*People overlook the fact that Vince McMahon is responsible for making the Ultimate Warrior a star, allowing him to work quick matches, and putting the IC and WWF Championship belt on him. Blame McMahon if you didn’t like him or his attitude toward the business.* *Like the old saying goes: Don’t hate the playa, hate the game*

@littletom1978

5 ай бұрын

agreed. Most leave Vince out of equation, if the parent lets the kid run wild in a store unchecked, can say kids misbehaving, but the parent is the one allowing it to be..not a fan of this host, nothing personal, seems nice guy but dont enjoy the fan hosts that seem to host these shows now, but when he said as a kid loved warrior and as adult, oh hes an awful wrestler..well, yeah, the wwf of the late 80's was geared for kids, which is why every kid from the era remembers and loved the warrior character, cause he was exactly what the product was for. Its fine to say now so and so isnt as great as when i was a kid since you now know all the behind the scenes inside info and have diffrent eyes watching back, etc etc, and alot of what we like as kids are for that reason, a kid should be drawn into enjoy...I still can enjoy the warrior matches, even if i can see diffrent things now..at end of day its a business and who draws fans and makes money, period, and to this day warrior is remembered and his merchandise sells so something was done right

@crownprincesebastianjohano7069

5 ай бұрын

Good point. Vince most certainly fed that ego. One also notes that after Warrior, and after Hogan came back and left again, Vince never again gave his Champs the perqs that Hogan and Warrior had. He didn't want another eogmaniac. The closest another guy came to being able to walk all over Vince was HBK, but that was due to the period where WWF was in its nadir.

@q2rawgaming247

5 ай бұрын

Well Said 💯

@mikeawesome9212

3 ай бұрын

​@@crownprincesebastianjohano7069That was due to the gay sex relationship between Vince and Shawn.

@tarlx902

2 ай бұрын

I don't agree. A lot of other people had similar pushes (Ahmed Johnson, for instance) and managed to piss it down their leg. McMahon gave him the push, but Warior got it over.

Fair enough. Dude said straight out he just didn’t like him. That’s that.

Thank you all for this podcast! I am loving every minute of it. And being a truck driver, listening to you all makes trucking a lot more bearable!

@EverybodysGotAPod

5 ай бұрын

That’s awesome and much appreciated! Glad you’re enjoying and bringing us along for the ride!

@RageOfTheTiger

12 күн бұрын

Great idea! I ride along as a helper, delivering diesel, sounds like a good idea to listen to it along the way.

I love Warrior, he inspired millions and will never be forgotten. To this day there is no one in WWE like him.

@Purist-dc4vk

3 ай бұрын

I loved the Warrior (the character) however, I did not like the man who played the character

Love how straight forward Ted is.

Warrior found a set moves, image and persona that clicked with the crowd. Wrestling was about making money alone, that’s his right. Brock is the same.

@J-_-

5 ай бұрын

As big Warrior fan as a kid and still am, and despite actual technical wrestlers like Bret Hart also being some of my favorites, people often comment about how limited his matches were (which is not wrong) and how he was a bad wrestler (I can understand where this sentiment / opinion comes from), but the thing I don't often see pointed out is sort of what you alluded to: he didn't need to be a great wrestler, he just needed to do what he needed to do to get over. Isn't that the whole point? You compared him to Brock which is always someone I compared him to as well (in terms of approach / attitude). Another comparison I'd argue that makes sense is Goldberg (which is perhaps a closer comparison). Warrior and Goldberg didn't need to be amazing on the mic or in the ring, they found what worked and stuck with it and were VERY successful with it. (Both hall of famers after all.) OTOH, I don't tend to simplify it down as a lot of defenders do to purely jealousy on the part of other, less successful but perhaps more talented / resourceful individuals. I will however concede there probably is a degree of jealousy / envy on some people's parts that plays a role in the attitude / opinion towards / of Warrior, whether they knew him personally or not. Maybe this is also where some of the notions of him not earning / paying his dues and being disrespectful comes from (said another way, he had the rocket strapped to him when he didn't "deserve" or earn it).

Bret Hart said the same thing about Warrior's lack in wrestling. All he could do was run to the ring, shake the ropes, give a terrible 1 minute match and that summed up Warrior. Bret said that he was supposed to wrestle Warrior in the rumble where he was going to put him in a sharpshooter and he got the information from Vince, but due to the drug policy and everything it never happened and this was back in 1992.

@Plainview-tu7xn

5 ай бұрын

Warrior was never going to tap out to the SS. Nor should he. I do prefer Bret, but geez.

@Brook11223

5 ай бұрын

Warrior also got busted since he had some guy from the UK shipping him growth hormones or something and he got afraid and went to Vince's office and confessed and also ratted out Davey Boy Smith in the process. The guy from UK shipping the drugs got busted by the police. Bret mentioned about Vince calling him first letting him know that I will have to fire Davey Boy Smith and Warrior because of the strict drug policy.

@jd9119

5 ай бұрын

Fact is people like Ted and Bret disliked Warrior mostly because he was a bigger star and drew more than they did. The fact is Bret and Dibiase are the biggest marks in the business.

@RobHellfire666

4 ай бұрын

​​@@jd9119 "A bigger draw" than Bret!!?? Hell no!! Ted, yeah, but not Bret. In fact, back then, there were WAY bigger draws than Ultimate warrior, Ie: Andre the giant, Hulk Hogan, Big jhon stud, Lex Luger, Jessie Ventura, Jake the snake Roberts, The Rockers / Shawn Michaels, Dusty Rhodes etc etc etc... The fans also knew Brian Hellwig couldn't wrestle his way out of a wet paper bag, he was NOT a wrestler, he was nearly an entertainer. Not even a performer. Just an actor, a larper, a wannabe, a try hard, a poser. That, defines ultimate warrior. Truth hurts, doesn't it mark?

@jd9119

4 ай бұрын

@@RobHellfire666 Some of the worst business WWE ever did was while Bret, HBK and Diesel were champions. In 1990, The warrior was pretty much equal to Hogan in drawing power. You can simp all you want for Ted and Bret, but you can't take from the fact that Warrior was a bigger draw than either of them.

Warrior didn’t know a thousand holds but he was an expert on how to use his charisma and his own mind to succeed to the highest level.

@wellesradio

2 ай бұрын

Expert? No. Lucky, yes. He failed upwards. He had a look, he had a gimmick, he had a push. He couldn’t sustain it.

@davidadaway6836

2 ай бұрын

@@wellesradio part of that is true I agree but another part is during his run his title defenses were against the like of Rick rude, Dibiase , guys he already faced and defeated when he had IC title. Then he beats Hogan, I would’ve had him feud with Earthquake or tried to get Psycho Sid in there to feud with him.

