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Warrior (born James Hellwig on June 16, 1959) is a former American professional wrestler known to many as The Ultimate Warrior. He legally changed his name to Warrior in 1993. Image File history File links Information. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... June 16 is the 167th day of the year (168th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Crawfordsville is a city in Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Indiana. ... Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Area Ranked 5th - Total 121,665 sq mi (315,194 kmÂ²) - Width 342 miles (550 km) - Length 370 miles (595 km) - % water 0. ... Parts Unknown is a professional wrestling term used in place of a wrestlers hometown. ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... June 16 is the 167th day of the year (168th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ...

Career

Warrior began his pro wrestling career as Jim "Justice" Hellwig of Powerteam USA, a group of bodybuilders formed in 1985 by Red Bastien and Rick Bassman, but the gimmick went under when they discovered that, in their estimation, the team had limited wrestling potential. The members of Powerteam USA. (from left to right) Jim Hellwig, Steve Borden, Rick Bassman (manager), Mark Miller, David Sheldon. ... Professional Bodybuilder Gustavo Badell posing Bodybuilding is the process of developing muscle fibres through the combination of weight training, sufficient caloric intake, and rest. ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... In professional wrestling, a gimmick is a wrestlers personality, behavior, attire and/or other distinguishing traits while performing. ...

Of the four members of Powerteam USA, only Hellwig and Steve "Flash" Borden had subsequent wrestling careers of any note (Borden went on to become Sting). They formed a tag team called The Blade Runners with Warrior as Blade Runner Rock when they wrestled in the UWF and on the independent circuit, but the group ended, and Warrior became Dingo Warrior for a short period in World Class Championship Wrestling, winning the Texas Title. After WCCW, Jim Hellwig signed with the WWF and adopted the name Ultimate Warrior. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A professional wrestling tag-team consists of two or occasionally three wrestlers who are working together as a team. ... The Blade Runners were a professional wrestling tag team in the 1980s that was made up of two future superstars, Steve Borden and Jim Hellwig. ... The Universal Wrestling Federation was a regional professional wrestling federation founded by Leroy McGuirk, and later owned by Bill Watts. ... -1... World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW), also called the World Class Wrestling Association (WCWA), was a popular regional professional wrestling promotion run out of Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas. ...

World Wrestling Federation: The first stint (1987-1991)

As a World Wrestling Federation (WWF) superstar from the mid-80s to the early 90s, the Ultimate Warrior was known for his high-energy wrestling style. The Ultimate Warrior's ring entrances featured him racing into the arena at full speed, bursting into the ring, and violently shaking the ropes up and down. He was also known for his distinctive pattern of face painting. World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ...

