Jim Hellwig
Born: 1959-06-16 in Crawfordsville, Indiana, USA
Died: 2014-04-08
Known For: Acting
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".
Filmography
2024
- Mr. McMahon as The Ultimate Warrior (Archive Footage)
2022
- WWE Rivals as Ultimate Warrior
- WWE This Is Awesome as The Ultimate Warrior (archive footage)
2021
- Biography: WWE Legends as Ultimate Warrior
2020
- The Best of WWE as Ultimate Warrior
2018
- Wrestlemania's Greatest Moments ... (Presenter)
- Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
- WWE: 30 Years of SummerSlam as Ultimate Warrior
2015
- WWE 24 as Himself
- Sting: Into the Light as Justice/Rock
- WWE: Ultimate Warrior: Always Believe
2014
- Wrestlemania Rewind as Warrior
- WWE Hall Of Fame 2014 as Himself
- WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1 as Ultimate Warrior
- WWE: Macho Man - The Randy Savage Story as Ultimate Warrior
- WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions as The Ultimate Warrior
- Warrior's Greatest Matches as Self
- WWE: The Best of Sting as Blade Runner Rock/Warrior
- Warrior: The Ultimate Legend
- Ultimate Warrior: The Ultimate Collection as The Ultimate Warrior
2013
- WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden as Ultimate Warrior
- Legends of Mid-South Wrestling as Blade Runner Rock
2012
- WWE Survivor Series 2012 as The Ultimate Warrior (archive footage)
- The Warrior Show as Warrior
2011
- The True Story of WrestleMania as The Ultimate Warrior
2010
- WWE: The Undertaker's Deadliest Matches as Himself
2009
2008
- WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship as Ultimate Warrior
- RVD TV as Himself
2006
- WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology as The Ultimate Warrior
- WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship as Ultimate Warrior
2005
- The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior as Ultimate Warrior (archival footage)
- WWE: Wrestlemania Recall as Ultimate Warrior
1998
- WCW Halloween Havoc 1998 as The Ultimate Warrior
- WCW Fall Brawl 1998 as The Ultimate Warrior
1997
- WWF Summer Flashback! as Ultimate Warrior
1996
- WWE WrestleMania XII as The Ultimate Warrior
- WWE King of the Ring 1996 as The Ultimate Warrior
- WWE In Your House 7: Good Friends, Better Enemies as The Ultimate Warrior
1995
1994
- The History Of WrestleMania as Ultimate Warrior
1992
- WWE SummerSlam 1992 as The Ultimate Warrior
- The Ultimate Warrior as The Ultimate Warrior
- WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1992 as The Ultimate Warrior
- WWE WrestleMania VIII as The Ultimate Warrior (Appearance)
- WWE Rampage '92 as The Ultimate Warrior
1991
- WWE WrestleFest '91 as The Ultimate Warrior
- WWE SuperTape: Volume 4 as The Ultimate Warrior
- WWE Greatest Hits as The Ultimate Warrior
- WWE Funniest Moments as The Ultimate Warrior
- WWE Royal Rumble 1991 as The Ultimate Warrior
- Wrestling's Greatest Champions as The Ultimate Warrior
- WWE SummerSlam 1991 as The Ultimate Warrior
- 2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars as The Ultimate Warrior
- WWE WrestleMania VII as The Ultimate Warrior
- WWE Rampage '91 as The Ultimate Warrior
- WWE SuperTape: Volume 3 as The Ultimate Warrior
- SWS WrestleFest as The Ultimate Warrior
- WWE World Tour 1991 as The Ultimate Warrior
- WWE Mega Matches as The Ultimate Warrior
1990
- WWE WrestleMania VI as The Ultimate Warrior
- Battle of the WWE Superstars as The Ultimate Warrior
- WWE The Main Event III as The Ultimate Warrior
- WWE Survivor Series Showdown '90 as The Ultimate Warrior (Appearance)
- WWE World Tour '90 as The Ultimate Warrior
- WWE The Main Event IV as The Ultimate Warrior
- WWE WrestleFest '90 as The Ultimate Warrior
- WWE SummerSlam 1990 as The Ultimate Warrior
- The Ultimate Warrior as Ultimate Warrior
- WWE Survivor Series 1990 as The Ultimate Warrior
- WWE Royal Rumble 1990 as The Ultimate Warrior
- Seriously... Phil Collins as Self (as The Ultimate Warrior)
- WWE The Ultimate Challenge Special: The March to WrestleMania VI as The Ultimate Warrior
- WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit
- Wrestling Superheroes as The Ultimate Warrior
1989
- WWE WrestleMania V as The Ultimate Warrior
- WWE Survivor Series 1989 as The Ultimate Warrior
- WWE SummerSlam 1989 as Himself
- WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: January '89 as The Ultimate Warrior
- The Ultimate Warrior as The Ultimate Warrior
- The Brains Behind the Brawn as Ultimate Warrior
- WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89 as The Ultimate Warrior
- WWE Royal Rumble 1989 as The Ultimate Warrior
- WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89 as The Ultimate Warrior
- Fan Favorites as The Ultimate Warrior
1988
- WWE WrestleMania IV as The Ultimate Warrior
- WWE Royal Rumble 1988 as The Ultimate Warrior
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: July '88 as The Ultimate Warrior
- WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: July '88 as The Ultimate Warrior
- WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: October '88 as The Ultimate Warrior
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '88 as The Ultimate Warrior
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '88 as The Ultimate Warrior
- The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World as The Ultimate Warrior
- WWE The Main Event
- WWE SummerSlam 1988 as The Ultimate Warrior
- WWE Survivor Series 1988 as The Ultimate Warrior
- WWE WrestleFest as The Ultimate Warrior
- WrestleMania IV as The Ultimate Warrior
- WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: November '88 as The Ultimate Warrior
1987
- WWE Houston Wrestling: November '87 as The Ultimate Warrior
- WWE Houston Wrestling: December '87 as The Ultimate Warrior
1986
- WWF Wrestling Challenge as The Ultimate Warrior
- WWF Superstars
- WCCW Labor Day Star Wars '86 as The Dingo Warrior
- WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '86 as The Dingo Warrior
- Power Pro Wrestling as Blade Runner Rock/Freedom Fighter Justice
1985
- Saturday Night's Main Event as The Ultimate Warrior
1982
- World Class Championship Wrestling as Dingo Warrior
1981
- Mid-South Wrestling as Blade Runner Rock
1973
- WWE Old School as The Ultimate Warrior