The Story of Ultimate Warrior in WCW
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Wrestling Bios Presents - The Story of Ultimate Warrior in WCW
In the late 80s and early 90s, The Ultimate Warrior became a household name in the world of entertainment. When we consider popularity and fan support, The Ultimate Warrior ranked high along with the big names of the WWF such as Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage. Due to a multitude of issues, the Warrior was released from the WWF numerous times, and in 1998, Jim Hellwig decided to join World Championship Wrestling.
Making a record amount of money for a small amount of dates, The Warrior's WCW contract was very lucrative and attractive. Warrior would only be working in 3 matches, 2 of which were on pay per view and another on WCW Nitro. His match with Hollywood Hulk Hogan at WCW Halloween Havoc 1998 is probably the most memorable though, however it was memorable for all the wrong reasons.
This mini documentary from Wrestling Bios takes a look at the complete Ultimate Warrior WCW run. Topics and moments covered include:
02:46 - Vince McMahon tries to bring Ultimate Warrior back in 1997
04:34 - The Ultimate Warrior WCW debut promo
09:45 - Ultimate Warrior on WCW Nitro leading up to Fall Brawl 1998
11:15 - Team WCW vs Team Hollywood vs Team Wolfpac at Fall Brawl 1998
12:44 - The Disciple joins the One Warrior Nation
15:30 - Hulk Hogan, Ultimate Warrior and The Mirror
16:37 - The Blade Runners reunite to wrestle Hulk Hogan and Bret Hart
18:39 - Hulk Hogan vs The Ultimate Warrior at Halloween Havoc 1998
- Much More
Original Ultimate Warrior Theme Remix by Jayde Garrow
/ jaydegarrow
#wwe #wrestling #documentary
Another awesome video thank you again. Why youtube has given u trouble over this absolutely baffles me its a great video.. maybe hulk hogan is up to his no good tricks again !!!!!!
After 2 appeals and discussing it, YT said this did not meet their guidelines because of "Inappropriate Language".
I challenge anyone to find it. Because I sure can't.
@@WrestlingBios sounds like youtube is losing the plot.. i say congrats to u on every level as this channel is the best of its kind on youtube bar none !!!! Keep up the fantastic work
I rewatched this 3 times and cannot find a single reason for demonetizing it. The only possible thing that I could even consider RUclips could try to have problems with is the fact that Warrior's entrance music is similar to the real thing, but that has nothing to do with their reasoning of language guidelines or whatever. Oh well, GREAT VIDEO, keep it up brother, and hopefully THE MAN stops screwing with you!
YT probably went back and watched the first Warrior promo and now punishing you.
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Only late 90's WCW could create a faction called 'One Warrior Nation' and immediately put two people in it. What a time to be alive.
OWN was actually Helwig's idea. He continued OWN on his own, and revived it in his social media and personal speaking career.
Own backwards is nwo
Reminds me of the Lone Rangers scene in the movie Airheads.
They are not factions. They are stables. Stop using AEW terminology when talking about actual professional wrestling.
@@BadstreetMI😂 oh man talk about getting upset about nothing
I came running to this video like The Warrior
🤣😂🤣😂
Hopefully you didn't blow up like the warrior use to lol
Jay they had the money. they had the connections. 😁
Just because the whole N>W>O was coked out doesn't WaRRior wasnt on anything BroTher dont disrespect the O.W.N
Did you shake the ropes run around the ring whilst shaking both fist in the air once you got here
I was recently at a Brazilian jiu jitsu tournament with solid production. Guys had walkout songs for their first matches. A guy came out the Ultimate Warrior theme and tried to do it right. He came sprinting out to the mat, made it up 2 of the 3 stairs leading up to it, and tripped on the last one face planting the mat.
There was something hysterically comical about him shamefully walking to his starting position while the Warrior theme was still blaring.
😂😂😂😂
That fighter became the Shock Master.
I'd still shake the ropes then run over to the starting position.
@@evilubuntu9001 😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂
Thank you for mentioning that 97 contract. Been saying for years that it’s crazy thatVince told Bret he was close to financial ruin, yet was throwing around multi million dollar offers to Warrior, Hogan in January of 98, and to Mike Tyson.
