Ultimate Creations Inc. vs. WWE Inc. Document 185–2 P.January 27, 2006. Case 2:06-cv-00535-ROS. PACER.GOV. WEB. Warrior was born in 1959 as James Brian Hellwig, [4] in Crawfordsville, Indiana, about 50 miles northwest of Indianapolis. He was the oldest of five children and was raised by his mother (along with, later, his stepfather) after his father left his family when he was 12. His father died at 57 and a grandfather died at 52. [5] The family moved and he graduated from Veedersburg's Fountain Central High School and attended Indiana State University for a year. [6] Bodybuilding career Caution is his watchword. Risk aversion is his love language. Now Colm is grappling with the biggest worry of all: the whole ‘planet being on fire’ thing and how exactly we can help. Warrior's Machete: Sluts or a Saint? Archived January 5, 2013, at archive.today. Ultimatewarrior.com (February 21, 2007). Retrieved on January 5, 2012.

a b Cawthon, Graham (2013). The History of Professional Wrestling: The Results WWF 1963–1989. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. p.688. ISBN 978-1-4928-2597-5. Former Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand to receive WWE® "Warrior Award" ". WWE . Retrieved October 28, 2017. a b Joe "Animal" Laurinaitis; Andrew Wright (2012). The Road Warriors: Danger, Death, and the Rush of Wrestling. Medallion Press. p.261. ISBN 978-1605425788 . Retrieved July 20, 2016.Cawthon, Graham (2013). The History of Professional Wrestling: The Results WWF 1963–1989. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. p.712. ISBN 978-1-4928-2597-5.

Scottsdale, Ariz., police spokesman Sgt. Mark Clark said Warrior collapsed while walking with his wife to their car at a hotel, and was pronounced dead at a hospital. Warrior was scheduled to team with Shawn Michaels and Ahmed Johnson to face Owen Hart, Davey Boy Smith, and Vader at In Your House 9 later that month, but the WWF terminated Warrior's contract when he missed several house shows, taking time off allegedly to grieve the death of his father. WWF owner Vince McMahon claimed that Warrior had not seen his father in ten years and did not care much for him; therefore, he did not take Warrior's excuse for missing house shows at face value. Warrior disputes McMahon's explanation, claiming that the real reason why he did not show up to those events was a breach of contract by McMahon, in which WWF sold Warrior's merchandise without giving him a percentage. He was replaced by Sycho Sid at in Your House 9. [53] World Championship Wrestling (1998) Some people are absolute carbon sinks for their ability to absorb bad news, but I know there needs to be gallows humour about this so at least there can be some sort of release of tension and then go, “but what do we do?” Hooton, Christopher (April 9, 2014). "Ultimate Warrior dead days after WrestleMania 30 and Raw appearances". The Independent. Archived from the original on June 20, 2022 . Retrieved April 10, 2014. WWE Stars React to the Ultimate Warrior's Death". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014 . Retrieved April 9, 2014.Why the Ultimate Warrior Was Such a Legend". ABC . Retrieved April 9, 2014. "The Ultimate Warrior, born James Brian Hellwig, legally changed his name to Warrior in 1993 ... It's also the last name of his wife and children."

Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion (1988–1990) Warrior was known for his high energy entrances (pictured March 1989)Warrior's rapid ascent climaxed with "The Ultimate Challenge" match against heavyweight champ Hogan at WrestleMania VI in April 1990. The upstart scored a clean win by way of his patented "Warrior Splash," the passing of the torch marked by Hogan presenting him with the championship belt and the two embracing in the middle of the ring. Suspensions and Move to WCW Ultimate Warrior's title reign was short-lived, as he was upended by "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Sgt. Slaughter at the January 1991 Royal Rumble. Although he exacted revenge on Savage a few months later at WrestleMania VII, a contract dispute with WWE chief Vince McMahon led to his suspension from the organization in summer 1991.