Episode 3 - Bret "The Hitman" Hart vs. Shawn Michaels a.k.a. "The Heartbreak Kid"
This week on Beef, professional wrestlers Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart weave between truth and fiction with a real-life feud in a sport that’s only sort of fake.
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Show Notes
Whether you're a lifelong fan or just a casual observer of the cultural zeitgeist, there's a good chance professional wrestling has entered your orbit in some capacity. There's an undeniable appeal to seeing enormously muscular men and women fly at each other from the top ropes to deliver a precision flip kick that actually does little harm to either party involved. The overblown theatricality of the "backstage" storylines and larger-than-life characters also creates an atmosphere of sincere joyfulness. But in an industry this large, there are bound to be egos at play, and more cynical motivations afoot. And no two wrestlers ever demonstrated the outcome of these internal forces colliding better than the legendary fighters Bret "The Hitman" Hart and Shawn Michaels, a.k.a. "The Heartbreak Kid" during an event called "The Montreal Screwjob."
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Hosted by Bridget Todd
Written by James Levine
Editing & Sound Design by Pete Musto
Produced by Benjamin Austin-Docampo
Created by Executive Producer Jeremiah Tittle
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