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Jim Hellwig(1959-2014)

  • Actor
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Jim Hellwig
Trailer for Ultimate Warrior: The Ultimate Collection
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Ultimate Warrior: The Ultimate Collection (2014)
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Standing out than the rest, Ultimate Warrior became one of the most popular wrestlers in the WWE (back then in the WWF). During his run from the 1980s-90s, Warrior became known for high high energy when running down to the ring with his music hits, shaking the ropes during his entrance, his signature move, the Gorilla Press Drop and the Big Splash, which seems that Warrior would be one the only non-heavyset built wrestler to use it.

Before reaching high status to become a main eventer in the WWE, Warrior became popular when he became a two-time Intercontinental Champion by defeating the Honky Tonk Man (Wayne Farris) (within 32 seconds at the first ever Summerslam in 1988) and Ravishing Rick Rude.

Warrior is now deceased.
BornJune 16, 1959
DiedApril 8, 2014(54)
BornJune 16, 1959
DiedApril 8, 2014(54)
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Photos8

Jim Hellwig in Biography: WWE Legends (2021)
Jim Hellwig
Jim Hellwig in The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior (2005)
Mark Calaway, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Kevin Nash, and Jim Hellwig in WrestleMania XII (1996)
Mark Calaway, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Kevin Nash, and Jim Hellwig in WrestleMania XII (1996)
Mark Calaway, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Kevin Nash, and Jim Hellwig in WrestleMania XII (1996)
Jim Hellwig in The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior (2005)

Known for:

Hulk Hogan and Jim Hellwig in WrestleMania VI (1990)
WrestleMania VI
7.6
TV Special
  • The Ultimate Warrior
  • 1990
WCW Monday Nitro (1995)
WCW Monday Nitro
8.0
TV Series
  • The Warrior
Spectrum Wrestling (1977)
Spectrum Wrestling
8.5
TV Series
  • The Ultimate Warrior
Richard Blood, Ray Hernandez, Randy Savage, Jake Roberts, George 'The Animal' Steele, and Jim Harris in Saturday Night's Main Event (1985)
Saturday Night's Main Event
7.7
TV Series
  • The Ultimate Warrior

Credits

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Actor

  • John Cena in WWE 2K15 (2014)
    WWE 2K15
    • The Ultimate Warrior (voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2014
  • Mike 'The Miz' Mizanin, John Cena, A.J. Styles, Colby Lopez, Rebecca Quin, Natalya Neidhart, Trinity Fatu, Trevor Mann, Thea Trinidad, Tom Budgen, and Macey Estrella in WWE Monday Night RAW (1993)
    WWE Monday Night RAW
    • The Ultimate Warrior
    • TV Series
    • 1996–2014
  • Mark Calaway, Paul Levesque, John Cena, Brock Lesnar, Randy Orton, Dave Bautista, Bryan Danielson, and Windham Rotunda in WrestleMania XXX (2014)
    WrestleMania XXX
    • The Ultimate Warrior
    • TV Special
    • 2014
  • Dwayne Johnson in WWE 2K14 (2013)
    WWE 2K14
    • The Ultimate Warrior (voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2013
  • Nu Wrestling Evolution
    • Ultimate Warrior (2009)
    • TV Series
    • 2005
  • M.U.G.E.N (1999)
    M.U.G.E.N
    • Video Game
    • 1999
  • WCW Monday Nitro (1995)
    WCW Monday Nitro
    • The Warrior
    • TV Series
    • 1998
  • Mark Calaway, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Kevin Nash, and Jim Hellwig in WrestleMania XII (1996)
    WrestleMania XII
    • The Ultimate Warrior
    • TV Special
    • 1996
  • WWF in Your House (1996)
    WWF in Your House
    • The Ultimate Warrior
    • Video Game
    • 1996
  • Yokozuna, Scott Hall, and Larry Pfohl in The History of SummerSlam (1994)
    The History of SummerSlam
    • The Ultimate Warrior
    • Video
    • 1994
  • Steve Austin and Mark Calaway in WWE: The History of WrestleMania I-IX (2004)
    WWE: The History of WrestleMania I-IX
    • The Ultimate Warrior
    • Video
    • 2004
  • Best of Ultimate Warrior (1993)
    Best of Ultimate Warrior
    • The Ultimate Warrior
    • Video
    • 1993
  • Best of WWF Steel Cage Matches (1993)
    Best of WWF Steel Cage Matches
    • The Ultimate Warrior
    • Video
    • 1993
  • Best of SummerSlam (1993)
    Best of SummerSlam
    • The Ultimate Warrior
    • Video
    • 1993
  • Gary Daniels and Chad McQueen in Firepower (1993)
    Firepower
    • The Swordsman
    • 1993

Videos6

WWE: Summerslam: 2015
Trailer 2:56
WWE: Summerslam: 2015
WWE: Summerslam: 2014
Trailer 2:37
WWE: Summerslam: 2014
WWE: Summerslam: 2012
Trailer 2:45
WWE: Summerslam: 2012
WWE: Summerslam: 2011
Trailer 2:07
WWE: Summerslam: 2011
Ultimate Warrior: The Ultimate Collection
Trailer 0:41
Ultimate Warrior: The Ultimate Collection
WWE: The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior
Trailer 1:05
WWE: The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior

Personal details

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  • Official site
    • Home of Warrior
  • Alternative names
    • The Dingo Warrior
  • Height
    • 6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
  • Born
    • June 16, 1959
    • Crawfordsville, Indiana, USA
  • Died
    • April 8, 2014
    • Scottsdale, Arizona, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Dana WarriorJanuary 31, 1999 - April 8, 2014 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Music video: Appeared in Phil Collins video "Two Hearts", in which he roughs up the singer in a wrestling ring.
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Portrayals
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    One of the longest-running pro wrestling myths states that he is actually the second wrestler to portray the Ultimate Warrior, as the original died of steroid use in the 1980s. Evidence used to support this myth is that the "second Warrior" had lighter hair and was bulkier in physique. However, this is just one of many pro wrestling myths with little factual basis. Hellwig is the only wrestler to portray the Ultimate Warrior in any form.
  • Quotes
    Always Believe.
  • Trademarks
      Wrestling finishing move "The Gorilla Press Slam"
  • Nicknames
    • Ultimate Warrior
    • The Dingo Warrior
    • Rock
  • Salary
    • WrestleMania VII
      (1991)
      $500,000

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