10 Things WWE Wants You To Forget About The Ultimate Warrior

1. He Was Fired By WWE Three Times

There are few main event level wrestlers in WWE history that had the kind of tumultuous relationship with Vince McMahon that Warrior did. Vince knew how good of a performer he was, but maybe the fact that he was so hard headed was a reason why they clashed so much too. Warrior was fired from WWE three separate times. On the Self Destruction DVD, they covered all of those occurrences. It's not like they would mention things like that for other people, but since they tore him apart on the DVD they were happy to do it. The first time he was fired was shortly after SummerSlam 1991 because he wanted more money from McMahon. That's something that has been covered in the last few months, but the short version of the story is that while Vince may have agreed to it at first, he really didn't stick with the plan. In 1992, after WWE had advertised him to team with Randy Savage against Ric Flair and Razor Ramon (I can remember getting really excited for that match), Warrior was released again. This time it was due to a failed drug test or at least the suspicion of using steroids at a time when WWE was really trying to cut back on that due to the steroid trial they were dealing with. After his 1996 comeback, he was fired again. This time the reason Warrior gave was that his dad died, but McMahon noted that Warrior was never close with his father who hadn't seen in nearly a decade. McMahon fired him for missing several live events without a valid excuse. It took 17 years for WWE to get back on the same page with Warrior. That's when he agreed to be in the video game, sign a Legends deal and go into the Hall of Fame. His return was greeted with a lot of love and fanfare. It's a shame that his life ended so suddenly following his return "home" to World Wrestling Entertainment.