#The ultimate warrior full

Warrior enjoyed two stints as Intercontinental Champion, defeating The Honky Tonk Man (in 32 seconds at the first ever SummerSlam in 1988) and Rick Rude at SummerSlam 1989. He was also known for his distinctive pattern of face painting. Warrior's string of fast-paced squash matches ended up being a fundamental key to his popularity (the same routine later popularized Goldberg).

#The ultimate warrior full

The Ultimate Warrior's ring entrances featured him racing into the arena at full speed, bursting into the ring, and violently shaking the ropes up and down. His matches were generally kept short and frantic, featuring a handful of power moves. After WCCW, Hellwig signed with the WWF and was given the name Ultimate Warrior.Īs a World Wrestling Federation (WWF) superstar from the mid-80s to the early 90s, the Ultimate Warrior was known for his high-energy wrestling style and his Gorilla Press Slam, in which he would lift his opponent with an overhead shoulder press and then drop him to the mat face-first, and following with a running splash for his finisher. They wrestled in this team in the UWF and on the independent circuit.Īfter the group ended, Sting retained his name but Rock became Dingo Warrior for a short period in World Class Championship Wrestling. They later became the Blade Runners where Flash became Sting and Justice became Rock.

The two formed a splinter group tag team called Freedom Fighters retaining their Flash/Justice names. Of the four members of Powerteam USA, only Hellwig and 'Flash' Steve Borden had subsequent wrestling careers of any note. Warrior began his pro wrestling career as Jim 'Justice' Hellwig of Powerteam USA, a group of bodybuilders formed in 1985 by Red Bastien and Rick Bassman, but the gimmick went under when they discovered that, in their estimation, the team had limited wrestling potential. 8 The Self-Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior.5 Return to WWE and Hall of Fame induction (2013-2014).