Whether you’re a wrestling fan or not, it’s likely you have heard of a few names from the world of professional wrestling. Hulk Hogan. The Rock. “Stone Cold” Steve Austin. Oh, and The Ultimate Warrior. A household name, and a massive wrestling superstar in the 1980’s and 1990’s, Warrior (Formerly Jim Hellwig) had a career of ups and downs, and it was a wonderful thing to see bridges fixed and the legacy of The Ultimate Warrior saved from extinction when WWE inducted Warrior into their 2014 Hall of Fame class. This, followed by an appearance on the stage with fellow-inductees at WrestleMania 30, and his return to Raw the night after in which he delivered a poignant speech to fans, reminded many people why The Ultimate Warrior was the big star he was in his prime. Sadly, two days after his Raw appearance, on April 8th 2014, Warrior, born James Brian Hellwig,...
- 4/15/2015
- by Chris Cummings
- Nerdly
The Match Made In Heaven… The Match Made In Hell… Bret Hart’s first single’s title… Andre the Giant’s (and Paul Roma’s) final WWF Pay-Per-View appearance(s)… the Road Warriors capturing the WWF Tag Team titles, making them the only team to win tag team gold in the Awa, Nwa, WCW, and WWF… and the first official appearance of the middle finger on World Wrestling Federation television. SummerSlam 1991 has many memorable and historically-important moments.
This isn’t about any of them.
This is about the money, specifically the details from Titan Sports’ pay-off sheet for talent and agents for SummerSlam 1991 that became public after details and evidence from the Ultimate Warrior’s 2006 lawsuit regarding The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior DVD were released (including hand-written notes between Warrior and Vince McMahon) in January of 2014. These little-seen, privately-held sheets cast quite a story on the backstage details of the wrestlers,...
This isn’t about any of them.
This is about the money, specifically the details from Titan Sports’ pay-off sheet for talent and agents for SummerSlam 1991 that became public after details and evidence from the Ultimate Warrior’s 2006 lawsuit regarding The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior DVD were released (including hand-written notes between Warrior and Vince McMahon) in January of 2014. These little-seen, privately-held sheets cast quite a story on the backstage details of the wrestlers,...
- 3/27/2014
- by The 'House
- Obsessed with Film
copyright The Self Destruction Of The Ultimate Warrior DVD
It seems kind of crazy that Ultimate Warrior had never been inducted into WWE’s Hall of Fame before now. He certainly meets all the stringent criteria for induction (used to work for the company, hasn’t killed anyone, not named “Randy Savage”), and let’s face it, for a certain percentage of the audience he was The Guy. Yeah, Hulk Hogan was the big draw for years, but Warrior was the crazed self-parody prototype of everything a pro wrestler in the 80s could be. He had the exaggerated muscles, big hair, and coked-out promos that everyone associates with our so-called sport from the time.
More importantly, he had a lot of things that current fans are unable to get from wrestling today. His promos might have been nonsensical, but they were certainly passionate and didn’t come across as phony.
It seems kind of crazy that Ultimate Warrior had never been inducted into WWE’s Hall of Fame before now. He certainly meets all the stringent criteria for induction (used to work for the company, hasn’t killed anyone, not named “Randy Savage”), and let’s face it, for a certain percentage of the audience he was The Guy. Yeah, Hulk Hogan was the big draw for years, but Warrior was the crazed self-parody prototype of everything a pro wrestler in the 80s could be. He had the exaggerated muscles, big hair, and coked-out promos that everyone associates with our so-called sport from the time.
More importantly, he had a lot of things that current fans are unable to get from wrestling today. His promos might have been nonsensical, but they were certainly passionate and didn’t come across as phony.
- 1/16/2014
- by Scott Keith
- Obsessed with Film
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