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R.I.P. Ultimate Warrior (Jim Hellwig)

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    #32
    Soft Falling Rain
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,315 ✭✭✭Soft Falling Rain


    This is freakish. As others have said, glad that a few wrongs got righted in the end.

    One thing that struck me watching the HOF was how proud his kids looked and they were beaming throughout. They were not ashamed to have the surname Warrior. Christ. :(


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    #33
    Tinie
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,402 ✭✭✭Tinie


    Photo taken a few hours before he collapsed apparently. Possibly the last ever photo of him.

    ubWttfNm.jpg

    Such a tragedy.


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    #34
    rovert
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 23,089 ✭✭✭✭rovert


    Can't check in work but I heard people say WWE yanked the Hall of Fame.


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    #35
    Itssoeasy
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    rovert wrote: »
    Can't check in work but I heard people say WWE yanked the Hall of Fame.

    The red carpet bit is there but yeah I'm looking at the network now and can't see it.


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    #36
    Soft Falling Rain
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    Why would they do that??


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    #37
    Jester252
    Registered Users Posts: 5,533 ✭✭✭Jester252


    Legends never die R.I.P


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    #38
    savemejebus
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    R.I.P Warrior, so shocking


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    #39
    Lord TSC
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    Jesus. Sunday morning, I was watching him at the HoF. Monday morning at Mania.

    Tuesday morning, he makes his first Raw appearance in 16 years, and cuts a fantastic promo thanking the fans.

    Wednesday morning, he's dead. Was waking up slowly, listening to the Review a Wai guys talk about him...and see that news.

    What a few days he must have had. Can't believe the timing of it all.


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    #40
    Cianan2
    Registered Users Posts: 1,713 ✭✭✭Cianan2


    I'm in shock. So happy to see my childhood favourite get honoured finally this weekend. Such a fantastic thing that he got to bury the hatchet.

    I hated hearing about how he'd fallen out with everyone and went a bit nuts. I found this video one day, and always go back to it. Really inspiring words when you think at all about that ugly Mr Resistance



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    #41
    rovert
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    Soft Falling Rain wrote: »
    Why would they do that??

    Probably out of respect for the family.

    There's a slight chance they were going to take it down for music rights reasons and re-edit it then put it back up.


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    #42
    Chong
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    Complete and utter tragedy.

    I am genuinely saddened by it all.


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    #43
    RollieFingers
    Registered Users Posts: 2,635 ✭✭✭RollieFingers


    Jesus, such **** news to wake up to :(

    A childhood icon to many, just glad he was able to make his peace with the WWE before he passed away.

    RIP


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    #44
    Penn
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    Warrior was a good bit before my time watching wrestling, but shocking news given what happened over the whole weekend. Talk about a rollercoaster ride for the family.

    RIP.


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    #45
    CastorTroy
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    Was half awake when I read a tweet about this. It woke me up and got me logged on to read the story.

    Real shock especially so soon after seeing him liking so happy. I guess that's one positive thing, that he managed to put an end to the negative image of him and bury the hatchet with so many.

    RIP Warrior!


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    #46
    HooohRaaah
    Registered Users Posts: 346 ✭✭HooohRaaah


    RIP Warrior.

    One of the greatest ever names in wrestling. Even people who don't know anything about wrestling will know who the Ultimate Warrior is. That says it all about him.
    So sad to hear about this and for it to happen just before the weekend he has just had is shocking.


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    #47
    A Primal Nut
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    Apparently Cena did some impersonations of the Warrior on the Smackdown recording so that will have to be edited out I suppose.

    But the Hall of Fame is a strange one. I'm pretty sure he'd be happy to be remembered for the Hall of Fame considering everything else that has gone on. Seems like it would be respectful to keep it up there. Maybe they are just editing in an "In Memory Of" graphic or something.

    Just remembering at the Hall of Fame, him coming out with his two daughters (as opposed to everyone else coming out with divas) and how proud they and his wife were of him; and vice versa. Really sad that they lost a husband and father.


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    #48
    Chip Whitley
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    Shocked. Glad he seemed to have a great few last days. RIP Warrior


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    #49
    ebbsy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,752 ✭✭✭ebbsy


    Holy f..k


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    #50
    Too Tough To Die
    Registered Users Posts: 2,056 ✭✭✭Too Tough To Die


    He often had harsh, judgemental words for wrestlers who passed on too young...

    Sorry for his family.


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    #51
    Deadlie
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    In a way though, I couldn't think of a nicer time to pass than after having a weekend of people telling you how much of a positive impact you've had on them and how much you meant to them in their formative years.

    RIP


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    #52
    2ndcoming
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    Grew up idolising the Warrior, summers spent recreating the Mania VI match and Survivor Series 90. RIP!


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    #53
    Dancor
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    His poor children :( May he RIP


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    #54
    connemara man
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    RIP
    All that can be said. I feel for his family to lose him at such a young age


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    #55
    seandotcomm
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    Very shocked and saddened to hear that this morning. Had the pleasure of meeting him and chatting with him for a while on the way back from Summerslam last year and he was a complete gent. Especially sad given his words about his 2 young daughters at the hof ceremony. RIP Warrior :(


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    #56
    rovert
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    2ndcoming wrote: »
    Grew up idolising the Warrior, summers spent recreating the Mania VI match and Survivor Series 90. RIP!

    Yup and wondering where he went Summer of 1991 and the Autumn 1992.


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    #57
    RobbingBandit
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    Cried when I read this earlier, put up and took down a post , really shocked and shook up by this, RIP Warrior.


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    #58
    Beefy78
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    So very sad. To be honest I thought he looked terrible on Monday and was worried that he might drop dead when he was shaking the ropes. You almost have to wonder if he'd still be here had the last four days not happened.

    RIP.


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    #59
    Qs
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    This is crazy timing. Any cause of death yet? He looked in good shape on Raw and the HOF.


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    #60
    tritium
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    RIP, my heart goes out to his family.

    A small piece of my childhood has left, and I feel the lesser for its loss. Goodnight sweet prince.


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    #61
    Clemantis
    Registered Users Posts: 116 ✭✭Clemantis


    Ah no, this is just terrible news. Warrior was one of my childhood favourites. The only wrestler I liked so much as to have two toys of him. I'm gutted.


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