@wellesradio

2 ай бұрын

@@davidadaway6836 I already said he had a push. I'm talking about the actor, not the in-story character. He didn't "defeat" anyone. He performed with experienced and talented wrestlers who worked hard to make him look good.

@davidadaway6836

2 ай бұрын

@@wellesradio I agree with everything u say. I’m just elaborating on his formula to success. It wasn’t easy to do what he did, quite a few guys got a push because of their look inspite of lack of or no in ring ability. Only a few was able to leave their impact on the business the way he did. If it was so easy to do what he did more guys would be doing it. Ric Flair is an excellent example of someone who mastered both and he didn’t necessarily have a muscle look. He understood what the audience wanted and changed with the times while keeping his same identity. I think guys like Rick rude, Dibiase, and perfect should’ve held the strap for their ability to make guys like Warrior or hogan look good.

@wellesradio

2 ай бұрын

@@davidadaway6836 Selling seats is great, but saying he had an impact on the business is like saying Milli Vanilli had an impact on the music business. Sure, maybe they started a trend for a while, made money for some companies, but long-term no one thinks that following their blueprint is a good thing. He made an impact on the memories of some children for a short while. That's all. No wrestler is out these wrestling like him if they can help it. No one is doing gimmicks like him if they can help it. Absolutely nothing he did has been deemed worthy of emulating except as the occasional lark when a wrestler puts some tassels on their arms.

Massive wwf fan as a kid and had the pleasure of meeting both Jim and Ted. Have read many books and watched many programmes about both and 90% of wrestlers rate Ted and say that Jim was a bodybuilder who played a great character at the time....even Sting who knew him in the early days said he just wanted to be ripped and famous but wasnt fussed on improving as a in mat performer

@user-uf3rh8kf9s

16 күн бұрын

Wow Justin!😉

@justint9517

16 күн бұрын

​hahaha what? I speak only truth my friend

I have a hard time thinking dude was all bad when someone as discerning as Sherri Martel adored him. I think a lot of guys never gave the guy a chance, or had a preconceived impression of him and never got to know him and ran with the crowd in hating him. It is confusing because opinions are so night and day. Generally it seems like the people who did like him actually knew him better and lots of the guys who hated him didn't know him much outside the ring.

@davidiihouston6883

5 ай бұрын

It's more likely that he was just what people say but different people have different relationships and encounters. Sherri could have had a very good relationship and he still rub his male counterparts the wrong way. It's not like it's some 50/50 split. The majority of his former coworkers have less than flattering things to say about sharing a locker room with him.

@HereIsWisdom1318

5 ай бұрын

Ironically, thats prolly why ppl hated Warrior: cuz the ladies loved him!

@mox19380

5 ай бұрын

Sherri kinda liked everyone though. She was a sweetheart. One of my favorite performers (male or female) ever

@jaymike3302

2 ай бұрын

It's very obvious that DiBiase is jealous of Warrior.

@nemesis8626

Ай бұрын

​@jaymike3302 not at all, your just bias and bring a fan boy,

It seems that the only top guy that enjoys working with Ultimate Warrior is Randy Savage. If Warrior was alive today, he might have a podcast of his own and respond to Ted's view of him.

@Scorch1028

5 ай бұрын

Another top guy who enjoyed working with Ultimate Warrior was The 'Texas Tornado' Kerry Von Erich. In the movie The Iron Claw, Fritz Von Eric says to Kerry: "Your old tag team partner Hellwig was given the WWF World title. When are you gonna' get it?" Other wrestlers who enjoyed working with Warrior were: Papa Shango/Godfather, Al Perez, Brooklyn Brawler, Kamala, Bad News Brown, Orlando Jordan, Hercules Hernandez, Warlord, Marty Jannetty, and Sensational Sherri.

@James-xx4kb

5 ай бұрын

@@Scorch1028 The Macho Man had been reported to get along with him as well.

@robertcapet9132

5 ай бұрын

Sensational Sherri loved him.

@jaythor70

5 ай бұрын

All those people you mentioned didn't mind working with him because they got paid for a minute's worth of work. And in some of those cases for getting paid for being in main events/programs and having the corporation pushing it.

@mattkralj2502

5 ай бұрын

They are all just bitter

Thank for this interview. I have to admit I was a Warrior fan but as a I got older I realized, guys like Dibiase, Honky Tonk, Bobby Heenan, etc., did their job...make me hate them, make me want to see them get their @$$es handed to them, put me in the seats or beg my parents to get the pay-per-view (Yes I am that old) to watch their potential defeat. So I as much as I loved the Warrior as a kid, I give the "Ultimate" respect to Dibiase as an adult. Honed his craft, played his part, "Put @$$ in the seats", etc. Ironic side note: In the Wrestfest Arcade Game, my go to team was Dibiase and Warrior.

Warrior just didn't trust anyone, and I can't blame him. If I was in his shoe's I wouldn't either cause you would be looking for the arrows in the back.. Regardless of what you think of Warrior dude became a household name for a while and drew money in only a few years in the business and got out. Don't blame Warrior, blame Vince "Self Destruction of the Warrior". Come ONN!!! THe guy didn't self destruct. LOL. He just quit and found other things to do.

@crownprincesebastianjohano7069

5 ай бұрын

It's hard to be a good guy when many of the guys hate ya and don't even know you well. On the other hand, he was an ass. Both can be true.

Ted will remember this but WWF used to play the West Palm Auditorium on Valentines Day every year for some reason. As a kid I knew a cop that used to let me in beyond the curtain so I got to meet a lot of wrestlers in the late 80's and early 90's. Anyway as Hogan was fading and the Ultimate Warrior started growing, they hit our town. Security was lax in the old house shows and when UW's music hit us kids rushed ringside. OMFG- I had been around wrestlers in person all bulked up but I never saw anyone that jacked up. Never. He was shredded over shredded over shredded. Vince wanted a freak show and he was "it" back then. But even my group of mark kids figured out that his in ring work wasn't great and the mic was even worse so he couldn't/wouldn't hold that spot for long.

Rick Rude supposedly carried both his matches with Warrior, pretty much told him where to be and what to do and Macho Man and Sgt. Slaughter carried the other two.

Dibiase's wrestling acumen served as an in-ring technician and most notorious heel as the "Million Dollar Man."

Plenty of wrestlers have said good things about Jim.

