History YMMV / ULTIMATEWARRIOR

* BaseBreaker: One of the biggest. As if the ''Self-Destruction'' [=DVD=], and the reaction to it, wasn't enough evidence.[note] According to Jericho, WWE wrestlers were ordered to bury him every chance they got. Of course, that changed the second Wrestler signed to come back for the Hall of Fame and the ''Self-Destruction'' was put out of print immediately, so make of those interviews what you will. [/note]

* BaseBreaker: One of the biggest. As if the ''Self-Destruction'' [=DVD=], and the reaction to it, wasn't enough evidence.

** His entry on ExactWords about how he wouldn't die until he saw the Undertaker's streak destroyed. It happened two days before his death.

** With the death of the Ultimare Warrior a DVD known as "The Self-destruction of the Ultimate Warrior" ''really'' doesn't suit well.

* MoneyDearBoy: He's not afraid of admitting the only reason he got involved with the business was to make money and that he wasn't a fan nor watched wrestling.

* SmugSuper: He would occasionally refer to non-wrestlers as "normals", and express contempt for their weakness compared to him and his opponents.

** Even worse: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDmjBesg4-8 the WWE2K14 promo]], which STARTS OFF with Warrior claiming that "NOT EVEN....the Grim Reaper himself, STARVING to get his hands on" his soul, could keep him from appearing in the game.

** Wrestling/{{Ted DiBiase}} ''alone'' [[http://thesmartmarks.com/old_site/artman/publish/article_683.shtml goes back and forth on the subject.]] [=DiBiase=] credits Warrior for trusting him to lead a match when they were both in Mid-South and says that Warrior was "tremendously dedicated to keeping his body in shape. That's about it." He says that Warrior was very calculating and that he was an asshole to the fans and repeatedly held Vince up for more money. This might explain Vince's notorious reticence with putting the belt on wrestlers who reside outside of his inner circle.

** Wrestling/{{Ted DiBiase}} ''alone'' [[http://thesmartmarks.com/old_site/artman/publish/article_683.shtml goes back and forth on the subject.]] [=DiBiase=] credits Warrior for trusting him to lead a match when they were both in Mid-South and says that Warrior was "tremendously dedicated to keeping his body in shape. That's about it." He says that Warrior used the business and that he was an asshole to the fans and repeatedly held Vince up for more money.

** Kevin Von Erich, who worked with him in his Dingo Warrior days in World Class, [[http://thesmartmarks.com/old_site/artman/publish/article_1272.shtml also said]] that Warrior was quiet, and a "very good guy."

* RunningGag: In re TheOtherDarrin on the main page: This created an early one on the {{Usenet}} newsgroup [=rec.sport.pro-wrestling=] that said, "he died and was replaced by Steve [=DiSalvo=]". The gag [[MemeticMutation took on a life of its own]] and when some new poster would ask, "Who is <Wrestler X>?", some joker would answer, "Steve [=DiSalvo=]."

* BullyingADragon- On ''The Self-Destruction Of The Ultimate Warrior'', Bobby Heenan tells a (possibly apocryphal) antecdote about how, in his feud with Andre the Giant, he would run at Andre as fast as he could and slam him with a clothesline much harder than he needed to. Eventually Andre got sick of it and shooted on the Warrior- holding up his fist and hitting Warrior right between the eyes as he ran in for the clothesline. After that, Warrior was apparently so cowed that he would barely touch Andre in their matches.

* DumbassHasAPoint: Shortly after {{Wrestling/RandySavage}}'s death, Hulk Hogan gave an interview about Randy, their rocky friendship and the details of Randy's marriage to Elizabeth, including how paranoid and protective Randy was of her. Warrior responded with a vlog that, predictably, rambled through the point, but he was right when he pointed out that Hogan airing the sordid details of his friend's failed marriage was kind of a dick move, especially [[NeverSpeakIllOfTheDead on the heels of the man's untimely demise]].

** {{Narm Charm}}: That being said, there are fans who love his promos.

* SmugSuper: He would occasionally refer to non-wrestlers as "normals", and express contempt for their weakness compared to him and his opponents.

** [[Wrestling/TedDiBiase Ted [=DiBiase=]]] ''alone'' [[http://thesmartmarks.com/old_site/artman/publish/article_683.shtml goes back and forth on the subject.]] [=DiBiase=] credits Warrior for trusting him to lead a match when they were both in Mid-South and says that Warrior was "tremendously dedicated to keeping his body in shape. That's about it." He says that Warrior used the business and that he was an asshole to the fans and repeatedly held Vince up for more money.
** [[Wrestling/HacksawJimDuggan "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan]], who first encountered UW in his Blade Runners days in Mid-South/UWF, [[http://thesmartmarks.com/old_site/artman/publish/article_1225.shtml said]] that Warrior was never happy.

* BullyingADragon- On TheSelfDestructionOfTheUltimateWarrior, Bobby Heenan tells a (possibly apocryphal) antecdote about how, in his feud with Andre the Giant, he would run at Andre as fast as he could and slam him with a clothesline much harder than he needed to. Eventually Andre got sick of it and shooted on the Warrior- holding up his fist and hitting Warrior right between the eyes as he ran in for the clothesline. After that, Warrior was apparently so cowed that he would barely touch Andre in their matches.

* HarsherInHindsight: As cruelly amusing as it is to watch him splatter HHH in 90 seconds, given how it clearly led to HHH realizing he'd have to do everything possible to protect his spot if he ever got to the point where something like that would actually mean something, it looks more and more like a bad idea.

* LegacyCharacter: Subverted, he would often try to claim that he and his opponent du jour (usually Hogan), were the latest in a long line of champions or heroes representing two sides in an ancient conflict. Needless to say, they weren't

* ShoutOut: "I was sent in a capsule from a place long from here", is a either a reference to {{Superman}}, or another bit of rambling nonsense

* SmugSuper: He would occasionally refer to non-wrestlers as "normals", and express contempt for their weakness compared to him and his opponents

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: How would the face of wrestling be different today, if Vince's original plans for the Warrior had worked ou?

** Arn Anderson [[http://thesmartmarks.com/old_site/artman/publish/article_377.shtml said]] that Vince pushed Warrior even though he wasn't going to be a great wrestler and it worked. Interestingly, Arn said that Warrior, behind the scenes, kept to himself and was ''quiet'' and intense.

* BullyingADragon- On TheSelfDestructionOfTheUltimateWarrior, Bobby Heenan tells a (possibly apocryphal) antecdote about how, in hs feud with Andre the Giant, he would run at Andre as fast as he could and slam him with a clothesline much harder than he needed to. Eventualky Andre got sick of it and shooted on the Warrior- holding up his fist and hitting Warrior right between the eyes as he ran in for the clothesline. After that, Warrior was apparently so cowed that he would barely touch Andre in their matches.

* BullyingADragon- On TheSelfDestructionOfTheUltimateWarrior, Bobby Heenan tells a (possibly apocryphal) antecdote about how, in hs feud with Andre the Giant, he would run at Andre as fast as he could and slam him with a clothesline much harder than he needed to. Eventualky Andre git sick of it and shooted on the Warrior- holding up his fist and hitting Warrior right between the eyes as he ran in for the clothesline. After that, Warrior was apparently so cowed that he would barely touch Andre in their matches.

* LegacyCharacter: He would often try to claim that he and his opponent du jour (usually Hogan), were the latest in a long line of champions or heroes representing two sides in an ancient conflict. Needless to say, they weren't