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Unless you have been living under a rock or a new wrestling fan unfamiliar with the history of the business, then you are most likely familiar with the Montreal Screwjob that occurred at WWE “Survivor Series” 1997.
To make a long story short, Bret Hart’s contract was up and set to expire the day after the Survivor Series. After previously negotiating a twenty year deal with WWE, Vince could no longer honor his commitment and chose to let Bret out of his contract so he could sign with WCW for guaranteed money.
There was one problem; Bret Hart was still the WWE Champion. Therefore, Bret had to drop the title before leaving the company.
Due to the tumultuous relationship Hart shared with Shawn Michaels, his opponent for the Survivor Series, he refused to drop the title to Shawn, plus he didn’t want to drop the title in his hometown of Canada.
Hart and Mr. McMahon came to an agreement for a DQ finish, resulting with the Hitman leaving the WWE the next night on RAW and vacating the title. All seemed well and good, until…
The heart of the matter
As revealed by former WWE producer and host of Something to Wrestle with Bruce Prichard, he talks about Vince honestly thought the promo came across more as a sympathetic babyface promo than one of the greatest heel segments of all-time:
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What’s next
Vince McMahon will be launching the XFL in 2020. Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels have reconciled and continue to work on/off for the WWE in recent years.
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