Jim Hellwig

Jim Hellwig

1959-06-16 – 2014-04-08 (age 54) Crawfordsville, Indiana, USA
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Biography

Warrior (born James Brian Hellwig) is a retired American professional wrestler, who has wrestled under the ring names The Ultimate Warrior, Warrior and Dingo Warrior. He is best known for his appearances in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from 1987 to 1991 and again in 1992 and 1996, and in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1998. He won the WWF Championship when he pinned Hulk Hogan in the main event of WrestleMania VI. Hellwig legally changed his name to Warrior in 1993. Warrior retired from professional wrestling in 1999 and embarked on a public speaking career. On June 25, 2008, he returned to wrestle Orlando Jordan in Barcelona, Spain defeating him in a match booked by the Italian Nu-Wrestling Evolution promotion. Warrior was described by World Wrestling Entertainment as having been "the ultimate archetype of strength and intensity", and "one of the most intense and physically impressive competitors to ever appear in the WWE".

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Known For

WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions
WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions

2014

as The Ultimate Warrior

WWE Rampage '91
WWE Rampage '91

1991

as The Ultimate Warrior

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

2006

as The Ultimate Warrior

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WWE SummerSlam 1992
WWE SummerSlam 1992

1992

as The Ultimate Warrior

Firepower
Firepower

1993

as The Swordsman

Seriously... Phil Collins
Seriously... Phil Collins

1990

as Self (as The Ultimate Warrior)

WWE Survivor Series 1989
WWE Survivor Series 1989

1989

as The Ultimate Warrior

WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story
WWE Survivor Series 2012
WWE Survivor Series 2012

2012

as The Ultimate Warrior (archive footage)

Warrior's Greatest Matches
The True Story of WrestleMania
The True Story of WrestleMania

2011

as The Ultimate Warrior

WWE WrestleMania VII
WWE WrestleMania VII

1991

as The Ultimate Warrior

WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
WWE WrestleMania V
WWE WrestleMania V

1989

as The Ultimate Warrior

WWE SummerSlam 1991
WWE SummerSlam 1991

1991

as The Ultimate Warrior

WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
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WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '88

1988

as The Ultimate Warrior

WWE: Wrestlemania Recall
WWE: Wrestlemania Recall

2005

as Ultimate Warrior