One source of speculation claims that upon his return for the WrestleMania festivities, The Hulkster was confronted and punched by Macho Man Randy Savage. Wait a second he looks slightly less muscular, and his hair is blonde! Crazy things like The Montreal Screw Job, dozens of tragic wrestler deaths and David Arquette becoming WCW champion actually happened! Warrior was again the sole survivor, pinning Arn Anderson and Bobby Heenan to win the match. 1990 to 1991 World Heavyweight Championship. Reddit's largest professional wrestling community. On that night, he achieved the rare feat of holdingthe Intercontinental and WWE Titles simultaneously. Were they agents of Mr. McMahon sent to spy on and eventually destroy WCW? Its well known that Hall and Nash were offered lucrative contracts to compete in WCW and The nWo ultimately bolstered the promotions popularity. Here are the top-five wrestling conspiracies that just won't go away. Perfect destroys Hulk Hogan's WWE Championship after stealing it from ringside On Saturday Night's Main Event. He would finally join the WWF as The Ultimate Warrior. In WWE All Stars, in which Ultimate Warrior appears as one of the "Legends", WWE stated that he was the "ultimate archetype of strength and intensity", and further stated that "without question, the Ultimate Warrior has etched his name in the pantheon of WWE greats". WATCH THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE! At the time it was rumored to be Kerry Von Erich, who was then under contract to the WWF. Pro Wrestling Torch described Warrior in real-life having made public "vile, bigoted, hateful, judgmental comments about a cancer victim, Hurricane Katrina victims, homosexual people, a woman defending a gay man, and even Martin Luther King Jr." For example, when Bobby Heenan contracted cancer, Warrior said, "Karma is just a beautiful thing to behold. Now, TBT has gotten in the middle of the most controversial rumor of them all, and tries to sort it out, once and for all. And thus, a legend was born. Sure, the version that Savage clocked Hogan sounds more exciting, but after asking around, its a hard pill to swallow. [10] This stood in contrast with a claim made by Road Warrior Animal, who stated that the Dingo Warrior was a recreation of Warrior's Blade Runner gimmick and was an attempt to present himself as an offspring of The Road Warriors. This incarnation of the Ultimate Warrior was portrayed by Paul Levesque, who would go on to achieve modest success as Terra Ryzing in WCW. According to Regal in his autobiography, he dismisses this claim. Under the ring name Dingo Warrior, he was a one-time WCWA Texas Heavyweight Champion. Yet, there is still a belief that persists that WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hit Man Hart was actually in on the entire thing. The court ruled that Warrior was legally entitled to use the gimmick, costuming, face paint designs, and mannerisms of the "Warrior" character. "[123] As Of 2019, Sue Aitchison would be the first WWE employee to be given the warrior award. ", "Paul [Heyman] said we were working on deal with WWE to get us national exposure, but not a lot of people know about it," Dreamer revealed. 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[52] Warrior challenged for Goldust's Intercontinental Championship at In Your House 7; Warrior won the match by countout, but did not win the title. Perfect and The Genius. Because it totally happened. [35], On July 10, 1991, Warrior sent a letter to McMahon requesting inclusions in his new WWF contract. Kayfabe: The lost art of keeping a secret in professional wrestling. I cant come up with any other reason. "[106] With Warrior's reconciling with the professional wrestling industry just before his death, some of his former adversaries offered their condolences. I had an idea that something like that could happen, Hart told WWEClassics.com. In November 1992, Warrior was scheduled to team with Savage (as The Ultimate Maniacs) to face Ric Flair and Razor Ramon at Survivor Series. Plus, get every WWE Premium Live Event, your favorite shows, new movies, live sports, and more. Lex Luger seemed destined for great things in the WWF. He was also known for his distinctive pattern of face paint. It was a lame endeavor at repackaging an 80s tag team. But this is rumor false: Jim Hellwig never portrayed the Ultimate Warrior. The Ultimate Warrior made his WWE debut in 1987. WEB. They are destined to fail. None of this is true, either, except that these were very real rumors that circulated for years. [79], On September 27, 2005, WWE released a DVD documentary focusing on Warrior's wrestling career, titled The Self-Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior. Its the reason that is the only one that makes any sense. His hair was much shorter and he truly looked contradictory from when he left the WWE months earlier. News of his death spread the next day on sites such as Bing, Facebook, and Twitter. [1] Warrior defeated Jerry Lawler at King of the Ring,[1] and defeated Owen Hart by disqualification on the July 8 episode of Monday Night Raw. But once Warrior was under the commission of the Vince McMahon media machine, he blew up. Still, it wasnt typical behavior for Andre. Till then I remain home with one who cares". An early precursor to the Ultimate Warrior was named Blade Runner Rock, who tagged with Blade Runner Blaze in a tag team known, obviously, as The Killer Bees. Kayfabe News: Unreal news about an unreal sport. Blade Runner Rock would go on to become the Dingo Warrior a character who declared war on dingoes . False: There were two Ultimate Warriors. Some of the stories are fringe conspiracy theories and others are genuine head-scratchers that have captivated the imagination for years. In 1996, Warrior published a comic book titled Warrior, featuring himself as the main character. Watch every Premium Live Event and get unlimited access to WWE's premium content - available to you anywhere, anytime, on any device. I just put too much faith into [former WWE referee] Earl Hebner. Hellwig finished 5th. Slaughter, Colonel Mustafa, and General Adnan. Ultimate Creations Inc. vs. WWE Inc. | WATCH WARRIOR'S WRESTLEMANIA VIII RETURN, WWE Hall of Famer Howard Finkel chimed in on the long-standing urban legend and offered a definitive answer on the unique competitor: Often imitated, often duplicated, there was only one Ultimate Warrior.. If you watch the match, it does last longer than the average Goldberg squash did. So what happened and why was the title smashed? Did Regal take out his frustration on the rising phenom? Later, while he was attending Life University in Marietta, Georgia, he won the Junior Atlanta contest and placed 5th at the 1981 AAU Collegiate Mr. America. [29] In the summer of 1988, he wrestled Bobby Heenan in a series of weasel suit matches, in which Warrior won by sleeper hold. However, the rumor still persists that he . WWEClassics.com investigated eight urban legends that have ignited debate amongst the WWE Universe and, in some cases, have come to be accepted as fact. [52], WCW signed Warrior "at great expense" in May 1998. But the experiment was a conclusive failure and the crowd rejected the new Razor Ramon and Scott Hall. She was welcomed back. Jan 18, 2018. He went from a relative unknown to becoming the second most celebrated wrestler in the WWE, second only to Hulk Hogan. WWE Champion; Intercontinental Champion; 2014 WWE Hall of Fame Inductee. At SummerSlam in 1988, the powerful competitor famously defeated The Honky Tonk Man for the Intercontinental Championship in 30 seconds. Warrior was finally revived by the officials performing CPR. I had no choice but to accede to your exorbitant demands. Since then, Doink the Clown was played by several wrestlers including the Brooklyn Brawler Steve Lombardi and enhancement talent Phil Apollo. Hed go into a restaurant and eat 12 steaks and 15 lobsters. Elementalist Lux starts every match in her Light form. But there's no way that Stephanie and Macho Man hooked up right? 1992 Onwards Various feuds, WCW stint, WWE Hall of Fame. There were numerous instances where Warrior used his blog to address his viewpoint on members of his wrestling past (Vince McMahon, Road Warrior Animal, The British Bulldog, Owen Hart, Hulk Hogan, Lex Luger);[87] historical (Martin Luther King Jr., George Washington) or religious figures (Jesus). 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