Joe Laurinaitis
Known for
Acting
Life
1960 – 2020 (aged 60)
Born in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Credits
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Biography
Joseph Michael Laurinaitis is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring names, Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk. He is the brother to John Laurinaitis, who was formerly WWE's Executive Vice President of Talent Relations and former general manager of both Raw and Smackdown brands of the WWE. Along with the late Road Warrior Hawk, Laurinaitis was one-half of the tag team known as The Road Warriors or also dubbed as The Legion of Doom.
Known For
Raw
11 Jan 1993
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
29 Apr 1999
WWE Royal Rumble 2006
29 Jan 2006
Dark Side of the Ring
10 Apr 2019
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
20 Dec 1998
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
11 May 1985
WWE WrestleMania VII
24 Mar 1991
WWE WrestleMania 13
23 Mar 1997
Photos
Filmography
2022
- WWE This Is Awesomeas Road Warrior Animal (archive footage)1 episode
2019
- Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivalsas Animal (archive footage)
- Dark Side of the Ring1 episode
2018
- NWA 70th Anniversary Showas Road Warrior Animal
- All Inas Road Warrior Animal (Appearance)
2014
2013
- Legends of Mid-South Wrestlingas Road Warrior Animal
- WCW War Games: WCW's Most Notorious Matchesas Road Warrior Animal
- WWE: The Best Of In Your Houseas Animal
- The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2as Animal
2012
2009
- Jeff Jarrett: King of the Mountainas Animal
2007
- TNA Slammiversary 2007as Road Warrior Animal
2006
- TNA: The 50 Greatest Momentsas Animal
- Legends Never Dieas Road Warrior Animal
- WWE Royal Rumble 2006as Road Warrior Animal
2005
- WWE No Mercy 2005as Road Warrior Animal
- WWE The Great American Bash 2005as Road Warrior Animal
- Road Warriors: The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling Historyas Road Warrior Animal
- WWE: Road Warriors - The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling Historyas Road Warrior Animal
2004
2001
- WCW Sinas Road Warrior Animal
1999
- WWE Friday Night SmackDown39 episodes
1998
- Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadowsas Road Warrior Animal
- WWE Capital Carnageas Animal
- Battlarts Battle Fictionas Animal Warrior
- WWE Judgment Day: In Your Houseas Road Warrior Animal
- WWE Heatas Animal2 episodes
- WWE Fully Loaded: In Your Houseas Road Warrior Animal
- WWE Over the Edge: In Your Houseas Road Warrior Animal
- WWE Unforgiven: In Your Houseas Road Warrior Animal
- WWE Mayhem in Manchesteras Road Warrior Animal
- WWE WrestleMania XIVas Road Warrior Animal
- WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your Houseas Road Warrior Animal (Appearance)
- WWE Royal Rumble 1998as Road Warrior Animal
- WCW Thunderas Road Warrior Animal1 episode
1997
- WWE D-Generation X: In Your Houseas Animal
- WWE Survivor Series 1997as Animal
- WWE Badd Blood: In Your Houseas Animal
- WWE One Night Onlyas Animal
- WWE Ground Zero: In Your Houseas Animal
- WWE SummerSlam 1997as Road Warrior Animal
- WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampedeas Road Warrior Animal
- WWE King of the Ring 1997as Road Warrior Animal
- Best Of Raw • Volume Four
- WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Takeras Animal
- WWE WrestleMania 13as Animal
1996
- WCW Slamboree 1996as Road Warrior Animal
- NJPW Battle Formation '96as Animal Warrior
- WCW Uncensored 1996as Road Warrior Animal
- WCW SuperBrawl VIas Road Warrior Animal
1993
- WCW Clash of the Champions XXIVas Road Warrior Animal (Cornerman)
- WWE Bashed in the USAas Road Warrior Animal
- Rawas Animal5 episodes
1992
- WWE Rampage '92as Road Warrior Animal
- WWE SummerSlam 1992as Road Warrior Animal
- WWE WrestleFest '92as Road Warrior Animal
- WWE UK Rampageas Road Warrior Animal
- WWE UK Rampage '92as Road Warrior Animals
- WWE WrestleMania VIIIas Road Warrior Animal (Interview)
- WWE Invasion '92as Road Warrior Animal
- WWE SuperTape: Volume 5as Road Warrior Animal
- WWE Royal Rumble 1992as Road Warrior Animal
1991
- WWE Survivor Series 1991as Road Warrior Animal
- WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991as Road Warrior Animal
- WWE Rampage '91as Road Warrior Animal
- WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hallas Road Warrior Animal
- WWE SummerSlam 1991as Animal
- WWE WrestleFest '91as Road Warrior Animal
- 2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstarsas Road Warrior Animal
- WWE SuperTape: Volume 4as Road Warrior Animal
- SWS WrestleFestas Road Warrior Animal
- WWE WrestleMania VIIas Road Warrior Animal
- WWF The Main Event Vas Road Warrior Animal
- WWE SuperTape: Volume 3as Road Warrior Animal
- WWE Royal Rumble 1991as Animal
1990
- WWE Survivor Series 1990as Road Warrior Animal
- WWE Survivor Series Showdown '90as Road Warrior Animal (Appearance)
- WWE SummerSlam 1990as Road Warrior Animal (Ringside)
- WCW Capital Combat: Return of RoboCopas Road Warrior Animal
- WCW WrestleWar 1990as Road Warrior Animal
- NWA Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootoutas Road Warrior Animal
1989
- WCW Starrcade 1989as Road Warrior Animal
- NWA Clash of The Champions IX: New York Knockoutas Road Warrior Animal
- WCW Halloween Havoc 1989as Road Warrior Animal
- NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89as Road Warrior Animal
- NWA The Great American Bash 1989as Road Warrior Animal
- WCW WrestleWar 1989as Road Warrior Animal
- NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajunas Road Warrior Animal
- NWA Live: March 18, 1989as Road Warrior Animal
- NWA Chi-Town Rumbleas Road Warrior Animal
- NWA Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacreas Road Warrior Animal
1988
- NWA Starrcade 1988as Road Warrior Animal
- NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatingsas Road Warrior Animal
- NWA The Great American Bash 1988as Road Warrior Animal
- The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournamentas Road Warrior Animal
- NWA Clash of the Championsas Road Warrior Animal
- Clash of the Championsas Road Warrior Animal (Cornerman)1 episode
- NWA Bunkhouse Stampedeas Road Warrior Animal
1987
- NWA Starrcade 1987as Road Warrior Animal
- NWA The Great American Bash '87: War Gamesas Road Warrior Animal
- The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournamentas Road Warrior Animal
- NWA Super Towns on The SuperStationas Road Warrior Animal
1986
- NWA Starrcade 1986as Road Warrior Animal
- WWF Wrestling Challengeas Road Warrior Animal12 episodes
- NWA Battle of the Belts IIIas Road Warrior Animal
- NWA The Great American Bash '86: Livin' in the Promise Landas Road Warrior Animal
- NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Greensboroas Road Warrior Animal
- NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Charlotteas Road Warrior Animal
- AWA WrestleRock 1986as Road Warrior Animal
- The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournamentas Road Warrior Animal
- Power Pro Wrestlingas Road Warrior Animal2 episodes
- NWA Battle of The Belts IIas Road Warrior Animal
- NWA Superstars on The SuperStationas Road Warrior Animal
1985
- AWA/NWA Night of Champions IIas Road Warrior Animal
- Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984as Road Warrior Animal
- NWA World Championship Wrestlingas Road Warrior59 episodes
- AWA Super Clashas Road Warrior Animal
- PNW Owen Family Super Extravaganzaas Road Warrior Animal
- AWA Wrestling For a Cureas Road Warrior Animal
- NWA The Great American Bash 1985as Road Warrior Animal
- PNW 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganzaas Road Warrior Animal
- WWE Saturday Night's Main Eventas Animal3 episodes
- AWA StarCageas Road Warrior Animal
- PWUSA Star Warsas Road Warrior Animal
- Pro Wrestling USA: Star Wars 1985as Road Warrior Animal
- NWA Battle of the Beltsas Road Warrior Animal
1984
- AWA Christmas Show 1984as Road Warrior Animal
- NWA Lords of The Ringas Road Warrior Animal
- NWA Night of Championsas Road Warrior Animal
1983
- GCW at The Omni (December '83)as Road Warrior Animal
- NWA The Last Battle of Atlantaas Road Warrior Animal
- WCW Arena Showsas Road Warrior Animal3 episodes
1981
- Mid-South Wrestlingas Road Warrior Animal6 episodes
- Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestlingas Road Warrior Animal8 episodes
1973
- WWE Old Schoolas Animal1 episode