Eric Bischoff shoots on negotiating with the Ultimate Warrior to come into WCW

Eric Bischoff shoots on negotiating with the Ultimate Warrior to come into WCW
Since 1984 every wrestling promoter has tried to best Vince McMahon and the World Wrestling Federation unsuccessfully… except one, Eric Bischoff. Eric beat Vince McMahon’s Monday Night RAW head-to-head in Monday Night Wars 83 consecutive times. 83 Weeks will take a deep dive into the highs and lows of Eric Bischoff’s unparalleled successes in the wrestling business.
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[@hattorihanzo2275]

It's amazing how the concept of time is different when you are a kid versus an adult. The difference between WMVI and Nitro return is 8 years. The difference between the Nitro return and now is 22 years. Yet in my memories the difference between '90 and '98 seems so much longer.

[@m.bowman2841]

And how nitros entire run was only about 5 and a half years.

[@kelman727]

Broadband, media and internet have helped to collapse our sense of time.

[@GG-bi8tb]

it seems much longer because so much stuff happened

[@GameTime-yj6qv]

You're right. Its like when you a kid and Christmas is a month away it seems like forever. As an adult time just flies by.

[@412StepUp]

Me too. I remember thinking the first couple wrestlemanias were so long ago. Yet in the late 90s they were only like a decade ago. It’s over 2 decades since the Monday night wars and the attitude era. But just like you it’s seems longer in between the 80s and 90s, than the time between the late 90s and toda.

[@danpats1]

I was so hyped when Warrior came to wcw. After that first monologue from him on Nitro that hype fizzled pretty quickly.

[@jamescourt5201]

Agreed. We were in the same world being dissapointed at the same time.

[@Hatchbasic]

That’s the problem with warrior

[@daleravic]

What messed things up is Warrior tore his bicep so he couldn't do any power moves. Just knock people over the ropes. Which is why the match with Hogan was underwhelming.

[@Iconhulk]

@@TheFoodieCutie warrior can't work..

[@Danielson1818]

@@TheFoodieCutie Warrior can describe dog farts. The man was bat shit insane, and him having a channel doesn't change that.

[@Scorch1028]

Say what you will about Warrior, Jim Hellwig, but he didn't die impoverished like many of his contemporaries in the business. Warrior knew how to manage his money, and he pursued fairly lucrative ventures after his pro wrestling career ended. Warrior's widow Dana and their two daughters are living well, in large part because Warrior never got in over his head in his financial pursuits. Even the often criticized "Warrior University" didn't break the bank for Warrior. He only took a chance with what he could "afford to lose" with Warrior University, his comic books, and every other Warrior-owned property or business pursuit. Warrior was "wiser" than a lot of people give him credit for being. In 1998, Warrior was paid well by WCW, however, he wanted more money than they were willing to give him, so he left. Warrior had amassed enough money to walk away from WCW, and not feel any sense of regret. He wasn't one of these tragic wrestlers in his 50s, with a banged up body, who had to work for scant sums of money just to break even each month. Warrior knew from the beginning of his pro wrestling career, that he had a "limited amount of time" to make a particular amount of money. Then he'd have to transition into something else.

[@jmc7504]

his brother said the wife was bout to leave him since $$$ wasnt coming in

[@GLPitt1]

He knew what fans of that era wanted. They wanted the jacked muscle head look and the cartoony character. He wasn't a mark for the business and worked simple and safe. It is a business and he was a business man. I laugh at all the wrestlers and fans that constantly rag on him like "he was a terrible worker" and "he didn't care about the business". He got rich and famous (which is the goal) and the other guys didn't. So who really didn't know how to work or know the business? Lol

[@Matt-cr4vv]

Warrior always seems penny smart dollar dumb to me. I just think if he demands $550K to go to summerslam, and Vince does it. But it results in his suspension where he likely makes nothing until the next WM. He then is out of the business until 1996. He makes all the demands in 1996, no shows and gets fired again. Comes in for the the one payday with WCW and walks again. He got a few giant paydays, but I’d reason to guess that if he had stuck around from 1991 - 1998 and not made all those demands he’d have made multiples of what he walked with. Or even think if he hadn’t burned the bridge maybe he gets a limited dates deal for awhile and then spends years on the lengends deal and collects royalties.

