The Montreal Screwjob, What Happened?
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- Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels in Montreal, Survivor Series 1997. Probably the most important day in WWE history. This video aims to look at the events leading up to the Montreal Screwjob, why it happened and if it really even happened at all. Did Bret screw Bret? Did Shawn Michaels screw Bret? Did Vince McMahon screw both of them? Find out in this video.
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This was a great video, but you were wrong about one major thing. It's clear from the footage that Marty tried to jump out the window, and get away from Shawn.
How could I make such a mistake
Jannetty tried to dive through the window to escape! What an act of cowardism!
@@bencash4198 no he didn't he threw him through that window period
@@bencash4198 You do know its fake!
Bobby Heenan was a lot of things. A liar, he was not.
The story of Shawn's getting a beat down in the bar is my favourite part of this tale. He needed and deserved it.
at that time he did but shawn is now a born again christian he is not what he was then.
@@stinggodswrestler1143 nice get outta jail free card. Bwahahaha
@@garrettbot143 says the guy living under his mom's basement
Too bad there wasn’t 72 marines ide be ok without hbk and dx
Uh put most people in a fight with a marine there gonna lose, know shame in getting your ass wiped buy the best.
I do find it stupid from Vince’s perspective that he feels he got a bad deal with the contract he gave Bret, yet this is the period Bret did his best business, he made Steve Austin a star and was a great heel. He also inadvertently made Vince the greatest heel of all time. So Bret pretty much made both the top babyface and heel of the attitude era.
not just the attitude era. but they were the best babyface and heel of all time. they are believable
This has to be the most savage moment in wrestling history. Vince screwing bret in Canada with his own move was just unbelievable
Allegedly. 😐
Bret's fault at the end of the day.
@@Zack_410 Some facts of the Montreal Screwjob for the braindead morons who still side with Vince McMahon..
1. The Survivor Series wasn’t the last day on Bret Hart’s WWF contract. His contract expired on November 30, 1997, 3 weeks after the Survivor Series.
2. Bret Hart’s creative control clause clearly and unequivocally stated “all match finishes in the last 30 days of Bret Hart’s WWF contract must be agreed upon by both Bret Hart and Vince McMahon. One side cannot force a finish on the other.”
3. Bret Hart already had worked his contractually obligated 270 days in the calendar year of 1997 BEFORE the Survivor Series. That means Bret did not even have to legally appear at the Survivor Series in Montreal. He could’ve handed Vince the belt the morning of the PPV in Montreal and said “F-ck you. I’m not wrestling tonight.” and there would be absolutely NOTHING Vince McMahon could do about it. Bret Hart worked for free that night in Montreal and that is how Vince treated him.
4. In October of 1997 (a month before Montreal) Bret went up to Shawn to try to bury the hatchet. Bret said “I just want you to know that despite our differences you are safe with me in the ring. I’m willing to put you over in Montreal if that’s what Vince wants.” Shawn Micheals replied by saying “I appreciate that but I just want you to know that I wouldn’t do the same thing for you.” Would any self-respecting man lose to a guy who disrespected you to your face like that?
They were all in on it
@@Zack_410Vince backed out a contract and gave Bret creative control. I guess contract law doesn't apply to Vince McMahon.
Holy cow sir, I'm blown away at the quality of your videos. I can't stop watching them lol I'm home sick with covid, so im so grateful that I have these amazing documentaries to watch! Bravo sir!
I'm glad you found me and like the content! Get well soon bud
Theres NO WAY It was a work imo, they're wrestlers not actors, and brett's face says it all
Fair point I agree
What you also forgot to mention during the 1993 match is that Shawn was suspended due to failed drug test and was bought back before his suspension was over to replace Lawler, which is why Shawn had no match on the card to begin with...
Ok and so many other wrestlers have been suspended the fact still remains Bret screwed himself
@@perezynkrs1 and was also screwed over by others. It's not one or the other, it's both.
@@wingerding i agree it sucks
Shawns crossbody at Mania 12 wasn’t exactly perfect.
If you watch carefully he overshoots and Bret catches him from hitting the guard rail.
Does anyone call it perfect?
Great video!
One little detail at around 31:25. It would've helped illustrate the upcoming rivalry between the two. When Shawn said: "tell him to get the F outta the ring, this is my moment".
Great point
I know most people are tired of hearing about this but I dont think i ever will I just find it fascinating
I fucking love how “Bret’s Rope” is now an accepted and understood part of wrestling terminology.
