Real
Name: Jim Hellwig, but legally changed to Warrior
Alias:
Ultimate Warrior, Dingo Warrior, Blade Runner Rock
Finisher:
Gorilla Press Slam
The
Warrior started off in a very famous wrestling class. The same
class he graduated from produced Sting, who Hellwig would tag
with in some California Indy feds, the Mid-Southern territory
where Jerry Lawler was from, and the Mid South, which later
became known as the UWF. In Mid-Southern, they were quickly
made fun of for being more muscle then wrestling skill, and
they became heels and started the Blade Runner gimmick. They
then went on to the Mid-South where the gimmick continued
until Hellwig, aka Blade Runner Rock at the time had a
contract dispute, and went to World Class. Sting would stay in
the UWF (which the Mid South later became known as) and would
later turn face, and won the UWF tag titles with Eddie
Gilbert. In World Class, the world started getting a glimpse
at what would soon be one of the biggest stars in wrestling
history. With the trademark facepaint, long hair, and tassles,
the Dingo Warrior appaered in WCCW, but unfortunately for
Hellwig, he never really made it past mid-card status. Hellwig
then entered the WWF, and with some cool music, his nutty run
down entrances, and the shaking he did in the ring, the
Ultimate Warrior finally became a big hit. He started off with
a big push, taking care of jobbers but went on to win the WWF
IC title. After feuding with Rick Rude, the Warrior accepted a
challenge from Jimmy Hart in a push up contest. The rules were
that Hart could pick anyone out of the crowd to sit on the
Warrior's back, and he had to do a certain amount of push ups.
Hart happend to pick John Tenta, who would become known as
Earthquake. After squashing the Warrior's back during the
first push up attempt, the two would feud, but Hart was also
getting Earthquake into a war with Hulk Hogan. This brought
the Warrior and Hogan into their now historic feud. After
taking out Earthquake, the two decided to settle their
differences at Wrestlemania in 1990. Hellwig would go on to
win, and Hogan selflishly gave away the title and disappeared
from the wresting scene for a while. Hellwig went on to defend
the title, but entered into a feud with Sergeant Slaughter,
who had recently turned into an Iraqi sympathizer during the
Gulf War. After refusing to give Randy Savage a shot at the
World Belt, Savage attacked the Warrior during the match, and
cost him his WWF title. Savage and the Warrior went on to have
a terriffic match at the following Summerslam that many feel
was the best of Hellwig's career. After retiring the Macho
King to the announcers booth, the Warrior then started a feud
with the Undertaker. After getting locked into a casket, and
nearly suffocating, he sought the help of Jake Roberts to help
in his war with the Undertaker, but the Snake turned on him
and went heel. Before the feud could finish, the Warrior had
once last match with Hogan against Sgt. Slaughter and his
Iragi cronies, including the Iron Shiek. This was the first
time the Warrior disappeared from the WWF. A year later, the
Warrior ran down and helped out Hulk Hogan during a match with
Papa Shango (now known as Kama of The Nation). This return
didn't last much longer. During the first part of the Monday
Night Wars, Vince McMahon paid the Warrior a huge contract
that even gave him creative rights to the Warrior's name. The
move worked, and got RAW some wins in the begining, but things
fell apart when Hellwig skipped some house shows to attend his
Dad's funeral. Vince fired him, siting his unreliability in
the past. After suing the WWF to get release of trademark he
had signed for in his last WWF contract, Hellwig signed with
WCW and appeared in the ring this past summer to confront Hulk
Hogan. He formed One Warrior Nation, and went on to fight for
WCW during Fall Brawl's 3 team match, with the man getting the
pinfall getting a title shot at champ Goldberg. After
recruiting Ed Leslie, better known as the Disciple, into the
OWN, the Warrior's feud with Hulk Hogan climaxed Halloween
Havoc, with Hollywood winning with Horace's inteference.
