10 WWE Main Event Feuds That Didn't End At WrestleMania
6. Bret Hart Vs Shawn Michaels
Though the two wouldn't meet for another 18 months on pay-per-view, the heated distaste between Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels following their WrestleMania 12 Iron Man match would manifest in backstage fights, on-screen arguments and a permanent cloud of unease from the moment 'The Hitman' made his return in October 1996.
First pencilled in for a WrestleMania 13 rematch, the bout was binned when Michaels took time off with a knee injury he disclosed during his controversial 'losing his smile' promo. By June he was back and ready for a scuffle at King of the Ring, but Bret's own recovery from lingering injuries had been somewhat delayed, scuppering the contest again.
It was probably for the best that neither went ahead, in hindsight.
Bret was incensed at Shawn's (allegedly questionable) decision to walk away shortly before WrestleMania, and livid beyond reproach when 'HBK' alluded to an extra-marital affair between Hart and Sunny during a promo to sell the King of the Ring encounter.
After their legitimate fight backstage before a July Raw taping, the two continued to spit bile on the microphone against one another, but were left off of pay-per-view plans until November's industry-altering Survivor Series clash in Montreal.