JerryvonKramer Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Oh no! He didn't. Sorry, I just assumed he had for some reason! Whoops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 I don't quite know what to make of this. Bret comments on Warrior: http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2014/04/09/21593636.html?cid=rsssportswrestling "It's really ironic the way he died - it was almost like he willed it or something. He wrote his own ending." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakla Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Oh no! He didn't. Sorry, I just assumed he had for some reason! Whoops. Seemed like OMG was falsely reported dead at one point, right? I wanna say a WWE DVD commentary re-recording. On that note, Warrior is the first wrestler from the Summerslam 91 main event to pass away. Youngest of the 5 by far, Hogan 5 yrs older, Slaughter 10, Sheik 15, Adnan 20ish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goc Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 The thing about Warrior is that he kept his mystique. He got red hot and then left while he was still hot. People were always excited for his returns, and they were always short enough that you forgot that it was never really the same again when he came back. Even after the really bad WCW run people still wanted to see him again after a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 I liked him at times when I was a kid. Hogan, Flair, Warrior, Savage, Sting and Luger are probably the guys that standout the most when I think about watching wrestling as a kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goc Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 That was kind of the mystique. He was the guy you grew up watching as a kid who didn't stick around and you couldn't just turn on the TV and see any Monday night. I think that's why he has such a strong connection to so many people's childhoods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Is the audience really entertained by the physiques now? Maybe in the 80's it was a new way of doing things and a fresh approach to bring more muscled guys in, but now it's old hat. I would venture that audiences are entertained less by physiques than ever these days. I think it's because most people these days realize jacked up dudes are unnatural and have negative effects on the person's life, and also there seems to be more appreciation for wrestling ability than there was in the 80s. It takes more than looking like Mr. Olympia to impress the casual fan these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryvonKramer Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 And, ironically, Jerry Stubbs didn't have that great a body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Jackson Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 "Exit Mr. Olympia...enter Jerry Stubbs" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Yeah, that's one way wrestling has changed. Bryan mentioned in one of his interviews that even Big Show has been trying to slim down and increase his mobility because he realizes he has to in order to stay relevant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoe Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Even HHH looked much more slender at Mania. He was also more mobile as a result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parts Unknown Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Definately a guy who marched to the beat of his own drum. While I was never a fan, one of the things I always admired about him was that unlike so many of his peers he never went grovelling back to vince, looking for a job, it was actually the other way around. The guy also had principles in a sleazy business, when he believed he was wronged, he walked away, leaving behind millions of dollars, when many in his position would of accepted it. i also admire that he was able to walk away and find a life outside of wrestling, something which many struggle to do. Vince & co should be ashamed of themselves for that spiteful & pathetic hatchet job they did on him, especially on someone who was so integral to their success and made them so much money. RIP warrior Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eduardo Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 There was a great video with HHH working out to prepare for Bryan, saying he needed to work on his speed and cardio, as opposed to working on his strength like in previous years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradhindsight Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 I don't quite know what to make of this. Bret comments on Warrior: http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2014/04/09/21593636.html?cid=rsssportswrestling "It's really ironic the way he died - it was almost like he willed it or something. He wrote his own ending." Yes, Bret, he willed himself out of this world and away from his loving wife and daughters - all because he got to shake the ropes one more time in front of wrestling fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eduardo Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 This reminds me of when Bret Hart was on WOR when Eddy Guerrero died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dooley Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 I don't quite know what to make of this. Bret comments on Warrior: http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2014/04/09/21593636.html?cid=rsssportswrestling "It's really ironic the way he died - it was almost like he willed it or something. He wrote his own ending." Yes, Bret, he willed himself out of this world and away from his loving wife and daughters - all because he got to shake the ropes one more time in front of wrestling fans. I don't think Bret's intimating anything that others haven't in this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chief Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 It's hard to tell what he means without the full context, he could be taking about how cryptic his promo was in retrospect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efrim Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Yeah, he could just be talking about the possibility that his health was failing and that his will got him just barely past the point of this big moment for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakla Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Does anyone know if he had any (political) public speaking engagements since '06 at Depaul? Don't remember hearing about any after that. The Depaul student group that hosted him put the whole 2+ hr video on Youtube awhile back. The audio was not synched up, but boy was it entertaining in some way. I had downloaded it, but didn't save it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bierschwale Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Oh no! He didn't. Sorry, I just assumed he had for some reason! Whoops. Seemed like OMG was falsely reported dead at one point, right? I wanna say a WWE DVD commentary re-recording. That doesn't feel inaccurate. Jerry missed Bad News Brown from WMVI, though, and maybe while just doing a quick scan, the three-word, three-syllable names ran together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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El-P Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 I was really NOT around for the peak of Hulkamania, so, to me, while Hulk was obviously the top dog, my memories of early WWE really begin with Warrior's title reign, his feud with Randy Savage, his return at WrestleMania 8 and main event spot at SummerSlam 91'. It continued at WrestleMania 12, where his return was the second biggest story of the night. Ditto. Warrior was the first World champion I had seen, and for the 13 years old me, he was awesome because of the music, the look (tassles !!!), the rope shaking and such. I was never a Hogan fan, but I was a Warrior fan during those years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSR Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 When you look at things like the cards for Wrestlemania 6 or 7 or Summerslam 89 or 92, it is legit shocking how many of the people are dead. Kerry von Erich, Dino Bravo, British Bulldog, Randy Savage, Rick Rude, Curt Hennig, Boss Man, Earthquake, Road Warrior Hawk, Hercules, One Man Gang, and now Warrior. Some events where almost half of the entire card died before they reached their 55th birthday. The retirement match at Wrestlemania 7 is the one that gets me, in that now all four participants (including Liz and Sherri) have now passed away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(BP) Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 I just remembered the Warrior comic book he wrote in the 90's. It was pretty out there, especially the Christmas special. I have the first issue somewhere, I'll have to dig it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidebottom Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Yeah, he could just be talking about the possibility that his health was failing and that his will got him just barely past the point of this big moment for him. Exactly, this is how I, and most, would take it. Not uncommon to hear stories of a loved one hanging on just enough in hospital to say goodbye. Whether coincidence or not, you hear so many stories like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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