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to name a wrestler they are far more likely toname someone from the WWE (such as HulkHogan, The Undertaker or The Rock) than theyare to name Kevin Steen, Colt Cabana or AdamPearce. I think it is also more likely that someonewould name The Ultimate Warrior or “StoneCold” Steve Austin before they named currentWWE superstars like CM Punk or Daniel Bryan.So why is it that someone that hasn’t wrestled ameaningful match in years is better known thansomeone who wrestlers on a regular basis? Manywould argue that the Steen, Cabana, Pearce,Punk and Bryan are better technicians than theirbetter known counterparts (and I would agreewholeheartedly). Let’s explore this point; theWWE is a business and, to paraphrase Triple H,they want “what’s best for business”. Thereforeit stands to reason that if people want to seegreat technicians then they would pay to seethem, and if more people want to pay then theWWE would offer this so they can capitalise onthe demand and supply this to their audience(Economics 101). So, the fact that this isn’t whatthey are renowned for offering their customerssuggests that there is more to becoming a wrestlingsuperstar than being a technician.Many would argue that the first five are bettertalkers than the second five and, although this isa difficult point to disagree with, I would placeCM Punk higher on a list of all-time talkers thatUltimate Warrior so this doesn’t necessarilystand to reason.Many will also argue that, naturally, those wrestlingfor the largest wrestling organisation in theworld would be more well known that those thatspent the majority of their career in small independentcompanies. This appears to be a strangeargument as almost every wrestler wants to bepart of the WWE and have their WrestleManiamoment, so given the chance they would preferto join the WWE than stay in the indies. Storiesof wrestlers turning down the WWE are few andfar between. My counter to that argument to thatis to use CM Punk for a direct comparisonagainst The Ultimate Warrior. Ultimate Warriorspent approximately six years employed by theWWE (then WWF) over three separate spells,with the most recent being in 1996 (I feel old).In comparison CM Punk has been employedsince 2005 and made his TV debut back in 2006in ECW. Strange as it sounds, CM Punk hasspent more time employed by WWE than TheUltimate Warrior, has held the WWE Championshiplonger than The Warrior (462 days versusWarrior's 292 days) and, despite proclaiminghimself as “The Best In The World”, it is safe tosay that he is far less well known to the averageperson than The Warrior. So why is it that almosttwo decades after appearing for the WWEThe Ultimate Warrior is still better know acrossthe world than CM Punk despite being less of atechnician, and less acclaimed on the microphone?To me the answer appears to be obvious, and Iwill try to be as succinct, professional and conciseas I can when I give my explanation. Simplyput, the man was HUGE. Whether he achievedhis physique naturally or with the help of additionalsubstances (It is well documented on You-Tube that he admits to using, but not abusing,anabolic steroids) the fact remains that he had acartoonlike appearance which was a huge reasonfor him being pushed over stars of the time. Ithink it is a fairly safe bet that if The UltimateWarrior and CM Punk had each other’s physiquethen Wrestlemania 6 would have been headlinedVisit CallingSpots.com 20 Twitter @CallingSpots