Bruce Prichard was very surprised to see Bret Hart return to WWE and compete for the promotion in 2010, given everything that had happened.
Over 12 years after Montreal, Bret returned to WWE programming in January 2010 and defeated Mr. McMahon at that year’s WrestleMania 26 event.
On a recent edition of his “Something to Wrestle” podcast, Prichard was asked if he was surprised at the time to see the Hitman return. He said,
“I was. I was very surprised, because — I was very surprised, just because of his health more than anything. And I think that Bret didn’t want to tarnish his career, and tarnish what he had done previously if that makes any sense. Because Bret looked at his body of work — you know, he was proud of his body of work. And Bret was always one of those guys that didn’t want to go away and come back later on, and be less than what he was born. So for him to do that? Yeah, I was shocked.
“But also at the same time, I think that Bret in his head was still one of those individuals that was talented enough, that he knew what his limitations were and could work around them. You know, Bret on his worst day could have a great match with a broomstick. So he did that with Vince [McMahon]. I don’t know how great the match was, but you know. So yeah, I could see Bret coming back and doing it. I just think that if you’d asked me five years before that, ‘Do you see Bret Hart coming back?’ I’d say no.”
Bret’s comeback would also see him capture the United States Championship, become WWE RAW General Manager, and compete at SummerSlam 2010.
