📺 The Forgotten Days of Buddy “The Heart-Throb” Hart in Maple Leaf Wrestling [Videos]



🔥"The Heart-Throb"

Before Bret Hart became the Excellence of Execution, he made early waves under a different name—Buddy “The Heart-Throb” Hart. While this persona didn’t last long, it offers a fascinating glimpse into the foundation of one of wrestling’s greatest technicians. This is the story of Bret Hart's brief, often-forgotten run in Maple Leaf Wrestling.


📺 EARLY DAYS IN MAPLE LEAF

  • Bret debuted in Maple Leaf Wrestling in December 1983.

  • Wrestled as Buddy “The Heart-Throb” Hart, an early ring name used as he worked Ontario's circuit under the promotion's WWF-affiliated banner.

  • His look? No pink. No leather jacket. Just blue trunks, curly hair, and raw skill.



Buddy Hart vs Ludger Proulx
Maple Leaf Wrestling
April 30, 1984


Tony Schiavone
Maple Leaf Wrestling
April 1984

🛑 SHORT RUN, BIG IMPACT

  • Bret quietly dropped the "Buddy Hart" name later in 1984 as he transitioned into the WWF full-time.

  • Within a year, he’d be in The Hart Foundation, teaming with Jim Neidhart and beginning his rise to legend status.


🎤 HOT TAG NOTES 

“Seeing Buddy Hart wrestle is like discovering a sketch of the Mona Lisa — raw, fascinating, and full of hints of what’s to come.”


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