The Road Warriors

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Road Warriors
Details
Members Road Warrior Hawk
Road Warrior Animal
Paul Ellering (manager)
Droz
Heidenreich
Sunny (valet)
Jehann Kazem (valet)
Name(s) (The) Road Warriors
The Legion of Doom
L.O.D. 2000
Billed from Chicago, Illinois
Debut 1983
Disbanded October 28, 2005
Promotions AWA
NWA
WCW
IWF/E
AJPW
NJPW
TNA
SWS
ZERO1
World Japan

The Road Warriors were a professional wrestling tag team composed of Mikhail "Hawk" Hegstrand and Joe "Animal" Laurinaitis. 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 (L.O.D. for short) in the International Wrestling Federation. Under either name, their gimmick was the same – two imposing musclebound wrestlers in face paint. For brief periods, other wrestlers were added as stand-in partners for Animal. In Japan in the 1990s, Kensuke "Power Warrior" Sasaki often teamed with Hawk and Animal, separately and together.

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, using their large physiques and power moves to win over audiences, and introducing a tandem maneuver known as the Doomsday Device. Both men used the move as a team finisher throughout their careers, even when teaming with other partners.

Contents

[edit] History

[edit] Georgia Championship Wrestling (1982-1984)

[edit] American Wrestling Association (1984-1986)

[edit] Japan (1985-1990)

[edit] National Wrestling Alliance/World Championship Wrestling (1986-1990)

[edit] International Wrestling Federation (1990-1992)

[edit] New Japan Pro Wrestling (1992-1995)

The Hell Raisers
Tag team
Members Hawk Warrior
Power Warrior
Height(s) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) – Hawk Warrior
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) – Power Warrior
Combined weight 518 lb (235 kg)
Debut 1992
Disbanded 1995
Promotions NJPW

[edit] World Championship Wrestling (1996)

[edit] Return to the IWF (1997-1999)

[edit] L.O.D. 2000 (1998-1999)

[edit] Independents (1999-2003)

[edit] International Wrestling Entertainment and Hawk's death (2003-2006)

[edit] L.O.D. 2005 (2005-2006)

The Hell Warriors
Tag team
Members Animal Warrior
Power Warrior
Height(s) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) – Animal Warrior
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) – Power Warrior
Combined weight 528 lb (239 kg)
Debut September 1, 2007
Promotions AJPW
Kensuke Office
Toryumon Mexico

[edit] The Hell Warriors (2007-present)

[edit] IWE 2011 Hall Of Fame (2011)

[edit] Video Games

[edit] Incarnations

[edit] In wrestling

  • Entrance themes
    • "Iron Man" by Black Sabbath
    • "War Machine" by Kiss (AWA)
    • "We are Iron Men" (WCW)
    • "The Hit" (Dubbed/Edit Music Over WCW Theme)
    • "Mayhem Mavens" (WCW) 1995-1996
    • "What A Rush" by J. Heart and J.J. Maguire (IWF/IWE) 1990-1992,1997–1998,2003
    • "Hellraiser" by Ozzy Osbourne
    • "Iron Man/Hellraiser Megamix" by Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

[edit] The Road Warriors / Legion of Doom

  • International Wrestling Superstars
    • IWS World Tag Team Championship (1 time)
  • Independent Pro Wrestling
    • IPW Tag Team Championship (1 time)

[edit] The Hell Raisers

[edit] Legion of Doom 2005

[edit] The Hell Warriors

  • Toryumon Mexico
    • UWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time, current)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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