During the latest edition of his “Monday Mailbag” podcast for AdFreeShows, former WWE referee Mike Chioda commented on the plans for the original finish of the Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels match at WWE Survivor Series 1997. Of course, this is the infamous Montreal Screwjob.
Chioda revealed that the original plan was for him to come out to the ring to replace Hebner. He said,
“It wasn’t going to be a referee swap. I go in, and Owen [Hart] was supposed to be right behind me. … I count ‘one, two,’ Owen’s right behind me, he picks me up by my belt and my shirt, throws me through the second rope.”
Following that spot, Chioda was supposed to be out of the match, while Michaels when trying to pin Bret Hart, would stand up and hit Owen Hart with a Superkick.
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