WWE legends live on for many reasons, even after their passing. The Ultimate Warrior is still with us, but stories of his life continue floating to the surface to this day. Once known as an unstoppable force in WWE, The Ultimate Warrior earned a reputation for producing some rough matches, as he pulled no punches to work stiff against opponents. He also didn’t sell very often when punishment was handed to him, and he had a method to this madness.
Mario Mancini, who was a WWE wrestler between 1984 and 1992, revealed on the Cheap Heat Productions Podcast that he once gave The Ultimate Warrior some advice. Obviously, this was a unique experience.
“I shake his hand, I go, ‘Wow, you’re built like a brick sh*thouse. Listen, when you go out there, don’t sell anything. Don’t sell nothing. It’ll be like a flea on you. Don’t register. Forget about selling. Don’t even register it.’ He goes out there, whoever he was working with, the jobber hits him in the stomach and he registers it.”
Mario Mancini
The Ultimate Warrior’s career was not without controversy. He had a reputation for being difficult to work with and had several high-profile feuds with other wrestlers and management. In 1991, he was briefly suspended by the WWF for violating the company’s drug policy. In 1996, he was fired from the company for breach of contract, after no-showing several events and making disparaging comments about other wrestlers in interviews.
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