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Shock says on 9/Nov/09
6'2.5" for Sting I'm pretty certain. I'll see if I can get some pics.
The Ben says on 30/Oct/09
Red says on 29/Oct/09
The Ben, are you going to Wrestleslam 3? Little chance I will be there too
I'll be there, looking forward to getting pics with Sid and the Warlord....Pretty curious how tall warlord and barbarian are Danimal says on 30/Oct/09
Nick says on 29/Oct/09
Steiner at his ***billed largest*** was 290 ... in WCW. In actuality, he looked a little smaller than Goldberg, who definitely never went over 290.
Warrior went as low as 220 around Wrestlemania VIII ... as I said.
Steiner didn't look smaller than Goldberg. He looked bigger. Dude, his muscle mass alone destroyed Goldbergs physique.
As for Warrior as a low as 220 pounds, I guess I have to concede, because YOU SAID SO. Sorry, but he wasn't as low as 220 pounds at any point in the WWF. Nick says on 29/Oct/09
Steiner at his ***billed largest*** was 290 ... in WCW. In actuality, he looked a little smaller than Goldberg, who definitely never went over 290.
Warrior went as low as 220 around Wrestlemania VIII ... as I said.
Davey admitted in an interview with Power Slam that his max was 270. He never hit his billed weight of 275. Danimal says on 29/Oct/09
Nick says on 20/Oct/09
Steiner weighed a legit 285 around the time of his {surprisingly good) matches with Goldberg. 235 probably refers to when he broke into the industry, although he must've been 245-250 at the height of the Steiners tag team.
Scotty said back in 2001 or so that his 'fighting weight' was 265. I'd say he was around 255-260 right now.
Warrior actually dropped from a peak of 280 around the time of his IC run to 220 around Wrestlemania 8. He built his weight up somewhat around Summerslam 92 (which I attended) to maybe 245 or 250. Davey Boy Smith was 270 at his biggest and was said to be 255-260 around the time when Shawn Michaels was beaten up by the marines.
6'2'' for Warrior and 5'1'' for Steiner sounds good to me.
Steiner at his largest was 290 pounds.
Warrior went from 275-280 (late 80's) down to 245 pounds (early 90's).
Davey Boy Smith's weight climbed from 240-245 mid-late 80's to 275 pounds upon his return to the WWF (when he had braided hair). He slowly lost that size by the mid to late 90's. Red says on 29/Oct/09
The Ben, are you going to Wrestleslam 3? Little chance I will be there too anonymous says on 26/Oct/09
Steiner was never more than 5'11, just like his mugshot says. He claims 6'1, which is insane. The Ben says on 23/Oct/09
steiner looked 5'11 total max to me! I stood next to him when he was getting off a coach in 2003, he stood around waiting for his bags and he just wasn't that big of a guy... I would have said 5'10-5'11 and between 230 and 250. He looked a lot lighter then triple H when they did the pose down thing in 03, yeas steiner was more ripped but hunter was an all round bigger guy and i'd give hunter 260 max back then... Nick says on 22/Oct/09
6'1'' for Steiner, I mean! Nick says on 20/Oct/09
Steiner weighed a legit 285 around the time of his {surprisingly good) matches with Goldberg. 235 probably refers to when he broke into the industry, although he must've been 245-250 at the height of the Steiners tag team.
Scotty said back in 2001 or so that his 'fighting weight' was 265. I'd say he was around 255-260 right now.
Warrior actually dropped from a peak of 280 around the time of his IC run to 220 around Wrestlemania 8. He built his weight up somewhat around Summerslam 92 (which I attended) to maybe 245 or 250. Davey Boy Smith was 270 at his biggest and was said to be 255-260 around the time when Shawn Michaels was beaten up by the marines.
6'2'' for Warrior and 5'1'' for Steiner sounds good to me. Hugh 191cm says on 20/Oct/09
more 188cm. I had my doubts about 6ft3. Doubt he weighes under 250lbs though. Danimal says on 12/Oct/09
6'1" Vegas says on 12/Oct/09
original ultimate warrior?? jim hellwig like anonymous said has always played the warrior character, he even changed his name to warrior a few years ago, hellwig was never close to any 6'5 in 1991 or any other time Anonymous says on 12/Oct/09
Mike, there has only been one Ultimate Warrior ever and that's Jim Hellwig. The myth of the multiple men having played the character is just that, a myth. Mike says on 11/Oct/09
That's becasue the original Warrior (pre 1992)was more like 6 foot 5. At WM 7 ,Warrior towered over Macho Man, At summer slam '92, they were roughly the same height Hugh 191cm says on 7/Oct/09
I'd say between 6ft1 and 6ft2 but closer to 6ft2 Ron Rico says on 2/Jun/09
Yeah, they said Andre was 7'4" and he was really 6'11" The Ben says on 28/May/09
Danimal
I saw sting wrestle twice in 1993 and he looked 250-260.
