Jericho and Guerrero

The scene opens with a flat angle shot of Bret Hart. Bret is already dressed in his wrestling attire with leather jacket and sunglasses on and he is standing in front of backdrop of an obvious green screen. On the green screen is Hart’s logo of the skull with the Hitman moniker but added underneath the logo is a banner saying, “Hart of Redemption”.

Bret Hart: “Last week, I told my FANS and I told MYSELF, that I would be a man of INTEGRITY! I said that I would be a man WORTHY of being called a TRUE champion. I said that I would EARN my Championship matches in the World Wrestling Federation!”

Bret pauses for just a moment, but it is enough time to realistically doubt his words.

Bret Hart: “Now I know what this looks like - my fans, who I have betrayed in the past, now see me standing here tonight with a Television Championship opportunity in my return match. It looks like I can’t be trusted, like I haven’t changed my ways, like I am the two-faced SNAKE that the man I dumped back at the Survivor Series was! But I PROMISE that I was just as SHOCKED as anyone else when Gorilla Monsoon named me to this match last week despite my previous actions!”

Again, a brief pause.

Bret Hart: “Regardless of Gorilla Monsoon’s reasons, since I am here, I want to say it is an HONOR to step in the ring with seven of the GREATEST Professional Wrestlers in the World Wrestling Federation. No matter who you start with on that list of men in this Battle Royal you select a man who has the talent that warrants them having the opportunity to challenge for the prestigious Television Championship. EVEN if some of their actions outside the ring do NOT! I’ll start with arguably the biggest man, The Undertaker! A man who literally creates FEAR for opponents inside the ring and a man that I happen to respect. He comes into this match fresh off a FANTASTIC win in a match that showed amazing physical conditioning that not many other wrestlers here in the WWF can match. The truth be told, I don’t know how I will get a man of his size and athleticism over the top rope. Then you add Paul Bearer to ringside, a man I trust won’t get involved, how do I DEFEAT these odds?”

Hart looks at his own hands to reflect on almost his own limitations before continuing.

Bret Hart: “Then you can say the same thing of a man like Vader. Now unlike The Undertaker, a man like Vader I CAN’T respect! I can’t look at a man who injures a fellow wrestler on purpose with anything but CONTEMPT! That said, you look at a wrestler with his size, strength, and remorselessness and you recognize that it is NO WONDER his arrival was BANNED from airing in full! Vader is another man that has the outright ADVANTAGE in this match against practically everyone else, and just like the Undertaker, he also has a ringside presence. However, unlike Paul Bearer, you can’t trust Harley to avoid getting involved. Keep in mind, it is HARLEY RACE! A great former wrestler in his own right, but a terrible person outside this great sport. A man who has thoughts in his mind of how to hurt other wrestlers just to comfort himself before he goes to sleep! How do I BEAT a pairing like that?”

Hart pauses here again giving a little anticipation on who is next.

Bret Hart: “And it isn’t like I have to travel far in MY homeland to see the Mountie! He’s a fantastic wrestler who was THIS CLOSE from calling HIMSELF the number one contender for the European Championship! He has shown night in and night out through out his entire career of how great he is as a wrestler. He has also shown through his entire career how terrible he is as a man. He has threatened to electrocute other wrestlers, and NOTHING may stop him tonight. Then, there’s the Repo Man! A man who EVEN IF HE LOSES, he may go and just steal the belt from the winner! How do I stop SCUMBAGS like this from CHEATING their way towards being Champion?”

Bret smiles as he now gets to the last three men.

Bret Hart: “Then there’s Davey. A man who is among the STRONGEST wrestlers who has ever entered the World Wrestling Federation. I've had my battles with Davey, and I attest to the fact that the British Bulldog is among the TOP TIER wrestlers and people in the wrestling business. How do I ELIMINATE a person like the British Bulldog?”

Hart pauses one more time. It is now down to two names.

Bret Hart: “That leaves two guys who rival Davey in strength: 'The Immortal' Hulk Hogan and the ‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage. Two men who I have respected my entire career, even if recent actions haven’t shown it to one of them. Hulk, I want to shake your hand inside that ring and apologize to you face-to-face for all I have done to you over the last several weeks. And for Savage? There is NO ONE in the World Wrestling Federation who can control the Madness! In that ring, those two men are LEGENDS. How can I expect to beat EITHER of them tonight?”

Bret’s face becomes stern as he continues.

Bret Hart: “The answer to these questions? I'll do it ALL by EXECUTION! Something many of the WWF fans may remember me being quite EXCELLENT at! I’ll prevent my elimination by being the most TECHNICALLY SOUND wrestler in the Battle Royal! And The Hitman will WIN the Television Championship! I will show MY FANS I am a TRUE champion and I will BEAT these TOP-NOTCH challengers by being one step above GREAT - by being the BEST!”

As he finishes to speak, the shot fades to black.