RIP Ultimate Warrior

[BurningHammer]

Holy.....

[QUOTE=WWE]WWE is shocked and deeply saddened to learn of the passing of one of the most iconic WWE Superstars ever, The Ultimate Warrior. Warrior began his WWE career in 1987 and quickly went on to become one of the biggest stars in WWE history. Warrior became WWE Champion at WrestleMania VI, defeating Hulk Hogan in an epic encounter. We are grateful that just days ago, Warrior had the opportunity to take his rightful place in the WWE Hall of Fame and was also able to appear at WrestleMania 30 and Monday Night Raw to address his legions of fans. WWE sends its sincere condolences to Warrior

[TheMarkMadsen]

I just saw him yesterday on RAW.. this is a joke right?

WTF just went to wwe.com..

:cry: :cry:

I thought he looked alright last night.. :confusedshrug:

[BurningHammer]

I just saw him yesterday on RAW.. this is a joke right?
It has been confirmed by WWE (http://www.wwe.com/inside/ultimate-warrior-passes-away-26223975) and it is not April Fools Day.

:( :( :( :( :(

[TheMarkMadsen]

It has been confirmed by WWE (http://www.wwe.com/inside/ultimate-warrior-passes-away-26223975) and it is not April Fools Day.

:( :( :( :( :(


WTF, I was so happy for him to finally get his HOF induction.. and you could tell he was enjoying his time on RAW, that speech was passionate..

literally shocked right now..

[TheMarkMadsen]

He was just on RAW. Christ.

and he gave a fcking speech as the ultimate warrior..

how could this of happened,,

[BurningHammer]

I just saw him yesterday on RAW.. this is a joke right?

WTF just went to wwe.com..

:cry: :cry:

I thought he looked alright last night.. :confusedshrug:
He looked red and seemed to have a bit trouble breathing while on mic.

Damn, and he just basically buried the hatchet with Vince McMahon a while ago.

:( :( :( :( :(

[BurningHammer]

http://i.imgur.com/Qz6hEec.jpg

Taken very recently. :( :( :( :( :(

[jcsrplumply]

Wow...
:cry:

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

what the fck?

[TheMarkMadsen]

"Every man's heart one day beats it's final beat, his lungs breathe their final breath."



"The spirit of Ultimate Warrior will run forever!"

wow, it's like he knew.. that speech... wow..

[BurningHammer]

wow, it's like he knew.. that speech... wow..
Maybe he knew his time is up soon. There is no details yet but I bet it is heart failure, common among 'roid abusing wrestlers.

[Solidape]

RIP Ultimate Warrior, you were my childhood Idol and I started to workout after seeing you in your awesome shape, can't believe you are gone, after I just saw you last night.

[Qwyjibo]

Maybe he knew his time is up soon. There is no details yet but I bet it is heart failure, common among 'roid abusing wrestlers.
That was my thought too. All the roiding these body-building types did early in their careers will only shorten their lives.

I haven't followed wrestling for around 15 years now but the Warrior was one of my faves during my early years of watching. I forced my parents to rent a tape of Wrestlemania 6 once and it was an amazing thing to see.

[BurningHammer]

Other boards give another possibility: drug OD. Could even be a suicide but that is a "could".

[9erempiree]

Wow!...I am shocked.

RIP Warrior.

We were just talking about him this weekend.

[BurningHammer]

Now HoF video on WWE Network has been taken down.

[BurningHammer]

http://instagram.com/p/mjlgq4nk9M/

Iron Sheik :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[ZMonkey11]

He was my favorite wrestler. I've been watching his matches on and off lately for the last couple of months. Also been watching the troubles he's gone through over the last few years.

Watching his speech right now... This is shocking and very sad.

[Legends66NBA7]

Man, my childhood just seeing Warriors and Shiek back then and now...

:(

[BurningHammer]

Warrior collapsed outside an Arizona hotel at 5:50 PM on April 8th ... while walking to his car with his wife.

