Joseph Laurinaitis
Statistics
Ring name(s)	Road Warrior Animal The Road Warrior
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	285 lb (129 kg)
Born	January 26, 1960 Minneapolis, Minnesota
Resides	Chicago, Illinois
Trained by	Eddie Sharkey
Debut	November 1982

Joseph Laurinaitis (born January 26, 1960 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) better known by his ring name of The Road Warrior or Road Warrior Animal, is an American professional wrestler who is most remembered for working with World Wrestling Entertainment. Image File history File links Roadwarrior. ... January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Nickname: City of Lakes Motto: En Avant Official website: http://www. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area    - City 606. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Nickname: City of Lakes Motto: En Avant Official website: http://www. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Professional wrestling is generally any form of wrestling in which the wrestlers receive payment for participating. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ...

WWE agent and former professional wrestler John Laurinaitis (Johnny Ace) and former wrestler of the tag team The Wrecking Crew Marcus Laurinaitis (Terminator / Fury) are his brothers. Joseph's son, James Laurinaitis, plays linebacker on the Ohio State football team. In fact Sports Illustrated made a joke about borrowing his father's shoulder pads. In professional wrestling, a road agent is an employee who travels with the wrestlers and acts as a liaison between the wrestlers and management. ... John Laurinaitis (born July 31, 1965 in San Bernardino, California) is the Vice President of Talent Relations for World Wrestling Entertainment. ... Marcus Laurinaitis (born in Minneapolis, Minnesota) better known by his ring name of The Terminator, is an American professional wrestler. ... The defensive team or defense in American football or Canadian football, is the team that begins a play from scrimmage not in possession of the ball. ... The Ohio State University is currently the third largest university in the United States and currently ranked by US News and World Report as the best public university in Ohio and the twenty-first best public university in the nation. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... The first issue of Sports Illustrated, August 16, 1954, showing Milwaukee Braves star Eddie Matthews at bat in Milwaukee County Stadium. ...

Career

For many years he teamed with Road Warrior Hawk. Together they were a muscular tag team called The Road Warriors. The Road Warriors burst onto the wrestling scene in 1983 wearing mohawks, dog collars, spiked shoulder pads, and face paint. Their interview style was vicious, yet charismatic and a bit humorous. Michael Hegstrand, best known as Road Warrior Hawk (September 12, 1957 – October 19, 2003) was an American professional wrestler billed from Chicago, Illinois. ... The Legion of Doom The Road Warriors with Paul Ellering. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In professional wrestling, a promo is short for promotional interview, a dialogue or monologue used to advance a storyline. ...

The Road Warriors wrestled across the globe, capturing the All-Japan International Tag Team titles, as well as every American version of the World Tag Team titles (WWF, NWA and AWA), a feat that no other tag team can claim. World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... The National Wrestling Alliance is a group of independent professional wrestling promotions, in operation since 1948. ... The American Wrestling Association (AWA) was a professional wrestling organization, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. ...

Though the Road Warriors never officially broke up, Animal started making an increasing number of solo appearances in the late 1990s and early 2000s as Hawk struggled with drug and alcohol addiction. He became a high-profile player in the dying days of World Championship Wrestling, where his brother John had a powerful behind-the-scenes role. The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Bottles of cachaça, a Brazilian alcoholic beverage. ... World Championship Wrestling or WCW, was a highly successful professional wrestling promotion that was based in Atlanta and existed from 1986 to 2001. ...

Droz made his WWF debut on Monday Night RAW as an associate of the tag team. Dubbed "Puke", he was the unofficial third member of the group. He was involved in a storyline involving L.O.D. member Hawk's alcoholism. In this storyline, Hawk was seen by his partner Animal as unfit to wrestle and Droz was tapped to take Hawk's place in the tag team. The storyline ended with accusations that Droz had been the "enabler" of Hawk's problems and had dosed the L.O.D. member to take his place in the team. During this segment, Hawk infamously was shown to have fallen off the TitanTron. It was edgy and controversial segments like this that pushed the envelope of good taste that were a hallmark of the WWF's "Attitude" era. Darren Drozdov, (born March 27, 1972) better known as Puke or Droz, is a retired professional wrestler who competed for WWF until he was paralyzed during a match with DLo Brown. ... WWE RAW is the Monday night professional wrestling show for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). ...

Laurinaitis giving his testimony at Ted DiBiase's Christian show.

