The wrestling world has suffered a great loss with the recent passing of the Ultimate Warrior. Warrior was without a doubt one of the most popular superstars in WWF/WWE history. Kids who grew up during wrestling's attitude era don't know how charismatic the Warrior truly was.
Hulk Hogan is the most influential wrestler to ever step foot in the ring. The Ultimate Warrior is the only superstar to get a bigger reaction from the crowd than Hogan during his WWF days.
Hogan took on Warrior at Wrestle Mania six in arguably the biggest match in WWE history. Hogan entered the match WWF Champion. Warrior entered as the reigning Intercontinental Champion. Something had to give. The two put on a show for the ages in front a sell out crowd at the Sky dome in Toronto. The match ushered in the 90's for the WWF. Warrior bested Hogan that night winning the WWF Championship along with his Intercontinental belt.
Warrior would inevitably become a victim of his own success. Vince McMahon was forced to fire Warrior due to irreconcilable differences. In some ways Warriors career can be viewed upon as a tragedy. Few professional wrestlers have ever been able to get fans riled up as the Warrior did.
Some of his biggest rivals were The Honkey Tonk Man, Macho Man Randy Savage, Jake the Snake and Ric Flair. He also had classic bouts against Ravishing Rick Rude and The Undertaker.
One thing that is certain, fans always left the arena pleased when the Ultimate Warrior came to perform. I wish I could hear Howard Finkle introduce his name just one more time. That's not too much to ask, is it?
RIP THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR.
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