Joe Laurinaitis
Known for Acting · 143 credits
- Born
- 1960-01-26
- Died
- 2020-09-22
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also known as
- Road Warrior Animal · The Legion Of Doom · Animal · Joe Lauren · The Road Warrior · Animal Warrior
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 Shows (15)
Raw
1993
as Road Warrior Animal / The Legion Of Doom
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
as Road Warrior Animal
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
as Road Warrior Animal
WWE Heat
1998
as Animal
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
as Animal
Mid-South Wrestling
1981
as Road Warrior Animal
Dark Side of the Ring
2019
WWE Old School
1973
as Animal
Clash of the Champions
1988
as Road Warrior Animal / Road Warrior Animal (Cornerman)
WWE This Is Awesome
2022
as Road Warrior Animal (archive footage)
NWA World Championship Wrestling
1985
as Road Warrior
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
1981
as Road Warrior Animal
WCW Thunder
1998
as Road Warrior Animal
WCW Arena Shows
1983
as Road Warrior Animal
Power Pro Wrestling
1986
as Road Warrior Animal
Movies (128)
WWE SummerSlam 1991
1991
as Animal
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
2014
as Animal
WWE Capital Carnage
1998
as Animal
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
2014
as Animal
WWE SummerSlam 1992
1992
as Road Warrior Animal
WWE Rampage '91
1991
as Road Warrior Animal
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows
1998
as Road Warrior Animal
WWE Survivor Series 1997
1997
as Animal
WWE SummerSlam 1997
1997
as Road Warrior Animal
WWE Unforgiven: In Your House
1998
as Road Warrior Animal
WWE WrestleMania 13
1997
as Animal
NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Charlotte
1986
as Road Warrior Animal
WWE WrestleFest '91
1991
as Road Warrior Animal
WWE WrestleMania VII
1991
as Road Warrior Animal
WWE Judgment Day: In Your House
1998
as Road Warrior Animal
WWE WrestleMania XIV
1998
as Road Warrior Animal
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash
2014
as Animal
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
2019
as Animal (archive footage)
WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
1998
as Road Warrior Animal (Appearance)
WWE WrestleMania VIII
1992
as Road Warrior Animal (Interview)
WWE No Mercy 2005
2005
as Road Warrior Animal
WWE Invasion '92
1992
as Road Warrior Animal
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
2011
as Animal
WWE Badd Blood: In Your House
1997
as Animal
WWE Royal Rumble 2006
2006
as Road Warrior Animal
WWE SummerSlam 1990
1990
as Road Warrior Animal (Ringside)
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
1991
as Animal
WCW Halloween Havoc 1989
1989
as Road Warrior Animal
All In
2018
as Road Warrior Animal (Appearance)
WWE: Falls Count Anywhere: The Greatest Street Fights and Other Out of Control Matches
2012
WWE Survivor Series 1991
1991
as Road Warrior Animal
WWE The Great American Bash 2005
2005
as Road Warrior Animal
TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments
2006
as Animal
WWE Royal Rumble 1998
1998
as Road Warrior Animal
WWE Rampage '92
1992
as Road Warrior Animal
WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker
1997
as Animal
WWE Ground Zero: In Your House
1997
as Animal
WWE Mayhem in Manchester
1998
as Road Warrior Animal
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 Unreleased
2016
WCW'S Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Volume 1
2014
as Animal
WWE Bashed in the USA
1993
as Road Warrior Animal
NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89
1989
as Road Warrior Animal
WCW War Games: WCW's Most Notorious Matches
2013
as Road Warrior Animal
WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede
1997
as Road Warrior Animal
WWE Over the Edge: In Your House
1998
as Road Warrior Animal
NWA Clash of The Champions IX: New York Knockout
1989
as Road Warrior Animal
The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions
2012
as Animal
WWE SuperTape: Volume 4
1991
as Road Warrior Animal
The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro
2004
as Animal
WWE D-Generation X: In Your House
1997
as Animal
WWE UK Rampage
1992
as Road Warrior Animal
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
1992
as Road Warrior Animal
The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2
2013
as Animal
WWE Fully Loaded: In Your House
1998
as Road Warrior Animal
WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV
1993
as Road Warrior Animal (Cornerman)
