5 WWE Superstars Vince McMahon had a complicated relationship with

#3 Vince McMahon had a complicated relationship with Bret Hart

Bret Hart left WWE in 1997

Bret Hart told ESPN in 2020 that, prior to the Montreal Screwjob incident at WWE Survivor Series 1997, he had a father-son relationship with Vince McMahon during his 13-year run in WWE.

“Vince and me have always had our issues in life, and we’ll always be tied in with the Screwjob and what happened there and it was an unfortunate circumstance for both of us, but I think they were wrong and I was right. That’s just my opinion. I always had a father-son relationship with Vince.” [H/T 411mania]

Of course, the Montreal Screwjob altered that relationship forever.

Heading into Survivor Series, Hart was under the impression that he was going to lose to Shawn Michaels via disqualification, meaning he would retain the WWE Championship.

However, as Hart was set to join WCW after the event, Vince McMahon was afraid that The Hitman would show up on Nitro with the WWE Championship.

As a result, Vince McMahon changed the outcome of the match without Hart knowing. Instead of a DQ finish, referee Earl Hebner was ordered to award the victory to Michaels after he locked in the sharpshooter on Hart, even though his opponent did not submit.

The Canadian Superstar found Vince McMahon backstage after the show and legitimately knocked him out cold.

Hart, who made up with Vince McMahon in 2002 after he suffered a stroke, made a brief in-ring return in 2010.

His comeback even included a win over the WWE Chairman in an 11-minute match at WrestleMania 26.