They definitely dropped the ball on his original run, that basically turned him into a jobber. That Bray Wyatt could've been huge, and I think his promos would've come across a lot better if he was actually dominant and backing all his long winded bullshit up. It was like giving Barry Horrowitz 15 minutes every Monday night, to drone on and on about what a badass he is.
I have never hear it was supposed to be Warrior. I always read it was going to be Al Perez but he quit before the angle or company. I do remember they said it was someone in Sting's past so maybe that is where the Warrior rumor came from. Either way, Flair was a horrible reveal.
Sullivan would have been amazing in that role but Vince probably only saw his height.
I don't think anything has been confirmed, but it certainly feels like he was the key to this whole thing, and then he just bailed on them for whatever reason. Only other thing I can think of is that Cena grew uncomfortable with the role very quickly(I mean, he is the "Make a Wish" king), but that doesn't seem likely, given that they went with it for as long as they did.
The turn made so much sense at the time too. The "selling your soul" to be champ one more time. It was about five years too late but still had a ton of potential for a late redemption arc around his last match or two.
Yeah, it was one of the most interesting angles they had going. People were already speculating who would be next to join the stable. It all got weird and awkward very quickly. You knew something was up from the very first heel Cena promo, where he mentioned absolutely nothing about The Rock, and instead tried to work in some "I'm gonna ruin wrestling" thing. I'm guessing that three weeks or so in between the turn and Cena's heel debut, were spent trying to write a whole new angle for his character.
So reading up on it,
I have zero recollection of that but that is wild. I remember the Scorpion saying he was "from his past" but never remember the Warrior being mentioned. I'm looking for the YT vids.
Kind of related, but do you remember "The Renegade". That was another "Ultimate" surprise.
Oh yeah. I mentioned in another thread that I thought he was the Warrior off roids.
Yeah, that's a good one. Can't remember, but wasn't his in ring debut as a guest referee or some shit? His WCW career in my mind is him sitting in a limo, guest refereeing, the metal plate under his jersey, "El Dandy", and getting kicked in the head. The end.
