Tag: The Ultimate Warrior

Dana Warrior Labels Dark Side Of The Ring’s Upcoming Ultimate Warrior Episode ‘Smut And Filth’

Ultimate Warrior’s widow Dana Warrior has labeled Dark Side of the Ring’s take on her late husband’s life “smut and filth”.

Dana Warrior has revealed she had no part in Dark Side of the Ring’s upcoming episode covering the life of The Ultimate Warrior.

Today is basically Ultimate Warrior week in wrestling. A&E’s documentary on the WWE Hall of Famer aired on Sunday night, and Dark Side of the Ring’s take on that exact same subject will air later this week. Odds are despite the subject matter being the same, the two tellings of Warrior’s life will be very different.

In fact, Dana Warrior, Ultimate Warrior’s widow, has all but confirmed that via a reply to a fan on Instagram. Dana posted a photo of Warrior with one of his daughters to mark the airing of A&E’s doc on Sunday night. A fan asked Dana if she knows about Dark Side’s doc coming this Thursday and asked if she had any part of it.

That’s going to be a no from Dana. “I had no part in this project,” Dana replied. “Smut and filth does not rise to my note.” Interestingly, while that obviously means Dana will not be featured in Dark Side’s Warrior episode later this week, it implies that she has already seen it. While A&E’s documentary touched upon controversial comments made by Warrior, it seems Dark Side’s episode will be diving a lot deeper.

Warrior’s induction into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2014 and shocking death days later has resulted in some of the things he said very publicly years before being seemingly forgotten by some. Rather fittingly, the best place to find a recap of a few of the terrible things Warrior said can be found on Vice’s website. It seems as if those remarks and speeches will be covered in detail on Vice’s TV channel when Warrior’s Dark Side episode airs this Thursday.

This season of Dark Side of the Ring is three episodes old and has been largely celebrated so far. Season three kicked off with a two-hour special on Brian Pillman, followed up with an in-depth look at Nick Gage, and covered WCW and New Japan’s Collision in Korea last week. Ultimate Warrior is arguably the biggest topic covered so far this season and is already proving to be the most controversial.

Source: The Sportster

Connor “The Crusher” To Receive First-Ever Warrior Award At WWE Hall Of Fame

Connor “The Crusher” Michalek, a Pittsburgh native and passionate WWE fan who passed away last year from cancer, will be the first-ever recipient of the Warrior Award, which will be presented each year at the WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.

The Warrior Award will be given to someone who has exhibited unwavering strength and perseverance, and who lives life with courage and compassion that embodies the indomitable spirit of WWE Hall of Famer, The Ultimate Warrior. This year, the award will be presented by The Ultimate Warrior’s widow, Dana Warrior and WWE Superstar Daniel Bryan to Steve Michalek, Connor’s father.

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Stephanie McMahon and “Triple H” Paul Levesque launched “Connor’s Cure,” a fund dedicated to further Pediatric cancer research. Donations can be made by visiting www.givetochildrens.org/CONNORSCURE.

 

Source: WWE.com

ABC Sitcom Airing Tonight Dedicated To Ultimate Warrior

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Tonight’s episode of the ABC sitcom The Goldbergs will be dedicated to The Ultimate Warrior by the shows creator Adam Goldberg. It airs at 9pm E.

The following is the synopsis for the show:

“A Wrestler Named Goldberg: Murray & Pops persuade Barry to lie to Beverly about joining the wrestling team. Meanwhile, Adam is disappointed when Erica cancels their plans to see the premiere of Return of the Jedi.”

WWE Pays Tribute To The Ultimate Warrior

 

WWE paid tribute to honor the memory of The Ultimate Warrior on RAW.

Sting & The Ultimate Warrior VS Hulk Hogan & Bret Hart On WCW Nitro 12-10-98 (Video)

Sting & The Ultimate Warrior VS Hulk Hogan & Bret Hart in WCW on 12-10-98. It was The Ultimate Warrior first match on WCW Monday Night Nitro.

 

Sting Releases Statement On The Death Of The Ultimate Warrior

Sting posted the following on Facebook about the death of The Ultimate Warrior:

“Mourning the loss ofSting & Ultimate Warrior 1985 Jim Hellwig. I don’t believe anyone has ever published this picture before today. The snapshot was taken two days before Thanksgiving in 1985, as we prepared to leave my house in Newhall, California and embark on a career in wrestling.

Jim always challenged me to strive at being the best, and I’ll forever be grateful for the encouragement and motivation he provided.

I was looking forward to catching up with him, and I’m saddened we didn’t have the opportunity before he passed. My heart goes out to his wife Dana and their two daughters, and they will remain in my prayers.”

 

 

 

 

BREAKING NEWS! The Ultimate Warrior Passes Away (Continuous Updates Posted Here)

EDITOR: We have updated this post originally by our contributor Vanessa with more detailed information below

 CONTRIBUTORS PLEASE USE THIS FEED FOR POSTING UPDATES

 

4/9/14 4:23pm ET

Jim Ross has a new blog on jrsbarbq.com with his thoughts on The Ultimate Warrior. Here’s part of what he wrote:

“The most memorable moment for me this past weekend in New Orleans was the interaction at the WWE Hall of Fame between Warrior and his two daughters who accompanied their Dad on stage just before he gave his induction speech. The love and bond between a father and his daughters was obvious and heart warming.

