WWE: Ranking Bret Hart's 14 Matches At WrestleMania

9. WrestleMania 11 vs. Bob Backlund

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOkGuzoflmM I never really understood why Bret was relegated so much at WrestleMania 11 in 1995. In the two years before this, he was in World Title matches. I get that he can't main event every year and others had a chance to step up, but they could have done something better than this. This was a submission match with Roddy Piper as a referee. Hart feuded with Backlund in 1994 (he actually dropped the WWE Title to him), so this was a way for Hart to get the win back, which is what happened. He made Backlund quit after putting him in his own Crossface Chickenwing finisher. This match wasn't the high quality match you'd expect from them. You could see on Bret's face that he wasn't too thrilled about it even though he won. It was a tough match concept to get over too. They worked hard, but it didn't work. I know Bret didn't speak highly of the match in his book either. It would have been better if Bret wrestled Owen again in a rematch from WrestleMania 10. At least then they could have had a classic match on a show that needed it. This match was pretty forgettable.
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