10 Times Wrestlers Were Spooked FOR REAL
10. Andre The Giant Extends The Long Arm Of The Law...
...right into the Ultimate Warrior's face.
As told by Bobby Heenan on the infamous Self-Destruction Of Ultimate Warrior, Andre The Giant was getting sick of the Warrior's heavy-handedness during their series of Intercontinental Title house show matches in 1989.
The desired effect from all of this was to establish Warrior as a Hulk Hogan-level babyface in every possible market ahead of his actual ascension the following year. What's more, the formula was so brilliantly simple and it was working. They'd work a minute or so, the Giant would get trapped in the ropes, absorb some damage, and Warrior would secure an easy win.
It only became a problem when he absorbed too much damage. The stiff shots were getting on Andre's t*ts, and - being a GIANT - could do something about. 'The Brain' recalled the night he stuck a shoot fist clean in the Champion's painted face. Warrior was scared straight in an instant, working featherlight with him from that point on.