Tag: Blade Runners

The Kindness of Kamala 🤼‍♀️💙🥹

HUGE shift from last week warriors so I am excited to bring you today’s post! The name Kamala above refers to the pro wrestler,( a.k.a. James Harris) and NOT our former VP here in the US~ Kamala Harris. Interestingly enough, though how they share those same names, ha! 😂 James Harris, and James Hellwig, (a.k.a. The Ultimate Warrior) BOTH also shared the name of James and last initial of H. Anyone remember my license plate post about “James H” years ago? ☺️I am sharing snippets of Harris’s book today.

“The Ugandan Giant” passed in 2020 but these statements I will detail are from his autobiography- “ Kamala Speaks” published in 2015. I printed out what was posted to the UW Facebook group by Leighton Baller so I thank him for the inspiration today whether he reads this or not. I had to laugh once printing it all out and looking at the papers. After cutting them down to size, I noticed there are 6 papers. 6~~~ which is my number once again as we near the anniversary of WMVI. I swear, that could not have happened any other way… I was so joyful to read these excerpts from Kamala’s book since it was much needed after the frustration of last week. It’s going to be very hard to quote without sharing it all but I will choose my favorites.

I have to say this though, my thirst for knowledge always inspires many writings so looking up James Harris, who is listed as “Kamala” was a must. I do find much about these former pro wrestlers lives truly fascinating, despite many hardships which came their way.

To all the naysayers of Ultimate Warrior, Warrior, or how he handled himself professionally, read these upcoming quotes! I do hope there are not haters reading, but it’s still worth a mention. Many perhaps are trolling just looking for attention. To all the loyal and true UW and W fans out there, please read or get your copy of Kamala’s book. I will link the FB post as a PS, but unsure if you would be able to find it unless a member of the group. I can always try though. Maybe Warrior and Kamala reunited up in “parts unknown”, and again would greet each other as James. 🙂

Kamala liked his run with UW for so many reasons and that is always wonderful to read or hear since it does seem a rarity. There are plenty of guys who can and do have nice memories of working with UW, but these stories from Kamala’s book are priceless to me. I had a difficult time copying and printing it out so needed to ask for help. You’d think it would be so simple to screenshot the text, send as an email, and then print since that’s what we do. I miss having the printing app! Unfortunately, it wasn’t that easy as it’s from a social site but really~~~ that shouldn’t matter. I still don’t understand what was told to me by my husband with those concerns but I’m thankful I found a way to keep these words. Possibly a glitch is because it’s copyrighted material from a book, but I have done that tons of times so it’s still a mystery as I am not a tech person.

Without further ado, here are some of my favorite quotes from “Kamala Speaks” concerning his thoughts on working with The Ultimate Warrior. We’ll start with this one: “ his persistence and his success didn’t at all make him a bad person.” READ THAT MULTIPLE TIMES!!!! Most know Warrior wasn’t a “partier”, but Kamala states how: “ He felt it was disrespectful to their own minds, their bodies, and also the safety of their opponents.” These are things I knew but it’s great to read how someone else totally agreed and was the same way out of the ring. Yes, it alienated Warrior but staying true to principles was Warrior’s game, not snorting “ booger sugar”, as Kamala puts it.

Warrior understood some of the wrestlers situations of not getting paid well and offered Kamala rides in his limo instead of splitting the cost with other guys. UW was a bigger star so had extra perks, but DID help out the boys unbeknownst to many perhaps. Kamala was very humbled by UW’s gesture as he seemed to shrug off the money as no big deal when guys were struggling. Another kind act (as my title can be reversed here) by the other James H occurred a number of times. Kamala writes: “ You see, appreciating my efforts to make him look good, he had picked up my tab for one of the best rooms the hotel had to offer.” Kamala helped out a young “ Blade Runner” named Rock ( aka- James Hellwig) back in the day with face paint so the favor was returned many years later and then some! What a cool story…

Kamala was happy UW got inducted into the WWE HOF in 2014 and was finally understood by those in the business. He even says: “ A lot of people didn’t understand Jim Hellwig, but I did. He respected people that stood up for what they believed in.” THANK YOU JAMES HARRIS ( aka- Kamala) for your kindness towards Warrior which will always be known, felt, and I hope treasured by others outside of reading today. He made a few jokes too, so I loved his humorous take. From one tribal- like warrior to another, they shared similarities, despite not sharing physicalities!

