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Road Warrior Hawk
Statistics
Ring name(s) Crusher von Haig
Road Warrior Hawk
Hawk Warrior
Billed height 6 ft. 3 in. (191 cm)
Billed weight 275 lb. (125 kg)
Born September 12, 1957(1957-09-12)
Chicago, Illinois
Died October 19, 2003 (aged 46)
Indian Rocks Beach, Florida
Billed from Chicago, Illinois
Trained by Eddie Sharkey
Debut June 6, 1983

Michael James Hegstrand (September 12, 1957 – October 19, 2003) was an American professional wrestler. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 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. 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. Indian Rocks Beach is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. Eddie Sharkey is an American Professional wrestling trainer Often called "The Trainer of Champions" Sharkey has been instrumental in training some Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) 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. 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 He is best remembered as Road Warrior Hawk, one half of the tag team known as the Road Warriors, with Road Warrior Animal. 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 Joseph Aaron "Joe" Laurinaitis (born January 26 1960) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name

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Career

Hegstrand attended High School in Minneapolis, at Henry High School where he graduated in 1976. After high school, he had various odd jobs to make ends meet. Due to his size and love of power lifting, Hegstrand was an imposing figure and thus a very effective bouncer. He would work 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 Hegstrand, along with Joe Laurinaitis, Rick Rude, and Barry Darsow could make it big in professional wrestling. Joseph Aaron "Joe" Laurinaitis (born January 26 1960) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name 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 In fact, he believed in them so much that he trained all four of them personally. [1]

Road Warriors

For a more detailed profile on Hawk’s time as a Road Warrior see: 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 pair Laurinaitis with Hegstrand and change their names to Animal and Hawk respectively; thus, the Road Warriors were born. 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 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 The Road Warrior, 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. [1]

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. [2] In Georgia they won the NWA National Tag Team Championship four times[3] before moving on to bigger promotions such as the American Wrestling Association in the US and All Japan Pro Wrestling in Japan, winning tag-team titles wherever they went. 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 [3]

NWA

Their hard hitting style, no nonsense attitude, and winning ways made the Road Warriors fan favorites wherever they went; even when they were booked as heels, the fans refused to boo them. [2] They were so in demand that 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 [1] The move paid off instantly as they won the inaugural Jim Crocket Sr. Memorial Cup Tag-Team Tournament[4] and feuded with the top stars of the NWA such as The Four Horsemen[5][6][7][8] and the Russian Team (which included the Road Warriors’ old training buddy Barry Darsow)[9]. 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 [10][11] During their initial run in the NWA they helped popularize the WarGames match,[5] the Scaffold match,[12] 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 [13]

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. [1]

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 [3] After being the “Uncrowned champions” for a long time, the Road Warriors’ run with the tag-team titles was short lived. Crooked referee 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 [3] In their last year with the NWA, the Warriors feuded mainly with The Varsity Club[14],[15][16] The Samoan Swat Team,[17][18] and The Skyscrapers[19][20] before leaving the NWA in the summer of 1990. 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

WWF

The Road Warriors immediately signed with the World Wrestling Federation[21] and were pushed into a feud with the most famous of all “Road Warrior Clones”, Demolition (which once again 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 [22] Ax, due to his ailing health, was replaced by Crush; however, the magic of the original Demolition was gone and the feud did not live up to the high hopes that the fans had. 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. [1]

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. [3] 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 dummy called “Rocco”. Both members of the L. O. D. thought the gimmick was stupid, as did most of the fans and it led to Hawk quitting the WWF,[23] leaving Animal on his own for the first time in 9 years. When Animal suffered a severe back injury a short while later, everyone thought it was the end of the legendary team.

