Conrad Thompson Recalls The Ultimate Warrior Attempting To Scam Him Over WWE Memorabilia Purchase

During a recent interview with Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp, wrestling podcast host Conrad Thompson reveals he once attempted to buy some authentic wrestling title belts from late WWE Hall of Famer The Ultimate Warrior. According to Thompson, Warrior tried to scam him over belts, claiming that one of them was the WWE Title belt he wore against Rick Rude at SummerSlam 1990.

Thompson received help from legendary title belt maker, Dave Millican, who was able to confirm that Warrior’s items were not the original items worn in-ring. Below are some highlights:

Conrad Thompson on Ultimate Warrior Selling Memorabilia Through His Website

“So I was introduced to him through his website. He had a bunch of photos up there, and there was a photo that was no longer linked, but he claimed it was the SummerSlam 1990 belt that he wore against Ravishing Rick Rude. So I took those pictures, and I sent them to belt maker Dave Millican. I said, ‘Hey, is this right?’ and he goes, ‘Absolutely not. That’s not the ring used belt.”

On Warrior’s Response

“So when I bring that to Warrior’s attention by email, he’s like, ‘Well, it is. Your buddy doesn’t know what he’s talking about.’ He has no idea that it’s the actual belt maker who would have made the belts. Then he said, ‘What are you really after?’ and I said, ‘Well, I’m really after the yellow Intercontinental and the World title from WrestleMania 6,’ because when I was a kid, Sean, that was as good as it got—Hogan versus the Warrior. Those were my guys. I was all about WrestleMania 6.”

On What Ended Up Happening

“So we agreed to make a deal for both of those belts. He wanted me to bring cash and meet him in an airport and the whole thing. So I had used Dave Millican before to authenticate my belt purchase on the big gold belt. So I asked him if he would tag along and authenticate this one for me. He told me that Warrior had sold the Intercontinental years ago and it was on the shelf of a private collector. When I threw the flag on that, he sent me a photo of the guy’s collection, which in that world is a no-no. You’re not supposed to share other guys’ collections.

“I don’t know why I broke all the rules on that with my collection, but still it was like a little disappointing to realize that one of your childhood favorites was trying to sell you something that he in fact had already sold—AKA he was lying and conning and bull****ting me. So, the deal never went anywhere. When I presented that to him, he blew a gasket, and it is what it is. But when I was nine, I still had an Ultimate Warrior birthday cake, and he’s still the old—alright. Jim Hellwig may have been a turd, but the Ultimate Warrior ruled.”

The Ultimate Warrior passed away in April 2014. It happened shortly after he mended his relationship with WWE and Vince McMahon, paving the way for him to return to WWE and receive a Hall of Fame induction just nights before his passing.