10 Rare Wrestling Contract Clauses You Never Knew

The Ultimate Warrior was well known to have been notoriously difficult to get along with and negotiate any kind of deal or contract with him. He departed the WWF in 1996 and didn’t reappear for them for nearly 20 years afterwards with neither side wanting to work together due to the various lingering issues.

It was when Warrior made that return that his contract came with some stringent instructions that the WWF had to follow. Unlike the rest of the roster, it was for a limited schedule of 14 days per month which was a rare move on Vince McMahon’s part. Few got to miss as many house shows as the returning former Champion. It stands as a precursor

A notable part written into the contract involved the Warrior’s bizarre comic book being published where he rambled about a destiny/reality hybrid called ‘Destrucity’ and had very questionable scenes with Santa Claus. The deal granted Warrior the trademark to his character and name in return for WWE getting a 12% share of his comic book. It was part of Jim Hellwig's attempts to get the "Warrior" trademark for years, even legally changing his name to Warrior in 1993 to get around legal technicalities.