While previous appreciation nights celebrations happened after the show went off the air, this time around it will all be televised as WWE pays tribute to one of Canada’s most famous Superstars.

It is rumored that fellow Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels will be in Calgary as well for this show, something which is expected considering the long history between the two.

The last time WWE planned an appreciation night for someone – Patt Patterson – it ended up being canceled as it was on the night that Jerry Lawler suffered his heart attack in Montreal.

Hart wrote on Twitter that he knows has “a matching set” while showing a photo of his large scar that runs vertical across his knee. You can see the photo at http://t.co/WLdA9OnU (Warning: Graphic content)

It will be interesting to see if Hart will be in any way shape or form involved in the WrestleMania weekend as so far he has not been announced to be part of Axxess. He last appeared for WWE during the Royal Rumble weekend, participating in a panel with Shawn Michaels and Jerry Lawler on the Montreal screwjob and had a cameo on the pay-per-view as well.

In a recent interview with WrestleTalk TV Extra, the WWE Hall of Famer somewhat ripped into Triple H and while he admits that he has a certain amount of respect for Triple H, to him, he’s just a good wrestler, but not great.

“Triple H has always been a good wrestler. But great? What is he now, a 1,000 time world champion? How great really is he,” Bret asked.

He compared Triple H’s accomplishments to those like CM Punk, and Rey Mysterio, who he called innovators.

“But you look at someone like Hunter and you wonder, what has he really done,” said Bret. “He’s mostly a guy that just showed up and they made him. He’s always been a decent wrestler. I would consider him a good wrestler and pretty talented. But great? I don’t know, I don’t think so.”

According to Hart, Triple H “never had a great match,” not even his last one with the Undertaker would fall under the “great” category.

“I don’t really mean it as a knock, but I told myself before I watched it because I’m trying to like Paul now these days. That I want to see him do something to make me think he’s got greatness in him.”

He said that he thought his match against Taker inside Hell In A Cell was “mediocre at best,” giving it a rating of 3 or 4 out of 10. He also called him overrated for being great and can’t recall any match that he saw involving him that he could call great.

When fellow WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross was asked the question on Twitter about what he thought of Bret’s comments regarding Triple H, Ross – who’s a good friend of both Superstars – said, “Respectfully disagree.”

You can see the interview below.

This release will feature a ton of matches which were never seen before on DVD and the first match featured go back to 1978 from Stampede Wrestling against the Dynamite Kid. Other matches included are versus Buzz Sawyer, The Islanders (with the Hart Foundation), Andre The Giant, Mr Perfect, Bam Bam Bigelow, The Undertaker, Owen Hart, and others.

The Blu-Ray version will carry much more exclusive content than the DVD version. You can see the full list of matches and chapters along with the cool artwork below.

DISC 1

- A Real Privilege

- Untapped Resources

- My Backyard

- 2-out of-3 Falls Match for the British Commonwealth Jr. Heavyweight Championship
Bret Hart vs. Dynamite Kid
Stampede Wrestling * December 1978

- World Tour

- Bret Hart vs. Buzz Sawyer
Georgia Championship Wrestling * September 1979

- A Lot of Promise

- North American Heavyweight Championship Match
Bret Hart vs. Leo Burke
Stampede Wrestling * January 1983

- The Best It Gets

- Bret Hart vs. Dynamite Kid
Capital Centre * September 14, 1985

- Energy

- WWE Tag Team Championship Match
Hart Foundation vs. The Islanders
Philadelphia Spectrum * March 14, 1987

- A Sign of Respect

- Bret Hart vs. Andre the Giant
Milan, Italy * April 10, 1989

- The Right Formula

- Bret Hart vs. Mr. Perfect
Maple Leaf Gardens * April 23, 1989

DISC 2

- This Is For Us

- Hart Foundation vs. The Twin Towers
Duluth, Minnesota * May 17, 1989

- The Greatest Super-Card of All-Time

- Bret Hart vs. Tiger Mask II
WWE / New Japan / All Japan Wrestling Summit * April 13, 1990