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Road Warrior Animal and a fully-recovered 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. 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 were complete once again. However, Road Warrior Hawk, real name Michael Hegstrand, passed away on October 19, 2003. Kayfabe notice: Some events in this section and/or article are kayfabe and refer to events that take place in professional wrestling continuity. ... Robert Szatkowski (born December 18, 1970 in Battle Creek, Michigan), is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Rob Van Dam. ... October 19 is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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. 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!" The two would team up for a few months in a new chapter of the Legion of Doom, with Heidenreich adopting the L.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. The World Wrestling Entertainment Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship. ... MNM, from L to R: Joey Mercury, Melina and Johnny Nitro MNM was a heel stable in World Wrestling Entertainment, consisting of Joey Mercury, Johnny Nitro and their manager Melina. ... The Great American Bash is an annual summer pay-per-view event held by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). ... Jon Heidenreich, better known simply as Heidenreich (born June 28, 1972 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a professional wrestler, formerly working for World Wrestling Entertainment on its Smackdown! brand. ... January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On the March 3, 2006 episode of SmackDown!, Animal teamed up with Matt Hardy to face MNM. After he and Hardy lost the match, Animal turned heel for the second time in his career by attacking and injuring Hardy's knee. Animal's reason for this turn was that he had realized that Hardy and Heidenreich were screw-ups and that Road Warrior Hawk was the only tag team legend for him. March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Australian comedian, see Matthew Hardy. ... In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character who is portrayed as behaving in an immoral manner; sometimes they are humourously referred to as evil. ...

Since the heel turn Animal would drop many aspects of the well-known Road Warrior gimmick, losing the face paint, and shoulder pads. Animals look at this time was similar to his old Road Warrior gimmick in the early 1980s he had prior to teaming up with Hawk.

During WWE's recent tours of Japan, Animal has expressed interest in teaming with Kensuke Sasaki (who replaced him as Hawk's partner during temporary retirement in 1992-96), but as WWE no longer wishes to co-promote with Japanese promotions (even though Sasaki is now a freelancer), nothing came of it. Kensuke Sasaki (not to be confused with Kenzo Suzuki) is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently wrestlers for various promotions through his own agency, such as New Japan Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling NOAH, All Japan Pro Wrestling, and Dragon Gate. ...

On the May 6, 2006 edition of Velocity the Road Warrior defeated Paul Burchill. May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The velocity of an object is simply its speed in a particular direction. ... Paul Burchill (born Paul Birchall) is an English professional wrestler, who works for World Wrestling Entertainment on its SmackDown! brand. ...

As first reported on WWE Mobile, WWE has come to an agreement on the release of Road Warrior Animal (Joe Laurinaitis) as of today June 6, 2006. We wish Joe the best in all future endeavors.

In wrestling

Quotes

• "That's right, What a Rush!"
• "It's the L.O.D., baby!"
• "There's gonna be a vintage Road Warrior beat down!"
• "I am the Road Warrior!"

Finishing and signature moves

• Right hand punch - while wearing brass knuckles
• Powerslam
• Powerbomb
• Shoulder block
• Doomsday Device (with Hawk, Droz, and then Heidenreich)

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Tag Teams

• Road Warriors / Legion of Doom with Hawk and w/ Heidenreich
• L.O.D. 2000 with Hawk and Droz

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Managers

• Paul Ellering
• Sunny
• Ric Flair
• Christy Hemme

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Championships and accomplishments

• World Wrestling Entertainment

• 2-Time WWF World Tag Team Champion (with Road Warrior Hawk)
• 1-Time WWE Tag Team Champion (with Heidenreich)

• National Wrestling Alliance

• 1-Time NWA World Tag Team Champion (with Hawk)
• 4-Time NWA National Tag Team Champion (with Hawk)
• 3-Time NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Champion (with Hawk & Dusty Rhodes twice and Hawk & Genichiro Tenryu once)
• Won the 1986 NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament with Hawk. They also won the 1989 NWA Iron Team Tournament at StarrCade '89.

• American Wrestling Association

• 1-Time AWA World Tag Team Champion (with Hawk)

• All Japan Pro Wrestling

• 1-Time AJPW International Tag Team Champion (with Hawk)

• Other Titles

• 2-Time Superstars of Wrestling Tag Team Champion (with Hawk)
• 1-Time IPW Tag Team Champion (with Hawk)
• 1-Time PCW World Tag Team Champion (with Hawk)
• 2-Time i-Generation Tag Team Champion (with Hawk)

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated

• PWI ranked him # 64 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003. He also was ranked # 1 of the best tag teams of the "PWI Years" with Road Warrior Hawk.
• He also won four PWI Tag Team of the Year Awards with Hawk. They won in 1983, 1984, 1985 and 1988. They also were involved in the 1987 PWI Feud of the Year. The feud was with the Super Powers vs. the Four Horsemen.

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Championship succession

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External links

• Official Site