On the anniversary of wrestling’s most infamous finish, the Hit Man explains the original plan for the match.
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Bret Hart on his Survivor Series match against Shawn Michaels: “We hadn’t even hit our stride”
What if the main event of the 1997 Survivor Series had gone off as planned?
Had there been no “Montreal screwjob,” would we still be talking about the match between Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels?