Pro Wrestling Resource: 2024

Bret Hart speaks about returning to WWE in Calgary [Videos]

On September 9, 2024, Bret "The Hitman" Hart made a special appearance on an episode of WWE RAW which aired on the USA Network. Hart's last appearance on a WWE program was on September 3, 2022, when he was ringside during the Clash at the Castle event in the United Kingdom.

September 9, 2024

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

WWE RAW

September 9, 2024

The Original November Screwjob: Wendi Richter vs The Spider [Rare Videos]

A screwjob in professional wrestling is when the predetermined outcome of a match is changed without the knowledge of one of the wrestlers. The most infamous example of a screwjob occurred on November 9, 1997, at the World Wrestling Federation's (WWF) Survivor Series event in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, when Vince McMahon ordered referee Earl Hebner to end the match between Bret "Hitman" Hart and Shawn Michaels, costing Hart the championship title and making that night Hart's last with the company for several years. Hart would spit in McMahon's face at ringside and later punch McMahon in the face in the locker room as a result of the screwjob.

Nearly 12 years before the Montreal Screwjob, on November 25, 1985, Vince McMahon conducted a similar screwjob to then WWF Women's Champion Wendi Richter at Madison Square Garden. Allegedly based on a financial dispute, Richter was not told she would be losing the title that evening, and after losing the title would never wrestle for the WWF again. After nearly 20 years of no contact, Richter was asked to be a member of the WWE Hall of Fame, which she accepted in 2010.

WWF Women's Championship Title Match

Wendi Richter vs The Spider

November 25, 1985

Madison Square Garden

New York City, New York

Bonus Interview with Vince McMahon

Tuesday Night Titans

Aired July 17, 1984

NBC Sportsworld: A Look at Professional Wrestling in 1985 [Videos]

DX Invades the CNN Center in 1998 [Videos]

Satellite Feed Footage

Filmed on April 27, 1998

Atlanta, Georgia

DX Rules WCW!

WWF RAW

Aired May 11, 1998

DX later discusses visits to CNN Center

D-Generation-X [VHS]

Used for fair use educational purposes

BONUS Videos

DX Visits New York City

June 1998

Classic NWA Match: Sid Vicious vs Lee Scott [Videos]

In what is considered one of the greatest squash matches in professional wrestling history shown on NWA television, "Big" Sid Vicious, with his manager Teddy Long and tag team partner "Dangerous" Dan Spivey, open up an episode of the August 27, 1989 edition of NWA Main Event in a match against Lee Scott.

Sid Vicious vs Lee Scott

NWA Main Event

Aired on Sunday, August 27, 1989

Commentary by Lance Russell and Paul E. Dangerously

WWF Thursday Raw Thursday [Videos]

WWF THURSDAY RAW THURSDAY

New York Channel 55 Commercial

On Thursday, February 13, 1997, the USA Network broadcasted a live episode of WWF Raw. This episode featured WWF Champion Shawn Michaels surrendering the title and future Hall of Famers Triple H, The Rock, The Undertaker, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Vader, Owen Hart, Ron Simmons, The British Bulldog, Jim Ross, Gorilla Monsoon, Sunny, and Bret "Hitman" Hart.

This episode of Raw saw Dwayne Johnson win his first WWF title as Rocky Maivia, later joining the Nation of Domination in August and becoming The Rock.

WWF THURSDAY RAW! THURSDAY LIVE!

Intro Video

Hunter Hearst Helmsley vs Rocky Maivia

Intercontinental Championship Title Match

The Headbangers vs Bob Holly & Aldo Montoya

Shawn Michaels Surrenders the WWF Championship

with Vince McMahon and Gorilla Monsoon

The Undertaker vs Savio Vega

with The Nation of Domination

Sycho Sid vs "Stone Cold" Steve Austin

with Bret Hart

Owen Hart & The British Bulldog vs Faarooq & Crush

WWF World Tag Team Championship Match

with Bret Hart Interview

Bret "Hitman" Hart vs Vader

with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin

Sycho Sid in late 1996 [Videos]

Known as the "Master and Ruler of the World", Sid was one of the most successful professional wrestlers in World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation. In 1996, during his second stint with the WWF, he won the WWF World Championship against Shawn Michaels. Sid's intensity was felt by his impassioned speaking style, his fierce power wrestling moves, and his intensified facial expressions. Sid passed away on August 26, 2024, at the age of 63.

