20 Years Later... 10 Reasons Vince McMahon Was STILL RIGHT To Screw Bret Hart
2. Birth Of A B*stard
Caught on camera on the incredible 'Wrestling With Shadows' documentary, Vince McMahon's uncharacteristically delicate hobble following an infamous backstage skirmish with 'The Hitman' betrays the common perception of him as an physically and emotionally indestructible maniac.
Bret had blackened Vince's eye enough that the mark was still visible under shovels of make-up on television weeks later, but 'The Hitman' inadvertently created a monster with his hard right hand. Believing the blemish would make him sympathetic, Vince's agreed to appear on television before any form of healing had begun.
Livid at his actions, half the audience completely disregarded the mark whilst others confidently concluded that he deserved it anyway. Unbeknownst to him at the time, Vince was the villain of the piece in a shift that would aid a remarkable recovery for his ailing organisation. He couldn't have positioned himself as an evil employer at a better time...