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'''The Warrior''', born 1959 as Jim Hellwig, is a semi-retired [[sports entertainer]]. In 1993, he had his name legally changed to The Warrior.<ref name="intro">http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/jun/22/the_ultimate_warrior_enters_ring_after_y45326/</ref> He has made appearances for [[World Wrestling Entertainment|the World Wrestling Federation]] and [[World Championship Wrestling]] under the ring name Ultimate Warrior. In recent years, he has become a [[conservative|right of center]] political commentator.
'''The Warrior''', born 1959 as Jim Hellwig, is a semi-retired [[sports entertainer]]. In 1993, he had his name legally changed to The Warrior.<ref name="intro">http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/jun/22/the_ultimate_warrior_enters_ring_after_y45326/</ref> He has made appearances for [[World Wrestling Entertainment|the World Wrestling Federation]] and [[World Championship Wrestling]] under the ring name Ultimate Warrior. In recent years, he has become a [[conservative|right of center]] political commentator.
==Early Days==
Warrior got his start as a [[sports entertainer]] in the Tennessee and Oklahoma areas during the mid 1980's. He then moved to the Texas area and used the ring name Dingo Warrior.
==World Wrestling Federation==
===1987-1992===
By 1987 the WWF had taken notice and hired him. They quickly pushed him to the top of the card by having him win the [[WWE Intercontinental Championship|Intercontinental Title]]. He would hold that title for most of the next twenty months. WWF owner [[Vince McMahon]] decided that the Warrior would be the [[sports entertainer]] he wanted to replace [[Hulk Hogan]] as his top star. McMahon had Warrior beat Hogan for the [[WWE Championship|WWF Title]] at Wrestlemania 6 in an effort to improve the wrestler's crowd support. With Hogan off to pursue a movie career, Warrior was a regular at the top of the card. He would make a successful title defense against Rick Rude at the 1990 Summerlam. With Warrior not taking off with the fanbase, the decision was made to have him drop the [[WWE Championship|WWE Title]] to [[Sgt. Slaughter|Sargent Slaughter]] at the 1991 Royal Rumble. Over the next year he would work shows against [[sports entertainer|sports entertainers]] such as [[Randy Savage]], [[The Undertaker]] and [[Jake "The Snake" Roberts]]. He then opted to leave the company due to unhappiness with his role.<ref>http://www.wrestleview.com/info/faq/warrior.shtml</ref>
===1996===
Warrior made a brief return in 1996. After defeating [[Triple H]] in his first match back, he entered a storyline against Jerry Lawler. Warrior left again after a dispute over the direction of his character.
==References==
==References==
*[http://www.ultimatewarrior.com Official Webpage]
*[http://www.ultimatewarrior.com Official Webpage]
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