🖤 Squash Match Spotlight: Bret Hart vs. Barry Horowitz
📺 WWF Wrestling Challenge – Aired September 12, 1993
📍 Green Bay, Wisconsin (Taped August 17, 1993)
🎤 Commentary: Jim Ross & Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
⏱️ Duration: 3 minutes, 34 seconds
💼 A LESSON FROM THE BEST
Barry Horowitz was no stranger to defeat — but when he stepped in the ring with Bret Hart, he didn’t just lose. He got outclassed.
This was Bret Hart in full technician mode: surgical precision, crowd connection, and championship swagger. Just months removed from dropping the WWF Title at SummerSlam, the Hitman was focused, fired-up, and flawless.
Horowitz, ever the pro, sold every move like a car crash. And Bret? He worked the match like he was still the champ.
🔍 MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
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Horowitz opened with a cheap shot in the ropes, earning instant boos — classic heel jobber tactics.
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Bret responded with a hip toss, scoop slam, and second-rope elbow — the full Hitman Combo.
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Mid-match headlock sequences gave Bret time to work the pace and spotlight his control.
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Finished with a lightning-fast Sharpshooter that popped the crowd.
🧠 LEGACY NOTE
While Barry Horowitz would gain cult status years later for his short-lived push, in 1993 he was still the textbook enhancement guy — and this match with Bret is a shining example of how to elevate both talents in under 4 minutes.
This wasn’t a squash of disrespect — it was a clinic. And it showed just how much pride Bret took in every match, title or not.
📼 SQUASH STATS
| Winner | Bret Hart |
| Loser | Barry Horowitz |
| Finish | Sharpshooter (Submission) |
| Time | 3:34 |
| Date Aired | September 12, 1993 |
| Taped | August 17, 1993 (Green Bay, WI) |
| Show | WWF Wrestling Challenge |
🔗 WATCH IT AGAIN
📹 Bret Hart vs. Barry Horowitz – WWF Wrestling Challenge (1993)
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