Warrior was transported to a nearby hospital ... where he was pronounced dead.
Yeah, his probably enlarged heart gave up on him. :( :( :( :( :(

[BurningHammer]

Man, my childhood just seeing Warriors and Shiek back then and now...

:(
Wait, Sheiky is not dead! :no:

[D.J.]

Sadly, a product of roids. Horribly overrated wrestler, but still sad.

[Legends66NBA7]

Wait, Sheiky is not dead! :no:

Nah, I meant watching his tribute to the Warrior. Brings back memories of him wrestling.

[BurningHammer]

Sadly, a product of roids. Horribly overrated wrestler, but still sad.
Yeah, real talk.

The guy was certified racist and homophobic. But he did put butts in seats for WWF/E and inspire many though his motivational, that sometimes very hard to understand, speeches he gave on and off the ring.

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

Sadly, a product of roids. Horribly overrated wrestler, but still sad.
overrated how? everybody knew he was a horrible wrestler, but he was a great gimmick.

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

Yeah, real talk.

The guy was certified racist and homophobic. But he did put butts in seats for WWF/E and inspire many though his motivational, that sometimes very hard to understand, speeches he gave on and off the ring.
i never knew..

[D.J.]

overrated how? everybody knew he was a horrible wrestler, but he was a great gimmick.


Even the gimmick wasn't all that great. He arrived at the right place at the right time. Outside of Hogan, the only other real star was Savage. Hogan left to film a movie and Savage already had a run, so Warrior was the only one left. He was young, ripped, and freakishly strong. I always felt Rick Rude was better.

Still sad that he passed. I don't wish that on anyone. But the guy was a certified wackjob. Homophobic, racist, unprofessional.

[Myth]

My god, his last speech is perfect (day before his death): http://www.wwe.com/videos/2014-wwe-hall-of-famer-ultimate-warrior-speaks-raw-april-7-2014-26222865

[BurningHammer]

i never knew..
There are records of his actions all over the place. The guy was a top-class jerk.

WWE tolerated him just because he sold tickets very well.

[MadeFromDust]

At least he got to say his peace on the last two wwe shows after decades of absence. Majority of people don't seem to get that kind of chance in wrestling or at life in general.

He looked wobbly kneed coming down the ramp sunday. As someone mentioned, his face looks red/purplish, as in one of the pics above. Either he had a tan or that's a sign of circulation blockage, no?

Also, for a guy for whom there were rumors of him returning only a couple years before, he looked very old.

RIP UW

[Lebron23]

Oh my God. RIP Ultimate Warrior. It's a sad ending.

[oh the horror]

Even the gimmick wasn't all that great. He arrived at the right place at the right time. Outside of Hogan, the only other real star was Savage. Hogan left to film a movie and Savage already had a run, so Warrior was the only one left. He was young, ripped, and freakishly strong. I always felt Rick Rude was better.

Still sad that he passed. I don't wish that on anyone. But the guy was a certified wackjob. Homophobic, racist, unprofessional.



Thanks Debbie downer. You wanna see your way outta the party?

[BurningHammer]

Oh my God. RIP Ultimate Warrior. It's a sad ending.
Think again.

This is the best ending ever for a guy that had burned all the bridges like him that someone actually rebuilt those bridges back for him to pass on as a legend just before he croaked.

[Upgrayedd]

This is crazy. The timing of it is crazy.

He didn't look well at the Hall of Fame though. Did anyone notice how much he was sweating? Also, when he told his wife how much he loved her, she started to break down and cry. I wonder if he had been ill and only a few people knew about it.

R.I.P. to one of my childhood idols. I can't believe both him and Savage are now gone. Hogan is the only one left from the major stars in the '80s.

[oh the horror]

It's definitely an interesting way to depart.


If you watch his raw speech it almost felt like a final goodbye.


http://youtu.be/xR08M6EUd0g



Creepy.

