The Lapsed Fan: Bret "Hitman" Hart shoots on the Montreal Screwjob, 20 Years Later

Pro wrestling legend Bret "Hitman" Hart speaks with The Lapsed Fan wrestling podcast 20 years after the Montreal Screwjob on returning to WWE, Vince McMahon, Shawn Michaels, Triple H, and how he conducted himself.
The Wrestling Observer's Dave Meltzer joins The Lapsed Fan podcast to reflect on the Montreal Screwjob 20 years after the 1997 WWF Survivor Series, and what it taught us about Bret Hart, Vince McMahon, Shawn Micheals, professional wrestling, and more.
Check out The Lapsed Fan's exhaustive history of the Montreal Screwjob, from all perspectives:
- "Wrestling With Shadows: A Review"
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- A Full Accounting of Fan and Wrestler Reaction to Montreal (Pt. 1)
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- A Full Accounting of Fan and Wrestler Reaction to Montreal (Pt. 2)
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- Prelude to Montreal, The Complete History of the Screwjob (Pt. 1)
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- Prelude to Montreal, The Complete History of the Screwjob (Pt. 2)
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- Prelude to Montreal, The Complete History of the Screwjob (Pt. 3)
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- The Deep Dive: The 1997 WWF Survivor Series, featuring comments from Dave Meltzer and Bret Hart
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[@debo1937]

I give this interview a "4" out of "10".

[@whtevr84]

Dennis Boylan *BURP*

[@murraysaucedo897]

6/10 if it were done in Japanese

[@catchcan221]

To this day I think Shawn and Triple H are bad human beings at their core.

[@mikeperry7335]

Once u go lapsed u never go back

[@bobc2043]

And forgiving him “kinda”

[@fizzyfuzz5878]

Goes to show you what a political shark tank WCW became once the nWo formed. As much good as it did the business initially, it in the long term led to most of the self destruction of WCW. Bret being under enthusiastic or not, they should've had more creatively for someone coming in as hot as Bret, while the monday night wars were actually competitive. WCW just loved to shoot themselves in the foot.

[@adamweishaupt2846]

$50 well spent!

[@Quadstriker]

The ATM only had $20s. Sixty dollars well spent!