Warrior was bigger than the business

@ShadowAngel18606

5 ай бұрын

That's why Wrestlemania 6 and his subsequent run as Champion bombed so badly, that Vince was forced to cut it short 🤣

@Scorch1028

5 ай бұрын

@@ShadowAngel18606 What really caused Vince McMahon's opinion of Ultimate Warrior to sour, was the incident in early 1991, when Warrior shouted at a young boy who was the son of a large sponsor of the WWF. Vince had to force Warrior to make a video apology to the kid, and Warrior complained all throughout the video. At that point, Vince decided to take the World title strap off of Warrior, and give it Sgt. Slaughter, with plans for Hulk Hogan to win it from Slaughter down the road. Warrior had no idea that Vince had no intention of ever letting him be the World champion again. So, his demands to be paid the same as Hulk Hogan were ridiculous to Vince.

@destronia123

17 күн бұрын

​@ShadowAngel18606 That was bad booking and weak promotion. Not Warrior's fault.

@James-ki5ix

6 күн бұрын

​@@destronia123plus there were no wrestlers pretty much left for the warrior to wrestle at that time but honestly Hogan was a damn hater and had McMahon in his pocket

To play something of a Devil's Advocate, personally, and not to take Warrior's side (I was actually never a fan) or dismiss the many justified gripes about the guy, but after reading Bret's book, and Flair's and Ted's, is that the guys who were second generation wrestlers, or were at a very high level for a long time, had a real issue with Warrior's attitude that wrestling was just a job. Bret in particular treats the business like a holy order. But, I can't really blame Warrior for that. Wrestlers in that era were treated like commodities by often crooked promoters, and even the best of them like Vince could be incredibly shady. Warrior saw that and realized that there was nothing sacred to being "an independent contractor" and decided if he was going to be in the business he was going to treat it like a business where he came first. There tends to be a romanticization of the business by guys like Hart that really tries to justify the underhanded and exploitive elements of promoter behavior. I don't have a problem at all with Warrior understanding that and putting his needs first. Could Warrior have been less of a dick in that belief? After all, guys like Barry Windham and even Mike Rotunda have always treated it as just a job, but in that mind-set they were at least easy to get along with and hard workers. They also treated their colleagues well and kept their mouths shut. But Warrior couldn't help but be overbearing and a jerk. But at the same time, I really do think there was an element of Warrior withdrawing into himself because he knew many guys resented him for the fast push to the top he got or the old school mentality of guys having to pay their dues. He felt un-liked and un-welcomed and reciprocated. This theory is bolstered by the fact that Warrior often had good relationships with guys who didn't buy-in to the group's view of him, and were kind to him and didn't resent him like Owen Hart. Also there is a commonality with guys who really hated Warrior and one can draw conclusions from that.

@ShadowAngel18606

5 ай бұрын

There's a difference between threating wrestling like a job and not giving in to all the "rules and regulations" of it and being a total piece of shit. Luger, Sting, AJ Styles, Kurt Angle...they all weren't wrestling fans, AJ Styles never even watched a single wrestling match before he started training but they are all respected and liked by their peers, with nobody saying a bad word about them, not even the biggest traditionalists. Warrior on the other hand? Massive, overinflated ego, completely unwilling to learn and improve (compare it to Sting, both were crap in the ring when they first started, but while Sting improved drastically, Warrior remained on the same low level until the end), treating fans like garbage, being a racist, homophobe, sexist on top. It's no wonder most people in the business hated and hate him.

@donjohn2695

5 ай бұрын

In the wrestling business which back in warriors day was cuT throat everyone out for themselves I don't blame warrior for being a loner and just doing his job and going home

@crownprincesebastianjohano7069

5 ай бұрын

@@ShadowAngel18606 Good points. His personal attitudes to the folks you mentioned are a definite debit.

@johnghudjars3496

5 ай бұрын

Something about Bret and Ted's attitude toward Warrior never rubbed me right. There is an element of elitism from the second generation guys toward those who didn't share their passion for the business. I guess I can see why they feel that way, but also I think they let it cloud their impressions of the guy from even before they got to know him. Many of his former colleagues have fond memories of Warrior, and not surprisingly it seems to be from guys who took the effort to get to know him or otherwise didn't have this pre-conceived bias against him. On the other hand, I can see why Jake and others would hate him for his dismissive attitude towards them in not wanting to work with them. But that is two-fold: 1) We know Hellwig was very protective of himself, 2) Vince fostered this attitude as a means of sowing dissension and as a means of keeping Warrior happy as he had high hopes for him as the next Hogan.

@jorgemaiz7624

5 ай бұрын

From all the pods and books most of Ulitmate Warriors biggest haters were guys who barely knew him. People who actually knew him socially tended to like him. I have a real problem with guys blasting a dude they barely knew, who they openly resented and disliked from the start for a number of reasons and have the gall to say he was a jerk in response. Do they expect him to have been gracious to them as they talked crap behind his back? The 2nd Generation wrestlers all seemed to hate him but maybe they took a business about a fake sport too seriously. UW was the smart one who protected himself and got his in an industry rife with corruption and back stabbing. People knock him for not being a good worker, or not learning "the craft." What they don't get is he didn't need to. His persona got him to the top and he stayed there. Fans didn't go crazy when his music started blasted because they wanted a technical match, whatever that means in a fake sport, they got pumped because of his energy and charisma. A lot of guys buy into their own bulls**t about the business or working. Its all fake and an act and wrestlers are putting in a performance. If they are actors, the Arnolds of the world often makes as much or a lot more money than the Oliviers and DDLs, and they are no less important to the industry.

Vince McMahon wanted a Hogan successor Warrior was perfect, Charisma and Character, his wrestling ability was secondary to Vince. Hogan could wrestle good matches like in Japan. Warrior was about the entertainment and money, his former partner Sting was willing to learn and got better.

Ultimate Warrior was everything that Vince McMahon wanted him to be -- until early 1991 when Warrior shouted at a young boy at an airport baggage carousel, and Vince made him record a video apology. Vince's opinion of Warrior soured when Warrior complained during the filming of the video apology. Not long after, Vince had Warrior drop the World title to Sgt. Slaughter at the Royal Rumble -- with no plan for Warrior to ever be World Champion again. Ted DiBiase has said many times that Ultimate Warrior was Vince McMahon's creation, and that Vince believed that he could make anybody into a star. Ted DiBiase saw a side of Ultimate Warrior that few fans ever saw. Warrior notoriously popped handfuls of anti-anxiety drugs -- some of which I have been prescribed myself, although I never took more than 1 pill per day. It's fair to say that Warrior had a lot of problems, and Ted's opinion of him, is based on his own observations.

@Rob78169

5 ай бұрын

Ted's own observations and alot of other wrestlers too!!

@85futureshock

5 ай бұрын

That young boy was also the son of an exec at the station at one of the WWF's biggest syndicated tv markets so Vince definitely wanted to fix that asap.

