one of the weirdest bookers ever, especially in the late-late Stampede days. Everyone had a weird name or a strange gimmick hook. However, some of his booking was quiet innovative. In the early days of his booking, he managed to bring keep weekly dates in most major markets (Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Regina) going for a long stretch. Its also impossible to not mention his long-winded promos and rants at his events in the later years. Iconic in the scene is an understatement."

[6.0] "Bruce Hart is one of the more divisive figures in the Hart family. He was involved in the business in almost every role -- wrestler, booker, trainer, promoter -- but rarely excelled in any of them. In the ring, he was competent but unremarkable. He had technical ability, as you'd expect from a Hart, but he lacked the charisma, presence, and precision that defined his brothers Bret and Owen. His matches were serviceable, but not memorable. Where Bruce made more noise was behind the scenes, often for the wrong reasons. His time booking for Stampede Wrestling included flashes of promise but also some chaotic decisions and backstage drama. He's frequently painted himself as a central figure in the Hart family's legacy, and while he did play a role in training and promoting, the reality is that his contributions were often overshadowed by ego and inconsistent execution. He's not without value -- his early work in Stampede helped open doors for talent like Dynamite Kid and Brian Pillman -- but much of his reputation feels self-inflated. Bruce had opportunities and the Hart name, but never fully delivered on either. A 5 reflects someone who was involved, occasionally important, but ultimately forgettable in the ring and frustrating behind the curtain."

[4.0] "Only saw 2 or 3 of his matches, including his match at Survivor Series 93. Didn't do a whole lot in that one and he had Bret and Owen on his team. He's a Hart so a minimum 4 stars out of 10 seems fair."

[8.0] "I thought he was successful, in the Hart family. More of a tag specialist. Own titles with Keith, Brian Pillman, Teddy hart and Davey Boy Smith. He brought back Stampede wrestling in Calgary. But the revival did not go far."

[8.0] "The problem that really cannot be addressed in his rating, is that Bruce Hart was a visionary storyline and creative angle play man. He could twist the show and its characters into front page news with this type of work. He was a good wrestler, but not a great one. He was undersized. His years as a tag champ with Brian Pillman stand out as some of his best in ring work. Bruce gets knocked at times for the booking but the facts are that he rarely booked himself to be more over than the true talent in the promotion like Bad News Allen, Ron Starr, Honky Tonk Man, Owen Hart, Gama Singh. With that said, he is creditted with coming up with a lot of things later leaned on heavily in pro wrestling. These are facts. You can thin of a lot of things like the Undertaker, for example (Jason the Terrible). The crooked President of the company refereeing and cheating in his own interest (Stu was used as a ref to even the score with the heels a lot), The Ladder match. Bruce in his own right is genius at booking, not wrestling."