The Ultimate Warrior
Posted by Josh on May 18, 2008
The Ultimate Warrior
Hall of Fame Category: Sports
In the world of late 80’s, early 90’s pro wrestling, there were really only 2 names you needed to know, first, of course, Hulk Hogan. Second, The Ultimate Warrior. If you were a good, drug-free kid, you probably liked Hulk Hogan. However, if you, or somebody you knew, were a crackhead, you spent your time cheering for The Ultimate Warrior. Most wrestlers were well built (steroids) and in rather good health (except for the steroids) in the 80’s. But the Ultimate Warrior just seemed to have a little too much energy, and nearly overdosed on speed nightly (alegedly). It was no secret that Brian James Hellwig (The Ultimate Warrior’s real name) was strange. In fact, he was like those old high school/college football players that just can’t give up their glory days when Hellwig legally changed his name to “Warrior”. Whether he drew his power from crack (supposedly), speed (allegedly) or meth (Just a rumor), or maybe steroids (most likely) he was still one of the most notable characters from many people’s childhoods. Nowadays however, not so much, its hard to like someone who later turned into a homophobic motivational speaker who looks like a dirty hippie version of Gary Busey.
