5 WWE SummerSlam facts even the smartest marks do not know

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#4 Ultimate Warrior threatened to no-show SummerSlam if Vince didn't pay him $500k

Ultimate Warrior
Ultimate Warrior

There is a long-standing myth in WWE that Ultimate Warrior "held up" Vince McMahon for $500,000 in cash or he would not compete at SummerSlam in 1991.

In the 2005 WWE released documentary "The Self-Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior," Vince McMahon claims Ultimate Warrior informed him on the day of SummerSlam '91 that he would not perform unless McMahon paid him $500,000 in cash.

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The story told by McMahon, however, was later debunked by The New York Post, with the publication unearthing letters written by Warrior and McMahon weeks before SummerSlam took place.

In a letter written to Vince McMahon six weeks before SummerSlam '91, Warrior said he was unhappy with his WrestleMania pay that year, and demanded three things at SummerSlam: $550,000 in WrestleMania backpay, guaranteed days off and equal pay to Hulk Hogan for events and merchandise.

In a letter responding to Warrior, McMahon cordially agreed to Warrior's demands, however, immediately after Warrior's match at SummerSlam, McMahon served Warrior with a suspension notice and never gave in to Warrior's demands.

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