The Ultimate Warrior

Who was The Ultimate Warrior?

Warrior was an American professional wrestler, who wrestled most famously under the ring name The Ultimate Warrior. He was best known for his appearances in the World Wrestling Federation from 1987 to 1991 and again in 1992 and 1996, as well as his stint in World Championship Wrestling in 1998.

While in the WWF, he became a two-time WWF Intercontinental Champion and won the WWF Championship when he pinned Hulk Hogan in the main event at WrestleMania VI, making him the only wrestler in the history of the company to hold both the WWF Championship and the Intercontinental Championship at the same time. Warrior retired from professional wrestling in 1998 and embarked on a public speaking career, but wrestled one final match in Spain in 2008.

Warrior died on April 8, 2014, at the age of 54 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Over the preceding three days he had been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, appeared at WrestleMania XXX, and made his final public appearance on Raw.