10 Things You Learn From Watching 1996 On WWE Network

3. The Ultimate Warrior Seemed Completely Out Of Place

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Whilst simultaneously making fun of WCW for presenting Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage, Vince McMahon decided to bring back The Ultimate Warrior in 1996. It was true that the WWF needed another headline name to shore up the roster, however Warrior was not the right choice to fill that particular void.

Making his comeback by thumping Hunter Hearst Hemsley at WrestleMania XII, Warrior went on to have matches against everyone from Jerry Lawler to Goldust. At no point did the former WWF Heavyweight Champion look like he belonged on shows that were headlined by the likes of Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels.

It was almost like Warrior had stepped out of a time machine; his act was positively archaic by 1996. Hart and Michaels were producing fast, athletic, and dynamic performances, contrasting mightily with Warrior's more plodding style.

Warrior still received some great reactions from live crowds, and it'd be unfair to say he wasn't over. The man was a star, albeit one that looked completely out of place in a WWF that was beginning to move on.

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