And Bret was worth way more then those combined.
@@lenn7272 no you may like him more but let's not get carried away lol
@@lenn7272 ha ha no one really liked the hitman the same way
Imagine if it's turns out that Vince fired Bret only to have enough money to hire Warrior back
@@nikeneon3188 And to pay $5 million to Tyson and to offer $3 million to Hogan?
Bret wasnt making 11 million a year.
I think Warrior's face paint and dusters looked insanely good when he was in WCW. The best of his entire career.
The best look, for sure
Not the best matches or storylines though
Was just thinking that too, lots of great color and detail in the paint and gear.
Sting did it that’s why.
@@QstormtheGod umm they both done it cuz of the road warriors know your history
@@NoPe-304think he was talking about sting literally helping him with the paint jobs
I should sleep
*Sees video*
Speak to me wrestling bios!!!!!
Me: bout to sleep, cuz RUclips recommends garbage to me
This video gets uploaded
Me: As hopeless a situation can get, there is always a positive.... this time its a big one.
OWN, the only reason warrior was bought into WCW so Hogan could get his win back
facts.
@@markbartlett9899 but im a better wrestler than warrior great body no skills.....FACTS
Hogan's massive ego
Warrior was a warrior he wasn’t supposed to be a bret hart so yes he was a good Wrestler
U are absolutely right. Hogan wuz really full of himself and we definitely shud blame him and Vince Russo for the downfall of WCW.
At least we saw The Warrior reunite with Sting in a tag match on Nitro.
@Nich Hodge He kept his coat on because he was self-conscious about his size. He wore his coat alot in WCW.
@Nich Hodge I do remember it not being an excellent match. Good thing that it wasn't a ppv match.
@@1981CrueHead I heard he kept his coat on and didn't wrestle much because he tore his bicep at Halloween Havoc after ripping the cage and swinging out (he landed awkwardly as the camera cut away).
@@alexspencer8449 pretty sure he was wearing his coat most of the time before Fall Brawl as well.
I thought warrior wore that coat cuz he was cold 🤷🏼♂️
Hogan’s skin tone in the late 90s was inhuman.
Haha ya a lot of bronzier going on there.
He was auditioning for The Thing of the Fantastic four
Tons of fake bake mixed with bronzer.
Man was looking like a leather belt.
Absolutely epic.
I said Warrior 3 times in the bathroom n his music started playing n smoke appeared
😂😂😂😂
@@brandonpage7087 dare you to try it in the dark
It really shows how Vince plays favorites when he offers Warrior a ton of money after he got rid of Bret. And really shows how much Vince values loyalty and hard work. Think whatever you will of Bret, but you can never say he didn't do more for WWF than Warrior ever did and that Bret didn't work 100x harder.
Bret Hart has never ever drawn a single dime.
@@shinsukelove6103 Cap
cause warrior was a draw
jmo but I think Vince didn't want to sign contracts longer than five years
@@shinsukelove6103 bret couldn't draw money with a green crayon in hand!
I always thought Ultimate Warrior was from Parts Unknown.
Probably because he couldn't find his parts because of his muscle definition.
As an aspiring RUclips creator I find your work ethic nothing short of inspiring. Another great video, keep it up man!
As an aspiring RUclips creator you should at least learn how to upload a profile picture
How about you put your time and effort into getting a real job and contribute something positive to society. RUclips isn't a job unless you're a select few.
I didn't want to self promote on someone else's channel so I used a spare account... I'm currently editing my first video and now know how hard it actually is, especially when you have a fulltime job.
@@The_Bad_Guy. something tells me you lost a lot in life.......
@@gtaking109 He's right....
Sting and Warrior should have had a run with the tag titles. I was happy to see the reunion against Hogan and Hart even though the match wasn’t too flash. Imagine the entrance: Smoke fills the ring, Sting comes down from the rafters into the smoke. Smoke clears, Warrior appears.
antology7 The Blade Runners reunited. It would have been awesome.
Sting and Warrior vs Hart and Hogan, good match?
Joseph Nicolino worst
Sting wouldn't have wanted that smear on his career.
Sting was Wolfpack back then not crow but I get what u saying
Super Bowl can wait, Wrestling Bios has a new video.
