Legendary Hall of Famer, Bret Hart has called one of the WWE Divas ‘the best wrestler in the world right now’. Sorry niece Natalya, he’s not talking about you — rather three time Women’s Champion and current Divas Champion, Melina. Speaking to Ministry of Slam, Hart says:
“I think there’s some great wrestlers in the WWE. I think Melina is, you know to me is really creative and imaginative, and she’s an innovator and she comes up with some great matches, I love watching her wrestle. In a lot of ways I think she’s the best wrestler in the world right now.”
You can listen to the audio by clicking here.
Bret has been very complimentary of the Divas in the past, including Melina, but his latest statement is just incredible. While it’s open for argument, bear in mind that it is Bret’s opinion, not that that will stop people bitching. Nonetheless, I can definitely see what he’s referring to — Melina, in my opinion, is the most exciting Diva to see wrestle. Her matches capture your attention and are creative and imaginative, as Bret says.
I can almost guarantee that word of Bret’s comments has reached Melina by now, so if you see her grinning ear-to-ear [moreso than usual] tonight on Raw, you’ll know why!
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December 1, 2009 at 6:28 am
i Agree with him, she may have had a few botches in some matches but they weren’t all on her behalf.
And come on Bret Hart is a legend! He know’s wrestling better than all you people who are disagreeing saying bla bla bla she botches. These are the words of a legend why question it?
Melina obvioulsy is one of the best right now, She’s extremely athletic, flexible and is in control when she’s in the ring. Honestly if she is not the best right now then who is?
December 1, 2009 at 6:31 am
@trishstratusfan4ever why not Trish and Lita? Because he said the best in the world right now, not the past. They’re aren’t wrestling anymore so they don’t really classify to be the best in the world Right Now when they’re not currently wrestling.
December 1, 2009 at 9:44 am
*Alissa Flash pulls down zipper on jacket*
*Alissa curb stomps Bret Hart*
*Alissa pulls zipper back up and leaves*
December 1, 2009 at 10:07 am
Melina is a talented wrestler, but she is by no means the most talented diva and her in-ring work is rather sloppy. Natalya, Beth, Jillian, Gail and Mickie are as talented if not more talented. What puts Melina on the map is her ability to act, model, show character/personality and wrestle consistently, many other divas fall short in other categories.
December 1, 2009 at 6:52 pm
Holy crap. So many comments xD. Well, even though Bret was one of the best wrestlers, he probably watches only the american circuit (lets just hope he knows the indie wrestlers). So probably, if we only knows the American Wrestlers, it explains why he thinks Melina is the best.
December 1, 2009 at 7:14 pm
When I read this quote elsewhere, I honestly figured either it was a typo or someone had misheard him. Cos, if he had made those comments about Melissa, they would have made perfect sense. But Melina? She’s alright, sure. But in the ‘E alone, Beth and Gail are better performers than her (when given the chance). And as for the indie circuit, Melina ain’t really in the same league as MsChif, Del Rey and the aforementioned Melissa, to name but a few.
December 1, 2009 at 7:34 pm
I still cant believe ppl call Trish or melina the best wrestler. Its not an oppinion its a fact that Trish was and is the most overrated diva in history. Melina got really overrated since her face turn. Many divas such as Gail, beth or jillian deserve this push like Melina. and some people still dont know that WWE is fake and scripted.
December 2, 2009 at 9:36 am
I’m actually a little bit shocked with the way people have reacted to this. Over at the WWE Universe forums, Bret’s been called “someone who drank too much” and an “old fart who prefers Melina over his niece”, just because of his recent comments. Now I know saying a WWE Diva is “the best wrestler in the world” might be exaggerating it quite a bit, but calling The Hitman an old drunk just because he stated his opinion is sickening, especially considering this is one of the greatest technical wrestlers that ever lived. It’s rare of him to praise someone this much, especially a Diva.
Now I don’t know about you guys, but as far as I’m concerned, when The Hitman says someone can wrestle, they CAN; Melina has every right to be proud. Like it or not, Bret Hart knows a good wrestler when he sees one better than all of us.
December 2, 2009 at 11:51 am
I think you meant “incompetency”, not impotency. That’s a whole other problem!