10 Great Wrestling Matches Made Up On The Fly
1. Bret Hart vs. The British Bulldog (WWF SummerSlam 1992)
As soon as Bret Hart and Davey Boy Smith locked up inside Wembley Stadium at SummerSlam 1992, the 'Hitman' knew he was in for a long-assed night. Smith admitted to his brother-in-law that he'd pretty much forgotten everything they'd planned for their Intercontinental Title match, and Bret began to sigh.
He wrote in his must-read autobiography that he had to hold the Bulldog's hand throughout the entire 25-minute match and lead him through it. That was made harder by the fact that Davey Boy was sucking wind around 10 minutes into the thing. This is a match Hart considers one of his greatest ever solo performances.
Bret called everything.
The Canadian legend didn't have a choice. This was sink or swim, and it was his chance to show Vince McMahon just how good he was as a headliner. So, he carefully laid out each coming spot for Davey and made both of them look like stars.
Side note: it does take 'two to tango', as they say. Bulldog deserves praise for following orders and being good enough to make it look natural. Still, Bret does merit 99% of the credit for how good the match turned out.
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