WWE Ultimate Warrior DVD Review: 10 Things You Should Know

9. The Early Days And His Opinion On Sting

The DVD starts with documenting Warrior's transition into wrestling from bodybulding along with Steve 'Sting' Borden. The first thing to notice is just how ripped these guys were. Warrior was bulging with muscles and veins that looked set to burst. It's certainly in stark contrast to today's WWE profile of wrestler. Sting's size was particularly surprising, in early WCW he looked moderately normal, but back in his bodybuilder transition to wrestling he was absolutely massive with muscular definition. There's an early Bladerunner tag match featured, which was typical of its mid 80's timeframe. Warrior talks about how a lot of their ring style as a tag team was influenced by the Road Warriors, giving Hawk and Animal credit for inspiring the usage of face paint and intensity in the ring. There appeared to be a subtle dig at Sting by Warrior in the interview portion. "Steve wanted to be told what to do", Warrior states. He suggests that Sting needed leading, whereas he himself sought and made his own success. As a result, Warrior broke away, getting over as Dingo Warrior down in Texas before the WWF came calling.