Jim Ross shoots on The Ultimate Warrior no showing house shows in 1996

For over forty years Jim Ross has been the Voice of Wrestling. From starting as referee in the regional territories to becoming the Executive Vice President for WWE, nobody has a story quite like Jim Ross. From recruiting and hiring some of the biggest superstars in the industry to providing the soundtrack for the most important moments in wrestling history, “Good Ole JR” was there for it all. Join us every Thursday morning as Conrad Thompson grills JR like you’ve never heard before, uncut and uncensored!

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[mmurph]

"If you're giving your body to the Ultimate Warrior you *are* a team player" 😂😂😂😂

[DaveMoth]

The Warrior sounded like an absolute nightmare to deal with in the mid 90s

[dj-teyj]

As a child watching wrestling at the time, Warrior was one of my favorites. I still love his character. But the man who played the character, whoa he was something else.

[truthsocialmedia]

I was at that house show. The crowd was on the verge of a riot. Throwing chairs in the ring, drinks, popcorn, Beating the ushers. Total chaos.

[VERDICTInsanity]

Warrior was that kid that always changed the rules of the game when they were losing

[reptiles]

Load the spaceship with the rocket fuel!

[miamiphins]

I remember being front row Warrior vs Vader in Orlando when he pulled this.

[agamemnonbusmalis]

People are completely missing the point of the "Warrior's father passed away" issue. If he had communicated that beforehand and asked for the time off, he certainly would have received it. Instead, he vanished, didn't attend the shows he was advertised for, didn't return phone calls, and then used the death as an excuse after the fact. Responsible adults communicate.... Warrior was being scummy af which he had a strong pattern of doing and he is rightfully being called out for it by people who were actually there. It's scary how many people would give him a free pass for virtually anything because they really liked his theme music growing up 🤣🙄

[bbb]

Warrior just sounds like he was a nightmare to deal with

[TheNotbadphonedaddy]

It's funny how Ross says that it was protocol to announce when a major star was not going to be at a show.

I attended a number of shows where Razor Ramon was announced on the card, but no showed.

Not a word was said about it at any of those three shows I attended.

[Ryan-hlur]

Not to mention, the blatant & despicable attack against a cancer survivor. Who happens to be beloved, unlike hell-wig. What he said about "The Brain" is unforgivable. A guy, who btw, gave his' body to hell & got a broken neck 4 his' troubles.

[retrogamerockstar]

Is that the iron shiek in ultimate warriors eyeball?

[shane]

What is the WWE policy on bereavement? Who is Vince McMahon to say that that because Warrior hadn't seen his father in 10 years isn't able to grieve. Was Roman Reigns punished for leaving during Wrestlemania?

[GlorifiedTruth]

I was never a fan of Warrior's, and I think it's obvious that JR is right when he says the guy was a dick. That being said, wrestling promoters have been hustling their asses off for 100 years to screw over talent, and there's a certain irony about everyone crying about how Warrior tried to put the shoe on the other foot.

[roryjones]

To think that they thought Sid was more reliable than the Warrior is mind boggling lol

[HayWire]

It's funny how nearly every other thing JR "shoots" on is okay, but when it's about Ultimate Warrior its "oh no, you can't say that! our childhood is ruined!".

[thunderlightning]

"You load the spaceship with the rocket fuel and load it with the words, DESTRUCITY!"

[LoneWolf-bdsn]

Wow, Warrior is really getting his name dragged through the mud of late. Not heard one positive thing about him since his passing. Sad.

[ratedtriplex]

He was faster than a cheetah
Stronger than a grizzly
More terrifying than a great white shark
And just when they thought it was safe to go back in to the ring
dun dun dun
He ran over him like a freight train
He's back and even more reckless than before.

[ryankeefe]

while Warrior and his dad may have been estranged I’m sure his death affected him and while Warrior may not have been the easiest to deal with I don’t think it’s anyone’s place to judge how someone grieves and Vince and Warrior should’ve talked about him taking some time off