Tag: Ultimate Warrior

Calinger: Hard to believe Ultimate Warrior is gone

By J.W. CALINGER ISL Correspondent With all the focus on character development, story arcs, and dramatic, competitive matches, pro wrestling fans still love the occasional virtual demigod or freak of nature who simply comes down to the ring and runs over or smashes people. It’s what made Andre the Giant such a star and, more […]

No. 8 WWE/WCW theme: Ultimate Warrior

No. 8: Ultimate Warrior (Warrior Wildfire, Jim Johnston, 1987) This was one of the old-school themes that intended to set a mood. Boy, did it ever. The song spawned guitar-induced heavy metal craziness from the very beginning, right during the height of hair-band mania. The wrestler matched the music’s intensity. People forget that Warrior was so […]