I grew up on the WWF; now called the WWE. I idolized Hulk Hogan, and used to anxiously await for “WWF Superstars” to come on Fox on Saturday mornings. I bought the action figures, the comic books, I even took the Hulk Hogan vitamins!

This past Saturday, I was searching around YouTube for a fitness video, and somehow stumbled upon old WWF clips. I came across a series of promos by The Ultimate Warrior.

For those of you who are not familiar, The Ultimate Warrior was one of the stars of the WWF. He beat Hulk Hogan at Wrestlemania VI and was anointed as Hogan’s heir; the Superstar to carry the WWF into the next decade. For a number of reasons, that didn’t work out.

Watch the clip below and see if you can guess why.

Here’s to the WWF. A great pastime in American culture.