Warrior enjoyed two stints as Intercontinental Champion, defeating The Honky Tonk Man (in 32 seconds at the first ever SummerSlam in 1988) and Rick Rude at SummerSlam 1989. The Warrior was heralded as the wrestler to carry the torch after the pending retirement of Hulk Hogan in 1990. Following a few confrontations with Hogan, most notably at the 1990 Royal Rumble, the Warrior was written in as Hogan's opponent for WrestleMania VI. Ultimate Warrior defeated Hogan on April 1, 1990, at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario in the main event (which was billed "The Ultimate Challenge", as both Hogan's WWF World Title and Warrior's Intercontinental Title were on the line) of WrestleMania VI. The Warrior held the title until the Royal Rumble in January 1991, dropping the belt to Sgt. Slaughter (thanks to interference by Randy "Macho Man" Savage). Image File history File links Wmviwarrior. ... Image File history File links Wmviwarrior. ... The WWE Intercontinental Championship belt The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Intercontinental Championship is a professional wrestling championship. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... SummerSlam 1988 was the first annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay per view event from the World Wrestling Federation (now World Wrestling Entertainment). ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... SummerSlam 1989 was the second annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay per view event from the World Wrestling Federation. ... Terrence Gene Bollea (born on August 11, 1953) is an American actor and semi-retired professional wrestler better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Royal Rumble 1990 was the third annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation. ... WrestleMania VI was the sixth pay-per-view event, and the first WrestleMania to be held outside of the U.S. It took place on April 1, 1990 from the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with an announced attendance of 67,678. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Rogers Centre, formerly known as SkyDome,[1] is a multi-purpose stadium in Toronto, Ontario, situated next to the CN Tower near the shores of Lake Ontario. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area [1] Ranked... WrestleMania VI was the sixth pay-per-view event, and the first WrestleMania to be held outside of the U.S. It took place on April 1, 1990 from the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with an announced attendance of 67,678. ... Royal Rumble 1991 was the fourth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Robert Remus (born August 27, 1948) is an American WWE employee, and semi-retired professional wrestler better known by the ring name Sgt. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Warrior gained revenge on Savage at WrestleMania VII, pinning him in a "retirement match." Thereafter, he became embroiled in a brutal feud with The Undertaker after Undertaker and his manager, the macabre Paul Bearer, locked Warrior in a coffin on the set of Bearer's Funeral Parlor (one of the WWF's biggest "evil" incidents to that time; the Warrior's life was portrayed as being in danger as Bearer sealed the casket shut, and WWF officials worked feverishly to break the casket open to reveal a motionless Warrior inside). Eventually, Jake "The Snake" Roberts offered to help Warrior in his feud, but wound up turning against him; however, Roberts' impending feud with Warrior was quickly scuttled. WrestleMania VII was the seventh annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation. ... Many types of matches can be found in professional wrestling. ... Mark Calaway (born March 24, 1965[2] [3]) is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name The Undertaker. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In August 1991, Warrior was involved in an alleged pay dispute with WWF owner Vince McMahon. Warrior had reportedly threatened to no show the main event for SummerSlam teaming him with Hulk Hogan against Sgt. Slaughter, Colonel Mustafa, and General Adnan unless he was paid a certain amount of money. It is unclear whether this sum was an amount the Warrior felt was owed to him (for previous work), or whether it was a new demand. The amount was never disclosed to the public and after the Ultimate Warrior chased Adnan and Mustafa backstage, McMahon promptly fired him, although he did pay Warrior the amount that was demanded. He would then be re-hired in 1992. Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 25, 1945) is an American wrestling promoter, occasional professional wrestler, on-screen personality, former play-by-play announcer, and film producer. ... SummerSlam 1991 was the fourth annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation. ... Robert Remus (born August 27, 1948) is an American WWE employee, and semi-retired professional wrestler better known by the ring name Sgt. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Adnan Bin Abdulkareem Ahmed Alkaissy El Farthie (born March 1, 1939) better known professionally as Adnan Al-Kaissie is a former professional wrestler and a manager best known as Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissy, Billy White Wolf or General Adnan. ...

WWF: The second stint (1992)

Upon returning at WrestleMania VIII (to rescue Hulk Hogan from a beat down at the hands of Sid Justice and Papa Shango), he received a degree of creative control over his bookings. Many fans may remember the Papa Shango angle, in which the "witch doctor" cast a spell over Warrior, causing him to convulse and vomit. It was around this time (mid-late 1992) that Warrior sported a "Muscle Outfit," a flesh colored spandex singlet with muscles printed upon it. WrestleMania VIII was the eighth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by the World Wrestling Federation. ... Sidney Ray Eudy (born July 4, 1960) is an American professional wrestler, most commonly known as Sid Vicious, but is also well-known as Sid Justice and Sycho (or Psycho) Sid. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable amount of slang, in-references and jargon. ... Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable amount of slang, in-references and jargon. ... A witch doctor (in southern Africa known as a Sangoma) often refers to exotic healers that believe that maladies are caused by magic and are therefore best cured by it, as opposed to science or developed medicine. ... Vomiting (also throwing up or emesis) is the forceful expulsion of the contents of ones stomach through the mouth and sometimes the nose. ... VEST (Very Efficient Substitution Transposition) ciphers are a set of families of general-purpose hardware-dedicated ciphers that support single pass authenticated encryption and can operate as collision-resistant hash functions. ...

Late in 1992, Warrior was scheduled to be the tag team partner of Randy Savage (who lost to Warrior in a retirement match at WrestleMania VII) at Survivor Series. However, Warrior left the company 2 weeks before the event and was replaced by Curt Hennig. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Many types of matches can be found in professional wrestling. ... WrestleMania VII was the seventh annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation. ... Survivor Series 1992 was the sixth annual Survivor Series pay-per-view professional wrestling event for the World Wrestling Federation. ... Curtis Michael Hennig (March 28, 1958 â€“ February 10, 2003), also known by his ring name Mr. ...