He was much smaller in 2003.. he hardly had any muscle, he looks bigger now. It was when sting had been away from the ring for a few years, a WWA show.
The one thing i remember from the 1993 wcw shows i saw was how big Rick Rude was. He looked his billed height and weight to me at the time.. I expected him to be skinny but he was far from it.. Danimal says on 28/May/09
The Ben, sting was as high as 270 pounds in the 80's, with PLENTY of muscle and down to to about 250-260 pounds in the 1990's. After 2001 he lost even more weight. The Ben says on 27/May/09
Danimal
Maybe something in his shoes, or his huge hair at the time may have added to the illusion.
I stood really close to sting in 2003 and he looked 6'2, he had great posture.
He was alot slimmer then i thought he would be though, not much muscle, looked 220-230 lbs.
Sting was taller then him in the 80's... maybe6'2.5 sting 6'1.5 warrior.. Very hard to be sure though..
There are quite a few wrestlers who i've met who i would say are dead on their billed heights... i didnt expect most of them to be... Danimal says on 26/May/09
The Ben says on 22/May/09
When the photo with warrior was taken i honestly thought i was over 6'1..now i know for a fact that im 6ft to 6'0.25.. I still say the warrior was pretty much dead on my height, we spoke for a few minutes and he was very cool.. we where eye to eye.. I'd say the warrior is 6ft to 6'1.. He may have been 6'2.5 peak... but i think that would be max!
He couldn't have been 6'2.5" peak when his tag team partner STING who is 6'2" was taller than him in the 80's? When he fought Hogan in 1990, Warrior was packing something in his shoes FOR SURE. Red says on 26/May/09
Yeah, but it works great, I´m just limiting the carbos and cal´s. The Ben says on 25/May/09
Red
Nutritions the hardest part. Red says on 24/May/09
LoL Ben, it seems like we´re the exact same height. I reduced my weight from 232lbs in march to 212lbs today, just lost bodyfat due to better nutrition. The Ben says on 22/May/09
When the photo with warrior was taken i honestly thought i was over 6'1..now i know for a fact that im 6ft to 6'0.25.. I still say the warrior was pretty much dead on my height, we spoke for a few minutes and he was very cool.. we where eye to eye.. I'd say the warrior is 6ft to 6'1.. He may have been 6'2.5 peak... but i think that would be max! aaron says on 15/May/09
i am 6'1.75" at the end of the day, and i met Beefcake & Hogan in person at a strip club in clearwater, he had normal shoes on and was a solid 2.5" taller than i was. i know this for sure because my father is 6'3.5". and he was an inch taller than my father. Hogan was the same height as my father. Hogan had terribly bad posture though, so its possible he stands taller than 6'3.5", he was wearing sandals and walked like an old man....I also met Hogan as a kid in the eighties with my father backstage at a wrestling match in tampa, and he appeared 2+ inches taller than my dad from what i recall.. so it is likely that hogan wore lifts when he was young... The Ben says on 13/May/09
Tellem
Maybe he is 5'11...
He just didn't really look it, TELLEM says on 10/May/09
steiner's mugshot has him at 5'11. The Ben says on 9/May/09
Danimal
I remember how small steiner looked compared to triple h when they did the posedown thing..
Could have been 5'11.. The baggy shirt hid his size.. i was right next to everyone from 2003 insurection. they all got off the bus and spoke to fans while getting their bags... I just remember at the time been really disappointed at how small steiner was...it was my first time seeing him and i expected so much more. I expected a beast!
Ive heard his weight as high as 290 and low as 235.. when you look at him with the NWO back in 98-2000 he certainly never looked heavier then hogan or even hall who i think where 270 and and 260 respectively..
I stood 2 feet away from steiner and he was in regular street clothes and i believe he was 5'10. Danimal says on 8/May/09
Scott Steiner was 290 pounds in 2000. He lost a lot of weight, but didn't go as low as 235 pounds. He was around 5'11". The Ben says on 8/May/09
Red
I couldn't really call it between me and the warrior... we were both wearing similar boots..i'd say we were pretty much the same height.
Tellem.
I was near scott steiner in 2003 outside a hotel in newcastle england.. He was wearing a pretty baggy muscle shirt, i'd say he seemed 5'10.. really hard to judge weight...maybe 235LBS Red says on 8/May/09
Ben, I still think barefoot you would edge out Warrior today, do you agree? TELLEM says on 7/May/09
the ben, scott steiner today is NOTHING compared to the scott steiner back in 2000. he was at his biggest that year. The Ben says on 7/May/09
Ola
I swear Animal was small, not only in height but build as well.. He looked 225lbs to me... I was a huge wrestling fan and the larger then life size of these guys always amazed me when i was a kid.
Ive stood next most of the main guys outside hotels and i always check height...
Scott steiner was short as well nd not as big built as i would expect... Most of the heights on here seem pretty much spot on to me. HBK 5'11 and rvd around the same...I remember the undertaker not been quite as tall as expected... But scott hall looked 6'5 easy... I think footwear and posture makes a huge difference.
So many wrestlers used to wear cowboy boots or big biker boots.
I still say they put some heights up...but not all! miko says on 30/Apr/09
Piper was a minimum of 6"0 at his tallest. Halb says on 9/Mar/09
Some of your heights seem weird. Smash always looked taller than Ax to me. TELLEM says on 2/Mar/09
piper was 6'1 peak...anyone watch "they live"? look at him next to 6'2 keith david...he sure as hell didn't look short next to him...he looked nearly his height...look at him with 5'10 mr. t. easy 3 inches over the man. he also didn't look completely towered next to hulk hogan at their peak. Danimal says on 27/Feb/09
Vegas, you've proven beyond a SHADOW of a DOUBT that you HATE Piper. Watch ANY DAMN Piper's Pit sketch on Daily Motion and tell me he was only 5'11"!!! Derek says on 27/Feb/09
Vegas- He looks around Bret's height there. He also could have been 6'0" at peak. Either way, he did lose height as he had hip surgery and probably other surgeries as well. The Ben says on 27/Feb/09
Ola says on 26/Feb/09
Ben i havent met any wrestler :( but i doubt even you have since you put them at those ridiculous height. Martel at 6'0 is impossible since he was almost a full head shorter than 6'2 jerry sags, in fact mortel looks more like 5'7.
Animal was 1-2 inches shorter than hawk, who was nothing under 6'1
Ola ive sent rob the pics with me and the wrestlers, ive got one with flair where he could be as low as 5'9, i tower over him, the one with martel theres about 0.5 to 1 inch between us.
I agree with your estimation, i thought he would be 5'9 tops.
All i can put it down to is the way he walked and stood in wrestling, his knees were always bent and he never stood tall.
Ive seen plenty of wrestlers who were nowhere near their billed heigh and plenty that are.
Until you stand next to someone, talk to them and get photographic evidence you never can be sure.
Everyone did seem to tower over martel in the past.... all i can come up with is bad posture. Vegas says on 27/Feb/09
Derek says on 26/Feb/09
Piper was 6'1"ish at peak, but was around Bret Hart's height by 1992(5'11"). He lost 2 inches just by 1992
this is 1987 derek what is your take Click Here Danimal says on 26/Feb/09
Ola says on 25/Feb/09
3?! thats sound waaaaay to much
Actually, it's probably closer to 4". The Ben says on 26/Feb/09
sorry ola i stood next to all of them and talked to them all, i was shocked at martel's height, i honestly thought 5'9 but after standing with him he is around 6ft and the mountie is 6'2...
Jannetty was 5'9 and animal isnt 5'11.
Just curious Ola how many of these wrestlers have you met?
I have photographs withe every one of them. Derek says on 26/Feb/09
Piper was 6'1"ish at peak, but was around Bret Hart's height by 1992(5'11"). He lost 2 inches just by 1992. Danimal says on 25/Feb/09
Piper has lost at least 3" since his heyday. Sad. The Ben says on 24/Feb/09
I stood next to sting in late 2002, he may have shrunk since then. The Ben says on 24/Feb/09
When i stood next to sting he appeared 6'2ish, could have been a little more or less.
Warrior was pretty much my height, i measured myself recently and i was slightly under 6'1.
In my opinion
Warrior 6'1
sting 6'2.25
Ive recently met quite a few old wrestlers and i was shocked how tall they were.
I swear on my sons life!
The mountie 6'2 at least
Dibiase 6'3
Rick Martel 6
Tito Santana 6'2
Jim Neidhart 5'11
Greg valentine 5'11
virgil 6tf
Piper 5'10.5
I met a few other wrestlers last year and i was hsocked how small some were
Animal 5'10
Jannety 5'9
Honky tonk man 5'10
brutus beefacke 6'2
Kamala 6'4-6'5
Ax 6'2
smash 6'2
tatanka 5'10
These are wrestlers i really paid notice to.. i was checking height and footwear bigtime!
Im 6'1 is and my photo with the mountie he looks 3 inches taller.
Dibiase was suprisingly huge as well, he had a massive head.
