Animal

OTHER RING NAMES: The Road Warrior

  • Height: 6'2"
  • Weight: 305 lbs.
  • From: Chicago, Illinois
  • Date of Birth: 09.12.1960
  • Date of Death: 09.22.2020 (aged 60)
  • Years Pro: 1982-2012
  • Known Relatives: 
    • James Laurinaitis (son)
    • Fury (brother)
    • John Laurinaitis (brother)

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 Magnificent Seven

MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WON

  • AWA World Tag Team Championship (with Hawk as The Road Warriors)
    • 08.25.1984 - 09.29.1985
  • NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (with Hawk as The Road Warriors & Dusty Rhodes)
    • 05.17.1986 - 02.13.1988
  • NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (with Hawk as The Road Warriors & Dusty Rhodes / Genichiro Tenryu)
    • 07.09.1988 - 10.25.1988 (with Hawk & Dusty Rhodes)
    • 10.25.1988 - 12.07.1988 (with Hawk & Genichiro Tenryu)
  • NWA World Tag Team Championship (with Hawk as The Road Warriors)
    • 10.29.1988 - 04.02.1989
  • WWF World Tag Team Championship (with Hawk as The Legion of Doom)
    • 08.26.1991 - 02.07.1992
  • WWF World Tag Team Championship (with Hawk as The Legion of Doom)
    • 10.07.1997 - 11.24.1997
  • WWE World Tag Team Championship (with Heidenreich as The Legion of Doom)
    • 07.24.2005 - 10.25.2005

MAJOR EVENTS WON

  • NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament (with Hawk as The Road Warriors)
    • 04.19.1986
  • WCW Iron Team Tournament (with Hawk as The Road Warriors)
    • 12.13.1989

AWARDS & ACCOLADES

  • PWI Tag Team of the Year
    • 1983 - The Road Warriors (Animal & Hawk)
  • PWI Tag Team of the Year
    • 1984 - The Road Warriors (Animal & Hawk)
  • PWI Tag Team of the Year
    • 1985 - The Road Warriors (Animal & Hawk)
  • PWI Feud of the Year
    • 1987 - The Road Warriors & The Super Powers vs. The Four Horsemen
  • PWI Tag Team of the Year
    • 1988 - The Road Warriors (Animal & Hawk)
  • PWI Comeback of the Year
    • 2005
  • WWE Hall of Fame
    • 2011 - The Road Warriors (Animal & Hawk)

The Road Warrior