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Now that the dust has settled, was the Montreal Screwjob a work?
>Longtime pro wrestling journalist Bill Apter,[83] along with industry veterans Kevin Nash,[84] Scott Hall,[85] Bam Bam Bigelow,[86] Road Dogg,[87] George Steele,[88] Chris Kanyon,[89] Steve Corino,[90] Tony Mamaluke,[90] Justin Credible,[91] Paul Bearer,[92] and Sunny,[93] have gone on record saying they believe this to have been the case (Sunny reported that her former boyfriend, Chris Candido, also subscribed to this notion).[93] Shawn Michaels recalled people backstage saying that the screwjob "had to be a work", and claimed that McMahon "took a dive" and "sold like he sells on TV" when struck by Hart following the incident.[94] Earl Hebner, who refereed the contest, was asked in 2019 if he thought Hart was "in on the work", to which he replied, "I really do... I'm not going to lie about it anymore."[95]
