I was literally just thinking this!
Cokeboy offered Warrior a $750k contract in December 1997
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Rell84shots
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Common sense should tell you that they're making money hand over fist, but some people really want to believe that the WWE is dying.
because vince knows who the biggest attractions really are.
some of yall get too caught up in the smear-pieces and brainwashing because of vince's personal vendettas, when he himself clearly doesn't believe that chit he peddles.
like when he claimed Hogan & them were so old in '96 but had no problem jumping at the chance to get Hogan back in '02 & '06.
warrior was a much bigger draw than bret hart, shawn michaels, undertaker, etc
if I was actually running a company, I'd definitely trade at least 2 of them str8 up for warrior, if I was guaranteed that the warrior wasn't gonna go AWOL and would play ball.
some of yall get too caught up in the smear-pieces and brainwashing because of vince's personal vendettas, when he himself clearly doesn't believe that chit he peddles.
like when he claimed Hogan & them were so old in '96 but had no problem jumping at the chance to get Hogan back in '02 & '06.
warrior was a much bigger draw than bret hart, shawn michaels, undertaker, etc
if I was actually running a company, I'd definitely trade at least 2 of them str8 up for warrior, if I was guaranteed that the warrior wasn't gonna go AWOL and would play ball.
warrior was the most-over wrestler on the WWF roster in 1996.
that run is only forgettable because he only stayed there for a few months. not because he didnt produce.
hell, he was the real draw for wrestlemania 12.
a large amount of the crowd were gone when bret & shawn were out there putting on that snoozefest.
warrior is one of those wrestlers who get downplayed in hindsight.
the warrior actually fits in better with that era than the undertaker & kane.
and those two names are both staples within the attitude era.
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NYSTATEOFMIND
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Thats how I get outta bed in the morning....after I speak to the gods of course
ultimatemike
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thank fukk he didn't siign that deal otherwise we would be watching NWO version 37
richaveli83
Veteran
The subsequent PPV buyrates didn't see a huge spike with the Warrior's return - fans were interested initially then tuned out.
His feuds with Goldust & Lawler weren't entertaining either, and largely a waste.
Mantis Toboggan M.D.
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That wouldn’t be much worse, if any worse than the last 10-15 years of :flabbyvince: has been.thank fukk he didn't siign that deal otherwise we would be watching NWO version 37
MenacingMonk
Tranquilo
I just looked at the date. This dude really is out of touch.
The AE was already on the rise. If you really had a pulse on your audience, or long term VISION, you wouldn't do this shyt.
I wonder if Warrior declined or which person on Cokeboy's side had to hit him with reality.
The AE was already on the rise. If you really had a pulse on your audience, or long term VISION, you wouldn't do this shyt.
I wonder if Warrior declined or which person on Cokeboy's side had to hit him with reality.
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the goldust feud was cool, but it was an IYH match.
I don't know what you expect out of a feud with an announcer.
also, keep in mind, that the NWO is forming at this time.
warrior's presence kept the WWF from losing a step. that alone is a success.
fans didn't tune out until warrior was gone.
that's like saying, theres a new era going on now, and theres no point in bringing back CM Punk.
the way cm punk's name constantly lingers around, is the same way the warrior's name lingered around in the '90s. wasn't nobody turning down the warrior. and truth be told, the attitude era's roster was weak as f*ck. they just capitalized off the shock-tv era while remixing things from ecw & wcw.
Warrior's last televised appearance (July 8th) was the same day as the Nitro after BATB 96 when Hogan turned.
If Warrior stayed, and the ratings were high then you'd have a point, however he left, and we don't know what would have happened.
a minute ago, you were claiming that the fans tuned out already.
now youre saying "we don't know what would've happened".
which one is it?
if warrior stayed, they would've put the belt on him by the fall, rather than him briefly appearing on raw once every couple weeks to carry out a warm-up storyline with goldust or a comedy feud with jerry lawler.
at the very least, they would've held their own against WCW, rather than str8 getting their asses kicked.
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Keepin' it 100
He wasn't drawing in '96 and the creative direction of the industry as a whole was rapidly moving away from the era that Warrior thrived in. Him in WCW in 98 showed how out of place he was in that era, and he was mostly among his contemporaries. They dodged a bullet by not signing him in 97.
Buried his finish too, LOL
Hunter wanted to work a longer match and Warrior was like nah I'm burying your finish and squashing you.
In all fairness that was backstage politics at play, Hunter being punished for that curtain call shyt
And Warrior was booked as the new improved Hogan who also buried finishers
Warrior wasn't out of place in WCW
He was only there briefly to give Hogan his win back
You're speaking like he actually had a run
Hogan ego is 100% to blame for that bullshyt
Even Warriors biggest haters agree that WCW shyt was Hogan fault
And Warrior woulda made a dope WWF AND WCW champ in late 90s
Yall really don't remember how big Warrior was, even people who didn't watch knew who Ultimate Warrior was
Warrior had his own version (no pun intended ) of NWO spelled backwards for One Warrior Nation and he dead ass got that shyt over even tho he was only brought in to job to Hogan. I mean he dead ass got a 1 man faction over 8+ yrs after his "peak" (WM6) in a company he was in for barely 2 months
Had he played his cards right he woulda been bigger than Hogan especially if he stepped up his in ring game. But he was so over he didn't really have to
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