Bret Hart Looks Back At Punching Vince McMahon After Montreal Screwjob

Bret Hart famously got physical with Vince McMahon backstage in the immediate aftermath of the Montreal Screwjob, and he recently reflected on the incident. Hart punched McMahon backstage after the infamous Survivor Series 1997 moment, an the altercation has been discussed often alongside the Screwjob itself on programs like Dark Side of the Ring and Mr. McMahon. Hart was asked about the moment in an interview with The Wrestling Classic, and you can see highlights below (per Wrestling Inc):

On feeling like he was goaded into the fight: “It was one punch and it was a good punch. You kinda had to be in my shoes. I was actually being set up by Vince McMahon. I got madder and madder and we kinda confronted each other. He came at me and we tied up like a pro wrestling match, and if you were in the room, there were [multiple] people who were going to jump in and pull us apart just like Vince wanted.”

On the punch itself being an uppercut: “If I’d gone with a right hand, they would’ve hooked my arm and that would be the end of it. I lifted him about a foot off the ground. Knocked him completely out cold like a starfish.”