The inclusion of The Excellence of Execution on this list may be a bit controversial, and certainly subjective when you look at his career as a whole. While Bret Hart spent years in a WWE ring busting his *ss to have the best match on the card, his actions in 1997 have really tarnished that legacy. The situation between The Hitman and Vince McMahon over Hart's contract and his move to WCW has been recapped, rehashed and covered from every possible angle - even so far as a documentary was made alleging it was all one giant conspiracy by the two principals to work the entire business. But for all Bret's talk of his respect for the business, he let his personal feelings for a performer and his massive ego cloud his judgement and prevent him from doing the time-honored tradition of going out on a loss. Add to that the fact that his story changed several times regarding the finish of that match and what kind of send-off he found acceptable, and you get a portrait of an egocentric wrestler who put his own personal needs above the business. Was he wrong for doing so? Maybe, maybe not. But there's no denying it was a selfish maneuver.
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