Same here
Yeppp
What Superbowl? NFL Sux!
Super what?
You managed to get 25 minutes out of this, which is impressive since that's longer than Warrior was in WCW :)
😆FACTS
You know you're doing a great job when Jim Ross recommends your Bret Hart video. RUclips needs to leave your channel alone.
How you can make a 20+ minute video on Helwig in WCW is beyond me. He was only there for 20 minutes. The content is great but gimme some Ronnie Garvin bruddah.
Who said Ronnie Garvin went up like the Challenger, everyone knows it's Corny
Good one....how about Hot Stuff Eddie Gilbert
Rubbish Ronnie Garbage.
Ronnie Garvin??theres a name I havent heard in oh,20-25 yrs??
25 minutes for that spot sounds like absolute torture. Even worse than HHH for 25 minutes.
I don't know I could watch HHH vs Shawn Michaels for an 1 hour
@@baseupp12 I testament to Michaels that he can make HHH watchable!
At least Warrior had one night with a 25 minute spot, hhh had 2002-2004.
@@calamaty9963 plus the 20min promos he was doing later in
The Authority
Warriors WCW run was almost equal to Sting’s WWE run
That is actually...a really apt comparison, though at least Sting had a good match and feud with Rollins, despite his injury.
@@TheFriendlyWeirdo No, thats actually pretty stupid. Warrior was ONLY brought to lose to Hogan, then they released him....Sting was in his mid 50's way past his prime and had to retire after 2 matches...I cringe at the 39 idiots who liked his comment
@@maxmeza4859 no ur an idiot!!Sting was just smart enough to realize that at least if its the end of his career and it blows up not a big deal,WARRIOR chased the money while probably in his late 30s, early 40s here,so again ur an idiot,cuz WARRIOR was not in his prime either!!so no its actually a fair comparison,it just shows how differently their thinking was!!WARRIOR was just about $$$ his entire career and it actually was the main thing that got in his way of making WAY more $$$!!!
@@raypratt3611 No, stupid. Warrior was ONLY brought to WCW to lose to Hogan. If you have proof that Sting was ONLY brought to WWE "just to lose to HHH"....then its not comparable at all..Dumb kid
@@maxmeza4859 I'm not interested in this argument, but there are several pieces of evidence that prove sting losing to triple h was the only reason he came back. Vince had to crush his enemy. Leave no survivor.. not even 1. Thats why the first ones who went to wwf were crowned into oblivion. Then HHH made a point to say "destroy your career" . So yeah, sting just wanted to get to wrestlemania, but Vince wanted everything wcw destroyed.. he's already altered so much of the history its crazy. McMahan is pretty easy to peg as far as motives and thoughts about things. Its more obvious as he ages.
Sting losing to triple h is a joke, and the only reason he lost is because he was only brought back to lose..
When he said "and this must be your barber" (pointing at the Disciple) I remember popping like mad! His reappearance did really invigorate Nitro when it was going stale. Wish it could have lasted
For some reason, I'm always astonished of the fact that the Disciple is Brutus Beefcake. He kind of reminded me of a muscular version of Barry Gibb.
Must be your Barber 😆 that was a slick jab
Sleep. Na I will listen to the northern Irish legend
The Disciple was... BRUTUS "THE BARBER" BEEFCAKE unbelievable 😂😂😂😂
The man had about 20 gimmicks and 18 involved being Hogan man servant lol
@@jamessunderland7435 I didn't know it was him for years I had to Google it like wait what?!?!?!?!
The Disciple was actually the perfect gimmick for Mr. Leslie, actually. Who else, but him, to be Hogan's disciple?? Lol
All the times I watched WCW and it wuz watchn the WRESTLING BIOS that found out the disciple wuz Brutus"the barber"Beefcake😨😵😲
Warrior said he must be your Barber lol
It's crazy how Bret Hart seems to get screwed even in videos that aren't about him. God bless em. Haha thanks for your work
I loved Warrior’s debut promo. Some great lines in there. ‘On that day I was ULTIMATE!’ Great vid mate
😂😂😂Must have taken something that day.
Miss Elizabeth ❤❤❤
His face paint designs n colors in wcw were alot cooler
"Was Hogan really going mental?" Yes.
