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Jump on my back,

grab a body part and hang on.

Manic.

"How must I prepare?"

You must ask yourself.

Unhinged.

Supercharged.

With or without the face paint,

I am the Ultimate Warrior.

The Ultimate Warrior had the ability to rile

up the crowd like no one else.

He's like a runaway locomotive

when he gets going.

As soon as that bell rang,

there was no hope in containing that uncontrollable energy.

Where does the Ultimate Warrior

get this power from?

Today, we look back at the high-octane career

of The Ultimate Warrior.

The Ultimate Warrior is totally

out of control.

This is WWE's Greatest Moments.

If you smell--

Oh, my God.

What the hell are you doing?

Absolutely unbelievable.

Hulkamania is here.

Welcome, everyone,

to WWE's Greatest Moments.

I'm Michael Cole.

And on this edition, we're looking back at the career of

one of the most thrilling superstars of all time,

The Ultimate Warrior.

In the 1980s, WWE had no shortage

of larger-than-life characters.

But one man stood out as he literally leapt off the pages

of a comic book.

The Ultimate Warrior electrifies this crowd.

His dominance in the squared circle

was unmistakable.

But it was the spoken word that truly made

The Warrior one of the most unique characters of all time.

Load the spaceship with the rocket fuel.

Load it with the words.

From the moment he stepped into WWE,

Warrior made sure fans would remember his name.

Delivering words of warning to any challengers.

By now, all the Warriors all over the world

know that The Ultimate Warrior has come to the WWE

to do one thing,

to make a mark and prove that he was the man sent

from the heavens above.

He would connect with his Warriors.

I won't let you down.

You came up with your own ideas when it came to your promos.

It's a forcefield that nobody can deal with,

and nobody can stop.

I saw this dude with face paint

and just going nuts.

Like, man, that-- that's- I wanna be that for a day.

That guy's a real superhero.

All the little Warriors

can depend on one thing.

The Ultimate Warrior will bring it to you.

It's how it all started, then it just took off from there.

The Ultimate Warrior would be regarded as one

of the greatest Intercontinental Champions ever.

The power of The Warrior will always prevail.

But holding that title put a target on his back,

and it drew the ire of one Bobby "The Brain" Heenan.

Heenan's out to psych him out, I bet.

Look out.

From behind.

Proving to be more than

a thorn in his side,

Heenan made it his mission to bring the Warrior

back down to earth.

In the main event of Survivor Series 1989, an elimination

match would be held as The Ultimate Warrior would lead

his team of four to take on The Heenan Family.

Survivor Series,

it's going to be a classic.

In 1989, he is captain of his team with

Jim Neidhart and The Rockers and they're taking

on The Heenan Family.

When he hit the ring with that music,

and that paint, and that body-

that was great.

The match is official.

It's underway, and André's down and out.

André The Giant has been counted out.

This is survival.

This is what it's all about.

Look at Bobby going to work.

The intensity in the air.

He got Haku.

Oh, yeah.

Shawn is out of there.

It's up to The Warrior.

So, it's two against one.

Whoa.

Whoa.

He sent Arn running into The Brain.

Gorilla press.

Heenan's in big trouble.

No one left to tag.

Who was left?

The Ultimate Warrior going up against Bobby Heenan.

Upside down and 360.

He was so freaking animated.

Contorting his body and throwing it around like he did.

Big splash.

And this place is on their feet.

Warrior's dominance is on full display.

Ends up as sole survivor.

Everybody's happy.

The sole survivor, The Ultimate Warrior.

The physical specimen that was

The Ultimate Warrior was something to behold.

Superstars would line up just to test their might against

the ultimate one.

The power of the Ultimate Warrior

is something that you wanna feel, that you wanna taste.

Oh, my goodness.

Few were able to match the raw power wielded by

The Warrior, except one, and he was more of a mammoth

than a man.

You're going to be crippled.

I'm going to do it.

Standing at 7'4" and weighing in at 500 pounds,

The Giant was larger and stronger than any of the

opponents Warrior had previously conquered.

