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THE WARRIOR ATTACKS

The Ultimate Warrior gave a speech infront of University of Connecticut students last night that almost broke out into a riot. Major arguments broke out after many considered Warrior's thoughts to be homophobic and racist.

People started yelling at Warrior as he spoke. Warrior at one point started yelling and stomping his feet, telling everyone to not talk while he is and to ask questions after his speech. Officers were eventually called in to calm things down.

The group that brought Warrior in, the College Republicans, apologized heavily for bringing Warrior in after the speech ended. Statements that really got the crowd upset were when Warrior said "queering don't make the world work" and told an Iranian girl to "get a towel." Warrior also admitted that he used steroids while in wrestling.

What was to be a lecture on the differences between liberalism and conservatism became heated Tuesday when the man known simply as Warrior came to the Dodd Center. The night quickly changed from a love fest over the Ultimate Warrior and his career in what was then known as the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) to an attack on his personal beliefs. The Warrior - who Norm Moghtaderi, a 10th-semester sociology and history major, felt was homophobic and racist - was met with unhappy members of the Tent City protest group.

"People like this should not be allowed to spat this off without being countered," said Geoff Traugh, a 4th-semester peace studies and political science major. The dispute between Traugh and Warrior escalated. Warrior screamed back and stomped on the stage saying questions would be answered during the question and answer segment. Many people in the audience yelled and verbally attacked Warrior and his views during his hour-and-a-half discussion.

"How do you think, I feel I have to protect him," Maj. Sgt. Linda Killarney said. She called three other officers to the scene for backup. The crowd was warned if this was not stopped, it would end. The College Republicans, who sponsored the event with the Undergraduate Student Government, said the organization was just trying to add another point of view to the discussion.

"We are truly sorry that the Warrior did not measure up to our standards," College Republicans Spokesman Heath Fahle said. The group said they had worked hard to bring another view to add to respectful debates. They thought Warrior would represent news ideas after members saw him live. The organization felt compelled to send out a press release apologizing for the event.

"We do not feel that happened tonight," Fahle said. He said the College Republicans had wanted a respectful debate. Warrior got an unfavorable response from the crowd when he discussed homosexuals.

"Queering don't make the world work," Warrior said.

 

[Forgotten_Taco]

All the little warriors up in heaven am crying.

 

[GaimeGuy]

the release almost makes it sound like the kids were acting out of line. -_-

"Queering don't make the world work"?
"Get a towel"?

What the fuck? They had every right to interrupt him and protest.

 

[calder]

The fact that he started stomping his feet makes it clear - total work. The presence of a 10th semester sociology student as an obvious plant in the audience is almost too transparent. Expect a face-turn for College Republicans Spokesman Heath Fahle at the next RAW.

 

[Pimpwerx]

"We are truly sorry that the Warrior did not measure up to our standards," College Republicans Spokesman Heath Fahle said. The group said they had worked hard to bring another view to add to respectful debates. They thought Warrior would represent news ideas after members saw him live. The organization felt compelled to send out a press release apologizing for the event.

*shakes head*

"Respectable debates" and Ultimate Warrior just don't seem like they'd go together. I'm sure he's a normal guy in regular life, but are you seriously bringing in a former wrassler to add to "respectable debates"? More evidence Reps are morons. PEACE.

 

[Minotauro]

Supposedly, video of this exists. If it somehow gets released, I will know once and for all that there is a god.

 

[Loki]

The fact that he started stomping his feet makes it clear - total work. The presence of a 10th semester sociology student as an obvious plant in the audience is almost too transparent. Expect a face-turn for College Republicans Spokesman Heath Fahle at the next RAW.

:lol

 

[Boogie]

The very idea of bringing in the Ultimate Warrior to speak at a university is just so absurd. I mean, what on earth would possess you to invite him?

Here at UofT, we've had events where Ministers of Parliament come to speak, even the Foreign Minister.

We've had the head of Doctors without Borders speak.

We've had Noble Laeaurauauates (I have no idea how to spell that word :lol) come to speak. Brilliant, insightful, captivating people.

And the University of Conneticut brings in the ULTIMATE FUCKING WARRIOR? What a prestigious academic institution that place must be :lol

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

ENOUGH TALK! IT'S BODYSLAM TIME!

 

[evil ways]

It would've been hilarious if he had started growling and pounding his chest.

