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Ring name(s) Road Warrior Animal
Animal Warrior
The Road Warrior
Billed height 6 ft 1 in (1. 85 m)[1]
Billed weight 285 lb (129 kg/20. The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass 4 st)[1]
Born January 26, 1960 (1960-01-26) (age 48)
Chicago, Illinois
Resides Minneapolis, Minnesota
Billed from Chicago, Illinois[1]
Trained by Eddie Sharkey
Debut November 1982

Joseph Aaron "Joe" Laurinaitis (born January 26, 1960) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Road Warrior Animal. The stone is a unit of Weight. It is part of the Imperial system of weights and measures used in the British Isles, and formerly used in most Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff A ring name is a Stage name used by a professional wrestler, or in some cases a Martial artist or boxer. Along with Road Warrior Hawk, Laurinaitis was one-half of the tag team known as the Road Warriors. Michael James Hegstrand ( September 12 1957 – October 19 2003) was an American professional wrestler. This article refers to the band For the wrestling term see Tag team. The Road Warriors were a Professional wrestling Tag team famously composed of Michael "Hawk" Hegstrand and Joseph "Animal" Laurinaitis [2]

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Career

Joe Laurinaitis grew up as a kid in Minnesota, having to work for a living from a very early age. [2] Because of his size and love of power lifting, Joe was an imposing figure and thus a very effective bouncer. [2] He worked as a bouncer at Grandma B's in the Twin Cities where he caught the eye of Eddie Sharkey, a well known wrestling trainer. Eddie Sharkey is an American Professional wrestling trainer Often called "The Trainer of Champions" Sharkey has been instrumental in training some Sharkey thought that Joe along with Mike Hegstrand, Richard Rood, and Barry Darsow could make it big in professional wrestling. Michael James Hegstrand ( September 12 1957 – October 19 2003) was an American professional wrestler. Richard E Rood ( December 7 1958 – April 20 1999) better known by his Ring name "Ravishing" Barry Darsow (born October 6, 1959) is a former American professional wrestler perhaps best known as Smash one half of the Road Warriors He believed in them so much that he trained all four of them personally. [3]

Joe made his debut in November 1982, competing as The Road Warrior using a biker gimmick. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) After only a few matches as a singles competitor, Joe’s career and life would change forever thanks to an idea by Paul Ellering. "Precious" Paul Ellering (born August 22, 1953) is a retired Professional wrestling manager.

Beginning of the Road Warriors

Main article: Road Warriors

When Paul Ellering was looking to put together a stable of heels in Georgia Championship Wrestling called The Legion of Doom, it was decided to put Joe together with his good friend Mike Hegstrand and change their names to Animal and Hawk respectively. The Road Warriors were a Professional wrestling Tag team famously composed of Michael "Hawk" Hegstrand and Joseph "Animal" Laurinaitis Georgia Championship Wrestling was a Professional wrestling promotion whose self-titled TV program aired in the 1970s and 1980s on Atlanta Georgia superstation Thus, the Road Warriors were born. To look more intimidating, the two shaved their heads into Mohawks and started wearing studded dog collars, spiked shoulder pads, and face paint. The look and name was taken from Mad Max 2, helping to paint the two as no-mercy monsters. Mad Max 2 The Road Warrior (known as The Road Warrior in the U Their interview style was vicious, yet charismatic and a bit humorous. In Professional wrestling, a promo is short for "promotional interview" a dialogue or monologue used to advance a storyline. [3]

The team was an instant hit, revolutionizing the tag-team scene with their power moves, no mercy attitudes, and innovative face paint that would spawn many future imitators in wrestling. [4] In Georgia, they won the NWA National Tag Team Championship four times before moving on to bigger promotions, such as the American Wrestling Association in the US and All Japan Pro Wrestling,winning more tag team titles. The NWA National Tag Team Championship was the major tag team title in the NWA -affiliated Georgia Championship Wrestling from 1980 until 1986 The American Wrestling Association (AWA was an American Professional wrestling promotion based in Minneapolis Minnesota that ran from 1960 ( AJPW) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established in 1972 [5]

National Wrestling Alliance (1988-1990)

