While talking on his podcast Grilling JR, Jim Ross recently spoke about the former WWE Champion and Hall of Famer The Ultimate Warrior. Although many fans remember Warrior as a very popular Superstar, Jim Ross revealed that he wasn’t exactly popular backstage.
Jim Ross stated that The Ultimate Warrior had a major ego and would not get along with most people backstage. Ross also critiqued his in-ring ability and said that Warrior was not very talented.
While speaking about The Ultimate Warrior’s lack of popularity backstage, Jim Ross touched upon Bobby Heenan’s opinion of Warrior. Ross revealed that although Heenan served as Warrior’s manager for some time, he wasn’t fond of the Dingo Warrior. Even though Bobby Heenan liked everyone in the locker room, The Ultimate Warrior was the one person he did not like.
Further talking about Heenan and Warrior, Jim Ross explained that the only reason why Heenan was professional with Warrior was to show everyone that it is possible to dislike someone and still work with them for the good of the company. Jim Ross stated that The Ultimate Warrior was not a good guy in his opinion.
Jim Ross praises The Ultimate Warrior
While Jim Ross had some harsh words for Warrior throughout the podcast, the AEW announcer admitted that he was happy to see The Ultimate Warrior become a family man later on in his life.
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