 

[Teddman]

the release almost makes it sound like the kids were acting out of line. -_-

"Queering don't make the world work"?
"Get a towel"?

What the fuck? They had every right to interrupt him and protest.

First of all, that is utterly hilarious. The man still thinks he is in the WWF.

Second, he was invited there to deliver a speech--as long as he wasn't doing something illegal like inciting violence, there's no right to interrupt his talk. What kind of university would sanction a speech and then allow the speaker to be heckled? It goes against one of the very principles of college, an open exchange of ideas.

There was to be a Q&A session afterwards where students would have been able to dress him down. The students were in the wrong, even if his statements were repugnant.

 

[Agent Icebeezy]

you should check out his site, dude is fucked in the head

 

[MaverickX9]

:lol

That is great.

I can just imagine him up there stomping his feet with his little pom-poms around his legs.

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

see, i thibk what happened was is that he got weakened by the sterling dialogue, but HT EMIGHTY WARRIOR ROSE UP AND BEAT BACK THEM SISSY COLLEGE STUDENTS!!

 

[soundwave05]

Its funny the guy is homophobic, considering he dressed in a neon pink thong, wore make up, and grappled half-naked men for a living.

The guy's probably grabbed more male crotch than Boy George.

 

[Fresh Prince]

And the University of Conneticut brings in the ULTIMATE FUCKING WARRIOR? What a prestigious academic institution that place must be :lol

Next 50 Cent on The Urban Black Myth in Modern Day Amerikkka

 

[SlickWilly223]

Haha, what a loser.

 

[Nerevar]

The very idea of bringing in the Ultimate Warrior to speak at a university is just so absurd. I mean, what on earth would possess you to invite him?

Here at UofT, we've had events where Ministers of Parliament come to speak, even the Foreign Minister.

We've had the head of Doctors without Borders speak.

We've had Noble Laeaurauauates (I have no idea how to spell that word :lol) come to speak. Brilliant, insightful, captivating people.

And the University of Conneticut brings in the ULTIMATE FUCKING WARRIOR? What a prestigious academic institution that place must be :lol

a) It was the college "young republicans" organization who invited him, not the university.

b) It really just shows how much more badass they are than you. They got the ultimate warrior. Who are you gonna get, "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan?

 

[Smiles and Cries]

it would not be the first time that UCONN had riots so near riots must be a daily thing

And the University of Conneticut brings in the ULTIMATE FUCKING WARRIOR? What a prestigious academic institution that place must be

Well the WWE is in Stamford, CT
Growing up in CT I attended many schools that had WWF stars come in and speak.

 

[impirius]

The Warrior - who Norm Moghtaderi, a 10th-semester sociology and history major, felt was homophobic and racist - was met with unhappy members of the Tent City protest group.

The writer - who Bob Dobson, a University of Connecticut journalism professor, felt was in need of improvement - constructed an awkward sentence.

 

[temp]

Who the hell is "The Ultimate Warrior?"

 

[Mr. Blonde]

I remember when he was oN CSpan giving a speech. It was good stuff. I couldn't stop laughing.

 

[Raw64life]

Who the hell is "The Ultimate Warrior?"

 

[TheDuce22]

I cant believe they didnt know the Warrior was out of his mind before they set this up. Its clear to anyone who has talked to him for more than 5 seconds or seen his website.

 

[MC Safety]

http://www.wrestlecrap.com/warriorcomic.html

This is a critique of the Ultimate Warrior's "comic book." It's from one of my all-time most favoritest InterWeb sites, wrestlecrap.com .

The Ultimate Warrior is, um, a little weird.

 

[Boogie]

a) It was the college "young republicans" organization who invited him, not the university.

b) It really just shows how much more badass they are than you. They got the ultimate warrior. Who are you gonna get, "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan?

a) Yeah, that's still what I meant. Even student groups here bring in fairly high-profile, high-quality speakers.

B) We don't need to bring speakers who are badass to my school. It already has me.

 

[FightyF]

Maybe you need more Republican student groups in your Uni.

Yes, Republican, even though you're in Canada. Basically anyone who considers themselves Canadian Alliance/Reform, etc...I consider "Republican". Conservative...nothing wrong with that, but with a touch of stupidity.

I'm wondering if the Warrior came in and left with his theme music...

 

[Nerevar]

B) We don't need to bring speakers who are badass to my school. It already has me.

:lol

touche

 

[temp]

Haha, alright that makes sense.

