The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior

A great documentary, showing who Jim Hellwig really was behind the curtain. The remarks by those appearing in the documentary are neither defamatory, nor are they in any way disrespectful...quite the contrary, in fact.

Some of the reviews on here warned of lots of bias, and the very title of the video suggests that it's negative. Having read the reviews first, I was pleasantly surprised at how it wasn't too negative or way too biased.

This was just a story of a guy who hit the big time and then gradually fizzled out, which happens all the time. A lot of the criticisms people made of the Warrior could have been made of the people criticizing him, and have been. Basically it's a must see, and then go watch random videos by the Warrior on Youtube to hear his side of the story, heheh

Ultimately, they do give him credit for his role in his success, but on the downside, they give too much credit to the WWE for his success. Anyone who knows anything knows that only a very few people can be lucky and gifted enough to ascend to the top of the WWE. Thus, if he did it, he deserve a lot of the credit and his achievements shouldn't be taken away from him like that.

Furthermore, elite-level pro wrestling is a very tough sport which breaks people down on every level imaginable, so it shouldn't be surprising that he gradually got tired and retired a little younger than some of his peers.

I just watched the DVD and thought it was pretty good.

I was a young teenager in the late 80's when I first saw the Ultimate Warrior on TV in Australia. Like many people, I thought he was cool and his wrestling "theme" music was awesome.

This Doco/interview tells the unknown story of the Ultimate Warrior from his humble beginnings into wrestling to the end of his career. There is lots of actual match footage shown which is good and brought back fond memories. It's a shame that we never get to hear from Jim Hellwig (The Ultimate Warrior) himself, and his version of the story.

All the interviews from other wrestlers and associates are insightful and some are just plain funny.

In my opinion of this DVD, it does reveal that The Ultimate Warrior was a pretty weird guy and probably not the most talented TV Wrestler. But I also believe there is a lot of sour grapes coming from Vince McMahon and other wrestlers. It appears to me that Jim Hellwig was unhappy with his salary and thought he should be making more money than what he was being paid.

In summary, this was a good watch, with lots of great footage and some funny interviews. I would recommend this to everyone including non-wrestling fans.

How do you want to rip someone a new one? Create a DVD called The Self-Destruction Of The Ultimate Warrior.

The DVD more or less is a rant and shoot interview about how much the Ultimate Warrior did so much wrong in the wrestling business.

The DVD features interviews with Hulk Hogan, Chris Jericho, Edge, Christian, Ted DiBiase, Ric Flair, Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, Vince McMahon, Jim Ross, Jerry "The King" Lawler, and 'Mean' Gene Okerlund as they talk about The Ultimate Warrior.

It feature them mostly ripping the Warrior for how he was back in the day. It shows how Jim Hellwig would become the Ultimate Warrior and how he would become a member of The WWF.

It shares some of the most interesting stories you have seen in a wrestling DVD that have to be watched to understand. Along with showing footage of his beginning days of the WWF.

Now I'll admit I wasn't a big Warrior fan but this DVD make you go wow and it is better if you watch it to better understand it.

I give The Self Destruction Of The Ultimate Warrior an 7 out of 10

THE ULLL-TI-MATE......WARRIOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES!

Today's generation may have John Cena, Randy Orton, Triple H, and Batista to call sports entertainers....if you all were born after 1990.

SORRY. Not ME!. Andyvee was born in 1985! Yeah! This 21 year old baby was watching wrestling before any of these guys were in the wrestling business. And if your like me, the only wrestler you would probably like to watch was the Warrior, kicking some ASS! Come on Vince McMahon. You're taking to Warrior fans who were too young to understand the problems Warrior was creating. All you're doing trying to destroy the love and support we have for the Ultimate Warrior, and make us want to see your stupid-ass "sports entertainers" who also watched the Warrior perform themselves.

Stop Hatin' Vince. The 80's was the good old days.

WWF sucks ass. The Rock is gone, Stone Cold is gone, and all of the good guys from the past.

Hey, I might be living in the past, but that's when wrestling was good.

I will never watch WWF again. And if you like the Warrior, don't either.