[@stuartmorris6299]

​​@@Matt-cr4vvyour not factoring In that he could use those years to earn also, not as much as he would have made in wrestling in all likelihood. Having said that, wrestling can shorter your life, thus diminishing your life earnings. Not disagreeing with you but there are lots if ways to look at it.

[@tharealest8190]

@@jmc7504where can we find this ? I googled and KZbind it and I see nothing of it

[@zackvanhalen]

In hindsight, an Ultimate Warrior/Scott Steiner feud would have been amazing. The matches may not have been great, but the intensity would have been off the charts.

[@PhilJamrocDJMK]

Warrior and sting

[@zackvanhalen]

@joewilly2232 The matches, but not the promos.

[@pandavelli8176]

WCW had a STACKED roster for a few years, boy it was fun to watch!

[@butch1dc]

The fact that warrior beat McMahon in court should at least show warrior is pretty damn smart. McMahon NEVER loses to individuals.

[@mrperfectedkelly]

Yes he does, Jesse Ventura

[@laysdong]

McMahon RARELY goes to court. He other settles or runs them out of money

[@williamarchibald1378]

Believe it or not, Tim Horner did

[@Dfuq1964]

@@williamarchibald1378 what did Tim Horner do?

[@williamarchibald1378]

@@Dfuq1964 successfully sued McMahon

[@TheMrBmurray]

Only problem with Bischoff's fast/slow horse analogy is that Warrior could never really be controlled. The guy believed that the only way to get over was to have an entrance, squash your opponent, and leave--full throttle the whole time.

[@TDL-xg5nn]

UW matches had to be over so fast because he couldn't wrestle himself out of a wet paper bag. To prolong the match would expose that he couldn't wrestle. So he comes down, does his half dozen clothes lines, and pins.

[@paulsydenham1883]

@@TDL-xg5nn too right overrated.

[@Wraith3100]

Shake the ropes

[@4gegtyreeyuyeddffvyt]

Warrior was a real low iq guy

[@Maradala]

A dude who jacked who squashes people makes money mainstream, helps the wrestler, the promoter, the company, the business and the boys to make more money. How no one has realized the most hated people in the business are the most successful but less skilled. How do people still not realize this. So what if there's a star that can't wrestle but is bringing your crowds. I'd love to have a company today that has a top star that sucks at wrestling but is believable that he would kick your ass like goldberg and then in the undercard have 5 great wrestling matches that give your "wrestling" fix. The good legit wrestlers don't draw money for a company. This is a work. Not a shoot. Same reason people say ufc is guys humping each other because regardless of the skill, if there's no character or personality, no one cares. I love wrestling but I don't hate on the unskilled guys who are huge and get a big push because they destroy their opponents.....that's the whole fucking point

[@ChromeFamily]

Warrior /Sting would have been a logical feud too and Warrior / Goldberg.. really wish he stayed longer than he did..

[@antology7]

Everyone wanted those matches.

[@vicenteguerrero1433]

i read Warrior himself suggested on his website that TNA\Impact bring in he and Goldberg to "beat the intensity out of each other"

[@antology7]

@@vicenteguerrero1433 Wow, that should have happened. I'm surprised either of them didn't go to TNA.

[@balancer182]

Yup but I'm guessing Warrior wanted too much money.

[@vlogger4567]

Warrior's heart was already giving out and he couldn't do much rassling anymore by that point, unfortunately.

[@TheHannibalTV]

As a kid watching I never even noticed the first Nitro Warrior segment was long I was just happy to see him back

[@CLuvTravels]

Did he say 250,000 just to have Warrior show up at a pay per view?

[@zemm9003]

​@Bold One Tony Khan is doing the same now with AEW where anybody with a pulse can get 6 figures and all top guys are making 7.

[@jamminjohn]

I have no idea what I signed Warrior for. Because back in the day, signing the Warrior was an everyday occurrence.

[@jezzymccdoozie1858]

He was the Ultimate warrior, RIP.

[@whatever_it_takes6691]

If Warrior was going to come over then it was going to have to be a really wild check.

[@dachronicalalittlebitofeve6630]

Did you mean cheque?

[@kashamadness3517]

whatever_it_takes *if i was gonna come over there, then it was going to have to be a pretty wild cheque . We had that one conversation them Eric Bischoff called .... Maybe me ? Or my attorney out of New York

[@stevehalli1538]

DaChronical a little bit of everything!! No means check as In paycheck.

[@foreverred105]

Hogan called.. Brother! brother! you went over our heads...