[D.J.]

shouldn't have kicked out of those 5 elbow drops

karma


Shouldn't have tried to bang Gorgeous George's 16 year old sister.

[LALakerFan4Life]

It's definitely an interesting way to depart.


If you watch his raw speech it almost felt like a final goodbye.


http://youtu.be/xR08M6EUd0g



Creepy.

No WWE talent becomes a legend on their own. Every man's heart one day beats its final beat. His lungs breathe a final breath. And if what that man did in his life makes the blood pulse through the body of others and makes them bleed deeper than 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 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 Ultimate Warrior fans. And the spirit of Ultimate Warrior will run forever! - The Ultimate Warrior 4/7/14 Monday Night Raw

It's like Warrior knew.

[BurningHammer]

shouldn't have kicked out of those 5 elbow drops

karma
Shouldn't have no-sold Pedigree either.

[Budadiiii]

Wow!...I am shocked.

RIP Warrior.

We were just talking about him this weekend.
You made fun of Ultimate Warrior just two days ago and now he is dead.

You should feel absolutely ashamed.

The last thing you ever said about the Warrior was negative and hateful, then he dies of a heart attack. Hopefully you watch what you type from now on, oilerempiree.

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

Shouldn't have tried to bang Gorgeous George's 16 year old sister.
gorgeous george died in the 60's :confusedshrug:

[D.J.]

Out of the 43 people who participated in Wrestlemania 7, 13(30.2%) are now dead. :(


-Kerry Von Erich
-Dino Bravo
-British Bulldog
-Paul Bearer
-Warrior
-Savage
-Sensational Sherri
-Crush
-Big Boss Man
-Mr. Perfect
-Earthquake
-Hawk
-Hercules

[D.J.]

gorgeous george died in the 60's :confusedshrug:


http://s.ecrater.com/stores/58616/4f1629fd3df60_58616n.jpg

[Lebron23]

http://www.betweentheropes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/the-ultimate-warrior.jpg

[TheMarkMadsen]

http://s.ecrater.com/stores/58616/4f1629fd3df60_58616n.jpg


That was Macho Man :facepalm :facepalm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Paq3GcBztRg

fck off with all the negativity man

[D.J.]

That was Macho Man :facepalm :facepalm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Paq3GcBztRg

fck off with all the negativity man


I know that was Macho Man you idiot.

[BurningHammer]

fck off with all the negativity man
Sorry, man. I tried to hold on but it is hard to do in this case.

[Patrick Chewing]

Watching his shoot interviews from a couple years back, UW was just a tormented soul. However, I didn't have sympathy for him because the man could not get control of his life. He held resentment towards himself, towards Hogan, and towards Vince and the WWE. For UW, there was no moving on. Whether or not Vince provided for these guys after they were gone is a different story, but there are wrestling success stories out there aside from UW, Benoit, etc..

The man was clearly on roids most of his life and the drugs played a big part.

[FashionIssues]

Oh my, my favorite of all time. RIP

[D.J.]

Watching his shoot interviews from a couple years back, UW was just a tormented soul. However, I didn't have sympathy for him because the man could not get control of his life. He held resentment towards himself, towards Hogan, and towards Vince and the WWE. For UW, there was no moving on. Whether or not Vince provided for these guys after they were gone is a different story, but there are wrestling success stories out there aside from UW, Benoit, etc..

The man was clearly on roids most of his life and the drugs played a big part.


In all fairness, just about everyone hated Hogan.

[TheMarkMadsen]

Sorry, man. I tried to hold on but it is hard to do in this case.

