Did you ever see Ultimate Warrior work out?
Or see him in person?
Both. He was champ at the time so he got limo rides. I was working at the counter, and he was sitting on the bench up front for a while. There was a laundromat across the street, and when I asked him why he was just sitting there and not working out, he said he had dropped his stuff off there and was waiting for it to be done, but felt better sitting in a gym vs. a laundromat and being bothered all the time. I asked him where they were going next, and he replied Brown County Arena....I asked do you mean the one in Green Bay, WI, that is where I grew up. He said yes, and we talk for about 30 minutes until he had to go across the street to put his shit in the dryer. Very friendly guy, much more soft spoken than his character and interviews. Having grown up in GB with all the Packer players around I've never been a "can I have your autograph guy"....if I'd known he'd die so young, I wish I woud've gotten his though.
As far as lifting, he was strong, but he was more of a moderate weight and higher reps dude. Granted that was one day of seeing him lift so maybe he did high/low. IDK? Him and Bulldog were the two coolest out of all of them that I met over the years by far. Orton was a fucking full oiut dick. I wasn't there when HHH came in, but my fellow sales person and best friend was. Said he was cool as fuck, talked for a while, said thank you upon entry and when leaving when done with his workout, and actually asked him if he would like will call tickets.
To the other guy that asked about Duggan. He was just an entitled dickhead. While I was working there he came in three times. Everytime he came in he would say "What's up brother?" and try to proceed to walk past the counter to check in. When we would tell him he needed to sign in under the guest registration, he would get all pissy and make a spectacle about "you know who I am, right?", to which we would have to explain it's not about who you are, it's about the waiver above you signature. Many of the younger members/kids with their parents would ask for autographs, and he was the only one I've seen deny EVERYONE. Others would sometimes say "I'm working out, but get with me when I'm done and I will sign whatever you want" and then give them will call tickets for their whole family as well. They were all goods except for Duggan. Beverly Brothers were funny as fuck, as were the Bushwackers. I remember the Bushwackers buying some ABB drinks after their workout (this was the fanny pack days), they pulled out a wad of cash that was all hundreds on the outside. I don't know what the rest was made up of, but it was at least 3 inches thick folded over. On the flip side Bulldog took two drinks out of the cooler which was right in front of the counter, was very non chalantant shoving them in the waist of his Crazee Wear pants and ran out the front door. My Co-worker Glenn was a former BB pleayey and 6'6" or more. I looked at him, and asked "you saw that right? Aren't you going to go after him?" He instantly replied "that's the fucking British Bulldog. I'm tall, but I'm not looking to get my ass kicked over $5" The funny thing is that when I got tiks from the Beverly Brothers, they were looking at clothes in our pro shop and picked out a few things. They came to the counter to pay, and we just gave it to them. Bulldog woul've never had to pay for his drinks either. I think he just though it was a funny thing to do since he laughed running out the doors. LOL! RIP
