Kyle O’Reilly says his perception of Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels has completely flipped.
The Canadian star recently spoke to This is VANCOLOUR for a new interview. He talked about things such as sacrifices you have to make in a wrestling career, the different styles of wrestling featured in AEW, and more.
During the interview, the current Trios Champion also talked about the difference between Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart and how his perspective has changed over the years. Kyle O’Reilly, who got to work with the former closely during his time in NXT, mentioned that HBK was very hands on with talent and working with him was an amazing experience:
It was really amazing, especially as growing as such a huge Bret guy and such an anti-Shawn guy. Now that I’m an adult, it’s totally flipped.
Yeah I Was The Best
The Conglomeration member then revealed how his perspective on Bret Hart changed after meeting the wrestling veteran for the first time at a musical show:
The first time I met Bret — I mean, don’t get me wrong, I love Bret Hart. Don’t get me wrong. But the first time I met Bret, after the Aladdin show,
I was like, ‘Hey Bret, man, I’m just such a big fan of you. Your match with Davey Boy in ‘92 is one of my favorite matches of all time’ and he just looked off, he’s like, ‘Yeah, I was the best.’
Kyle O’Reilly mentioned how Michaels never touted himself as the greatest, and he was always a little bit more humble than his arch-rival. Though he later added that he has nothing but respect for both the wrestling veterans.
