PWInsider reports that World Wrestling Entertainment recently motioned for summary judgment in its ongoing legal battle with The Warrior.
According to the report, WWE feels that Warrior has yet to provide any factual evidence of defamation or a violation of past contractual agreements in the “Self-Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior” DVD and believes the case should be dismissed. WWE contends that it portrays its truthful opinion in the commentary and thus cannot be defaming Warrior.
WWE further argued that Warrior is simply using the case to “quibble” over his termination in the 1990s.
Interestingly, there has been a recent surge in rumors regarding an Ultimate Warrior Hall of Fame induction. As of this May, Warrior had been considered “off limits” for an induction, but the feeling is that it could indeed happen if the case were put to bed (whether dismissed or settled) in the next few months (especially since the next ‘Mania weekend is in Phoenix). As long as the case does not end to WWE’s satisfaction, however, Warrior fans should not expect such an induction.
Warrior has personally said that he is not interested in an induction, but the wrestling business is one in which parties who claim to hate each other often find ways to reconcile.
(Story Source: PWInsider.com)