Ultimate Warrior Threatened To Kill Former WWE Employee

The Ultimate Warrior is a WWE Hall of Famer, and he is also a bona fide legend. That being said, his name is also associated with controversy in a huge way, and those stories are still being told to this day.

Former WWE photographer Tom Buchanan found out the hard way that dealing with The Ultimate Warrior behind the scenes could be quite challenging. We previously reported on the former WWE photographer’s interesting experience with Linda McMahon and Kane’s former dentist gimmick.

During the Cheap Heat Productions Podcast, Tom Buchanan revealed that The Ultimate Warrior didn’t like him at all. In fact, things got pretty tense at times.

Tom Buchanan remembered an incident where The Ultimate Warrior threatened him with violence backstage. This was obviously not something he expected would be a part of the job, even with hazard pay.

“One of two people that threatened to kill me, so I’m not a fan of The Ultimate Warrior!”

“Jim told that to Warrior that night in the Orlando arena, so Warrior got really pisssed and was storming through the arena looking for me, throwing chairs, tipping over tables, dent in a wall. ‘I’m gonna kill that Buchanan. Where’s that f*cking Buchanan? I’m gonna f*cking kill him.'”  

The conflict started after WWE officials encouraged babyfaces to engage with fans before the shows. Tom Buchanan instructed Jim Myers, who was also known to fans as George Steele, to include in his agent report that Bret Hart took the time to interact with people. When Myers pointed out that everyone was interacting well with the fans, Buchanan noted that Warrior simply walked past everyone, keeping his head down. That didn’t sit too well with the man from Parts Unknown.

Of course, The Ultimate Warrior has a history of being difficult to work with. He even held up Vince McMahon for more money, which caused him to lose his job. Decades later, he would return as the self-destruction of the Ultimate Warrior was washed away with that WWE Hall of Fame induction.

We will have to see what kind of stories come out about the Ultimate Warrior in the future. One thing is for sure, he certainly left an impression wherever he went.

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