In an arena full of Warrior fans, many of who were reliving their youth with their hero, Warrior made it clear that his greatest accomplishment was not being the Ultimate Warrior but instead being the father of his two daughters.

In a career and life often marked by controversy, the beauty of the weekend was seeing Warrior come home to WWE accompanied by his family and that they were able to enjoy the celebration together.

I live with this mantra daily, “Tomorrow’s aren’t guaranteed for any of us.” Today, that philosophy is more meaningful than ever.

RIP Warrior

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Vince McMahon tweeted the following about The Ultimate Warrior’s death:

“We are all so sad that the Ultimate Warrior has passed away. Our heart is with his wife Dana and his two daughters.”

Triple H: “Saddened to announce the passing of the Ultimate Warrior. Icon and friend. My sympathy to his wife Dana and his daughters”

Stephanie McMahon: “#RIPUltimateWarrior Your strength of character is to be admired. There will never be anyone like you. Your spirit lives on in your family.”

Bad News Barrett: “Truly awful news about The Ultimate Warrior’s passing. Thoughts go out to his family. RIP.”

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Here are more reactions from around the wrestling world on The Ultimate Warrior‘s passing:

Chris Jericho: “Devastated to hear of the passing of @UltimateWarrior. He was a childhood hero of mine & he vs @HulkHogan WM6 is still one of the best ever”

Hornswoggle: “Saw him at the airport this morning and was going to say hello but didn’t want to bother him. Still so unreal and such mind blowing news.”

Trish Stratus: “Sad to hear news of Warrior passing. Just seeing him happy last 3 days – it puts life in perspective that it can’t be taken for granted. RIP”

Daniel Bryan: “Heartbroken. My sincerest condolences go out to The Warrior’s family. Seeing how much he loved his daughters and his wife this weekend makes it all the more heartbreaking. The Ultimate Warrior was my favorite as a kid, and getting to speak to him this weekend was one of my favorite moments. He was so nice to me. #RIPWarrior”

Randy Orton: “My thoughts and prayers go out to the Warrior family. It breaks my heart after seeing how proud his girls are of their father. Stay strong”

Batista: “After all these years I finally got 2 tell him that me shaking the ropes was an homage 2 him. Blessed to have had that moment. #onelife”

The Rock: “Loss always has a way of reminding us to live and love as greatly as we can. My prayers and strength to his family. RIP Ultimate Warrior.”

Diamond Dallas Page: “Deeply saddened to find out about the passing of #WWE LEGEND, @UltimateWarrior. You & your legacy will FOREVER be remembered in our hearts!”

Fans at the airport in New Orleans around 6am on Tuesday morning. He was said to be in great spirits and offered to take photos with any fan who approached him.

Fellow 2014 Hall of Famer Jake Roberts commented on Twitter:

“Deeply saddened. We just had a great talk & buried a senseless hatchet. Talked working together. RIP Warrior. Taking solace we made peace.”

TNA posted on their website:

“TNA joins the entire wrestling world in mourning the passing of Warrior. He was one of the most popular superstars in the history of professional wrestling and will certainly be missed by millions of fans worldwide. We hope everyone will keep his family in their thoughts and prayers.”

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9:52 PM PT — Officials tell TMZ … 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.

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The Ultimate Warrior has died … this according to the WWE. 

Warrior — real name James Hellwig — was a true WWE legend … and was one of the most iconic wrestlers of all time.  He was 54-years-old.

Warrior was just inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame the night before Wrestlemania XXX this weekend … and last night (Monday), he made his first appearance on “Monday Night Raw” in years. ( last time in 1996)

Details on exactly how The Ultimate Warrior passed away have not been released. Scottsdale police spokesman Sergeant Mark Clark gave this statement – “At this point in the investigation, it appears as though a catastrophic medical condition caused his death.”

TMZ reports that The Ultimate Warrior The Ultimate Warrior was seen clutching his chest moments before he collapsed at a Arizona hotel on Tuesday, according to their law enforcement sources who spoke to eye witnesses.

 

 

Ed’s Perspective: WWE Class of 2014 Hall of Fame Makes Me Very Happy!

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Jake Roberts

Paul Bearer

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Take a look at those 4 pictures. There really isn’t a lot I can write that hasn’t already been said about the current 2014 WWE Hall of Fame inductees. I’m sitting at my computer, looking at these 4 and I can’t find words that do them justice.

Amazing, outstanding, trail-blazer, superstar, diva……… nope, none of them come close.

Fortunately for me, I will be co-hosting a special live show on DTRT Wrestling Radio while I watch the Hall of Fame ceremony live on the WWE Network. I know this, it will be very hard to be Ed the journalist and not Ed the fan.

The Ultimate Warrior Announced His WWE HOF Inductor

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The Ultimate Warrior announced on Twitter that Linda McMahon will be inducting him into the WWE Hall of Fame.

CM Punk On His Contract & Ultimate Warrior Hall Of Fame Induction

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Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com interviewed CM Punk. Punk said that his contract expires in July & that he doesn’t know if he will stick around after it expires. Punk said that “everything is up in the air.’

Punk also said that he threw his name in the hat to induct The Ultimate Warrior at the Hall of Fame. Punk said Hulk Hogan appears to be the favorite to do the induction but noted that they hate each other.