We shall conquer The Giant.

The following contest is for

the Intercontinental Championship.

Hold on to your seats.

Here we go.

Working with André was-was incredible.

The Giant's been in these

big matches before.

Planted himself firmly now.

The contrast between him being The Giant

versus me being, you know, all over the place,

bouncing around, worked really well together.

André with an elbow-

Oh, my.

for goodness' sakes.

Oh, my.

He was a monster.

Being in the corner, and that big butt coming

right to your face.

What a move.

And The Ultimate Warrior had him just

where he wanted him.

I know the fans would love to see

The Warrior get this man up off his feet and down.

Most of the people who bought tickets bought

tickets for one reason, and that's to see The Ultimate

Warrior do the unthinkable, and body slam André The Giant.

Is he going to pick him up?

The fans are going nuts.

It was frightening the first time

he told me to slam him.

The Ultimate Warrior with the win.

7'5", 500 pounds getting slammed?

André never did anything he didn't want to

do, and I was very honored that he would do that for me.

The Ultimate Warrior was one

of the premier attractions in WWE.

Many tried, but all failed to bring The Warrior down.

That is until The Warrior made an appearance on the funeral

parlor with Paul Bearer.

The Undertaker from behind.

He's going to try to put him in the casket.

No.

They're burying him.

Tensions were high as the man from parts

unknown would take on the Deadman from Death Valley,

where the loser would be trapped inside a body bag.

It is now time for the body bag match.

To take this new impressive character

and put him with Ultimate Warrior was really kind

of one of the only ways to go to the next level.

We're underway,

the bell has rung, and the action has begun.

Undertaker and Ultimate Warrior,

the rivalry was so cool because there was such a contrast.

When one man is deemed incapacitated

and put inside the body bag,

only then can the other man be declared the winner.

We were doing things that people

had never thought about.

It was larger than life.

Warrior in deep trouble here in The Garden.

The Warrior's kicking.

Oh, look at this.

Warrior's fighting it.

Ultimate Warrior was like a superhero

character custom-made for making people express their excitement.

Paul Bearer on the apron.

Look at this.

Oh.

Inevitable doom here for the Undertaker.

Locks both arms in.

Referee with his arm up in the air.

And that is what can happen.

He done it.

He wins it.

Great match.

I mean, the whole match was just the chemistry of it was awesome.

It's complete mayhem here in The Garden.

Warrior's had many tremendous rivals

throughout his career.

Perhaps one of his greatest was "Ravishing" Rick Rude.

Look out.

This is crazy.

Let's get somebody in there.

For years, these two battled all over the globe

in some of the most memorable matches in WWE history.

Warrior, you won't be able to run,

and you won't be able to hide.

At SummerSlam 1990, Rude had his sights set on

the now WWE Champion, Ultimate Warrior.

Rick Rude, I make a promise to you,

I will leave as the World Champion,

and you shall only have nightmares.

Locked inside the dreaded steel cage,

the two adversaries would come to blows once more

for the richest prize in the game.

Wham Bam SummerSlam.

Let's get rowdy.

Oh.

Working with Rick was just an absolute joy.

World Wrestling Champion,

Ultimate Warrior, in there against "Ravishing" Rick Rude.

He was just a perfectionist to a fault.

He's one of the best heels in the business.

Here comes the Ultimate Warrior.

The Warrior going up to the cage.

Look at this.

He climbs the cage to start the match.

15 feet he just fell.

There was no one you loved more than

The Ultimate Warrior, and probably no one you hated

than "Ravishing" Rick Rude.

It's a cage match,

so you know it's going to be exciting.

It was a grueling match.

The guys threw each other into the cage.

It was bruising.

Rick Rude now goes up.

Nobody took a beating like Rick Rude.

That's got to be an eight-foot drop right there.

He's going for it.

It's time to prove who is the World Wrestling

Heavyweight Champion.

They deliver on a different level.

Some people have chemistry, but not to the level

that these two did.

