Comments on: Ultimate Warrior = Insane (Slow News Day Video)

By: barry mckockiner

barry mckockiner — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 06:12:32 +0000

THAT WAS AWESOME.

By: Jesse Holland

Jesse Holland — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 03:54:04 +0000

When he said something about laying down like a lawn and getting run over with lawnmowers I pretty much lost it…god I miss the 80′s…

By: jaydog

jaydog — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 03:31:04 +0000

I just wish the comic book character that was the Ultimate Warrior would come to life and whip the UFC into shape. Maybe he should serve as a coach on TUF 7.

Okay, I was joking for the most part, but I really do miss the flamboyance of pro-wrestling (which, I’m sorry to say, I took very seriously as a kid). Any time I see top-down orchestration in MMA, I’ll cry foul, but the fighters who draw you in with their back-story and their pre-fight hype are often my faves. And I don’t mean Tito’s jingoist flag-waving or Ken Shammrock’s smack talk. Usually, a fighter’s mystique is conveyed through understatement (Cro Cop, Fedor, Hendo). But there are some who strike a pose and it works (Wandy “the Axe Murderer” or the “Junk Yard Dog” imitation by Rampage).

By: Evan

Evan — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 02:17:29 +0000

Exactly Adam. Which is why Tito needs to be more than a B class fighter who hasn’t been able to evolve with the new generation of fighters.

By: Adam Morgan

Adam Morgan — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 22:32:30 +0000

Jaydog-

I believe what you’re suggesting is that we need more Evan Tanner. You read some of the stuff Tanner writes and it reads almost exactly like what Warrior was saying, minus the roids.

By: jaydog

jaydog — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 22:24:12 +0000

This is what’s missing from MMA today. Whatever the Warrior was talking about, it convinced me that he was going to kick ass every time I heard this stuff. For more nostalgia, and too much info really, check out the Warrior’s wikipedia entry:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_Warrior

By: Evan

Evan — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 21:18:51 +0000

When MMA basically got banned in the US in the late 90′s /early 00′s I admit I tried to supplement my thirst for crazy combat sports by watching wrestling for about a year or 2. Triple H, The Rock, Goldberg…WWF vs WCW….hah…it was fun for a bit but it got old.

By: SteveXtreme

SteveXtreme — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 21:07:06 +0000

Great Video! Just to add another little tidbit… The Ultimate Warrior, Jim Helwig, had his name legally changed to The Ultimate Warrior. Talk about insane!

By: Ben

Ben — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 20:23:08 +0000

Holy shit. Wow. Thank you so much for that.

By: Paul Balsom

Paul Balsom — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 20:16:32 +0000

waka waka waka

By: phyteguru

phyteguru — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 20:05:43 +0000

This absolutely made my day.

Well, that and the girl that was here last night.