Ultimate Warrior

[10.0] "One of the best physiques in the history of wrestling, the Ultimate Warrior was a MACHINE in the WWF. His character was leaning towards a supernatural being, the way he would refer to himself & the fans, but it was more like a complete superhero that could demolish literally anything & anyone. I think he was really hilarious & entertaining in every storyline he was involved in. Ultimate Warrior's Survivor Series 1989 promo with the Rockers & Jim Neidhart will FOREVER be ICONIC! As each team member is giving intense & great promos, Warrior is tying a rope around himself & his team. TREMENDOUS! One of the greatest characters in the history of the WWF. It saddens me every year because Warrior passed away on my birthday. I will always love & appreciate his character!"

[9.0] "Loved him and the PC police don't speak for me. A cartoony superhero type but done so well. Maybe Warrior lives better in my memory than reality but that's when he worked. The perfect pro wrestler for this era when I wasn't looking for skill and technical prowess. In all ways a product of the late 80s entertainment era but isn't that OK? Probably should've stayed in the past but I popped for him again when he showed up in WCW. A personal favorite and highly recommended."

[6.0] "At 10 years old, I loved the Ultimate Warrior. He appealed to everything that a 10-year-old boy wanted. In my wise years, I now understand the issues, the problems, the attitude of Mr. Hellwig, the working issues, and all the rest. But the spirit of the Ultimate Warrior and the character is something that I still love. And the match with Hogan in Toronto was magical in a bubble. So I praise the small parts that can be praised, and rate him accordingly. I"

[7.0] "Basically Bill Goldberg but more interesting in every way. He ran to the ring and gassed himself out during nearly all of his matches and the only bouts he had that were truly good-to-great involved him getting lead through it spot-for-spot by Macho Man or Hogan. However lackluster his ring work could be, his promos were always great. I don't mean that in a post-ironic so-bad-they're-good sense, I mean that in a "This guy is a total nutcase - I wanna see what he's gonna do this Sunday" sense. That's called being a draw, folks. It's an alien concept to most people in this bubble nowadays but that right there's what it looks like."

[8.0] "Way too harsh of a rating for the Ultimate Warrior on this site. I guess he's just another one of those guys that you "just had to be there" to understand. Warrior was chosen to be the man to finally dethrone Hulkamania for a reason... he was THAT over. Kids like myself were mystified by him at the time. Even though it ended up being a short run, it was a generational run that very few could ever match. Did he have classic matches? No. Were his promos coherent? No. Was his gas tank horrendous? Yes. Was he a jerk? Yes. Does any of this matter? No, he captured the imaginations of the audience so much that any time Warrior was on-screen it felt like magic was happening. It took a very special pro wrestler to pull that off, I don't care what anyone says."

[0.0] "Couldn't wrestle, couldn't cut a promo, all he could do was shout a lot and act like he was high off ever drug ever at once. Just so bad to the point it's almost funny that he ever got a serious push, but I guess all you needed to get pushed In his day was be jacked. I would call him overrated but I think most fans understand how bad he was now, still overrated by casuals though. 0 is the only rating I can give him."

