
A few years ago, Konnan said that It was he who taught Bret Hart to use his famous Sharpshoter key:
«When I was working on non -televised fighting like Max Moon in WWE, Bret Hart wanted to have a new auction and asked me: 'Does anyone know what Riki Choshu does?'. At that time I was a fan of Japanese professional wrestling so I replied: 'Which?' Then he told me: 'He who makes Sting'. I simply showed it to him and that was all. From then on it began to use it and the rest is history ».
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After a well-remembered battle, Bret Hart clamps on the Sharpshooter to claim his first taste of WWF singles gold. pic.twitter.com/RVCrkvS29m
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► Bret Hart, Konnan and Sharpshoter
Now – in reality, I had done it long before the words of the creative of wrestling AAA – “The Hitman” also remembers it while talking in Ringer Wrestling:
«Vince McMahon said: 'We want you to use Scorpion Deathlock.' 'Alright'. 'Do you know how to apply it?' 'No'. I always say that I learned it in my father's basement, but it is not true. I learned it in Japan. They applied it to me a few times, but I had never put a Sharpshoter. There was also the issue that Vince said: 'We have to call it differently.' We were not going to call it Scorpion. We tried several names and I think I proposed Sharpshoter. Vince said: 'That is the indicated.' I replied: 'I don't know how to apply it, but I will look for someone to know and show it to me.'
I went walking on all the costumes asking the boys: 'Do you know how to put the scorpion death?' You won't surprise you to know that nobody knew how to do it. Finally it was Konnan who said: 'I know exactly how to apply it'. We went to the shower. I would have loved to do it on a carpet, but the only place with enough space was the shower. I put it, I left, I applied it in the ring, and that was all. “
Bret «Hitman» Hart locks in his Sharpshooter on «The Narcissist» Lex Luger,back in 1993 pic.twitter.com/KmXXJP8Iit
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