OSW are the reason I started this channel
@@WrestlePod I only discovered your channel a few days ago. I’ve binged watched 2/3s of your videos. They are stellar. A winner is you.
Thanks mate! I work really hard to try and produce interesting content each week. Glad you found me
Damn. This trip down memory lane was a rollercoaster of emotion for me. I was so invested in this relationship, being insanely in love with them both. I even got both of their sweat on my fingertips during a taping of Monday Night Raw. This was an exciting time in OUR lives. Good times.
This reminded me of my obsession with Triple H. Glad to find someone else who went through the phase of being insanely in love with a wrestler.
Great times
@@WrestlePod Better than the hulkamania golden era in the 80`s?
shawn is GAY..U NOW HAVE AIDS... SHEEPLE!!..J/K .U PROBALLY GOT ZE JAB THOUGH!! .ROFLMFAO!!!
@@markant9534 Nothing will ever come close to that Magical Era, my Mom was in elementary during that time and she says that it was best it ever got and I believe her.
"Keep that f***face away from me." While Shawn acts like a f***face.🤣🤣🤣
Both guys were pretty obnoxious in the way they behaved, before and after. And of course the main culprit is Vince. He aided and abetted his “characters” to the point where they could no longer maintain a grip on reality. Delusional.
This is why Taker is the gem he is.
Some blame also goes to Eric Bischoff, albeit unintentionally. In the last couple days leading up to the event, everyone had seemed to agree on an interference finish to the match, and Bret could either drop the belt at the December PPV or simply vacate it the next night on RAW (I've never heard which was agreed on there). The biggest problem is Vince feared WCW announcing they had signed Bret immediately after the PPV, and that their rival company boasting they had signed the WWF champion could cause pretty heavy damage to him (a valid concern IMO). Bret tried to contact Bischoff to get him to swear not to announce anything until after Bret had dropped the title, but Eric was apparently out hunting or something and couldn't be reached (this was before everyone had a cell phone, remember). If Bischoff could have been contacted, I wonder if things would have played out differently.
@@Krendall2 Bret signed with WCW right before midnight on 10/31/1997. Bret had Bichoff legally agree not reveal that Bret had signed with WCW until after Survivor Series (on 11/9/1997) to protect the PPV. That is why Bichoff did not reveal that Bret had signed with WCW on the 11/3/1997 episode of Nitro. He wasn’t legally allowed to. Unfortunately Bret should’ve have made Bichoff legally agree not to reveal that Bret had signed with WCW until Bret’s WWF contract expired on 11/30/1997. This mistake is why Bichoff announced that Bret was coming to the WCW on the 11/10/1997 episode of Nitro.
Thanks for the wonderful narration!! good trip down memory lane.
Glad you enjoyed it
I love how wrestling is the only sports entertainment industry that protects its copyright material to an extent that's reminiscent of the Vatican, Fort Knox, and Area 51.
Bret saying he didn't understand why they did what they did is weird.
He's old school, he understands the business. There's no way he's that naive.
Flair showed up in WWF with the NWA title. Madusa had JUST showed up in WCW with the women's title. Vince didn't want that same thing to happen with the WWF title. For Bret to not see that, I don't understand it.
Jim Cornette explained that it's more like Eric Bischoff announcing WCW just signed the current WWE Champion, instead of announcing WCW signed the former WWE Champion, the next night after Survivor Series.
No question about it. Vince is now getting screwed with his $3 Million payoff for not keeping it in his pants
I hate that Vince screwed Bret. If I were Vince I would have kept him until he retired. I always think about how he could have had another great run with Austin after Austin won the title, and he could have helped make countless guys
I couldn't agree more mate. Bret is one of the best ever and was completely wasted in WCW
I agree with some of your points…frankly, Bret should have went into Mania 14 the Champ and should have dropped the title to Stone Cold. That would have been far hotter than the HBK vs Stone Cold feud, which didn’t have teeth. And frankly, HBK and Stone Cold didn’t really mesh well, to me. I don’t think Shawn Michaels was a believable adversary to Stone Cold. He most certainly didn’t look like the mean heel next to Austin.
With that being said (and I’m a massive Hitman fan), Vince didn’t screw Bret. When the boss tells you to do your job, you do it. Bret already took a multi-million dollar deal with WCW. It didn’t matter if he didn’t like Shawn Michaels….he was leaving and was told to drop the belt and refused to do so on the LAST day of his contract. Vince, who’d had already been screwed by talent showing up to the competition many times over, did what he needed to do to protect his brand. Had Bret took a pay cut and stayed in WWE, he’d have had a dog in the fight….but he didn’t. At that point, his argument was a moot point.
would you also pay him the insane amount of money which he isn't worth of .
if u keep Bret hart and pay him huge dum of money even when he isn't a big draw imagine the amount of money u have to pay to austin ,Taket and the Rock .
u do business with your brain not from your heart .
