Reasons why the Ultimate Warrior WWF title reign flopped

Ah, yes, so you can't be specific? Let's narrow it down to televised matches, then.

The biggest issue besides trying to push him as an American Hero like Hogan is that he didn’t have any credible opponents. Just like when they give the Universal Title to Roman in a few months, Warrior has no one to feud with after beating Hogan. Earthquake was the only credible heel to challenge him at the time but he ended up feuding with Hogan instead. Rude, while great, was always an upper midcarder in the WWF and didn’t give Warrior the “huge matchup” that Hogan’s feuds has for years.

Warrior's title reign wasn't a flop at all. If the measure of success is mainstream exposure, Warrior hit heights that were previously unmatched by anyone but the Hulkster. He seemed to be everywhere in 1990, and not just on wrestling or sports shows. Vince was laying the groundwork for his post-Hogan company with a fresh cash cow. Warrior's nonsensical promos and lack of in-ring polish were of no consequence to kids and teens who just saw a flesh-and-blood comic book character. I was never a fan of his, but I can't deny the crossover splash that he made that year.

The reason why Warrior's title reign didn't match the excitement of his win was due to poor planning prior to the Ultimate Challenge. There was no one fresh with whom he could feud. All of the top heels at the time were veterans who were previously fed to Warrior or Hogan. No one seemed like a legitimate threat to either of those guys until Undertaker debuted near the end of the year. To top all of this off, the match that people really wanted to see, Hogan vs Warrior 2, was ruled "too dangerous" by Jack Tunney. Fans were given an ill-advised title-loss at the hands of a 40-year-old Sgt. Slaughter, who worked an old school, plodding style that brought down Warrior's energetic style. With all of the effort that went into selling Warrior as the next phenomenon, I'm still baffled at how Vince found so little to do with him after WM6.

In high school we constantly made fun of Warrior's nonsensical rambling promos.

I mean, I’m entitled to my own opinion of his matches. I thought they all pretty much sucked minus a handful.

And there’s a lot of guys who have expressed a genuine disdain for the kind of guy he was. Some of those guys aren’t notorious for being angels themselves, however, quite a few respected names in the business didn’t have kind words for him.

I’m not a fan of his and have never cared to try to defend anything about him. I see why some would, but it’s not like it really matters what any of us think about him at the end of the day.

How am I trolling? Can I not post in a thread about someone I don’t like? Is that in TOS? Am I breaking a rule? Do other people not post in threads about wrestlers or a topic they don’t care for? Do you go around quoting them accusing them of trolling? Is there a requirement to post constructive criticism in this thread or on this board? Do you try to single out people who make joke posts for trolling or spamming? Do you single out members who post gifs or memes trolling a thread or an OP?

Please enlighten me.