Jim Hellwig

from Crawfordsville, Indiana, USA

Artwork for NWE: From Italy to the WorldImage of Jim Hellwig

Biography

Warrior (born James Brian Hellwig) is a retired American professional wrestler, who has wrestled under the ring names The Ultimate Warrior, Warrior and Dingo Warrior. He is best known for his appearances in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from 1987 to 1991 and again in 1992 and 1996, and in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1998. He won the WWF Championship when he pinned Hulk Hogan in the main event of WrestleMania VI. Hellwig legally changed his name to Warrior in 1993. Warrior retired from professional wrestling in 1999 and embarked on a public speaking career. On June 25, 2008, he returned to wrestle Orlando Jordan in Barcelona, Spain defeating him in a match booked by the Italian Nu-Wrestling Evolution promotion. Warrior was described by World Wrestling Entertainment as having been "the ultimate archetype of strength and intensity", and "one of the most intense and physically impressive competitors to ever appear in the WWE".

Timeline

2026Aged 67

  • Poster for NWE: From Italy to the World

    The Ultimate Warrior (archive footage)

2018Aged 59

  • Poster for Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for WWE: 30 Years of SummerSlam

    Ultimate Warrior

  • Poster for Wrestlemania's Greatest Moments

    Presenter

2017Aged 58

  • Poster for WWE Unreleased: 1986-1995

    (Unknown)

2016Aged 57

  • Poster for WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 Unreleased

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for The True Story of the Royal Rumble

    Himself

2015Aged 56

  • Poster for WWE: Ultimate Warrior: Always Believe

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Sting: Into the Light

    Justice/Rock

2014Aged 55

2013Aged 54

  • Poster for WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden

    Ultimate Warrior

  • Poster for Legends of Mid-South Wrestling

    Blade Runner Rock

2012Aged 53

  • Poster for WWE Survivor Series 2012

    The Ultimate Warrior (archive footage)

2011Aged 52

  • Poster for The True Story of WrestleMania

    The Ultimate Warrior

2010Aged 51

  • Poster for WWE: The Undertaker's Deadliest Matches

    Himself

2009Aged 50

  • Poster for WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

    Ultimate Warrior

  • Poster for Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection

    (Unknown)

2008Aged 49

  • Poster for WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship

    Ultimate Warrior

2006Aged 47

  • Poster for WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship

    Ultimate Warrior

  • Poster for WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

    The Ultimate Warrior

2005Aged 46

  • Poster for WWE: Wrestlemania Recall

    Ultimate Warrior

  • Poster for The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior

    Ultimate Warrior (archival footage)

1998Aged 39

  • Poster for WCW Fall Brawl 1998

    The Ultimate Warrior

  • Poster for WCW Halloween Havoc 1998

    The Ultimate Warrior

1997Aged 38

  • Poster for WWF Summer Flashback!

    Ultimate Warrior

1996Aged 37

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania XII

    The Ultimate Warrior

  • Poster for WWE In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies

    The Ultimate Warrior

  • Poster for WWE King of the Ring 1996

    The Ultimate Warrior

1994Aged 35

  • Poster for The History Of WrestleMania

    Ultimate Warrior

1993Aged 34

  • Poster for Firepower

    The Swordsman

1992Aged 33

  • Poster for WrestleMania: The Greatest Hits

    The Ultimate Warrior

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania VIII

    The Ultimate Warrior (Appearance)

  • WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1992

    The Ultimate Warrior

  • Poster for WWE SummerSlam 1992

    The Ultimate Warrior

  • Poster for WWE Rampage '92

    The Ultimate Warrior

  • Poster for The Ultimate Warrior

    The Ultimate Warrior

1991Aged 32

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 1991

    The Ultimate Warrior

  • Poster for WWE SuperTape: Volume 3

    The Ultimate Warrior

  • Poster for WWE Funniest Moments

    The Ultimate Warrior

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania VII

    The Ultimate Warrior

  • Poster for WWE Mega Matches

    The Ultimate Warrior

  • Poster for SWS WrestleFest

    The Ultimate Warrior

  • Poster for WWE Greatest Hits

    The Ultimate Warrior

  • Poster for WWE SuperTape: Volume 4

    The Ultimate Warrior

  • Poster for 2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars

    The Ultimate Warrior

  • Poster for WWE WrestleFest '91

    The Ultimate Warrior

  • Poster for Wrestling's Greatest Champions

    The Ultimate Warrior

  • Poster for WWE World Tour 1991

    The Ultimate Warrior

  • Poster for WWE SummerSlam 1991

    The Ultimate Warrior

  • Poster for WWE Rampage '91

    The Ultimate Warrior

1990Aged 31

  • Poster for WWE Royal Rumble 1990

    The Ultimate Warrior

  • WWF The Main Event III

    The Ultimate Warrior

  • Poster for Wrestling Superheroes

    The Ultimate Warrior

  • Poster for WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI

    The Ultimate Warrior

  • Poster for WWE WrestleMania VI

    The Ultimate Warrior

  • Poster for WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for WWE World Tour '90

    The Ultimate Warrior

  • Poster for WWE WrestleFest '90

    The Ultimate Warrior

  • Poster for Battle of the WWE Superstars

    The Ultimate Warrior

  • Poster for WWE SummerSlam 1990

    The Ultimate Warrior

  • Poster for Seriously... Phil Collins

    Self (as The Ultimate Warrior)

  • Poster for The Ultimate Warrior

    Ultimate Warrior

  • WWE Survivor Series Showdown '90

    The Ultimate Warrior (Appearance)

  • Poster for Hulkamania Forever

    The Ultimate Warrior

  • Poster for WWE Survivor Series 1990

    The Ultimate Warrior

  • WWF The Main Event IV

    The Ultimate Warrior

1989Aged 30

1988Aged 29

1987Aged 28

1986Aged 27

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