Way back at King of the Ring 1994, Bret Hart defended his WWF Championship against Diesel, Diesel won the match by disqualification, so Bret retained. At Survivor Series that year Bret lost the title to Bob Backlund, who lost it to Diesel 3 days later. Back at the Royal Rumble Diesel defended the championship against Bret Hart. The match was thrown out after multiple interferences. Before the match, a Bill Clinton impersonator spends some time with Sunny. Vince McMahon, Jim Ross and Mr. Perfect are on commentary. The challenger enters first, followed by Diesel who has an 87lbs weight advantage and 11 inches of height over Bret.
DIESEL © VS. BRET HART (No Disqualification) WWF Championship
WWF Survivor Series 1995 (19th November 1995)
© World Wrestling Entertainment
Diesel removes the top turnbuckle pad so Bret follows suit. Jim Ross says there's no time limit for this match, which is good because Hart is struggling with this pad. Bret Hart circles Diesel and forces him into one of the protected corners, he tries to isolate Diesel's leg but Diesel beats him down with clubs to the back, he puts Bret into the corner and hits him with back elbows. Diesel throws Bret Hart back into the corner as he tries to walk off, knees him in the midsection. Diesel keeps Bret in the corner with a series of right hands, he hits Bret in the gut and Bret Hart decides to leave the ring. Diesel follows him and knocks him down with a double sledge. Bret Hart's throat is dropped across the guardrail. Diesel sends Bret Hart's head into the apron and then brings it back into the ring. Bret Hart rolls back out to the floor but Diesel follows him and uses his boot to choke Bret against the guardrail using his boot.
Diesel brings it back to the ring and Bret Hart starts fighting back with kicks to the knee. He exchanges right hands with Diesel. Diesel sends Bret back into the ropes and the next shot sends him out to the floor. Bret Hart is sent into the ring steps, Diesel picks him up, driving Bret's spine into the ring post. Diesel hits Bret with an event chair across the back and sends him back into the ring. Bret Hart uses the ropes to get to his feet in the corner, being stalked by Diesel, an irish whip sends Bret Hart across the ring, then knocks him down with a clothesline. Diesel calls for the Jackknife, but Bret holds on to Diesel's leg so he can't get him up. Diesel clubs Bret across the back, but still can't lift him. Bret Hart counters with an arm wrench whilst he bites Diesel. Bret Hart gets in right hands before biting Diesel's forehead. He rakes at Diesel's face then jumps on his back for a sleeperhold, but almost a choke and raking at Diesel's face.
Bret Hart kicks at Diesel's knee, he trips the champion and uses an elbow drop and knee drop to the leg. Bret Hart hyperextends the left knee and drops his weight onto it. It looks like he's setting up for the Sharpshooter but he locks in a Figure Four! Diesel eventually gets to the ropes and Bret holds on a bit longer, “what's [Earl Hebner] gonna do, disqualify him?” - Mr. Perfect. Bret Hart carries on working the left knee with elbows and knees, he sets up the Sharpshooter but Diesel pokes him in the eyes. Diesel shoves Bret away with his legs, sending Bret into the exposed turnbuckle. Diesel uses more clubbing blows on Bret in the corner, but Bret slides out of the ring, tripping Diesel and wrapping his knee around the ring post. Bret Hart ties Diesel's foot to the ring post with an electrical cord and Diesel drops his leg across Bret's face. Diesel can't untie himself and gets to his feet, but is knocked down with an elbow drop from the middle rope.
Bret Hart brings a chair into the ring and hits Diesel across the back before going to work on the knee. He uses an elbow drop and a knee drop on Diesel before hitting a backbreaker. Bret takes the chair to the top rope but loses his balance, allowing Diesel to cut him off with a right hand. Diesel sends Bret across the ring from the top rope and unties himself, Bret forces him into the corner but Diesel has the cord around Bret Hart's throat. Diesel hits a sidewalk slam on Bret Hart in the middle of the ring and covers for 2. Diesel sends Bret sternum first into the corner and hits a cannonball on Bret across the middle rope. Diesel hits the Snake Eyes and tries to shake some feeling into his leg. He attempts another Snake Eyes but Bret Hart slides out the back and sends Diesel's head into the turnbuckle. Bret Hart hits right hands then runs off the ropes for a jumping clothesline, he covers but Diesel kicks out at 2. Bret Hart hits a bulldog from the middle rope for another nearfall, the side Russian legsweep gets 2 also.
Bret Hart hits Diesel with right hands, he hits the ropes and clotheslines him over the top rope, but Diesel lands on his feet. Bret Hart slingshots himself over the top rope but eats shit as Diesel walks out of the way. Diesel gets back in the ring. In a spot that's now famous for New Generation Era, Bret Hart gets to the apron, but Diesel sends him into the Spanish Announce Table! Diesel walks over to Bret and clubs away at him some more before throwing him back into the ring. Diesel takes his time getting back in, he signals for the Jackknife, but Bret Hart can't stay on his feet, Diesel lifts him again and Bret rolls him into an inside cradle, 1, 2, 3!
WINNER: BRET HART (NEW WWE Champion)
This was a great match. Bret Hart was able to pull an acceptable match from anyone and the callbacks to their Royal Rumble match, the chair shot and Figure Four added to the overall story. They were tame for modern standards but this match was mind-blowing at the time. .– As a match it's *** but personally I'd rate it 6.5/10
After the match, Diesel sits up from the pin mouthing “Mother Fucker!” in another pretty amusing moment for the time. He shoves the referee out of the way and hits Bret Hart with a Jackknife. More referees runs out and eat rights, another Jackknife for Bret Hart before Diesel throws the championship belt onto Bret and leaves.
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