@@j.rivera6402 Finally, someone with some common sense. I couldn't agree more with all your points.
Can't keep someone under a contract that they are unable to pay.
Thanks, nice documentary! The "Screw Job" inspired a lot of controversy, opinions, and even conspiracy theories (and I love a good conspiracy theory).😎
Hopefully you'll like more on the channel as there is loads of conspiracy and controversy here
How did you not mention that Vince tore up his contract with Bret first?
I really don't think Bret was in on it. It seems coincidental but after watching the story lines of the Fed going forward, I just don't think they were genius enough to come up with that story.
Great Video except the middle part about Summer Slam ´97 which starts at Minute 43:54 - Why does this guy cut in a new pic for nearly every word?!? And if i see his childhood foto again, i swear i will riot ^^ Enjoyed the rest of the video though!
I’m at this point in the video now and might turn it off if I see that kid in the cowboy hat one more time.
@@jcwareham81 Well, you will see it again about 1000x times =( BUT, if i may suggest, just skip this part of the video, the crap part will end eventually and the video becomes enjoyable again.
This documentary is great, but it would've been more effective at intensifying its point if the "Sunny Days" situation had replaced a pointless 20 minute recap of the Summerslam 97 match.
Great vids man
Thanks mate
@55.08 Owen Hart 'kicked your leg out of your leg' reference - Bravo Sir 👏
I grew up loving Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels was that pretty boy who gets all the ladies but fuck that he isn't the best there is and the best there was and the best their ever will be. But this was epic and confusing to watch as a 10 yr old. Not knowing the iron man match was at least a full hour I was drained but well worth the whole watch
our local indy supershow, dreamwave, did the 'Lasalle screwjob'. the regular ref took a bump in a last man standing match, and earl hebner came out and finished the match. the champion, christian rose, offered hebner a handful of cash, which he refused at first... then changed his mind, and started counting capri out, fast.
The Mont screw job was the best thing that ever happened to Hart..it still a talking topic and thus makes him still relevant..
This should help get a good channel more subs. A video about the “screwjob” is always good for 100k plus views.
This channel is kind of popular now because it's just good. Documentary on The Undertaker has almost 300k views. The growth in subscriptions/views will just continue.
Thanks I hope it grows
@@WrestlePod I'm sure ;)
The best part of this whole video was I Hate Wrestling.
Bret said he ment to spit on Shawn’s chest.That was the plan but he said it was just the way it flew.He was tired and his mouth was real dry.He said he apologized to Shawn who wasn’t angry about it.Personally I always felt that when Shawn left that before he cameback he talked to Vince and Vince assured him he would make things right.(Bret’s contract)He said during a convo he asked Vince”Do you think he is worth so and much more than me”Shawn said the only wrestler he woulda been cool with making more than him was the Undertaker(I wonder did 1997 Shawn Michaels really feel that generous.)I think Vince did indeed regret signing that contract for Bret and he wasn’t about to give Shawn that because what about the next guy.Ironically both guys would be gone 6 months after survivor series
Really well put together video this is brother. I never tire of watching stuff about HBK & the Hitman. In my opinion Michaels is 1 & Hart is 1a when it comes to the greatest professional wrestlers of all time. Both were such amazing storytellers & could adapt to everyone’s style that they stepped foot in the ring with. Both always made whoever they were wrestling look so much better. Two wrestlers that helped make an era of wrestling that will never be replicated or seen again! 💔💜
Great wrestlers that never drew a dime
@@joespitler3929 Austin and Rock drew more than Bret and Shawn ever did but Bret and Shawn’s matches are still being watched and praised in 2022. While Austin and Rock were decent wrestlers, they were the best sports entertainers of all-time. Bret and Shawn were 2 of the best wrestlers (meaning in-ring) of all-time.
this channel has footage that's locked in the vault
I've got the key
I refuse to believe this was a work. Bret's visible depressed weariness every time it's brought up is too genuine; even on the Dark Side of the Ring ep about it, his interviews had a sincere "right, let's get this over with early" energy, like ripping off a too-clingy bandaid.
I feel the same way but if we are being technical someone lying would also want to get that interview over with quick.
