Tony Khan, who is a part owner of AEW, spoke with WWE Hall of Famer Steve Austin on the latest episode of his podcast about bringing Bret Hart in for AEW Double or Nothing last month to introduce the company’s world title.
Hart appeared on the PPV by unveiling the championship for the first time. Here is what he had to say:
“He was great to work with … It just felt right [to get him involved]. To be honest, if you want to hear the story, I was on the phone with Cody one night. And this was like a segment he was working on, the title segment. And you saw what it eventually became, where my friend Jack Whitehall introduces Bret Hart. Bret Hart — the best there is, the best there was, the best there ever will be — came out. Bret is an all-time great legend of wrestling. And to me, there was not anybody better for this than him.”
“The way it happened was, Cody and I were on the phone one night talking about the segment. And he was like, ‘You know, maybe a legend brings it out.’ And then I was like ‘Yeah, maybe like Flair or Steamboat.’ Then I was like, ‘What about Bret Hart?’ Cody said, ‘I love it, I love it. Yeah, it’s great. I could reach out to him, let’s talk to the guys, see what they think.’ Everybody loved it, and Cody did reach out to Bret’s agent, they put something together.”
Credit The Steve Austin Show with a h/t to 411mania.com for the transcription
