8 Most devastating career-ending injuries in wrestling history

#7 One stiff kick from Goldberg ends Bret Hart’s career

This stiff kick must've felt as painful as it looks

By 1999, Bret Hart’s wrestling career was approaching its end. He had spent a few years in WCW, but much of that career was mired with controversial booking decisions and questionable directions.

But one of his most successful angles involved a feud with Goldberg, which eventually led to a match between the two at Starrcade. Unfortunately, Goldberg wasn’t the safest of workers and was known for very stiff strikes.

Despite warning Bret to ‘watch the kick’ during their match, Hart wasn’t able to block the stiff side kick that Goldberg hit him with. That kick was enough to give Hart a severe concussion. It was so bad that Bret starting having trouble remembering things and began suffering from emotional issues.

Sadly, this marked the end of Bret’s in-ring career, which was far from the high note he should’ve ended on, given how much he sacrificed as a wrestler.