![]() The Rochester War Memorial Arena (now the
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Date | October 7, 1986 | ||||||||||||||||
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Tom Magee defeats Bret Hart [1] |
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 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]
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] Professional wrestling photographer Mary-Kate Anthony had previously helped Bret Hart convert his VHS copies of his movies into digital, and Hart did not request the physical VHS tapes back. [9] In March 2019 Anthony announced on Twitter she had located the tape. [10] 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 and the recovery of the tape, and also featured interviews with Magee and Hart. [11]
![]() The Rochester War Memorial Arena (now the
Blue Cross Arena), the venue in which the match took place. | |||||||||||||||||
Date | October 7, 1986 | ||||||||||||||||
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Tom Magee defeats Bret Hart [1] |
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 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]
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] Professional wrestling photographer Mary-Kate Anthony had previously helped Bret Hart convert his VHS copies of his movies into digital, and Hart did not request the physical VHS tapes back. [9] In March 2019 Anthony announced on Twitter she had located the tape. [10] 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 and the recovery of the tape, and also featured interviews with Magee and Hart. [11]