I would love to know more, but so glad to have these pieces of his book. What a life Kamala had as much as extremely tragic. He had a great pro wrestling career though with so many moments to remember. I’m grateful to know Kamala and Warrior were friends. Neither played “the game” of a party lifestyle, and that in turn bonded them. To both James H’s~~ take a limo anywhere you wanna go and stay in THE best hotels wherever you are!

P.S. Kindness given is kindness well received. “ Hello James.”

“ Hello James.”

~~~ This is how they greeted each other (:

P.P.S. http://www.facebook.com/share/p/1V9rVKMgPr/

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Rockin’ the Game💙💪🏻

Month number two 2️⃣ of 2025 is here. February is the shortest month but how about the date today of 2/5/25. Love that repetitive number, so cool. I hope it’s a great day for all you warriors out there. How are your goals going so far with this new year of beginnings? I’m trying new vitamins and finally did a celery detox. It’s really not that bad for all you who aren’t into one of the best vegetables for us. I’m not getting preachy but sometimes we need to just try something new and for me, it was a celery smoothie. Maybe I don’t need a list after all as I just go for what I want to try and see what happens. Keep going yourselves warriors and do the work!

That guy down below did the work as you fans know. Let’s get into that pic of a young Jim Hellwig when he was known as “ Rock” with “ The Blade Runners.” I had no idea how hairy he was! 😬 This photo I shared with my brother as we often play a guessing game of WWF(E) Superstars. Both of us see them on various media sites so this was the second one I sent to him of Warrior. The first one was of Jim as a teen that I saw from his biography a few years back. I stumped him with a teen photo and a Blade Runner one, win win for me! I will say he has stumped me more times though. So, I felt compelled to use that unrecognizable (to my brother) photo of “Rock” today.

Gearing up for the present, Triple H was just announced as the 1st inductee into the 2025 HOF class. The Ultimate Warrior was ALSO announced as the first inductee of the 2014 class 11 years ago. Triple H deserves this honor and I’m so happy for him. Some may not be fans of his and I did not follow his career much but nowadays, I know more. UW fans will remember how he was in that ring as part of WMXII being a young Hunter Hearst Helmsley. Triple H was also instrumental in bringing Warrior back to the WWE, as his career deserves to be recognized for all that it was. I’m very excited to hear his speech. Bring on “ The Game!” It’ll be an emotional one for sure.

Did any of you watch the Royal Rumble? I did not but just wanted to know results, surprises, or my interest in John Cena~~~ who is considered to be “The GOAT.” I did a post on that years ago if you readers can recall. Just look for a pic of an actual goat! 🐐 I thought that would be funny to use so glad I did. 35 years ago this past January brought Hulk Hogan and Ultimate Warrior face-to-face for several seconds during 1990’s Royal Rumble. That was leading up to WMVI with its * BIG* anniversary coming in April, stay tuned! I am happy WWE still has these original PLE’s (formally PPV’s) that are part of their history. The big 4 will remain hopefully as they of course, added a few others over time.

Did you notice how I combined Warrior and Triple H for the title today? Sometimes, I just start writing without working on a subject too much and it just flows into one. “Rockin’ the Game” came to me so that was it. I can ask you all a question here as it does relate. How do you interpret that title above? You can rock your game in many ways by just kicking a** in whatever you do. That’s what Warrior did, would say, and I know Triple H is the same. I thank God he survived his heart surgeries of a few years ago as WWE needed him around, we all still do. He has made so many more positive changes as head of creative, I hope it continues.

Even though I do not watch their content, I decided to watch the most recent “ Saturday Night’s Main Event” a few weeks prior. I saw the entire show which I couldn’t do last time. I probably won’t again and despite talent of today, nostalgia will be there for me in many ways. UW is in the opening sequence too, and I will always love the entrance theme music. I hope it sticks around. 😁🎼

