Warrior died on April 8, 2014. He had been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on April 5, appeared at WrestleMania XXX on April 6, and made his first Raw appearance in 18 years on April 7, one day before his death.[72] According to reports, Warrior collapsed at 5:50 p.m. (PDT) while walking to his car with his wife in Arizona outside of their hotel. He was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.[73]

It was also reported that people with Warrior backstage during WrestleMania weekend noted that he appeared to be in constant pain. They stated that he looked sweaty, and very uncomfortable. They also noticed that he looked weak while performing his signature rope shake on Raw. One source said, "We all felt like he looked like he was going to blow a gasket. It was pretty easy to see."[74]