How Ultimate Warrior’s 17-Minute WCW Debut Promo Turned Into a Live TV Nightmare

TLDR

Eric Bischoff revealed that Ultimate Warrior's WCW debut promo was planned to last only five minutes due to live TV commercial breaks but instead ran for approximately 17 minutes. Bischoff described the experience as a nightmare, recalling that he looked to Hulk Hogan wondering if he could knock Warrior out to end the segment, and that director Craig Leathers emerged from the production truck visibly shaken afterward.