10 Dream WWE Returns That IMMEDIATELY Became Nightmares

3. The Ultimate Warrior

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Granted, this was more of a "dream return" for Vince McMahon and his WWF than The Ultimate Warrior himself. Warrior blatantly fancied coming back for a payday, not because he was super invested in pro wrestling. To McMahon, his re-signing represented much-needed star power mid-battle with WCW.

It wouldn't take long for Warrior's ego to run wild yet again though.

He'd already been through the wringer with Vince in 1991, but things seemed peaceful until Warrior began making demands about his un-fancied comic book and skipping bookings all over again. His entire comeback run in '96 played out like a fever dream (see that smoking segment with Goldust for proof).

Warrior squashed Triple H at WrestleMania XII, then went on to wrestle a handful more televised bouts before the summer brought about his latest WWF departure. Being honest, things went south quickly, chiefly 'cause the real-life Jim Hellwig was very difficult to deal with.

Few on the roster were sad to see him go.

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