:cheers:

when wrestlers die it can be pretty sad

I remember when Eddie G passed, :cry:


I guess i'm really shocked, the guy finally built all the bridges he had burned back up, he was finally getting the respect he deserved from the WWE..

he finally got in front of a live WWE crowd and was able to get his positive message to the world, he seemed to have changed, Sheik showed love, maybe Warrior had changed :confusedshrug:

I dont know, I was just really happy for the guy, and for him to just pass away a day after seeing him on RAW giving a heart felt speech..

it's tough on the 8 year old mark in me

[BurningHammer]

:cheers:

when wrestlers die it can be pretty sad

I remember when Eddie G passed, :cry:


I guess i'm really shocked, the guy finally built all the bridges he had burned back up, he was finally getting the respect he deserved from the WWE..

he finally got in front of a live WWE crowd and was able to get his positive message to the world, he seemed to have changed, Sheik showed love, maybe Warrior had changed :confusedshrug:

I dont know, I was just really happy for the guy, and for him to just pass away a day after seeing him on RAW giving a heart felt speech..

it's tough on the 8 year old mark in me
To think that way, yeah. A bit of redemption is still a redemption.

[Patrick Chewing]

In all fairness, just about everyone hated Hogan.

I think some of the hate is justified, but only for Hogan's stint in WCW. Let's face it, outside of Andre the Giant, there was no bigger draw than Hogan during his stint in the WWF. It's natural to push the man that draws the most and to ride that train for as long as possible. Hogan gave UW his chance, but UW was a hard-headed son of a bitch from what I recall and he butted heads with Vince constantly. After that, it was pretty much downhill from there for UW.

I laugh now, even though I shouldn't, but I remember when UW made his debut on WCW and one of the first things Hogan said to him was, "I thought you were dead." That's how much UW fell from the wrestling game. His stint in WCW as "Warrior" was a joke.


Here are a few pics of Ultimate Warrior before the fame:

http://www.wrestlecrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sduw06.gif

http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090810154351/prowrestling/images/e/e8/Blade_Runners.jpg

^^^ That could've been the best Tag Team ever

[BurningHammer]

http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090810154351/prowrestling/images/e/e8/Blade_Runners.jpg

^^^ That could've been the best Tag Team ever
Luckily for Sting....

[tomtucker]

Yeah, real talk.

The guy was certified racist and homophobic. But he did put butts in seats for WWF/E and inspire many though his motivational, that sometimes very hard to understand, speeches he gave on and off the ring.

well in that case........:cry: :(

[Patrick Chewing]

On a side note, look at the transformation of the one and only Scott Hall in this clip from a recent event back in March. DDP has done a wonderful job with him and he looks so much better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LV0cNWRcCM

[MrC1991]

RIP Ultimate Warrior. Got damn man just seen him on RAW and now hes gone. On top of all that Undertaker lost and this week sucks.

[Denitron]

Such sad news

Thoughts go out to his wife and two daughters

RIP Ultimate Warrior

[Just2McFly]

Every day is your last. You have no reason to believe otherwise.

[cos88]

just woke up and feel dizzy about hearing the news here. monday he was at raw, didn't look ok, i said his legs were asleep. he had a beautiful wife and two children, and after hof and raw was probably in his best place in the last decade. hope we will hear soon more info, congestive cardiac failure if you ask me and no drugs in his sistem.



RIP :(

[JohnnySic]

RIP

[Done_And_Done]

That timing...

[bagelred]

Wow. I watched RAW on Monday for the first time in a LONG TIME. And saw the Ultimate Warrior for first time in a LONG TIME. And now he's dead.


RIP....snort.....

[-p.tiddy-]

RIP

[2LeTTeRS]

I laugh now, even though I shouldn't, but I remember when UW made his debut on WCW and one of the first things Hogan said to him was, "I thought you were dead." That's how much UW fell from the wrestling game. His stint in WCW as "Warrior" was a joke.


Here are a few pics of Ultimate Warrior before the fame

The "I thought you were dead" joke, was because of the urban rumor that the Ultimate Warrior had died in 1991. I've read a good few people claim that when the Warrior returned to the WWF in 91-'92 that somebody else (possibly Kerry Von Erich) was playing his character.

