Bret Hart vs. Tom Magee
Bret Hart vs. Tom Magee was a professional wrestling match between Bret Hart and Tom Magee, of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). The un-televised match took place at the Rochester War Memorial Arena in Rochester, New York on October 7, 1986 as part of a WWF Wrestling Challenge taping.[2]
The Rochester War Memorial Arena (now the Blue Cross Arena), the venue that the match took place in. | |||||||||||||||||
Date | October 7, 1986 | ||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Rochester War Memorial Arena | ||||||||||||||||
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Tom Magee defeats Bret Hart[1] |
Context
The infamous match, which was one of Magee's first after signing with the WWF,[3] was a carry job by Hart,[4] impressed WWF chairman Vince McMahon and Pat Patterson, who felt Magee was the next Hulk Hogan.[5][6]
Preservation status
The tape was thought to have been lost, as the WWE could not locate it in its vault.[7] This led many professional wrestling tape traders to consider it a "holy grail".[8][9] Professional wrestling photographer Mary-Kate Anthony had previously helped Bret Hart convert his VHS copies of his movies into digital, and did not request the physical VHS tapes back.[10] In March 2019 Anthony announced on Twitter she had located the tape.[11] On May 13, 2019, The WWE Network aired a documentary entitled Holy Grail: The Search for WWE's Most Infamous Lost Match which detailed the legend behind the match, the recovery of the tape, and featured interviews with Magee and Hart.[12]
References
- "Former WWE Wrestler Horribly Beaten In A Dispute Over A Parking Spot". www.inquisitr.com. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- "WWF @ Rochester, NY - War Memorial - October 7, 1986 (8,200)". The History of WWE.
- "Former WWF Wrestler Tom Magee Severely Beaten Outside Of His Home By Six Men | Fightful Wrestling". www.fightful.com. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- "Tom Magee recovering after severe assault outside home". WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, UFC News, UFC results. 2018-05-18. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- "Documentary on WWE's most infamous lost match to air tonight after Raw". WWE. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- "WWE Network to air Bret Hart vs. Tom Magee match, documentary". WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, UFC News, UFC results. 2019-05-10. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- Bixenspan, David. "Lost Tape Of Bret Hart's Finest Artistic Achievement In WWE Has Finally Been Found". Deadspin. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
- "Ex-WWF wrestler brutally beaten over parking space". SI.com. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- "WWE To Air Infamous Bret Hart vs. Tom Magee Match For The First Time". WWE. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- "411MANIA". WWE Requests Footage of Legendary Bret Hart vs. Tom Magee Match For Planned Feature. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- Anthony, Mary-Kate (2019-03-26). "Which one of you were looking for this??! @Stuttsy @Statmark @davidbix @MikeEpsenhart ??!!pic.twitter.com/O8xZxJzqbz". @marykayfabe. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- "Bret Hart vs. Tom Magee 'Holy Grail' results and recap". WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, UFC News, UFC results. 2019-05-13. Retrieved 2019-05-22.