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>Just three days after being inducted into the >company's Hall of Fame, iconic WWE superstar Ultimate >Warrior died Tuesday of unknown causes. > >He was 54. > >While circumstances surrounding the situation are >still under investigation, WWE wrestler and executive >Triple H broke the news of his passing: Saddened to >announce the passing of the Ultimate Warrior. Icon and >friend. My sympathy to his wife Dana and his daughters > >TMZ added that, according to officials, "Warrior >collapsed outside an Arizona hotel at 5:50 PM on April >8th while walking to his car with his wife. Warrior >was transported to a nearby hospital where he was >pronounced dead." > >Warrior's death comes as a shock to many who saw him >seemingly in full health on WWE programming the past >few days. He was a 2014 inductee into the WWE Hall of >Fame on Saturday, appeared at Wrestlemania 30 and was >on the latest edition of Monday Night Raw in character. > >"We are grateful that just days ago, Warrior had the >opportunity to take his rightful place in the WWE Hall >of Fame and was also able to appear at WrestleMania 30 >and Monday Night Raw to address his legions of fans," >a WWE release read. "WWE sends its sincere condolences >to Warrior’s family, friends and fans." > >Born James Brian Hellwig, Warrior was among the most >memorable and long-lasting characters in WWE history. >With long, feathered hair, distinctive face paint >designs that matched his trunks and an energetic, >frenetic demeanor, Warrior was always destined to >stand out. But it was the constant energy, >unforgettable backstage shoots and classic rivalry >with Hulk Hogan that helped keep him in the minds of >wrestling fans to this day. > >Warrior was the type of performer that, no matter what >he did, gave everything—and then some. There are >numerous compilations of old Warrior promos sprinkled >across the Internet, his intensity never wavering and >his decibels of emotion fluctuating from a barely >audible whisper to an enraged shout. His ring >entrances were also among the most lauded in the >sport's history, with Warrior scampering to the ring >full sprint before violently shaking the ropes on all >four sides. > >“The Ultimate Warrior is a legend…Ultimate Warrior >fans are legendary,” Warrior said in his acceptance >speech (via Brian Fritz of the Orlando Sentinel). "He >was appreciative of his time in the ring, saying he >was glad he got to 'experience the magic.' The >Ultimate Warrior didn’t give me what I needed to make >a match work, it gave me what I needed to make life >worth.” > >Of course, Warrior was far more than just a memorable >character. He was also a wildly accomplished in-ring >performer. He held the intercontinental championship >multiple times and then defeated Hogan at Wrestlemania >VI to capture his first WWE (then WWF) championship in >1990. > >Like many characters of his ilk, though, Warrior's >time in the spotlight was only outshined by the >notability of his departure. Warrior left and came >back to WWE programming at different stages in the >early 1990s, with bad blood festering for years beyond >his last hurrah with the company in 1996. > > >Although Warrior would join WCW for a short period, >his career as a wrestler was effectively over. He >rebranded himself as a public speaker, earning a >living by capitalizing on the intensity of his past >Warrior promos—just without the makeup. > >With years having passed since they had severed ties, >the feud between WWE and Warrior soon began to thaw. >His induction into the Hall of Fame was seen by many >as a reintegration of Warrior—a classic character >despite his short run—into the wrestling world. >Monday's promo in many ways indicated that he still >had it, with the New Orleans crowd feeding off his >every word. > >Warrior is survived by his wife, Dana, and two >daughters.
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