[spacer height=”20px”]WWE announced that The Ultimate Warrior passed away at the age of 54. On behalf of everyone on the site, I would like to personally offer our condolences to Warrior’s family and friends during this difficult time. #AlwaysBelieve
There aren’t many other details yet. The company sent out this statement:
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.
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We have no details as of yet, however The Ultimate Warrior passed away at the age of 54. Many in the industry have taken to their Twitter accounts to comment on the Warrior’s passing:
Vince McMahon tweeted the following about The Ultimate Warrior’s death:
“We are all so sad that the Ultimate Warrior has passed away. Our heart is with his wife Dana and his two daughters.”
Here is a picture of Vince and the Warrior together from earlier this week.
Triple H: “Saddened to announce the passing of the Ultimate Warrior. Icon and friend. My sympathy to his wife Dana and his daughters”
Stephanie McMahon: “#RIPUltimateWarrior Your strength of character is to be admired. There will never be anyone like you. Your spirit lives on in your family.”
Bad News Barrett: “Truly awful news about The Ultimate Warrior’s passing. Thoughts go out to his family. RIP.”
Jim Ross: “Sad to pass along the news that the Ultimate Warrior has died. Condolences to his wife & two, young daughters. RIP Warrior”
Hulk Hogan: “RIP WARRIOR. only love. HH”
Kevin Nash: “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.”
Hornswoggle: “This is absolutely horrific news. After just meeting my hero yesterday,finding out about @UltimateWarrior passing is unbelievable.Speechless”
Gregory Shane Helms: “The wrestling world has lost another legend. RIP ULTIMATE WARRIOR. Dammit.”
Austin Aries: “WTF?! Really!? #Warrior”
Nattie: “Thoughts and prayers go out to Warrior and his family. Incredibly sad to hear this news.”
John Layfield: “Really saddened to hear about @UltimateWarrior passing away. RIP A tremendous legend.”
Curtis Axel: “Shocked and very saddened to hear about Ultimate Warrior passing. Prayers go out to his family! RIP. Loss for words…”
Zack Ryder: “I’m in shock. The Ultimate Warrior has passed away. I just met him yesterday. RIP. I’ll always believe!!!”
Rowdy Roddy Piper: “Tomorrow is promised to know one!! Enjoy every second, with a tool called love!! My love to The Warrior and family. RIP”
Titus O’Neil: “Very disappointed 2hear of the passing of @WWE HOF #ultimatewarrior my Kids just met him this weekend&I enjoyed meeting his family. #Wow”
Chris Jericho: “Devastated to hear of the passing of @UltimateWarrior. He was a childhood hero of mine & he vs @HulkHogan WM6 is still one of the best ever”
Hornswoggle: “Saw him at the airport this morning and was going to say hello but didn’t want to bother him. Still so unreal and such mind blowing news.”
Trish Stratus: “Sad to hear news of Warrior passing. Just seeing him happy last 3 days – it puts life in perspective that it can’t be taken for granted. RIP”
Daniel Bryan: “Heartbroken. My sincerest condolences go out to The Warrior’s family. Seeing how much he loved his daughters and his wife this weekend makes it all the more heartbreaking. The Ultimate Warrior was my favorite as a kid, and getting to speak to him this weekend was one of my favorite moments. He was so nice to me. #RIPWarrior”
Randy Orton: “My thoughts and prayers go out to the Warrior family. It breaks my heart after seeing how proud his girls are of their father. Stay strong”
Batista: “After all these years I finally got 2 tell him that me shaking the ropes was an homage 2 him. Blessed to have had that moment. #onelife”
The Rock: “Loss always has a way of reminding us to live and love as greatly as we can. My prayers and strength to his family. RIP Ultimate Warrior.”
JakeSnakeDDT: Deeply saddened. We just had a great talk & buried a senseless hatchet. Talked working together. RIP Warrior. Taking solace we made peace.
Diamond Dallas Page: “Deeply saddened to find out about the passing of #WWE LEGEND, @UltimateWarrior. You & your legacy will FOREVER be remembered in our hearts!
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