Ultimate Warrior RIP

blueskunk

Damn, one of my younger brothers first heros of WWF as it was back then.

Apparently he made good with the Mcmahons and got inducted into the hall of fame last week or so.

Gutted for his friends and family. (And our kid - who's about 36 now)

Nunogilberto

Yep, one of my wrestling heroes as a kid. He went all far right wing conservative after wrestling, but still - used to love watching him battle the likes of Mr Perfect etc... Summerslam '92 will always be remembered.

blueskunk

Wow was it 92 when he pinned hogan? The good ole days

Didnt know he went right wing. I did here he was very outspoken on the rights off pro wrestlers and how many of them end up fooked in some way.

My younger brother was the real massive fan, he went to leeds i think to see one of the uk shows and loved the warrior.

Remember when he was introduced and it was from parts unknown ? Absolute classic

Nunogilberto

Well, at Summerslam '92 he fought Macho Man for the heavyweight title but Ric Flair and Mr Perfect interfered and the title stayed with Macho Man.

I think it was a few years earlier at Wrestlemania 6 that he beat Hogan...

blueskunk

Aha i thought it was a wee bit earlier than 92

Lol Ric Flair and his walk and that bloody robe hahaha

guitargeek62

This was him a couple of days ago, quite poignant;

blueskunk

Wow, moving indeed. Bloody gutted.

equalsql

Sadly never heard of him.. 

Mind you wrestling back in my day consisted of people like Jackie Pallo, Mick McManus and Adrian Street. Saturday afternoons in the 70s with my grandmother shouting at the TV.
Classic

blueskunk

I remember that old good stuff too, big daddy, giant hey stacks, dave fit finley and my fav the iron fist - the black dude who did the Kung fu chops lol

Think the footy results were on before wrestling, it felt like an eternity waiting for it to finish.

blueskunk

On a side note my uncle once handled Giant Heystacks's tax returns back in the mid 80s.

randomhandclaps

blueskunk said:

On a side note my uncle once handled Giant Heystacks's tax returns back in the mid 80s.

I reckon after the 80s were over and WWF/E came to these shores he could have done his own tax returns on the back of a fag packet.

holnrew

I don't get wrestling (I wasn't allowed to watch it, boo) but it is a shame. A lot of wrestlers seem to go in their 40s/50s.

blueskunk

If i remember the story correctly he was having issues in the 80s also.

blueskunk

Very true about a lot of the old school guys passing away young, id say its most probably due to the roids they were all taking. Very sad really.

And there's the Chris Benoit storey too.

axisus

Sad indeed. I used to really enjoy the WWF wrestling circus many years ago (and what was the other one they showed in the UK? WCW?), I remember the Ultimate Warrior hitting the scene and just thought 'wow, that guy has the most amazing physique'. Sadly, a great many wrestlers die before their time, anyone who was a fan should look up 'dead wrestlers' on Google, it's sad to see how many are no longer with us.

Hootsmon

never seen this guy before but he does appear to be "out of puff" somewhat

Evilmags

Very lax steroid controls. Half of these guys keep going till there mid 40s. 20 years of roid abuse will produce a high death toll. Steroid abuse and US wrestling has been well documented so the amount of deaths should come as no surprise.

Drew_TNBD

Have you guys seen the movie "The Wrestler". Fucking amazing flick that one.

blueskunk

Never got around to seeing it but i believe its a good un. Might download it tonight.

Few internet rumours Warrior was puffing real bad back stage and looked in pain somewhat.

Hootsmon

you know I have a sneaking feeling that the roids did for Bruce lee

love him to bits but it's jist a feelin' I've had since the 70s

blueskunk

I'm a massive fan of Bruce Lee and his whole outlook on life/martial arts.

There has been so many rumours since his passing , who knows for sure but id like to think it wasn't roids.

Were roids about in the late 60s early 70s?

I know they kicked in late 70s and throughout the 80s.