10 Fascinating WWE WrestleMania 5 Facts

3. Bobby Heenan Was Legitimately Injured By The Ultimate Warrior

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There have been many stars of yesteryear that had little patience for the Warrior for one reason or another. Heenan's made his feelings known about the face-painted muscleman, dismissing him as a buffoon with no idea what he was doing inside the ring. "The Brain" has some insight into what Warrior could do between the ropes, based on first-hand experience.

When Heenan aided Rick Rude in his upset victory over Intercontinental Champion Warrior, the post-match angle was to see Warrior assault the manager in an act of riled-up revenge. Sure enough, Warrior picked Heenan up into his trademark gorilla press, but dropped him awkwardly. Heenan's neck had been bothering him for years, and the fall only exacerbated the residual pain he felt until finally having much-needed surgery in the mid-nineties.

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