Road Warrior Animal

American professional wrestler (1960–2020)

This article is about an American professional wrestler. For other uses, see Road warrior (disambiguation).

Road Warrior Animal

Animal in 2017

Birth name| Joseph Michael Laurinaitis
Born| (1960-09-12)September 12, 1960[1]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died| September 22, 2020(2020-09-22) (aged 60)
Osage Beach, Missouri, U.S.
Spouse(s)| Julie Laurinaitis (divorced)
Kim Laurinaitis
Children| 3; including James Laurinaitis
Family| John Laurinaitis (brother)
The Terminator (brother)
Brie Bella (step-niece)
Nikki Bella (step-niece)
Bryan Danielson (step-nephew-in-law)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)| Animal
Animal Warrior
Road Warrior Animal[2]
The Road Warrior
Billed height| 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[1]
Billed weight| 285 lb (129 kg)[1]
Billed from| Chicago, Illinois[2]
Trained by| Eddie Sharkey
Debut| November 1982
Retired| July 23, 2012

Joseph Michael 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/The Legion of Doom.[2] He headlined multiple pay-per-view events for the WWF and WCW, competing for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship at 2001's Sin.

Animal was inducted with Hawk and their manager Paul Ellering into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011.

## Early life[edit]

Laurinaitis was born in Philadelphia on September 12, 1960. He is of Lithuanian ancestry.[3] He grew up in Minnesota, having to work for a living from a very early age. He attended Irondale High School.[4] Because of his size and love of power lifting, Laurinaitis was an imposing figure and thus a very effective bouncer.[2] He worked as a bouncer at Grandma B's in the Twin Cities where he caught the eye of Eddie Sharkey, a well-known wrestling trainer. Sharkey thought that Laurinaitis and Mike Hegstrand, Richard Rood, and Barry Darsow could make it big in professional wrestling, and trained all four of them.[5]

## Professional wrestling career[edit]

### Early career (1982–1983)[edit]

Laurinaitis made his debut in November 1982, competing as The Road Warrior using a biker gimmick. After only a few matches as a singles competitor, his career and life would change thanks to an idea by Paul Ellering.

### American and Japanese territories (1983–1986)[edit]

Animal in 1987

Main article: The Road Warriors

When Paul Ellering was looking to put together a stable of heels in Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW) called "The Legion of Doom", it was decided to put Laurinaitis together with his good friend Mike Hegstrand and change their names to "Animal" and "Hawk" respectively. Thus, the Road Warriors were born. They first started out as biker gimmicks; on The Road Warriors DVD, Animal said he felt like one of the Village People. To look more intimidating, the two shaved their heads into Mohawks and started wearing studded dog collars, spiked shoulder pads, and face paint. The look and name were taken from The Road Warrior, helping to paint the two as no-mercy monsters. Their interview style was vicious, yet charismatic and a bit humorous.[5]

The team was an instant hit, revolutionizing the tag-team scene with their power moves, no mercy attitudes, and innovative face paint that would spawn many future imitators in wrestling.[6] In Georgia, they won the NWA National Tag Team Championship four times before moving on to bigger promotions, such as the American Wrestling Association in the US and All Japan Pro Wrestling, winning more tag team titles.[7]

### Jim Crockett Promotions (1986–1990)[edit]

Their hard hitting style, no nonsense attitude, and winning ways made the Road Warriors fan favorites. Even when they were booked as heels, the fans refused to boo them.[6] They started to split their time between the AWA and the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) until finally leaving the AWA for big money contracts with the NWA and a huge push for the monster duo.[5] The move paid off instantly as they won the inaugural Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament and feuded with the top stars of the NWA such as The Four Horsemen and The Russian Team (which included the Road Warriors' old training buddy Barry Darsow).[2][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] During their initial run in the NWA, they helped popularize the WarGames match, the Scaffold match, and their trademark Chicago Street Fight.[9][16][17]

In 1988, the Road Warriors engaged in a violent feud with The Powers of Pain (The Barbarian and The Warlord) the first team that could truly match the Road Warriors in power (and who were one of the most well known Road Warrior clones). The Powers of Pain even went so far as to injure Animal's eye, (kayfabe) as his eye injury actually occurred days earlier during a match, during a weightlifting competition. When Animal returned, he initially wore a hockey goalie mask to protect his eye. The angle abruptly ended when the Powers of Pain left the NWA after finding out they were booked against the Road Warriors in a series of Scaffold Matches and they did not want to get hurt by falling off the scaffold.[5]

