The Spirit of The Ultimate Warrior will run forever in The Wrestling Thread

[Wheels]

Renegade died back while WCW was still around, right?

Yes I think so.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

One of my all time favorite matches. Warrior, Savage, Sherri, and Elizabeth are all gone now.

 

[Lobo]

Renegade died back while WCW was still around, right?

Yes I think so.

Yes.

 

[Wheels]

One of my all time favorite matches. Warrior, Savage, Sherri, and Elizabeth are all gone now.

My favorite Warrior match.

 

[Lobo]

One of the biggest mark out moments of my childhood fandom

 

[Fallen Angel]

RIP just found out in the last half hour.

The only person to ever hold the Intercontinental and WWF title at the same time.

 

[epc11223]

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can't believe warrior is dead, but to lighten the mood just a tad bit, about a year ago wwe put out current wrestlers with the winged eagle championship. found some with daniel bryan.

 

[epc11223]

 

[Colossal Spoons]

It's almost like Warrior's final days were the final scenes of The Wrestler brought to life. His heart hung on just long enough for his last shining moment.

Quite similar indeed. Today's gonna be rough.

 

[epc11223]

 

[X Knight]

wow!! just read the news!

RIP Warrior.

 

[Wheels]

Bring it back, Bryan. Pay for it like Cody did with the IC title.

 

[cherokeesam]

Truly lost one of the all-time greats.

RIP to the Warrior, and prayers to his family.
Still, the way it happened sounds straight out of a Hollywood script. Seems like he died with closure, and that ain't easy for most people to accomplish. The man truly had the heart of a warrior. Hope D-Bry and others can carry on his legacy in the WWE...he will be missed.

 

[wheatshox]

I've been a long-time reader of the SHH forums, especially the wrestling thread. You guys always seem to nail my opinion on the head so I haven't ever felt the need to sign up. However, this week has been so crazy that I want to join in on the discussion.

I'm incredibly saddened to hear about the Warrior's passing. I began watching wrestling again in '98 when Stone Cold and The Rock were on the rise. When I was even younger I have vague memories of cheering Randy Savage and Jake Roberts in the WWF. My brother and I had these stuffed wrestling buddies, and when we weren't inflicting pain on one another, we would beat the holy heck out of these things. Hogan never won if we had something to say about it.

But I became obsessed in '98. I saved up my allowance for weeks because I wanted to see some older matches. WWF had just released the remastered Wrestlemanias on VHS. After weeks of compiling dishwashing money, I begged my dad to order me Wrestlemania VI off wwf.com. This was back when we still had dial-up and I think my dad was very hesitant to put his credit card information on the net. Nevertheless, he did it because I was so insistent.

I knew nothing about the Ultimate Warrior, but the awesome VHS box, the rad face paint, the bright colors, the wild hair. To say I was intrigued would be an understatement.

The day the box arrived on our doorstep was one I'll always remember. It was immediately opened and thrust into our VCR. And I sat in awe for three hours, watching this different, yet still thoroughly entertaining, version of wrestling. The pace was toned down, but the Ultimate Warrior was unlike anything I'd ever seen-- a cartoon character brought to life.

While I'm a bit of a "smarter" wrestling fan now, I still appreciate his matches. Sure, he no-sells like crazy. Yeah, he's not the best or anywhere near a good mat technician. But he had a character, actually, he was the character. Seeing him lift both of those belts up high at the end of Wrestlemania VI will forever be etched in my head. I've only recently started watching WWE again. I stopped in 2004, but have kept up with the product through online articles and this forum. It's pretty sad when discussion about wrestling is more exciting than actually watching. The shift over the last half-year or so has me pumped, and my subscription to the Network has caught me up. I hope that these new stars are given the ball and we can start having more fun.

You'll always be remembered, Warrior.

 

[P Supreme]

RIP Warrior

I don't watch the product anymore but tuned in to his farewell promo on monday and he looked fraile in the ring I thought

 

[ssj wolverine]

I am glad he was able to settle whatever issues he and WWE had over the years. My sympathies to his family.

 

[the dmg]

Holy **** at this news.

I have yet to even watch the HoF, WM30, or Raw, but damn...the feels. It's crazy to think that it happened after things were set right and he could go without carrying all this weight on his shoulders.

 

[Wheels]

Welcome wheatshox.

 

[Karelia]

LOAD THE SPACESHIP WITH THE ROCKET FUEL... LOAD THE SPACESHIP... WITH THE WARRIORS!

Just came to say R.I.P. Ultimate Warrior. Such sad news to hear! Especially after that promo he cut on RAW.... Just unbelievable... Any news on the exact cause of death?

Oh, and The Shield vs The Wyatt Family part III was excellent! Both of my favorite factions ever.

 

[Lobo]

Welcome to our thread Wheatshox

 

[X Knight]

welcome to the Hype and the wrestling thread, wheatshox!

you wouldn't happen to be a Wichita State University fan, would you?

 

[SuperBatman]

I think Monday Night they should do a 10 bell salute I think it's called for. Maybe even a Tribute show or a Tribute package.

RIP Warrior you will be missed.

 

[bullets]

It's kind of weird because Hogan made peace with Savage before he died and probably made amends with Warrior as well. At least I hope so.

 

[Kaleb]

I woke up half asleep decided to browse on twitter read something about Warriors passing, fell back to sleep woke up later thinking it was all a dream, and now I really wish it was all a dream.

 

[Kaleb]

Word is that Prince Devitt has not signed with WWE and may not be signing with them as rumors are that TNA is planning on making a big play for him.