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