– “The Animal” Batista’s return to WWE television on Monday’s RAW has been several months in the making. Triple H and Batista began negotiating back in September, with both sides coming to an agreement around October. He’ll be working a close-to-fulltime schedule (including house shows), taking time off when needed to promote his movie projects.
– The deal to bring The Ultimate Warrior back into the company for a WWE Hall Of Fame induction was reportedly finalized a week before Christmas. The deal was brokered by 2K Sports, who worked with Warrior directly on the WWE 2K14 video game. As previously reported, Warrior dealt directly with Vince McMahon and had no interaction with Triple H. Warrior apparently wanted an apology for the 20045 “Self Destruction” DVD and is getting a proper DVD release on his WWE career that will be released the Tuesday before his Hall oof Fame induction and WresteMania XXX.
As for Warrior’s Hall of Fame inductee, both Vince McMahon and Hulk Hogan are rumored to be doing the honors. Considering how much leverage Warrior had during the negotiations, it seems unlikely that he’d sign off on Hogan inducting him, so Vince appears to be the frontrunner. Warrior’s well-documented unpredictability and what he’ll say during his speech is one of the main selling points for this year’s ceremony. This was referenced by JBL several times on Monday’s RAW and was acknowledged by Warrior himself this week on Twitter.
Ultimate Warrior Comments On His WWE Hall Of Fame Induction
- Update On The Shield Breaking Up, Ultimate Warrior To Wrestle At WMXXX? JR’s Return(Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)
