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Road Warrior Animal

1960 - 2020

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Joseph Michael "Joe" Laurinaitis (September 12, 1960 – September 22, 2020), better known by his ring name Road Warrior Animal (or simply Animal), was an American professional wrestler. Along with Road Warrior Hawk, he was one-half of the tag team the Road Warriors (also known as the Legion of Doom). Over the course of his career, Animal appeared with professional wrestling promotions including Georgia Championship Wrestling, Jim Crockett Promotions / World Championship Wrestling, the American Wrestling Association (AWA), All Japan Pro Wrestling, and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) / World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). He held multiple championships, including the AWA World Tag Team Championship, NWA National Tag Team Championship, NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship, NWA World Tag Team Championship, WWE Tag Team Championship, and WWF Tag Team Championship, and headlined multiple pay-per-view events, including competing for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship at WCW Sin. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Road Warrior Animal is the 465th most popular wrestler (down from 350th in 2024), the 14,076th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,453rd in 2019) and the 195th most popular American Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Road Warrior Animal ranks 465 out of 1,027. Before him are Ethan Carter III, Karam Gaber, Hiroshi Tanahashi, John Morrison, Suren Nalbandyan, and Dana Brooke. After him are Jeon Ki-young, Yoshihiro Tajiri, Sherri Martel, Ryoko Tani, Christine Cicot, and Katarina Waters.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Road Warrior Animal ranks 655. Before him are Hiromi Taniguchi, Silk Smitha, Svetlana Kitova, Johnny Paul Koroma, John Elway, and Megan Gallagher. After him are Martina Jäschke, Daniar Usenov, Gary Trousdale, Igor Ponomaryov, Miguel Bossio, and Peter Fitzgerald. Among people deceased in 2020, Road Warrior Animal ranks 802. Before him are Angela Buxton, Filippos Petsalnikos, Nasser Shabani, Michel Roux, Anton Coppola, and Zoe Caldwell. After him are Erick Morillo, Nicholas Parsons, Gheorghe Dogărescu, Derek Fowlds, Charles Portis, and Geoffrey Palmer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Road Warrior Animal ranks 14,080 out of 20,380. Before him are Bhad Bhabie (2003), Josh Freese (1972), Gabby Douglas (1995), Dick Hyman (1927), Dennis Edwards (1943), and Dedee Pfeiffer (1964). After him are Arthur Goldberg (1908), Kevin Gates (1986), Thad Cochran (1937), Tamala Jones (1974), Larry Rivers (1923), and Hans Conried (1917).

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Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, Road Warrior Animal ranks 195. Before him are Frankie Kazarian (1977), Joey Mercury (1979), Big Cass (1986), Ethan Carter III (1983), John Morrison (1979), and Dana Brooke (1988). After him are Sherri Martel (1958), Chris Hero (1979), Samoa Joe (1979), Montel Vontavious Porter (1973), Ivar (1984), and Enzo Amore (1986).

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