[0.0] "I hate Ultimate Warrior so much that I could write 2000 characters to prove he's shit. Sadly, Warrior was a wrestler from a significant era in the WWF, the Golden Era, which sought muscular wrestlers who made the fans scream with excitement and usually didn't have much else to do. Enter Warrior, a giant mass of steroids who drove the crowd crazy, who perfectly fulfilled the standard of being the face of the WWF. Warrior had everything that was wrong with him: insecurity in matches, horrible and unintelligible promos, a gigantic ego. If you thought Hogan was already horrible, prepare yourself because Warrior is 1000 times worse. Warrior never cared about wrestling, his teammates, or his fans, his only interest was always money, once Warrior opened a wrestling "school", it was all an elaborate scam, if you wanted to be there and have Warrior teach you his incredible and sublime techniques, it was going to cost you an arm and a leg, decades later he tried again to get money from a supposed trainer... virtual, with motivational videos. His matches are horrible, he had his own Hulking Up and honestly it was a prettier combination, Clothesline, Clothesline, Clothesline and Warrior Splash and it was all over, Warrior never used psychology in the ring, he was always someone quite insecure (every time he did a Clothesline or a Shoulder Block, he launched himself like crazy with all the momentum of the ropes at full speed), notorious cases of when his recklessness hurt his rivals: He hurt André The Giant (who had gigantism problems) and he hurt Bobby Heenan in one of the few times Heenan participated. His arsenal was always the same, and it was always basic and repetitive. I don't know how much you can learn from Warrior. I'll never forget that story Bret Hart tells about when Warrior ignored a kid on his deathbed who was waiting for him with his family. A horrible wrestler and a horrible person."

[2.0] "Before even stepping into a ring for the first time, usually after taking first payment though, long before learning how to to fall with arms outstretched, any remotely competent trainer or school should be teaching four fundamentals. Take care of the other guy. Take care of yourself. Make the opponent look good and lastly, make yourself look good. The Ultimate Shithead only ever learnt the one. Persona non grata early 30s due to being too much of a megalomaniac nightmare for even VKM before spending years as a hate preacher. He was a better wrestler than he was a man, which is some inverse accomplishment. Only hint of credit he gets is for squashing Cripple H in 90 seconds. Given his devotion to roiding and piss poor conditioning, that was about all he was good for. Promos were the random ramblings of a lunatic. In terms of ability, an abomination and a contender for the worst to ever hold the biggest belt in the game."

[2.0] "One of the biggest scumbags in wrestling, he only had size, physique and charisma and that was it. He couldn't work a match; he didn't make sense in his promos, and to put it on top, he didn't care about the well-being of his colleagues and had no respect for the business. Imagine Ryback but with more charisma, long hair and face paint. Not too mention he was injury prone, and also nearly killed Bobby Heenan in a match. The fact this guy is in the Hall of Fame is beyond me and the fact the Vince kept bringing back for many years despite never improving in the ring and having a bigger ego than guys like Triple H, Shawn Michaels and Hulk Hogan is also absurd."

[8.0] "Need to watch more matches but in terms of pure in ring prescence he was outstanding. piece of shit guy but that tends to be very difficult to seperate from in ring ability and this is no different, love his match with matcho man at wrestlemania 8 or 9"

[5.0] "One of the most polarizing figures in pro wrestling history. Warrior had the look, intensity, and charisma that captivated audiences in the late '80s and early '90s. His energy was unmatched, and his entrance alone could light up a crowd. However, when it comes to in-ring ability, he was extremely limited. His matches were often short, repetitive, and heavily dependent on spectacle rather than substance. That said, you can't deny his impact. His feud with Hulk Hogan, particularly their WrestleMania VI match, is one of the most iconic moments in WWE history. He wasn't a "wrestler's wrestler, " but he was absolutely a larger-than-life character. A legend in his own right, even if not by technical standards."

[5.0] "Proof that at least during Vince McMahon's reign, character work far exceeded what you do in ring. Warrior was crazy over and fans loved his promos. He also couldn't wrestle worth a damn. Fans loved him for it tho. Wouldn't work today and in all honesty shouldn't have worked in an era with the likes of Steamboat and Savage, but somehow it did"

[5.0] "The Ultimate Warrior was VERY over in his heyday, his promos were of their time, and they worked for their time. His matches were nothing special, he had his move set and seemed safe in the ring. You knew going in as a fan that you weren't going to get a Bret Hart technical classic, but you got what you paid for with Warrior. Intensity, a few power moves, and a pumped up crowd. It wasn't going to work for years and years but for the time he was on top it was fun."

