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In 1996, Bret had signed an unprecedented twenty-year deal with the WWF for a considerable amount of money—but with Vince losing his shirt thanks to WCW, he felt that he would have to breach Bret's contract in order to keep the company alive; McMahon has been accused by Hart and others of exaggerating his financial situation at the time. Backstage tension between Hart and fellow performer [[Shawn Michaels]] were also reaching a boiling point around this time, and the fiscal security that the WCW contract offered was enough to get Bret to jump ship: in November 1997, Hart—then the reigning WWF Champion—signed a contract with WCW for a guaranteed ''three million dollars per year''.

 

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