Frankly, I don't think Bret's a good enough actor to pretend to have kept that much bitterness for so long.
The Montreal Screwjob and Owen's death are touchy subjects for him.
Bret passed the mantle to Stone cold. He did (or didn’t do, you know what I mean) the job to Steve Austin so he would get over.
Faith no more guy lol kinda looks like Jim Martin minus the red sunglasses
After what has come out recently about Vince, that door that has both Vince’s office and ladies dressing room on it isn’t so comical and confusing.
25:49 actually Shawn Michaels was drinking and taking somas as was passed out in the car when he was pulled out and beaten up as this has been said by Sean Waltman who was there and Sunny who took Shawn to the hospital. Also Shawn didn’t collapse in the ring during a promo he was in a match with Owen Hart and Owen gave Shawn an ensugiri kick to the head (hope I spelt ensurgiri right! I do know it starts with a “en” and not a “in” the rest I’m not 100% on) then after getting up a few moments later he puts his hand to his head, stumbles then collapsed, Owen stopped as if it was real and commentary went quiet to play it off as a shoot.
Video was amazing
Thank you, what other topic would you like to see
NOW HE IS.........THE BEST THERE IS....THE BEST THERE WAS......THE BEST THERE EVER WILL BE!!!!!!PERIOD!!!!!
Is this a re-upload? I could've sworn you already did a video on the Screwjob
I was just about to say the same thing
Yes it is. My latest video had copyrighted material and I had to remove it
GREAT VIDEO
It was the darkest night in Bret hart career.
Well his brother died one night, I imagine that night in his career was darker.
Bret has faced worse tragedies.
Shawn didn't betray Jennetty. That coward tried to escape through the window!
😂
The fact bret didn't take the money he was guaranteed from wcw to stay with the wwf negates anything bad people can say about him.
I can understand why Shawn would be pissed at the following wrestle-mania. He was the guy who they put in the ring to make the patsy for screwing Bret. Then put the battery SCSA back a few months later.
Hbk is and always be the greatest in ring performer in my eyes. And Bret Hart was fantastic in his own right. The only other two wrestlers that could have touched them at this point was Taker and Owen. Austin was pretty good too
Hart's 97 heel run was some of his best work it made no sense to let him go to wcw
Fuckin A, correct
Other than Vince's inability to handle his wrestlers in the 80s leading to the steroid scandal and the continuous payment fees and he was being a real penny pincher had something to do with his mistreatment of hart and his talent
Absolutley right! The Hart Foundation was huge at this time and had some more years in the tank. On their way out, they could have brought so much newer talent over. And think about what Bret could have done as a producer and mentor in the backgroung... Poor move by Vince.
Good vid but definitely has wwe spin on it when you get to the contract parts and issues around dropping the title as bret was still on the wwe books till december and could have appeared after the pay-per-view.
Not only the most capable technical wrestler of the wwe, rather than of all time!
His type of wrestling would bring me back to see shit life happening!!!
The Exilence of Execution, not for no reason!
HBK was good to but Bret was another species!
I love how your using to clock sound effect from 24 that's funny ty for that
It just fit so well
@@WrestlePod it did I loved that show it's on Hulu ty for that
Nah it adds huge dramatic effect!
Hulk Hogan was one of the most famous Americans of the 20th century and the 80`s were the golden era of wrestling with mainstream viewing figures being huge, were the 90`s really a bigger time for wrestling fans by comparison, did Austin become bigger than Hogan was in the 80`s.
this was my favorite documentary until you switched to the guy who cant stop mocking the documentary. good lord he sucks out loud
I've heard the story from the perspective of everyone who knew and some who didn’t. I'm convinced it was real. The main reason i don't think it could have been a work is that vince wasn't out at the time about being the owner. It was a huge stab to kayfabe and i don't think he would have done it. Also eric bischoff was told by bret after he left that it was real. Eric wasn't even in the company and had nothing to gain by keeping vinces secrets.
Lack of communication. Bret thought he had more time to drop the belt because his contract still went for a few weeks after survivor series. Vince needed Bret to drop the belt at survivor series because he didnt want Bischoff to announce that he signed the reigning wwf champion. I felt that Vince did not communicate this properly to Bret. Bret is a stand up guy. He never wanted to leave wwf as champions. He was willing to drop the belt after survivor series to anyone.
Oh no, poor shawn michaels had a very uncomfortable day when he screwed bret. Poor baby...
