10 Forgotten Final Wrestling Matches Of WWE Hall Of Famers
Going out, but not the way you might recall...
5. The Ultimate Warrior
From 1988 to his first firing from WWE in 1991, there's about three years of genuine Warrior magic that holds up a lot better than his detractors might admit. Bouts against Savage, Rude, and Hulk Hogan demonstrated how effective and captivating Warrior could be in the right circumstances. But after that first firing on the night of the 1991 SummerSlam, we seldom saw Warrior at that level ever again. Two short subsequent runs with WWE, a disastrous WCW tenure, and a few indy appearances failed to restore the Ultimate mojo.
Many assume that Warrior's final match came at the 1998 Halloween Havoc, where he and Hogan produced what was the Stayin' Alive to the Saturday Night Fever that was their WrestleMania 6 all-timer.
In actuality, Warrior wrestled one more time 10 years later. It was in Barcelona, Spain in June 2008 that a 49-year-old Warrior defeated Orlando Jordan for a promotion called Nu Wrestling Evolution. The card boasted an eclectic lineup that included Raven, Gangrel, Rikishi, PAC, Chris Masters, and others, with Warrior felling company champion Jordan in the finale.
Written by Justin Henry
In addition to writing lists and commentaries for Cultaholic, Justin is also a features writer and interviewer for Fighting Spirit Magazine, and is co-author of the WWE-related book Titan Screwed: Lost Smiles, Stunners, and Screwjobs.