Just out of interest The Anvil was either very drunk or on drugs as was greg valentine... both wasted! Danimal says on 22/Feb/09
Ola says on 22/Feb/09
Hillbilly jim doesnt look to be over 6'4 in any pic, in fact closer to 6'3, in example with bret hart, flair, rvd, tatanka, booker t, benoit, austin. He was TOPS 6'4
Troll andrew says on 18/Feb/09
just keep in mind, when warrior appeared in the ring with hogan in 1998 for his infamously long and rambling promo, he was wearing COWBOY boots. hogan was wearing nothing but his usual wrestling boots.
also, for reference, its well established that hillbilly jim is a legit 6-5. look at this pic here of hillbilly with warrior circa 1988-89. Click Here photo gallery 4, first pic. BIG difference. The Cleverguy says on 15/Feb/09
Check it! If Sting is 6'3", he height was underrated. In the WCW days, I remember Jim Ross stating Sting being 6'1 240 lbs from Veince Beach California. As for Hulk Hogan, he was never 6'8, 6'7, or even 6'5 for that matter. How tall is Tom "Tiny" Lister. Well Zeus, Deebo from Friday. He was noticable taller than Hogan. I mean at least 2" taller. You know, I remember Hogan being talling than Sting. rafter says on 2/Feb/09
Ben,you said you met sting.Do you think he has lost some height now.He looked much bigger and taller during his wcw days. Danimal says on 13/Nov/08
Anonymous says on 13/Nov/08
sting edged out warrior in height, this was clear when warrior debuted in wcw in 1998, warrior was clearly the shorter man, they tagged a few times in 1998
And Hogan towered over Warrior in 1998. 100% Warrior had lifts from when he was the champion in the WWF. I think the man is 6'1". Anonymous says on 13/Nov/08
sting edged out warrior in height, this was clear when warrior debuted in wcw in 1998, warrior was clearly the shorter man, they tagged a few times in 1998 Ben says on 13/Nov/08
sting is taller, find a pic of powerteam usa, all 4 stood together in the exact same footwear and you can clearly see sting is taller, its on UPW website.
I stood right next to sting on a wwa tour and he was DEFINETLY taller then me, a slight bit over 6'2... you cant judge on one picture when you can only see their heads! Danimal says on 12/Nov/08
Hogan was in fact down to 230 pounds in 1993-1994, which he means he literally lost 100 pounds from his heavier bodyweight of the late 70's/early 80's. Your Name: says on 11/Nov/08
"Billed" heights and weights in wrestling are always highly inflated. Everyone knows that. Tallorder says on 11/Nov/08
I recall back when the Warrior was known as the "Dingo Warrior" in WCW and later "Rock!" He was paired early on with "Sting" and both were known as the "Blade runners!" And from every pic ever taken of them together, Sting was always at least 2 inches taller than the future Ultimate Warrior. Although The Warrior had 20 more pounds of muscle than Sting, I recall he was visibly at least 2 inches shorter and sometimes billed at 6 feet tall even. Derek says on 11/Nov/08
Danimal says on 10/Nov/08
"Alex, Hogan claimed in an interview that he had back surgery in 1990 and lost 1 1/4" as a result of that, reducing him from 6'6" to 6'4 3/4". I believe that he leaned out by a good 40 pounds but he stayed that height throughout the 90's, until 2001, when he chopped what would appear to be another 1.5" of height off his frame, reducing him to 6'3 1/4".
I heard Hogan was down to 230 pounds by 1993 or so because of the steroid scandal. He looked to be struggling with 6'3" 3 years ago. Halb says on 11/Nov/08
I thought the difference was 2 inches at WM6, has anyone got any good pics? I doubt the Warrior has lost any height, why would he? He went down to 16stones from '92 onwards and has not had any major surgery, plus he hasn't really wrestled that much over the past 15 years and his schedule was super light when he did Ben says on 11/Nov/08
i got 2 photos, one where i stood straight and we were the same height, that was taken off my camera and deleted by accident, this was just a random group photo with the other 2 chopped off, i wasnt concerned about height... just meeting the 6'1.5 warrior.. To be honest i dont care how tall he is, before i met him i was expecting under 6ft. Red says on 10/Nov/08
Ben, I don´t understand one thing, you´re coming here to discuss heights of celebs, you know you will meet Ultimate Warrior, you can take a photo with him - AND THEN you don´t stand straight???
Because of that, I believe that you slouched to let your Hero look taller.
