Professional wrestling legend and two times WWE Hall of Famer “The Hitman” Bret Hart who is a former five times WWE World champion and a former two times WCW World Heavyweight champion recently looked back at his infamous match against Shawn Michaels that took place at Survivor Series 1997 and revealed how long it was scheduled for.
The Montreal Screwjob was one of the most infamous incident in the history of professional wrestling. As mentioned it took place at the Survivor Series pay per view event of 1997. The Hitman Bret Hart defended his WWE Championship against Shawn Michaels on the main event scenario at Survivor Series 1997.
Bret Hart Reveals Survivor Series 1997 Match With Shawn Michaels Was Scheduled For How Long
The original plan was Bret Hart would drop the title to Shawn Michaels. But Bret did not want to drop the title and he went into the match knowing he would not drop the title. Vince McMahon still wanted him to drop it so he called for the bill during the match to announce Shawn Michaels as the winner of this match. After the match, Bret Hart lost his cool, he spitted on the face of Vince and left WWE to join WCW.
The incident remained very famous in the world of professional wrestling. Vince McMahon Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart buried the hatchet later on but the incident will always remain one of the most infamous keep breaking incident in the history of professional wrestling.
In 2006, Hart made his return to WWE burying the hatchet with both Shawn Michaels and Vince McMahon. He was also inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in the same year. In 2010, he returned to in ring action for a short tenure too.
“The Hitman” Bret Hart who is a former five times WWE World champion and recently spoke to Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated where he looked back at his infamous match against Shawn Michaels that took place at Survivor Series 1997 and revealed how long it was scheduled for. He said;
“We had another 25 minutes. The match was already good, and we hadn’t even hit our stride. Even when we didn’t get along, Shawn and I always had great chemistry together in the ring. When we worked together, we wanted to be flawless, and we didn’t get along, and that added to the intensity.
“When I clothesline Shawn over the top rope and we brawl and fight outside the ring, I could tell it was going to be a really special match. It was very competitive. That match was just starting. All the brawling was done just to set up the actual match. It was going to really get going after I reversed his sharpshooter. We pictured the crowd standing up and going crazy. That was going to be the moment when it took off.”