20:34 growing up in the 60’s/70’s having the surname Gaylord I bet he got teased a lot! It’s not like today where homosexuality is more understood by society and isn’t something perceived as bad like in the 60’s and 70’s, even when I was at school in the 80’s & 90’s it was an insult to call someone gay or queer etc. Though in 97 in my last year at school a girl joined our school who was a lesbian and was open about it and she was excepted though I feel if it was a boy he still would’ve been teased, I just think the boys were interested in this attractive girl who was gay and the boys thought it was cool. She might of been teased if she looked butch and wasn’t attractive with a good boy and big breasts.
Why would
A guy head and shoulders above hunter listen to him
If wrestling wasn't fake, this would not have been possible.
17:04 There's no "seemingly" about it. They've flat-out said that the reason Davey got the belt was because the show was in England. If the show was in Washington DC, as originally planned, then Bret would have dropped the title directly to Shawn. Also, the match at the following Survivor Series was NOT title-for-title. Only Bret's title was on the line.
Okay at this point I'm confused. You've already uploaded at least two videos on the screwjob already. To hell with it though, I'll watch this one anyway.
It's a re upload mate, the other one got taken down
Why won't anybody get on Bret for the way that he and the Hart Foundation did Del Wilkes dirty?
1:11:28 WCW has based in Atlanta, Georgia not Orlando, Florida you’ve mixed it up with TNA who are based in Orlando, Florida also doing the filming of their shows there in MGM Studios
This guy definitely did a few serial killer documentaries I watched on CZcams on a different channel.
Nope, this is my only work on here
Bret played the part of wwf champion well....he was a favorite of mine as a child... unfortunately I think he played that part so well because he believed he won that belt. He believed he was a competitor, when in reality he was an entertainer, and was given that belt, he didn't win it. He worked hard for sure, to get where he got, but he might have forgot, it's just a show, it's just a work. I'll always be a Bret Hart fan. But after all the stories and shoot interviews...I'm convinced he was and always will be, completely full of himself.
It's so sad that I totally agree
He was trying so hard to keep kayfabe alive, when it was already dead thanks to the Fed.
Well I agree, but He did take a real kick from Goldberg. There is a lot of pain, Blood, sweat and tears in the cartoon world of wrestling. He made wrestling look legit
As Jim Cornette says. Wrestling would still be good today. If only more people took it as seriously as Bret Hart did. I agree with that sentiment. He wasn’t a mark. He lived his Gimmick. Same as Flair did. Same as Taker. He is bitter, and rightfully so. The screw job, losing Owen and his stroke. Would have finished a lesser man.
Love your work, dont love your job.(employer).
CZcams play ads after your videos please
Bret Hart rules, Shawn Michaels drools.
I empathize with Bret so much but business is business it just sucks how it ended he was a genius in the ring a professional he deserved so much better no shade to HBK either
I still to this day believe it was one of the biggest works in pro wrestling. And done so well.
I want to believe
There is no way it was a work. If it was a work it would have come out by now, like every other work they've ever done. There are too many people that would have had to keep it secret to this day that it's just not possible. If it were a work, Bret wouldn't still have genuine hurt and anger in his eyes to this very day every time it's mentioned and Shawn wouldn't have true guilt in his. Seriously just watch any interview where one or the other is asked about the Screwjob and just look at their eyes. That tells you how real it was and still is to both of them.
Flair wasn't in the company in March of 91 tho?
The commentary on Bret hart vs undertaker is 🤣🤣🤣🔥🔥🔥
WCW was in Atlanta, not Orlando. Or am I mistaken
The picture of the kid that you keep showing made it so I couldn't finish the video
Micheal just happened to be in the ring with Bret that iron match
I wonder what genuinely gifted athlete/wrestlers like Hart would be able to do in MMA today had they been around instead of fake WWF theatre
Seeing how small he is and that he has zero mma training he'd have probably lasted about as long as CM Punk.
He would be killed I'm sure
Lesnar was the UFC champ. That was an accomplishment! But I've seen videos of his UFC matches, and I didn't think they were as much fun to watch as his WWE matches.🤷♂️
I swear this is a re-upload, is it? Goddamn this wavering brain O mine..
It is I'm sure. I literally was watching this like three weeks ago or so.
Yeah I had to take down the original
Just say Owen lol we all know it’s Owen which is hilarious they chant USA when they’re both Canadian 😅
Bret’s ex said they didn’t expect that but she said something foreshadowing in that documentary.
That reff was the worst. He did what he did then ran off lik a little girl. What a coward.
