10 Times WWE Pleasantly Surprised Their Audience
4. All About Bret
A rare public apology from Vince McMahon to talent and fans alike, Bret Hart's pointed WWE Championship coronation at WrestleMania X was apparently so exciting that McMahon himself had to leave the broadcast booth to get involved.
One year earlier, Hart had been forced to point Hulk Hogan towards the ring to take a title he'd worn proudly just minutes earliers. 12 months on, and Hogan's 1980s co-star Randy Savage was pointing towards 'The Excellence Of Execution' as the entity trusted with guiding the company through their choppiest waters to date.
Choppy waters that would include rivalling 'The Hulkster' himself as he moved to WCW to try and turn their business around just a year after helping tank WWE's for his own gains. For once and for a change, McMahon genuinely and earnestly put his faith in Bret and atoned for his gross misjudgment a year earlier.
Under the hallowed roof of Madison Square Garden and surrounded the babyface roster in a literal and figurative show of support from the bulk of the locker room, 'The Hitman' was at long last the man.