[@Bansenshukai9]

Yeah, he doesn’t want to remember what he paid Warrior, because it was most likely OBSCENE. - I’d say it was closer to $500,000 a pop per appearance, because Warrior knew that they only wanted him at WCW because Hogan wanted to equal the score over WM6, which they did, with one of the most horrible matches in the history of ANY promotion.

[@Jesus-do1wl]

Excellent interview, thank you for posting this insightful interview of that time. That was some great content and info. I wish it was a longer interview.

[@m.bowman2841]

Wwe should have had warrior come back as JBLs spiritual advisor in his administration in 2004-2005

[@nicksoapdish157]

I would have liked to see that

[@ziggypop79]

Warrior was one of the biggest stars in wrestling history

[@Ijustinsultedyou]

For all the wrong reasons

[@derekgaliee4351]

​@@IjustinsultedyouHe didn't rape & kill people & beat up his wife & get people high Like Hogan

[@ECWnWWF]

According to the Warrior shoot interview from 2005, Hellwig said it was Hogan that negotiated with him coming to WCW. In that interview Warrior explained that Hogan was given Ted Turner's checkbook, and Warrior said it would be a pretty wild check to bring him in...Hogan wrote the check. If you listen to Hannibal's breakdown of Hogan's WCW contract - Hogan would've had the authority to do something like that, and there's little Eric Bischoff could do about it.

[@derekgaliee4351]

This Interview on You Tube

[@UziBlancoOfficial]

Problem with that is where your getting your info from... 😂 Hannibal is one of the biggest goofs to ever step into a ring 😂😂😂

[@leagueleaders]

I'd watch a Warrior cartoon done from the early 90s

[@Ijustinsultedyou]

Who cares

[@leagueleaders]

@@Ijustinsultedyou you cared enough to comment nerd

[@kishoremb9809]

I think it would have worked

[@BossChronicles]

He was one of a kind

[@ratedtriplex]

Somewhere in my parents house i got issue 1 of the Warrior comic. All i can remember from it is he reminded me of Conan the Barbarian and the word "distrusity"

[@Richterdgf]

Ah, so if you ever buy a bird as a pet you have something to line the bottoms of the cage with!

[@pandavelli8176]

I’m guessing it wasn’t the Santa r@pe issue or you’d be scarred for life 😂

[@Ft.Gagiano]

Talk bout the most anticipated rematch in history. And it ended in a wet fart of haloween havoc 98. If the Hogan vs Warrior would have done right. The "monday night wars" would have been a differant story

[@pj006marsden]

They shouldn't of given up . There was still legs in the storyline . Warrior was still massive draw

[@Ft.Gagiano]

@@pj006marsden agree.

[@pj006marsden]

@@Ft.Gagiano imagine sting and warrior joining forces all these years later to take.down the nwo once and for.all .

[@DaveMoth]

I wasn’t a fan of the angle but it did get massive ratings on Nitro so clearly people were watching it

[@matthillegas3099]

I'm not sure that's true. It was good for a short nostalgia kick, but I doubt it would have stayed that way in the long run. The WWF still had Austin, Rock, Evil Vince, etc.

[@MC-bd5ub]

I hope hogan is paying Eric because Eric puts him over more than anyone I've ever seen.

[@michaelvaughn8864]

Friends to the end, brah. It's 4 Life

[@Matt-cr4vv]

I think Eric has said they’re best friends

[@ruprechtwilliams9306]

Finally someone who respects and is honest about the intensity and dedication of the warrior...

[@user-do2ev2hr7h]

I'm sure Hogan had a special rolodex of people he needed to get his win back from and when their contracts were available.

[@michaelmclaren1333]

It was never about old vs young. It's about fresh vs stale. Ddp started training to be a pro wrestler in his late 30s and I'd be damned if I said I turned to WWF whenever ddp was on because I kept the remote on nitro I wanted to see the crazy ass way he would use the diamond cutter. I'm pretty sure a certain legend killer was also a ddp mark ;)

[@TheSilentHeel]

Oh cool I didn't know you were in the wrestling business! I think Eric Bischoff would know than you pal lmao.

[@michaelmclaren1333]

@@TheSilentHeel who does he work for?

[@kagemaru259]

Diamond Cutter was ALWAYS my favorite finisher as a kid.

