Twitter/X Reacts To Gunther Telling Bret Hart His Favorite Wrestler Is Goldberg

WWE legend Bret Hart was in attendance for tonight's episode of Raw for a special in-ring segment.

If you know Hart, you know his hatred and grudge against Bill Goldberg runs deep. If you don't know, in short, it all stems from an incident during WCW Starrcade 1999, where Goldberg delivered an errant kick that concussed Hart, leading to a nearly career-ending injury. Hart believes Goldberg's reckless behavior in the ring is to blame and that the kick directly led to his retirement from wrestling.

In what can only be described as a masterclass in trolling, Gunther interrupted the segment Monday night to talk to Hart about his admiration for him (sarcastically), before revealing his true favorite wrestler, Bill Goldberg. The crowd erupted after the comment, and of course, so did social media.

"You will always be a close second to my actual favorite. And my all-time favorite is none other than Bill Goldberg!" 😅😳🫢#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/JadM5NkGrp
— WWE (@WWE) September 10, 2024

People couldn't believe what they just witnessed.

"My actual all-time favorite is none other than Bill Goldberg."

OH NO HE DIDN'T 😭 pic.twitter.com/9LG81coz3r
— 90s WWE (@90sWWE) September 10, 2024

Almost spat out my water when I heard it 🤣
— Nathan Lilly (@NateStronghold) September 10, 2024

They called it diabolical.

Gunther telling Bret Hart “My favorite wrestler is the man who legitimately ended your career” is some of the most diabolical shit I’ve ever seen 😭😭 #WWERAW pic.twitter.com/185q0Wz9xJ
— Public Enemies Podcast (@TheEnemiesPE3) September 10, 2024

The audacity!

The audacity! 😂😂😂
— Kyle Estes (@kyle_estes) September 10, 2024

They died.

Gunther just said that his childhood favorite was Bill Goldberg to Bret's face. I am dead. #WWERaw
— Erin (@RinHeelLove) September 10, 2024

Gunther did not just tell Bret Hart his favorite was Bill Goldberg lmfao! Dead! 💀 That man is a menace. #WWERaw pic.twitter.com/kbdUe0Anqe
— James Rodriguez 👑 (@Bukkiah892) September 10, 2024

Questioned their own heritage.

There's been some recent speculation I may have some Austrian in my blood, in which case my affinity for Gunther would only increase ...working to confirm
— Southside Clown Show (@nWi_Steve) September 10, 2024

And became fans.

I'm a Gunther fan now
— Jon Cody (@jncdyzkia82301) September 10, 2024

Gunther, you're the real 'Hitman' tonight.

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