Look for a link at the end today of my write up on the 25th anniversary of WMXII back in 2021. It’s all about the trust developed between Warrior and Triple H overtime and how they formed a friendship. I reread it (obviously) so I only thought it fitting to include again. If you’ve already read it, I believe it’s worth another read! Just ignore the website info as previously stated since that no longer exists. Plus, ignore the vacation statement too. That was shortly after my ulcer…

Getting back to rockin’ the game here, warriors. Can you honestly say that about anything in your life? I can but then will never be an expert. It’s OK to feel good about our stuff as you know and all of you can relate to your strengths. Those weaknesses can improve too if you truly try. Just don’t push yourself to exhaustion because even though Warrior did in many aspects, most of us aren’t former bodybuilders or pro wrestlers. Do what you can, when you can, and feel proud of it all. You can still rock your game without going to extremes and that means in other ways too, not just the physical. There will always be someone who seems to be doing it better but don’t let that clothesline you down! Get up and stay in the match however it works for you. Whatever your “game” is, play it strong, bold, and brave like warriors do. Maybe Triple H was called “The Game” for many reasons besides wrestling. He had other names, but I like that one for him.

Rock your game, warriors . Become inducted in your own Hall of Fame as your own recipient. The only winner in any Royal Rumble needs to be the one who rocked it all to win it all. Always believe that winner is YOU…

P.S. Here is the link to the 25th anniversary of WMXII with my thoughts on Warrior and Triple H’s friendship…

http://www.mywarriorwritings.com/a-genuine-trust/

The Warrior WHAT’s?😏😬

Here we are at the end of another month warriors, as I resume these writings after taking last week off. More on that vacation in a different post as this one is “JACKED” with lots of well, you’ll get the idea if you just look at my selfie. It’s a fun one so I hope you stick around until the final bell rings🛎️if you will.

I initially wanted to call this post: “Things that Make you Go Hmmm…” like the C & C Music Factory song but decided to go with my own title instead. I thought of 5️⃣ things but numbers 3 and 5 I knew or at least were aware of prior. 3 are songs or lyrics and 2 reference gear or perhaps Warrior’s look at the time .

Let’s “lock up” and start this match.

Here’s number one.

First up is when Warrior partnered with Sting back when they were: “The Blade Runners.” The music they used was: Styx’s “Castle Walls.” This I had known for a while, but only because someone commented on a YouTube video. I did know that song, but forgot that instrumental part which totally fit with The Blade Runners vibe I think. Look up the song as there’s one lyric which struck me. It’s about destiny at the end. Do you think Warrior was influential with choosing the song or maybe it was chosen for them? I don’t know but just a little trivia once again. I can see him beginning his destiny even back then. This starts the Warrior WHAT’s?

Number two.

Did you fans know when Warrior was Dingo, his theme music briefly became Bonnie Tyler’s blockbuster hit: “Holding Out for a Hero” from the movie: “Footloose?” My girl just was part of her school musical in the spring, where the kids performed “Footloose” so very nostalgic for me. I love all the songs! 🥹I never knew he used that song, only “The Warrior” by Scandal. Perfect song for him, don’t you think? 

Number three.

This one is about Ultimate Warrior’s gear. This one is also probably quite common. Warrior had said he didn’t want to necessarily accentuate his looks but yeah, very much talked about~~~ A LOT… When Warrior and “Macho Man” Randy Savage tag teamed in a match versus “The Nasty Boys” during the SummerSlam Spectacular event in 1992, the Ultimate Warrior came out in a nude singlet. 😮If you read comments on this match from YouTube, the match itself barely gets mentioned but most are asking if Warrior was NAKED?! Really people? 🫢Use your brains, 🧠 but it just shows you what the topic mostly was about. Why did he wear that? Maybe just to garner more attention with him and Randy or to be different as he always was. I’m not entirely sure but boy was that ever the issue. Yeah, he painted his bare A**!!! 😂😜