"Were we going mental?" Yes.
"Was Eric Bischoff going mental?" Yes.
What? I didn’t see The Warrior in the mirror. What are you talking about?
It was just a ghost 😂
The ric flair return was amazing!!! I remember watching it live and legit screamed in excitement at home.
I loved the supernatural aspect of warrior. I was 14 and ate it up!
I vividly remember Warrior's WCW debut and I was stoked. I think mainly because I was a huge Warrior fan so it was a nostalgia thing. I really wished the storyline would've worked into something better. Maybe something like Warrior convincing Sting to bring back his colors and join OWN.
September 14, 1998: I watch it only for Billy Kidman winning his first Cruiserweight championship. The greatest highlight moment of the night! Enough said!
WCW Cruiserweights were the show 4 me
"Jim, this deal is far more lucrative to you *then* our last agreement..."
SAME WARRIOR PLACE
SAME WARRIOR CHANNEL!
Definatly my favourite wrestling channel...Well done sir
IMO, the best part of Warrior's WCW run was during his debut promo when he told Hogan "This (Disciple) must be your barber." Classic stuff.
Nice!!!!
No different from the Sting Hogan starrcade 97....fantastic build up but the match was a giant fart 😫
Hogan: That doesn’t work for me, Brother
@@primusvsunicron1 He actually said Bret wasn't in his league. Yeah right Hulkster.
I have a lot of giant farts
@@primusvsunicron1 Exactly what ego Terry has
my gf farted on my face while i sleep and i woke up puking
Seems like Warrior made a good living. He made millions just working periodically.
Yeah really.
All Hogan wanted was a win over the Warrior, enough said.
Hell yeah Hogan didn't want no smoke with the Warrior!!! LoL
Jim Cornette keeps bashing UW. Let’s Make a dark side of Terry Bollea
Blah blah blah blah blah...
Video needs more "Destrucity".
SKRONK
They both were never the most technical wrestlers, and having this match almost a decade later really exposed that and how all the magic was based off of their larger than life character back in the early 90s. Ah well.
For their Wrestlemania match Hogan and Warrior meticulously planned out and rehearsed the entire match with Pat Patterson before the show. That went a long way toward hiding their in-ring deficiencies.
McMahon is a genius
Warrior in WCW was like... a product of the hair metal era trying to be cool a post-Nirvana age. It was never gonna be good.
Lol, so true, but man, did I enjoy his run in WCW. Even though it sucked, lol. BTW, I LOVE listening to hair metal tunes!
hey yo then why was his debut the highest rated Nitro? And his last notable Nitro the last Nitro win?
@@knowyourroleboulevard7119 still doesn't mean it was good.
Wrestling Bios over Super Bowl I have my priorities straight.
Same here! Though it's mainly cause I've never been a football fan.
I was a big Warrior fan back in those days so when I saw the title of this video I knew it was going to be good. Another great video!!
The botched finish with the fireball was hilarious
The Ultimate Warrior wore that jacket all the time in the WCW in 1998 because his biceps and triceps were torn to shreds (right off the bone). The jacket was to hide just how much his arms had atrophied (shrunk) since his WWF days.
The Anabolic Warrior
Because of steroids
Hogan was proud he got his win back.
Hogan seeing warrior in the mirror is one of my more vivid memories of watching wrestling as a kid. I loved it lol. I miss that old school WCW. I get how dumb it seems now but back then we ate it up. Lets be honest what's worse this or mae young giving birth to a hand?
Your videos are like the perfect in between while I am studying for the bar. A nice break...you do the best topics!
Whats tougher to study, Shaemus or Cesaro?
JB J ahHhHhhah that was a super funny joke 😂 probably Cesaro...I needed that laugh
The amount of money this man made and was offered for just showing up, talking randomly and have short and uninspired matches with an energetic entrance is insane.
The hogan vs warrior of HH98 was so crappy i was dead lmao😂😂
The warrior who appeared in the ring at fall brawl was actually the renegade.
