WWE Hall Of Famer Bret Hart recently appeared on the Prime Time With Sean Mooney podcast where the former World Champion discussed a number of things and also recalled his first run with the WWE Championship.
Bret won the WWE World Heavyweight Championship for the first time when he defeated Ric Flair in a one on one match during a Superstars taping back in October 1992.
Recalling the time after his win, the WWE Hall Of Famer revealed that Vince McMahon had told him that he would be the champion for a long time:
“Vince had said to me from the day I won the title, he said, ‘You don’t have to worry about anything. We’re looking at you as a long-term champion. You’re going to be champion here for a long time. We’re thinking 6, maybe 7 years.'”
Hart went on to explain that his reign would have been reminiscent of Bruno Sammartino’s time where the champion held on to the belt for a long time before dropping it and he was told that Hulk Hogan would not have any influence over it.
However, this did not turn out to be the case and Bret lost the title just 6 months later when he was defeated by Yokozuna in the main event of WrestleMania IX.
Yokozuna was then defeated by a returning Hulk Hogan in an impromptu match and Hogan won the WWE Championship in a match that lasted only 22 seconds.