JIM ROSS: "The ULTIMATE WARRIOR just plain SUCKED!"

[@justinandrews520]

For two years, Warrior was the attraction in the wrestling industry. His career after that peak just revealed how limited he was.

[@iconiclust]

Stone Colds 3:16 thing lasted 3 years. Warriors a damn legend dude.

[@justinandrews520]

@@iconiclust never said he wasnt.

[@robintst]

Felt the same way with Goldberg, he was like Warrior 2.0.

[@justinandrews520]

@@robintst agreed to that!

[@BUPMY1]

​@@justinandrews520 The inconsistencies of wrestling fans never seems to bore me. I mean how does one define a pro wrestler?

[@jessehaltia4795]

I love how he randomly drifts to bash Warrior and talk about Sting.

[@GameTime-yj6qv]

I was curious how this clip would transition to Warrior lol

[@Ryan-hl4ur]

Well, helwig made it so easy.

[@theskinner3040]

He’ll be drunk …. Again

[@nem39980]

I was a kid during Warriors prime run, and when he came out it was pure energy and excitement. No matter how many people sh** on him, he was polarizing during that time.

[@enuffsaid7310]

I don't care about all negative feelings towards the Warrior. When i was growing up, he was polarizing, and when his music went off, the crowd pop was insane and the energy was electric!! He was something special even with all his failures!

[@jimbowlan5804]

True but if warriors would have went to wcw and sting wwf I don’t think warrior would have been as big that eighties wwf machine knew how to get the most

[@jonharrison9222]

He was a selfish, bigoted egomaniac who couldn’t work or ever get outside of his own head, had no interest in getting better, and treated make a wish kids like shit. Sting was none of those things and that’s why he became a legend and Warrior became a cautionary tale.

[@jonharrison9222]

‘I don’t care’ means you want to close down the argument. Not normally a sign of someone confident of his stance.

[@enuffsaid7310]

@jonharrison9222 completely inaccurate assessment. One, it is not an argument. It is a perspective or an opinion. Two, "I don't care" represents no matter the hate on his skills or personal decisions by Critics, Warrior was amazing to watch. So I'm pretty confident in my opinion that he had electrify performances that were very entertaining!

[@deadend1041]

I'm gonna be real honest I only came here to comment that I love Warrior but I can do without Jim Ross. His best work was for WCW before he ever went to WEE and I really don't like his attitude era commentary. He is nobody to be talking about somebody sucking or being overrated there ain't nobody more overrated than Jim Ross.

[@metaforcesaber]

Whenever Bruce or JR needs a boost in channelviews, they always go to the well and talk about the ultimate warrior. Even in death, he gets a pop from the crowd.

[@TheREALOC1972]

That's because people keep asking about him.

[@Silentevil7]

​@@TheREALOC1972 I wonder why

[@TheREALOC1972]

@@Silentevil7 Because he's polarizing and in today's "dirt sheet news" people wanna know. in the words of Eric Bischoff "contreversy sales"

[@TheREALOC1972]

@user-op2qh2xe5y Warrior wasn't killed, he had Heart damage from all the steroids he used to take in Mid 80's-mid 90's and had a MASSIVE heart attack. The only person who killed James Helwig was James Helwig.

[@derekgaliee4351]

​@@TheREALOC1972Wrong !!! It ran in his family

[@ultracartoonartist7635]

Honestly, Jim Helwig was playing a character. I don't think he wanted to be a wrestler to begin with. He could have been a chiropractor..or a body builder. But as for the character, he was great at what he did. Most people liked wrestling for its entertainment value, not its athletic value.and if he was like a Backlund or any of the other technical wrestlers, he would be considered boring. The man did his job from that standpoint.

[@rickyv7757]

Good post on your part here. That's basically sums it up. Wrestling was a means to end for Hellwig.

[@alexanderblack389]

We need more bodybuilders in wrestling.

[@Noliestold-np6qi]

You get it. Warrior was a character not a wrestler. And he mastered that character. Characters is what made wrestling as big as it is today not technical wrestlers.