- Change of the Guard

- Intercontinental Championship Match
Bret Hart vs. Ric Flair
New Haven, Connecticut * November 13, 1991

- On the Threshold of Greatness

- Bret Hart vs. Undertaker
Madison Square Garden * January 31, 1992

- The Best Big Man

- Bret Hart vs. Bam Bam Bigelow
Milan, Italy * April 25, 1993

DISC 3

- Evolution at That Time

- WWE Championship Match
Bret Hart vs. Diesel
King of the Ring * June 19, 1994

- Masterpieces

- No Holds Barred
Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart
RAW * March 27, 1995

- Powerhouse

- Bret Hart vs. Jean-Pierre Lafitte
In Your House * September 24, 1995

- Time Off

- Bret Hart vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin
Sun City Superbowl * September 14, 1996

- Simultaneously a Hero and a Rat

- WWE Championship Match
Bret Hart vs. The Patriot
In Your House: Ground Zero * September 7, 1997

- Wrestling Injured

- WCW United States Championship Match
Bret Hart vs. Booker T
WCW Monday Nitro * January 25, 1999

- Misjudging Sting

- Semi-Finals Match for the WCW Championship
Bret Hart vs. Sting
WCW Mayhem * November 21, 1999

- Trip Through Memory Lane

BLU-RAY EXCLUSIVES

- Dream Matches
- Travel Schedule
- Sleeping on a Plane
- Survivor Series with Bob Backlund
- Masked Man
- Trumpet Sound
- Customs with Owen
- Lost at Sea
- Prized Possession
- Two of the Best in Japan
- Super Skilled, Super Athletic
- WWE Championship Match

Bret Hart vs. Yokozuna
White Plains, New York * November 29, 1993

- Doing It Old School
- Bret Hart & British Bulldog vs. Owen Hart & Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart
Albany, New York * October 19, 1994

- A Good Soul
- Bret Hart vs. Hakushi
RAW * July 24, 1995

- Cement Truck

- WWE Championship Match
Bret Hart vs. Vader
Friday Night’s Main Event * August 29, 1997

- The Artist
- Favorites

Returning to the scene of the crime for the first time in fifteen years, Hart often wondered if it would ever happen. “I wonder what will happen when they’re in Montreal…they’ll have to think that maybe it would be a good idea to bring me into that,” Hart said while reflecting about the time when he got back on good terms with the WWE.

Years ago, WWE teased Hart’s return to Montreal during a segment involving Shawn Michaels. Michaels was in a feud with Hogan for SummerSlam but with a RAW in Montreal didn’t stop HBK from making fun of Bret, riling up the hot Montreal crowd. He said that he would screw Hart all over again before continuing the verbal assault, at which point, the Bret Hart theme song kicked in to a thunderous pop from the crowd as Michaels acted scared. Eventually HBK started laughing as it was all a joke. Bret and the WWE were still not on speaking terms back then.

You can see the full promo from that night below.

The official WWE website uploaded a video of AJ Lee announcing the return of the “Hit Man” to Montreal after 15 years, his first time back in the Bell Centre after the Montreal screw job at the Survivor Series in November 1997.

While no longer under contract, Hart has been making appearances on TV every few months for the company and seems to be enjoying his time after patching things up with the WWE. He recently appeared on the RAW 1000 episode as the ring announcer for the Intercontinental title match.

When asked on Twitter about his involvement on RAW this coming Monday, Bret wrote, “Yes, I was asked by WWE to be in Montreal this Monday and I’ll be there. That’s one off the bucket list.”

Hart is being advertised on the Bell Centre website as his first return to the arena in fifteen years. It is not known if he will make a television appearance or his segment will be limited to those in the arena.

The site also is advertising this particular RAW as the Pat Patterson Appreciation Night, something similar to what WWE did to Shawn Michaels in San Antonio last month. With HBK, all the good stuff happened after the show went off the air so this might be a similar deal and maybe one of the reasons that Hart will be in attendance.