WWF: The third stint (1996)

After several years spent mostly outside of the wrestling limelight, Warrior returned to the WWF in 1996, squashing future superstar Hunter Hearst Helmsley at WrestleMania XII. Triple H refers to his match against Warrior as "not my best event," and has referred to Warrior as "the most unprofessional guy I have ever worked with." Following WrestleMania, Warrior participated in brief feuds with Goldust and Jerry Lawler. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... WrestleMania XII was the twelfth WrestleMania event promoted by the World Wrestling Federation. ... Virgil Riley Runnels III (born April 11, 1966; often called Dustin Runnels) is an American professional wrestler who has competed in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). ... Jerry ONeil Lawler (born November 29, 1949) is an American professional wrestler and wrestling commentator, known throughout the wrestling world as The King. He is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment working and wrestling on its RAW brand as the color commentator. ...

In July of 1996, Warrior was scheduled to be the tag team partner of Shawn Michaels and Ahmed Johnson in the main event of the In Your House 9 pay-per-view but was suspended by kayfabe WWF president Gorilla Monsoon before the event. He was never seen on WWF programming again. Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22, 1965) is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Shawn Michaels. ... Anthony Norris is an American professional wrestler who made a name for himself in the World Wrestling Federation as Ahmed Johnson, where he was the first African-American to ever hold the Intercontinental Championship. ... In Your House Logo For the song In Your House by The Cure, see Seventeen Seconds In Your House was a pay-per-view series created by the World Wrestling Federation. ... In professional wrestling, kayfabe (pronounced KAY-fayb; IPA: ) refers to the portrayal of events within the industry as real, that is the portrayal of professional wrestling as not staged or worked. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

World Championship Wrestling (1998)

WCW signed Warrior in 1998. After debuting on Nitro in Hartford, Connecticut, he created a storyline where he formed a stable opposing Hulk Hogan's New World Order: the "One Warrior Nation." The acronym OWN for One Warrior Nation was a play on the name nWo. Highlights of the storyline included Warrior kidnapping and "converting" The Disciple and frequent instances of "magic smoke" knocking out all of the nWo members except for Hogan (and covering Warrior's movement through a trapdoor in the ring). The British Bulldog suffered a near career-ending injury when he landed on Warrior's trapdoor at Fall Brawl '98; Perry Saturn was also injured by the trapdoor, though not as severely. Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable amount of slang, in-references and jargon. ... The New World Order was a stable of wrestlers, originally in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and later in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). ... Edward Harrison Leslie Jr. ... David Davey Boy Smith (November 27, 1962 â€“ May 18, 2002) was a British professional wrestler. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Warrior only participated in three matches in WCW. The first was the War Games main event (along with seven other wrestlers) at Fall Brawl. Then on WCW Monday Nitro, he tag teamed with Sting to defeat Hogan and Bret Hart by disqualification, in which he had virtually no participation besides single handedly chasing several nWo members down the entry way and whipping them with Hogan's belt. Lastly was his loss to Hogan at Halloween Havoc. The WarGames Match was a gimmick match used originally in the old National Wrestling Alliance and later held annually in World Championship Wrestling, usually at their Fall Brawl pay per view event in September. ... Fall Brawl was an annual pay per view in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) held in the month of September from 1993 through 2000. ... WCW Monday Nitro was a weekly professional wrestling program produced by World Championship Wrestling. ... This article is about the professional wrestler. ... Halloween Havoc was an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by World Championship Wrestling from 1989 through 2000. ...

In the build-up to their match at Halloween Havoc, Warrior played mind games with Hogan by projecting backstage "apparitions" of himself in a mirror that only Hogan could see. The WCW storyline portrayed Hogan as "cracking up" in seeing these apparitions. However, the announcers could also see them, as well as the television audience.

In the Halloween Havoc match an attempt to "blind" Warrior with a fireball backfired when Hogan faced complications igniting the flash paper, causing the fire to go up in Hogan's face instead. The match finally came to an end when Horace Hogan hit Warrior in the back with a chair while Eric Bischoff had referee Nick Patrick distracted. Hogan then scored the pinfall. Michael Bollea (October 21, 1965) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Horace Hogan. ...

Warrior's last appearance in WCW was the Nitro after Halloween Havoc, when he chased nWo Hollywood out of the ring. He announced his retirement the following year.

Life away from the ring

Warrior officially retired from wrestling in 1999. He found a new career as a conservative speaker and commentator, denouncing left-wing politics. Image File history File linksMetadata Warrior_speaks_at_DePaul_2006. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Warrior_speaks_at_DePaul_2006. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... This article deals with conservatism as a political philosophy. ... â€œLeftismâ€ redirects here. ...

