10 Wrestling Swerves That Actually Worked

6. Bret Hart & Steve Austin Trade Places (WWF WrestleMania 13)

Going into WrestleMania 13, change was afoot. In the stands, fans were embracing 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin's menace, and they were starting to grow tired of Bret Hart's goody-two-shoes hero schtick. The era of the anti-hero loomed, and it turned what was already a surefire cracker of a match into a money-making masterclass.

Austin and Hart, natural enemies with opposing views on heroism, switched places simultaneously.

Bret, who had been a babyface since going solo earlier in the decade, suddenly became a jaded, bitter veteran heel. Austin, a snarling pitbull brawler who epitomised the classic villain, turned into an unlikely smash hit as a "good guy". His unwillingness to quit at 'Mania, and Hart's reluctance to relinquish the Sharpshooter, flipped the predicted script.

From there, Bret had a brilliant final few months in the company as an anti-American whiner, and Austin went from strength-to-strength as the top babyface in the biz. Millions of dollars were made, countless great matches were had and both men were freshened up by the unforeseen dual switch.