Animal

STATISTICS

  • HEIGHT - 6'2"
  • WEIGHT - 305 LBS.
  • FROM - CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
  • YEARS PRO - 1982-2012

 

OTHER RING NAMES

  • THE ROAD WARRIOR

 

TRAINER

  • EDDIE SHARKEY

 

MANAGERS

  • CHRISTY HEMME
  • PAUL ELLERING
  • SUNNY

 

TAG TEAMS

  • THE LEGION OF DOOM - ANIMAL & HAWK
  • THE LEGION OF DOOM - ANIMAL & HEIDENREICH
  • LOD 2000 - ANIMAL & HAWK
  • THE ROAD WARRIORS - ANIMAL & HAWK

 

FACTIONS

  • THE LEGION OF DOOM
  • THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN

MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

WWF - WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION

WWE - WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT

  • 3 TIME WWF / WWE WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPION

2 WITH HAWK AS THE LEGION OF DOOM

1 WITH HEIDENREICH AS THE LEGION OF DOOM

 

AWA - AMERICAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION

  • 1 TIME AWA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPION

WITH HAWK AS THE ROAD WARRIORS

 

NWA - NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE

  • 1 TIME NWA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPION

WITH HAWK AS THE ROAD WARRIORS


EVENTS WON

  • NONE

AWARDS

WWE - WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT

  • 2011 WWE HALL OF FAME - WITH HAWK AS THE LEGION OF DOOM / THE ROAD WARRIORS

 

NWA - NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE

  • 2012 NWA HALL OF FAME - WITH HAWK AS THE ROAD WARRIORS

 

PWI - PRO WRESTLING ILLUSTRATED

  • 1983 TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR - THE ROAD WARRIORS (ANIMAL & HAWK)
  • 1984 TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR - THE ROAD WARRIORS (ANIMAL & HAWK)
  • 1985 TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR - THE ROAD WARRIORS (ANIMAL & HAWK)
  • 1987 FEUD OF THE YEAR - THE ROAD WARRIORS & THE SUPER POWERS VS. THE FOUR HORSEMEN
  • 1988 TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR - THE ROAD WARRIORS (ANIMAL & HAWK)
  • 2005 COMEBACK OF THE YEAR

PERSONAL INFORMATION

  • BIRTH NAME - JOSEPH MICHAEL LAURINAITIS
  • DATE OF BIRTH - 09.12.1960
  • PLACE OF BIRTH - PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, USA
  • DATE OF DEATH - 09.22.2020 (AGED 60)
  • PLACE OF DEATH - OSAGE BEACH, MISSOURI, USA
  • KNOWN RELATIVES - 

JAMES LAURINAITIS - SON

JOHN LAURINAITIS - BROTHER

WRECKING CREW FURY - BROTHER