Riley Escobar
GOAT
Wasn't Bret a free agent in the middle of 1996 and could have signed, but that was when Vince signed that 10 year deal though IIRC?
Bret always wanted to stay with Vince, he turned down a lucrative 3-year WCW offer to almost sign a 20-year deal for the same money with Vince. Vince then told him he wouldn't be able to pay him up front (he still promised he'd get it, but years down the line). Bret then signed the WCW deal and the rest is history