4. WrestleMania XXVI: Vince McMahon Vs. Bret Hart
The match had iconic written all over it… a decade prior. How many times have we seen the WWE take a really great idea but put it into fruition far too late? The most recent example of this was with Sting; the company didn’t bring him in for years until they finally decided to bring him in. His run was short-lived and he was forced to retire because of an injury. Fans hope Kurt Angle won’t suffer a similar fate, which is why we want to see him sooner rather than later.
Now for this match, once again the company tried to resurrect an old story by adding Bret Hart to the mix. The company billed it as one of the most iconic matches ever but it was anything but that, ultimately because of Bret’s inabilities to perform. The bout basically saw Hart ragdoll Vince in front of 72,000 fans around the arena for 11 minutes. The match was terrible but will still be remembered as iconic because of everything the two had previously gone through. Had this been done ten year earlier, we’d probably being having a different conversation. Yes, I understand it still probably would not be a classic, but the brutality of it all would certainly fit the bill much more.
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