[Shade8780]

Heard something on the radio about the Ultimate Warrior this morning and said it must've been a hoax to my bro since just saw him on Raw and at Wrestlemania. But he's actually dead?

Wow. RIP.

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

Ultimate Warrior upsets the Iron Sheik at an autograph signing in NJ in May 07 by refusing to shake his hand. Sheik flips out and attacks his agent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7sqcGuNw6I

[Draz]

People know when their time is up.

[Shade8780]

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!

Said this on Raw, the day before his death. Crazy.

[Marlo_Stanfield]

:cry: :cry: :cry: :facepalm

[steve]

I think some of the hate is justified, but only for Hogan's stint in WCW. Let's face it, outside of Andre the Giant, there was no bigger draw than Hogan during his stint in the WWF. It's natural to push the man that draws the most and to ride that train for as long as possible. Hogan gave UW his chance, but UW was a hard-headed son of a bitch from what I recall and he butted heads with Vince constantly. After that, it was pretty much downhill from there for UW.

I laugh now, even though I shouldn't, but I remember when UW made his debut on WCW and one of the first things Hogan said to him was, "I thought you were dead." That's how much UW fell from the wrestling game. His stint in WCW as "Warrior" was a joke.

There's no doubt that Hogan was the biggest draw in WWF during the '80s but don't think for a second that Hogan didn't do everything in his power to keep that way. He was notorious for not elevating other workers and in the rare cases that he did do a job, it was rarely clean and never made his opponent look good.

When you look at the two stars that were able to get massively over during Hogan's run, they largely did it in spite of Hogan. Those two being Savage and Warrior (the best case of an over wrestler Hogan was always unwilling put over is DiBiase, who was a big enough star and good enough worker that he should have had a title run when he was the WWF's top heel).

Both Savage and Warrior were so over with audiences that it would've been impossible to ignore it and not put them over, even with Hogan's stature. To put a focus on this, look up Hogan and Warrior from the '90 Royal Rumble (I'd link to the video myself but I'm on my phone at the moment). The reaction from crowd in this situation surprised the ever living crap out I McMahon and the other higher ups to the point where they felt the only option was to schedule a Hogan/Warrior title match at Wrestlemania VI. Keep in mind that the original thinking was to have a Hogan/Zeus blow off match at Wrestlemania. Also to emphasize just how over Warrior was at the time, even Hogan couldn't justify not doing a clean job during the match. There was a reason they thought Warrior was going to be their headlini star going into the '90s. Now the ultimate problem Warrior had as a champion though stemmed from that process because they betrayed the inherent insanity of Warrior's character and ended up booking him exactly they did Hogan, which was a total mistake. Granted it did lead to the Savage/Warrior feud, which is still one of the best in WWF history (sorry, his covers a lot more territory than you were getting into but I also wanted to dispute DJ's claim that Warrior was merely just at the right place and the right time).

[RedBlackAttack]

Sheiky's post-wrestling gimmick has blurred the line so much.

Him posting instragram claiming what he had said about Warrior is a work probably seals it that his "FACKINGBULLSHET!" thing is a big ol' gimmick, a work-shoot one.
His appearances on Howard Stern are amazing. Impossible to tell if he's putting it on or if he really hates Randy Savage for using his marijuana and crack without ponying up any money.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYjjZe6hD5Y

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

His appearances on Howard Stern are amazing. Impossible to tell if he's putting it on or if he really hates Randy Savage for using his marijuana and crack without ponying up any money.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYjjZe6hD5Y
:roll:

[cos88]

http://www.ultraimg.com/images/uJSr5.jpg

[MadeFromDust]

W-T-F Jeff is making fun of this tragedy??!!11!1

[Ancient Legend]

Wouldn't it be amazing it if the death was a stunt and he came back in some future WWE event?
The actual cause has not been released.