 

[belgurdo]

Who the hell is "The Ultimate Warrior?"

Exactly.

 

[vatstep]

Warrior at one point started yelling and stomping his feet

 

[bionic77]

Damn, you guys weren't kidding when you said the 'Warrior' is a nutcase. I only read two of his blogs and I had enough. One of them was saying that the prisoner's in Abu Graib got what they deserved because they weren't human and the other was just a bash on gays and liberals. Are all professional wrestlers this crazy outside of the ring?

 

[ToxicAdam]

His last WcW angle was one of the worst in the history of wrestling.


I used to read his ramblings on his website back in 2000. It was hilariously cryptic and wordy all at the same time.

 

[Eminem]

His last WcW angle was one of the worst in the history of wrestling.


I used to read his ramblings on his website back in 2000. It was hilariously cryptic and wordy all at the same time.

:lol :lol :lol @ the OWN

yeah, it was called the One Warrior Nation because it had one member....the ultimate warrior. nice writing guys.

 

[Shinobi]

I'm sure he's a normal guy in regular life

As Agent Icebeezy said, hit his website one time to see how "normal" he is. The fact he calls himself Warrior eight years after his last match is a testament to his mental state. Plus he took a jab at Bret Hart a couple years ago, so fuck him to death.

B) We don't need to bring speakers who are badass to my school. It already has me.

:lol Classic...

 

[Inumaru]

The writer - who Bob Dobson, a University of Connecticut journalism professor, felt was in need of improvement - constructed an awkward sentence.

Indeed. Not to mention using hyphens instead of em dashes. For shame!

U Conn's journalism department am crying.

 

[Triumph]

Haha, stupid Republicans. This is what you get for trying to make everything "fair and balanced". Guess what? A lot of the time, you're just WRONG, morons.

 

[TekunoRobby]

Haha, stupid Republicans. This is what you get for trying to make everything "fair and balanced". Guess what? A lot of the time, you're just WRONG, morons.

Almost like the Ultimate Warrior, now you just need a wrestling career.

EDIT: :lol :lol :lol I've finished reading the article, lord I wish I could be there to see the utter mayhem.

 

[Minotauro]

As Agent Icebeezy said, hit his website one time to see how "normal" he is. The fact he calls himself Warrior eight years after his last match is a testament to his mental state.

He doesn't just call himself Warrior though...his name has been legally changed. Additionally, it's also his family name. So, his wife's name is "Dana Warrior" and his kids are named "Indiana and Mattigan Warrior."

He's a fucking nut.

 

[FortNinety]

God I love washed-up old wrestlers.

 

[bishoptl]

Helliweg's reasoning behind legally changing his name to Warrior is pretty sound, believe it or not. He'd seen how Vince McMahon owned the trademarks of pretty well all of his wrestlers through the Rock 'n Wrestle era and beyond, preventing any wrestlers who left the WWF from using their gimmicked name in other promotions. One could argue that he provided the platform for them to perform, but honestly - without the wrestlers, there'd be no value to the names. Anyways, to make a long story short, Warrior decided that he'd protect his character and trademark the name himself, changing his name just to make absolutely sure. It worked - if Vince or any WWE licensor wants to use the Warrior, they have to pay through the nose for it. That's why THQ was forced to pull the character from last year's Smackdown vs Raw - they couldn't get the rights from Helliweg.

Smart with his money, dumb with his politics.

 

[Pimpwerx]

He doesn't just call himself Warrior though...his name has been legally changed. Additionally, it's also his family name. So, his wife's name is "Dana Warrior" and his kids are named "Indiana and Mattigan Warrior."

He's a fucking nut.

:lol

That's just fucking pathetic right there. PEACE.

 

[Kave_Man]

I'm trying to remember a promo he had once. I think he called some tag team a bunch of "normals" compared to the likes of him and Hulk Hogan.

 

[ManDudeChild]

Does that TV Dinner contain REAL pieces of The Ultimate Warrior?

 

[evil ways]

Helliweg's reasoning behind legally changing his name to Warrior is pretty sound, believe it or not. He'd seen how Vince McMahon owned the trademarks of pretty well all of his wrestlers through the Rock 'n Wrestle era and beyond, preventing any wrestlers who left the WWF from using their gimmicked name in other promotions. One could argue that he provided the platform for them to perform, but honestly - without the wrestlers, there'd be no value to the names. Anyways, to make a long story short, Warrior decided that he'd protect his character and trademark the name himself, changing his name just to make absolutely sure. It worked - if Vince or any WWE licensor wants to use the Warrior, they have to pay through the nose for it. That's why THQ was forced to pull the character from last year's Smackdown vs Raw - they couldn't get the rights from Helliweg.