[5.0] "Go watch The Ultimate Warrior vs. Randy Savage at Wrestlemania 7 and then tell me that this guy is a 0. Yes he benefitted from an era where nobody cared much for in-ring action, and yes he has a lot of bad matches, but this dude wasn't talentless."

[3.0] "He was charismatic, had a good shape, and strong hair. That's it. In ring the man was absolutely awful. One of the worst wrestlers I've ever seen. I'm still 23 and wasn't around to see Ultimate Warrior wrestling live, but watched a bunch of old shows and omg this man was dreadful . Wasted my time completely."

[0.0] "Easily one of the worst wrestler ever, he massively benefited from being in the WWE during a time where character was more important than in ring wrestling. Sometimes he made Hogan seem really good but the difference between him and some that the WWE had during the same era like Macho Man and Steamboat is massive, clearly when you look deeper into his life he was clearly only ever in it for the money and no care for the wrestling business whatsoever. Any little bit of reprieve he deserves completely disappeared after that disastrous match with Hogan in WCW."

[6.0] "Why is a bad wrestler like Ultimate Warrior so remembered today? And have better exponents been lost over the years? Many might say it's thanks to WWE promoting him in their games... but Warrior was persona non grata in WWE for 18 years, and during all that time, he remained a benchmark in the industry. THAT'S THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A GIMMICK INSTEAD OF BEING A CIRCUS MONKEY. Warrior is immortal; he managed to create a compelling character to watch; that's his legacy. And at least he managed to build a legacy in a short time... many don't achieve that in decades. But let's not be cynical: if it weren't for Randy Savage, Rick Rude, or Ted Dibiase guiding him in the ring, his matches would have been painful to watch."

[1.0] "The only reason he gets a one is because of how over he was in 1989 and 1990 and that absolutely amazing match with Macho Man (which was one of the best matches of the 80s) but other than that, I have not seen much of his in ring work and yes, I've heard he's terrible but I haven't seen any, no, instead I am going to rate this based on the stuff he's said and before you guys say "Your supposed to rate them by in ring, not as a person." Not for this. This dude was a racist, homophobic, megalomanic, who somehow had a bigger ego than Hulk Hogan and makes Hulk Hogan look more likeable than the two of them. The stuff he preached about on his online forum, which you are free to look up, is disgusting and he shouldn't have been allowed back in the WWE."

[7.0] "Ultimate Warrior wasn't a good wrestler. He couldn't sell or do the basics. Other wrestlers thought he was horrible in the ring and difficult to work with. You would think that this wouldn't be possible given that he had a great run in the WWF, but the reason he got over was because of his energy and charisma which often outweighs just pure technical skills alone. Regardless he wasn't a good wrestler. He was a good entertainer. There's a difference. If we are to rate him based off ability he is very low, but based off his talent as an entertainer more strictly then I would have to give him a higher rating."

[6.0] "Warrior was both the absolute best and worst 6/10 wrestler I've ever seen. Absolutely nothing he did was mediocre, it was either dreadful or amazing. I don't care that they didn't really make sense, his promos were incredible and you sure as hell believed him."

[5.0] "Ultimate Warrior was good as a character. He had a ton of charisma and could do a promo. His biggest issues were being hard to work with and his in-ring work being below standard. Good in the short squash match but struggled in longer matches. His work outside of WWE was awful."

[3.0] "If "all style, no substance" was a wrestler, it would be the Ultimate Warrior, he had a solid presentation, he had a very memorable look, personality, and entrance theme, however, Warrior could not wrestle if his life depended on it. Warrior came from a time, an era of the WWF, when star power and showmanship were more valued than genuine in-ring talent, which the Ultimate Warrior is the epitome of that sentiment, in every match he was carried by whoever his opponent was, he only ever had two particularly memorable matches, against Hulk Hogan and "Macho Man" Randy Savage. His career was all downhill after the early 90s, he really was a one trick pony, and Warrior himself, was not a very good or pleasant person, who is only remembered fondly for 80s WWF nostalgia."

