Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
January 26, 1960
Died
September 22, 2020 (age 60)
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As
Road Warrior Animal
The Legion Of Doom
Animal
Joe Lauren
The Road Warrior
Joe Laurinaitis
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
TV
Raw
Road Warrior Animal
1993
TV
Raw
Warrior Animal
1993
TV
Raw
The Legion Of Doom
1993
TV
Raw
Animal
1993
TV
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Road Warrior Animal
1999
TV
WWE Heat
Animal
1998
TV
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Road Warrior Animal
1986
TV
Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
TV
Saturday Night's Main Event
Animal
1985
TV
WWE Old School
Animal
1973
TV
Dark Side of the Ring
2019
TV
Mid-South Wrestling
Road Warrior Animal
1981
TV
WWE This Is Awesome
Road Warrior Animal (archive footage)
2022
TV
Clash of the Champions
Road Warrior Animal
1988
TV
Clash of the Champions
Road Warrior Animal (Cornerman)
1988
Film
WCW WrestleWar 1990
Road Warrior Animal
1990
TV
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
Road Warrior Animal
1981
TV
NWA World Championship Wrestling
Road Warrior
1985
TV
WCW Thunder
Road Warrior Animal
1998
TV
WCW Arena Shows
Road Warrior Animal
1983
Filmography
2022TVWWE This Is Awesomeas Road Warrior Animal (archive footage)2019FilmTrish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivalsas Animal (archive footage)2019TVDark Side of the Ring2018FilmNWA 70th Anniversary Showas Road Warrior Animal2018FilmAll Inas Road Warrior Animal (Appearance)2017FilmNature Boyas Self2016FilmWWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 Unreleased2014FilmWWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2as Animal2014FilmWWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bashas Animal2014FilmWCW'S Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Volume 1as Animal2014FilmWWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1as Animal2013FilmLegends of Mid-South Wrestlingas Road Warrior Animal2013FilmWCW War Games: WCW's Most Notorious Matchesas Road Warrior Animal2013FilmWWE: The Best Of In Your Houseas Animal2013FilmThe Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2as Animal2012FilmThe Best of WCW Clash of the Championsas Animal2012FilmWWE: Falls Count Anywhere: The Greatest Street Fights and Other Out of Control Matches2012FilmWWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collectionas Animal2011FilmThe Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1as Animal2011FilmWWE Hall of Fame 20112010FilmChris Benoit: The Aftermathas Himself2009FilmJeff Jarrett: King of the Mountainas Animal2007FilmTNA Slammiversary 2007as Road Warrior Animal2006FilmTNA: The 50 Greatest Momentsas Animal2006FilmWWE Royal Rumble 2006as Road Warrior Animal2005FilmWWE No Mercy 2005as Road Warrior Animal2005FilmWWE The Great American Bash 2005as Road Warrior Animal2005FilmRoad Warriors: The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling Historyas Road Warrior Animal2005FilmWWE: Road Warriors - The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling Historyas Road Warrior Animal2004FilmThe Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitroas Animal2001FilmWCW Sinas Road Warrior Animal1999TVWWE Friday Night SmackDownas Road Warrior Animal1998FilmHitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadowsas Road Warrior Animal1998FilmWWE Capital Carnageas Animal1998FilmBattlarts Battle Fictionas Animal Warrior1998FilmWWE Judgment Day: In Your Houseas Road Warrior Animal1998TVWWE Heatas Animal1998FilmWWE Fully Loaded: In Your Houseas Road Warrior Animal1998FilmWWE Over the Edge: In Your Houseas Road Warrior Animal1998FilmWWE Unforgiven: In Your Houseas Road Warrior Animal1998FilmWWE Mayhem in Manchesteras Road Warrior Animal1998FilmWWE WrestleMania XIVas Road Warrior Animal1998FilmWWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your Houseas Road Warrior Animal (Appearance)1998FilmWWE Royal Rumble 1998as Road Warrior Animal1998TVWCW Thunderas Road Warrior Animal1997FilmWWE D-Generation X: In Your Houseas Animal1997FilmWWE Survivor Series 1997as Animal1997FilmWWE Badd Blood: In Your Houseas Animal1997FilmWWE One Night Onlyas Animal1997FilmWWE Ground Zero: In Your Houseas Animal1997FilmWWE SummerSlam 1997as Road Warrior Animal1997FilmWWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampedeas Road Warrior Animal1997FilmWWE King of the Ring 1997as Road Warrior Animal1997FilmWWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Takeras Animal1997FilmWWE WrestleMania 13as Animal1996FilmWCW Slamboree 1996as Road Warrior Animal1996FilmNJPW Battle Formation '96as Animal Warrior1996FilmWCW Uncensored 1996as Road Warrior Animal1996FilmWCW SuperBrawl VIas Road Warrior Animal1993FilmWCW Clash of the Champions XXIVas Road Warrior Animal (Cornerman)1993FilmWWE Bashed in the USAas Road Warrior Animal1993TVRawas