7 Wrestling Dream Matches That Sucked (When They Finally Happened)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Bret Hart Vs. Vince McMahon (WWE WrestleMania XXVI)

Bret Hart Vince McMahon
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Imagine the scenes had Bret Hart somehow engineered a move away from WCW in the late-'90s and returned 'home' to the WWF for some Montreal-sized revenge on Vince McMahon. Back then, Bret could still bump, and McMahon was a brawling machine. Together, they could've created one of the most intense, memorable fights in industry history.

Yeah, that didn't happen.

Hart, who wasn't physically capable of having a thunderous match by 2010 and wasn't allowed to bump anyway due to insurance legalities, was a shell of his former self at WrestleMania XXVI. Meanwhile, mega-heel Vince, who had screwed Bret back in '97, almost became an accidental babyface due to the one-sided kicking he received on the night.

By the time Hart locked on a vengeful Sharpshooter more than 11 minutes into a match that needed to last five, fans were over it. Tapping out Vince might've given Bret storyline (and maybe some personal) closure, but this match was around a decade too late to mean anything.

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.