10 of the Worst signings in Pro Wrestling history

Terrible Contract Signing #10: Warrior in WCW

On paper, signing the Ultimate Warrior to a contract seems like a great idea. But then you add in the caveats and you know what the result is going to be.

For one, he wasn't able to call himself Ultimate Warrior because that character is trademarked by WWE. Jim Hellwig, the man behind the Ultimate Warrior, solved this by changing his name legally to Warrior.

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However, the name was not the only intellectual property owned by WWE. They also owned the rights to Warrior's entrance, which involved running to the ring and shaking the ropes. So WCW was forced to add an unusually smoky 'teleporting' entrance for Warrior.

Hellwig hadn't wrestled in years, and looked terrible in the ring. Add in the fact that he wasn't really the same compelling character he was in WWE and you have a terrible signing of epic proportions.

There you have it; Ten terrible contract signings in pro wrestling history. Questions or comments? Please leave them after the article and as always thanks for reading!

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Christopher Scott Wagoner is a writer from Austin, Texas in the United States. He is also a proud descendent of the Choctaw and Lakota people.
Chris has an English and Creative Writing degree, and is a published author with Simon and Schuster. He's ghost-written over eight million words in more than 500 books.
A long time wrestling fan, Chris is also a professional journalist who covers sports-entertainment. He's been writing for Sportskeeda since 2018.

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