10 Fascinating Facts That WWE Fans Always Get Wrong
8. Bret Hart’s Contract Didn’t End at Survivor Series 1997
The Montreal Screwjob is one of the most infamous moments in wrestling history, and WWE has done a masterful job of mythologising it. One of the most persistent fan beliefs is that Bret Hart’s contract ended the night of Survivor Series 1997, and that he was on the verge of showing up on WCW Monday Nitro the very next evening. But that’s not quite how it went down.
In reality, Bret still had two weeks left on his WWE contract after Survivor Series. The idea that Vince McMahon had to act that night to prevent Bret from taking the WWF title to WCW is a convenient narrative—one that adds drama, but not accuracy.
In fact, Bret didn’t appear on WCW television until mid-December 1997, well after the infamous pay-per-view. The delay wasn’t due to legal red tape or creative planning—it was simply because he was still under contract with WWE. So no, Bret wasn’t about to walk onto Nitro with the winged eagle belt in hand. That part of the story? Pure fiction.