Here’s number four.

We are back to songs again here. This one also references Warrior’s look as well (or at least in my mind…) Many fans may be aware of some guys after leaving WWF(E), went to Germany in 1995 with their CWA for a bit. Warrior had several matches but of course couldn’t use his theme music of “Unstable” so what to use? Well, I happened to come across some videos a while back as no, I am not looking them up all the time. I saw Warrior come out and thought that music sounded like a band I knew. I kept listening and then finally looked it up. The song is: ” Sticky Sweet” by Mötley Crüe. Not as popular on the radio as some of their others. That’s another song you can look up with some of the lyrics. Warrior was definitely playing to many of those physical attributes of his if you know the song. 😏 That brings out that girl who is always waving at me 🙋🏻‍♀️as I see her~~~ she makes me giggle but I don’t push her aside anymore. She is there for a reason, and I applaud 👏🏻 her. Great song and it worked for The Warrior for sure. I can be biased, but it’s all ME!!! He wore pants then too, there is a line in the song about that. 👖🔥😉

This last one of number five brings us to 1996 involving Ultimate Warrior’s feud with Jerry “The King” Lawler for “The King of the Ring” tournament. 👑This final one is that girl coming back… 🫣On “The Ultimate Collection” DVD, Warrior mentions how he was in the best shape of his life then and coming back after being gone 3.5 years, he wanted to give people what they remembered about the character~~~ namely, his look. They show right at that moment a clip of U.W. and I always noticed his trunks. You’ll read why… Maybe you don’t or haven’t but I just laughed once again right when he says: “his look…” ( meaning the U.W. character,) my head tilts the side. Why? Well, I’ll tell you… His trunks which of course depict the famous logo. He had put 2 on the front pointing inward along with the back so they are positioned just so on the side. Yep, I noticed. His look! Kathy had tilt, ha ha! I promise that is *** NOT*** typically me as I loved when his face paint would wear off but with that intro, how could I not make that connection? I was not always looking SOUTH! 🙂‍↔️Come on guys reading~~~ you notice the ladies and their physicalities right? Why were the logos sideways and not straight? Maybe there wasn’t enough room. WHY??? Always makes me giggle every time as Warrior knew what he was doing. I bet he noticed, but if not, it makes my WHAT’s? list for sure!

There you have it readers. My top 5 of Warrior WHAT’s that made me go hmmm. 🤔I bet you fans can think of your own. Maybe in a future post, I’ll list some others.

P.S. I laughed when writing this as some go way back in my memory but some found their way to me in other ways… Yeah, yeah, I still see her waving. 👋 ☺️

Bad Influence? Nah…🖤🤍💪🏻

It is May. A super busy month for me with so much going on as this is just the beginning… 🥹😭😳 It’ll go fast but like I need to do~~~ breathe through it all and take one day at a time. More milestones as usual and even yet another pic near the very end of this month, but that is weeks away. Today brings “The Blade Runners” part of Warrior’s career into focus ( should I say “FOKE!”) as those pics have never been used. 2 more I believe will be added as NEW but you will have to wait until June to see those. I never posted from that time either so now, they are “running” your way. “Freedom Fighters” pics~~~ I’ve shown a few, but never from his Blade Runner days. There were some creepy poses I couldn’t even look at to use! 😱If I hadn’t known, never could you convince me that guy was Warrior, never.

Bad influence was written on their shirts when working down in Memphis so that got my wheels turning. Many guys (like you all that are fans know) start their careers as heels, villains, or bad- whatever you like to call it. Warrior and Sting were superheroes first as the Freedom Fighters but good guys don’t get notice much, do they? I can and totally disagree but business dictates otherwise sometimes. With a career such as pro wrestling, it’s a lot different being a bad influence than let’s say being that way at the office. You could get fired but in wrestling, people pay more attention to the villains it seems. In our real life, we sometimes feel the need to be “BAD” in order for others to acknowledge us. Yes, Roman Reigns, we acknowledged you.