Near the end of 1988, the Road Warriors captured the NWA World Tag Team Championship from The Midnight Express whom they mauled in short order to win the titles.[7] After being the "Uncrowned champions" for a long time the Road Warriors' run with the tag team titles was short-lived. Teddy Long used a fast count to cheat the Road Warriors out of their titles.[7] In their last year with the NWA, the Warriors feuded mainly with The Varsity Club, The Samoan Swat Team, and The Skyscrapers before leaving the NWA in the summer of 1990, due to conflicts with Jim Herd.[18][19][20][21][22][23][24]

### World Wrestling Federation (1990–1992)[edit]

The Road Warriors immediately signed with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1990 and were pushed into a feud with the most famous of all "Road Warrior Clones", Demolition, a group which included their old training partner Barry Darsow.[2][25][26] Due to the ailing health of one of Demolition (Ax) he was replaced by Crush, but the magic of the original Demolition was gone and the feud did not live up to the high hopes of the fans.[5]

Just over a year after signing with the WWF, the Legion of Doom won the WWF Tag Team Championship and held it for over five months.[7] When they lost the titles, they briefly left the WWF, only to return with longtime manager Paul Ellering by their side, as well as a wooden ventriloquist dummy called "Rocco". Both members of the L.O.D. thought the Rocco gimmick was stupid, and it led to Hegstrand walking out of the WWF immediately following SummerSlam 1992, leaving Laurinaitis on his own for the first time in nine years.[27] Animal went ahead and finished his contractual obligations with the WWF, as a singles wrestler and occasionally teaming with former rival Crush, formerly of Demolition. During a handicap match in Japan against the Beverly Brothers in September 1992, Laurinaitis legitimately injured his back from a botched double suplex and had to take a lengthy hiatus.[6] His last match was a victory over Papa Shango in San Francisco, California on October 16. After this his back was too injured to allow him to wrestle.[28]

### World Championship Wrestling (1993, 1996)[edit]

Laurinaitis made some non-wrestling appearances in WCW in 1993. On August 18, at the Clash of the Champions XXIV, Animal made his appearance, getting out of a black Camaro Z28 indicating his partner Hawk was Dustin Rhodes' mystery partner against Rick Rude and The Equalizer. On September 19, at Fall Brawl, Animal was the advisor for Sting's team, consisting of Sting, Davey Boy Smith, Dustin Rhodes, and The Shockmaster for WarGames, defeating Big Van Vader, Sid Vicious, and Harlem Heat.

For the next couple of years, Laurinaitis stayed out of the wrestling ring, collecting on an insurance policy from Lloyd's of London while Hegstrand competed all over the world. Near the end of 1995, Laurinaitis' back had finally recovered enough for him to return to active competition. Three years after everyone thought the Road Warriors had ended, they reunited and signed a contract with World Championship Wrestling.[5] On January 4, 1996, Animal seconded Hawk in his match against Scott Norton in New Japan Pro-Wrestling's annual Tokyo Dome show. Upon their return in January 1996, they immediately started a feud with the Steiner Brothers, who returned in March, and Harlem Heat, before moving on to challenge the WCW Tag Team Champions Sting and Lex Luger.[29][30][31] The Road Warriors had several shots at the champions but never won the title in the six months they were with the company. The Steiner Brothers also arrived shortly after the Warriors did, and feuded with them to try to prove who the best team of all time was. The Steiners got the better of the feud and the Warriors left WCW in June 1996.

### Return to WWF (1997–1999)[edit]

After leaving WCW, they returned to the WWF where the Legion of Doom took part in the Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. the Hart Foundation feud, siding with Austin against the Harts.[32][33] The Legion of Doom also became two-time tag team champions on October 7, 1997, when they defeated The Godwinns.[7] In November 1997, the Legion of Doom faced the newly formed New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg and Billy Gunn) and lost the titles to the upstart team.[7]

After several unsuccessful challenges, the L.O.D. were repackaged as "Legion of Doom 2000" with manager Sunny, although she did not stay with the team for long.[5] At the same time, Paul Ellering returned, but sided with D.O.A., whom L.O.D. were feuding with at the time; Ellering and Animal explained on the Road Warriors DVD that it was hard for Ellering to work with another team against the Road Warriors and difficult to rip on his former team on promos.

