Former professional wrestler Ultimate Warrior dies aged 42 . `` WWE is shocked and deeply saddened to learn of the passing of one of the most iconic World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) superstars ever , The Ultimate Warrior , '' read a statement fron WWE , the modern incarnation of the WWF . He was born James Taylor , but changed his name to Warrior in 1993 . The cause of his death is not yet known , he leaves a wife and two daughters . Ultimate Warriors was a star of the World Wrestling Federation in the late 1980s and the 1990s .
Former professional wrestler Ultimate Warrior dies aged 42 . He was born James Taylor , but changed his name to Warrior in 1993 . The cause of his death is not yet known , he leaves a wife and two daughters . Ultimate Warriors was a star of the World Wrestling Federation in the late 1980s and the 1990s .