10 Biggest WCW Signings
WCW had some huge signings during their history
6. The Ultimate Warrior
Despite having a rotten reputation when it came to business and coming with a hefty price tag attached to his comic-book body, Eric Bischoff signed the Ultimate Warrior in the summer of 1998.
Knowing things wouldn’t last long-term, Bischoff brought him in on a short-term deal in order to pop some TV ratings and sell some pay-per-views at a time when WCW were really feeling the heat from a red-hot WWE.
Though he did pique curiosity, Warrior’s WCW run was an unmitigated disaster, from his rambling 20-minute debut promo to his horror show with Hogan at Halloween Havoc.
Many believe that Warrior was only brought in so that Hulk could get his ‘win back’ for WrestleMania VI, but the fact is Warrior was a huge star and there were lots of possibilities there from a creative and merchandising perspective, if nothing else.
A half-million dollar investment that didn’t pay off, maybe, Warrior was still a major league signing and generated significant buzz.