Smart with his money, dumb with his politics.

His story changes depending on his mental state I guess. Last year in an interview some website did with him about his WWE Classics toy he said that the reason he changed his name to Warrior was because he didn't want his wife and children to carry the Hellwig last name due to his relationship or lack thereof with his estranged father. He said he made peace with the guy before he died but that didn't fix or undo everything that happened between them.

 

[bishoptl]

From the Desk of Warrior

April 6, 2005

Santa Fe, NM – This release is in response to allegations made in an email from UConn student Russell Passig, as well as remarks made in two press releases by the UConn College Republicans regarding Warrior’s appearance at UConn on April 5, 2005.

First, Mr. Passig’s claim that Warrior’s address was tantamount to “university-funded hate speech” is absolutely ridiculous. While it is certainly true that Warrior’s positions are often controversial, the reality is that what people like Passig whiningly denounce as “racist and homophobic” is merely what reasonable adults would classify as nothing more than being politically incorrect. While Mr. Passig, Mr. Traugh, Mr. Moghtaderi, and any others who objected to the substance of what Warrior had to say would certainly have been within their rights to challenge Warrior during the Q&A period, the truth is that they lacked the class and common sense to do so. After repeatedly interrupting Warrior's speech, these individuals chose to further instigate Warrior with baseless ad hominem attacks - thus eliciting highly-charged responses from Warrior. To top it all off, this World Class Crew of Crybabies is now attempting to have the UConn administration punish the CRs for words that Warrior spoke. Yet another timeless liberal/left-wing/anti-American tradition - when in doubt, blame the Republicans.

All of the above notwithstanding, it is somewhat sad to see how utterly spineless the UConn College Republicans have turned out to be. Not a single UConn CR voiced any objection to Warrior after the event. The detailed emails between Warrior and the UConn CRs reveal that the CRs repeatedly encouraged Warrior to single out the Tent City Trash for some re-education. Yet, it now seems that the CRs have collectively decided to bow down and beg forgiveness from various extremist, anti-American, left-wing groups who infest the UConn campus. Perhaps the UConn CRs should refrain from engaging in political activism until such time as they develop enough backbone to be able to withstand not being liked by their opponents.

It bears mentioning that Warrior demonstrated considerable restraint given the disrespectful and petulant behavior of a small minority of the students. These individuals unwittingly illustrated one of the most pernicious truths of modern liberalism: that while self-described liberals claim, ad nauseum, that they support freedom of speech, the truth is that they only support free speech as long as the content of that speech is acceptable to them. The moment that a single word is spoken that questions, challenges, or otherwise conflicts with their myopic, misguided views of the world, their enthusiasm for the First Amendment totally disappears.

In closing, Warrior emphatically rejects and dismisses any attempt to portray his appearance at UConn as anything other than it was – a straightforward, honest discussion of Warrior’s philosophical beliefs. That his words have been mischaracterized and that the speech was occasionally interrupted by a relative handful of students (who, for some reason, all seemed to smell like patchouli oil and burnt flag) does not detract from the fact that the overwhelming majority of those in attendance had a wonderful time and agreed with most of Warrior’s points – a fact that is corroborated by dozens upon dozens of emails that Warrior has thus far received from attendants. Warrior thanks all of his true fans and all of the true Conservatives who took time out from their studies to welcome him back to Connecticut, and hopes to see them all again very soon.

Always Believe,
Warrior

:lol

 

[evil ways]

the speech was occasionally interrupted by a relative handful of students (who, for some reason, all seemed to smell like patchouli oil and burnt flag)

:lol

 

[FeedMeAStrayCat]

Who was that last release written by? Him? Does he refer to himself in the third person? It seems weird, but it's signed by him at the end, soooo.. I dunno. :lol :lol :lol



:lol at the burnt flag comment.

 

[ge-man]

Holy shit! :lol

He even addresses himself in the third person in that response.

 

[bishoptl]

Who was that last release written by? Him? Does he refer to himself in the third person?

Yes. He's been doing that for years - and the press release is completely legitimate.