[@derekgaliee4351]

O​@@rickyv7757okay Soo what

[@MortonT1958]

The Warrior was a star and put butts in the seats. If he hung around WWF and later WCW a bit longer, fans would have seen his character evolve. Instead, many people just remember him yelling and shaking the ropes.

[@UnitedStatesGovt]

Warrior was an entertainer, not a wrestler. Goldberg was an entertainer, not a wrestler. Both sucked at wrestling. They weren't wrestlers. But they were entertaining whether you like it or not. Truthfully, warrior would blow up in the ring. He had no Cardio training. He'd be breathing so hard he could inflate a hot air balloon.

[@Provos7777]

All pro wrestlers are entertainers. Maybe 5 percent of pro wrestlers have actual NCAA, Olympic , or Catch wrestling backgrounds. Goldberg was an NFL caliber athlete as well as an entertainer.

[@BUPMY1]

​@@Provos7777 I mean how do you define a "Pro" wrestler? I mean you kind of made a good point about them just being entertainers.

[@astrozoo]

Vince McMahon said he's in the entertainment business, not the wrestling business.

[@SaturnStarOfDavid]

Goldberg was totally the juice at the bottom of the garbage bag.

[@MichaelWH]

​@@SaturnStarOfDavidVery boring in the ring

[@charlesspencer2314]

Warrior my all time favorite wrestler!!!!

[@thegadflygang5381]

If you were a kid in 1989 there is an almost definite chance Warrior was the guy you wanted to see and to be. Old Strokey acts like a Bitter ex GF

[@MichaelWH]

I remember when he was The Dingo Warrior

[@chardiemacdennis7218]

@@thegadflygang5381warrior sucks you FA*

[@knightshousegames]

"Vince loved big guys" he sure did, had a whole closet of sex toys named after em.

[@VeronikaGama]

Vince also slept with Shawn Michaels. Thats why Shawn became a star

[@knightshousegames]

@@VeronikaGama Did that come out in some court document I didn't hear about or was it written in a dirt sheet?

[@mattl8774]

​@@VeronikaGamahuh??

[@GenXerReacts]

@@knightshousegames A lot of guys have said it. Honkey Tonk Man, The Iron Sheik, Brett Hart has even alluded to it.

[@jc010n]

Check out the vid when Vince gives Shawn his hof ring… very “loving” embrace. To each their own, but he definitely barebacked his way to a main event lol

[@scottgiannotti5480]

Warrior would still be champion today if wrestling was an intensity contest.

[@richiestu8223]

Coke contest. Dude was zooted

[@johnboydojo]

Macho was more intense. Warrior was just a loon.

[@OFFTHECUFFRADIO]

This seems personal

[@psell8628]

bingo

[@olliep8117]

Yeh just something about Helwig that obviously rubbed up JR the wrong way, he rarely talks negative about someone all the time but does about him.

[@frankpalancio8471]

Warrior didn’t have to be technically good. Being a crazed, supercharged muscle man was his gimmick. He just needed good promos and short matches to get over.

[@kfade5150]

It's easy for a bunch of you to shit on the Warrior, when you weren't there during his heyday. He may have been a lot of the things you say he was, but the man was over like crazy, and fans didn't give two shits about his workrate, backstage attitude, etc.

[@rolliemosley]

But his co-workers deserve the right to state he is a ass.

[@isitoveryet9525]

It’s hilarious that you’re talking crap about people who “weren’t even there”, considering most of the criticism came from people who actually knew him & had to work with him lmao Then clowns like you rush to his defense with every excuse in the book….the lack of awareness of your comment is wild 😂

[@smurfx]

if he wasn't a giant asshole people would still look back on him fondly even if he wasnt the greatest wrestler. as years go by all you hear are the bad stories. can't remember the last time a big name talked fondly of him.

[@CarlSmith-bs4qx]

Jealousy is not a nice trait really.

[@TheREALOC1972]

@@CarlSmith-bs4qx Jealousy is an emotion, The truth isn't an emotion.... Even Warrior admitted he was a huge asshole back then.That was a BIG reason the WWE brought him back when they did, He was there to make admends to the company and the guys he did wrong because alot of them were and still are around.

