15 Wrestling Nightmares Somehow WORSE Than Imagined

5. Bret Hart Squashes Vince McMahon

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Former overseer Vince McMahon isn't running anything these days, and with good reason. The ex-WWE kingpin is still mired in legal issues stemming from a seriously depressing sexual misconduct case that forced him out of the company he built. WWE has moved on without him into a bold new era under the TKO banner and (creatively) Triple H.

In 2010, Vince coaxed Bret Hart back into the mix so they could capitalise on lingering interest in 1997's 'Montreal Screwjob' drama. That had been a very-real show of coldness from promoter to wrestler which shoved Bret towards a comparatively wonky WCW run. Almost 13 years on, McMahon argued that he and Hart could make some serious cash and put their feud to bed once and for all.

There was one glaring issue here: Bret wasn't allowed to bump, so their brawl would have to be a one-sided beatdown. That, unfortunately, almost turned Vince babyface by default. Fans in Arizona came close to sympathising with the evil boss figure as he was pelted with steel chairs and berated by members of the Hart clan. Oops. That wasn't how this was supposed to go - WrestleMania XXVI was supposed to be overdue comeuppance and justice for one of Bret's most painful memories.

Anyone with two brain cells to rub together could've thrown cold water on this bout before it happened. Bret vs. McMahon would've been incredible had it happened pre-2000, but 2010 was a decade too late and Hart was physically incapable of matching Vince's prior battles against everyone from Steve Austin and Hulk Hogan to The Undertaker and his own son Shane.

Bit of a bummer for 'Hitman' fans, this.

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