by James Caldwell, Assistant editor

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."

Link: Bret Hart interview with Ian Hamilton on Ringside Live.

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