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
1991
as Road Warrior Animal
WCW Slamboree 1996
1996
as Road Warrior Animal
WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection
2012
as Animal
WWE UK Rampage '92
1992
as Road Warrior Animals
NWA Clash of the Champions
1988
as Road Warrior Animal
Nature Boy
2017
as Self
WWE: The Best Of In Your House
2013
as Animal
WWE The Main Event V
1991
as Road Warrior Animal
NWA The Great American Bash '86: Livin' in the Promise Land
1986
as Road Warrior Animal
WWE King of the Ring 1997
1997
as Road Warrior Animal
NWA Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre
1989
as Road Warrior Animal
Jeff Jarrett: King of the Mountain
2009
as Animal
WWE WrestleFest '92
1992
as Road Warrior Animal
The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
1987
as Road Warrior Animal
WCW Capital Combat: Return of RoboCop
1990
as Road Warrior Animal
NWA Bunkhouse Stampede
1988
as Road Warrior Animal
WCW WrestleWar 1989
1989
as Road Warrior Animal
WCW Uncensored 1996
1996
as Road Warrior Animal
NWA The Great American Bash 1988
1988
as Road Warrior Animal
WWE Battle Royal at the Albert Hall
1991
as Road Warrior Animal
NWA Starrcade 1987
1987
as Road Warrior Animal
WWE Survivor Series 1990
1990
as Road Warrior Animal
Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984
1985
as Road Warrior Animal
NWA Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout
1990
as Road Warrior Animal
WCW Starrcade 1989
1989
as Road Warrior Animal
WCW Sin
2001
as Road Warrior Animal
WWE SuperTape: Volume 5
1992
as Road Warrior Animal
NWA Super Towns on The SuperStation
1987
as Road Warrior Animal
WWE SuperTape: Volume 3
1991
as Road Warrior Animal
Road Warriors: The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling History
2005
as Road Warrior Animal
NWA Night of Champions
1984
as Road Warrior Animal
NWA Starrcade 1986
1986
as Road Warrior Animal
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
2013
as Road Warrior Animal
NWA The Great American Bash '87: War Games
1987
as Road Warrior Animal
AWA Super Clash
1985
as Road Warrior Animal
The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
1988
as Road Warrior Animal
Chris Benoit: The Aftermath
2010
as Himself
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991
1991
as Road Warrior Animal
PWUSA Star Wars
1985
as Road Warrior Animal
AWA StarCage
1985
as Road Warrior Animal
WWE One Night Only
1997
as Animal
NWA 70th Anniversary Show
2018
as Road Warrior Animal
AWA/NWA Night of Champions II
1985
as Road Warrior Animal
AWA WrestleRock 1986
1986
as Road Warrior Animal
WCW WrestleWar 1990
1990
as Road Warrior Animal
WWE Survivor Series Showdown '90
1990
as Road Warrior Animal (Appearance)
The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
1986
as Road Warrior Animal
NWA Live: March 18, 1989
1989
as Road Warrior Animal
SWS WrestleFest
1991
as Road Warrior Animal
NWA Superstars on The SuperStation
1986
as Road Warrior Animal
NWA Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings
1988
as Road Warrior Animal
WWE: Road Warriors - The Life & Death of the Most Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling History
2005
as Road Warrior Animal
NWA The Great American Bash 1989
1989
as Road Warrior Animal
NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Greensboro
1986
as Road Warrior Animal
NWA Chi-Town Rumble
1989
as Road Warrior Animal
NWA The Last Battle of Atlanta
1983
as Road Warrior Animal
GCW at The Omni (December '83)
1983
as Road Warrior Animal
AWA Wrestling For a Cure
1985
as Road Warrior Animal
PNW 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganza
1985
as Road Warrior Animal
TNA Slammiversary 2007
2007
as Road Warrior Animal
NWA Battle of The Belts II
1986
as Road Warrior Animal
NWA The Great American Bash 1985
1985
as Road Warrior Animal
WWE Hall of Fame 2011
2011
NWA Starrcade 1988
1988
as Road Warrior Animal
NJPW Battle Formation '96
1996
as Animal Warrior
About Joe Laurinaitis
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. With 143 credits spanning from 1973 to 2022, Joe Laurinaitis has appeared in 128 films and 15 TV shows.
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Most Popular Joe Laurinaitis Movies
- WWE SummerSlam 1991 (1991) — as Animal
- WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1 (2014) — as Animal
- WWE Capital Carnage (1998) — as Animal
- WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2 (2014) — as Animal
- WWE SummerSlam 1992 (1992) — as Road Warrior Animal
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