CNE Experience in Toronto, Canada

Sycho Sid vs Angus the Elephant

August 24, 1996

USA CHAMPIONSHIP FRIDAY

Sycho Sid vs Hunter Hearst Helmsley

with Mr. Perfect and Kimberly

WWF Intercontinental Title Tournament

Aired on Friday, September 8, 1996

Monday Night Raw

Sycho Sid vs Owen Hart

October 21, 1996

WWF SUPERSTARS

November 16, 1996

Survivor Series

Sycho Sid vs Shawn Michaels

November 17, 1996

Monday Night Raw

with Jim Ross

November 18, 1996

Monday Night Raw

with Vince McMahon

December 16, 1996

Monday Night Raw

with Vince McMahon

December 23, 1996

LIVEWIRE

with Sunny

December 28, 1996

Rare Classic Matches: Andre the Giant vs Bret "Hitman" Hart [Videos]

On April 8, 1989, in a rare match held inside the PalaTrussardi located in Milan, Italy, Andre the Giant faced Bret "Hitman" Hart. Other wrestlers on the card included: Mr. Perfect, Owen Hart, Rick Martel, Haku, The Big Bossman, Rick Rude, The Powers of Pain, Demolition, Mr. Fuji, and The Ultimate Warrior.

Andre the Giant vs Bret "Hitman" Hart

April 8, 1989

Milan, Italy

Classic Matches: Bret Hart vs Ric Flair on October 12, 1992 [Videos]

At a WWF Superstars television taping, World Wrestling Federation World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair faced challenger Bret "Hitman" Hart on Monday, October 12, 1992, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. After years as a tag team wrestler and later a WWF Intercontinental Champion, Hart won his first World Title and beat Flair in a rare title change not to occur on a pay-per-view event. In fact, the 26-minute match wasn't seen by the public at large until it was released on the VHS Coliseum Video, Smack 'Em Whack 'Em, on April 21, 1993, 17 days after Hart had lost the title and Hulk Hogan had won the title from Yokozuna at Wrestlemania IX.

WWF World Heavyweight Championship Match

Ric Flair vs Bret "Hitman" Hart

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

October 12, 1992

Gene Okerlund interviews the new WWF Champion

Filmed on October 12, 1992

Classic Promos: Bret Hart Issues a Challenge to Shawn Michaels, A.K.A. "Sunny Days Promo" [Videos]

On May 19, 1997, Bret Hart and The Hart Foundation entered into the "War Zone" at the Civic Center in Mobile, Alabama during the second hour of the broadcast of WWF RAW IS WAR on the USA Network. During the promo, Shawn Michaels appeared on the Titantron and mentioned Bret having some "Sunny Days" which created legitimate tension between the two men, culminating in a real fight backstage on June 9 in Hartford, Connecticut.

Sunny with Bret (left in 1998) and Shawn (right in 1997)

Classic Matches: Hulk Hogan vs Terry Funk [Videos]

Hulk Hogan vs Terry Funk

December 7, 1985

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

PRISM NETWORK

Commentary: Gorilla Monsoon and Dick Graham

Terry Funk Promo

Interview with Jesse Ventura

Saturday Night's Main Event

Filmed on December 19, 1985

Aired on January 4, 1986

Tampa, Florida

NBC NETWORK

Hulk Hogan vs Terry Funk

Saturday Night's Main Event

Filmed on December 19, 1985

Aired on January 4, 1986

Tampa, Florida

NBC NETWORK

Commentary: Vince McMahon and Jesse Ventura

Famous Dates in Pro Wrestling History: July 7, 1996 - The Formation of the NWO at the Bash at the Beach [Videos]

On January 7, 1984, Hulk Hogan appeared on an episode of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) television program Championship Wrestling as a fan favorite, saving the former WWF World Heavyweight Champion Bob Backlund from an attack from the Wild Samoans. More than 12 years later, and after becoming one of the most recognized professional wrestlers in the modern era, Hulk Hogan switched wrestling companies and ended his "good guy ways" to become the leader of one the most infamous wrestling factions of all time, the NWO at the World Championship Wrestling (WCW) pay-per-view Bash at the Beach on July 7, 1996, in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Hulk Hogan Returns To The WWF To Cheers

Bob Backlund vs "Samu" Somoan #3

Championship Wrestling

Aired January 7, 1984

Commentary: Vince McMahon and Gene Okerlund