The professional wrestling superstar, Warrior, continues to inspire young people across America with his powerful lectures on the ideas that have made this country great.
Even though he was voted “the least likely to succeed” in high school, his spirit, discipline, and courage have led him on an incredible life journey. Warrior is one of the few to become the WWF champion and continues to be one of the most popular, beloved wrestlers in the history of professional wrestling.
After winning the 1984 NPC Mr. Georgia competition and other events, Warrior entered Mr. America in 1985. It was that experience which would take him on a journey that no one, least of all him, would ever have expected.
Seven years into a Doctor of Chiropractic education, desirous of a break from 10 quarters of arduous study and dreaming of opening his own clinic once graduated, Warrior’s bodybuilding efforts brought him before a life-changing opportunity.
Warrior was approached by Ed Conners, from the renowned Gold’s Gym to become one of two bodybuilding protégés. From this partnership, Warrior came to meet a wrestling partner, Steve “Sting” Borden, and entered professional wrestling. The fearless twosome joined the Mid-Southern Wrestling organization and began their illustrious mat careers as the “Freedom Fighters” and for a short time as the “Bladerunners.” Five months later, different promotional opportunities called and the duo parted ways.
A stint with the World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) in Dallas working helped him flush out the character that would make him a household name and icon for all time, The Ultimate Warrior. As “The Ultimate” one, the Warrior worked with Vince McMahon and the WWF. Within two years of paying dues that lead to headlining the Federation, he defeated Hulk Hogan for the Championship Belt.
Dropping “The Ultimate,” in 1993 Warrior changed his legal name to just Warrior. In the mid 90’s, Warrior was already looking beyond the ring and became a businessman with projects that included comic books, gyms, and a mail-order business all operating under "Project Warrior" which helped legitimize that Warrior meant more than just a muscled guy in the squared circle.
Warrior returned to the WWF in 1996 for a brief time to reenergize wrestling fans and reinvigorate TV ratings. It was then that he found himself embroiled in a legal battle for the rights to the intellectual property of his own creation. A bitter five-year court battle ensued. Warrior was unable to compete for the rival WCW until there was judicial intervention. In the end Warrior came out victorious and remains the only "Superstar" high profile wrestler who has the rights to his name and identity after working with Vince McMahon. In 1998, Ultimate Warrior returned to the ring and his presence scored all time high cable TV ratings for TNT’s “Monday Nitro.”
Inspired by personal and professional circumstances, Warrior rechanneled his physical intensity into intellectual pursuits. Reading, learning and writing became his new workouts, “The world has seen the muscle I built of Warrior, now I’ll build his mind.”
Currently, Warrior is preparing for his greatest battle: to teach, lecture, and mentor those seeking the traditional truth as human beings. An avid reader of the Great Books of the Western World, he plans on bringing the ideas of the Founding Fathers, along with Aristotle, Homer, Aquinas, Thucydides, Machiavelli, Adam Smith, Russell Kirk, Friedrich Hayek, Tocqueville, Milton Friedman, Ayn Rand and many others to young people all across the country. These writings by civilization’s best original and modern thinkers exemplify the plain and powerful philosophy in which Warrior lives his own life.
Warrior and his wife, Dana, who have been married for four years, have two girls, Indiana and Mattigan, and Warrior has been taken for their family name. Warrior says, “No matter that we live in contemporary times, when two people decide they want to rebuild family tradition, tradition not handed down by their own ancestors, they can, and it can be incredible.” The family currently resides in New Mexico.
Always Believe.
(from http://www.ultimatewarrior.com)
Added by Orion Reasoner on 7/09/2004, 11:01pm
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