Vince McMahon almost stopped a classic WrestleMania match featuring Bret Hart from happening.
The WrestleMania X clash between Bret Hart and Owen Hart in 1994 is remembered as one of the greatest matches to ever take place at the spectacular. The match opened the show and saw Owen pick up the win after a 20-minute classic.
However, the event still ended on a high note for Bret who beat Yokozuna to win the World Championship in the main event.
Appearing on Minnesota Sports with Mackey & Judd, Natalya was asked about what match she would show someone as an introduction to WWE. In response, the star was quick to name the brother vs. brother match from WrestleMania X, describing it as “magical.”
“I always say to people, ‘If you want to get into this and you want to learn what this is about, watch Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart [at] WrestleMania X [in] Madison Square Garden,
[In the storyline] Owen was the little bratty brother and Bret was the big brother trying to, like, be noble and honorable — it was just an easy story to follow. But, it was this beautiful, beautiful match, and you could understand the story because a match is a story and a story is a match. That match was magical.
I’m so happy that they got to do that because it was really such a highlight in Owen’s professional career, where Owen got the chance to shine.”
Natalya also revealed that the match almost never happened. The veteran said it was Bret who pushed for the match, despite others — known to be Vince McMahon — offering other opponents.
“I remember Bret really fighting for Owen to have that match,” Natalya revealed. “A lot of people don’t know that, but Bret, behind the scenes, fought very hard for Owen to be a part of that storyline … I think something different was suggested, and Bret said, ‘No, I want it to be Owen.'”
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H/t to Wrestling Inc