[@stevenstark6104]

The cartoon would have been interesting. The first episode would be about the pilots crashing to earth

[@Johnny82Utah]

It's amazing to me the warrior as an in-ring talent is revered like he is today. The guy just seems like a nightmare to work with all the way around.

[@tharealest8190]

There are stories about most all top talents being hard to deal with , that’s the stigma ‘they’ put on you when you don’t just go along with whatever bs they give you to do

[@lillagahnavich7700]

Also have to realize we didn't know all this at the time ..he was just a larger than life character on my TV beating the hell out of Hulk Hogan...so alot of people don't differ the people they watched on TV and stories about a full of hi self hard to work with guy that they never met in real life....like lots of our heros

[@maxxdahl6062]

@@tharealest8190 No top guy was ever THIS tough to deal with.

[@tharealest8190]

@@maxxdahl6062 have YOU dealt with warrior to know this or are you going by what other drug abusing , adultery committing , lying and JEALOUS ass wrestlers said ?

[@maxxdahl6062]

@@tharealest8190 He had been fired from absolutely damn near every promotion he ever worked for, hell multiple times with WWF. Don't really need to work with him personally to see the writing on the wall.

[@Kuudere-Kun]

Maybe Warrior could have gotten more of what he wanted if he went to Japan. There are a number of Wrestling based Anime, and I could see a number of Anime directors making something Warrior based work.

[@giovanniperez4264]

Honestly Ultimate Warrior does seem like the most anime like wrester

[@lobsterwhisperer7932]

I like Bishoff, he isn't afraid to point out his failures unlike Russo who is constantly putting himself over in ever single shoot.

[@gtf2584]

bro i invented air bro

[@A1PrimeTimeMovies]

Funny how Bischoff says he has a great memory whenever it’s something good he did in the past but something bad, the details can be a little fuzzy

[@shaunbritton939]

I love are generation the fact we have all this content on wrestling is awesome I no longer have to wait till Saturday afternoon

[@TL2354]

Our

[@KliqDon1983]

He only brought warrior in was so Hogan could avenge his WM6 loss.

[@NumberOneGar]

"This works for me, brother"

[@freddiecongote6927]

David, WCW didn't need The Ultimate Warrior . They were stacked with stars. The only reason they got him was for Hogan to avenge his loss.

[@stoneroses1989]

@@NumberOneGar I'm a fan of both guys but I laughed when I saw that.

[@Ijustinsultedyou]

You do know it’s fake right? You do know that the outcome of every match is scripted right? There is no avenging. Hogan willingly agreed to lose to warrior in the first meeting back in 1990. You do know all this is just a staged work right

[@KliqDon1983]

@@Ijustinsultedyou so is Seinfeld

[@d.carpenter7519]

Then why did Hogan reference the ultimate surprise then switch gears a week later to Renegade???

[@johnnyargon5454]

To me it wasn’t about the money, it was about giving the fans what they want, cause at that time there was nothing else in the wrestling world fans wanted more than warriors return and for a brief period fans were so excited over this storyline. The excitement ended at the warrior mirror scene, it was at that moment fans thought wtf is this.

[@KLC6432]

Mate wise up. It was always for money. You have Terry Bolea and Jim Hellwig involved. Money is all that mattered.

[@billyrouse4813]

Warrior the character was mesmerizing. As a worker and a person, he was absolutely horrifying.

[@derekgaliee4351]

You never seen His Matches with Rude ??? He worked with Rude in WCCW & His Match with Hogan @ Mania 6 & Mania 7 With Macho Man Savage

[@Wildberryjamband]

They only wanted Warrior because Hogan was too lame to face Bret. We don't two dozen podcasts to tell us that.

[@michaelmclaren1333]

That was for a 6 month contract!

[@hattorihanzo2275]

Called in sick to watch the return on Nitro.

[@cantstopbeeboo2055]

LMAO Bet you wish you didn't call in.

[@BriggsStratton11]

Anyone else getting a Dominoes commercial voiced by Matt Koon?

[@Dfuq1964]

Hollywood gimmick saved Hulk Hogan’s career!

[@Ijustinsultedyou]

You mean extended it. His career was already edged in stone as one of the most impactful ones of all time had it not went day further at that point

[@Dfuq1964]

@@Ijustinsultedyou Hogan’s gimmick was stale and wore out. He had to adapt and change. Otherwise he would have faded away.

[@drmgiverdrmgiver5335]

Well, he got the comic book.