[@rickyv7757]

Hellwig was definitely an asshole but jealousy definitely played a role in how the guy is viewed. Anytime you arrive at a company and you get pushed that quickly, you're gonna be subjected to hate.

[@TheREALOC1972]

@@rickyv7757 Nah, they were jealous of The Rock and Stone Cold also but they don;t talk about either of them the way they do Warrior or Shawn Michaels.

[@rickyv7757]

@@TheREALOC1972 you don't hear people criticizing HBK's in ring work though. It was more backstage behavior. There's only so much you can say about him. But your point is well taken. All those guys had far better in ring ability and paid their dues for the most part.

[@BaddogSports]

The entire point of wrestling was/is ENTERTAINMENT! I don’t give AF how “limited” he was as a wrestler. If you grew up at that time, NOBODY was more entertaining than Warrior. Dude was, and will always be a LEGEND!

[@littletom1978]

"he got over, and I guess thats all that matters..." Um, isn't that exactly what the business of wrestling is? Whether smoke and mirrors, athleticism, matches, talking, etc, its all about who gets over, right? Maybe people need to "get over" not liking him, and accept ,to this day, is still one of the most remembered characters of the time, and merchandise still sells...What does Punk say, I'm not here to make friends, I'm here to make money....also, who had less then 3 mins into a clip before aew/Tony gets mentioned in the pool this week?...

[@AzAkh60]

Warrior was massively over and briefly reached Hogan level in terms of popularity, especially during the build up for WM 6

[@stanhowe6410]

He was bigger than Hogan. RIP

[@AzAkh60]

@stanhowe6410 For a brief period he was more over than Hogan. Though overall, obviously Hogan was bigger.

[@DreDaDon16]

I remember on old WCW PPPVS JR used to say "Ya know Sting used to be in a tag team and Sting is coming alone alot better than his old partner"

[@ew2079]

Couldn’t have sucked that much doom old jr . Vince’s target was to appeal to kids and that’s what the warrior done and he’s still loved to this day no matter how hard u haters try to knock him down ✊

[@michaelmercury1297]

The Warrior was a bad worker and didn't care to learn. But the stuff Warrior was doing got him over so he didn't totally suck.

[@metpach]

I think that's what drives guys like JR. The fact that fans don't actually care so much for the craft as long as they're entertained. So guys like Jim would get over while not actually being a great worker. It is what it is. As a kid or teenager, you can't tell the difference between a really "good match" or a "really bad match." You just interested in the stories. Sure there are some outliers. But for the most part warrior entertained people. So yeah he didn't completely suck.

[@GameTime-yj6qv]

Warrior beat Hogan clean at Wrestlemania. That tells how over Warrior was. Even today haters like JR and Bruce get more clicks every time they bash Warrior so they keep bringing him up.

[@TheREALOC1972]

Actually he did.... Had the WWF and Vince not pushed him to the moon and put their merchandising machine behind him like they did the Warrior would be like Brian Cage is now, a loudmouth that is hard to work with and not that great in the ring. They could have pushed the Brooklyn Brawler or the Repo Man like they did The Warrior and gotten the same results.

[@GameTime-yj6qv]

@@TheREALOC1972 Wrong. If the WWF could make an Ultimate Warrior whenever they wanted, they would have. Vince kept going back to Warrior and offering a lot of money even in 1997 after three fallouts with him. Yes they pushed him hard, but he connected with the audience and had the IT factor that you can't manufacture.

[@TheREALOC1972]

@@GameTime-yj6qv Once again WRONG, I costs alot to push a new person, especially the way they pushed him, All of his Merch was already made, it was cheaper to keep bringing him back and selling the t-Shirts and paper masks they already had made and the stuff to make more.

[@jesse7747]

Warrior was bad ass Jim Ross needs to get over it

[@ninowaves4061]

Not sure why anyone is knocking someone after they passed..Warrior was over and gave me fond memories as a kid. He also was original in everything he did. It’s about drawing money. Warrior checked every box. Thank you legend.

[@dr.loomis4221]

Warrior was perfect for late 80's early 90's WWF

[@J5783]

Not sure why Jim always takes a moment to bash warrior. Fact is the people who pay loved the warrior. Me included. The boys in the back for the most part seemed to not get along with Warrior because warrior didn't do drugs and party and back stab.

