Only a force as powerful as The Warrior's vaunted "destrucity" could alienate so many colleagues. A classic example of a performer who was pushed for his look and charisma despite a lack of talent, Warrior was one of the biggest stars of WWE and the man Vince McMahon hand-picked to take the reins from Hulk Hogan when Hulkamania started running mild. His clean victory over Hogan at WrestleMania VI was a landmark moment for the company and a thrill for fans seeing two of their favorites squaring off. It didn't take long for the relationship between Warrior and Vince to sour. Business experienced a drop during his time as champ and Vince hit the panic button and went back to the Hulkster. There were also some negotiations that went south between the two that are still disputed to this day. Accounts vary from Warrior holding up Vince for more money the day of a show to Vince refusing to pay Warrior what he was owed. Regardless of who was right or wrong (and smart money is on both being in the wrong), the notion of Warrior ever being inducted into the Hall of Fame seemed far fetched. He was given the honor of being the first performer to have his own smear campaign DVD produced to tarnish his legacy in the eyes of the fans. "The Self-Destruction of The Ultimate Warrior" was a classless hatchet job that ridiculed Warrior while making money off his name. But it isn't like he hasn't brought much of it on himself. Warrior's public persona has been an entertaining trainwreck of rants and diatribes. He legally changed his name to "Warrior", choosing to no longer be known as Jim Hellwig, and embarked on a brief career as a motivational speaker. He gave an infamous "queering doesn't the make the world" speech at the University of Connecticut and unleashed a spree of controversial comments and interviews. His bad blood with Hulk Hogan is well-known, and he's given vitriolic opinions on other performers as well. It's fitting that he's a member of the "one Warrior nation" because this is a man with few friends. He's either absolutely insane or a mad genius. But he's definitely a Hall of Famer.
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But it isn't like he hasn't brought much of it on himself. Warrior's public persona has been an entertaining trainwreck of rants and diatribes. He legally changed his name to "Warrior", choosing to no longer be known as Jim Hellwig, and embarked on a brief career as a motivational speaker. He gave an infamous "queering doesn't the make the world" speech at the University of Connecticut and unleashed a spree of controversial comments and interviews. His bad blood with Hulk Hogan is well-known, and he's given vitriolic opinions on other performers as well. It's fitting that he's a member of the "one Warrior nation" because this is a man with few friends. He's either absolutely insane or a mad genius. But he's definitely a Hall of Famer.