Bret Hart and his Often Overlooked First Championship Reign
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We look back on the first Bret Hart title reign, and how the WWF seemingly could not entirely pull the trigger this first time around.
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When thinking of Bret Hart, it is easy to remember such classic moments as the WrestleMania 12 Iron Man Match against Shawn Michaels, his battles over the WWF World Heavyweight Championship with the Undertaker, the bloody war with Steve Austin at WrestleMania 13, and of course the controversial happenings of Montreal in 1997. Memories also harken back to Hart’s runs with the Intercontinental title and his iconic matches with Mr. Perfect and the British Bulldog at SummerSlam 1991 and 1992, respectively. However, perhaps oddly, The Hitman’s first world title win does not always come straight to mind. A moment most wrestlers get remembered for, a point in time that can mark the change in a competitor’s status, from mid-carder to main-eventer with one 3-count or submission. In Hart’s case, the first elusive World Title victory did not just change his status but also the possible direction of the WWF as a whole. Here, we look back on a slightly surprising title victory on one October day in 1992 and how the WWF seemingly could not entirely pull the trigger on Bret Hart this first time around.
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