[3.0] "Another overrated piece of work from the WWF days. What he had going for him was his pharmaceutically enhanced physique, and passionate promos that were a bunch of loud nonsense if you listened closely. His finisher is also one of the worst in history. So many victories with what was bordering on tripping and falling over his opponent."

[3.0] "I was never a huge fan, specially of his weak finisher. As a kid, I never understood how he was able to beat others with just a running splash. Never was a fan of his work, even though his look was awesome."

[8.0] "Warrior is a tough one to rate. He was not a good worker and he struggled with selling. But he was willing to be led by veterans, and he worked iconic matches against Savage, Hogan, and Rude. Warrior was extremely charismatic and oozed passion and intensity. And he was built like a superhero, no CGI reauired. It was difficult not to get fired up when he would sprint to the ring and shake the ropes. And his promos, while nonsensical, genuinely got you hyped for his matches as a kid, and were hilarious as an adult (maybe unintentionally but I'm still entertained! ). Warrior was one of the most over wrestlers ever, albeit for a short window. His WWF return, and later WCW run, were both largely busts though. Still, Warrior remains an iconic figure in pro wrestling to this day, and he forged a lasting connection with fans, captivating many even to this day. And isn't that what pro wrestling is all about?"

[10.0] "One of the most charismatic and energetic characters in wrestling history. Few people matched the level of energy this man brought to the ring. There was a reason he would get that enormous pop everytime he came running out. I still remember getting the chills whenever his music hit and he came blasting out from back there. His return to the WWF was forgettable and so was his run in WCW(outside of the return and build-up to Halloween Havok 98), but what he did with the WWF in the late 80's/early 90'S was legendary. Love him or hate him, he was truly one of the most iconic wrestlers of all time."

[0.0] "Ultimate Warrior the wrestler is 100% like Jim Hellwig the person... absolutely awful. I always try to seperate the wrestler from the person, but in certain cases like Warrior, you just can't help but have your opinion on the guy swayed by how he was as a person. In-ring, he was awful. We all know he'd be blown up by the time he made it in the ring, which just goes to show how bad of a performer he was. Couldn't wrestle a match, knew how to do a few moves and that's it. Promos were incoherent, you'd have a hard time trying to find one promo he did where you actually understood what he was trying to say. The only thing he had going for him was his looks, and even that was helped with the use of steroids. All in all, he's an awful wrestler and awful person. Not going to go into all the disgusting things he has said over the years, most people know anyway and if you don't, it takes a moment to google it. Happened to be in the right place at the right time. 5 years before or 5 years after he wouldn't had made it in professional wrestling."

[3.0] "A really selfish and talentless wrestler, he could almost never put on a half-way decent match to save his life. However, his presentation, charisma, and contribution to the business, where only looks mattered, were really impactful. However, there are definitely more low points than high in his career and his lack of initiative to improve in the ring really hurt his legacy as a performer."

"Before there were guys like Batista, Goldberg and Ryback, there was the Ultimate Warrior. Warrior, in my opinion, really paved the way and opened doors for guys like Batista to be successful. Warrior couldn't work a lick, he was able to have memorable matches with opponents who could carry him but he wasn't a guy you could rely onto unless you were looking for a quick squash. Despite his in-ring drawbacks, you can't deny his presentation, physical charisma and intensity. He had a fantastic physique even though he was completely juiced to the teeth and his look was unique enough to where there was a point where he was thought to be Hogan's potential replacement. Unfortunately, Warrior's ego and attitude ultimately prevented him from ever achieving anything close to what he achieved in his early late 80s to early 90s WWF run. Whenever they tried to bring him back, something would happen and he would be out of the business shortly there after. The less said about his WCW run and his public speaking career, the better."