This is true. Sadly, this was one of the last things Rick Wilson did, before taking his life.
all your videos are instantly on my top recommended on both my yt accounts usually within the first hour of release, no wonder this one was no where to be found. Good work carry on mate
I just don't know how you do it every time!! Great video, you always put such detail into them. PLEASE, PLEASE keep them coming. I don't think I have EVER been disappoint with any of your videos.
I just came back from "Parts Unknown" seen the notification..instantly dropped everything..clicked the video..smashed that 👍button..AWESOME video ✌🦀
It looked so awkward having Stevie Ray in the ring with the Warrior at WarGames.
DDP, Roddy Piper, Warrior, Kevin Nash, Sting, Lex Luger, Hogan, Bret Hart...and Stevie Ray.
One of those guys isn't quite on the same level as the others.
I like the ratings battle and how viewer chose to watch the warriors return instead of raw... remember this is way back then we never knew what we were missing on the other channel
WCW had my attention 4 a hour then after that I was jumping back & forth
This guy was every childs hero.in the 80s I remember watching wrestlemania 6 at my neighbors on the old big flat screen 50" tv and my step brother was all for hogan me for Warrior its was truly a memory and a match I'll never forget! Whether or not you love or hate him his match at mania 6 & 7 were very good...
RIP Warrior
O.W.N! One Warrior Nation!!
with two members!
You didn’t note that warrior tore his bicep at fall brawl and was still injured during his tag match with sting against hogan and hart. That’s why he was not in regular ring gear and didn’t do much physically.
As if Warrior or Hogan were noted for doing a lot of moves. 😂
Was sooo hyped when he first showed up. Then he wouldnt shut up
I remember being so excited to see sting and ultimate warrior being tagged partners for that Monday night but the match was boring I Wich over to Monday night raw
Great video once again. Love that your channel is getting more popular by the day. I recommend it to any wrestling fans.Keep it up mate!
I watched lots of wrestling as a kid but moved on in my teens. As a young adult, I had a look at modern wrestling as a curiosity to see if it still entertained me. And I noticed there was very little wrestling. It felt like I watched half an hour without any actual wrestling match taking place. Just this in ring drama, where some meat head would rant on in the microphone. Then it cut to some promo. Then we saw some back stage drama unfold. It was like some soap opera. I was a huge Ultimate Warrior fan as a kid, but if I saw him shouting into the microphone for 15 minutes, I honestly don't think I'd have had the patience to keep watching.
Eric Bishoff's face expression at 07:22 = Priceless...lol
I think Warrior looked really cool in 98, arguably his best look. That said his lack of size at the time took away his believability.
@Wrestling Bios, why wasnt The Warrior and Ric Flair included in wCw/nWo Revenge for the N64, since they were staples in wCw in 1998?
Probably because they only had Warrior on a very short deal, and 98 was when Flair and Bischoff were in a legal battle.
@@wiseguy3675 Even so, I would have (at least) included them on there with fake names.
I had heard (from friends who read a lot online & did a sports show) that Warrior was supposed to do something like 13 appearances. At the time, I had counted that it didn't get to 13 or whatever number it was. His last appearance was the day after Halloween Havoc and he told Hogan "you failed the challenge," cause Hogan cheated to win at the PPV.
Jesse Ventura had just won the governor election, and Hogan's next promo became saying he was running for president.
To me, it seems WCW just being WCW and not finishing a fued right. Cause a 3rd match would have made sense.
Warrior was trying to do 1988 WWF in 1998 WCW, even Hogan had managed to move his gimmick on.
Hogan didn't move his gimmick.
Bishof came up with the great idea to have him go heel.
Luckily, Hogan did go along with it.
(Then it would been Sting and probably bored not as cool.)
However, Hogan would have loved to stay the hero for his entire career.
And rhen...
WCW reverted and and made Hogan face again. (Quite lame!)
If Hogan cared, or had a clue, he would have said that doesn't work brother.
As far as Warrior, he was just doing as told. I'm not down with the theory that WCW just copied WWF, but I will say that WCW didn't know how to evolve.
Lol the two fans pointed out Warrior when he was trying to escape under the smoke
fans like that ruin alot of stuff.exposing alot of stuff no more mystery anymore,let us enjoy it have fun.ohhhh yeahhh singgg it
Ultimate warrior was crazy
I’m trying to go back and watch all your old videos,because I’m watching relive the war videos. Looking back is so cool.