I think he´s 6´0.5"-6´1" now and was 6´1.5" peak Zach says on 10/Nov/08
There really wasnt a 5 inch difference between Hogan and Warrior at Wrestlemania 6, at most 2-3 inches. Granted both were wearing boots and it has been known for wrestlers to have lifts in them. Maybe more the incentive particularly as this particular fight was billed as 'Champion Vs Champion'. Danimal says on 10/Nov/08
Alex says on 9/Nov/08
So Hogan lost 1/2-1 inch by 1990? I would have thought he was his peak height there still and didn't lose height until the mid 90s.
Alex, Hogan claimed in an interview that he had back surgery in 1990 and lost 1 1/4" as a result of that, reducing him from 6'6" to 6'4 3/4". I believe that he leaned out by a good 40 pounds but he stayed that height throughout the 90's, until 2001, when he chopped what would appear to be another 1.5" of height off his frame, reducing him to 6'3 1/4". Ben says on 10/Nov/08
He looked between 6'1 and 6'2. He had a good posture and was wearing thick soled timberland style boots (so was i) i always hunch a little, i asked the guys i was with how tall he looked and they said around my height.
If i had to say a figure i'd say 6'1.5 with a peak of 6'2.5. miko says on 10/Nov/08
He's pushing 6"2 here if you consider he's further away from the camera. 6"1.5 seems fair, but there is no doubt he was a fraction over 6"2 at his tallest. Ben says on 10/Nov/08
Warrior was great, took the time for every fan to sign anything, i talked to him for a few minutes about bodybuilding. really down to earth and cool... great with the fans. He was still pretty big, great shape. adam says on 9/Nov/08
Hugh, how can you see a one cm difference? You can`t. Jesus christ take it easy man.. Alex says on 9/Nov/08
So Hogan lost 1/2-1 inch by 1990? I would have thought he was his peak height there still and didn't lose height until the mid 90s. Hugh says on 9/Nov/08
Looks about 1cm taller than Ben so 187cm seems bang on. Probably was 6ft2 at his peak. Ben says on 9/Nov/08
I was stood right next to him, there were 2 other guys on the outside who i took out of the photo.
Eveyones heads were the same saize apart from the warrior who has a really small head.
Trust me, my head is normal.
I was stood with him for a few minutes and he was my height give or take half an inch. Derek says on 9/Nov/08
Warrior doesn't even look like the same guy from less than 20 years ago. Dude was on some major roids back in the day. 6'1.5" sounds right. Danimal says on 9/Nov/08
He began fighting Hogan in 1990 (I don't consider this Hogan's peak height. He was just shy of 6'5" by that point) and he had REALLY poofy hair and impeccable posture. Fast forward to 1998 when he fought Hogan in the WCW where I believe Hogan was down to 6'4.75", You can see that Hogan had him by at least 3". Hogan never fought him in the mid-late 80's, where I am confident the height difference would have been around 4", the same way Hogan towered Ed Leslie (Brutus Beefcake, who was essentially the same height as The Ultimate Warrior). Danimal says on 9/Nov/08
He began fighting Hogan in 1990 (I don't consider this Hogan's peak height. He was just shy of 6'5" by that point) and he had REALLY poofy hair and impeccable posture. Fast forward to 1998 when he fought Hogan in the WCW where I believe Hogan was down to 6'4.75", You can see that Hogan had him by at least 3". Hogan never fought him in the mid-late 80's, where I am confident the height difference would have been around 4", the same way Hogan towered Ed Leslie (Brutus Beefcake, who was essentially the same height as The Ultimate Warrior). Vegas says on 9/Nov/08
Ben is too close to the camera to use this photo as reference (look at the size of bens head lol, we have another andre the giant), warriors shoulders and eyeline is much higher but because ben is much closer he looks the same height Alex says on 9/Nov/08
His peak was 6'2. He was 3-3.5 inches shorter than Hogan at his peak. Jordan says on 9/Nov/08
lol thats Funny, Now Hogan looks like he was only 6'4 back in the 80's, ****. Kane says on 29/Jul/08
well, when he was Dingo warrior, he looked like 6 ft 3 something Hugh says on 6/Jun/08
Maybe 6ft2.5? But he's at least 270lbs. MK says on 29/Apr/08
Ola says on 29/Apr/08
MK, how come that the height differences between them was the same both in 1990 but also in wcw 1998 ?!
