Brains, brawn and titles galore, one superstar who touched the hearts of all WWE fans during his career - Bret Hart.
Skysports.com continues its legends flashback as we take a look at the action-packed career of Calgary's finest - Bret Hart
Brains, brawn and titles galore, one superstar who touched the hearts of all WWE fans during his glittering 13-year career was Bret "Hit Man" Hart.
Hit Man introduced himself to the WWE in 1985 as a low card wrestler who based his game around technical perfection and cat-like speed.
Bret's potential was spotted by manager Jimmy Hart who quickly paired him with Jim Neidhart to form the destructive "Hart Foundation".
The duo crafted their way to their first taste of WWE gold in 1987 when, with the help of referee Danny Davis, they overcame the British Bulldogs to win the Tag Team title.
Many teams tried and failed to snatch the gold away from the Hart Foundation, and despite losing it to the Rougeau Brothers later in the year, they claimed it back the following day due to a dispute over the win.
Their nine-month reign was eventually brought to an end by Strike Force and the next notable moment in The Hit Man's career came at WrestleMania IV during a controversial 20-man Battle Royal.
With just Bret and Bad News Brown remaining in the ring after working in tandem to eliminate the competition, Brown double crossed Hit Man and eliminated him.
Demolition revenge
This incident triggered the start of the Hart Foundation's face turn. Bret and Bad News Brown squared up in some singles action before eventually dropping Jimmy Hart as their manager because he sold their title shot to the Fabulous Rougeaus Brothers.
Jimmy then swore, and got his revenge when Demolition defeated the Hart Foundation at Summer Slam 1988.
Up until 1990 the Hart Foundation continued their status as a major tag team, but were rarely given a title shot. However, they got their chance at Summer Slam of that year where they defeated Demolition in a two out of three falls match-up.
Bret and Neidhart doggedly held on to their gold for seven months, however a defeat to The Nasty Boys at WrestleMania VII saw Bret pursue his singles career - the Hart Foundation splitting up as a result.
The Hit Man immediately showed his individual talent by defeating Irwin R.Schyster to be crowned King of the Ring in 1991.
The victory gave Bret a chance to move further up the WWE ladder as he was given a shot at the Intercontinental title against Mr. Perfect Curt Hennig at Summer Slam later in the year.
A gargantuan battle ended with the "Excellence of Execution" locking in his infamous Sharpshooter to claim the win.
Bulldog battle
Bret defended his title with honour against such fierce opponents as Ted Dibiase however, his self-confidence got the better of him in 1992 as the Mountie took the IC crown away from him.
At WrestleMania VIII, Bret regained the title against old friend Roddy Piper in a fantastic match-up.
Summer Slam 1992 saw one of the greatest ever matches take place at Wembley Stadium as Bret attempted to defend the gold against his brother-in-law, the British Bulldog - a match which threatened to divide the family.
In a match which had absolutely everything, it was the Bulldog who snatched the gold in front of a partisan London crowd of over 80,000.
The defeat triggered a new focus and goal in the Hit Man's mind - the WWE world heavyweight title. His goal was reached with an epic victory over Ric Flair at a non-televised event in Saskatoon.
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