9 Things We Learned From WWE's Holy Grail: Bret Hart Vs. Tom Magee

9. There's Commentary!

It's sort of peculiar, given the unearthed footage begins in medias res, but what had also been assumed to be a taped 'trial' match is actually overlaid with commentary. The voices calling the action weren't a bottom-rung C-team comprising Bruce Prichard and The Duke of Dorchester, but the premier broadcast duo of Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan.

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The Brain and the Brawn obviously weren't gabbing for the good of the health, and presumably WWE planned to air the contest at some point - especially as the commentary would have been added during a post-production process. Tellingly, there were clearly instructions to put over Magee big; Gorilla promises a big future for MegaMan, whilst Heenan casually drops a comparison to Paul Orndorff - then enjoying a huge main event programme opposite the man Magee might replace.

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