Road Warrior Animal

Road Warrior Animal was the ring name of Joseph Michael Laurinaitis, an American professional wrestler born in Philadelphia on September 12, 1960 and died on September 22, 2020. With Road Warrior Hawk he formed the Road Warriors, also known as the Legion of Doom, one of the best known tag teams in wrestling history. Over his career he worked for Georgia Championship Wrestling, Jim Crockett Promotions and World Championship Wrestling, the American Wrestling Association, All Japan Pro Wrestling and the WWF and WWE, winning titles that include the AWA World Tag Team Championship, the NWA World Tag Team Championship and the WWF Tag Team Championship. He entered the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011 and the NWA Hall of Fame in 2012.