The road warriors were a professional wrestling tag team that competed in many different professional wrestling promotions. With brian adams, arn anderson, ole anderson, roger barnes. Jul 06, 2019 the road warriors the legion of doom frank k. In 1997, the road warriors found themselves in the midst of controversy when one of the story lines of the wwfs attitude era hit too close to home. The ultimate legend, for a number of days now and ive gotten the chance to watch it multiple times. Hawk and animal, the road warriors, rampaged through the awa, nwa, all japan pro wrestling, wcw, and wwe. See more ideas about the road warriors, wrestling and professional wrestling. Generally recognized as one of the greatest tag teams in professional wrestling history, hawk and animal were well known as innovators, popularizing the use of face paint. Bill goldberg, ric flair, dusty rhodes, randy savage, cactus jack, sting, the road warriors and other prominent pro wrestling figures, this documentary recounts the turbulent history of the wcw. Anthony and boxman breakdown and dissect another wwe documentary. Harlem heat emerged as the top duo in the company as they faced off against the former top team in a match on the february 26, 1996 edition of nitro. Come to the home of wwe superstars past and present see their career highlights, videos, news, photos and much more. Ride along with the road warriors most memorable bouts, interviews, and more.
The road warriors were a professional wrestling tag team composed of michael hawk hegstrand and joseph animal laurinaitis. Also a sporadic singles competitor, he headlined the 2001 wcw payperview event sin, in contention for the. The main feature of this dvd set is a documentary on the road warriors, their story is told by road warrior animal and the dvd has plenty of interviews throughout from people who knew the warriors during their career such as arn anderson and michael hayes as well as some more current wrestlers talking from the perspective of being a fan. From prison to promise, coauthored with wwe superstar booker t, became amazon best sellers. Road warrior animalimage gallery pro wrestling fandom.
They snacked on danger, dined on death for two decades, dominating professional wrestling and immortalizing themselves as the only team ever to gold all three major titles nwa, awa, wwe. World wrestling entertainment s wwe road warriors dvd covers the life and death of arguably the greatest tag team in professional wrestling. This week we bring back road warriors, a documentary that paints a picture of the anarchy that followed the failed us intervention in somalia. If you read the rumor roundup for the weekend click here if you havent, the word going around is that those within wwe feel its good enough to shop to a.
The last time the americans went in on their own to sort out a failed islamic state, it left the nation even more destabilised than before. He was best known as road warrior hawk, one half of the tag team known as the road warriors the legion of doom in wwf, with road warrior animal. Subscribe today for even more videos theme information. But rather than retire from wrestling, he became committed to continuing on. See more ideas about the road warriors, professional wrestling and wrestling superstars. Road warrior animal reveals his one regret in pro wrestling road warrior animal on hawks passing, how he found out, his best memories with hawk road warrior animal tells story of jim cornettes. They performed under the name road warriors in the american wrestling association, the national wrestling alliance, and world championship wrestling, and the name legion of doom lod for short in the world wrestling federation. The road warriors officialwwe wiki fandom powered by wikia. Pdf download silk road monks warriors merchants on the silk road pdf full ebook. This documentary looks at the career of the arguable most famous professional wrestling tag team of their era, the road warriors.
The road warriors simple english wikipedia, the free. The teams originally member were road warrior hawk and road warrior animal. See more ideas about the road warriors, professional wrestling and wrestling stars. The road warriors with manager paul ellering, sometime between 8384 photo courtesy of mike leotis before the match, ole tells us go out there and just kick the shit out of these guys because you dont know how to work and if theyve got a problem with it, they can go get a job somewhere else, hawk said in a 2000 shoot interview. New listing wwe elite collection flashback series 30 road warriors hawk wrestlemania legends 4.
Pages in category the road warriors members the following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. February 26, 1996 one of the final great matches for the road warriors came during their last stint as a team in wcw. Really wish iron man by black sabbath was included but knowing the cost of todays music license fees. Wwe hall of fame 2006 bret hart induction speech duration. In this case, the road warriors biography fails to fully explore their subject matter, making for a bland and incomplete product. Road warrior hawk road warrior animal paul ellering manager crush droz heidenreich power warrior sunny valet christy hemme valet height. The road warriors or legion of doom were a wwe hall of fame tag team originally composed of hawk and animal. The road warriors had hoped to get a fulltime contract with wwe but nothing ever came of it. Along with road warrior hawk, he was one half of the tag team the road warriorsthe legion of doom. Road warrior hawk death wwe deaths wrestler deaths. Under either team name, they were two imposing musclebound wrestlers in face paint.
