From Tag Team To Top Guy: Bret Hart's Ascension To The WrestleMania Main Event
9. Cooler Than The Other Side Of The Pillow
By 1988, more and more fans were starting to appreciate the Hart Foundation.
With the vibrant electric pink colours, badass jackets, sunglasses, a banger of an entrance theme, plentiful in-ring classics to their name, a devastating Hart Attack finishing manouvre, and a general cool as f**k charisma to them, simply put, people wanted to cheer for the Anvil and the Hitman. In particular, it was Bret Hart's star that was starting to shine bright, as it became apparent that Hart could well be a truly special talent.
The official babyface turn of the Foundation came in and around WrestleMania IV. At that 1988 edition of the Showcase of the Immortals, Bret formally became a fan favourite after being screwed by the villainous Bad News Brown in a 20-man Battle Royal. It was here that dissention grew between the Hart Foundation and Jimmy Hart, and Jimmy would end up disowning the team in order to side with heel tandems such as Demolition and the Fabulous Rougeaus.
As babyfaces, the Pink and Black Attack become one of the most popular acts in the promotion. And while Neidhart and Hart's time together saw them win the Tag Team Titles on two occasions, Bret would start to be featured in more and more prominent singles bouts, with him getting big-time TV matches against major players such as Randy Savage, Ted DiBiase, Mr. Perfect, the Honky Tonk Man as WWF began to test the waters of Bret Hart as a singles star.