Former WWE Star Reveals What Went Down Between Bret Hart and Vince McMahon Post the Montreal Screwjob

The Montreal Screwjob is indeed one of the darkest chapters in WWE history. Vince McMahon robbed Bret Hart of his title. Very few know of what went down between the two when they went backstage after the screwjob. Many former talents have presented their versions of the incident, but now, a former WWE Star, who was present backstage after the controversy, has revealed the truth.

Ken Shamrock, who had joined WWF months before the Montreal Screwjob was present on the night, and he revealed that Vince McMahon gave Bret Hart a “free shot.” In a recent appearance at Wrestling Shoot Interviews, the host asked the former Intercontinental Champion about the biggest backstage fight he had witnessed.

Shamrock revealed the altercation that took place between Vince McMahon and Bret Hart after the infamous Montreal Screwjob was perhaps the ugliest one he had seen yet. He revealed himself and other stars like Pat Patterson, Owen Hart, The British Bulldog, and Jim Neidhart followed Vince McMahon backstage where Bret Hart confronted him.

Shamrock said that those who say they had watched Hart punch McMahon is a blatant lince. Everyone was told to leave the room when the alleged altercation took place. But the former WWE Star believes that Vince McMahon gave Bret Hart a “free shot” to end any possibility of Hart suing Vince for the screwjob and thus leveled the playing field. However, in an interview with The Ringer, Bret Hart said that it is the best thing that he ever did.

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Bret Hart Wanted To Drop The Title to Ken Shamrock Before The Montreal Screwjob Happened

In the same interview with WSI, Ken Shamrock admitted that Bret Hart was actually interested in dropping the WWF Title to him. However, when all this conversation took place the former Intercontinental Champion had no idea what was happening behind the scenes but was surely excited about the opportunity.

While talking about the incident, Hart said- “Bret told me before the Screwjob happened. He came to me and said that he wanted to do a program and he wanted to drop the strap to me. I didn’t understand what was happening, and he didn’t say anything either, it was just like this is what he was gonna pitch to Vince, this is what we were gonna do.”

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However, before this could become a reality, Vince McMahon stripped Hart of the title because of the fear of him walking out with the title to WCW. This is when Hart abruptly lost a championship match against Shawn Michaels, which he was supposed to win at Survivor Series, 1997. Vince McMahon had ordered the match to be stopped in between and awarded a submission win to Michaels when in reality Bret Hart had never tapped out. Thus, the Montreal Screwjob was born.

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