@TheSSUltimateGoku

4 ай бұрын

I mean he almost made Ultimate Warrior WWE champion again during his 1992 run so that’s not true. The only reason why he didn’t was because of the federal government getting on Vince McMahon for steroids use and so that’s ultimately what led to Bret Hart beating Ric Flair for the title.

The phrase 'Wrestling Business' says it all, it's a business, and Warrior treated it as such because himself and his family were more important to him. That's how any job should be. How respectful was Ted and his son when they allegedly embezzled $20 million from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families anti-poverty program, causing them to be sued by the Mississippi Department of Human Services... Never heard Warrior engaging in anything like that.

@brianticas7671

4 ай бұрын

I heard something like that.

@Purist-dc4vk

3 ай бұрын

Maybe you should take the "speck" out of your own eye as well when passing judgement on Ted Dibiase and his son "clarkkent4734."

@caballerosalas

2 ай бұрын

I don’t think you understand what Ted meant

@TheCaptainSlappy

6 күн бұрын

OUCH...thanks for the info, Clark Kent. THE SHADOW KNOWS the evil that lies in the hearts of men. Warrior was right yet again.

I love it how people defend him. I thought he was terrible at 11 years old! My friends liked him, I thought he was awful. I think Sting was so much better, didn't realize till years later they started together. A totally different attitude is why he lasted so long.

I gotta say it was the character I loved as a kid growing up. He was different but I recall adults I knew in my family weren't exactly fans of him as his matches were short and I guess not enough skill set. I didn't care the character was my entertainment and that was what I think many of us liked about him. I hear stuff today that I was not privy to when he wrestled and I understand there was much going on behind the scene and what we saw on tv. However I will always be a fan of the character and recently visited his grave. He still today and until the day I die will be a childhood hero of mine. To know I was a few feet from the character I loved watching on tv as kid meant a lot. What he did when it comes to family, how he treated people, what he said in lectures mean nothing to me. The character was the character like any show, movie or version of entertainment. I had pictures, magazine and toys of the character but no matter how many stories I hear he will always be my favorite WWF wrestler as changing that would then require me to change my childhood. RIP Warrior, the entertainment memories will always live on for me.

When Jim debuted as "Ultimate Warrior," I was 9 years old.🇺🇲😂

Nitschke and Butkis both grew up in Chicago! Windy City Tough

I respect ted and jake work in the ring but i don't get how you get mad at warrior when they didn't try to get to know him. plus i believe warrior hated ted and all the mid south guys prior to wwf because of bill watts. ted doesn't understand why he was cocky probably because he said alright you guys don't think I'm good i will pop the fans tonight to show you.

The difference between Warrior and Hogan, and why Hogan lasted so much longer is that Hogan had this schtick where he "hulked up" and became almost invincible. But he wasn't hulked up the whole match. He could sell for a while, then make a comeback. (He could also cut coherent promos, but that's another story). Warrior's character was hulked up all the time. That's why he couldn't wrestle for more than 30 seconds, and only had a couple of moves. If Superman became a wrestler, would you pay to see him? Maybe once or twice, but it would get pretty dull pretty fast.

Ask. Ted DiBiase about his son. What did his son do with all the money he stole ? 💰

@jaythor70

5 ай бұрын

Another troll heard from. Is there anyone in your family who isn't perfect? Everyone of the other razors all due everything correct and legal all the time. Oh, wait...isn't there a quote that says "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory (perfect presence) of God"? It is extremely doubtful you know all the details, so you should refrain from passing any judgments.

I have always admired DiBiase as a wrestler. In the few occasions I have met him he was always dismissive and really into himself. As a fan I was really disappointed in actually meeting him. As someone who touts his knowledge of the business he himself understands what sells and what doesn't and The Warrior sold! Warrior never tried to be like DiBiase and that is why more people buy his action figures and not DiBiase's so DiBiase is just jealous. There are always going to be people you don't like at work but, just like Hogan, everyone The Warrior wrestled made money!

At the risk of sounding redundant, Dibiase's a straight shooter, so his evaluation of James Brian Hellwig(June 16,1959-April 8,2014)aka "Ultimate Warrior," rings true.🇺🇲

I like the fact that he still saying the same thing years later. I was a warrior mark growing up but hey at least with Jim he was honest he was in the business for the money 💰. Ted makes a great point when he talks about him he’s been in pro wrestling longer. When I got smart up to the business he was one of my favourite wrestlers to bad his in ring career was at the end by now. DiBiase he’s also right the ultimate warrior need some one like him am sure he wouldn’t take things as personal as he did with hulk hogan. There’s shoot with James Hellwig put over Rick Rude and the Macho Man and Andre the giant because they give him the best matches that he had in pro wrestling.

@josealcaide2789

5 ай бұрын

Also, Google or KZread ultimate warrior shoots on hey ravishing Rick rude in “Macho Man” Randy Savage and hole hogan you’ll see the difference how he talks about them and he’ll that interview. It’s a one hour or two hour interview full, which I’ve listen to any other admitted that he was in the business for the money.

I did my job as a kid and hated The Million Dollar Man but now as a adult, going back and watching all of those matches, I learned how skilled of a wrestler he truly was, a class act and how awful and boring the warrior was and the warrior never wanted to evolve or grow as a wrestler. He could have learned so much about the business from not only Vince but all of those other wrestlers but he didn't care. He didn't respect the business at all. I liked Warrior as a kid but even then I started to realize he would do the same thing every match. I grew out of him fast! Macho Man and Bret Hart were 2 of my favs.

As a kid i remember him having the biggest arm veins id ever seen, he looked like a super hero to 80s kids imo.

Dibiase has this right

I don't recall anybody who worked with Warrior saying good things about him outside of his physique.

The Ultimate Warrior was the Ultimate Tax Cheat! My partner Ted and I did the world a favor by putting the Ultimate Maniacs out of business for good.

@crownprincesebastianjohano7069

5 ай бұрын

Who wins 1-on-1? You or Ted?

Always remember ONE thing you can't wrestle yourself you need a partner😮

Meanwhile, Bruce Prichard says that after wrestlemania six, when ultimate warrior won the world titles, no one could find him. And when they finally did, he was crying in a dark closet, just staring at the world title, because he couldn’t believe he had reached this point in his career.

The man isn’t here to defend himself is telling of these guys ringing him in the mud says a lot.

Fans didn't know the backside. I think it should still be that way. Their personal lives shouldn't be any of our business. That goes for all athletes. This is why social media has ruined everything.

You don't have the warrior without Vince.

