[1997-04-21-WWF-Raw] Steve Austin and Bret Hart

[Loss]

Talk about it here.

[Loss]

Austin is getting a title shot at the Undertaker at the next pay-per-view. But Austin would rather not get into that. He wants Bret right now. Bret finally agrees via Titantron to a street fight later in the show. Austin tries busting the Hart Foundation locker room door down to no avail. Great segment.

[Kevin Ridge]

Austin will wrestle Undertaker for title at next PPV. Steve prefers to talk about Bret as they have a match tonight on Raw! It’s been overdone by now but Bret refusing to go ringside to confront Austin is nice and he cuts his promo on the Titan Tron instead.

[soup23]

Austin has more of an aura to him now with this crowd. Even though he has a title match at the next PPV, he still has his sights set on Hart and is a crazed man going after him. Sweet segment to provide a hook to watching the whole show.

[PeteF3]

Of course these two are gold together. Austin wants Bret in a street fight, but after teasing a no-show, Bret accepts but only when he's good and ready. Bret complains about Austin getting a title shot at the Undertaker and promises to send Austin to hell tonight. "If I'm goin' to hell, I'm damn sure takin' you with me!"

 

Bret's cool-as-a-cucumber reaction to Austin psychotically trying to break down his locker room door is tremendous. "Can I have a little bit of respect here?"

[Exposer]

This feud someone gets better & better. Austin wants a street fight with Bret now. He even forces the producers to put up a one minute clock on the Titantron. Bret doesn't show up but does via the tron. After some back & forth he agrees to the match. Austin hunts him down in the back because he wants to go at it right then & there. The scene where he's trying to break into the HF dressing room is amazing. Bret is tremendous during it being as nonchalant as possible. Such a cocky jerk here. Great segment.