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==Professional wrestling==

=====Montreal Screwjob (1997)=====

At [[Survivor Series (1997)|Survivor Series]] in 1997, [[Bret Hart]] defended his WWF Championship against long-time rival [[Shawn Michaels]] in the main event. McMahon, who was the owner of the WWF, previously opted to be a play-by-play announcer instead of acting as the owner on-screen. In the weeks heading into Survivor Series, McMahon had entered into a rivalry with the heel Hart. During the match, Michaels applied Hart's own signature [[Professional wrestling holds|submission maneuver]] [[Sharpshooter (professional wrestling)| The Sharpshooter]] on Hart. Hart refused to submit. McMahon, however, got up and ordered the [[Referee (professional wrestling)|referee]] to ring the bell thus [[Screwjob (professional wrestling)|screwing]] Hart out of the title and made Shawn the champion. This was dubbed the "[[Montreal Screwjob]]".<ref name="Survivor Series - Shawn Michaels vs Bret Hart">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/1997/mainevent/|title=Survivor Series 1997 main event (Montreal Screwjob)|accessdate=2008-01-14|publisher=WWE}}</ref> McMahon thus turned "[[Heel (professional wrestling)|heel]]" and since then, he has been known as "Mr. McMahon," the heel owner and chairman of the WWF/E.

=====The Corporation (1998–1999)=====