this is exactly how Vince would have handled it. After the screwjob, when the wrestling public was so against what Vince and WWE had done, Vince released the footage of Bret destroying the equipment after the show. He then did the sit down interview with JR. After that didn't work, he went all in on burying Bret. He had the Bret Hart midget come out, Neidhart being handcuffed with WCW spray painted on him, and he repeatedly took shots at Bret throughout 1998 and beyond (teasing Bret as a special referee in an Austin match, having Foley call Vince dad, the end to the 1998 Survivor Series tournament, Owen Hart's blue blazer gimmick as the hero wrestling needed).
This is wrestling.
