WWE History Vol. 15: The greatest heel turns

#6 Why, Bret, Why? Bret Hart Wrestlemania 13

A bloodied Stone Cold Steve Austin refuses to tap out to Bret "Hitman" Hart's Sharpshooter while special guest referee, World's Most Dangerous Man Ken Shamrock looks on.

The babyface slash heel fence is one that is permeable, yet immutable. It's impossible to straddle the line between 'good guy' and 'bad guy', no matter what anyone tries to convince you of.

Bret Hart and Steve Austin had been feuding for months, with Bret as the good guy and Austin the villainous heel. However, WWE officials noted that Austin was getting a lot of cheers, while the same were dying down for the Hitman, who had been babyface for many years.

So an expert double turn was planned, and executed to perfection--or should we say excellently? After a vicious, no holds barred submission match which saw Austin bleeding profusely, Hart managed to trap him in his Sharpshooter submission hold.

Austin, being a good guy, refused to tap out, but neither could he escape the hold. He wound up passing out from pain and/or blood loss. Special referee Ken Shamrock called for the bell and awarded the victory to Bret Hart by TKO.

Hart had won the match, had even proven his dominance by winning cleanly. But he attacked Austin after the bell anyway, becoming a heel in the process. This would lead to Hart forming a new heel Hart Foundation and becoming a pro Canada, anti-USA character.