[0.0] "He just couldn't wrestled. Awful selling, terrible offence. Just shit, made Hogan look like prime Bret Hart. Like seriously, his WCW run was a disgrace of epic proportions and he had maybe 1 good match in the WWF. He was also just a massive dickhead and a failure at that, with a awful title run. He started out tagging with Sting, and its clear that Sting was the talent in that pair, because it wasn't fucking warrior. Also, his comic series was shit. Maybe the worst wrestling "legend". Can't stand his work."

[7.0] "Ultimate Warrior might be the ultimate what if of wrestling. Never great in ring. His look and aura was up there with Hulk Hogan. His entrance and the high energy carried through into his matches and the audience ate it up. Unfortunately a poor attitude to the business and self sabotage became his story. Ultimately was probably the biggest thing in wrestling for about a year and a major star for a couple more. Left a big impact on fans of the time and a lasting legacy in that time. But who knows what he could have gone on to do if he had made a few different choices. 3 and a half stars."

[1.0] "Even for his time he is abysmal. In an era that had some of the better wrestlers, he was a juicehead that blew up after the first 90 seconds. His worth to the industry is null and void, the only reason people still talk about him is because him and Vince mended fences before his steroid use caught up to him and his heart exploded. Had he not gone into the HoF that year he would just be another guy that fans would've gone "Oh, so-and-so died? I remember hearing about them. That's a shame." and moved on with their life. Absolute dud."

[6.0] "Maybe he isn't a great human , witch is a respectable opinion.But i don't understand why Jimmy Snuka , Matt Riddle , Chris Benoit or Hulk Hogan doesn't have smiliar notes so this argument doesn't works. So moral appart , if we talk only about ; wrestling ; The Ultimate Warrior was the perfect wrestler for the 80's and mid 90's , Great Body , Big energy , Excellent reaction from the public. His in ring is kinda bad but better than most of the super stars of his time. A good entertainement for his time and too much judge by modern standard."

[2.0] "Very awful wrestler, very awful personality, and a controversial person for a good reason. He was very much a case of someone being at the right place at the right time, both in terms of his gimmick and that Hulkamania was starting to fade. Seriously, if it wasn't for his over the top character, he would be completely forgotten about, especially because he was legitimately awful in the ring outside of the miracles of Hulk Hogan and Macho Man. Ultimately a failure as a world champion in the grander scheme of things, and I believe that title reign was the beginning of the end of the Golden Age. Not to mention his fucking horrendous self inflated ego and delusion that only seemed to get worse as the years go on. Only at the end of his life did things change, but ultimately that doesn't change how I feel about this man in the slightest. Sorry."

[2.0] "The tale of the Warrior is every wrong with a professional wrestler. He had a great look and had an unique charisma. That's it. Everything else about him was awful. His promos were garbage because, although he could keep you engaged at times, none of them made scene. His workrate was atrocious, extremely limited and couldn't have a great wrestling match if it didn't have a big storyline going into it like Hogan, Savage or Rude. When he got given the keys to the kingdom at WM6, it quickly became apparent that he couldn't be 'the guy' to build a company around. Combine these facts with the stories of his backstage behaviour and the person himself, you get one of the worst main eventers in the history of the sport."

[3.0] "God awful wrestler who had an insanely overblown opinion of his worth to the industry. Has also served as a de facto way of weeding out serious wrestling fans from casuals, as the sentence "my favorite wrestler was Ultimate Warrior" tells me that we are not going to have a constructive conversation about wrestling."

[1.0] "Limited, cliché, underachieving, you can only come up with so many words. It's pretty hard to describe a person who reached the very top of an industry while having absolutely no clue how to work. It's almost fascinating to be this lost and yet have a multi-million dollar company push you to the moon."

[10.0] "The Ultimate Warrior is one of the greatest characters ever created in professional wrestling. I don't judge a wrestler on how many flips and dives they can do, but how they connect with me and the fact that I can go back today and have as much fun watching any Warrior match now as I did as a kid tells me he was great at what he did. Was he a saint? Nope, but then again nobody in the wrestling business is. Was he the greatest "wrestler" I have ever seen? Nope, but he was a real-life comic book hero come to life and I will take that over the modern "work rate" charisma-less midgets that pollute the wrestling business today."

