10 Worst Decisions Eric Bischoff Ever Made

4. The Use Of Bret Hart, Period

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While it was clearly known that Bret Hart was departing the then-WWF for WCW after the 1997 Survivor Series, what nobody could've predicted was just how Hart's WWF exit would go down.

Due to the very real events of the infamous Montreal Screwjob, WWF had handed WCW the absolute hottest star in the business.

Signing somebody of the calibre of Bret Hart was always going to be a big deal, but WCW was gifted a Hitman who was the talk of the wrestling industry and at the centre of one of the business' biggest ever controversies. This was someone who every single wrestling fan was dying to hear from, who was guaranteed to bring major eyes to any show he's on, and, y'know, he's one of the all-time greatest workers in the history of the sport.

Hart was 'can't miss' for WCW, yet the company handled his arrival - and largely his WCW career, period - appallingly.

As part of his WWF exit, the Excellence of Execution couldn't wrestle anywhere for 60 days. Okay, so that meant Hart couldn't lace up his boots and compete for WCW immediately, but it didn't mean that he couldn't appear on WCW TV and cut a promo or two.

A day after the Survivor Series, Eric Bischoff publicly announced Hart's impending arrival in WCW, yet it was over a month later that Hart made his first WCW appearance.

In terms of what they did with the most popular act in the industry, WCW turned Hart heel only three months after his in-ring debut for the promotion, with him quickly becoming just another generic member of the nWo.

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