Dibiase will never let go of his hatred for Warrior. Plus Savage Sheri Davey Boy Owen kerry VE and Paul Bearer never had a problem with him.

Pastor Ted,my respect to you and Marcus as well. I appreciate your dedication to what God gave you,you are one if the greatest.im one of those people ,well,i just never was a rah rah here i'm at work boy i love this •◇!@# place.im a guy who was like ,i am here for payday/quitting time. Marrying the job to me equals job gets all after divorce.but im thanking God for 40 years of working He provided. I'm trying to quit knocking those not around anymore,like psycho killer said "said it once,why say it again"?

Second greatest heel in professional wrestling. Dr D David Schultz generated more heat, but Ted could FLY!

Getting tired of people trashing Warrior. Warrior was not awful. He had some really good matches. I know someone is going to give all the credit to whomever he was wrestling, but it takes two.

@mox19380

5 ай бұрын

you may be tired of it. but his co-workers obviously have a different position due to a different perspective. we can respect your and fan's affinity for from what they saw through the tv and we should respect what those who are in the business and worked with him experienced

@Charlie_The_Giant_Gourami

Ай бұрын

@@mox19380 ya but keep in mind there are just as many shoot interviews on youtube from fellow wrestlers who LOVED Warrior: look up: HBK, Honky, Ken Patera, Kamala, Slick, Warlord, Piper, Brooklyn Brawler, Sherri, etc etc. The days of only negative Warrior videos appearing on youtube are long gone. I met Warrior in 1988 (pic on my IG page) and he was very nice to me, my brother and all the fans that day that came to meet him. Most of the hate Warrior gets today is from fans who were still in their daddy's balls during his first WWF run.

I'd like to know what Ted's true honest feelings on flair are lol then and now? I've heard hogan's honest feelings on flair lol and vice versa on all three.

I don't remember seeing Warrior when I was a kid as I didn't have regular access to wrestling back then, so I'm not sure what I would have thought about him back then. But seeing him more recently as an adult (I have lot's of WWF/WWE DVDs now) I have always thought that there doesn't seem to be much about him apart from looking like a wild man, wearing bright colours, shaking the ropes, and that's it, it's like there's just nothing else there, I've never found him interesting.

I thought Ted was a pastor. Why is he disparaging a dead man over how he behaved as a much younger man? Disappointing to hear. Warrior was a much different person from the jacked up kid that he was in WWF. Let bygones be bygones already and let's not speak ill of the dead Ted.

@chadwickst.clair-smythe4217

5 ай бұрын

Quite right.

Rick Rude is the only one that could ground him beside Hogan and savage but Rick was the one that could do that.

@crownprincesebastianjohano7069

5 ай бұрын

I do not blame Rick at all for quitting right then and there when he learned how much more Warrior was making for the PPVs when Rude carried those matches. Rick Rude was a man of character and stuck with his principles a couple times even when it cost him a job at WWF.

@J-_-

5 ай бұрын

@@crownprincesebastianjohano7069 That was why RR quit the WWF? I never knew that.

Ted is just jealous that he wasn't the one that got that title shot at WM6

I think if the WARRIOR had STING'S work ethic for getting better , and WARRIOR had a dream locker room to learn from think THE BRAIN , TED , HOGAN , RUDE , FLAIR , but no thought his muscles was what mattered and it did in WWF but sting worked and could high flying power moves he was big to but STING became a pro wrestler WARRIOR was flash

I think the back side of Ultimate Warrior has been well established by many many wrestlers. Fans would have to be blind and deaf at this point lol

Warrior just saw rasslin as a paycheck! I see nothing wrong with that!

Now Ted, remember we are all Gods children

He’s mad that warrior went to work only to make money? You’d think he would respect that.

@DjAmpfibian

5 ай бұрын

Ted grew up in the business so it was more about money to him. In his time, wrestlers embraced each other, assisted each other to obtain reputations and better pay. Warrior didn’t work with any of the wrestlers and relied on his body and gimmick to make it to the top. He didn’t care about their rules nor did he let seniority pause him before others who wrestled longer. In all jobs, there are employers who love to hold us back from seeking promotions. Warrior didn’t take their shit and it’s why Ted doesn’t understand his ways. Ted played by the rules, but received favoritism due to his father as a wrestler; therefore he received help from wrestlers on top.

@BreakingNVain

5 ай бұрын

I mean, yeah, you think that if there was something wrong with the thing that you use for thinking. People think all kinds of things that are backwards or incorrect.

I spoke to Warrior back in 2001 and he told me he had a problem with wrestlers he knew didn't like (I say jealous) of the fact that he was getting the push because of his gimmick and his look and not his wresting skill, so he came across as an A-hole to them, he was trying to gather up enough capital, start his own business, so he could move on with his life and get away from wrestling because he didn't want to be a 40 year old wrestler.

In Warriors defense people don’t have to love their job they do it for the money

Look, I love Ted and he is still one of my favorites, but by his own words Ted admits to barely knowing the guy all the while he made very clear to everyone how much he disliked Jim Hellwig because he didn't kiss the old-timers asses and because he wasn't as dedicated to the business of a fake sport like the 2nd Generation guys. Man, if I heard people who barely knew me were talking crap about me behind my back, and throwing daggers my way because they think I didn't pay my dues, or whatever cliche because of my rapid rise orchestrated BY THE PROMOTER FOR THE GOOD OF THE PROMOTION, I wouldn't be cordial to them either! It is a small locker room, why should Hellwig have been gracious knowing how many guys were lining up to stab in the back? Again, Ted, Bret Hart and the others all freely admit they barely knew the guy and already had a very negative preconceived opinion of him. But guess what, a lot of the guys who did know Jim, and took the time to treat him like a human being, had perfectly good friendships with him. There is actually a big list: Randy Savage, The von Erichs, Owen Hart, Sherri (who described Jim as a sweetheart), Bad News Brown (who was very discerning), Warlord, Kamala, Charles Wright and more. Imagine that, people being friends with guys WHO DON'T TALK CRAP ABOUT THEM BEHIND THEIR BACKS!!! "Oh but he was racist, homophobic and a jerk!" VERY FEW of those guys from the late 80s and 90s can say they never said anything bigoted, especially about gay guys. Bret Hart repeatedly singles out Pat Patterson for effeminate descriptives in his book for example. It is just another DOUBLE STANDARD from guys who had an issue with Hellwig from the start. And no Ultimate Warrior was not my favorite and I don't really follow the guy. But speaking ill of the dead just irritates me.