I never mentioned 1990 or 98, but since you asked i'd say Hogan would have lost a good 0.5'' over that period, though would have been 1'' more in his early career. MK says on 8/Mar/08
Hulk Fan says on 6/Mar/08
it is very possible warrior grew considerably after High school, boys continue to grow into their 20's many times Hulk Fan, we never saw him before or after high school, we can only judge him by his WWF/WCW days in which he looked 6'1.5'' average 6'2'' at his very peak. Hulk Fan says on 6/Mar/08
it is very possible warrior grew considerably after High school, boys continue to grow into their 20's many times MK says on 27/Feb/08
He is no more than 6'2'' mr galaxy and hes been full of b.s every time ive ever heard him speak. His adopted name would tell u that sf says on 13/Feb/08
Ssuurrreeeee....Warriors younger brother... Warriors younger brother says on 12/Feb/08
Hey Ask me how tall was warrior Im 6"2 when I stretch up rite and my brother warrior when he stretches up rite and tall he measures 6"5.
email me on galaxysforever@hotmail.com Im known as Mr galaxy if you have any questions. Ben says on 10/Feb/08
Met him yesterday, im 6'1.5 and he was exactlay the same height as me, we were both wearing big timberland boots...i'l pots the pics soon...He was a really cool guy, talked with everyone nad signed loads of stuff.
he's still pretty huge as well.. Looked to be around 240lbs and lean. sf says on 1/Feb/08
Rob - still think your height is pretty good, here. Not even close to 6'3". I still can't go higher than 6'1". People base too much on photos of wrestlers who are known to have big shoes, to stand on telephone books, etc. etc. to look bigger in pictures and on tv... Vegas says on 17/Dec/07
warrior and 5'11.5" Ric Flair, not even an inch in the difference when you discount warriors huge hair Click Here Ben says on 9/Nov/07
Going to meet him on feb 9th next year , i'll see if i can get a photo with him stood next to me, il ask him his height and weight, im 6'1 and im expecting him to be 6ft. Ive got a bodybuilding magazine from 1984 or 85 with an article on him lists him as 6'3 and 275lbs. 20" arms cold, 28" thights, 19" calfs, 56" chest and 32" waist Kevin Durant says on 11/Oct/07
Classic Ultimate Warrior pictures in 1990's. I think in his prime the Warrior is a legit 6'2". He is one of the most intimidating wrestler back in early 1990's and he is also a former WWE Champion and 2 time WWE Intercontinental Champion.
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6'2" Ultimate Warrior with 6'6" Hulk Hogan
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with 6'1.5" Vince Mcmahon jav says on 22/Aug/07
Hogan = 6"6
Warrior 6"3 Halb says on 16/Aug/07
U think Warrior could have been 6'5? What do you think Hogan was? Halb says on 15/Aug/07
U'd say Warrior could be 6'4? What do you think Hogan was? jav says on 31/Jul/07
How the hell could be be a few inches taller than 5"11 and a few inches shorter than 6"3??? a few is normaly consider 3. The ultimate warrior stated in an interview he was 5"11 when he left high school and ended up growing to 6"3 which is his current height when he was measured. don't forget the warrior was a big build guy which mite have made him apear a little shorter, but a slim body on him and u'd be guessing his hight as about 6"4 - 6"5. Vegas says on 5/Jun/07
I met Don Muraco in a lift in the Hilton New York in 2004, just before hall of fame. I was next to him all the way down from near the top floor. He is legit between 6'0 and 6'1, he wasn't much taller than me but he was much wider Craiger says on 1/Jun/07
I personally havve alwasy had bulldog at 5'9" though he was taller then his wife who claimed 5'10" on her myspace. Ted says on 23/Feb/07
I met Don the rock Muraco when he was bouncing in Wellington (NZ) He is billed at 6'3" but I think he only seemed 6'1". So there is quite a lot of exaggeration of height apparently of wrestlers. Anonymous says on 1/Feb/07
I met Davey Boy a few times, I would say 5 ft 10 in to 5 ft 11 in Anonymous says on 30/Jan/07
There was a good pic of him on the net standing with Davey Boy and Hacksaw at Summerslan 92. He had a few inches on the 5 ft 11 in Bulldog was was a few below Hacksaw, who I reckon is 6 ft 3 in. Danimal says on 26/Jan/07
It's fair to say that he was between 6'5" and 6'6" then, but I am opting for 6'6", because right up until 1990, he was taller than 6'5" men. Danimal says on 24/Jan/07
Of course you opt for the lifts in the boots. I doubt the man HAD to wear lifts in 1979-1980. He was a very tall and large man back then. Kiat says on 23/Jan/07
The Ultimate Warrior looked to be 3 inches shorter than Hulk Hogan based on the pics provided by Legend Stopper. So I think Hogan was around 6'5" or so when he battled the Ultimate Warrior. This was one of the greatest matches in WWF history, the Ultimate Challenge! I loved the matches in the late 8Os and early 90s as compared to today. Ultimate Warrior was a very strong guy and I loved his finishing move. With him and Hogan joining forces, they are indestructible! Anonymous says on 8/Jan/07
