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Date Posted: 19:21:12 07/11/03 Fri
Author: Scrapiron Bryan
Author Host/IP: pg4px.pg.com / 192.229.17.113
Subject: Re: SIB & Everyone Else, Read This Post on Warrior and the Tabloids!
In reply to: TCB 's message, "SIB & Everyone Else, Read This Post on Warrior and the Tabloids!" on 19:17:04 07/11/03 Fri

TCB, that was an excellent post which is why I've given it a thread of it's own.

I don't know much about the US indy scene, least of all defunct promotions such as OMEGA. But I find this amazing:

"Wrestlers who do not
use the high flying style of wrestling are in the eyes
of the former OMEGA promoter, untalented, worthless,
and have no place in wrestling."

Amazing because even the dogs on the streets know that different styles make fights. Watching the same style of fight over and over quickly becomes repetitive and boring. I'll admit I do enjoy watching high risk manouveres, the likes of which Jeff Hardy used to provide, as much as anybody else. However they lose their appeal or "Holy Shit" factor when overused and become about as interesting as repetetive Irish Whips. Bizarre how a promoter couldn't see that.

I agree with your point of view about jealousy contributing to false statements about Warrior. But that is something Warrior has had to put up with throughout his entire wrestling career.

Back when Warrior was steamrolling through opponents in the WWF many wreslers felt he didn't deserve his push. They thought he was too new to wrestling and hadn't paid his dues, that he hadn't developed enough respect for the business. In a way they were right. He was still only about two or three years into his career when he signed for the WWF amid interest from Antoni Inoki's New Japan. However it's not Warriors fault he was pushed so far so fast. He was brought in, as any new talent was brought in at the time, as a prospect. Nothing more. It was the fans reaction to him that dictated how fast he progressed.
Other wrestlers didn't like this because they had been there longer and felt that Warrior was stealing their spot. Several complained to Vince that he was creating a monster by giving Warrior his huge winning streak. Vinces response was something along the lines of "He's my monster and I can control him." Little did Vince realise "his monster" had a mind of it's own along with morals and dignity that couldn't be bought. But that's for another day.

Others felt he didn't have the wrestling ability to justify his position. Again, in a way they were right. Warrior, I'm sure, would himself admit that he wasn't top of the list when it came to technical skills. However this takes me back to another point made by TCB, that Warrior didn't wrestle a technical style. He used power moves. Body Slams, Flying Shoulder Blocks, Gorilla Press Slams and Splashes, to overpower his opponents. This is how Warrior was pushed. Many of the angles he was involved in put him in situations where his power or physique were showcased. Add to that how Warrior made himself stand out from other wrestlers at the time. Face paint, arm ties, running to the ring, shaking the ropes, pumping his arms up and down all added up to The Ultimate Warrior being a very marketable commodity. Would it have made sense for Vince to let something like this languish in midcard where his exposure would be minimal? Hell no. Vince did what was right. He gave Warrior the push he deserved. The push the fans were screaming out for. The push that would put asses in seats. The push that gave the Ultimate Warrior maximum exposure and sold Vince alot of t-shirts, baseball hats, action figures and other merchandise. In short Vince gave Warrior the push that would make Vince sackfulls of money.

So basically Warrior got into the spotlight very quickly and others were jealous. When Warrior and the WWF parted ways it led to many of the defamatory stories you hear about Warrior.
Many of the rumours stem from people in the wrestling business trying to take some of the shine off of the exceptional rise of The Ultimate Warrior to the top of the wrestling world.

Here's a little message for them : It can't be done.

Alway Believe

SIB

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