@jaythor70

5 ай бұрын

You missed his point. What Ted is saying is- what he knew of the man- his attitude towards the business and the boys and his unwillingness to improve his in-ring work- made Ted not like him. And if you think people who barely know you aren't talking about you, you must work on an island in the middle of nowhere. Ted is entitled to his opinion. Lex Luger gets a lot of this same flack when he first got into the business, but he did seem to eventually mesh as he learned and improved. Ultimately Worthless never did.

@J-_-

5 ай бұрын

I know Warrior worked with Owen Hart in 96 (last I checked, those matches have never seen the light of day, like his matches with Vader). I've never heard anyone talk about Owen & Warrior outside of those matches. So you're saying they were friendly? The Hart family would strike me as a family that would stick up for / defend the business, so if Owen liked Warrior, that would be interesting...

@GraemeCree

5 ай бұрын

You need to watch the video and respond to what he said. Not just guess what he said and respond to your own guesses. He actually said some good things about him that you would have heard if you'd watched it.

@vincematthews9790

5 ай бұрын

Owen and warrior were also friendly in the late 80’s. When warrior traveled via limo he would always have Owen and Jim Powers ride with him.

@vincematthews9790

5 ай бұрын

Essentially for everybody who disliked him, there was at least one who did like him. Owen, the Young Stallions, Savage, Sherri, Prichard, Honky, Hercules, Sting, Jannetty, HBK, Hennig, godfather, etc.

Ted's just one of those jealous old timer that is hating cause someone took a spot he wished he would've gotten. There was alot of guys like Ted in the wwf in the 80s

It blows my mind none of these dude have anything to say about Hogan.. Always just warrior… Its more to it..

Fans should not care what they do behind the scenes. Thats not what they are paid to do. As long as he kept fans entertained, he did his job. Pure jealousy from others like Ted because he got to heights they never did even with all that respect for the business they had and he didnt

Dick Butkus was great!

"Ask 20 wrestlers what they thought of him." Call me crazy, but if I'm a wrestler, I care a hell a lot more about what the fans think that what "the boys" think.

I look at Warrior's promos, and as incoherent as they are, there is a message in there (I think) about reaching deep and becoming a better version of yourself. Possibly rooted in his mentality being a body builder and being the disciplined person Ted does give him credit for. But, I do understand that the man that put that forth was a horrible wrestler and never appreciated those around him and how they carried him to look good. I guess you just need to look at his early days with Steve Borden. The two came up from very similar backgrounds. When they got broken in, Steve decided to adapt to the business and learn to work and become the man they call Sting. He had his ups and downs, but he can still work to this day. Jim Helwig, however, took the opposite approach. Refused to change, refused to respect and understand the pro-wrestling craft. But he was smart and understood what a wet dream guys like him are to Vince McMahon. Being smart, though, does not make up for refusing to adapt. He burned out. His family genetics notwithstanding, he was broke and burned out long before he died.

Well he wasn’t the only one.. Sid was too but at least he didn’t hurt anyone

Ted is one of the MOST underrated wrestlers of all time. He was probably the BEST Heel in the History of wrestling. Everyone hated him and that was his brilliance of selling the amazing MDM!!

@tarlx902

2 ай бұрын

The only heel I can think of more hatable was Mr. McMahon... which, let's face it, was the same gimmick.

Here's the thing The Ultimate Warrior what's the character not a wrestler😮

The most ridiculous idea in these bizarre comments is Dibiase was jealous of Warrior, despite having a much longer, more fruitful career. Ted was a star before and after Warrior was done. Come up with something else.

@leonleon2276

4 ай бұрын

Not sure about after. Ted said he didn’t like him. Nothing wrong with being honest. Does come across a little hate…..million dollar man was a star for many years, never became wwf champion…..you can’t say Ted would be very happy about that.

@russellcampbell3500

4 ай бұрын

@@leonleon2276your joking right it’s public info teds pay outs for wrestle Mania weren’t as big as warriors but he had so many more then warrior. In wcw warrior only made 127,000 dibiase made 3.6 million. Warrior had to go to colleges and do speeches because his gyms were failing financially. So yeah I think old teddy boy did a lot better then legal name ultimate warrior. Imagine being that vain over a fake name you get it on your tombstone.

@user-uf3rh8kf9s

4 ай бұрын

Dibiase's a straight shooter so his interactions with Warrior served accurate.

@Professor-IC

4 ай бұрын

Nobody liked Warrior.

@user-uf3rh8kf9s

4 ай бұрын

Professor, sadly that served accurately.Dibiase's evaluation served as objective truth.

Check this out and compare Bill Anderson’s comments. Fascinating. All these “top stars” were jealous of Warriors push, of his position, his relationship with Vince and that he put butts in seats with minimum skill as a “legitimate” wrestler. Instead he played a part that is still fondly remembered to this day. Do I want to watch DiBiase v Jake, or Warrior v Hogan/Savage/AN Other? No contest! Warrior every time! kzread.info/dash/bejne/o6VnxtiTnZudqJM.html

If everyone in the pro wrestling crowd would be given a nickel they would take it. Their price. Most of them work at Walmarts, gas stations/convenience stores stores, fast food joints, etc. while attempting to get a GED.

Lord knows I'm not an authority, but I would love to have seen the WWF's entire roster ran like Mid-South was, or with Taker taping his fists. They should keep guys like Dan Severn, or Shamrock, or Lesnar, Angle, Haku or Rick Steiner on the roster in case theres a guy like Warrior or HBK who wants to disrespect the business or their opponent to show them how fictional their 'victories' are.

Warrior was fired in 1992 for steroids.

Something about the warrior people don’t seem to understand and if I hadn’t been watching a LOT of these podcasts and the docs is that Jim Hellwig played football in high school and thus far that’s literally the only team sport we know that he played. He was a shrimp of a kid smaller then his teammates according to his coach in crawfordsville he didn’t care for the sport he dumped all that for bodybuilding and bodybuilding is NOT a team sport. In bodybuilding you have all these guys who if you remove there pigments and heads virtually all look the same and in order to be successful in that (sport) you have to stand out you certainly don’t want to help your competitors and these were the developmental ages of his life. I am not making a excuse for him wrestling didn’t choose him he wasn’t drafted he just was probably stuck for so long in that environment he really didn’t or couldn’t adjust to a team effort kind of philosophy, and looking jacked did get him to the show. Pro wrestling doesn’t seem like a team sport well that’s the illusion of it.

There is a point, which Ted highlighted here and is not really looked into and this is not defending Warrior, which is, Ted been in the business his whole life, he made it to the top trough hard work within the business, Warrior was employed from outside of the business through his hard work (obviously through bodybuilding). Ted knew that the way the wrestling industry works in a certain way and the majority followed it, Warrior worked day and night in the bodybuilding business where it is almost like a freelance business, to them, they had to do their business for themselves, which mean they try to do deals regardless of what the other athletes thought, because in bodybuilding, you had to do what you had to do to benefit their way of living.

