3 Controversial 'Golden Age Superstars' who had originally turned down a WWE Hall of Fame induction

#3 The Ultimate Warrior

The Ultimate Warrior (aka James Hellwig)

A major presence and fan favorite during the height of the 1980's Hulkamania era, The Ultimate Warrior's (first known as Dingo Warrior) career is often criticized due to his questionable backstage behaviour and lackluster in-ring performances. Throughout the entirety of their peak runs in the WWE, the Ultimate Warrior and Hulk Hogan were embroiled in a bitter war of egos for top-of-the-card supremacy.

Ultimate Warrior was unceremoniously fired after attempting to extort McMahon for more money at SummerSlam 1991, threatening to not appear at the major pay-per-view event unless his guaranteed compensation was substantially increased. Warrior was promptly fired after the event.

In an attempt to make amends, WWE reached out to Ultimate Warrior for a 2010 Hall of Fame induction (which he rejected primarily due to WWE's scathing documentary entitled The Self-Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior). Warrior finally relented and joined the Hall of Fame in 2014, shortly before his untimely passing due to cardiac arrest.