Does anybody else think that Bret was in the wrong for Montreal.

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Originally Posted by Anybody Thrilla You're right in that aspect, but again, Bret DID have creative control. When that was granted to him, Vince knew that something like this could potentially happen. Yes, Vince was his boss, but because of the creative control, it was Bret's right as an employee to decline. If Vince was so paranoid about it, he should have never given him creative control in the first place.

But what I'm saying here is this: Bret leaves the company. Although he still has another month before he goes, Vince has to basically act like Bret isn't there as far as storyline goes. Why build up or care about an angle that won't be there in 2-3 weeks? Once Bret quit, he should have known that all aspects of creative control would leave his hands.

And Bret was trying to force Vince into making a horrible business decision. Either way you put it: Whether Bret didn't want to lose to Michaels at SS or didn't want to lose to him at all.

Scenario #1: Bret doesn't want to lose to Michaels at SS due to personal issues.

How it Screws Vince: There is a major difference between having a title change hands at a PPV and having a title change hands on RAW.

Scenario #2: Bret didn't want to lose to Shawn at all.

How it screws Vince: Michaels was the top player in the game at the time. There was really nobody that could fill his shoes as far as ability, popularity, and lasting appeal. It would've been bad business to put the belt on anybody else at the time.