10 WWE Superstars Who Were Probably Scientologists
3. The Ultimate Warrior - WWF, 1988-1996
If there were ever a character who could have been the living and breathing approximation of Scientology's lord Xenu, it was Jim Hellwig. From his bizarre promos involving speaking to unnamed gods, to his allusions to Greek and Roman battles, his rap would have been the perfect embodiment of everything L. Ron Hubbard ever wrote about the religion in "Dianetics." As well, if you want to go deeper into it and potentially include his website's "Warrior Wisdom" into the mix, and the deceased WWE legend at his height of popularity could have easily been a prime candidate to be another too-rich celebrity approached by the Church.
Besides having been an independent professional wrestling manager for a decade, Marcus Dowling is a Washington, DC-based writer who has contributed to a plethora of online and print magazines and newspapers writing about music and popular culture over the past 15 years.