I agree
Shawn Michaels was one of the, if not the best, heel of all time. You just wanted to strangle him ;) So irritating and obnoxious but wouldn't trade it for the moon.
I totally agree, he is also one of my childhood favourites
So basically Brett just was a one trick pony who couldn't grow or adapt so they screwed him since he was so uptight and on a pedestal about his career and full of himself. This shows me why the screw job was a great idea and needed to happen to brett.
Why is this talked about like this was the only screwjob to take place in Montreal??????
macho man is why i like wrestling and bret is why i love wrestling
Both are bonafide legends
that was wrong
The idea of the double cross at Survivor Series 1997 came from Jim Cornette. But Corny didn't suggest it because he hated Bret. If any thing, he hated Shawn and respected Bret. Jim Cornette suggested the idea because he's fed up with everyone in Connecticut, he's gaining weight, he's depressed, he's lost his patience with the WWF Creative, and no one can figure out "what are we going to do" because Bret doesn't want to do business with Shawn because Shawn's a prick. Cornette basically, because no one can think of anything else, throws his hands up in the air tells Vince to just double cross Bret. No matter what Russo or HHH or anyone else says, the idea of the double cross of Bret Hart at Survivor Series in 1997 came from James E Cornette.
I'm glad to see bret on wwe now sometimes
Vince McMahon is the champion the belt belongs to him. The champion is whoever he right into the script
Why does bret get so much hate in this video? Put yourself in his shoes....
Sure sounds like you took hebner out of context......for the money???? YEAH.....he was doin it to save his job.
This whole thing was a work. It made Vince A heel and helped Bret by setting him up as the biggest baby-face going into WCW..........but if you think about it for just a second, in what world would any wrestler expect to leave one company, with their belt, to go to the competition? You can't do that.
It was Vince's belt and Vince's show.
It's a work.
Yeah, if that were the case, I can see how it can be seen as a work. But it was nowhere near the case. First of all, and the most obvious reason, Survivor Series WASN'T Bret Harts last night in WWF. He was still under contract with WWF for another month. His WCW contract had his start date at December 10th. Bret was tentatively scheduled to be on the WWF December PPV in some capacity. Which was the day before his WCW start date. Even if that wasn't the case, there was ZERO chance of Bret showing up on Nitro with the belt. That theory has been debunked multiple times since 1997. In 1995 Alundra Blayze showed up in WCW with the WWF women's title and threw it in the trash on live TV. WWF sued. In late 1995, WWF started airing spoof skits with the " Huckster", "Nacho Man" etc... They were even going to do a Huckster vs Nacho Man at Wrestlemania. But WCW sued WWF for theft of intellectual property so Vince killed the angle before it went to court. When Scott Hall and Kevin Nash went to WCW, they never said who they were, but Scott Hall was very clearly doing the Razor Ramon character with the tropical shirts, slicked back hair, toothpick and Cuban accent. Vince sued WCW for theft of intellectual property. They quickly settled and like 2 weeks later, Scott Hall was just Scott Hall and he had lost the accent etc. Long story short, things went down the way they did for a number of reasons and neither Bret or Vince's hands were clean. But showing up on Nitro as WWF champion wasn't one of them. That's probably the only thing in the entire situation that Vince, Bret and Bischoff all told the same story on. Not to mention the fact that the court documents confirming the intellectual property suits and settlements along with Brets WWF and WCW contracts have been out there for years. If Bret Hart had shown up on Nitro with the WWF title, it would have been his last day as a professional wrestler and WCW would have died 3 years before they did. There would been massive lawsuits for theft of intellectual property and breach of contract against WCW, Eric Bischoff, Ted Turner and Bret Hart. And they wouldn't have had a prayer of winning any of them.
What part of the country is your accent from?
Essex originally, lived in Winchester and now a little bit of Bristol
Biggest work of all time
Bret was 100% correct in the entire story.
Down in Orlando? ....you mean Atlanta? ...WCW was based in Georgia
My mistake sorry
Bret didn’t want to give up the belt😂 Hogan 2.0😂 he still lives with that and thinks of it everyday lol😂
At the time Hart Foundation was heel
I'm probably going to get hated on for saying this but like Martha hart saidThere's nothing. It's a fake entity. There's nothing real or tangible. It's just an event they have to make money. They put it on TV and have a celebration, and it's just so ridiculous. I would never even entertain it. It's garbage."
I think it was a work.
It just amazes me he don't seem to understand that wrestling is fake yeah the bumps are real but the outcome is fixed why is he so serious about all of it it is weird