The Ultimate Warrior (according to WEHT.net and Wikipedia)
Pro Wrestling superstar in the 1980s, former WWF Heavyweight champion.
As a World Wrestling Federation (WWF) performer from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s, the Ultimate Warrior was known for his high-energy ring entrances, which featured him racing into the arena at full speed, bursting into the ring, and violently shaking the ropes up and down. He was also known for his distinctive pattern of face paint.
Warrior enjoyed two stints as Intercontinental Champion, defeating The Honky Tonk Man (in 31 seconds at the first ever SummerSlam in 1988) and Rick Rude at SummerSlam 1989. The Warrior was heralded as the wrestler to become the biggest star of the 1990's, and the successor to Hulk Hogan, who had remained wrestling's biggest star since the 1980's. Following a few confrontations with Hogan, most notably at the 1990 Royal Rumble, the Warrior was written in as Hogan's opponent for WrestleMania VI.
Compared to Hulk Hogan, who had held the title for 4 years in the 80's, Warrior's title reign seemed all too brief, and this significantly damaged his reputation as Hogan's successor. This damage was compounded by Warrior being denied the chance to regain the title from Slaughter later that year at WrestleMania VII. Hogan was given the title shot instead, defeating Slaughter to regain the title he had lost to Warrior. Warrior, meanwhile, had to make do with revenge over Randy Savage, who he defeated in an earlier match on the same card. Considering the time and effort invested in making Warrior the top star in the company, WWF's decision to separate Warrior from the title, then keep him out of the main event at Wrestlemania VII, was both surprising and not clearly motivated. Subsequently, Warrior would never fully regain his career momentum.
WHERE IS HE NOW?
Warrior formally retired from wrestling in 1999, and has found a new career as a conservative speaker and commentator, denouncing left-wing politics.
On September 27, 2005, WWE released a DVD documentary focusing on Warrior's retrospective wrestling career, entitled The Self-Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior. The DVD featured clips of his more notable feuds and matches along with commentary from WWE stars past and present (many of which are unflattering). The DVD has provoked some controversy due to Warrior's own allegations of libel by WWE against him. Originally, Warrior was asked to help with the production of the DVD, but as he refused to work with WWE (citing he did not want to be associated with their promotion), there has been some resulting animosity between Warrior and WWE over the content with Warrior claiming bias on the part of WWE.
Warrior maintains a blog on his personal website entitled "Warrior's Machete", where he discusses his personal life, his personal views on politics, sexuality, patriotism, and his legacy as a wrestler, amongst other topics. There have been numerous instances where Warrior has used the blog to address his viewpoint on members of his wrestling past (Vince McMahon, Hulk Hogan, Lex Luger); historical figures (Martin Luther King, George Washington, Jesus); and celebrities who were newsworthy at the time of the blog (Heath Ledger, Paris Hilton). He has also used the blog to post replies to letters from fans - both positive and negative.
4 comments:
from a long time fan
I am a long time fan of yours. What have you been up to lately? One of my children, when he was younger, you was his favorite wrestler. I don't watch wrestling like I used to, most of the good wrestlers are gone. When I'm not watching wrestling, my husband and I go drag racing (we both have our own racecars), fishing, and spending time with my family. The one kid that watched you when he was younger is in the U.S. Army and is over in Afghanistan. He got hurt a couple of weeks ago. He was with his platoon, when a bomb went off near them. Some shrapnel went into his legs. His older brother told me not to worry, that he's ok. He saved some of his platoon, and is supposed to get a purple heart when he comes back to the states (which will be next month). I know you're pretty busy, but could you email me at my email address? Thank you, a long time fan.
Draginlady - I'm pretty sure this isn't the Ultimate Warrior's page. I'd go to the website the blogger referred to 'ultimate machete' - and try there. You just posted a comment on a page that I'm sure the UW will never see ...
cool post..your blog is very interesting for reading.
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