In 1998, the Legion of Doom became involved in their most controversial angle; playing off Hegstrand's real life drug and alcohol problems. Hawk started to show up drunk or "unable to perform" on TV. As Hawk proved more and more erratic and unreliable, a third L.O.D. member, Puke, was introduced to team with Animal while Hawk dealt with his personal issues. The storyline ended with accusations that Puke had been the "enabler" of Hawk's problems, exploiting them to take Hawk's place in the team. During the controversial segment, Hawk was shown to have fallen off the Titan Tron. Neither Hegstrand nor Laurinaitis approved of the WWF exploiting Hegstrand's personal problems, which caused them to subsequently leave the WWF.[27]

While the Road Warriors never officially broke up, Animal started making an increasing number of solo appearances after they left the WWF as Hegstrand struggled with drug and alcohol addiction.[34]

### Return to Japan, Australia and independent circuit (1999–2000)[edit]

After his release from WWF, the Road Warriors wrestled at the AJPW Giant Baba Memorial Show defeating Jun Akiyama and Kenta Kobashi in Tokyo, Japan on May 2, 1999. In 2000, the Road Warriors worked for i-Generation Superstars of Wrestling in Australia feuding with The Public Enemy over the i-Generation Tag Titles. They also worked in the independent circuit.

Later that year, Animal wrestled for Battlearts in Japan as Animal Warrior teaming with Alexander Otsuka.

### Return to WCW (2001)[edit]

In January 2001, Animal returned with a prominent position in WCW as the "enforcer" of the stable known as The Magnificent Seven with the objective to protect WCW World Champion Scott Steiner.[35] He appeared on the main event of Sin for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against champion Scott Steiner, Jeff Jarrett and Sid Vicious in a four corners match. Steiner retained the title. The Magnificent Seven split up shortly before Vince McMahon purchased WCW in March 2001; Animal's contract was not one of the contracts the WWF picked up.

### Later career (2001–2008)[edit]

After WCW folded, Animal reunited with Hawk at Jersey Championship Wrestling defeating the Moondogs 2000 in Lodi, New Jersey on September 8, 2001. The Road Warriors mainly continued working in the independent circuit.

In 2002, Animal once again returned to All Japan Pro Wrestling as Animal Warrior teaming with Keiji Muto. In 2003, The Road Warriors last stint was for Fighting of World Japan Pro Wrestling feuding with the Shane Twins.

After Hawk's death, Animal returned to the ring nearly a year later focusing on his singles career. On May 11, 2008, Animal teamed with Power Warrior to defeat Damián 666 and El Terrible to win the UWA Tag titles for Toryumon Mexico Dragonmania III in Mexico City, Mexico. Animal would then retire from wrestling.

### Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2002–2003, 2007, 2016)[edit]

The Road Warriors appeared in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in late 2002 to early 2003 as part of a group that opposed Vince Russo's faction Sports Entertainment Xtreme, but would only wrestle one actual match for the promotion.[36]

On June 17, 2007, Road Warrior Animal returned to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling on the pay-per-view, Slammiversary, with Rick Steiner; he replaced Scott Steiner, who was out with an injury. They ended up losing to Team 3D.

On December 15, 2016, Animal returned to TNA for a guest appearance on the Impact Wrestling special, "Total Nonstop Deletion".

### Second return to WWE (2003, 2005–2006, 2011–2012)[edit]

Animal and Hawk made a surprise appearance on Raw on May 12, 2003, when they took on Kane and Rob Van Dam for the World Tag Team Championship.[37] This would be the last time the two would pair together as Hawk died later that year, on October 19, 2003.[6]

Animal made a return to WWE on the July 14 episode of SmackDown! in 2005, where he was challenged by the then-WWE Tag Team Champions MNM to a title match at The Great American Bash.[38][39] Finding a new tag team partner in Heidenreich, Animal went on to defeat MNM for the titles, dedicating the win to Hawk by saying, "Hawk, this one was for you, brother!"[2][7] The two would team up for a few months in a new chapter of the Legion of Doom, with Heidenreich adopting the L.O.D.'s shoulder pads, face paint, and mohawk haircut. However, this came to an end with Heidenreich's release from WWE on January 17, 2006.[40]

