#4 Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart meet for the first time
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When we think about Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart, two things instantly come to mind. The very best of their rivalry came at WrestleMania 12 in that historic 60-minute Iron Man Match that saw HBK win his first WWF Championship. The very worst came a year later at Survivor Series 1997 with the Montreal Screwjob and Hart’s exit from the company. What fans might not necessarily remember is that the two of them met in the main event of Survivor Series several years before in 1992.
By the end of the year, it was fairly obvious that the steroid scandal had taken its toll on the company. More and more of the 1980s legends were leaving the company, and the new wave of main event talent was visibly smaller, more athletic and could perform incredibly between the ropes. It was a time of transition for the company and the fans alike, and luckily the WWF had the likes of Shawn and Bret to work with.
Very much like Summerslam 92, two smaller guys were chosen to represent the company in the main event of one of their big four PPVs, this time Survivor Series. The card also contained a tag match involving Flair, Savage, Mr Perfect and Razor Ramon. The company clearly still had star power despite losing Hogan, but Vince made the somewhat surprising decision to begin the storied rivalry between Bret and Shawn here.
Of course, nobody could have predicted what these two would go on to achieve with one other later down the line, but the match itself was a very clear indication that the WWF’s immediate future was still worth watching.