[2.0] "Good enternace and look. Sadly he was a rambling mess on the mic, utterly awful in the ring. If you cant promo or wrestle - you have no business being in a wrestling ring. Warrior somehow made a career with no talents whatsoever Ill give him a couple points for being memorable though."

[3.0] "As a human he's a 0, no matter how much whitewashing WWE and his wife try to do. As a wrestler probably a 4. He had some great matches with Hogan and Savage but that's about it. His look, entrance, and charisma are off the charts and in wrestling, that's sometimes all you need. If he had been a better person to work with he would've had a longer career but instead he did barnstorming tours of colleges talking about how much he hates immigrants and gay people. A 3 overall is generous."

"The look is top tier. Wrestler skills are questionable. Lots of memorable moments, whether they were good or bad. I am giving him a 7 based of of his importance during the golden era of WWE/WWF. First person to hold the IC and WWE title at the same time, beating Hulk Hogan. Energetic as heck, fun to watch overall."

[3.0] "Im splitting the difference with this one. He did have an undeniable presence and he could have good matches if matched with the right opponent (DiBiase, Savage). On the other hand, the other times he wrestled tended to be utter trash, and hes a massive homophobe. In the ring hes a 5, shoot hes a 1 at best."

[7.0] "Loved this dude when I was a kid. The ten year old me didnt care that his work was sloppy as anything. He ran to the ring, shock the ropes and looked cool as F. Watching his matches back now as an adult I can understand why he got all the negative comments he got post career - he was basically just a roided up body builder with a massive ego and questionable political beliefs."

[5.0] "Hard man to rate is Jim Hellwig (aka Warrior aka The Ultimate Warrior) his character is no doubt one of the most memorable in the history of WWE, however his ring work is highly suspect and for all accounts it appears that he was an unprofessional fuck behind the scenes. His match with Hogan where he won the belt was a good match and I do love the sports entertainment value of seeing Warrior Squash Honky Tonk Man for the IC belt. Despite this he was not a good wrestler and required more talented men (Sting, Hogan and Savage) to make him look good in matches."

[9.0] "The Ultimate Warrior AKA Jim Hellwig is one of the most iconic wrestlers in history. Warrior was the living embodiment of WWF wrestling in the late 80s and early 90s. A wild character who was a superhero come to life with a massive physique and colorful outfit. Everything about Warrior was tailored to perfection, his entrance, dominance and entire persona. He made you genuinely believe he was a barbarian hero brought to the 20th century. Warrior may have been limited in the ring and only could go 5 minutes but he made up for it in spades with charisma. There is no denying how infectious his energy was that when crowds heard that guitar rift, they stood up and cheered for their hero. Warrior of course had iconic feuds with Ric Rude, Honky Tonk Man and Andre the Giant before facing off against Hulk Hogan. For Warrior to surpass Hogan in popularity and put enough confidence in McMahon to have Warrior go over clean at WMVI shows the greatness of Warrior during this period. His world title reign may not have been great and was hampered by poor booking but Warrior never really fell in popularity during this period. Something I find underrated about Warrior was he did in fact evolve the character over time. His second run in 1996 and even his ill fated WCW run showed a new side for Warrior. In 1996 he was willing to play a more comedic role and in WCW cut promos that weren't insane mumbo jumbo. Of course internet fans do not care and they also bring up the BS of his firing in 1996 while pretending to care about politics to say he is a terrible person for saying things that are objectively true. Funny how these smarks will trash McMahon but will take him at face value when trashing Warrior such as McMahon claiming he no showed a House Show he was headlining when in reality Warrior was no longer under contract with WWF at the time and Warrior was not listed for that house show card. There is a reason Warrior won his law suit against WWE for their slanderous "documentary." And I won't get into the politics other than complaints about it are all BS from neckbeards. In conclusion, the Ultimate Warrior showed people really do not give a rat's rear about work rate or "good" wrestling that makes internet nerds salivate and Daddy Dave throw out 5 stars. People watch wrestling for character and story and Warrior was a master of that."

