10 Cringeworthy Pre-Russo WCW Moments

6. The Warrior Shows Up In Mirrors

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Returning to face an old rival, The Ultimate Warrior made his debut on WCW television in 1998.

Known simply as The Warrior, he was set to challenge Hollywood Hogan for the first time since WWF WrestleMania VI in 1990. The match was scheduled for Halloween Havoc (there's that event again).

WCW portrayed the upcoming bout as the rematch of the century, but the pre-match build left a lot to be desired. At one point, Hogan was jawing off backstage with Eric Bischoff, recoiling in horror when he shouted out loud that he could see Warrior reflecting back at him via his mirror.

Bischoff couldn't for the life of him see what Hulk was seeing, but viewers at home could. It's unclear what this was supposed to achieve, shouldn't Hogan have been the only one who could see the image of his mortal nemesis appearing?

After all, if the fans could see Warrior too, didn't that mean they were also going crazy?

The pay-per-view match was a flop thanks mainly to the poor work of both men between the ropes, but it wasn't helped by cringeworthy moments like the mirror incident.

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