Bruce Prichard spoke about the WrestleMania 12 contest on his Something to Wrestle podcast with Conrad Thompson. The WWE Creative Team’s Executive Director revealed that while The Ultimate Warrior’s entrance looked impressive, Prichard hated the match that followed.
After a four-year hiatus, the Ultimate Warrior returned to the company in 1996, and his win at WrestleMania 12 was considered inevitable.
The Ultimate Warrior had a massive fanbase, but he had been away from professional wrestling for too long. Many fans had even lost hope of seeing the former WWE Champion back in the company. However, Warrior returned, and WWE booked him for a match against Triple H - a rising heel at the time.
Vince McMahon was unhappy with the Triple H vs Ultimate Warrior WrestleMania match
Prichard recalled Vince McMahon’s reaction to the match. The WWE chairman was unhappy to see how the match unfolded. The Ultimate Warrior wasn’t affected by Triple H’s pedigree and instead proceeded to beat him in one minute thirty-six seconds.
Prichard concluded by highlighting a different path the WWE could have taken for The Ultimate Warrior’s highly-publicized return instead of making Triple H a scapegoat.
Thankfully, the Cerebral Assassin recovered from the loss and went on to have a Hall of Fame career. Triple H still has a few more matches left in him. However, he also admitted to rejecting a 2-time WWE Champion’s backstage request for a match.
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