[@horrorfan4-life689]

I'm curious to what the comic is about..like is he a superhero in it? I'm only like 2 or 3 dollars curious though so I will probably never know lol...I do know Hogan isnt it or he would be on the cover lol

[@jesseandrews2303]

@@horrorfan4-life689 The comic book is literally about a delusional reality surrounded by the essence of rocket fuel Featuring darkness to defeat.

[@sirtoby4939]

"Time to get foced!" SCHRONK

[@johndeagle4389]

WCW reminds me of Michael Cimino's Heaven's Gate.

[@Scorch1028]

If Eric Bischoff had followed the Warrior's "Destrucity" philosophy, then WCW could have won the Monday Night Wars. 😆

[@jakelang806]

i never understood how they won to begin with i always prefferd wwf

[@ratedtriplex]

@@jakelang806 I'm was waaaay bigger fan of WWF than WCW but that nWo angle was hot.

[@Scorch1028]

The WCW was a second-rate promotion that was only red hot for 2 years "at most." The WWE was a long-established brand, that had peaks and valleys, but always remained first-rate, even when WCW had "sporadically" higher" ratings. WCW actually paid wrestlers NOT to perform. Eric Bischoff couldn't get out of his own way. He sank the WCW.

[@Scorch1028]

@@ratedtriplex WCW had it's day in the sun, as did the original ECW. That being said, the WWE has never trailed behind it's competitors for long.

[@tharealest8190]

@@Scorch1028 do you work for wwe ??

[@lordofpain3476]

Wasting that much money just so Hogan could pat his ego is one of the reasons that WCW went out of business .

[@Balraj.G.]

Respect Eric for giving Warrior his props! Definitely was dedicated to the character and lots of people loved his character. Maybe if someone would have put more time into training him with wrestling moves things could have been even better! 👍🏽👍🏽

[@mike7676ful]

Everyone I heard talk said he wasn’t interested in learning anything. Sting got better because he wanted to learn. Warrior didn’t.

[@AaronDavis057]

what an awesome analogy, with the fast horse and slow horse

[@MrLennybach]

Warrior, Ultimate, Dingo, was a unique Superstar! Who could only do a minute match!! But his character fit the 1980’s and limped on in the 90’s!

[@michaelmclaren1333]

I didn't mind the 98 return promo. I was engrossed in it and I watched it back at least 10 times to follow along with ALL the things he covered in that promo. The only thing I DIDN'T like about the WCW promo was when he said "beating you isn't a big deal because everyone already has". At the time and even now when I watch it I ask him in my head or even out loud "then WHY ARE YOU HERE, Jim"?! I know he was going for the whole "I'll bring down Hollywood Hogan and the nWo" but in wrestling the only way to bring down your opponent is by having matches. Shouldn't have said that line Jim.

[@joemckim1183]

Ultimate Warrior probably had a ton of his comic book printed out and to save face that no one was buying them he was basically trying to negotiate WCW to buy them to save face for him. I don't think WCW would've been dumb enough to buy basically useless comic books though.

[@fromglasgow7862]

I think they gave up too soon on the Warrior, He was still only in his 30's at this point and still had a lot to offer, So many dream matches and feuds it was a lot of missed potential. Sad he never done much wrestling related after this.

[@vacuumboots69]

The guy was finished he couldn't go more than 10 mins. Had a shit load of baggage and was a pain in the bellend.

[@TDL-xg5nn]

UW was too one dimensional. He couldn't wrestle. At some point fans become bored with watching him do nothing but clothe lines over and over. UW never showed any interest in actually learning how to work a match and expand his game.

[@danski6694]

cthulhu sashimi and what part of “wrestling” did the NWO do at that time? Jump in the ring and punch guys at any given point? Run guys over with trucks?

[@ryanpurplenintendoeater9869]

He really only had long matches with the matcho man they could of worked together again and long matches do you not remember Goldberg

[@tharealest8190]

@@vacuumboots69 YOU don’t know how long warrior could work a match and btw Goldberg ended up as wcw biggest star and his matches were roughly FIVE minutes

[@LPNBKeith]

Nice to hear someone not just shitting on UW

[@micksawyer1112]

I can't speak on warrior personally because I have never met him and I know he has is frequently at the brunt of criticism especially his wcw debut. I might be among the minority on this but I enjoyed his wcw debut and his promo so when I hear people say his promos didn't make sense I just can't relate with that because Macho Man cut crazy and almost senseless promos but he is greatly revered so I don't see any difference there both great in there OWN way.

