In what has to be some of the most bizarre timing ever, former pro wrestler the Ultimate Warrior just passed away at the age of 54, just days after being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, and making an appearance on Raw in New Orleans to thank the fans for making him a legend.
Warrior (which was his legal name, changed from his birth name James Hellwig) was somewhat notorious for his ultra-conservative views in his post-wrestling career. (He was once recorded as saying "Queering don't make the world work.") His refusal to work with WWE for years led to something of a smear-job being made with an official WWE DVD, "The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior," but recently they mended the fence with him, have produced a new DVD collection ("The Ultimate Warrior: The Ultimate Collection") with his blessing, and of course was inducted into the Hall of Fame on Saturday.
While I don't agree with Warrior's views, I was a fan of him as a child, so this was a bit of a blow.
Warrior (which was his legal name, changed from his birth name James Hellwig) was somewhat notorious for his ultra-conservative views in his post-wrestling career. (He was once recorded as saying "Queering don't make the world work.") His refusal to work with WWE for years led to something of a smear-job being made with an official WWE DVD, "The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior," but recently they mended the fence with him, have produced a new DVD collection ("The Ultimate Warrior: The Ultimate Collection") with his blessing, and of course was inducted into the Hall of Fame on Saturday.
While I don't agree with Warrior's views, I was a fan of him as a child, so this was a bit of a blow.
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