10 Huge Wrestling Matches That Were Given Away On Free TV

9. Owen Hart Vs British Bulldog - European Championship Tournament Finals - Raw, March 3rd, 1997

When the European Championship was first revealed, it initially seemed like a big deal. The tournament to decide the initial . European Champion was full of top talent, the eight-men being; Bret Hart, Owen Hart, The British Bulldog, Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Vader, Rocky Maivia, Mankind and Flash Funk. Ultimately, it'd be tag-team partners Owen Hart and The British Bulldog who advanced to the tournaments finals, as they fought for the then-prestigious European Championship on Raw. The amount of promos, vignettes and talk about the European Championship Tournament did a good job of hyping the belt up, while the match of Owen Hart vs The British Bulldog seemed more exciting on paper than it actually was due to the tensions in their tag-team. The match did cause the growing problems between the two men to lead to physical confrontation, but Bret Hart stopped the two from fighting in order to form the Hart Foundation stable. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xsl7r1_british-bulldog-vs-owen-hart-european-title_sport The amount of hype, storyline significance and build-up to the European Championship Finals made it seem like a big match for Raw, but ultimately it was just another step forward in the Hart family angle, whilst the European Title lost significance very rapidly over the next few years.