10 Fascinating WWE WrestleMania 26 Facts

6. Bret Hart's Family Tried To Influence The Booking

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Natalya and Tyson Kidd were two of the three junior Harts (with Harry Smith) that got a bit of shine as lumberjacks in Bret Hart's eventual win over Vince McMahon. All of Bret's living siblings were present that weekend for the Hall of Fame induction of father Stu, and, according to Kidd and Natalya on an episode of Talk is Jericho, a few of them acted foolishly.

When McMahon sat down with Bret and his family to go over the match design, brother Bruce (known for being outspoken and overly hands-on) tried to re-design huge chunks of the match, and even began pitching ideas for SummerSlam, before Bret told him to shut up. At one point during the troubled planning session, Bret's sister Ellie (Natalya's mother) unexpectedly interrupted the run-through to request that husband Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart have some involvement.

There were other incidents, including Bret's sister Allison confronting John Laurinaitis because she was hungry, and didn't feel like she should have to pay for her own meals. Natalya also added that Vince was amused by the boorishness of Bret's siblings.

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