Their hard hitting style, no nonsense attitude, and winning ways made the Road Warriors fan favorites. Even when they were booked as heels, the fans refused to boo them. [4] They started to split their time between the AWA and the National Wrestling Alliance until finally leaving the AWA for big money contracts with the NWA and a huge push for the monster duo. The National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent Professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA [3] The move paid off instantly as they won the inaugural Jim Crocket Sr. Memorial Cup Tag-Team Tournament and feuded with the top stars of the NWA such as The Four Horsemen and the Russian Team (which included the Road Warriors’ old training buddy Barry Darsow). Jim Crockett Promotions was a Professional wrestling promotion owned by Jim Crockett Jr The Four Horsemen (also spelt IV Horsemen) was a popular Professional wrestling stable in the National Wrestling Alliance and later World The Russian Team was a Professional wrestling team in the 1980's that attempted to prove their Soviet dominance over their opponents [2][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] During their initial run in the NWA, they helped popularize the WarGames match, the Scaffold match, and their trademark Chicago Street Fight. The WarGames match was a gimmick match used originally in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA and later held annually in World Championship Wrestling (WCW usually Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing [7][14][15]

In 1988, the Road Warriors engaged in a violent feud with The Powers of Pain (The Barbarian and The Warlord) the first team that could truly match the Road Warriors in power (and who were one of the most well known Road Warrior clones). The Powers of Pain were a Professional wrestling tag team in the late 1980s Sione Havea Vailahi (born September 6, 1958) is a professional wrestler best known under the name of The Barbarian. Terry Szopinski (born March 28, 1962 in Pompano Beach Florida) is a professional wrestler better known as The Warlord. The Powers of Pain even went so far as to injure Animal’s eye (kayfabe) during a weightlifting competition. In Professional wrestling, kayfabe (ˈkeɪfeɪb KAY-fayb) refers to the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" that is the portrayal of professional When Animal returned, he initially wore a hockey goalie mask to protect his eye. The angle abruptly ended when the Powers of Pain left the NWA after finding out they were booked against the Road Warriors in a series of Scaffold Matches and they did not want to get hurt by falling off the scaffold. [3]

Near the end of 1988, the Road Warriors captured the NWA World Tag Team Championship from The Midnight Express whom they mauled in short order to win the titles. The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA World Tag Team Championship is the premier Tag team title within the NWA framework The Midnight Express is a Professional wrestling Tag team that has had various members and achieved most of its success in the 1980s [5] After being the “Uncrowned champions” for a long time the Road Warriors’ run with the tag-team titles was short lived. Teddy Long used a fast count to cheat the Road Warriors out of their titles. Theodore Long (born September 15 1947 is a former American Professional wrestling referee and manager, who is currently working for [5] In their last year with the NWA, the Warriors feuded mainly with The Varsity Club, The Samoan Swat Team, and The Skyscrapers before leaving the NWA in the summer of 1990, due to conflicts with Jim Herd. The Varsity Club was a Professional wrestling heel stable in the NWA 's Jim Crockett Promotions and World Championship Wrestling. The Headshrinkers were a Professional wrestling Tag team in the World Wrestling Federation that consisted of Fatu and Samu. The Skyscrapers were a Professional wrestling tag team in World Championship Wrestling in 1989 and 1990 in two distinct forms with members ”Psycho” Sid Jim Herd born on ( March 24, 1939 in St Louis Missouri) was the Executive Vice President of World Championship Wrestling from 1988 to 1992 [16][17][18][19][20][21][22]

World Wrestling Federation (1990-1992)

The Road Warriors immediately signed with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1990 and were pushed into a feud with the most famous of all “Road Warrior Clones”, Demolition, a group which included their old training partner Barry Darsow. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, Demolition is a Professional wrestling Tag team most prominent during the late 1980s / early 1990s in World Wrestling Federation (WWF made up of [2][23][24]. Due to the ailing health of one of Demolition (Bill Eadie/"Ax") he was replaced by Crush but the magic of the original Demolition was gone and the feud did not live up to the high hopes of the fans. Bill Eadie (born December 27, 1947) is a professional wrestler who has competed under the names of Ax as part of Demolition and Brian Keith Adams (January 31 1963 - August 13 2007 was an American actor and professional wrestler. [3]