[7.0] "One of the greatest characters of all time. Not a great wrassler but entertaining in small doses. I will never forget Wrestlemania 6 and Warrior winning the belt. One of my personal favorite Pay per views and I have watched the show at least 10 times in my life."

[2.0] "Mickey mouse ass jit that couldnt wressle and was just a huge sarms goblin so he was given a career even though he was hella selfish and rude. Fuck you Ultimate Boreior. Literally has three good matches and thats it. He really does not deserve the high level of fame that he has gotten, but I understand why hes at that point. Its 80s wrestling. People were retar 5G brained superchemtrail teflon in the water supply ass jits back then so they dont know ReaL GrapS like Chad Gabble adn otis. Kinda crazy to think that Sting started out as an Ultimate Warrior clone and ended up completely blowing Warrior's career out of the water. I like how Warrior was brought back in 1996 to squash more jits like HHH and then dip again. very funny booking guys."

[8.0] "The Ultimate Warrior is, to this day, a very controversial figure in wrestling. He started out his career in Memphis, teaming with Sting as The Blade Runners. Then, he made a brief stop in the UWF before spending some time in World Class Championship Wrestling with the Von Erichs going by the Dingo Warrior. Then, eh went to the WWF, where he became a household name. He feuded with Hercules, Rick Rude, and eventually Hulk Hogan, culminating in him ending Hulkamania at Wrestlemania 6 with a clean win over Hogan. His greatest match, however, was with Randy Savage at Wrestlemania 7 after losing his title to Sgt. Slaughter in controversial fashion. He'd come back to aid Hogan a year later against Slaughter and Col. Mustafa. He'd have Jake "The Snake" Roberts betray him before disappearing for a while after a dispute with Vince McMahon behind the scenes. He'd return to save Hogan from Sid Vicious and Papa Shango and would aid Randy Savage against Ric Flair and Razor Ramon before disappearing again. He'd make another attempt at a comeback in 1996, squashing Triple H at Wrestlemania before leaving the WWF for the final time. He'd show up in WCW in 1998 and challenge Hollywood Hogan once again in one of the worst matches ever and then would be gone within a couple of months. His final match would be against Orlando Jordan in 2008. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2014, rumored to have mended bridges with people backstage, and then died the following night of a heart attack after delivering a final promo on WWE Raw. Such a tragic ending for one of the most energetic competitors I ever watched. As a kid, he was my favorite. But he faded from memory with his multiple departures and regarded as problematic by almost everyone behind the scenes. Not the best technically in the ring, but he was larger than life and entertained us all."

[6.0] "Ultimate Warrior is not a good human and whatever good grace he made at the end of his life will not make up for his whole life of lying and making comments that still make me mad, But as a pro wrestler he had a run that will be remembered forever mostly because his character that made many fans get into wrestling. Ultimate Warrior was given a great chance and he ran into and literally outta the spotlight with it."

[0.0] "Terrible excuse for a wrestler, even if you don't get into what he said outside the ring. All the negative stereotypes about Hogan's in ring abilities apply to Warrior tenfold given the guy can barely work a passable match when not carried by a vastly superior worker. He has absolutely zero character work in ring, zero psychology, he does about five moves and even those poorly, sometimes injuring people with his carelessness. Also, his finisher is terrible. He was massively over at one point in his career so they gave him the belt and he proved he was just a flash in the pan by failing while he was at the top. The least said about his 1996 or 1998 runs the better I suppose. You can argue he's iconic, sure, but his work has aged terribly and I have no desire to really rewatch any Warrior match ever."