[@donovanbradford8231]

I wouldn't say say Warrior never back stabbed. Threatening to no show events in which you are the main event and might effect people's money, not once, not twice, but three different times. Not to mention looking at Hogan and Warrior in WCW and the promo that never ended even Hollywood had the look of a man that realized he made a mistake.

[@bluemoonrpg326]

@@donovanbradford8231he stood up for his money so they bashed him. He wasn’t a McMahon puppet

[@chadvader974]

Heresy!!! The Warrior was amazing, my all time favourite wrestler!

[@maximusmfg]

The fans liked him, that's all that matters

[@nicklewandowski3877]

Sting and Vader in late 80s WWF wouldve been amazing

[@taurusx1000]

He had a physicality and presence that very few had

[@RTK5357]

He was a great gimmick, but as far as cutting a promo, or actually having skill in the ring he was dog shit.

[@JohnnyDouchbag-nr5yf]

89-91 Warrior was the biggest wrestler on the planet! Couldn't work and an asshole, perhaps, but you can't deny his popularity for those few years!

[@RobJohnsonRules]

I loved Warrior too when I was a kid, but come on. He was terrible in the ring and his promos were nonsense. It's not even really debatable if you look at it objectively. Just watch the matches and honestly compare him to other guys. He was over and had a good look, but if that is all he gets accolades for it's a far cry from guys like Austin, HBK, Hart, and so on (and it would be a long list before you get to UW, IMO). Comparisons to Goldberg (which I often see) are crazy. Goldberg was much more athletic and his moves had way more power and explosiveness behind them. They aren't even close to being the same guy. Goldberg was a beast; UW was more of a cartoon character. I don't mean to bash the guy, but I just don't think there was much substance there. He certainly accomplished a lot given his ability, which is the biggest compliment I can give him even though it's a bit of a back-handed one.

[@Spongemonkey26]

I was always a Hogan guy, but as a 12 year old in 1990, I thought Warrior was pretty bad ass too.

[@RyanRumbles434]

The Ultimate Warrior was brought back to most likely bring a big buzz back to WWE after a lackluster 1995. They didn't need him, as they already had so much new and older talent to bring the business back to where it needed to be and beyond.

[@CarlSmith-bs4qx]

Vince disagrees and still tried to bring him back in 98 at the time he signed for WCW. The proposed contract is available online. In 98 he would have been one of the highest paid on the roster.

[@TheREALOC1972]

@@CarlSmith-bs4qx That's because in 98 they had lost most of their big stars, That's why they ran The Rock up the ranks so fast, The Rock literally went from the "young guy" in a stable vying for the tag team championship in November of 97 to winning his first the WWF Champion in November of 98.

[@Watudo-]

Ultimate Warrior was the fucking man. I watched just for the 5 or 10 minutes he was on

[@orestodomundo6652]

Warrior did what he did, whether you like him or not, and you still talk about him - ought to have done something right!

[@djangofett4879]

people also often reference the Hindenburg disaster

[@whodat1884]

Hitler gets talked about a lot too.

[@Consolous]

@@whodat1884 Did you just compare Warrior with Hitler?

[@orestodomundo6652]

@@djangofett4879I'm coming at this from a purely Business perspective, I don't see him as a very good guy, but the fact of the matter is that he did what he did in the era which he could do it in and got his ass out of (WWF) before it became obvious he was nothing but a gimmick to the smartfans, and then you could say he played everyone for a fool afterwards, but his role was played "right", so you have to give him credit for taking his assets and making them work at the end of the day. I Believe JR just can't separate personal from professional when it comes to the UW.

[@nicholasdunlap2275]

​@@Consolous No, but he's CLEARLY saying that just because people still talk about a person, even after death, doesn't ALWAYS mean they did things right. They can still be a total piece of shit.

[@justinarnellwest]

Ultimate Warrior had a role to play in wrestling history. He played it and played it well. Warrior had pops and was exciting to watch. That's the whole point right?

[@deepblue8143]

Warrior was amazing there's a reason he is still fondly remembered to this day.

