Slideshow: 20 Best Survivor Series Moments

The Montreal Screwjob (1997)

The Monstreal Screwjob is perhaps the most infamous and controversial moment in all of wrestling history. Vince McMahon “screwing” Bret Hart out of the WWF Title and controversially giving it to Shawn Michaels has been the subject of gossip and conspiracy theories for 20 years. The ramifications of this event rippled throughout the business. Many people point to this moment as the beginning of the “Attitude Era” as it eventually gave rise to the evil “Mr. McMahon.” The circumstances surrounding the Screwjob are complicated, and no one’s ever given a full-honest accounting. Jim Cornette’s description of the build-up is, in my opinion, the best view of what was happening and what led to it.

This wasn’t Bret’s first time being thoroughly embarrassed at Survivor Series, though, as we’ll see in the next slide.