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Brian Pillman Jr. Thinks a Hall of Fame Induction With Hart Foundation For His Dad Would Make Sense

February 20, 2019 | Posted by Jeremy Thomas

– Brian Pillman Jr. spoke with Wrestling Inc for a new interview discussing a possible Hall of Fame induction for his father and more. Highlights are below:

On the possibility of the Hart Foundation going into the WWE Hall of Fame: “I haven’t heard anything from [WWE] about it, but it’s possible. I don’t think my mom has too much bad blood with the company even though she wasn’t always the easiest person to work with.”

On Pillman possibly going in when/if the Hart Foundation gets an induction: “She’s [His mother’s] not trying to get it in but I think the people know it. Vince knows it. Everybody knows he deserves to go in. If he goes in with the Hart Foundation, I think that would be a good way to do it. I’m not gonna sit there and complain that he deserves it on his own.”

On making his debut at the ECW Arena in Philadelphia: “It’s great. It’s very timely as well as I just debuted in that arena in February as well…Me and Harry went out there and took the beatdown on Sandman and Tommy Dreamer as historically as we could.”

On working with Sandman: “He was very excited about it and I think I definitely impressed him as well. It was a successful set of tapings and the crowd was very into it. I think we just keep making history and that’s what a lot of my career is about. A lot of the older guys…kinda their sendoff to the next generation of guys [is to work with younger talent]. Guys like Kevin Sullivan, Sandman, Tommy Dreamer – it’s truly wonderful to be sitting underneath that learning tree whether they’re my opponents or tag partners.”

On working with veterans: “It’s almost a position of comfort when you’re put in a position with some older guys. It helps you cover yourself and you can go out there and have fun.” It’s a different ballgame today – it’s kinda harder to get over with the high expectations and athleticism. But that’s where I’m different as I have a real story and a lot of those moments of entertainment value that we can get the most out of.”

On working with Harry Smith and Teddy Hart: “Harry is a pure athlete, one-of-a-kind. He’s very traditional in preserving what’s important in wrestling and too many guys are willing to throw that out the window. Being from the Hart Family, he is a man of tradition and intense conditioning. He keeps me grounded in reality while Teddy is a bit more abstract in wrestling and “indie” if you want to call it. I learn a lot of good things for crowd reactions from Teddy and a lot of that deep psychology and realism from Harry.”