[@chardiemacdennis7218]

Warrior SUCKED

[@Lynxan]

Warrior was fun for the single digit aged me at the time. That is all I need to know.

[@PaulShaw-ex7ri]

Jim hellwig never kissed you know who's arse on tv like this jim , kick rocks and let the dead rest.

[@garypowell6406]

The Warrior owed Rick Rude big time! It's a shame Rude didn't beat him (again) at Summerslam '90.

[@davidstatz9087]

Why does everyone crap on him?? You didn't put the strap on just anyone back then. Not like they did in the Era where it went the Austin, then to Foley, then to Rock, to Kane to Jericho to Kurt to Vince to undertaker all in one week. Vince destroyed him because he demanded to be paid like a world champion should. He was awesome. It's all fake!

[@dionruffin3996]

You can tell everytime JR talks about Warrior he was hell to work with RIP

[@bluemoonrpg326]

Warrior wasn’t a company stooge so they bashed him for standing up to McMahon over his name and money. Warrior owned his rights they were jealous of him

[@rd24life]

The Warrior was still very over for several years, whether you like it or not

[@CarlSmith-bs4qx]

Nonsense, had the best matches at WM 6 and 7. He was way more over than even 'experts' such as JR could ever understand. Listen to the crowd pop.

[@GameTime-yj6qv]

His Wrestlemania 8 return pop was insane. Warrior was incredibly over and haters can't stand it lol

[@TerrellMCG115]

Screw you JR warrior was a fucking beast.

[@IamKingstizz]

Ultimate warrior was a terrible wrestler 😂😂

[@TerrellMCG115]

@@IamKingstizz in my opinion what he did worked in that era. He got over. He a lot for me when I was a kid. I met him here in Los Angeles in 2011 and we became close. He became a friend. Haven’t a great wrestler but he entertained and got over.

[@IamKingstizz]

@TerrellMCG115 he was ok for his time, yes. But as the sport transfered into the modern age, you can hopefully see what I mean. Imagine if you compared the skill set of Charlotte and Ric Flair. It wouldn't be close either.

[@TerrellMCG115]

@@IamKingstizz he was the reason I started watching WWF. Guys like flair didn’t do it for me. His style was my preference

[@jtenka619]

Being his friend or liking his character doesn't change that he was a shit worker. That doesn't mean people can't like him.

[@AlbanianMan]

Comparing Ultimate Warrior to Bret Hart is like comparing Eddie Van Halen to Freddie Mercury. They both had completely different skill sets yet both were great at what they did.

[@astrozoo]

I go back and watch those classic matches and Warrior is GREAT! People talk trash because he was stiff and a jerk backstage, but for the fans he was awesome

[@gamecrewnetwork7469]

He got over... The fans loved him and that's all that matters... JR for all his knowledge fails to respect that... Warrior was the top guy at a time when that type of character is what the fans wanted

[@TheFatMan]

Who cares if Warrior couldn't wrestle, the whole point in wrestling is to draw money and no one did it better than Warrior

[@WakeUpDead2012]

Ultimate Warrior was and is regardless of his “wrestling ability” one of the greatest professional wrestling superstars in HISTORY!

[@rocketeightyseven1823]

Can you imagine if the Warrior had trained with Bret Hart and wanted to learn how to be a great wrestler? The way he was over...would have been incredible.

[@EOTA564]

Warrior’s work did get better towards the end of his time in WWF (I’m ignoring his ‘comeback’ in ‘96). Savage and Rude made him look half decent. The WMVII match showed that he could do more than just squash matches. Sure, Savage could carry a traffic cone to a decent match but Warrior did his part.

[@royfletcher9635]

JR always warrior bashing.....he was as big as Hogan at one point......

[@mighthookya2637]

No sorry but no , and hogan wasn’t even all that just had the name and look but wasn’t even a good in ring performer especially when he went heel with nwo he was like 6-out of 10 performer in ring his eye pokes and back scratches with his gloves on was ass lol

[@newjerseyballer]

Warrior is a prime example that nobody can just be a Hulk Hogan. same with Lex Luger. They tried making him the new face of the company and he couldn’t carry.