Who or what are your bad influences and why? It can be exciting for sure but honestly, some of us (like me) just aren’t “wired” for that stuff. Would I have liked Warrior and Sting as the Blade Runners ? Probably not. OK, they were built but as readers know with me, creepy doesn’t work. I would’ve missed the Freedom Fighters with their American look. That’s just me though. When Warrior was younger, he had mentioned getting into trouble but not like the issues of today. He had his reasons for doing so and I believe there were many but when older, nah… I’m not talking about his issues with WWE and wrestling but other legalities. He said Vince and Co. didn’t even have a traffic ticket on him to throw back and say: “See, you ____ ___ .” You can fill in the blank with those two words from that infamous DVD which they were going for back in 2005.

I have posted how my “little” bad things would get noticed but not like others who would do way more destructive or illegal acts. We all choose based on experiences we find ourselves in and don’t want labels attached. When I was in high school, one year I received perfect attendance which is quite the honor and nowadays, my kids had also. Well, being typecast like I was, “perfect” (No, not “Mr. Perfect,” – ha-ha) would never happen again. We all have faked being sick to stay home as kids do but I had my main reason~~~ to not get that award again which embarrassed me. Today, I would be darn proud of being healthy all year but back then, those teen feelings of being seen different as a peer crept in. I wanted and needed to be bad but by MY standards which were still pretty tame.

I also snuck out of class early once to purposely get a detention the next day. I convinced a friend of mine to tag along and she did! Back then though, you’d just work off the detention with the teacher during lunch without staying after school. No big deal. At least yet again, I wasn’t always that “good” girl. I would be so mad at my kids for doing that but we all go through lessons and the pressure is real, at any age. Those are both probably very lame to all reading and being in the present now, I am proud to have done mostly the right things despite not being a bad influence. Don’t get me wrong though. There were plenty of times where I just wanted to do something shocking. I’m not saying a horrific crime here, just stuff unexpected for me but that’s just it, isn’t it? We do all that for others and then possibly feel bad (in a different way) afterwards. Was it worth it? You get to decide. I had stolen a few little items but then went to the store and paid for them. This was way back in my memory while recalling a candy bar 🍫or nail polish💅. Let’s not forget the precious U.W. items I acquired, but those stories have been told. 

We do need to get out of that comfort zone like I have many times. I surprised folks I know years ago with writing a book 📗 so it’s ideas like that we can focus on for the good influences, not bad. Warrior was never a bad influence to me, ever. Maybe as his character he felt that need for power which came across, but it was more about success for him. Sometimes other factors got in the way, but I wouldn’t look at him and think what others may have thought. He was a good guy like he said in his HOF speech but just did life his way. Did that make him a bad influence? Nah… Blade Runners could’ve been but I for one noticed Warrior despite that past. His influence on me was far too great to be bad. I always saw past those “flaws” others inflicted on him. So grateful to know why now. Let’s stick to the good. You’ll get noticed by the right ones. As Warrior had said: “it’s never wrong to do the right thing.” 👍☺️👏🏻

***P.S. NEXT Sunday-May 12th (Mother’s Day) will be WWE’s “Most Wanted Treasures” episode on the A&E network, 9 p.m. ET on the Ultimate Warrior. Make sure and check it out as I am! They will be searching for his WMV gear along with gear from his “Ultimate Maniacs” days with “Macho Man” Randy Savage. *** Let’s hope they don’t switch the date! *** 🤞🏻