
Hi there warriors. How are you? I hope you are doing well as this new month of March begins. Spring is just around the corner here in my neck of the woods, so I am ready for more of the sun. āļø This week I decided to stand by a statement I wrote last week regarding the āAlways Believeā DVD. Now that I have finished watching it in its entirety, I do have some views. If anyone hasnāt seen it or even āThe Ultimate Collection,ā you might not want to read no further. I am not dissecting it all of course but just wanted to touch on a few comparisons and contrasts of both. Itās a rarity I have a part 2 but it has been done before. I also have LOTS of good photos from AB coming up. Youāll be seeing my living room in many⦠Can you believe it? Another common date is coming soon. You fans can possibly guess based on my writings but thatāll be next month. Letās stick to today for now.
I will say this, and maybe itās that teen girl coming out but I love all the promos and interview segments on AB. Sometimes, those get āeye rolledā like I have said when it comes to the nonsensical ramblings of the Ultimate Warrior. They excite me more than a few of the quick little squash matches of AB that I found not entirely necessary. Definitely a few āpauseā moments for sure and a biggie for me was Warriorās backstage interaction with Scott Hall a.k.a. āRazor Ramon.ā I know the whys. They were inducted together and I have a few personal stories involving him that have been shared.
His passing last year brought the ringing in my ear just before finding out and he was part of a movie reference years ago. I loved how he said: āWhat DVD?ā Thank you Scott for not bringing up THAT one⦠Vinceās book āThe Little Engine that Couldā also gave me pauseā¦ š„¹ š That post of mine WAS a part 2 and I have the book as well- in 2 places. Beautiful story and YES Warrior~ you thought you could and you did⦠I had seen that clip on AB and have it savedā¦
A different pause for me ( and then Iāll compare a little) was when they mentioned that OTHER DVD. Guess I am talking about it and not Scott⦠I realize this was part of their lives but what struck me was a āstatementā that listed negative aspects of Warrior like a, b, c, etc⦠I am not repeating them but some were actually laughable to me although probably wouldāve angered me back then. One statement I really DID write about out of those 5 listed (not to worry) but *SIGH*, I digress⦠Both DVDās did highlight Ultimate Warriorās major feuds with some Superstars and show different matches so they are nice to have. His beginnings and WCW are also included on U.C. and AB but for me, many more differences than similarities.
So grateful to have WMVI, VII, and XII on U.C. and letās not forget the book āA Life Lived Foreverā which contains lots of content as well. Some repetition with both DVDās but still cool to look back upon. Now, I can have more references instead of saving much from YouTube. Oh, all 3 were released in an April. Another *SIGH.*
Many matches, promos, and speeches NEVER get old to me and never will. The āBrother Loveā segments are always entertaining and I loooove āAmanda Ultimate Warrior.ā Seeing his character with kids will forever be etched in my heart. I am very thankful Warrior had his own in 2 beautiful girls who am sure have kept all those amazing hand drawn birthday cards and such from their Daddy. That artistic talent of his was incredible and my girl has it too⦠š„°It pulls at my heartstrings every single time⦠I also love how some autograph signings and his personal barn gym videos were included. A nice addition indeed.
How about the funny from AB because I NEED that too. I love when Warrior mentions āThe Golden Eraā of the company by saying: āthe letter that comes after E!ā For all those wondering, he meant how WWE used to be WWF. I laughed at that since I still will use the old name myself at times. Warriorās talk with Sgt. Slaughter was great too as I had seen it before. I would love to see the actual footage with the š„. How cute that he brought a potato to show Warrior! If you have no idea what Iām talking about, thatās ok. Just know it was a funny moment between them. At ease, at ease..
Despite all that had happened, I still love Vince McMahonās laugh and extra special seeing him laugh during that time instead of always listening thru videos. š On the flip side, the men crying will be a soft spot for me as that trait has always been there in my life but the laughing matters too, it truly does. Warrior introducing his girls to Vince and Triple H as his ābabiesā is so endearing. I know they knew their names but he says babies about 3 times or so. I wonder what Indy and Mattie were thinking? Thanks Dad but am sure they knew why⦠šš
What could I do without? Well, letās see- Papa Shango and Undertaker both come to mind of course. The voodoo man isnāt on U.C. so thereās that. šAt least the Ultimate Warrior got his revenge on both. Some other matches were kinda wasteful in my opinion. There is no match with the āFreedom Fightersā on both but according to most, they werenāt that good until the āBlade Runnersā, ah well. I wouldāve liked to have seen the āmind gamesā with Goldust which was more entertaining than what they chose from RAW to put on AB. Yes, I know how Warriorās final match with Owen Hart went down but it was such an odd ending on the DVD. I guess that mirrored real life as Warrior went on and stayed positive like he always did.
There is so much more I can write about but I need to keep moving forward too⦠Now, I can finally watch his HOF speech all the way through without just seeing clips. I hadnāt seen the whole thing in such a long while⦠His final RAW speech I wonāt watch that often but thatās just me. Other stuff will be on repeat for sure as I have my favorites. I will always have my OWN ultimate belief in Warrior that eclipses his wrestling memories. They will all indeed live foreverā¦ š«¶š»šš»šŖš»
P.S. I wish they couldāve interviewed someone else Warrior worked with like maybe HTM? He always had good stuff to say but just my P.O.Vā¦
P.P.S. My bad⦠never thought to scroll more on line when looking up this DVD. Letās just say I will be returning mine and getting it on Blu-ray.. ugh!!!!!! Many bonuses I neglected to see so am excited when that comes! š¬
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