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The Ultimate Warrior
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The Ultimate Warrior during his final appearance on
Raw
on April 7, 2014
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Born
| (
1959-06-16
)
June 16, 1959
Crawfordsville
,
Indiana
,
USA
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Died
| April 8, 2014
(2014-04-08)
(aged 54)
Scottsdale
,
Arizona
, USA
|
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Ring name(s)
| Warrior
[1]
The Ultimate Warrior
[1]
Dingo Warrior
[1]
The Dingo
Blade Runner Rock
[1]
Jim "Justice" Hellwig
[1]
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Billed height
| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
[1]
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Billed weight
| 275 lb (125 kg)
[1]
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Billed from
| Parts Unknown
[1]
Queens
,
New York City
(as The Dingo Warrior)
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Trained by
| Bill Anderson
Rick Bassman
Red Bastien
[1]
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Debut
| 1979
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Retired
| June 25 2008
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Warrior
(born
James Brian Hellwig
;
[2]
June 16, 1959
[
source?
]
– April 8, 2014)) was an
American
professional wrestler
. Hellshaw legally changed his name to
Warrior
in 2002. He was the biggest star of the 1990s.
[
source?
]
His career had a boost when he defeated
Hulk Hogan
at
WrestleMania VI
, and it was also Hulk Hogan's first Wrestlemania loss, firstly before defeated by
The Rock
at
WrestleMania X8
.
Warrior died of a
heart attack
on the afternoon of April 8, 2014 at 54 years old,
[3]
3 days after being inducted into the
WWE Hall of Fame
[4]
and less than a day after cutting a promo on
Raw
.
[5]
Less than 24 hours before he died, Warrior gave a speech to the fans and wrestlers, past and present, in his Ultimate Warrior character. During the speech he said:
[6]
"No WWE talent becomes a legend on their own. Every man's heart one day beats its final beat. His lungs breathe their final breath. And if what that man did in his life makes the blood pulse through the body of others and makes them believe deeper in something larger than life then his essence, his spirit, will be immortalized. By the story tellers, by the loyalty, by the memory of those who honor him and make the running the man did live forever. You, you, you, you, you, you are the legend makers of Ultimate Warrior. In the back I see many potential legends. Some of them with warrior spirits. And you will do the same for them. You will decide if they lived with the passion and intensity. So much so that you will tell your stories and you will make them legends, as well. I am Ultimate Warrior. You are the Ultimate Warrior fans. And the spirit of the Ultimate Warrior will run forever!"
Warrior was born as James Brian Hellwig (though changed name to Hellshaw in 1969). He was the eldest of five children and was raised by his mother (along with, later, his stepfather) after his father left his family when young James was 12. He spent a year at
Indiana State University
. It was also during this time he began to compete in amateur
bodybuilding
.
[7]
He started competing in a number of NPC contests there on.
Hellwig debuted as the
Dingo Warrior
in 1985.
- ↑
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
"Ultimate Warrior's OWoW Profile"
. Online World of Wrestling
. Retrieved
2008-01-04
.
- ↑
"Warriors Texas Divorce Certificate"
. Family Tree Legends. Archived from
the original
on 2012-11-16
. Retrieved
2014-04-08
.
- ↑
"Ultimate Warrior passes away"
.
WWE
. Retrieved
2014-04-08
.
- ↑
"Ultimate Warrior to be inducted into WWE Hall of Fame's Class of 2014"
. WWE
. Retrieved
2014-04-08
.
- ↑
"Raw News: Bryan's first night as champ, Taker update, Cesaro joins Heyman, Warrior returns, RVD returns, Paige debuts & wins Divas Title, other NXT intros, more"
. Pro Wrestling Torch
. Retrieved
2014-04-08
.
- ↑
"Youtube - 2014 WWE Hall of Famer Ultimate Warrior speaks: Raw, April 7, 2014"
.
WWE
.
YouTube
. Retrieved
2014-04-09
.
- ↑
Flynn, Daniel (2004-06-28).
"Interview with the Ultimate Warrior ? Part 1 of 4"
. FlynnFiles.com. Archived from
the original
on 2011-01-28
. Retrieved
2008-05-17
.