Joseph laurinaitis was shocked and devastated by the death of his tag partner. Wwe announced on march 28, 2011 on wwe raw that the road warriors. Michael hegstrand january 26, 1957 october 19, 2003 was an american professional wrestler. The storyline showed road warrior hawk was out of control and recklessly using drugs and alcohol to the point that he was unable. The road warriors are the most dominant tag team in sportsentertainments history. Along with road warrior hawk, laurinaitis was onehalf of the tag team known as the road warriors. The two gargantuan brawlers, clad in black ring wear, leather motorcycle gear and sporting crew cuts were, visually, quite unique, especially when compared to many of. The following is a collection of images featuring road warrior animal. The legion of doom take on the rockers 1992 wrestling imitates life. Continuing in wwe, the red, white and blue payperview always delivered historic thrills. On june 26, 2006, animal was released from his wwe contract. The story starts at humble beginnings but takes them to the highest heights where the fame and fortune oftentimes became too much for them to handle. In the end only the establishment of an islamic court and implementation of sharia law saved a. Originating with the nwa and wcw, the event has featured legends such as the nature boy ric flair, the road warriors, sting, randy savage and more clashing for championship gold.
Joseph aaron joe laurinaitis september 12, 1960 is an american professional wrestler, better known by his ring names, road warrior animal and road warrior. Outside the road warriors, hawk was a sporadic challenger for world heavyweight championships on payperview from. Ultimate warrior documentary on wwe network a must see. The road warriors wrestlepedia wiki fandom powered by. Hawk and animal, better known as the legion of doom, rampaged through the awa, nwa, all japan pro wrestling, wcw and wwe.
The road warriors first burst onto the wrestling scene in early 1983, on the nwas world championship wrestling program, which, of course, was seen nationwide on superstation tbs. Apr 24, 2017 as reported by wrestling news, wwe hall of famer road warrior animal has spoken out about the current tag team scene within the company and, more specifically, how he feels about the ascension. Road warriors is a documentary that tells the story of how these two chicago natives went from training in the same gym to headlining arenas across the world. The road warriors are arguably the greatest tag team of all time.
Hear us breakdown this documentary, and add a few things that arent in this dvd. Uwa world tag team title title change tna slammiversary 07 jun 17th 2007. Jul 2, 2019 the road warriors aka the legion of doom. Great showing of the road warriors in the awa, nwa, wcw, and the wwfnow wwe.
Road warrior animal internet wrestling database wwe. Jul 19, 2017 the 1st official entrance theme of former wwf wwe tag team champions, road warrior hawkright and road warrior animal left, the legion of doom. The life and death of wrestlings most dominant tag team. Also includes story of how road warriors broke into the business. Established in 1988, the promotional upstart went toetotoe with wrestling giant wwe for more than a. Oct 29, 2018 the 12th match main event tagteam match 60 minutes time limit 1 game 1 fall genichiro tenryu sws hulk hogan wwf world heavyweight champion vs the legion of doom the road warriors wwf animal warrior hawk warrior sws super world sports wwf world wrestling federation dream. Outside the road warriors, hawk was a sporadic challenger for world heavyweight championships on payperview from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s. The road warriors hawk and animal inducted into the 2011 wwe hall of fame. What a rush, the road warriors were a professional wrestling tag team composed of michael hawk hegstrand and joseph animal laurinaitis. Danger, death, and the rush of wrestling, coauthored with wwe and pro wrestling hall of famer joe laurinaitis, and booker t. Joseph michael laurinaitis born september 12, 1960 is an american professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, road warrior animal or simply animal.
This road warriors tshirt features an image of the wwe hall of famers wearing their trademark face paint and shoulder spikes. The road warriors last tv appearance as a team occurred on the may 12, 2003 raw episode in a tag team match against the wwe world tag team champions, rob van dam and kane. We read the story of joe laurinaitis from his childhood days in philadelphia to his first days in minnesota. Road warriors promo, wcw uncensored 1996 video dailymotion. This is the story of their stunning journey, from their auspicious debut in the early 1980s to the. The greatest tag team of all time see more ideas about the road warriors, legion, warrior. Image gallery add a photo to this gallery general event history image gallery magazine covers merchandise toys. In his final wwe appearance, animal defeated paul burchill on the may 6, 2006, episode of velocity. The awa was one of the stops on the road warriors path of destruction during the 1980s.
In this dvd, the stunning journey unfolds, from their auspicious debut in the early 1980s to the tragic death of michael hawk hegstrand in 2003. Wwfwwe legion of doom the road warriors 1st theme song. Apr 19, 2014 the wwe network has been showing the ultimate warrior documentary, entitled warrior. The road warriors wallpapers,the road warriors 67 wallpapers,the road warriors pics,superstar the road warriors,images the road. Wright is currently writing booker ts followup autobiography, slated for a 2014 release. The road warriors are also seen wearing championship gold, which they held multiple times in their illustrious tag team career. Decked out in chains, studded dog collars, and face paint, the duo of animal and hawk became two of the biggest celebrities the sport ever produced. They were known for competing in american wrestling association, the national wrestling alliance, world championship wrestling, and world wrestling federation. Joe laurinaitis grew up in minnesota, having to work for a living from a very early age.
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