World Wrestling-- Champion,

The Ultimate Warrior.

The Ultimate Warrior had been literally

running through professional wrestling,

leaving fans in an absolute frenzy.

One superstar leaving fans in absolute disgust

was The Honky Tonk Man.

Holding the Intercontinental Championship for a whopping

454 days, The Honky Tonk Man was cool, cocky, bad.

I can't be beat, I won't be beat.

And at SummerSlam 1988,

he proclaimed he didn't care who he defended

his title against next.

Big smile on the face of The Honky Tonk Man.

He doesn't even know who his opponent is.

Honky Tonk Man doesn't care, man.

It was like 400 and something days

that The Honky Tonk Man held the Intercontinental Championship

and nobody was beating him.

Give me somebody out here to wrestle.

I don't care who it is.

Honky Tonk says he don't care.

Don't say that, baby.

Don't say that, my man.

It's The Ultimate Warrior.

They've exploded here in The Garden.

All of a sudden, here comes the Warrior.

I went, "You got to be kidding me."

It was crazy.

Ultimate Warrior exploding here on the

Honky Tonk Man.

Those people, man, they popped.

They went crazy.

We could get a new champion,

I'm going to tell you.

Big Splash.

Hooks the leg.

That's it.

He got it.

History has been made here.

It had to be record time, Gorilla Monsoon.

It had to be record time, brother.

That 27-second victory was really

the stamp of when this guy comes running down there,

hell's gonna follow with him.

We got a new champion, my man.

In 1992, The Ultimate Warrior had left WWE.

For years, fans were clamoring for his return,

and in late March 1996, their wishes would be granted.

It was at the show of shows, WrestleMania 12,

where Warrior would make his much-anticipated comeback,

taking on "The Connecticut Blueblood"

Hunter Hearst Helmsley.

The anticipation has been intense.

Look at this, McMahon.

This is what they've been waiting for.

I think when I came back in '96,

I looked the best I ever did.

I mean, that was important to me.

In '96, when he came back, working with him at

WrestleMania, I was, like, blown away.

Like, holy cow.

Helmsley going to work on the Ultimate Warrior.

Helmsley hammering away.

This guy's one of the biggest stars ever been in

the business, and just a massive, massive thrill for me,

an opportunity.

And a boot to the midsection.

However, look at-- Here we go.

Yes.

Pedigree.

Oh, this is not going to last very long.

Pedigree coming.

Pedigree coming right about-- Yeah.

It's over.

Ha-ha.

No, it's not.

What?

Spoke too soon.

Hey, I remember thinking how cool it was when we

did the Pedigree, and hit him, and he just, like,

fired up right after that.

The Ultimate Warrior with control.

Every talent has their different thing to

offer, and Ultimate Warrior was like the conqueror, a gladiator.

Oh,

Helmsley goes way up.

Oh.

Yes.

Oh.

Down across the back.

On his chest.

Two and yeah.

I knew that I needed to just come back

and just re-establish myself real quick.

That's it.

The Ultimate Warrior is back.

After an incredible career,

The Ultimate Warrior finally received the call

that would cement him in immortality.

There you go.

That's the stuff.

Headlining the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2014-

The Ultimate Warrior is a legend today and he

will continue to run into the hearts and minds of fans

throughout generations to come.

Thank you, everybody.

Good night.

Warrior took his rightful spot amongst his

peers in the famed hall, and just two nights later, addressed

the WWE Universe for what would sadly be his final appearance.

Warrior's back.

And listen to this reaction.

They all rose and they gave him

a standing ovation.

What that must have meant to him in those moments

of real recognition.

There you go.

There's the Warrior.

Him donning the jacket, donning the mask.

And I love this guy knows what to do.

And just harnessing the personality

of The Ultimate Warrior.

Every man's heart one day beats

its final beat.

His lungs breathe their final breath.

And if what that man did in his life makes the blood pulse

through the body of others, then his essence

will be immortalized.

