copyright The Self Destruction Of The Ultimate Warrior DVD
It seems kind of crazy that Ultimate Warrior had never been inducted into WWE’s Hall of Fame before now. He certainly meets all the stringent criteria for induction (used to work for the company, hasn’t killed anyone, not named “Randy Savage”), and let’s face it, for a certain percentage of the audience he was The Guy. Yeah, Hulk Hogan was the big draw for years, but Warrior was the crazed self-parody prototype of everything a pro wrestler in the 80s could be. He had the exaggerated muscles, big hair, and coked-out promos that everyone associates with our so-called sport from the time.
More importantly, he had a lot of things that current fans are unable to get from wrestling today. His promos might have been nonsensical, but they were certainly passionate and didn’t come across as phony.
It seems kind of crazy that Ultimate Warrior had never been inducted into WWE’s Hall of Fame before now. He certainly meets all the stringent criteria for induction (used to work for the company, hasn’t killed anyone, not named “Randy Savage”), and let’s face it, for a certain percentage of the audience he was The Guy. Yeah, Hulk Hogan was the big draw for years, but Warrior was the crazed self-parody prototype of everything a pro wrestler in the 80s could be. He had the exaggerated muscles, big hair, and coked-out promos that everyone associates with our so-called sport from the time.
More importantly, he had a lot of things that current fans are unable to get from wrestling today. His promos might have been nonsensical, but they were certainly passionate and didn’t come across as phony.
- 1/16/2014
- by Scott Keith
- Obsessed with Film
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