Bret Hart's WrestleMania Matches - Ranked From Worst To Best

12. Vs. Vince McMahon - WrestleMania XXVI

This one really should have been completely different. 

After 12 long years, Bret Hart made his triumphant and emotional return to World Wrestling Entertainment, burying the hatchet in the middle of the ring with Shawn Michaels in a moment that seemed to provide real closure to perhaps the ugliest act in WWF/E history. A feud with Vince McMahon was inevitable, and a No Holds Barred match between the two was booked for WrestleMania XXVI.

After some early shenanigans involving the Hart family, Bret defeated Vince clean in the middle of the ring with the Sharpshooter. Before this, Vince received an almighty beating, a much deserved flaying that provided something approaching a receipt as well as some pathos for the whole Montreal Screwjob business. The story ended in the right way. 

So why so low on the list?

Somehow, WWE managed to book Bret Hart's redemption against Vince McMahon in a way that the viewer almost felt sorry for Vince. The beating lasted over 11 minutes, and with each passing moment the boredom increased. Watching it live was a painful experience for all involved. Sure, Bret couldn't take a bump at this point and neither should he have, but if the match was to be a one-sided mauling then a couple of minutes would have sufficed.

To put this in perspective, the match was almost twice as long as the CM Punk/Rey Mysterio match that preceded it.