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File No. 284745 · Adjudicated
Bret Hart
Athlete — WWF, Hart Foundation, Stampede Wrestling
Born
1957
Birthplace
CALGARY, ALBERTA
Citizenships
CA
Canadianness Score
🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
5.0/ 5
Weighted across 2 scored criteria
Designation
Bleeds Maple Syrup 🍁Born, raised, and still says “out for a rip” unironically.
Scorecard
Path A — born on Canadian soilI. Origin
Born on Canadian soil — yes
CALGARY, ALBERTA
Canadian parentage — not scored
Both parents Canadian
Citizenship on record — not scored
Automatic by birth
II. Residency
Formative years spent in Canada — yes
Raised — Alberta
Lived in Canada by choice — not scored
Residency on record as an adult
Worked or filmed in Canada — not scored
Credits filed north of the 49th
III. Cultural evidence — not scored
Section III is recorded for the file only. Birth on Canadian soil already settles the matter.
Publicly claims to be Canadian — not scored
Says so, out loud
Canada claims them back — not scored
Claimed, enthusiastically
Fun fact
His father Stu Hart's legendary wrestling training facility, the Hart Dungeon, was located in the basement of the family home in Calgary where Bret grew up.
The verdict
Born into the legendary Hart wrestling dynasty in Calgary, trained by his father Stu Hart in the infamous Hart Dungeon, and billed as 'The Best There Is, The Best There Was, and The Best There Ever Will Be.' Proudly wore the pink and black for Canada throughout his career, and Canada still considers him wrestling royalty, eh.
Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
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References — en.wikipedia.org