9 Superstars who surprisingly returned to the WWE

#4 The Ultimate Warrior

After Hulkamania was winding down Vince McMahon and the WWF were looking for the next wrestlers that they could have as the face of their company. Hogan, who was losing his lustre after a long time at the top, and was looking to transition into movies, was on his way out and Vince needed some new blood to take his place. The primary candidate at the time was an up and coming wrestler who bounded around with unending levels of energy. That was the Intercontinental Champion of the time The Ultimate Warrior. While Warrior wasn't the best in-ring talent, he was extremely popular with the fan base, had the body type that McMahon was looking for and the unlimited energy that seemed to constantly power him.

This lead to a confrontation between the WWF Champion, Hulk Hogan, and the Intercontinental Champion, the Ultimate Warrior, in the main event of Wrestlemania VI at Toronto's Skydome. Warrior would defeat Hogan to claim the WWF Championship and rise to become the new face of the WWF. He would hold the belt until the following year's Royal Rumble, where he would lose the match to the villainous Sgt. Slaughter following interference from Randy Savage's valet the Sensational Sherri. Even during his time with the WWF, it was well known by many in the business that the Ultimate Warrior wasn't the easiest to work with.

Warrior would eventually be released before Survivor Series 1992 but would return to the company for another run in 1996, including a squash match against an up and coming Triple H at Wrestlemania 12. He would go on to challenge Goldust for the Intercontinental title, winning the match but via count-out. The Warrior would once again be released by the WWF in the lead up to WWF's pay per view "In Your House 9".

After being released, the WWF would begin a series of lawsuits against Warrior over the rights to the Ultimate Warrior name and license. In 2005 the WWE would release a DVD called "The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior". The DVD was heavily critical of the Ultimate Warrior, and his time in the WWE. Warrior retorted by attempting to sue the WWE for libel over the DVD but was unsuccessful.

Despite his decorated career, many believed that Warrior and WWE would never patch up their differences and that he would never return to the company. However, in 2013, 17 years after his last run with the company The Ultimate Warrior once again returned to the WWE and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2014 and appeared for the final time at Wrestlemania XXX. He would also address the WWE Universe on the Raw following Wrestlemania. Unfortunately, it would be the Warriors last event with the company as he passed away a day later