WWE's Could Have Been's

[StevieA79]

A controversial choice for me.

The Ultimate Warrior..

Why you say? Warrior achieved a lot and that can't be denied but he was never classed in the same league in terms of winning championships as Hogan, Flair, HHH, Stone Cold, The Rock even though I believe he could have been.

What makes me say that? Well take a look at his return on WWE Raw back in 1996 below. Look at how much his character evolved, look at how badly the crowd wants him to have "one last run". He has a Stone Cold like attitude here when you compare him to the original Ultimate Warrior who grunted, snorted and spoke as if he was possessed by spirits they really are worlds apart.

This Warrior was far more thought out, more calculated, had an even bigger presence about him. He really looked ready for major things in my opinion. Some how, some way it all went pear shaped but I truly believe he would have been a multi time world champion much like The Rock and Stone Cold had he carried on in the WWE.

He really looked like a veteran of the business in his prime here and I really believe Vince had big big plans for the Warrior. Of course the Warrior made a big impression in his earlier days and will no doubt go down in history as one of the best 'superstars' of all time but he could have been so much more in my opinion and it's a shame we didn't see his character and moveset develop further you see some signs of this in the match with Owen and Cigar smoking in the match against Goldust playing mind games and such this was a much more edgy Warrior than previous versions of the character. Also let's not forget how high Vince was on this guy you can see that in the interview and during commentary!

In a nutshell I guess you could say he was evolving.



Also see the match with Owen below for a more technical Ultimate Warrior

[JimmyMess]

Originally Posted by StevieA79 A controversial choice for me. The Ultimate Warrior.. Why you say? Warrior achieved a lot and that can't be denied but he was never classed in the same league in terms of winning championships as Hogan, Flair, HHH, Stone Cold, The Rock even though I believe he could have been. What makes me say that? Well take a look at his return on WWE Raw back in 1996 below. Look at how much his character evolved, look at how badly the crowd wants him to have "one last run". He has a Stone Cold like attitude here when you compare him to the original Ultimate Warrior who grunted, snorted and spoke as if he was possessed by spirits they really are worlds apart. This Warrior was far more thought out, more calculated, had an even bigger presence about him. He really looked ready for major things in my opinion. Some how, some way it all went pear shaped but I truly believe he would have been a multi time world champion much like The Rock and Stone Cold had he carried on in the WWE. He really looked like a veteran of the business in his prime here and I really believe Vince had big big plans for the Warrior. Of course the Warrior made a big impression in his earlier days and will no doubt go down in history as one of the best 'superstars' of all time but he could have been so much more in my opinion and it's a shame we didn't see his character and moveset develop further. Let's not forget how high Vince was on this guy you can see that in the interview!

Yep I can definitely concur that Vince wanted Warrior to be the next big thing. When Nash left for WCW Vince asked him to put Shawn & Undertaker over, which he obliged.

But apparently Kev saw the future because Vince wanted him to put Warrior over, and he wouldn't. I don't remember his exact words but he saw that Warrior wouldn't stick around and he'd fight his contract status and what not.