After more than 12 years away from WWE, Bret Hart will return as special guest host of WWE's flagship programme Monday Night RAW.
'Hitman' back in the ring following 12-year absence
After more than 12 years away from WWE, Bret "The Hitman" Hart will return as special guest host of WWE's flagship programme Monday Night RAW.
The Hitman's return comes as somewhat of a surprise to wrestling fans around the world considering his very public fall-out with company chairman Vince McMahon back in 1997.
The Excellence of Execution was involved in the infamous 'Montreal Screwjob' that year which saw him controversially lose the heavyweight championship to Shawn Michaels after legitimately not being told the planned finish of the match.
Both parties now appear to have resolved their differences as McMahon officially announced that The Hitman will indeed return to our screens this Monday Night.
Although WWE have announced Hart's return as a one-off, many are speculating that this may in fact be the beginning of a short-term deal that could climax at WWE's pay-per-view extravaganza WrestleMania, set to take place in March.
Bret is back
The WWE Universe are very excited at the prospect of a confrontation between the WWE Chairman and the Hitman. Just what might happen between these two men? And what of a potential meeting between Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels?
Last week on RAW, Shawn Michaels insisted that he would be more than happy to see The Hitman host RAW. "Only good things can happen with Bret in WWE," said Michaels.
A statement on the company's website read: "Hell must be frostbitten and winged hogs must have been spotted overhead. On January 4, 2010, Bret Hart returns to WWE.
"For years, the world presumed that the day would never come for the almost mythic Hitman to once again step foot on the WWE turf of Vincent Kennedy McMahon. "Hell would freeze over and pigs would fly - requisite impossibilities - before the true pink and black would ever again be seen on WWE programming.
"As unperceivable as it may be, the new decade kicks off with perhaps the biggest announcement in WWE history.
"Bret is back."
Do not miss the long-awaited return of "the best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be," from 2am this Monday Night LIVE on Sky Sports 3.