[@alistairhenshall9204]

to Bischoffs credit, warrior had a pretty good track record at this point in his career

[@TheDimeDrawer]

The Ultimate Warrior drew lots and lots of dimes 💰💵👍...

[@TheDimeDrawer]

@Caged Savage No problemo buddy 👍

[@TheDimeDrawer]

@@SeamHead33 FACTS! 👍👍

[@jasonmohning1708]

He definitely filled seats with a$$es

[@TheDimeDrawer]

@David Hinkle Dude just put the crack pipe down right now seriously.

[@TheDimeDrawer]

@David Hinkle Half of the 67,000 crowd in the SkyDome at WMVI were Warrior fans so it wasn't just because of Hogan's drawing power dude 🤦. Warrior was chosen to be in the main event against Hogan since SummerSlam 89 just listen to the monster pop the Warrior got when he beat Rude for the IC strap in that match that pop was the biggest of that PPV which Hogan was in the maint event against Savage and Zeus. Warrior was also out selling Hogan in terms of merchandise in late 89 into early 1990. The Ultimate Warrior drew lots and lots of dimes 💰💵👍...

[@ant4158]

Warrior would have fit better in 1995...I could have seen him, Sting, Hogan, and Macho Man, vs the four horsemen and dungeon of doom...you could have put Sting and Warrior together and be tag team champions...it would have been awesome

[@DaLibraTay]

Sting Vs Warrior would be great it was to much focus on NWO n Hulk just look at how many stars went to WWE and became big stars with HHH Rock Stone Cold still. Getting over

[@mitch3384]

11:17 LOL a Warrior movie would have been amazing, in a 'Masters Of The Universe' kinda way

[@jonathanchristie4461]

Ultimately good choice of words.

[@Ultrasphinx70]

Warrior needed a writer. He had some fun ideas like the one warrior nation and adding the mythology stuff. He just couldn't do it on his own which he always seemed to think he could.

[@VindictiveRaider]

After this people should seriously go listen to The Ultimate Warrior's full shoot video on KZbin. You can get his side of the story.

[@GD-1982]

WCW had so much talent take the egos away we couldve had a proper reign from Sting have him in classic main events wth the likes of DDP, Macho man he and Bret Hart feuding with the NWO Bret Hart finally facing Hogan, DDP , benoit, Jericho, booker T.....Bret reforms the Hart foundation while stars like Goldberg DDP cruiserweights on the rise then you get starrcade in the world title match Sting vs Bret Hart, Warrior vs Goldberg that 1998 starrcade couldve surpassed 1997....then pass the torch to Goldberg as the face of WCW 1999

[@99somerville]

HH knew the business, better than most of the media experts. Of course they hate that/him for it.

[@markseifjr]

Who is HH supposed to be? 🤔

[@MattAlbie]

I hated Hogan because he sucked and bored the shit out of me.

[@greenbudzzz]

Love the ads conrad

[@rondorthecruel124]

Eric: "I have a great memory." Also Eric in almost every shoot clip: "I don't recall the details of..." Lol just busting balls, I'm sure I wouldn't remember every detail of things if I was in charge of something that crazy and dysfunctional, but damn it is funny

[@kyleshiflet9952]

That warrior hogan Halloween Havoc matched screwed the ppv audience out of a awesome main event that night

[@TheTurdballs420]

oWn 4 Life

[@thedude2897]

Ho Kogan!

[@madjazza4098]

Lmao

[@angelvalle9963]

I like what Eric did he kept the old guys working I wish they paid him more respect nobody would have paid them what he did.

[@highlordlaughterofcanada8685]

Yeah, at the cost of the new guys. How many careers were stunted so that the old boys club could get tv time?

[@IzualTheTerrible]

Warrior vs Goldberg would have been $. People talk mad shit about both of them being marks, but they protected the characters.

[@Messiah717]

I can't even describe how awful that match would've been.

[@greatomeister675]

Victor Marinaccio And they would’ve sold out a stadium and do over a million PPV buys.

[@StrikeTeam0316]

@@greatomeister675 That’s very Vince Russo thinking, short term never long-term. It would’ve been shit for the industry.

[@TL2354]

Not happy shit?

