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{{tropelist|page=the Montreal Screwjob}}
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* [[Continuity Nod]]: It became almost an annual tradition for the ''Survivor Series'' event to feature one high-profile screwjob, and several other companies have used the Screwjob as a template for screwy endings:
* [[Continuity Nod]]: It became almost an annual tradition for the ''Survivor Series'' event to feature one high-profile screwjob, and several other companies have used the Screwjob as a template for screwy endings:
** The main event of WCW's ''Starrcade 1997'' - [[Wrestler/Sting|Sting]] was pinned by WCW Champion [[Hulk Hogan|"Hollywood" Hogan]] via a "fast" three-count, but before the bell could be rung, Bret Hart (a special referee during an earlier match) stopped the timekeeper from ringing it, knocked out the ref, and tossed Hogan back into the ring, where he eventually tapped to the Scorpion Deathlock (which coincidentally is Sting's version of the Sharpshooter) while Bret acted as the ref. (This was made worse by the fact that the "fast" three-count wasn't really "fast", and it's long rumored that Hogan called for the screwy finish so as not to lose clean to Sting.)
** The main event of WCW's ''Starrcade 1997'' - [[Sting (wrestling)|Sting]] was pinned by WCW Champion [[Hulk Hogan|"Hollywood" Hogan]] via a "fast" three-count, but before the bell could be rung, Bret Hart (a special referee during an earlier match) stopped the timekeeper from ringing it, knocked out the ref, and tossed Hogan back into the ring, where he eventually tapped to the Scorpion Deathlock (which coincidentally is Sting's version of the Sharpshooter) while Bret acted as the ref. (This was made worse by the fact that the "fast" three-count wasn't really "fast", and it's long rumored that Hogan called for the screwy finish so as not to lose clean to Sting.)
** The Rock vs Mankind at Survivor Series 1998 was the original Screwjob copycat with Rock playing Michaels, Mankind playing Bret and Vince betraying Mankind.
** The Rock vs Mankind at Survivor Series 1998 was the original Screwjob copycat with Rock playing Michaels, Mankind playing Bret and Vince betraying Mankind.
** On the May 28, 2001 edition of [[WWE Raw|Raw is War]] held in Calgary, Alberta ([[Bret Hart|Bret Hart's]] hometown), [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] (the then-WWF Champion) put [[Chris Benoit]] (a long-time friend of the Hart family) in the Crippler Crossface, and Vince ordered the bell rung. As if recreating the Screwjob in Bret's hometown wasn't bad enough, Bret's father Stu was sitting at ringside.
** On the May 28, 2001 edition of [[WWE Raw|Raw is War]] held in Calgary, Alberta ([[Bret Hart|Bret Hart's]] hometown), [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] (the then-WWF Champion) put [[Chris Benoit]] (a long-time friend of the Hart family) in the Crippler Crossface, and Vince ordered the bell rung. As if recreating the Screwjob in Bret's hometown wasn't bad enough, Bret's father Stu was sitting at ringside.
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