Timing is everything in life, but when it came to inducting the Ultimate Warrior into the WWE Hall of Fame, the timing was almost unreal. For years, Warrior had been on the outs with WWE, with the company going so far as to make the hit piece DVD The Self-Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior several years ago. It looked like there was no chance of a reconciliation between the two camps. Then somehow, the relationship thawed enough to allow WWE to induct Warrior into the Hall of Fame and bring him on as an ambassador for the company. Sadly, just days after being formally welcomed back into the wrestling family, Warrior passed away. Theres no gentle way to say it, but its fortunate that WWE was able to patch things up before he passed away, making his induction (and speech) way more meaningful than a posthumous induction. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCpQXqEI7EE Warriors inclusion in the Hall of Fame was a big moment on its own, especially for fans who witnessed his meteoric rise in the late 80s. It was an honor well-deserved, and in the greater context, it brought closure to a longstanding rift.
Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.