[@Peopleofthesun386]

The promos alone would have tanked the whole rivalry they both sucked on the mic

[@siral4487]

Should have brought him him in and let him do squash matches for two to three years and make him unstoppable, then after you’ve established him as an unbeatable monster, have a cage match on a pay per view, and have him do a clean job , right in the middle of the ring with Alex wright coming out on top, clean, and finally giving Alex the strap and giving him his long awaited Bruno push. It’s a very simple angle, I’m embarrassed to even mention it, knowing this was the plan all along until Alex wright fractured his cocksis. That would have been the final nail in Vince McMahons coffin. Contact me for booking ideas and , or full time positions.

[@donaldsalkovick396]

Some would say that Macho Man was Macho Man 24 7 also

[@barrylilley4161]

Just like Randy savage he was his character all the time

[@kevinstokes9329]

Totally dumb to have invested that much money on cry baby Warrior. His very first wcw promo proved it instantly

[@wolflover789]

I think warrior was a dreamer, in a good way. It sounds like he was an outside the box thinker and he reminds me of guys like Disney or Elon musk... Obviously warrior's dreams didn't pan out, but the cookie didn't crumble for his plans. I don't fault t guy for dreaming and planning huge, especially considering he had such good intentions with the morals he intended to implement -- despite anything anyone may say about his personal life and decisions.

[@paulhager1281]

Lugar vs warrior would have been cool

[@brownbear6819]

What Bischoff is being too kind to say, is that Warrior was delusional.

[@jesseandrews2303]

20 years is a long time to survive delusional

[@johndawhale3197]

Being delusional has a lot of benefits.

[@ryanpurplenintendoeater9869]

But why couldn't there have been a cartoon or movie but that's hard to do when Hogan is burying you because of Wrestlemania

[@drexlspivey5828]

Most successful people become successful by being delusional, 90% of peoples expectations in life is nothing more than to pay the mortgage then die, because that's realistic, if Warrior hadn't been delusional he would have spent his entire life working on a farm

[@OG-Ghost33]

Please do tell what made him DILUSIONAL?

[@pussydestroyer87]

I have to disagree with Eric here. He did much better with Nash, a guy who only cared about a pay check, than he ever could do with Warrior.

[@planetschlock]

An Ultimate Warrior cartoon might have been pretty cool...as long as Warrior himself didn't have any creative input (because jfc look at his godawful comic book).

[@PhilipK100]

I wish the WCW of 1998 had put a warrior vs Bulldog match on! That would’ve been cool! Bulldog vs Goldberg or Warrior vs Goldberg would’ve been another match that would’ve worked! Sting, Goldberg, bulldog and Warrior vs Nash, Hogan, Hall and Savage should’ve been the last big match that destroyed the NWO that should’ve taken place 👍

[@set1237]

The Ultimate Shitebag gets wonderfully exposed and has one of the worst matches ever.

[@michaelmclaren1333]

I was SOOO hyped and excited when he came to wcw and the dream matches my 20 year old self Envisioned. At the top of my list was warrior vs Goldberg because I would explain Goldberg to friends and family that stopped watching wrestling. I'd say "Goldberg is a modern day ultimate warrior but even MORE intense and stronger then warrior ever was"

[@kennyfleck8630]

Crazy how his WCW career was very similar to warriors initial WWF run. I know warrior wasn't technically undefeated going into wm 6 but he might as well been. Goldberg being u.s. champ when he beat Hogan, like warrior was i.c. champ when he beat Hogan. I also point out that steiners and Harlem heat feuded for the tag titles then Scott and Booker later feuded for the title similar to the rockers and hart foundation and Shawn/Bret. Almost like a bizarro version of 80s wwf

[@michaelmclaren1333]

@@kennyfleck8630 people that are anti-goldberg because of the streak don't understand how hypocritical it is to be a fan of wrestling because I don't remember ANYONE popping for Barry Horowitz or Steve Lombardi. Every wrestler that has a name in the business is booked exactly the same. The only difference with Goldberg was the FANS started keeping track of his victories. The ultimate warrior in the 80s was pushed exactly the same, the road warriors in the 80s were booked exactly the same. Hogan, cena, the rock, roman reigns, brawn Strowman etc etc. The masses don't normally cheer for losers.

