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I think part of this is overblown; as soon as he appeared at the WWE HOF in 2006 and they showed that picture of him shaking hands with Vince, I thought that at some point he would be back in WWE.  The relationship between Vince and Bret was close which was why Bret was so bitter.  I remember reading someone comparing the entire Montreal saga as a wrestling version of King Lear.  I think they had a deep discussion at Stu Hart's funeral where they hashed out most of the differences.  I don't think Vince has "ruined" his life.  I think he has been the unfortunate victim of bad luck.  I think Bret cares a lot about his legacy and the only way he could achieve a proper closing and ending to his career is in WWE and not TNA.  Most of his adversaries/bitter rivals are in WWE---Michaels, HHH, Undertaker and even Jericho.  If he went to TNA, he would just be another former WWE wrestler like Nash, Angle, Foley etc.