Hogan was down to 6'3 3/4 in 1990 at WM6. warrior was around 2 inches shorter RKOchick says on 7/Jan/07
NO, he is not 6'1! When he was with (At the time 6'7) Hulk Hogan he was just a little shorter, i'd say about 6'3 maybe? Danimal says on 21/Dec/06
bossman at 6'1.5"???? You are insane. He was at least 6'4". Hogan had about 2" on him. Bossman was listed 6'6"-6'7" (1-2" shorter than Hogan's listed height and that's what he was). Jason says on 21/Dec/06
You are 100% right, SF. I've seen a lot of wrestlers in person (though most, being wrestling fans, don't believe my estimates) though not Warrior, but based on everything I've seen I would also have him just shy of the 6'1'' mark. sf says on 20/Dec/06
Now, I know how Glenn feels after he's seen someone, stood rigth next to them, and people don't want to believe the height. He really wasn't taller than 6'1" and I am reluctant to go that high. sf says on 19/Dec/06
That's my comment below regarding seeing him in Des Moines... Danimal says on 19/Dec/06
What was interesting was to see how much closer in height he was to Hogan in 1990, then he was to him in 1998. Hogan appeared a lot taller than the Warrior in 1998, then he did to him in 1990. Anonymous says on 18/Dec/06
No, just watched him for a while. And, I did pay special notice to his height, cause I noticed right away he wasn't as tall as I'd always heard. I studied him and really didn't think much taller than 6'. I assume he didn't have on any special shoes cause he was just working out at a gym in Des Moines, IA. I doubt he cared as much about his height then, but you never know. At most, 6'1". Danimal says on 18/Dec/06
He was also billed at 6'4" at one point in his earlier WWF days and then reduced to 6'2". After the WWF steroid hearing/controversy, The Warrior also dropped from a 275-280 to 235 pounds, along with Davey Boy Smith, would went from 235 up to 275 and back down to about 240-245 pounds. Lets not even talk about Hogan's weight loss after 1991. Jason says on 17/Dec/06
That sounds bang on to me, sf. Being a wrestling fan I would place him legimately at slightly under the 6'1'' mark. He was billed at 6'2''-6'3'' in wrestling. Did you interact with him at all? sf says on 16/Dec/06
When he was working out at my gym, he didn't have on any special shoes, or casual shoes, or anything with a lift. Just working out, not caring what anybody thought, probably. Not taller than 6 to 6'1"... Ray says on 15/Dec/06
There was only one Ultimate Warrior ever. I for a while thought there was more than one also when he reappeared during WM8 but that's just not the case. I got to meet him and shake his hand back in the later part of 1990 at a public appearance. I still have the pic - he was sitting on a countertop and shaking my hand. It was at Unclaimed Freight. I was only 10 at the time. All I can say is that he was huge; the veins in his arms looked like large cable wires. He had on flourescent reddish/pink pants and a yellow shirt; also had on black sunglasses; I'll have to pull out the pic one of these days. It was definitely a late 80's/early 90's outfit! - the good ol' days. I'll never forget it though; I was a huge Warrior fan....well still am (but Undertaker is my favorite wrestler). I remember saying to my parents "I'm never gonna wash this hand again" and I never did - HAHA just kidding :). My Dad is 5'11-6'0" and he said at the time that Warrior did look around the 6'2"-6'3" he was billed at since Warrior had a few inches on him. So, the 6'1.5" sounds about right; I'd say he's around 6'2". Jason says on 6/Dec/06
I think Warrior could have been 6'0 1/2'' based on sf's encounter at the bottom of the page. He's a reputable poster here. Derek says on 5/Dec/06
Looked 6'2" next to Hogan in 1990. ultimate fan says on 18/Apr/06
sting has always been listed as 6'2 or 6'3 and when they were the bladerunners warrior was a couple of inches taller Alex says on 8/Apr/06
I think he's about 6'2. No more than that. sf says on 14/Mar/06
Yea - just saying it again. I stood almost right next to him at my gym, and I am reluctant to go over 6 feet. Pam says on 13/Mar/06
I know for a fact that Jim Hellwig was indeed 6'3 feet tall.I am 5'10 and I don't recall having a problem kissing him. Jason says on 11/Jan/06
hillybillyjim.com - pic 1 of gallery 4. 6'5'' Jim with the Ultimate Warrior. Warrior looks 6'1'' at best. Zach says on 7/Jan/06
Hogan had around 3inches on Warrior in Wrestlemania 6 back in 1990.
I dont know if there was anything in Warrior's boots maybe there was since WWF wanted to bill this as an 'even' contest, champion Vs champion n all.