Ray NITSCHKE ! #66

As a kid I loved the Ultimate Warrior and never noticed his promos didn’t make sense until I got older looking back. He did his job to entertain us. Hearing the stories, I feel bad for the jobbers and others he worked with in the ring.

@James-xx4kb

5 ай бұрын

Well, then, you should hear guys like Steve Lombardi, Kamala, and Al Perez because they were all WWF jobbers to the Ultimate Warrior and they all had good things to say about him.

Old jealous Ted. Man of God Ted. If I wanted to be a fireman. And my daddy wasn't a fireman but I figured I could do pretty good as a fireman. But it wasn't my whole life and I didn't love it. But I did pretty good for the fire station. Am I a bad guy? British bulldog, Warlord, Roddy Piper, Chris Jericho, DDP the list goes on and on of wrestlers who did get along with Warrior. Just cuz he went farther than you could ever dream in this business, you've been butt hurt for 30 years. It's disgusting Ted! Get over it. Without your gimmick you were just a boring version of Arn Anderson

@flashinthepan3273

4 ай бұрын

NICE!

@masterpooper666

4 ай бұрын

Crooked Ted , fuck em.

@Longlostpuss

4 ай бұрын

I don't necessarily think it's a jealousy thing, I don't think Ted comes across as that kind of guy really, he's just echoing the sentiments of many other wrestlers. There's his side, the other person's side and then there's the truth - which is usually somewhere in the middle. If I was to take a wild guess, I'd say that Warrior may have been a bit of a lone wolf or a journeyman who had trust issues and didn't necessarily let people straight in. That may have come across as arrogant and stand-offish and for that reason perhaps he was largely misunderstood. Again, I'm taking a very very wild guess here, I can't know for sure. Maybe there were also some issues around the juice, as it can alter your personality. I suspect there were alot of amped up egos being enhanced backstage by all the shit they were taking and sometimes memories can be skewed.

@MRHenHen

3 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

This sounds like sour grapes. Wrestling does not have to be a lifelong passion for everyone involved. Ted basically admits that Warrior did his job when they wrestled as Warrior deferred to him. He did the right during their matches... He showed Ted respect, but Ted acts this way? It doesn't make him sound good. IMO.

@pwx9000

5 ай бұрын

I did NOT like any of the others , and it was only BRET that was my favorite (growing up as a kid) but I noted my bad guys, Razor Ramon, Ultimate Warrior, Red Dibiase, Stone Cold, Mr.Perfect , British Bulldog, Junkyard dog, etc Well at least he did have a good impact in the wrestling, but it's always hard when you see arrogant guys always winning and/or seen as the weak one, it's an annoying thing to deal with , as a male performer. Like everything matters, and it's easy to get it ignored and forgotten . Well, especially there's general hate in competitive scene as long it doesn't go far or wrestlers injure others , (Ryback ) , so I do understand TedDibiases Take on it, it's honest, while UWarrior is not his preferred cup of fight, he did anyways , and luckily UWarrior respected that. As men , it's hard not to see everybody else as competition ( used correctly like TedDibiase , you'd be feeling like a million )

@MRHenHen

3 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

Ted should be thanking the warrior for making him more money due to warriors drawing capability at that time

Hey Teddy, you should worry more about your son Ted Jr than Jim Hellwig's disrespect over 30 years ago. Ted and Jake are really hung up on Warrior it's so pathetic.

@Scorch1028

5 ай бұрын

Yeah, both Ted Jr and Brett DiBiase are behind bars. It's a sad situation. Crapping on Warrior is easier for Ted, than dealing with his sons' problems.

@pwx9000

5 ай бұрын

Remember , they were opponents in the WWF era, things can go wrong, as it's always a challenge to know who is really good in the ring when it comes to safety and low blows.. ( Goldberg ) Also Ted Dibiase's actually a great guy, so that's very rare cuz we all mistake him for 💲💲Million Dollar Arrogance,💲💲💲💲💲 but he was exceptional in ring and very non-problematic, like a Toyota Now I'm a big UWarrior fan, ‼️ I felt the same from UWarrior, but I think GBergs worse

@MRHenHen

3 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@MRHenHen

3 ай бұрын

@@Scorch1028😂

warrior was poisoned

Ted took the business personally when he shouldn't have. It irks him that warrior figured how to make money without loving it or being traditional. He's still making money off warrior 10 years after his death. People used to respect the dead but that doesn't apply if you didnt perfect a submission hold. He puts over Patterson despite the ring boys and bribing wrestlers with sex.

Warrior figured out the business in one year while Ted can't figure the business or parenting in 70 years.

@BreakingNVain

5 ай бұрын

😂

You can tell there are a lot of old wrestlers that were and still are incredibly jealous of warrior. And understandably so. Warrior was much more successful than 99.999 percent of them. And most importantly, and the reason why most old wrestlers hate him, warrior was not a mark for the business. And that offends these marks. Both pros and fans.

Did warrior ever rip off people for money like this clown and his kids did?

Well both left wwf in 96? So who said goodbye to who?!

People like Dibiase, Bret Hart and other 2. Generation Wrestlers don't get, that it doesn't matter if they are this big "Ring generals" and know all the moves they know. They didn't compete in a fighting sport. WWE-Wrestling is not a olympic discipline like judo, where you need techniques to win against your opponent. WWE is predetermined ENTERTAINMENT. The only techniques you need are the ones you have to know to not hurt yourself or your opponent, but thats it. People wanna see high impact moves and Ultimate Warrior give that to the audience. I prefer his 5 to 10 min matches. Who the F wants to see an iron man match with two grownups pretending to beat each other up for one hour, and half of it is lying on the ground and having the opponent in a headlock, like the bret hart vs. shawn michaels match. The self destruction-DVD was bullshit and everybody who watched it and is not a complete idiot sees that it was done to bury UW. What Dibiase says is simply not true. There were a lot of wrestlers who liked warrior: The Road Warriors/Legion of Doom/, Warlord, Owen Hart, British Bulldog, Curt Hennig, Randy Savage, Scott Hall, Roddy Piper, Miss Elizabeth, Sherri Martel. And many Wrestlers that came after him were big fans like John Cena, Batista, Sheamus, Goldberg, The Rock. Dibiase again starts to trash Warrior, even though the WWE launched the "Warrior Week" after he died and Dibiase went on one of the programs and said, that he forgave him and wished he could have bury the hatchet. Now he is changing the story again. Warrior not respecting the business like Dibiase says is also not true. Even Shane McMahon said that it is not true. Warrior himself said in his Hall of Fame speech that he learned so much things about life thanks to the business and he learned a lot of other Wrestlers and especially Vince McMahon (don't forget that he said this even though they fought in court). In the end it comes down to jealousy on Dibiases part. In some ways he even admitts it in this interview when he says "he came to a business that is part of MY life and he disrespected it". The truth is he couldn't accept that an outsider who was not a second generation wrestler but got a better body and a gimmick that fans loved, got the push that he got. Vince knew what he got in Warrior and that he would bring money in. Dibiase is probably also still angry about the open letter that warrior published right after Dibiase got inducted into the hall of fame in 2010, but only after Warrior declined. He talked shit about Warrior and as a response he wrote an open letter to Dibiase in which he told 100% the truth about him. Would Warrior still have been alive he could have seen that his assertions about Dibiase were true. Especially after Dibiase who calls himself a preacher now is involved in a scam and his son could face prison time. The bottomline is: Warrior had a Gimmick that people liked and he gave the audience what they wanted. That's the reason why he sold more tickets than Dibiase and got paid more. I wish someone would find the complete open letter from Warrior to Ted.

