The Ultimate Warrior: 10 Most Shocking Controversies

6. Race Relations

Warrior's post-wrestling career was filled with ranting speeches. He fancied himself as both a public speaker and informed writer. He was neither of these, usually filling his words with misjudged view points that were usually inappropriate. Was it a way of grabbing attention, or was the man malicious? You the reader will have to make your own judgement on that one. One the issue of race, it proved some of his most controversial comments. He tried to play down the importance of civil rights activist Martin Luther King with these words, "Martin marched a few times from Selma, AL to Montgomery, AL. It's only about 40 miles and he walked along paved roads with security escorts and modern comforts and conveniences." Now that could well be true, maybe MLK did get protection, but that was only because racist bigots were trying to kill him. Was MLK a perfect guy? Probably not, but his importance to the equality movement in the United States is undeniable. For Warrior to pass King off as inconsequential is wrong. Warrior went on to state "He preached proper, righteous behaviour while he at the same time committed adultery many publicly verifiable times €” oh, and he had "a dream." Granted, King may have failed in his personal life, but to use that as a way of diminishing the "I have a dream" speech is baseless. Warrior's problems with King were seen as an alarming indication of deeper malice to some observers.