Joe Laurinaitis

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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

Raw

Road Warrior Animal

Raw

Warrior Animal

Raw

The Legion Of Doom

Raw

Animal

WWE Friday Night SmackDown

Road Warrior Animal

WWE Royal Rumble 2006

Road Warrior Animal

Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows

Road Warrior Animal

Dark Side of the Ring

Self

Full Filmography

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

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