[@kennyfleck8630]

@@michaelmclaren1333 I definitely remember switching to WCW often as well simply because Goldberg came out, spear jackhammer and done, and we absolutely did not want to miss it, and we were counting his wins before WCW was lol. Also loved the gold...berg...gold... berg chants as well. It was different, it seemed different and was one of the few times it didnt seem too quick at all when he won the title. It fit. He seemed unstoppable and fresh. His push was a combination of good timing, and his believability. Lightning in a bottle type shit. Even loved his initial return at survivor series 2016. Perfect execution.

[@michaelmclaren1333]

@@kennyfleck8630 Goldbergs moves were not technical/chain/ catch me if you can wrestling moves but every move he did was like shooting dynamite out of a 10 gauge shotgun. They were SO fast and explosive that nobody has matched even to this day. Yes guys like stroman, mark Henry, the big show, Ryback, wardlow and even Brock Lesnar are EXTREMELY powerful men in the ring but Goldberg was SO damn fast the cameras had a hard time keeping up with him. Hell even in the Goldberg/Lesnar 3 a few times the camera guys couldn't keep up. He's the only heavyweight that could out pace the camera men.

[@ANTwontstop]

Why is the audio so bad for this? Y’all need an engineer? Lol

[@jesseandrews2303]

14:02 Nash

[@j.p.8304]

Exactly hahaha

[@ExplisitHipHop]

I wanted Warrior vs Goldberg.

[@MaximusX67]

Hulk needed that win back from WM6 BROTHER!! That and a potential big pay day due to nostalgia! ---- But mostly Hogan NEEDED that win back!!

[@alin81-82]

Even though warrior & wcw gets shit for it not "working", as a fan, I thought it DID. Warrior got under Hogan's skin like no other opponent at that time. Maybe their interactions were a bit too goofy at times, but it was entertaining.

[@Chayliss]

As a kid, a bit of money was spent on wwe over the golden era One time money was spent on WCW Warriors ppv I got it on the intermet....on 56k It was a damn slide show The audio was AM in the country quality...if that I couldn't even follow along Bought it obviously for warrior The ppv buy was legit I believe and not a.bootleg Also fairly inexpensive compared to a ppv buy on tv It was about the cost of a blockbuster weekend basically So I wasn't even mad Just disappointed Imagine warriors promos had he been around for the attitude era Not to mention Macho man Or piper If vince kept em around I wouldn't have tuned out.for new gen and most of attitude I'm a triple crown lapsed fan

[@creed5157]

Hell, get me anywhere approaching six figures. 😆

[@cjsnedegar834]

It wasn't as big as it should have been. Bcus most fans knew Hogan was just gonna screw Warrior. Just so he could get that loss back that he had against him in WWF. Since Hogan had creative control. So most knew Warrior was not gonna win and just get robbed for Hogan.

[@EveryDooDarnDiddlyDay]

FREESTYLED

[@Wildberryjamband]

Warrior should have been at World War 3, maybe coming out during the entrances, and he could take out Vincent, Stevie Ray and Horace right off the bat. Wild brawl on the floor with UW destroying the NWO b-team. Warrior at Starrcade ? Probably could have been something there. His contract was for six months. He made 8 appearances in 2 months. He made over 2 million dollars and Eric/Hogan just didn't care. They didn;'t book him for anything ! They didn;'t want him to get over ! Listen to the fans the night after Halloween Havoc. The fans would have went for a longer feud and they did want to see UW. Eric and Hogan are just stuck on making NWO the only thing. They didnt' care they had Warrior, they botched Bret's run for 2 years straight without a major match or angle.

[@basedpatriarch]

Warrior was right that he was brought in to give Hogan his win back because if they were serious about even one year they would have studied his 96 flop and realized he was done, just a body in a trench coat at that point.

[@justinkassinger8238]

Im pretty sure when Jim refered to himself in the 3rd person, he was meaning his character. Stop being disingenuous.

[@bryandaction]

So to paraphrase Eric, “No! Renegade was just a shitty idea that was never going to be paid off the way it was teased. Yeah I was in charge of creative. Why do you ask?”

[@stylistik9762]

I would have rather seen Warrior vs Goldberg

[@mikaelcruz5915]

at the end of the day, you can hate on Warrior all you want but he got paid and made bank. he was no Bret Hart but he did have a place in the business.

[@markkickmark]

Great character, but such an awful human being behind it.

[@clachapelle]

I WAS NEVER EVER A FAN OF THE WARRIOR..... SO OVERRATED......................

[@lbonds362]

Hogan only worked once he went against the character and turned heal