Hawk competed as a singles wrestler in Europe and Japan and although he won nearly every singles match he competed in, he was usually seen (by North American and Japanese fans at least) as a tag team wrestler. Thus, he always fought either mid-card opponents or made teams with better-known singles stars. When he joined New Japan Pro Wrestling he was immediately paired with Kensuke Sasaki, then simply known as a good mid-carder, as the Hell Raisers (Sasaki adopting the face paint and gimmick Power Warrior). is a major Professional wrestling federation in Japan and is a member of the National Wrestling Alliance, founded by Antonio Inoki in 1972 is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently wrestles for various promotions through his own agency Kensuke Office [1] The two dominated NJPW's tag team ranks for a while through their two wins of the IWGP World Tag Team Championship,[3] but no North American promoter thought about bringing them as a team, due to Sasaki's affiliation with NJPW. The International Wrestling Grand Prix (IWGP Tag Team Championship is a Professional wrestling Tag team title in Japanese promotion As a singles wrestler, Hawk found success in Europe, winning the CWA World Heavyweight Championship. [3]

In 1993 Hawk made sporadic appearances in World Championship Wrestling as a mystery partner of Dustin Rhodes[24] and later as a replacement partner when Davey Boy Smith left the federation[25] but nothing permanent ever came of it. Dustin Patrick Runnels (born April 11 1969 is an American professional wrestler. The British Bulldog redirects here for other uses see British Bulldog. In 1995, he reappeared in WCW. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 He helped Sting in a feud against Meng and Kurasawa,[26] but a proposed singles feud with Kurasawa fell through due to an arm injury (in kayfabe Kurasawa broke Hawk's arm using a cross armbreaker, to let Hawk rest). Tonga 'Uli'uli Fifita (born February 3 1959 in Nuku'alofa Tonga) is a Professional wrestler and Actor, for both World is a Japanese professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Spain. In Professional wrestling, kayfabe (ˈkeɪfeɪb KAY-fayb) refers to the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" that is the portrayal of professional Hawk returned the following year, but this time, he also brought Animal back with him as his back had finally recovered enough for him to return to active competition. During that time, Sting and Lex Luger had won the WCW World Tag Team Championship and the Warriors challenged them, to no success. Lawrence Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958) 5 time United States Heavyweight Champion, He held the title until NWA's first Pay-per-view The World Championship Wrestling (WCW Tag Team Championship was a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Championship Wrestling [27][28] The rise of the nWo precluded further challenges, and they headed back to the WWF. The New World Order (commonly known as the nWo, the official typeset in the Logo) was a Professional wrestling stable that originally wrestled

After leaving WCW they returned to the WWF[29] where the Legion of Doom took part in the feud between ”Stone Cold” Steve Austin and the Hart Foundation, siding with Austin. Steven Williams (born Steven Anderson on December 18 1964 This defiance was often shown by Austin flipping McMahon off and incapacitating him with the This article is about the Hart Foundation in professional wrestling [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 [3] In November of 1997 the Legion of Doom faced the newly formed New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg and Billy Gunn) and shockingly lost the titles to the upstart team. 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. [3] 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 [1]

Attitude Controversy

In 1998 the Legion of Doom became involved in their most controversial angle in their careers, playing off Hegstrand’s real life drug and alcohol problems. The character Hawk started to show up drunk or “unable to perform” on TV. As Hawk proved more and more erratic and unreliable, a 3rd 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 big-screen 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. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, 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. [23]

After the WWF

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 and generally did not appear at many wrestling shows during this time. [2] In 2001 Hegstrand was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy, a heart condition that stopped him from wrestling for a short while. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Cardiomyopathy, which literally means "heart muscle disease" is the deterioration of the function of the Myocardium (i He was able to overcome its effects and returned to a regular working schedule later on.

Laurinaitis and Hegstrand became born-again Christians in 2003 and appeared at a number of Christian wrestling events run by Ted DiBiase and Nikita Koloff hoping to reignite their tag-team career. Theodore Marvin "Ted" DiBiase Sr (born January 18 1954 Pro wrestling career Mid-South Wrestling (First run 1975-1979 Ted DiBiase was trained Nikita S Koloff (born Nelson Scott Simpson March 9, 1959) is a former American professional wrestler who wrestled throughout They also appeared in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in late 2002 and 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 [31]

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. This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is 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 [32] 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.

