The professional wrestler known as the Ultimate Warrior (James Brian Hellwig) passed away Tuesday night at the age of 54. The news comes from WWE which recently inducted the iconic superstar to the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2014
TMZ reported that Hellwig — who officially changed his name to Warrior in 1993 — "collapsed outside an Arizona hotel at 5:50 PM on April 8th ... while walking to his car with his wife. Warrior was transported to a nearby hospital ... where he was pronounced dead."
The Warrior even an appearance at Wrestlemania XXX and Monday Night RAW (first time since 1996) following his acceptance speech at his induction ceremony.
According to WWE, The Ultimate Warrior was "one of the most iconic WWE Superstars ever," joined the organization in 1987 and three years later was world champion, defeating Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania VI at SkyDome in Toronto. The match, billed as the "Ultimate Challenge," lived up to the billing in the eyes of most, a common staple in lists of greatest wrestling matches of all time.
His wrestling career over, the man who began his career as a bodybuilder had a brief turn as a motivational speaker.
Along with his enshirnement into the Hall of Fame and return to the ring in "Raw," The Ultimate Warrior character is to be included in the WWE 2K14 video game, another sign of his reconciliation with WWE.
Others in the wrestling world quickly took to social media to announce Hellwig's death and offer condolences and thoughts.
source - WWE
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