Road Warrior Animal1992FilmWWE Rampage '92as Road Warrior Animal1992FilmWWE SummerSlam 1992as Road Warrior Animal1992FilmWWE WrestleFest '92as Road Warrior Animal1992FilmWWE UK Rampageas Road Warrior Animal1992FilmWWE UK Rampage '92as Road Warrior Animals1992FilmWWE WrestleMania VIIIas Road Warrior Animal (Interview)1992FilmWWE Invasion '92as Road Warrior Animal1992FilmWWE SuperTape: Volume 5as Road Warrior Animal1992FilmWWE Royal Rumble 1992as Road Warrior Animal1991FilmWWE Survivor Series 1991as Road Warrior Animal1991FilmWWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991as Road Warrior Animal1991FilmWWE Rampage '91as Road Warrior Animal1991FilmWWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hallas Road Warrior Animal1991FilmWWE SummerSlam 1991as Animal1991FilmWWE WrestleFest '91as Road Warrior Animal1991Film2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstarsas Road Warrior Animal1991FilmWWE SuperTape: Volume 4as Road Warrior Animal1991FilmSWS WrestleFestas Road Warrior Animal1991FilmWWE WrestleMania VIIas Road Warrior Animal1991FilmWWE The Main Event Vas Road Warrior Animal1991FilmWWE SuperTape: Volume 3as Road Warrior Animal1991FilmWWE Royal Rumble 1991as Animal1990FilmWWE Survivor Series 1990as Road Warrior Animal1990FilmWWE Survivor Series Showdown '90as Road Warrior Animal (Appearance)1990FilmWWE SummerSlam 1990as Road Warrior Animal (Ringside)1990FilmWCW Capital Combat: Return of RoboCopas Road Warrior Animal1990FilmWCW WrestleWar 1990as Road Warrior Animal1990FilmNWA Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootoutas Road Warrior Animal1989FilmWCW Starrcade 1989as Road Warrior Animal1989FilmNWA Clash of The Champions IX: New York Knockoutas Road Warrior Animal1989FilmWCW Halloween Havoc 1989as Road Warrior Animal1989FilmNWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89as Road Warrior Animal1989FilmNWA The Great American Bash 1989as Road Warrior Animal1989FilmWCW WrestleWar 1989as Road Warrior Animal1989FilmNWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajunas Road Warrior Animal1989FilmNWA Live: March 18, 1989as Road Warrior Animal1989FilmNWA Chi-Town Rumbleas Road Warrior Animal1989FilmNWA Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacreas Road Warrior Animal1988FilmNWA Starrcade 1988as Road Warrior Animal1988FilmNWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatingsas Road Warrior Animal1988FilmNWA The Great American Bash 1988as Road Warrior Animal1988FilmThe Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournamentas Road Warrior Animal1988FilmNWA Clash of the Championsas Road Warrior Animal1988TVClash of the Championsas Road Warrior Animal1988FilmNWA Bunkhouse Stampedeas Road Warrior Animal1987FilmNWA Starrcade 1987as Road Warrior Animal1987FilmNWA The Great American Bash '87: War Gamesas Road Warrior Animal1987FilmThe Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournamentas Road Warrior Animal1987FilmNWA Super Towns on The SuperStationas Road Warrior Animal1986FilmNWA Starrcade 1986as Road Warrior Animal1986TVWWF Wrestling Challengeas Road Warrior Animal1986FilmNWA Battle of the Belts IIIas Road Warrior Animal1986FilmNWA The Great American Bash '86: Livin' in the Promise Landas Road Warrior Animal1986FilmNWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Greensboroas Road Warrior Animal1986FilmNWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Charlotteas Road Warrior Animal1986FilmAWA WrestleRock 1986as Road Warrior Animal1986FilmThe First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournamentas Road Warrior Animal1986TVPower Pro Wrestlingas Road Warrior Animal1986FilmNWA Battle of The Belts IIas Road Warrior Animal1986FilmNWA Superstars on The SuperStationas Road Warrior Animal1985FilmAWA/NWA Night of Champions IIas Road Warrior Animal1985FilmPro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984as Road Warrior Animal1985TVNWA World Championship Wrestlingas Road Warrior1985FilmAWA Super Clashas Road Warrior Animal1985FilmPNW Owen Family Super Extravaganzaas Road Warrior Animal1985FilmAWA Wrestling For a Cureas Road Warrior Animal1985FilmNWA The Great American Bash 1985as Road Warrior Animal1985FilmPNW 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganzaas Road Warrior Animal1985TVSaturday Night's Main Event1985FilmAWA StarCageas Road Warrior Animal1985FilmPWUSA Star Warsas Road Warrior Animal1985FilmNWA Battle of the Beltsas Road Warrior Animal1984FilmAWA Christmas Show 1984as Road Warrior Animal1984FilmNWA Lords of The Ringas Road Warrior Animal1984FilmNWA Night of Championsas Road Warrior Animal1983FilmGCW at The Omni (December '83)as Road Warrior Animal1983FilmNWA The Last Battle of Atlantaas Road Warrior Animal1983TVWCW Arena Showsas Road Warrior Animal1981TVMid-South Wrestlingas Road Warrior Animal1981TVMid-Atlantic Championship Wrestlingas Road Warrior Animal1973TVWWE Old Schoolas Animal