Sting went through many different phases in his almost 4 decades-long wrestling career. One such phase that came very early in his run was his tag team with Jim \”Justice\” Hellwig, who would later become known as the Ultimate Warrior.
Teaming with Warrior got The Icon some of his early opportunities in wrestling but according to the wrestling veteran himself, it could have also killed him.
The former champion took part in the media scrum following his retirement match at AEW Revolution 2024 where he talked about the different stops of his career. Answering a question about his time with Ultimate Warrior, Sting mentioned how they got opportunities because they looked pretty intimidating together:
\”I think it was definitely good that we were both together to begin with, because, he just, he looked like a freak. I was 265 pounds and I looked like a little kid compared to him. But both of us together were pretty intimidating. And you know, we had a lot of people saying, \’Maybelline Road Warriors,\’ I don\’t know if you remember any of that. But yeah. But we thought who cares? You know, we get a match with the Road Warriors, we hit the big time.\
Sting Comments On Past Steroid Usage
The former WCW Champion then mentioned that while they were meant to start together, the tag team wasn\’t meant to last long. According to Sting, the duo would have killed each other due to steroid abuse if they stayed together:
\”So, but you know, I think it was good that we ended up splitting up it was good that he went his way and I went mine. We were not meant to be together. We were meant to start together and it got us in the door for sure.
But he needed to be on his own and I needed to be…we were gonna kill each other, literally on the road. Two roided out young man. That\’s what it was then. Two roided out guys. Just shooting straight here. That stopped in 1990 for me, so yeah. It didn\’t stop for him, but it stopped for me.\
Ultimate Warrior sadly passed away at the age of 54 back in April 8, 2014, only three days after his induction into WWE Hall of Fame. An autopsy confirmed that the legend died of a heart attack caused by atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
You can check out the full AEW Revolution media scrum below:
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