WWE wrestlers excited that Ric Flair "trashed" Bret Hart Submitted by Ben Johnson on Friday, July 30, 2004 at 6:23 PM EST
Although there is significant lockerroom respect for Bret Hart, the general reaction to the anti-Bret comments in Ric Flair's book is content. Wrestlers and some backstage officials were very excited to see Bret Hart get riled up to the point where he responded with a lengthy column.
Of course, there was also happiness because Bret's response undoubtedly triggered book sales.
There are some backstage who get joy out of seeing Bret Hart look bad, which explains the backstage reaction to the comments.