Just over a year after signing with the WWF, the Legion of Doom won the WWF World Tag Team Titles and held them for about 8 months. The World Tag Team Championship is a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. [5] When they lost the titles, they briefly left the WWF, only to return with long time manager Paul Ellering by their side, as well as a wooden ventriloquist dummy called “Rocco”. Both members of the L. O. D. thought the gimmick was stupid, and it led to Hegstrand quitting the WWF, leaving Laurinaitis on his own for the first time in 9 years. [25] Animal teamed with former enemy turned “face” Crush for a while but before the team could make any kind of progress, Laurinaitis legitimately injured his back and was forced into retirement late in 1992. [4]

World Championship Wrestling (1996)

For the next couple of years, Laurinaitis stayed out of the wrestling ring, collecting on a very lucrative insurance policy from Lloyd's of London while Hegstrand competed all over the world. For the film see Lloyd's of London (film. Lloyd's of London is a British Insurance market Near the end of 1995, Laurinaitis' back had finally recovered enough for him to return to active competition. Three years after everyone thought the Road Warriors had ended, they reunited and signed a contract with World Championship Wrestling. [3] Upon their debut in 1996, they immediately started a feud with the Steiner Brothers and Harlem Heat, before moving on to challenge the WCW Tag Team Champions Sting & Lex Luger. The Steiner Brothers are the Professional wrestling Tag team of American brothers Robert "Rick Steiner" Rechsteiner and Scott Harlem Heat was a Professional wrestling Tag team made up of two real-life brothers Booker and Lane Huffman. Lawrence Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958) 5 time United States Heavyweight Champion, He held the title until NWA's first Pay-per-view [26][27][28] The Road Warriors had several shots at the champions but never won the titles in the 6 months they were with the company.

World Wrestling Federation (1997-1998)

After leaving WCW they returned to the WWF where the Legion of Doom took part in the Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Steven Williams (born Steven Anderson on December 18 1964 This defiance was often shown by Austin flipping McMahon off and incapacitating him with the the Hart Foundation feud, siding with Austin against the Harts. This article is about the Hart Foundation in professional wrestling [29][30]. The Legion of Doom also became 2 time tag team champions on October 7, 1997 when they defeated The Godwinns. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The Godwinns was the most well known gimmick of the Professional wrestling Tag team composed of Dennis Knight (Phineas I [5] In November 1997, the Legion of Doom faced the newly formed New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg and Billy Gunn) and lost the titles to the upstart team. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The Voodoo Kin Mafia, Career World Wrestling Federation (1997-2001 Formation The Outlaws first formed on a 1997 episode of Shotgun Saturday Brian Gerard (BG James Voodoo Kin Mafia (2006-2008 On the November 16 airing of Impact!, The James Gang announced that they would now be known as Voodoo "The G-Man" redirects here For the video game character see G-Man (Half-Life. [5]

After several unsuccessful challenges the L. O. D. were repackaged as Legion of Doom 2000 with manager Sunny, although she did not stay with the team for long. Tammy Lynn Sytch (born December 7, 1972) is a Professional wrestling manager and personality [3]

In 1998, the Legion of Doom became involved in their most controversial angle, playing off Hegstrand’s real life drug and alcohol problems. Hawk started to show up drunk or “unable to perform” on TV. As Hawk proved more and more erratic and unreliable, a third L. O. D. member, Puke, was introduced to team with Animal while Hawk dealt with his personal issues. Darren Drozdov, (born April 7, 1969 in Mays Landing New Jersey) is an Essayist former NFL player and retired professional wrestler The storyline ended with accusations that Puke had been the "enabler" of Hawk's problems, exploiting them to take Hawk’s place in the team. During this segment, Hawk infamously was shown to have fallen off the Titan Tron. It was a controversial segment that pushed the envelope of good taste and that was the hallmark of the WWF's "Attitude" era. Neither Hegstrand nor Laurinaitis approved of the WWF exploiting Hegstrand’s personal problems, essentially making light of them by turning it into a storyline and left the WWF. [25]

While the Road Warriors never officially broke up, Animal started making an increasing number of solo appearances after they left the WWF as Hegstrand struggled with drug and alcohol addiction. [31]

World Championship Wrestling (2000-2001)

Animal landed a prominent position in WCW as the “Enforcer” of the stable known as The Magnificent Seven with the objective to protect WCW World Champion Scott Steiner. The Magnificent Seven was a Professional wrestling heel group in WCW. Scott Rechsteiner (born July 29 1962 better known by his Ring name Scott Steiner, is an American professional wrestler. [32] Laurinaitis most likely landed the high-profile role thanks to his brother John who had a powerful behind-the-scenes role with the company. John Laurinaitis (born July 31, 1965) is an executive with World Wrestling Entertainment. The Magnificent Seven split up shortly before Vince McMahon purchased WCW, Animal’s contract was not one of the contracts the WWF picked up.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2002-2003)

