10 Hall Of Famers Who Fell Out With The WWE

Jul 27, 2015 July 27th, 2015

1. Ultimate Warrior

Whilst the Ultimate Warrior is now regularly heralded by those at Titan Towers, the vitriol from the WWE to the Warrior was like no other.

Sure, other talents may have been blanked or ignored, but the WWE went out of their way to produce The Self-Destruction of The Ultimate Warrior; a feature-length production that involved many a talent and former talent poking fun at one of the most erratic, intense and explosive superstars to ever step inside the squared circle.

The Warrior is a true icon of the industry, with his star even surpassing that of the legendary Hulk Hogan at one point in time. Yet he was ridiculed and mocked at every turn by the WWE for several years, with his ring work, promo style, missed appearances and his apparent holding up of Vince McMahon the issues that were brought up.

It's fantastic that the Ultimate Warrior finally did make it to the Hall of Fame before his untimely passing, yet there's still a sense of unease amongst some long-time Warrior fans who aren't so quick to forget the WWE's treatment of this legend for so many years.

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