[@CarlSmith-bs4qx]

It is pure jealousy, listen to WM5, 6,7,8 and 12. Listen to the warrior pops from the crowd. Pure jealousy that he had the biggest pop of the card.

[@newjerseyballer]

@@CarlSmith-bs4qx JR does in fact state that he was a great attraction (the loud pops). He also says that he was a terrible performer, which isn’t far from the truth Lol- Warrior couldn’t handle the spotlight. He disrespected a fan, had to make an apology video… held Vince up for ransom. Multiple no-shows; liability. JR speaks facts here, people.

[@richardboone5464]

Sorry, but you are so wrong. Nobody, not even Ric Flair, ever became as big as Hogan was. Stop being a Mark.

[@southsudani983]

what matters is what the fans think , and he was over .. nobody cares about how the backstage ppl feel .. r.i.p warrior .. u were part of the best time of wrestling ..the golden late 80s / early 90s

[@SaturnStarOfDavid]

If warrior sucked than hogan sucked also. Niether could do any technical moves.

[@YeTism]

Still better than 90% of the AEW roster

[@enthrallingusername]

Truth

[@RingtheBell856]

Facts

[@mjk-th2tm]

That is laughably stupid. Every guy on the AEW roster can work. Warrior could not. Warrior was big because Vince built him up, and guys like Jake Roberts, Hogan, and Macho put him over. Warrior could not work, cut a promo, nor work a crowd. AEW may not be interesting, but they can all athletically perform the job. Warrior would run out, last 3 minutes, and had nothing left. Putting the burden on his opponent to put him over. Warriors greatest match was all Hulk Hogan. Warrior was done 5 minutes in and Hogan carried him for 40 minutes to a sold out Wrestlemania.

[@gosling349]

Don't you mean 100%😂

[@deepblue8143]

And yet I'd rather see a warrior match any day over any of them.​@@mjk-th2tm

[@Sensei.shonuff]

Everytime I hear ppl from the wrestling business bury someone I disregard it due to the level of politics involved in that industry.... I dont believe nothing the ones who were accepted say I'd be quicker to believe criticism from a wrestler who never made it big depending on how he acts

[@Bat-Twenty-Two]

I never got to follow the WWF in the 80s, living overseas, but on all comic book ads and wrestling mags the Ultimate Warrior was an excellent visual for the 80s wrestler past Hulkamania.

[@decepticonleader316]

He had a good gimmick but couldnt wrestle. He always hurt people in the ring and coudlnt last 5 mins in the ring which was due to his heart failing.

[@willisskull2676]

Warrior as far as a character, great. As far as workrate, bottom tier. As a person, a lot of his peers speak very negatively about him. I think by now, most fans know what his pros and cons are. His videos bashing Hogan are fantastic. Whether he deserved it or not, he truly had a hero's sendoff.

[@claycollins9852]

The Warrior once told me to, "piss off". I was 12 at the time.

[@joed2444]

Wish Jim would quit smoking. We need him around for many years to come.

[@gabevillarreal4779]

Jim Ross had a stroke years back.... why is he smoking?

[@JayCity10]

His beloved wife also died years back, so he doesn't give a crap anymore.

[@RRR4847-o9g]

The Warrrior once stomped on my Nike's and he refused to buy me a new pair.

[@ghostmachine71]

I went to a house show when Sgt. Slaughter was champ doing the Iraqi sympathizer gimmick, and Warrior faced him for the title in a steel cage match (the old school actual blue cage, not the wire crap). Slaughter won due to interference by Sherri, but they both made Warrior look good.

[@MrDuneedon]

No lies detected, JR. I grew up as a kid in the Golden Era, and even then, as a gradeschooler, I absolutely hated this mushmouth.

[@christopherhowe5180]

The guys been dead for 10 years and people still won't stop bashing him. Have a bit of respect.

[@dameinparker7636]

They keep talking sh#$ about the ultimate warrior but who keeps calling him back to work

[@nicklewandowski3877]

Character wise he was undeniably intriguing and he looked like a million bucks. Skill wise he was sort of atrocious. A happy balance for an 80s kid.

[@kelbob00]

Regardless, he made it to the top. He got over. He put butts in seats. It doesn’t matter if it was for a short time or a long time. He made it.