Finishing and signature moves

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Championships and accomplishments

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Comic book

Beginning in May 1996, Warrior began writing with Jim Callahan and The Sharp Brothers illustrating a comic book entitled ‎WARRIOR, featuring himself as the main character. Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Beginning in May 1996, Ultimate Warrior began writing with Jim Callahan and The Sharp Brothers illustrating a comic book entitled WARRIOR, featuring himself as the main character. ...

The plot of the comic is hard to decipher, as it contains no dialogue, monologue, or text boxes. Inexplicably, Warrior attacks the North Pole, usurps Santa Claus' authority over the elves, and in the final frame, which gained the comic its enduring popularity, a sweaty Warrior forces Santa into bondage gear and poses beside him. For other uses, see North Pole (disambiguation). ... A typical depiction of Santa Claus. ... A collar is a common symbol in BDSM. Female bottom in bondage with leather monoglove BDSM is any of a number of related patterns of human sexual behavior. ...

According to Warrior, six issues of the WARRIOR comic book were created, as well as a "Warrior Graphic Novel that revealed the story behind the creation of Warrior’s Comic Book Universe". However, only the first four issues of the comic were actually produced.

The Self-Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior

On September 27, 2005, WWE released a DVD documentary focusing on Warrior's retrospective wrestling career, entitled The Self-Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior. The DVD featured clips of his more notable feuds and matches along with commentary from WWE stars past and present (some of which are largely unflattering), the DVD has provoked some controversy due to Warrior's own allegations of libel by WWE against him, and his wife. Originally, Warrior was asked to help with the production of the DVD, but as he refused to work with WWE (citing he did not want to be associated with their promotion). The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior is a DVD produced by World Wrestling Entertainment, looking back at the career of the wrestler Ultimate Warrior. ... is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

After the release of the DVD, Warrior was asked to appear on Byte This!, WWE's weekly webcast program, ostensibly to air his side of the story. He refused the offer, instead opting to issue a paragraph-long controversial statement, responding back to the insults of host Todd Grisham by calling him a "queer", and frequent contributor Droz a "cripple." This led to Matt Striker subsequently appearing on Byte This! and performing an unflattering impression of Warrior, including numerous references to the abuse of steroids. Striker, Grisham, and Droz shared several jokes at Warrior's expense, and an edited version appeared on WWE.com days later - the edits chosen giving the segment a less vitriolic feel than what was originally broadcast. WWE Byte This! is an official World Wrestling Entertainment webcast, hosted by Todd Grisham. ... A webcast is a live media file distibuted over the Internet using streaming media technology. ... Todd Andrew Grisham (born January 9, 1976) is an American presenter/announcer working for World Wrestling Entertainment. ... The word queer has traditionally meant strange or unusual, but it is also currently often used in reference to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and asexual communities. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Look up disability in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Legal issues

In 1993, Jim Hellwig legally changed his name to Warrior in order to retain the legal rights to use the name outside of the WWF. The one-word name appears on all legal documents pertaining to Warrior. The ultimatewarrior.com domain is registered to "Mister Warrior".

Warrior and the WWF engaged in a series of lawsuits and legal actions in 1996 and 1997, culminating in a court ruling that Warrior was legally entitled to use the gimmick, costuming, face paint designs, and mannerisms of the "Warrior" character, though his facepaint was a similar facepaint that the Road Warriors used.[1] [2]

Forthcoming publications

In a recent audio interview with conservative speaker, Dan Flynn, Warrior revealed that he will be publishing two books in 2007. The first being a strictly ideological work on the core conservative values, and their function in a modern society. Although as yet officially untitled, Warrior hopes the work will be released as America: Get It or Get Out; but the release date of the book is unknown. Daniel J. Flynn is an American conservative and author of the books Why the Left Hates America: Exposing the Lies That Have Obscured Our Nations Greatness and Intellectual Morons: How Ideology Makes Smart People Fall for Stupid Ideas. ...

He also has plans to release a second book in the second half of the year, which will be part autobiography, part motivation guide. Warrior has stated that "...the book will detail my wrestling career...but it will be from an intelligent, inspiring angle". He further stated, "I'm not interested in detailing the seedy underbelly of an industry I have no desire to be associated with".

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