The Road Warriors appeared in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in late 2002-early 2003 as part of a group that opposed Vince Russo’s faction Sports Entertainment Xtreme but only wrestled one actual match for the federation. Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA) is an American Professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett Vincent James Russo (born January 24 1961) is an American writer of Italian origin known for working for American Professional wrestling [33]

World Wrestling Entertainment (2003-2006)

2003

Animal and Hawk made a surprise appearance on RAW on May 12, 2003 when they took on Kane & Rob Van Dam for the World Tag Team Championship. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Glen Thomas Jacobs In the 1988–1989 season he was an NCAA All-star; he is still listed in the Truman State University media guide as holding the record for highest Robert "Rob" Alexander Szatkowski Another venture that Van Dam produces is RVDTV reality based programming looking at the life of Rob Van Dam [2][34] Although Hawk and Animal came up short in their attempt to become three-time champions, it was clear that Hawk had defeated the demons that had once kept him from competing, and the Road Warriors had hopes of returning to WWE. However, Michael Hegstrand died on October 19, 2003. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. [4]

2005-2006

Animal made a return to WWE on an episode of SmackDown! in 2005, where he was challenged by the then-WWE Tag Team Champions MNM to a title match at The Great American Bash. The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Tag Team Championship is a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Wrestling Entertainment MNM (Mercury Nitro & Melina) was a Professional wrestling stable in World Wrestling Entertainment that consisted of Joey Mercury (previously The Great American Bash is an annual summer Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment. [35][36] Finding a new tag team partner in Heidenreich, Animal went on to defeat MNM for the titles, dedicating the win to Hawk by saying, "Hawk, this one's for you, brother!"[2][5] The two would team up for a few months in a new chapter of the Legion of Doom, with Heidenreich adopting the L. Jon Heidenreich, better known simply as Heidenreich (born June 28, 1972) and made his debut at their May 24, 2008 show O. D. 's shoulder pads, face paint, and mohawk haircut. However, this came to an end with Heidenreich's release from WWE on January 17, 2006. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [37]

On the March 3, 2006 episode of SmackDown!, Animal teamed up with Matt Hardy to face MNM. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Matthew Moore "Matt" Hardy is an American professional wrestler, currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE on their After he and Hardy lost the match, Animal turned heel for the second time in his career by attacking and injuring Hardy's knee. In Professional wrestling, a heel is a Villain character In non-wrestling jargon heels are the "bad guys" in pro wrestling storylines. [38] Animal reasoned that he had realized that Hardy and Heidenreich were screw-ups and that Road Warrior Hawk was the only tag team legend for him. After the heel turn, Animal, once again known simply as The Road Warrior, would drop many aspects of the well-known Road Warrior gimmick, losing the face paint, and shoulder pads. Animal's look at this time was similar to his old Road Warrior gimmick in the early 1980s he had prior to teaming up with Hawk.

On the May 6, 2006 edition of Velocity (taped May 2), Animal defeated Paul Burchill. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. WWE Velocity, also known simply as Velocity, was a Professional wrestling television program for World Wrestling Entertainment that Paul Burchill Burchill quickly established an alliance with his countryman helping Regal to beat down Scotty 2 Hotty [39] This was his final WWE television appearance. On June 26, 2006, Animal was released from his WWE contract. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [40]

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2007)

On June 17, 2007, Road Warrior Animal returned to TNA on the Pay-Per-View, Slammiversary, with Rick Steiner; he replaced Scott Steiner, who was out with an injury. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA) is an American Professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett Slammiversary (2007 was the third annual Slammiversary Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Robert Rechsteiner (born March 9, 1961 in Bay City Michigan) better known by his Ring name Rick Steiner, is an American Scott Rechsteiner (born July 29 1962 better known by his Ring name Scott Steiner, is an American professional wrestler. They ended up losing to Team 3D. For the rest of the stable see Dudley family. For the competitive video game team formerly known as Team 3D see 3D Animal later claimed in a 2008 shoot interview through RF Video that his appearance in TNA boosted their television ratings "2 or 3" points, when in fact TNA has never recorded a television rating above 1. 3.

