Face Vs Heel: Bret 'The Hitman' Hart
9. Entrance
Face:
Understated compared to some of his contemporaries and uniquely defiant as a result, Bret Hart's arrival came with the sort of rock solid security his in-ring work provided.
With apologies to Jim Ross and Becky Lynch, business picked up when 'The Hitman' came around. Slapping as many fives as his arms would allow, he strode with confidence thanks to the scintillating shredding in his theme from WWE music guru Jim Johnston. Capturing the balance between Superstar and Superhero, giving away the glasses at the end brought the whole thing wonderfully full circle.
The crowds and buyrates weren't as big, but Hart at least looked like a money performer.
Heel:
Pissed off being pissed on by the American wrestling public, 'The Excellence Of Execution' showed off his surly side during his heel entrances.
Partial to the odd bird-flipping battle with the ringsiders, he held everybody in such quiet contempt that it provided a perfect contrast to the theme that had once generated the biggest pop of the night. Unless he was in Canada, when it still did. Bigger than ever in fact - Hart was every action hero and sports star wrapped in one. Vince McMahon's never been able to "make movies" despite his water-chewing assertions in Beyond The Mat, but that Bret would have made an amazing lead.
Winner: Heel