10 Images Showcasing Precise Moments Wrestlers Got Over

9. It Wasn't Meant To Be His Night

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Bret Hart was already a very popular performer by August 29, 1992. This was the night he truly got over in the eyes of Vince McMahon.

Hart had maintained the prestige of his Intercontinental Title by amassing a host of sublime technical works divorced from the standard WWF style. He was a hit among an apparently undiscerning fandom. Slowly, what it meant to be a WWF headliner was changing. Hart was at the forefront of the revolution.

His crowning achievement occurred at SummerSlam 1992. This was meant to be the British Bulldog's night. He was the home country hero of a nation gripped by WWF fever as a result of the growing Sky Sports satellite TV brand. It was and it wasn't; he captured Hart's gold and fortified his status, but the real story was Hart's inch-perfect carry job. As recounted in his autobiography, Hart had to lug Davey Boy around the ring for almost the entire duration because he was blitzed out of his mind. That Hart salvaged the match is one thing. The performance was so exquisite that he turned it into a classic, helped though it was by the incredible Wembley Stadium spectacle and raucous atmosphere.

McMahon was so won over that Hart was instantly legitimised as a main event player in his eyes.

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