Death

Hegstrand died on October 19, 2003 in the early morning in his home in Indian Rocks Beach, Florida. 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. Indian Rocks Beach is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. His friends said that he and his wife Dale had recently bought a condominium near their current home and were packing their boxes the night before. A condominium, or condo, is a form of Housing tenure and other Real property where a specified part of a piece of real estate (usually of an apartment Hegstrand said that he felt tired and went to take a nap. When his wife checked on him at about 1 A. M. , he had died of an apparent heart attack. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply At the time of his death, Hawk and Animal were working on a book about their careers.

Animal returned to WWE in mid-2005 and decided to dedicate his entire run to his late tag team partner, especially dedicating his tag team title victory with Heidenreich at the Great American Bash to him. The Great American Bash is an annual summer Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment.

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

  • World Japan Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Animal
  • i-Generation Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Animal
  • IPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Animal
  • PWC Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Animal
  • PWI Tag Team of the Year award in 1983 - with Road Warrior Animal
  • PWI Tag Team of the Year award in 1984 - with Road Warrior Animal
  • PWI Tag Team of the Year award in 1985 - with Road Warrior Animal
  • PWI Feud of the Year award in 1987 - with Road Warrior Animal and The Super Powers (Dusty Rhodes and Nikita Koloff) vs. In Professional wrestling a neckbreaker is any throw or slam that focuses its attack on the opponent’s Neck. Aerial techniques are spectacular maneuvers using the ring and its posts and ropes as aids used in Professional wrestling to show off the speed and agility of a wrestler Aerial techniques are spectacular maneuvers using the ring and its posts and ropes as aids used in Professional wrestling to show off the speed and agility of a wrestler 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 Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. 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 A backbreaker refers to Professional wrestling moves which see a wrestler dropping an opponent so that the opponent's back impacts or is bent backwards against a part of the Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. 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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The NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship was first defended in the Tennessee Mid-America territory from 1974 to 1981 as the NWA Six-Man Tag Team Championship. Virgil Riley Runnels Jr (born on October 12 1945) better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, is a semi-retired American The NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship was first defended in the Tennessee Mid-America territory from 1974 to 1981 as the NWA Six-Man Tag Team Championship. The NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship was first defended in the Tennessee Mid-America territory from 1974 to 1981 as the NWA Six-Man Tag Team Championship. Genichiro Tenryu (天龍源一郎 Tenryū Gen'ichirō) real name Genichiro Shimada (嶋田源一郎 Shimada Gen'ichirō, born February 2 The World Championship Wrestling (WCW Tag Team Championship was a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Championship Wrestling This is a chronological list of Tag teams that have been WCW World Tag Team Champions. 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  • PWI Tag Team of the Year award in 1988 - with Road Warrior Animal
  • PWI ranked him # 15 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 1991
  • PWI ranked him # 47 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 Pro Wrestling Illustrated ( PWI) is a Professional wrestling Magazine.
  • PWI ranked him # 1 out of the 100 best tag teams of the "PWI Years" with Road Warrior Animal as The Road Warriors in 2003.
  • PWI ranked him # 50 out of the 100 best tag teams of the "PWI Years" with Power Warrior as The Hell Raisers in 2003.
  • MEWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with The Comet
  • MTW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Bobo Brazil, Jr. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, The World Tag Team Championship is a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. This is a chronological list of teams that have been World Tag Team Champions by Ring name. Joseph Aaron "Joe" Laurinaitis (born January 26 1960) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name David Allan Meltzer (born October 24 1961 is the editor of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter (WON. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame ("WON HOF" for short is a professional wrestling hall of fame that exists only on paper The Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame ("WON HOF" for short is a professional wrestling hall of fame that exists only on paper

See also

References

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  32. ^ Graham Cawthon. Virgil Riley Runnels Jr (born on October 12 1945) better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, is a semi-retired American 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)”

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Persondata
NAME Road Warrior Hawk
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hawk; Hegstrand, Michael
SHORT DESCRIPTION professional wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH September 12, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Chicago, Illinois
DATE OF DEATH October 19, 2003
PLACE OF DEATH Indian Rocks Beach, Florida
Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. 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. Indian Rocks Beach is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States.
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