Bret Hart: 5 unforgettable WWE matches of The Hitman

#1 Bret Hart vs Shawn Michaels - Survivor Series 1997 (The Montreal Screwjob)

The Montreal Screwjob - Survivor Series 1997 - Bret Hart vs Shawn Michaels

Possibly the most infamous moments in WWE history, The Montreal Screwjob, saw Bret Hart face Shawn Michaels at Survivor Series 1997.

Bret Hart was about to leave WWE, with his contract expiring after the pay-per-view. Vince McMahon had asked him to drop the WWE Championship to Shawn Michaels, something that Hart had refused to do. He had instead, suggested that he forfeit the title the next day on RAW.

Hart was leaving for WCW, and to Vince McMahon, allowing him to leave with the Championship was unimaginable.

Thus, he pulled off one of the most fiendish schemes of all time which saw the creation of the character, Mr McMahon. When Shawn Michaels locked in the Sharpshooter on Bret Hart, Mr McMahon instructed the referee to ring the bell, despite Hart not having tapped yet.

The referee complied and Shawn Michaels was announced as the winner of the match. The Montreal crowd exploded and Hart was furious, realising what had happened. He spat on Vince McMahon, and according to rumours punched him, knocking him down in the backstage area, behind closed doors.

This was something that was talked about in the wrestling community for years and attracted a lot of hate towards Vince McMahon.

Since then, however, the two have put aside their differences.

Happy birthday to The Excellence of Execution and two-time #WWEHOF Inductee, @BretHart! pic.twitter.com/zGpq8MM1zS

— Vince McMahon (@VinceMcMahon) July 2, 2019