I always loved the Ultimate Warrior but even I used to cringe at some of his promos.
It's the same with Taker, massive fan but sometimes even the legends had an off day
Awesome video as always. I had one thing I noticed. If Vince typed that contract out I would be surprised as it says "then" instead of "than." You would think people would have multiple proofreads on contracts or legal matters.
Another great episode covering an infamous time in wrestling.
You should really think about doing a video on the Nitro Girls. Maybe as an April Fools episode.
Yeah, that's actually a good idea. You could talk about Whisper marrying Shawn Micheals & Sharmell marrying Booker.
I think Warrior had an injury with his biceps at the time of the Blade Runners reunion, that was why he left the jacket on. I remember reading that on the hot sheets back in the day
Crafted Pure yeah it was a bicep injury,it’s also why he worked out with a rubber hose to nurse it as much as he could,he suffered the injury in the cage match at War Games
His biceps and triceps were shot at this time in his career. Dude was a mess from all the juice.
@@poopsyko7😊u5ttty
Warrior did not run back to the ring. The Renegade was the decoy Warrior. Once he disappeared, the real deal then came to the ring. Also, he had a torn bicep that he suffered during War Games. He had bandages during the tag match with Sting. The duster (jacket) was kept on to cover it. He also said that Hogan didn't want to go over the match ahead of time.
I didn't know McMahon offered Warrior a contract in 1997. It looked like it was a good deal with very generous merchandising percentages. It would've been the better long term deal and better deal overall. But we all know Warrior. He wants as much money as he can get in as short a time possible so he took the WCW deal. Warrior would've made a fortune in the WWE!! Say what you will about McMahon. But McMahon is a merchandising genius!
Warrior in the attitude era would've been sick.
You should be arrested... cause your killing it with the intro music. I don't know if you do it your self or someone else does but it sounds great and it only gets better with every video. Good job mate, keep them coming
I will say warrior looked big in this last match...when he wore his coat..you could tell he was self conscious
Oh boy! How much the style and atmosphere have changed over the years. It way better now and it was already good back then
Pat Paterson had worked out the Warrior VS Hogan match at WrestleMania 6. That’s why that match was so good.
This bit is what drove me to switch from regularly watching WCW back to watching WWF
I was a "little warrior" back in WWF but not much after 1992. I did always LOVE his jackets and I would love to have one of my own. No pun intended
So I had only heard of the ultimate warrior never seen him til his wcw debut! I remember it like it was yesterday! I couldn’t sleep that night
I remember how fired up we were when he walked into WCW. then he started talking and we were laughing by the end and switching back and forth to wwf
😂😂😂I need to watch that promo with some mary jane on the side.
Keep these gems coming! Love your videos.
If Vince offered Warrior to come back that late in 97 it was so he could bury him completely at the hands (mouth) of Stone Cold Steve Austin.
That sounds about right. Vince did/ does have a huge ego. That would have been pretty awesome. I was never a warrior fan.
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Great video man!Sucks youtube is giving you so much trouble for it.Thanks for the heads up about it though,I might’ve missed it if you didn’t.I also barely even remember any of it although I’m sure I was still casually watching wrestling around this time.So thanks for the refresh even if it reminded me of why it was probably washed from my memory in the first place.Even though it didn’t come any where near as epic as it should’ve been it was still nice to be reminded of it.
I wonder if Warrior ever tripped running to the ring like that. I remember seeing him when i was 10. He ran down hit my arm that was held out knocked me around. I'll never forget
I really missed out on his glory days. I remember seeing the warrior for the first time around this period and thinking "who the hell is this dude??"
hands down the best youtube channel going right now
I thought EVERYONE knew beforehand, that Warrior was coming to WCW. Most of the time Bischoff is pretty fair and balanced, but he is still obviously a mark for Hulk Hogan.
I am sure Eric would swear that Hogan used to wrestle more than 400 days pr year.
You tube why demontise this man vidi he done great work
nothing like a wrestling bio before the superbowl.. nice touch
Watching with great interest. I truly thought that Warrior could have made a huge impact in WCW. The O.W.N. gimmick was a lot better than what we have around these days.