The words were chilling, just what he said

about one last breath and last heartbeat and-

You are the legend makers

of Ultimate Warrior.

He almost said that like he had

an inkling he wasn't gonna be around that long.

And the spirit of Ultimate Warrior

will run forever.

And he had this huge smile on his face.

This whole process was worth it for that.

The energy of The Ultimate Warrior

was seemingly unmatched.

But if there was one superstar who would go toe to toe with

this enigma, it was "The Macho King" Randy Savage.

Ultimate Warrior,

prepare your little warriors for defeat.

Yeah.

Oh.

Oh, look at that.

It became clear that WWE

wasn't big enough for these two icons.

The Ultimate Warrior shall destroy

your career.

The eyes of the world were on WrestleMania 7

where The Ultimate Warrior took on The Macho King.

The stipulation that the loser must retire.

First time ever, career-ending matchup.

Macho King versus Ultimate Warrior

at WrestleMania 7.

Career-ending match, it's absolute perfection.

When your career's on the line,

you'll do anything.

And I guarantee you, you're gonna see everything here.

You want every single match on WrestleMania to

have a story, to have meaning, and to have consequences.

We're seeing history made here.

Savage, take it while you got it.

No.

No, no, no.

I don't believe it.

What's great about Randy is that

it is over the top.

It all is.

Don't count him out yet.

There it is.

Don't count Savage out yet.

No.

No, no, no.

Look at this.

The Warrior is looking up to the heavens.

And I walked out on the apron, and I looked

into my hands like I'm asking, you know,

asking the gods what the answer is.

It wasn't, you know, it wasn't too far out there.

It was okay to go there.

Look out.

Oh, what a match.

What a match.

Beautiful spear by The Warrior.

But the toll of this man takes so much.

Look at this.

It's over.

It would not have been cool with another

character to ask Randy if they could

put their foot on his chest.

So, that meant a lot to me.

It is now time for our number one moment and

it's a match that has been talked about for generations.

When you think of the Mount Rushmore of WWE, there's no

question that "The Immortal" Hulk Hogan would be on it.

By 1990, the entire professional wrestling industry had been

running on the power of Hulkamania.

The Hulkster is the greatest WWE Champion there

ever was and there ever will be.

But when the Ultimate Warrior burst onto

the scene, a rift in the tides formed.

You had to surrender to the power

of the Ultimate Warrior.

The question on everyone's minds was which force

would emerge as the greatest when these two megastars would

clash in a title for title match at the Showcase

of the Immortals, WrestleMania 6?

Champion against champion,

title for title.

This is what it's all about.

The WrestleMania match,

I mean, it was so different.

It was just a different time in the business for everything.

Hogan had been the guy.

Whoa.

Whoa.

What a show of strength by the Hulkster.

Well, his star was bright compared

to mine at that time.

His star was really shiny.

He needed to beat me to get his star as bright as it could be.

Who could ever comprehend

they'd see Hogan broke down?

The Ultimate Warrior hit the WWE by storm,

and he got over bigger than anybody ever expected.

Ultimate Warrior has turned

the tide here.

This new battle between the Warriors

and the Hulkamaniacs, good guy versus good guy,

it was a great match.

He got him up.

He got him.

He did it.

Nobody had ever picked up Hulk Hogan like that.

Look out.

The Big Splash.

One-

Two-

He got him.

He got him.

He got him.

I was so emotional after it happened.

That saying about it's not the destination, it's the journey,

it's true for me.

We have a new World Wrestling--

Champion, The Ultimate Warrior.

Hulkamania had finally met its match.

As the Ultimate Warrior triumphed,

becoming the first superstar to hold both

the Intercontinental and WWE Championship simultaneously,

the legacy of the Ultimate Warrior

will no doubt live through the hearts and minds

of little Warriors everywhere,

and his imprint on this industry will run forever.

Well, that'll do it for this edition

of WWE's Greatest Moments.

I hope you've enjoyed this look back at the incredible career of

one of the most energetic superstars in professional

wrestling history, The Ultimate Warrior.