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    Inside The Montreal Screw Job: Who Really Got Screwed in the WWE?
    Inside The Montreal Screw Job: Who Really Got Screwed in the WWE?
    Inside The Montreal Screw Job: Who Really Got Screwed in the WWE?
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    Inside The Montreal Screw Job: Who Really Got Screwed in the WWE?

    By Charles Taylor

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    It is, without question, an incident that defined an era in sports entertainment and marked - if not tainted - the legacies of two of the greatest professional wrestlers in modern history. It was a memorable and some say disgraceful event that is universally known today by just one word: Montreal.

    The host city of the 1997 Survivor Series provided the location for a scandal the likes of which sports entertainment had never seen before and almost certainly never will again. Yet fifteen years after Vince McMahon perpetrated the ultimate con against Bret Hart on his native Canadian soil, the controversy remains.

    To some, the claim upon which this work is based is every bit as controversial as the finish to the main event that night in Montreal. But the facts continue to point to what is definitely the biggest scandal in wrestling history - but possibly not for the reason most presently recognize.

    “You screwed Bret! You screwed Bret!”

    It's the chant that Shawn Michaels and Vince McMahon will be forced to hear wherever they go for the rest of their lives regardless of how much either man repents or accomplishes. Their collusion in Montreal will haunt their respective legacies forever.

    But did they really screw Bret?

    "If Bret was in on this," a WWE source speculates, "Bret may be the guy who screwed all of us. He may have screwed us into believing he was screwed."

    Today, Bret Hart has finally made peace with Shawn Michaels. The same goes for Vince McMahon. And, by most accounts, all parties involved have moved forward in their lives. But our collective memories refuse to relinquish images from that night in Montreal. And until the real story is told, closure may never come.

    "Inside The Montreal Screw Job: Who Really Got Screwed in the WWE?" is a compelling and completely unauthorized look at what may have actually happened at Survivor Series 1997. Derived from exclusive interviews, extensive investigative research, and a healthy dose of common sense, this gripping ebook from Sports Entertainment Publishing is a must-read for wrestling fans everywhere.

    Note: This unauthorized work is not endorsed by or affiliated with WWE, Bret "The Hitman" Hart, Shawn Michaels, Vince McMahon or any representatives thereof.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSports Entertainment Publishing
    Release dateAug 7, 2013
    ISBN9781301938353
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      Book preview

      Inside The Montreal Screw Job - Charles Taylor

      Inside The Montreal Screw Job: Who Really Got Screwed in the WWE?

      By Charles Taylor

      Disclaimer

      Published by Sports Entertainment Publishing at Smashwords

      Copyright 2013 Sports Entertainment Publishing

      This eBook is not an official WWE publication nor is it associated, affiliated, or otherwise endorsed by WWE. To visit WWE.com, click here.

      All information contained in this eBook has been obtained by exclusive interviews, online research, and information freely available in the public domain, including Pro Wrestling Wikia under Creative Commons License

      This eBook provides information that you read and use at your own risk.

      Cover images are available (with attribution) royalty free and for commercial use by Tabercil (Bret Hart), Justin Moody (Vince McMahon), and Will Beardmore (Shawn Michaels).

      Introduction

      It is, without question, an incident that defined an era in sports entertainment and marked - if not tainted - the legacies of two of the greatest professional wrestlers in modern history. It was a memorable and some say disgraceful event that is universally known today by just one word: Montreal.

      The host city of the 1997 Survivor Series provided the location for a scandal the likes of which sports entertainment had never seen before and almost certainly never will again. Yet fifteen years after Vince McMahon perpetrated the ultimate con against Bret Hart on his native Canadian soil, the controversy remains.

      What's truly remarkable, however, is that the controversy persists despite the fact that we know everything that happened and how matters unfolded as they did.

      Or do we?

      Could it be that more went on during, before, and after Montreal than the WWE universe is aware of? Chances are, there's a whole other backstory - one that hasn't been told and certainly not yet confirmed by the event's most pivotal players.

      The general consensus in these walls and outside of them is that we don't know the whole story, says a former WWE employee speaking on a basis of anonymity. But we don't need anonymous sources to tell us what so many other prominent pro wrestling sources have suggested on record in the last fifteen years.

      The suggestion is that the infamous Montreal screw job was a work. It was planned, agreed to, and executed with the full knowledge and willing participation of one or more key players in the WWE - including Bret The Hitman Hart. To some, naturally, this claim is every bit as controversial as the finish to the main event that night in Montreal. But the facts continue to point to what is definitely the biggest scandal in wrestling history - but possibly not for the reason most presently recognize.

      Chapter 1: The Making of Mr. McMahon

      Throughout the 1980s, Vince McMahon enjoyed the public persona of an innocuous television announcer and color commentator for World Wrestling Entertainment programming. Behind the scenes, however, McMahon was said to be an aggressive and often ruthless company chief who would stop at virtually nothing to continue the growth of a company he acquired from his father.

      But contrary to what many incorrectly believe to be true, Vincent K. McMahon did not inherent the former-WWF from his father. He was not a spoiled child given the lucrative luxury of taking over his father's enterprise, one which had already been a spectacular success.

      Vince K. McMahon had to buy the WWF. And it was a miracle, some say, that he was able to do so.

      By the late

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