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Other News: Bret Hart interview part 2 - Shocking revelation on wrestling future if Montreal never happened Jan 14, 2009 - 1:20:52 PM
The wrestling business would be very different today if Survivor Series 1997 in Montreal never happened and if Bret Hart simply left WWE for WCW with a basic storyline write-off instead of losing the WWE Title when Vince McMahon went behind his back.
Who knows if Steve Austin's mega-stardom would have been the same without Vince McMahon being the strongest heel character in wrestling following McMahon's act of betrayal to Bret Hart. These are things that could be debated for some time.
One revelation from Bret Hart is that had Montreal never happened, he believes he would have ended up back in WWE anyways. In a post-Montreal wrestling world, it's hard to imagine Hart returning to WWE, but that could have been the case without the Survivor Series incident.
"My guess is that after a short of period of time, I would have ended up back in WWE," Hart said on the Ringside Live radio show. "Maybe even a year or two later. I don't think I was ever happy in WCW."
After lending his name to a WWE DVD project and appearing at the 2006 Hall of Fame induction at WrestleMania 22 in Chicago, he vowed never to work with WWE again and never appear before a paid WWE crowd.
Hart says the Hall of Fame acceptance was a year too early for him, personally, as he didn't feel he was ready. But, he felt it was necessary to show Vince McMahon he was willing to play ball.
"I needed to show him that I was at least trying to accommodate him in some ways," Hart said, but he'll "never work for them ever again."
Hart did put out feelers to WWE for a second DVD project, but he believes WWE has soured on that potential project after his book came out naming names, places, and events that cast WWE and certain people in a negative light. As a result, some wrestlers from WWE aren't returning his calls and he believes there could be "some injured feelings there."
Who cares about bret hart and the screw job anymore?
mcmahon did the right thing for HIS company.
he could not let bischoff go on nitro and tell the wrestling fans that wcw
had signed the wwe champion or that bret was dropping the wwe belt because
it was worthless and joining wcw.
bischoff was an asshole and was hell bent on humiliating wwe anyway he
could like giving away taped raw results on his show or by turner
INTENTIONAlly PUTTING NITRO AGAINST RAW WHEN HE OWNED TBS/TNT AND COULD
HAVE PUT HIS SHOW IN ANOTHER TIME SLOT.
mcmahon's only mistake was not having bret drop the belt before the ppv to
another wwe star like ken shamrock or austin.
brandon
17 Jan 2009, 13:28
I can see both sides of the story. i can see hart's point. i can see
vince's point. but one thing is for sure, that night in montreal was a
catalyzing event for WWE, without that i dont think WWE would have made the
comeback without vince being the most hated man in the company and having
austin standing up to him every step of the way.
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The wrestling business would be very different today if Survivor Series 1997 in Montreal never happened and if Bret Hart simply left WWE for WCW with a basic storyline write-off instead of losing the WWE Title when Vince McMahon went behind his back.
