It is now official–tonight’s edition of WWE RAW will feature an angle to setup the return of Bret “The Hitman” Hart.
While the nature of the angle is unclear, WWE.com has confirmed that Vince McMahon will appear live on tonight’s RAW to “address the rumor of WWE Hall of Famer Bret ‘Hit Man’ Hart’s return to WWE.”
As has been reported, Hart recently inked a short-term contract with WWE and is expected to return to RAW next week in preparation for a WrestleMania angle with McMahon.
On December 28, 2009, after weeks of controversy surrounding Hart and his presence in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Chairman Vince McMahon announced that Hart would host the January 4, 2010 episode of Raw. There, Hart made his first appearance in a WWE ring in over 12 years by hosting the program and confronting Shawn Michaels and Vince McMahon regarding the Montreal Screwjob. Hart and Michaels were able to agree on a truce, shaking hands and hugging. While many cast doubts on the sincerity of the Hart/Michaels reconciliation, Hart has confirmed that it was indeed genuine. It also appeared that he had buried the hatchet with Vince later in the night, until Vince subsequently kicked Bret in the groin (this was in fact part of a storyline, as Bret and Vince have been on speaking terms since 2006). Hart said of the ongoing storyline with McMahon: “I hate to tell you what’s going to happen… I don’t want to ruin it for anybody.” However It is expected that the storyline will take us to a match between Bret Hart and Mc Mahon at WRESTLEMANIA>