Editing WWE (section)

===Ultimate Warrior-related disputes===
In 1993, [[Jim Hellwig]], known in the WWF as "The Ultimate Warrior", legally changed his name to the [[mononymous person|mononym]] Warrior.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KUsJAwAAQBAJ&q=ultimate+warrior+changed+name&pg=PA305 |title=Historical Dictionary of Wrestling – John Grasso – Google Books |date= March 6, 2014|access-date=April 11, 2014|isbn=9780810879263 |last1=Grasso |first1=John |publisher=Scarecrow Press }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ufOINU177dEC&q=ultimate+warrior+changed+name&pg=PA148 |title=The Death of Wcw – R. D. Reynolds – Google Books |access-date=April 11, 2014|isbn=9781554902552 |last1=Reynolds |first1=R. D. |year=2004 |publisher=ECW Press }}</ref> This one-word name appears on all legal documents pertaining to Warrior, and his children carry the Warrior name as their legal surname.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/ultimate-warrior-legend/story?id=23254308|title=Why the Ultimate Warrior Was Such a Legend|access-date=April 9, 2014|publisher=ABC|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409205541/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/ultimate-warrior-legend/story?id=23254308|archive-date=April 9, 2014}} "The Ultimate Warrior, born James Brian Hellwig, legally changed his name to Warrior in 1993 ... It's also the last name of his wife and children."</ref> Warrior and the WWF engaged in a series of lawsuits and legal actions in 1996 and 1998,<ref>[http://sec.edgar-online.com/1999/12/13/15/0000950130-99-007020/Section7.asp World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. – WWE Quarterly Report (10-Q) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080703015917/http://sec.edgar-online.com/1999/12/13/15/0000950130-99-007020/Section7.asp |date=July 3, 2008 }}. Sec.edgar-online.com (December 13, 1999). Retrieved on January 5, 2012.</ref> where both parties sought a declaration that they owned the characters, Warrior and Ultimate Warrior, under both contract and copyright law. The court ruled that Warrior was legally entitled to use the gimmick, costuming, face paint designs, and mannerisms of the "Warrior" character.<ref name="Flynn3">{{cite web|url=http://flynnfiles.com/blog/warrior/warrior3.htm|last=Flynn|first=Daniel|title=Interview with the Ultimate Warrior – Part 3 of 4|publisher=FlynnFiles.com|access-date=May 18, 2008|date=June 28, 2004|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080419060342/http://www.flynnfiles.com/blog/warrior/warrior3.htm|archive-date=April 19, 2008}}</ref>

On September 27, 2005, WWE released a DVD documentary focusing on Warrior's retrospective wrestling career, titled ''The Self-Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior''. The DVD featured clips of his more notable feuds and matches along with commentary from WWE stars past and present (most of which are unflattering). The DVD has provoked some controversy due to Warrior's allegations of libel by WWE against him. Originally, Warrior was asked to help with the production of the DVD, but as he refused to work with WWE, there had been some resulting animosity between Warrior and WWE over the Warrior claiming bias on the part of WWE.<ref name="Sokol">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2005/07/05/1127823.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130101005403/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2005/07/05/1127823.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=January 1, 2013|last=Sokol|first=Chris|title=Warrior speaks his mind in new shoot|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]|access-date=May 18, 2008|date=July 5, 2005}}</ref> In January 2006, Warrior filed another lawsuit against WWE in an [[Arizona]] court over the depiction of his wrestling career in ''The Self-Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior'' DVD.<ref>[http://www.wrestlemag.com/2006/01/19/wwe-ultimate-warrior-files-lawsuit-against-world-wrestling-entertainment/ WWE: Ultimate Warrior files lawsuit against World Wrestling Entertainment] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080128174017/http://www.wrestlemag.com/2006/01/19/wwe-ultimate-warrior-files-lawsuit-against-world-wrestling-entertainment/ |date=January 28, 2008 }}. Wrestlemag.com. Retrieved on January 5, 2012.</ref> On September 18, 2009, Warrior's lawsuit in Arizona was dismissed.

Warrior returned to WWE to be inducted into the [[WWE Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]]. During his induction, he mentioned that WWE should create an award to honor those behind the scenes called the Jimmy Miranda Award, named after a long time WWE employee who died. Warrior died three days after being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. WWE decided to create the Warrior Award, an award for people "who embodied the spirit of the Ultimate Warrior." The award was later given to [[Connor Michalek]] (a child who died from cancer), [[Joan Lunden]] (a journalist who was diagnosed with cancer), and [[Eric LeGrand]] (a former college football player who became a quadriplegic after an in-game injury). In October 2017, WWE used the tagline "Unleash Your Warrior" when promoting [[Breast Cancer Awareness Month]]. Since Warrior's death, WWE has been accused of whitewashing and ignoring Warrior's bigoted and controversial past comments.<ref name="Vice" /> ''Pro Wrestling Torch'' described Warrior in real-life having made public "vile, bigoted, hateful, judgmental comments", citing as an example that regarding Bobby Heenan's cancer diagnosis, Warrior said, "Karma is just a beautiful thing to behold."<ref>{{cite web|last=Keller|first=Wade|title=Unleash Your Warrior under fire |url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2017/10/27/kellers-take-unleash-warrior-fire-vice-revisits-warriors-vile-comments-heenan-getting-cancer-karma-just-beautiful-thing/ |website=Pro Wrestling Torch|date=October 27, 2017|access-date=November 4, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028150030/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2017/10/27/kellers-take-unleash-warrior-fire-vice-revisits-warriors-vile-comments-heenan-getting-cancer-karma-just-beautiful-thing/|archive-date=October 28, 2017}}</ref> ''[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]'' wrote that "completely whitewashing his past and elevating his likeness to a bland symbol of corporate altruism is shockingly tone-deaf, especially for a company that's at least outwardly trying to appear progressive, inclusive and diverse."<ref name="Vice">{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/wwe-is-whitewashing-the-ultimate-warriors-bigoted-past/|title=WWE is Whitewashing The Ultimate Warrior's Bigoted Past|website=Vice Sports|date=October 27, 2017 |access-date=November 4, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108213020/https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/59y3nb/wwe-is-whitewashing-the-ultimate-warriors-bigoted-past|archive-date=November 8, 2017}}</ref>