WWE's Notorious Twist: Unveiling the Montreal Screwjob's Legacy!

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The Montreal Screwjob is widely believed to have been a carefully orchestrated maneuver by Vince McMahon behind closed doors, aimed at taking the title away from Bret Hart before his departure for WCW. Learn more

Moments before Bret “The Hitman” Hart made his entrance for the main event at Survivor Series 1997, fellow wrestler Leon White, famously known as Vader, called him over.

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“Be careful out there,” White told his friend. “Vince has a tendency to screw people in these types of situations.”

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In the days leading up to Survivor Series, McMahon was almost constantly on the phone with either Hart or Michaels, enough so that it was disruptive to the meetings between McMahon and WWF writers at the time, Jim Cornette and Vince Russo.

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That impasse set the stage for what is arguably the most iconic moment in the history of professional wrestling!

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