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#3 Bret Hart Turns Heel
You could chalk up Bret Hart's run in WCW with just two words: wasted talent.
Other than the rising Stone Cold Steve Austin, there was no one hotter than Bret Hart in 1997. He would then go from being WWE's hottest storyline heel to the most talked-about wrestler in the world following the Montreal Screwjob at Survivor Series that year. WCW had a major opportunity to capitalize on this and make Bret Hart the most popular Superstar in the history of the business, but instead just messed it up.
Due to a non-compete clause, Hart wasn't able to wrestle for WCW for his first two months. When he was finally able to, he didn't wrestle very much, just a few times on pay-per-view for his first few months. By the time late June rolled around, Hart had only wrestled twice on Nitro. Hart seemingly turned heel in April 1998, aligning himself with the nWo, without officially joining the ranks. Hart pretty much became a lackey for a while and had underwhelming feuds, even with the likes of Ric Flair and Sting.
By the time Hart was put in the WCW World Championship ranks, he was near the end of his career, and it all went wrong from the moment he turned heel. Bischoff has spoken about Hart's heel turn over the years, having a mixed opinion on the decision in different interviews.
