WWE Payback 2016: 10 Awesome Moments

6. Stereo Sharpshooters From Bret & Natalya

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Involvement from Bret Hart and Ric Flair was kept to an agreeable minimum at Payback. Hart had already said during an interview that he was only there as a favour to Natalya, and it came across that he was fairly uninterested in the whole occasion. At least he performed his trademark move before shuffling back down the aisle.

After a less-than-inspiring ending (one which mimicked the infamous 'Montreal Screwjob'), Hart entered the ring to console Natalya. Entering into a shoving match with the 'Nature Boy', he then decked Flair and locked him in the Sharpshooter. Following suit, Natalya took out some frustration on Charlotte by putting the same move on the WWE Women's Champion.

The audience went crazy for the visual, even if Bret's Sharpshooter looked a little stiff in comparison to Natalya's. After all he's been through health-wise, it was great to see the 'Hitman' back out there, even if it didn't mean too much to him.

This spot was an obvious one, but it would have felt odd had the match between Charlotte and Natalya ran by without it happening.

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