5 WWE Title Changes That Were Forced Because of Real Life Events

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#2 Vince McMahon Screws Bret Hart as he was leaving for WCW

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Survivor Series 1997 took place in "Hitman's" hometown of Montreal, Canada. He was booked to defend his WWE Championship against Shawn Michaels at the PPV. But Bret was going to leave WWE as he had already signed a deal with rivals WCW. Vince said WWE couldn't afford to sign Bret again and he wanted him to put over Shawn Michales for his last match.

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Bret Hart refused to put over HBK in his hometown. Their rivalry was very personal and they legit hated each other. Bret could have dropped the title to anyone, even Shawn, but not in his hometown as he believed he was their hero. So Bret was told that this match would end in a DQ. Vince always wanted Bret to drop the title because he was fearing that Hart might leave the company with the WWE Title. So Vince planned something that Bret Hart never knew.

Vince McMahon told the referee to ring the bell even though Bret Hart didn't tap out to Shawn Michaels. Vince did what was best for the company. Shawn ended up winning the title and Bret was screwed.

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