MrMojoRisin
Championship Contender
I believe that Warrior had to have known about the extent of his heart disease, because it really isn't something that should just sneak up on you one day. It takes time for the heart to deteriorate enough that it'll fail, and the human body is going to feel the effects of that deterioration... even if they don't get themselves checked out, which I'm sure that Warrior had done.
If you look back at what everyone is saying about how he was acting at WM weekend, the one thing that really sticks out in my mind is the fact that he seemed to spend a lot of time mending those broken fences, making peace with people and essentially saying goodbye. It reminds me of a good friend of mine who passed away a few years ago of a heart attack. One week before he passed, he reached out to an old friend of ours that he had once been extremely close with, but had a pretty bad falling out with. They made peace that night, and a week later, he was dead. I felt that my friend knew he didn't have much time left, so he used the time he had to right some of the wrongs in his life... much like Warrior seemed to do in his last weekend.
I don't believe that Warrior thought he'd pass away this soon, but at the same time for someone with an advanced heart condition, the stress and excitement of something like Wrestlemania weekend... especially when he was one of the main focuses of it, was probably too much for him to handle. Even if he was in great spirits the entire time and was having the time of his life, a weekend as busy as that one is still stressful. It's positive stress, but still a lot for someone apparently in Warrior's condition to handle.
I think Vince knew about Warrior's condition too. As he's getting older, he also seems like he's realizing that he doesn't have a lot of time left, and one of his highest priorities is mending the broken fences of his life, which Warrior was one of. I don't believe that Vince knew exactly how far along Warrior's heart condition was, or he would have forced Warrior to take it easy. The multi year deal that Warrior talked about... is likely Vince's way of making sure that he could take care of Warrior's family for him in a way that didn't seem to Warrior like it was charity. For all the flack that Vince gets from fans and people in the business (some of it very deserved), this is one area where he can never be knocked. He always steps up to take care of his people.
The wrestlers all talking about how bad Warrior looked over the weekend yet didn't do anything? Consider the source. We're talking about carny wrestlers who crave attention. I doubt any of them really stopped to think too much about how Warrior looked over the weekend, beyond the fact that he seemed happier than they probably eve remembered him being. Sure in hindsight the signs were all there, but in my case, all I noticed until after hearing about his passing was how much happier he seemed to be than at any other time. Hell even Monday night when it should have been obvious that something was off, most people were just joking about how the guy that was always blown up by the time he got to the ring got blown up just walking out there.
RIP Warrior. I pray for your wife and daughters.
If you look back at what everyone is saying about how he was acting at WM weekend, the one thing that really sticks out in my mind is the fact that he seemed to spend a lot of time mending those broken fences, making peace with people and essentially saying goodbye. It reminds me of a good friend of mine who passed away a few years ago of a heart attack. One week before he passed, he reached out to an old friend of ours that he had once been extremely close with, but had a pretty bad falling out with. They made peace that night, and a week later, he was dead. I felt that my friend knew he didn't have much time left, so he used the time he had to right some of the wrongs in his life... much like Warrior seemed to do in his last weekend.
I don't believe that Warrior thought he'd pass away this soon, but at the same time for someone with an advanced heart condition, the stress and excitement of something like Wrestlemania weekend... especially when he was one of the main focuses of it, was probably too much for him to handle. Even if he was in great spirits the entire time and was having the time of his life, a weekend as busy as that one is still stressful. It's positive stress, but still a lot for someone apparently in Warrior's condition to handle.
I think Vince knew about Warrior's condition too. As he's getting older, he also seems like he's realizing that he doesn't have a lot of time left, and one of his highest priorities is mending the broken fences of his life, which Warrior was one of. I don't believe that Vince knew exactly how far along Warrior's heart condition was, or he would have forced Warrior to take it easy. The multi year deal that Warrior talked about... is likely Vince's way of making sure that he could take care of Warrior's family for him in a way that didn't seem to Warrior like it was charity. For all the flack that Vince gets from fans and people in the business (some of it very deserved), this is one area where he can never be knocked. He always steps up to take care of his people.
The wrestlers all talking about how bad Warrior looked over the weekend yet didn't do anything? Consider the source. We're talking about carny wrestlers who crave attention. I doubt any of them really stopped to think too much about how Warrior looked over the weekend, beyond the fact that he seemed happier than they probably eve remembered him being. Sure in hindsight the signs were all there, but in my case, all I noticed until after hearing about his passing was how much happier he seemed to be than at any other time. Hell even Monday night when it should have been obvious that something was off, most people were just joking about how the guy that was always blown up by the time he got to the ring got blown up just walking out there.
RIP Warrior. I pray for your wife and daughters.