Dax Harwood Says Bret Hart Managing FTR Was The Best Night Of His Career

Dax Harwood

It is no secret that FTR are the biggest Bret Hart fans in the wrestling business, so the Hitman managing them was always going to be a big deal.

The current ROH and AAA World Tag Team Champions have paid tribute to Bret and Owen in matches and with their gear to show their respect to the beloved Hart family.

This past weekend, Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler were accompanied to the ring by Bret Hart for their Big Time Wrestling matchup against Brian Pillman Jr. and Brock Anderson.

Speaking with Sports Illustrated, FTR discussed the match and their experience with Bret.

Harwood said:

“I know who I am. I don’t have the total package—I’m not tall, I don’t have the body, I have a southern accent. Overcoming all those odds and getting to perform with my hero—not just my favorite wrestler, but my lifetime hero—it was the greatest night of my career. If you saw me smiling, it’s because I couldn’t hide that look on my face.”

Dax went on to reveal that the originally planned finish to the match was supposed to involve Bret, saying:

“We asked Bret if we could finish the match with a triple sharpshooter. Bret said, ‘I haven’t done a sharpshooter in 10 years.’ Then he paused, thought about it, and said, ‘But I’ll try it.’ It didn’t go the way he wanted, but he f—— tried it. That’s the type of man he is. He believes in us, and he wanted to make that moment as special as possible. He felt that we’ve given something to him, and he wanted to give back to us.”

Cash Wheeler added in about Bret giving wrestlers like himself and Harwood the blueprint for the business, saying:

“I’m a believer in what wrestling can be,” Wheeler says. “I know our vision, and we haven’t wavered from it. We wanted to bring tag team wrestling back to life. Because of guys like Bret, we had the blueprint. And, because of guys like Bret, we have guaranteed contracts and less travel. We want guys like Bret to know we’re thankful. Everything he did, it still means something. That’s why we opened our hearts and bared our souls.”

Wheeler continued on to recall WWE Chairman Vince McMahon calling him “a professional wrestler”, saying:

“That night, in the ring, I was thinking about the moment and how much it meant to me. I thought about all the WrestleManias we’ve worked, all the titles we’ve won, all the towns we’ve traveled. I was hit with this thought. It was from a night we wrestled in WWE, and waiting in Gorilla for us after the match was Vince McMahon. He had his hands in his pockets and said to us, ‘Everyone says you’re the next great tag team. But you know what I see? The problem with you guys is you’re just professional wrestlers.’ That night in the ring, standing next to Bret, I thought to myself, ‘Damn right, I’m a professional wrestler. I’m a great professional wrestler, and look at where my life is right now.’”

FTR’s Dax Harwood will be in action on tonight’s AEW Dynamite: Road Rager special against NJPW’s Will Ospreay.

Quotes via Fightful

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