All Japan Pro Wrestling

Road Warrior Animal and Kensuke Sasaki teamed up on September 1 at the Differ Ariake and they defeated "brother" YASSHI and Shuji Kondo. is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently wrestles for various promotions through his own agency Kensuke Office Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. better known by his ringname "brother" YASSHI, is a Japanese professional wrestler, known for his appearances in El Dorado Wrestling, is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently works for All Japan Pro Wrestling. Sasaki wore face paint as Power Warrior, the same name he used when teamed with Road Warrior Hawk in the 90's and both men were billed as the Hell Warriors. Animal was billed as Animal Warrior in a similar move to Hawk being billed as Hawk Warrior when he teamed with Sasaki. [41]

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

  • World Japan Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Road Warrior Hawk
  • i-Generation Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Road Warrior Hawk
  • IPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Road Warrior Hawk
  • IWS World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Road Warrior Hawk
  • PCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Road Warrior Hawk
  • PWI Comeback of the Year award in 2005
  • PWI Tag Team of the Year award in 1983 - with Road Warrior Hawk
  • PWI Tag Team of the Year award in 1984 - with Road Warrior Hawk
  • PWI Tag Team of the Year award in 1985 - with Road Warrior Hawk
  • PWI Feud of the Year award in 1987 - with Road Warrior Hawk and The Super Powers (Dusty Rhodes and Nikita Koloff) vs. A Powerslam is a Professional wrestling body slam move in which the wrestler performing the slam falls face-down on top of his/her opponent A Powerslam is a Professional wrestling body slam move in which the wrestler performing the slam falls face-down on top of his/her opponent Professional wrestling throws are the application of techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming him or her down which makes up most of the action of A Powerbomb is a Professional wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted up (usually so that they are sitting on the wrestler's shoulders and then slammed back-first Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. 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  • PWI Tag Team of the Year award in 1988 - with Road Warrior Hawk
  • PWI ranked him # 64 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003. The Four Horsemen (also spelt IV Horsemen) was a popular Professional wrestling stable in the National Wrestling Alliance and later World Richard Morgan Fliehr According to WWE and PWI Flair is an eight-time National Wrestling Alliance (NWA Champion, six-time WCW Champion Martin Anthony Lunde (born September 20 1958) better known by his Ring name Arn Anderson, is a former American professional wrestler Tully Blanchard (born January 22, 1954 in San Antonio Texas) is a retired second generation American professional wrestler. Lawrence Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958) 5 time United States Heavyweight Champion, He held the title until NWA's first Pay-per-view
  • PWI ranked him # 1 of the 100 best tag teams of the "PWI Years" - with Road Warrior Hawk in 2003.
  • WWZ Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Road Warrior Hawk

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²Hawk and Animal's reign with this championship also happened after Ted Turner bought and renamed the promotion. However, it took place before the title was renamed the WCW World Tag Team Championship.

Personal life

Joseph and his wife Julia, a former powerlifter and bodybuilder, have two children, son James and daughter Jessica. Joe also has a son named Joseph from a previous marriage. [42] [43]

Joseph's brothers are or have both been involved in professional wrestling. John Laurinaitis (Johnny Ace) is a WWE agent and former wrestler. John Laurinaitis (born July 31, 1965) is an executive with World Wrestling Entertainment. Marcus Laurinaitis is a former wrestler, mainly known as one half of the tag team The Wrecking Crew (Terminator / Fury). Marcus "Mark" Laurinaitis (born in Minneapolis Minnesota) also known by his Ring name of The Terminator, is an American

Joseph's son, James Laurinaitis, plays linebacker for The Ohio State University's football team. James Laurinaitis (born April 3, 1987 in Hamel Minnesota) is an American football Linebacker for the Ohio State Buckeyes This article relates to Sports. For the Vietnam War bombing raids see Operation Linebacker and Operation Linebacker II. The Ohio State Buckeyes football team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of The Ohio State University. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with As a sophomore, James won the prestigious Nagurski Award, given to the best defensive player in the country, and was a finalist for the Butkus Award, which is awarded to the best linebacker in the country. In 2007, James won the Butkus Award. [44] In fact, Sports Illustrated made a joke about borrowing his father's shoulder pads and later did an interview with him that included a picture of him wearing them. Sports Illustrated is an American Sports Magazine owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. [45]

