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 Ultimate Warrior has died ...
this according to the WWE. Warrior -- real name James Hellwig -- was a true WWE legend ... and was
one of the most iconic wrestlers of all time. He was
54-years-old.Warrior was just inducted into the
WWE Hall of Fame the night before Wrestlemania
XXX this weekend ... and last night, he made his first
appearance on "Monday Night Raw" in years.
Triple H just tweeted, "Saddened to announce the passing
of the Ultimate Warrior. Icon and friend. My
sympathy to his wife Dana and his
daughters."Stephanie McMahon also tweeted, "#
RIPUltimateWarrior Your strength of character is to
be admired. There will never be anyone like you. Your spirit lives on in your family."Hulk Hogan --
Warrior's greatest rival -- has also tweeted, "RIP
WARRIOR. only love. HH"Kevin Nash wrote, "So
happy I embraced Warrior with a hug when we
saw each other backstage Saturday night.
My heart
goes out to his family. Always Believe."Warrior posed for some pics at the airport in New Orleans
a round 6am this morning. We're told he was in
great spirits and offered to take photos with any
fan who approached him.WWE posted a message
on the official website saying, "WWE is shocked and
deeply saddened to learn of the passing of one of the most iconic WWE Superstars ever, The Ultimate
Warrior. ""Warrior began his WWE career in 1987
and quickly went on to become one of the biggest
stars in WWE history. Warrior became WWE
Champion at WrestleMania VI, defeating Hulk
Hogan in an epic encounter.
We are grateful that just days ago, Warrior had the opportunity to take
his rightful place in the WWE Hall of Fame and was
also able to appear at WrestleMania 30 and Monday
Night Raw to address his legions of fans.""WWE
sends its sincere condolences to Warrior's family,
friends and fans.
Warrior was 54 and is survived by his wife Dana and his two daughters.
Culled from TMZ
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