[@CIF-pm7tk]

He sucked yet, was the thing we all wanted to see. He didn’t suck, his skills weren’t like Brett hart, but fuck his pop and flair were 2nd to none. He wasn’t a wrestler, he was a body builder. His ego killed him

[@MFD00MTR33]

Its one thing for BG to put the Rock over. It's another thing when the Rock buries him. That promo didn't do much if anything for Dwayne, but it cut Billy at the knees and any chance of him being taken seriously.

[@christiansoldier77]

You cant bury someone in a promo

[@mrsain19]

i swear Ross is somewhere bashing the Warrior at least once a year.

[@roymauler]

UW could have been pushed on top only in Vince's cartoonish sports entertainment world. A demented bodybuilder, not a wrestler. The absolute shits in the ring and gibberish promos. Flush please.

[@bluemoonrpg326]

Warrior exposed McMahon and the business for how foul it was. Everything he said about people like Hogan was true. Since he didn’t want to give McMahon ownership over his name the company loyalists bashed him to make Warrior look bad. Truth hurts

[@captainawesome9380]

Jeff Hardy couldn’t talk on the mic (and he didn’t look like a typical wrestler that popped roids like kids with skittles). But he pushed merchandise and people loved him. Goldberg couldn’t wrestle. Roman did not work as a babyface. CM Punk and Bryan Danielson being World Heavyweight Champions in WWE was unimaginable if you were around for Stone Cold and The Rock passing the title back and forth. So Warrior couldn’t wrestle, but he is still a WWE Hall of Famer.

[@masterfulsky]

Warrior was awesome, jrs just butthurt that warrior told bill watts and him where to go

[@thegadflygang5381]

Warrior might have been a pain in the ass and had a million flaws but he is one of if not thee most remembered wrestlers of all time His physique. His crazed behavior. His strength. His makeup I can't think of another wrestler that got over as much as the Warrior

[@jaredgarrison333]

We may not like warriors social and political views( I’m one who does not care for him) but he was one of the most over characters in the history of wrestling. This jealousy, hate, and envy is ridiculous. This business is about money and he got over, sold a ton of merchandise ( I went to a house show in the fall of 1990 in Detroit and warrior t shirts were sold out), and people showed up at arenas dressed like him just to see him. How I met your and the goldbergs are two very successful sitcoms in terms of longevity and both shows had episodes where main characters dressed like him. There were no episodes where people dressed like Brad Armstrong or arn Anderson. Warriors even appeared in character on arsenio hall and Regis and Kathie Lee. People would watch warrior than the 1001 moves of dean malenko.

[@TherealOmniMan]

Jim Ross can talk his shit now knowing that Warrior is dead and he won’t have to worry about running into him.

[@christopherhardy8937]

Trolls. Everyone who worked with Jim Hellwig said he was a crappy worker with no resepct for the business or any self-improvement. Id say most athletes on AEW actually try to learn their craft instead of just threatening to quit unless Kahn coughs up to show up! Jim was toxic for the business. I was embarrassed for being a fan of his.

[@timstort8223]

Sick of not, but overall his energy was the 1990’s WWF GOLDEN ERA!!!

[@Champ1988]

Warrior got better in his later years. He and Orlando Jordan had a great match in the indies.

[@neilsun2521]

Warrior's entrance alone was more entertaining than AEW's entire library.

[@stanhowe6410]

Warrior will forever be more entertaining than any other performer! RIP

[@neilsun2521]

@@stanhowe6410 These backstage folks forget that without Warrior's on-screen charisma they'd be less rich; as he drew an audience!

[@Parlimant_Strifey]

The Warrior was over and made champ, the problem is Vince didn't even have a plan to line up bigs for him to conquer once he became champ. Can't keep the run going when it loses steam due to a lack of creative.

[@danjonmills]

I respect JR, but why does everyone feel the need to shit on Ultimate Warrior? Considering how much flack he gets, he was an absolute heat magnet in his peak, and think about it: Hogan reigned over WWF for 5 years, the only guy that had the heat, pop and merch selling power was Warrior. Was he a student of the game, a selfless 'one of the boys'? No, but he was an equal to Hogan in popularity and drawing power for a brief time. Pro wrestling is a show, and Warrior had the talent of creating an amazing character, and generating a pop, 99% of wrestlers can't touch and wish they could attain til today.

