re: Did The Ultimate Warrior just die?

Posted by lsuwontonwrap

Member since Aug 2012

34147 posts

Posted on 4/9/14 at 12:20 am to Korin

Final speech in case it hasn't been posted:

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“No WWE talent becomes a legend on their own. Every man’s heart one day beats its final beat. His lungs breathe their final breath. And if that man did in his life what makes the blood pulse through the body of others and makes them bleed deeper and something larger than life then his essence, his spirit, will be immortalized. By the story tellers, by the loyalty, by the memory of those who honor him and make the running the man did live forever. You, you, you, you, you, you are the legend makers of Ultimate Warrior. In the back I see many potential legends. Some of them with ultimate spirits. And you will do the same for them. You will decide if they lived with passion and intensity. So much so that you will tell your stories and you will make them legends, as well. Ultimate. You are the Ultimate Warrior fans and the spirit of Ultimate Warrior will live forever.”

Posted by OldHickory

New Orleans

Member since Apr 2012

10602 posts

Posted on 4/9/14 at 12:26 am to lsuwontonwrap

But was he the ORIGINAL Ultimate Warrior?

Creepy Deadspin Article From a Few Days Ago

Posted by Goldrush25

San Diego, CA

Member since Oct 2012

33794 posts

Posted on 4/9/14 at 12:27 am to OldHickory

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Seriously, this is all just entertainment... the fact that these 'roided out bastards drop dead at 50 just to entertain a bunch of kids, old ladies and douchebags is ridiculous.

What's most ridiculous is the people who are adamant about how much they don't care about wrestling, then go out of their way to post in threads about how ridiculous it is.

Posted by lsu480

Downtown Scottsdale

Member since Oct 2007

92876 posts

Posted on 4/9/14 at 12:30 am to Walt OReilly

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You going to his funeral

If it is out here I will go. I used to work out at the Warrior Gym in HS and he was a very nice guy. Its very sad he passed.

Posted by tigerpimpbot

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Member since Nov 2011

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Posted on 4/9/14 at 12:41 am to Korin

RIP U Dub

Posted by genro

Member since Nov 2011

61788 posts

Posted on 4/9/14 at 12:43 am to lsu480

Well after reading the deadspin article, the fact that some people are making light of his death, and that's pissing others off ... is now coated in 7 shiny layers of irony:

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In various online outpourings, the Warrior made light ofMichael Jackson's death — "Well, you gotta give him credit for one thing. He spent all his money (and then some) before he died." — said that Heath Ledger was "better off dead," and advised Hulk Hogan that he should do himself in as well. When asked about the wrestlers who have died in recent years, the Warrior was brusque: "I'm not like some of the idiots I used to work with. ... I don't have any sympathy for them." On his blog, he makes dismissive but telling remarks about Martin Luther King Jr. and Jesus — both spiritual leaders who were killed before their time.

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Posted by Cailloue Pitre

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Member since Sep 2011

404 posts

Posted on 4/9/14 at 12:49 am to OldHickory

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He gone.

Seriously, this is all just entertainment... the fact that these 'roided out bastards drop dead at 50 just to entertain a bunch of kids, old ladies and douchebags is ridiculous.

One would know about "douche" with such experience and professional prowess...

Posted by tigerfan84

Member since Dec 2003

20272 posts

Posted on 4/9/14 at 1:23 am to Cailloue Pitre

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@Deadspin: UPDATE: According to TMZ, Jim Hellwig a.k.a. the Ultimate Warrior collapsed in front of an Arizona hotel. https://t.co/NFt1SKumnf

LINK

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Posted by lsu480

Downtown Scottsdale

Member since Oct 2007

92876 posts

Posted on 4/9/14 at 1:27 am to genro

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Well after reading the deadspin article, the fact that some people are making light of his death, and that's pissing others off ... is now coated in 7 shiny layers of irony:

I don't care, I still am sad because he was always nice to me when I knew him. I want to know what hotel he died at because the odds are it was right by where I live. RIP Ultimate Warrior!

Posted by GeorgiaFan

Taco bell, Guatemala

Member since Jan 2014

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Posted on 4/9/14 at 1:27 am to tigerfan84

I wonder how long Undertaker will last.....

Posted by VerlanderBEAST

Member since Dec 2011

18984 posts

Posted on 4/9/14 at 1:41 am to GeorgiaFan

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I wonder how long Undertaker will last.....

by all accounts Taker was relatively straight edge

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Posted by GEAUXmedic

Premium Member

Member since Nov 2011

41598 posts

Posted on 4/9/14 at 1:41 am to VerlanderBEAST

Warrior flew today, small chance it could've been a pulmonary embolism.

Posted by lsu480

Downtown Scottsdale

Member since Oct 2007

92876 posts

Posted on 4/9/14 at 1:47 am to VerlanderBEAST

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by all accounts Taker was relatively straight edge

That may be so but did you even see him Sunday night? He looked ready to croak at any moment. RIP Warrior, aka Sweet Prince!

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Posted by Bubb

Member since Mar 2010

3898 posts

Posted on 4/9/14 at 1:49 am to lsu480

Dang. Instead of pouring one out, I'm gonna snap unto a slim jim in his honor. RIP.

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Posted by IIxxBREADxxII

Baton Rouge

Member since Dec 2011

9739 posts

Posted on 4/9/14 at 1:49 am to VerlanderBEAST

The real mystery is how the hell have Jake The Snake and Scott Hall survived this long. I know DDP has been working with them recently but those guys should have been gone a long time ago considering the lifestyles they maintained for years.