But the difference certainly wasnt in the 5" range which one would expect if Hogan was really 6'6/7 back then and Warrior was 6'1.5 Anonymous says on 1/Dec/05
I saw him speak on his "college lecture tour" and probably 6'2", 6'2.5" was his height with the big dress shoes he was wearing. So 6'1.5" or so is probably about right. Definitely wasn't as tall as my 6'3" friend.
And he was the only guy who was the "Ultimate Warrior"... there was some tabloid who printed he died of a heart attack from steroid use and his "twin brother" took the role, but it's just a bogus rumor/urban legend. vemizelda says on 14/Nov/05
This is the new ultimate warrior im still alive and kicking I retenterd the wwe in 2004.I am 6-1 200+ maybey bigger and I say things to just get a kick out of fighting reason you do not see me that much is I left wrestling after back injury the say by my looks I do not look like the real warrior and eddie guererro was a good friend growing up you vote for me to wwe and I will be back to retain my Title Right now I am teaching kids in trouble with the law to fight fair and I have kids but I am divorced and Trying to date lita again. Welcome to warrior university.
supes78 says on 4/Oct/05
Check out this recent pic of him at the URL below:
http://www.collegehumor.com/pictures/126494/
Now, unless the guys posing with him happen to be around 6'2" themselves (which they don't look to me), there's no way he's 6'3" tall. I'd say 6'1.5" or shorter seems about right.
[Editor Rob: that's the same pose he was doing when I saw him. Leaning his head back slightly so his eyelevel is 'raised up' a tad to make him look more imposing...] CelebHeights Editor says on 21/Aug/05
From gossip newsgroup: "Ultimate Warrior was not really big at all -- in fact, I'm 5'6" and I swear to you he wasn't that much taller than me. I became somewhat less than infatuated with him after seeing him up close and personal. He was also totally out of it. Zombified" CelebHeights Editor says on 20/Jul/05
"When I graduated from high school, I was 5' 10" and weighed 155 pounds. Now I'm 6' 3" and depending on how long I've been on the road, I stay between 275 to 262 pounds" - Warrior from a few years ago. Mr. Awesome says on 18/Jul/05
Yea, I was pretty hardcore into it back in the day when I was younger and legends like Hulk Hogan were still wrestling. It just hasn't been good in the last 5 years in my opinion, though, but w/e, many poeple are still fans...I wouldn't exactly call it a stand in...from what I've gathered, more than 1 guy wouldn't play the role of a single wrestler at the same period of time...for instance if one wrestler was popular and his contract came up for renewal, the wrestling executives might hire a new guy at a lower salary to play that character. The same went if one guy called it quits and the execs still wanted to keep that character alive (lets say Doink the Clown for instance)...they'd just hire a new guy, have him be the new Doink the Clown and act to the public like nothing ever happened. Anonymous says on 18/Jul/05
That's just a rumour, only one person has ever played Ultimate Warrior, and that's Jim Helwig.
Mr. Awesome says on 17/Jul/05
Fine, Rob lol, I thought you'd trust me a little more after all my comments that I've been mostly accurate with, but w/e haha. However, this is not as crazy as it may seem. Ask any wrestling fan past or present, and I'm sure many will know that it is not uncommon practice for people heavilly costumed wrestlers to be played by several people. For instance, as many as 3 different guys played the part of the wrestler, Doink the Clown over the years. You don't have to make a joke about it, just think about it, Rob, with all the make-up that the Warrior wore, it'd be just about impossible to tell that a similar-looking dude replaced the old one.
[Editor Rob: to a non-wrestling fan like myself it just sounded crazy to me...I've no idea if he did have a stand-in...] sf says on 17/Jul/05
Okay - this is one I do have experience with. Saw him working out at my gym years ago when he was a big deal. He was in town for some wrestling "show". I got very close to him. Anyway, the first thing I noticed is that he wasn't that tall. No way 6'3". I estimated him about 6'. And, I am one who knows my exact height. Being somewhat sensitive about my height (yes, I'm short!) I know exactly how tall I am, and I estimated The Ultimate Warrior to be 6 feet, mabye a little more...
[Editor Rob: yes, I agree no way was he 6ft 3...I give his current 186cm as a maximum...I would say he was 'puffing' his chest out a lot when talking to folk...trying to look bigger ;)] Mr. Awesome says on 15/Jul/05
I've heard that there were 2 different guys who played "The Ultimate Warrior". When the old one stopped wrestling they got a new one. And from what I understand, the original one was bigger.
[Editor Rob: next you'll be telling us that Paul McCartney died and they got a lookalike...who was taller than original Paul ;)] Jason says on 1/Jun/05
Warrior is 6'1'' imo. Marv says on 18/May/05
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