[@ZvqZ203]

Jim Ross has always been biased towards the Ultimate Warrior; frankly, Jim Ross is overrated on the mic compared to the likes of Jesse “the body” Ventura and Bobby Heenan.

[@CarlSmith-bs4qx]

JR is not a patch on the mike compared Ventura and Heenan absolutely spot on. I even preferred Tony schiavone to JR

[@Mr.Miyagu]

Summer Slam 92, Savage vs. Warrior, seems to me like he could wrestle and take bumps, just like Hogan, his wrestling style was different in Japan, don't judge by what the WWE has sold you for years.

[@bruceheatherheather1300]

Warrior might not have been the greatest wrestler but for a short period of time he drew money and he doesn't deserve to get bashed especially since he died 10 years ago show some respect ffs

[@Metallizombie]

8 year old me didn’t care. I was pumped everytime I saw the warrior.

[@SuperFriday]

How does one of the most iconic wrestlers of all time suck? He made a ton of money for a reason.

[@aaronburns3133]

Somebody needs to tell Stroky Ross to leave Ultimate Warrior’s name out of his mouth. I grew up in the 80’s and he was the man! On the same level as Hogan. Maybe not acting wise but definitely wrestling wise. WrestleMania 6 was epic and everybody cheered whenever Warrior beat Hogan. Jim Ross is a jackass!!! Warrior will always be my favorite wrestler, period! RIP Warrior #Goat

[@barelymanilow7079]

Warrior had no wrestling ability, but it's undeniable, for 2 years, he put asses in seats.

[@evilwayz7994]

Warrior was my personal favorite wrestler of all time

[@kuollut]

*Warrior Was Over More Than Prime Hogan....Everyone Cheered When Warrior Won The Belt... Let That Sink In... Warrior Reached The Very Top And Had To Go Through The Biggest ERA Of HOFs To Get There... Jim Ross Is A Horrible Hateful Person Who Hates Good People While Protecting The Bad People For Decades... Ross Still Bashing Warrior The Same Jim Ross That Covered Up All The Evil Acts That Happened On His Watch For Decades... Glad To See Ross Still Has His Lips Glued To Vince's Ass.*

[@shawnwbronx]

The Warrior is still an icon. I’d take his passion and intensity over most of these current bums.

[@mighthookya2637]

Yea maybe somewhat right but , honestly he wasn’t all that lol

[@shawnwbronx]

@@mighthookya2637 in the ring he wasn’t the best, but he had classics with Hogan, Savage, and Rude. It was the larger than life gimmick that made him a legend.

[@williewest2998]

What passion, dude didn’t love the business

[@06marsol]

As long as the match isn't over three minutes long.

[@shawnwbronx]

@@williewest2998 his promos were pretty damn passionate. They weren’t polished, but they were intense.

[@JosephMiller-hu7bq]

Jericho is the same size that Ricky Steamboat was, and I think Macho Man was that height

[@miamimagicians]

Prime Warrior was more over than Cena ever was

[@Fonzflicks]

What a surprise. More old timers dissing the Warrior. He has his version of the time he worked in Oklahoma City. It's worth a listen then just taking good ol JR's word. Typical, he doesn't know how to work and has no moves. Should the Warrior be a technical wrestler like Bret or a high flyer like Mysterio? If your character is kind of like a superhero like Hogan, maybe you don't need to be flying around the ring or doing all these complex moves. All Superman has to do is punch a guy. Maybe he doesn't know how to work, but the guy can definitely sell. He did a good job selling to Undertaker in that casket. The Jake Roberts and Papa Shango skit was pretty out there, but it looked like he was working to sell those guys. JR trashed the Warrior then and is still trashing him. All I can assume is jealousy. Let it go JR, the man has passed. Don't take your bitterness to the grave also.

[@ppate8]

Jim Ross was not part of the WWF in the late 80s or 90s so I don’t know why he’s talking about it.