5 Things we thought we will never see in the WWE

The WWE has had a strange and chaotic journey with Vince McMahon Jr as its owner. They have changed with the times, though they've also failed to adapt just as often. Much like there are things we thought we will never see in the WWE ring.

All businesses, industries, and sports need to adapt to the changing world around them, it's only human nature to follow with the trends and in case you haven't noticed, a lot of things have changed in the WWE. For years everyone said, that the company was the land of the giants, independent wrestlers would never make it big, and legends who felt they were used wrong would never return. But for the past decade, there have been so many things that have transpired in the WWE, things that make you look twice.

Is this the same company we grew up watching? Here are 5 things the fans thought they would never see in the WWE Ring.

#5 The Ultimate Warrior in HOF

The Ultimate Warrior is one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. He was the first man to defeat Hulk Hogan clean at WrestleMania. He had many disagreements with the WWE throughout his time in the company, and after 1996, he never wrestled for them again. In 2005, the WWE released a DVD titled, "The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior". On this DVD, everything that everyone had to say was negative. They discussed some of his antics that went on backstage even going as far as saying that he was not a good worker.

After the incidents that transpired, no one thought the Ultimate Warrior will ever return to the WWE, but who would be able to convince Warrior to come back after this? One person, Linda McMahon, the two had a special bond that only the two of them understood. Warrior got inducted into the 2014 Hall of Fame. Warrior tragically died three days after his induction.

#4 Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart re-uniting

The year, 1997; the event, Survivor Series; the place, Montreal, Canada. On this night, Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels faced each other for the very last time. Hart was the champion but was leaving for WCW, Shawn was the guy Vince wanted to win the title but Bret did not want to drop it to HBK in his hometown. Vince McMahon feared about the champion walking out with the championship, only to show up in the WCW.

However, Vince couldn’t take any chance of Bret leaving for WCW with the belt. So, the finish that the fans saw in Montreal and watching at home that night was very anti-climatic. Bret was totally unaware of the plan agreed upon by Vince, Michaels, and a few others. About halfway through the match with Bret Locked in on own Sharpshooter submission hold, referee Earl Hebner immediately signalled for the bell awarding the bout and the title to Shawn Michaels.

The Hitman spat in the face of McMahon at ringside. Following a massive tirade that included him punching McMahon in the face backstage, Bret left for WCW and was never the same.

The two had their issues that began after Bret put Shawn over at WrestleMania XII and Shawn did not return the favour at WrestleMania XII. Everyone believes he faked a knee injury. In January 2010, everything changed and the two put their differences aside and embraced in the middle of the ring.

#3 Smaller guys making it big

WWE has always been the land of the giants. When Bret Hart became champion in 1992, he paved a way for the smaller guys. After Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels, the face of the company was always someone who was over 250 pounds or more. But in 2011, everything changed with CM Punk dropping a pipe bomb and overtaking John Cena in popularity that helped advance the company. Punk held the title for 434 days and proved that “smaller guys” could make it big.

In 2014, Daniel Bryan lead the revolutionary Yes Movement! and forced his way into the WrestleMania main event defeating Triple H, Batista and Randy Orton in the same night.

In 2018, Seth Rollins, Finn Balor and AJ Styles are leading the charge and are the most popular stars of the company. Back then, the promoters would tell that the WWE does not want smaller guys, but can they really say that now?

#2 Sting's Debut

Sting was the face of WCW and when Vince McMahon purchased the company in 2001, Sting was the one guy everyone wanted to see. Though the last thing Sting wanted was to be overlooked, he had a fear of the WWE not using him properly. Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair have gone on record saying that they always told Sting that he needed to work with Vince McMahon. Sting returned to wrestling in 2006, but it was in TNA. He won several championships there, but wrestling fans were not satisfied. They wanted him in the WWE ring.

In 2014, he did not renew his contract with TNA, and fans began to dream that if it was possible for Sting to jump ship? At the Survivor Series event, the dream did become reality, the lights went out just as Seth Rollins and Triple H were about to steal a victory. The music came on and out came the vigilante. Sting appeared and confronted Triple H, helping Dolph Ziggler secure the victory for his team that would end The Authority from power. This led to Triple H vs Sting at WrestleMania 31 and the rest is history.

#1 The Women's Revolution

If you are a fan of women’s wrestling, the WWE women’s division was frustrating in the past. You looked at the independent circuit and saw companies such as Shimmer and Shine treating their fans with some of the best wrestling product but the same couldn't be said about the WWE.

During the mid-2000s, it was all about the Diva and Diva search, wrestling was secondary. In 2011, Awesome Kong made her WWE debut as Kharma, and everyone thought the division would be solidified but she got pregnant shortly after signing. After losing her baby tragically, she was not psychologically ready for the WWE lifestyle.

Since the evolution of NXT, women’s wrestling has achieved never before seen heights. Fans are seeing some of their favourites wrestlers such as Becky Lynch, Charlotte and Ronda Rousey on the top of the World. Because of this, the Women on the main roster are taking things to the next level. We have seen Trish Stratus and Lita main event RAW but Charlotte and Sasha Banks took things to another level by main eventing the historic Hell In A Cell PPV.

We got to see the first all women's PPV which was a huge success and it's about time we get to see our Women main event the grandest stage of them all, WrestleMania.

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