See also

References

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  23. ^ Graham Cawthon. WWF Show Results 1990. Retrieved on April 17, 2007.  “(June 25, 1990) The Legion of Doom defeated Black Bart & Tom Stone at 1:12 when Road Warrior Hawk pinned Stone following the Doomsday Device (LOD's debut)”
  24. ^ Brian Shields (4th Edition 2006). Main event – WWE in the raging 80s. Pocket Books. ISBN 978-1-4165-3257-6.  
  25. ^ a b R.D. Reynolds and Randy Baer (2003). Randy Baer, better known by his Ring name and Pen name RD (Real Deal Reynolds is a former Professional wrestling manager and is also Wrestlecrap – the very worst of pro wrestling. ECW Press. ISBN 1-55022-584-7.  
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  29. ^ Graham Cawthon. WWF Show Results 1997. Retrieved on April 17, 2007.  “(February 24, 1997) The Legion of Doom fought the Headbangers to a double count-out; after the bout, Road Warrior Hawk hit the flying clothesline on one of the Headbangers (LOD's surprise return match after more than a four-year absence)”
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  33. ^ tnawrestling. com. TNA Weekly PPV Results 2003. Retrieved on April 17, 2007.  “(January 15, 2003) Vince Russo & Triple X (Christopher Daniels, Low Ki, & Elix Skipper) defeated NWA World Heavyweight Champion, Jeff Jarrett, Dusty Rhodes, & The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal)”
  34. ^ Graham Cawthon. WWE Show Results 2003. Retrieved on April 17, 2007.  “(May 12, 2003) WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Rob Van Dam & Kane defeated the Legion of Doom when RVD pinned Road Warrior Hawk following the chokeslam / Five Star Frog Splash combo (LOD’s surprise return after more than a 4-year absence)”
  35. ^ WWE. com. Smackdown Results (July 14, 2005). Retrieved on April 17, 2007.  “After being attacked by WWE Tag Team Champions MNM, Road Warrior Animal stormed the ring to a tremendous ovation to make the save. ”
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  37. ^ Wade Keller. WWE News: WWE updates status of drug testing program, Heidenreich released. Retrieved on April 17, 2007.  “WWE. com reports that Heidenreich has been released from his WWE contract”
  38. ^ Graham Cawthon. WWE Show Results 2006. Retrieved on April 17, 2007.  “(February 27, 2006) WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Johnny Nitro & Joey Mercury (w/ Melina) defeated Matt Hardy & Road Warrior Animal (mystery partner) in a non-title match when Mercury pinned Hardy following the Snapshot at 7:37 after Nitro prevented Mercury from sustaining the Doomsday Device, in which Animal went up top and Hardy lifted Mercury on his shoulders; after the bout, Animal argued with Hardy for the loss before attacking his injured knee and ramming it into the ringpost)”
  39. ^ Graham Cawthon. WWE Show Results 2006. Retrieved on April 17, 2007.  “(May 2, 2006) Road Warrior Animal defeated Paul Birchill”
  40. ^ Wade Keller. WWE News: Sabu vs. Cena, RVD vs. Rey, Animal released, Rock movie update. Retrieved on April 17, 2007.  “WWE. com announced that Road Warrior Animal has been released”
  41. ^ http://www.gerweck.net/news/1189788043.shtml
  42. ^ He lives with his wife, Julia, 40, and their two children, James, 16, and Jessica, 14, in suburban Minneapolis. Joseph, 22, his son from a previous marriage, is in the U.S. military, with tours of duty in Kuwait and Iraq under his belt.
  43. ^ While Joe wrestled more than 250 nights a year, flying home to coach football and baseball on Saturday morning then flying back out to wrestle again that night, it was Julie, a power lifter and bodybuilder, who played catch during the week.
  44. ^ Ohio State Buckeyes Official Website. Player Bio: James Laurinaitis : Football. Retrieved on April 19, 2007.
  45. ^ Elisabeth Newman. SI Players: First Person James Laurinaitis, Ohio State Linebacker. Retrieved on April 19, 2007.

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Persondata
NAME Animal, Road Warrior
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Animal; Laurinaitis, Joseph Laurinaitis; Laurinaitis, Joe
SHORT DESCRIPTION professional wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH January 26, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Minneapolis, Minnesota
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
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