I think it’s funny how people say he disrespected the business. But from a lot of stories, it sounds like the business disrespected a lot of the wrestlers. And maybe he was a jerk. I never met the man. But maybe he just saw a lot of sick shit and just got what he could and left

Dibase was a great heel technician who could do all the wrestling moves. Warrior had the look+energy that attracted thousands of fans. Dibase sounds like he is whining too much. Warrior was a jerk, but compared to Hogan he was a saint. The Warrior matches with Honky Tonk man+Rick Rude+Hogan were classic matches.

Weenie podcast boy, whatever was their business was their business and not yours so remember this Oscar Mayer or you and I will be having our own real life hard-core match.

Even though he did die from heart failure I believe the cause was hereditary heart disease due to both his father and grandfather both having the same thing and dying in their 50s. But I'm sure doing steroids and a bunch of cocaine back in the day didn't help either

Jealousy bleeds

Between what i know about hulk hogan and the warrior. I still think warrior was the better man. I respect you greatly Mr.dibiase But id like to know how you felt hogan running things like a spoiled child at a birthday party the politics the two-faced image he played. As a person how was warrior worse outside of treating it like a job.

I wonder what Warrior actually said that was disrespectful of the business. It seems like he said negative things about wrestling that Ted doesn't want to repeat

Ted also buries virgil all of the time and virgil is poor and has dementia

I thought DiBiase was a preacher. What's up with the cussing?

@fuzzluvver69

18 күн бұрын

Because he's a massive hypocrite and a pathetic human being. Warrior was 100% spot on in the video he did a couple of years before he passed when he exposed DiBiase.

@LarryBird_

11 күн бұрын

Most preachers crooked af

He was over, bottom line I never had a hard time understanding his promos

Ted Dibiase's animosity towards the Warrior is rooted in jealousy. It's that simple. There has never been any indication, even from Dibiase himself, that Warrior was disrespectful to him personally or ever did anything to him personally that harmed him. Dibiase is jealous that Warrior got to be WWF heavyweight champion (something Dibiase never accomplished) and was more "over" with fans than Dibiase could ever have dreamt to have been. Dibiase's idea of how someone should "behave" in the business makes him come across as an entitled @ss. And last time I checked, Warrior never embezzled funds that were earmarked for the poor in his community.

@Scorch1028

5 ай бұрын

Ted Sr, is lucky to be a free man. His sons Ted Jr and Brett are serving hard time for their involvement in Ted's bogus church charity that defrauded the Mississippi taxpayers.

@ivanthecheese9119

5 ай бұрын

lol ted had no reason to be jealous of warrior, he made his mark with a gimmick that Vince wanted for himself, Ted did great in this business, great matches great promos ! I am sure Ted sleeps great at night

@crownprincesebastianjohano7069

5 ай бұрын

I would not count Ted as one of the jealous ones. I attribute Ted's animosity toward Warrior to the sense of what some might call entitlement associated with second and third generation wrestlers because JH didn't respect the business. I have a split view on this. On the one hand people should be lauded for being dedicated to their profession. On the other hand, maybe they take things too seriously. Clearly Warrior didn't have to be a great worker to get to the top. Not everyone has to be a Curt Hennig, Ted, Rotunda or Bret Hart technician. Sometimes the "sport" needs a cartoon hero and Warrior was just that. I tend to be more disappointed in that most of the guys hated Hellwig but didn't actually know him. By many accounts the guys who did make the effort to know him liked him. Something has always stuck with me since I was a young second lieutenant getting his first platoon. The Army is a small world and reputations often proceed people and much of the time the reputation is undeserved and spread by those who don't actually know the person. So my battalion commander once told me: Don't let others form opinions for you. Take them with a grain of salt until you have enough personal interaction with a person to form a sound judgement. You can't make that call until you know enough about that person to understand what their motivations are or what the circumstances are behind negative impressions. And by God, he was correct. A lot of soldiers I led had unfair reputations based on a single shallow observation, or spread by people because it was fashionable to dislike the kid.

Wwf was built on cartoonish characters and muscles...Ted DiBiase only succeeded cause Vince gave him the milliondollar man gimmick...Ted came from old school and fails to see why he succeeded. He wants to think it was he that succeeded...in reality it was Vinces gimmick that kept him popular.

@chloemarietaylor4036

4 ай бұрын

Wrestling runs on jobbers, people like Dibiase who are experts in wrestling. It is their job to make the characters look good and make it convincing that they get squashed legitimately. The difference is Ted could wrestle anyone and produce a great match, all Warriors matches required someone to be able to make him look competent. Rude, Savage, Undertaker, these guys were the real talent.

@tarlx902

2 ай бұрын

Ted DiBiase got over because he was an expert in his field. He was over in the territories as well as both a heel and a babyface. Other people have gotten the million dollar gimmick and failed to get it over (Tiger Ali Singh, for instance). Besides that DiBiase was over for way longer than the Warrior. I feel like it gets memory holed just how over DiBiase was. Besides all of that, what's your point? What just because you marked out for a guy when you were a kid that means the guys who worked with him have to like him?

@ford2010

2 ай бұрын

@@tarlx902 no point really....Ted made the most of his gimmick...I don't think he'd have made it half as far wout Vinces character push. Js, I liked Ted's style. Good performer

@user-uf3rh8kf9s

2 ай бұрын

Ford,I wholeheartedly agree, nonetheless Ted's portrayal of the gimmick as kayfabe had required along with his technical wrestling acumen exploded his stardom.