WWE Legend Mick Foley wrote the following on his Facebook page:
“WORDS OF A WARRIOR
When
I first heard the news of the Ultimate Warrior’s passing – from my
oldest son – my first thoughts were of his precious daughters, and how
their father – whose love for them was clear – had been taken away from
them far to early in their lives.
My second thought was about the
foolish tweet I sent out during Warrior’s Hall of Fame induction speech
– and how badly I wish I could have taken those words back. Maybe they
seemed harmless at the time, but in retrospect, the fact that my final
words about Warrior were negative ones has had me feeling pretty bad
these last 24 hours.
I did not dislike Warrior. I got along fine
with him in 1996, and years later, during a “Legends Rountable” focusing
on “Heatseekers”, I was good-naturedly kidded by my fellow Roundtable
guests for having nothing negative to say about Warrior, Paul Heyman or Buff Bagwell.
His
promo style was loved by some, loathed by others for their seemingly
nonsensical style. But Warrior’s promos were unique and intense – and no
one has done anything quite like them, before or sense. But in his final promo, he was anything but nonsensical. He was profound, and eerily prophetic.
“No
WWE talent becomes a legend on their own,” he told the audience. “Every
man’s heart one day beats its final beat. His lungs breathe their final
breath. And if what that man did in his life makes the blood pulse
through the body of others and makes them believe deeper in something
that’s larger than life, then his essence, his spirit, will be
immortalized by the storytellers — by the loyalty, by the memory of
those who honor him, and make the running the man did live forever.”
A
brilliant statement, but a bittersweet moment to wantch after the fact –
knowing how close the subject hit to home. I was thrilled to see
someone I knew at the 3:10 moment of the video clip – my onw daughter,
reacting to the historic moment – smiling, clapping; making sure that at
least
