10 Amazing Hidden Gems From WWE Superstars Of Wrestling
2. Let's Go Bret!
It was virtually impossible to picture a WWE without Hulk Hogan, but April 1992 plunged the company into the unknown as Vince McMahon had no choice but to try and elevate all of those that may never have truly emerged from his shadow.
Whilst Randy Savage and Ric Flair's post-WrestleMania aggro continued along without a final payoff and The Ultimate Warrior went f*cking bananas, responsibility fell mostly on the broad shoulders of new two-time Intercontinental Champion Bret Hart.
Having just given Rowdy Roddy Piper his greatest ever match (featuring a rare pinfall loss for the 'Hot Scot'), the 'Excellence Of Execution' moved first into a feud with career rival Shawn Michaels, before sidestepping to brother-in-law the British Bulldog in the summer.
Though that programme resulted in a heartbreaking Wembley Stadium loss, Superstars played host to the belated footage of his biggest win just two months later. Having only began working his way up the singles ranks in 1991, Bret's rise appeared rapid but was in reality the culmination of an intense eight-year odyssey with the organisation.
It took Hogan walking away again in June 1993 and Lex Luger flatly failing months later before McMahon truly gained some faith in Hart in 1994, but these 1992 hard yards were proof he was every bit as good as he always knew he was.