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Jim Hellwig

Acting Born Jun 16, 1959 Crawfordsville, Indiana, USA 24 credits

Biography

Warrior (born James Brian Hellwig) is a retired American professional wrestler, who has wrestled under the ring names The Ultimate Warrior, Warrior and Dingo Warrior. He is best known for his appearances in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from 1987 to 1991 and again in 1992 and 1996, and in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1998. He won the WWF Championship when he pinned Hulk Hogan in the main event of WrestleMania VI. Hellwig legally changed his name to Warrior in 1993. Warrior retired from professional wrestling in 1999 and embarked on a public speaking career. On June 25, 2008, he returned to wrestle Orlando Jordan in Barcelona, Spain defeating him in a match booked by the Italian Nu-Wrestling Evolution promotion. Warrior was described by World Wrestling Entertainment as having been "the ultimate archetype of strength and intensity", and "one of the most intense and physically impressive competitors to ever appear in the WWE".

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Known for

Raw

as The Ultimate Warrior
Film

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade

1999
Film

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade

as The Ultimate Warrior
Film

Monsters, Inc.

as The Ultimate Warrior
Film

The Secret

2000
Film

Scorned

as Himself

Full filmography

  • Raw (1993) as The Ultimate Warrior
  • WWF Superstars (1986)
  • WWF Superstars (1986) as The Ultimate Warrior
  • WWE Saturday Night's Main Event (1985) as The Ultimate Warrior
  • WWE Saturday Night's Main Event (1985)
  • WWE Pay Per View (1985)
  • WWF Wrestling Challenge (1986) as The Ultimate Warrior
  • World Class Championship Wrestling (1982) as Dingo Warrior
  • World Class Championship Wrestling (1982) as The Dingo Warrior
  • Mid-South Wrestling (1981) as Blade Runner Rock
  • WWE Rivals (2022) as Ultimate Warrior
  • The Best of WWE (2020) as Ultimate Warrior
  • WWE Old School (1973) as The Ultimate Warrior
  • WWE Old School (1973) as Ultimate Warrior
  • WWE This Is Awesome (2022) as The Ultimate Warrior (archive footage)
  • WCW Monday Nitro (1995)
  • Biography: WWE Legends (2021) as Ultimate Warrior
  • Mr. McMahon (2024) as The Ultimate Warrior (Archive Footage)
  • WWE 24 (2015) as Himself
  • Wrestlemania Rewind (2014) as Warrior
  • Power Pro Wrestling (1986) as Blade Runner Rock/Freedom Fighter Justice
  • WWE WrestleMania IV (1988) as The Ultimate Warrior
  • WWE Survivor Series 1990 (1990) as The Ultimate Warrior
  • RVD TV (2008) as Himself