10 Times WWE Tried To Force Historic Moments
9. Bret Hart's Revenge On Vince McMahon
Bret Hart’s return to WWE Raw in January 2010 was a tremendous moment. The Montreal Screwjob finally had its closure, and when ‘The Hitman’ hugged Shawn Michaels in the middle of the ring, it felt like the 13-year issue was finally dead.
Unfortunately, this was all undone later in the evening. Vince McMahon attacked Bret, and after a long series of angles replicating the Screwjob itself, the duo finally met in a No Holds Barred match at WrestleMania XXVI, ready to settle the score.
It was predictably terrible. The match devolved into a prolonged beatdown segment, with Hart and his family knocking lumps out of Vince for what felt like an hour, but was actually little over 11 minutes. ‘The Hitman’ eventually tapped McMahon out with a Sharpshooter, ending the charade, and giving Hart the catharsis he should’ve had on his first night back.
There was absolutely no need for things to drag on like this. Bret and Vince’s on-air issues could’ve easily been resolved back in January, but WWE insisted upon closing things in the most pointlessly grandiose way imaginable. Sure, it was fun seeing McMahon take such a one-sided pounding, but prolonging Bret’s revenge for the sake of doing it at ‘Mania greatly lessened its impact.