10 shocking moments from WWF (WWE) 1995

#5 Bret Hart regains the WWF Championship

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In 1995, the WWF did not have the luxury of having multiple main event stars to choose from as would be the case a few years later. Instead, the company had to work with what they had, which accounted for why Kevin Nash was once considered WWF’s next top guy.

That being said, it does take two to make a great wrestling match, and Diesel did end up putting on two more than impressive WWF Championship matches against Bret Hart in 1995. Their Royal Rumble match was essentially a Bret Hart showpiece with Nash at the other end of the ring, but their follow up at Survivor Series actually showed us why Vince had initially put his faith in Diesel so confidently. Ironically, this match signalled the end of Nash’s long title reign and once again propelled Bret to the upper echelons of the WWF.

It had been a strange year for Bret, considering he was very much the poster boy for much of 1993 and 94. His feuds with Owen and Bob Backlund during those years are now legendary, but Vince clearly needed someone to keep him company in the main event scene.

Even so, Bret was still the man to put on the stronger matches, even though he might not have featured in many main events in 95. Bret’s win here set up one of WWF’s most historic rivalries when Shawn Michaels stepped up as Vince’s next pet project after most of the appeal of Big Daddy Cool had evaporated.