10 Wrestling Matches Better Than The One Thing You Remember Them For
5. Diesel Vs. Bret Hart (Survivor Series 1995)
![Montreal Screwjob Bret Hart Shawn Michaels](https://d2thvodm3xyo6j.cloudfront.net/media/2016/06/6af3be6982191ad7-600x338.png)
Known for: The birthplace of the fabled Spanish announce table spot.
Why it's better than that: Bret Hart is often maligned for being his own biggest mark, but the legacy he forged on the canvas - where it ultimately counts - is one of complete altruism. This match is no exception.
Famously averse to playing the heel – and not just in Canada and Europe – Hart in the face role nonetheless acts with a certain subtle wickedness here as a means of protecting his much larger opponent. He even resorts, desperately, to biting his face at one point, having exhausted his wear-down repertoire to little effect.
Often conidered an inferior sequel to their earlier Royal Rumble encounter, this match is a triumph of strategy and realism. Hart's tactic of chopping the redwood down at the knees, and turning the match into a marathon, is ably sold through Diesel's exhaustion and limping. This was in 1995, remember, so that couldn't yet be attributed to his multiple quadricep injuries and mummified kneecaps.
1995 is often criticised as the garbage year of the occupational gimmick, but this layered interpretation of a face vs. face contest is proof that you shouldn’t skip past it when browsing the Network.