In 1998, Hollywood Hogan had the idea to bring The Ultimate Warrior back into the fold. Previously, Hulk had jobbed to Warrior at the WWF's WrestleMania VI event. It was really only so Hogan could get a win back on the man that Warrior was brought into WCW. Fans were initially enthused for the bout, but the feud that built to the collision was far from straightforward. The idea was that Warrior was getting inside Hogan's head before the match. During one segment backstage, he even appeared on a mirror in front of Hulk. Eric Bischoff, who was with Hogan, claimed he couldn't see anything. That was all well and good, but fans could see Warrior, meaning they must have been losing their minds too. The whole thing did nothing to adequately hype a big Pay-Per-View match between both men. At Halloween Havoc, the action proved lacking. Hogan and Warrior were noticeably slower than they had been at 'Mania 8 years prior. That would have been forgivable, had WCW not booked such an asinine build. Warrior vs. Hogan sold itself, it didn't need the baffling mind games to aid it. This match did nothing to present WCW as a must-see product.
Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.