On the March 3, 2006 episode of SmackDown!, Animal teamed up with Matt Hardy to face MNM. After he and Hardy lost the match, Animal turned heel for the second time in his career by attacking and injuring Hardy's knee.[41] Animal reasoned that he had realized that Hardy and Heidenreich were screw-ups and that Road Warrior Hawk was the only tag team legend and partner for him. After the heel turn, Animal, once again known simply as "The Road Warrior", would drop many aspects of the well-known Road Warrior gimmick, losing the face paint, and shoulder pads. Animal's look at this time was similar to his old Road Warrior gimmick in the early 1980s he had prior to teaming up with Hawk. On the March 17 episode of SmackDown!, Animal lost to Hardy in a Money in the Bank qualifying match.[42] Animal was defeated by United States Champion Chris Benoit on the March 31 episode of SmackDown!.[43]

In his final WWE match, Animal defeated Paul Burchill on the May 6, 2006 episode of Velocity.[44] On June 26, 2006, Animal was released from his WWE contract.[45]

WWE announced on March 28, 2011 on Raw that the Road Warriors would be inducted into the 2011 Hall of Fame. Animal also spoke openly about his future induction on Right After Wrestling just minutes after the announcement on WWE Raw. Animal told hosts, Arda Ocal and Jim Korderas that the WWE was going to create a physical Hall of Fame in Tampa and he was going to donate his trademarked 'spiked-shoulder pads' to that Hall.[46]

On the July 20, 2012 episode of SmackDown on Syfy, Animal returned to face Heath Slater in honor of Raw's 1,000th episode. He went on to squash Slater. He then reappeared on the actual 1,000th episode on July 23 with other WWE Legends to help Lita take down Slater, in what would be Animal's final WWE appearance and the last match that he wrestled.

### All In (2018)[edit]

On September 1, 2018, Animal made a surprise appearance at All In to open the event.[47][48]

### SWE FURY (2020)[edit]

On the June 12, 2020 episode of SWE Fury, a Plano, TX based nationally televised wrestling promotion, Teddy Long was named the new SWE General Manager alongside Road Warrior Animal, who served as his enforcer.

## Other media[edit]

### Television[edit]

Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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2020  | Dark Side of the Ring | Himself  | "The Last Ride of The Road Warriors"

## Writing[edit]

Laurinaitis released an autobiography with William Andrew Wright titled The Road Warriors: Danger, Death, and the Rush of Wrestling on March 1, 2011, published by Medallion Press, Inc. The book talks about the rise of The Road Warriors, shares funny stories of life on the road, and offers behind-the-scenes accounts of professional wrestling.[49]

## Personal life[edit]

Laurinaitis and his ex-wife Julie, a former powerlifter and bodybuilder, had two children, son James (born 1986) and daughter Jessica (born 1989). Laurinaitis also had a son named Joseph (born 1981) from a previous marriage.[50][51][52] He coached youth football for Wayzata, the school his son played for.[53]

Laurinaitis's brothers have both been involved in professional wrestling over the years. John Laurinaitis (Johnny Ace) is the former executive vice president of Talent Relations for World Wrestling Entertainment and a former wrestler. Marcus Laurinaitis is a former wrestler, mainly known as one half of the tag team The Wrecking Crew (Terminator / Fury).

Laurinaitis was an investor in Zubaz and helped popularize the brand globally.[54]

Laurinaitis and his tag team partner Hegstrand became born again Christians in 2001.[55]

Laurinaitis's son, James Laurinaitis, played linebacker for Ohio State University. As a sophomore, James won the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, given to the best defensive player in the country, and was a finalist for the Butkus Award, which is awarded to the best linebacker in the country. In 2007, James won the Butkus Award.[56] In fact, Sports Illustrated made a joke about borrowing his father's shoulder pads and later did an interview with him that included a picture of him wearing them.[57] He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the second round as the 35th overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, and played with the Rams through the team's final season in St. Louis in 2015, after which he moved to the New Orleans Saints.

In July 2016, Laurinaitis was named part of a class action lawsuit filed against WWE which alleged that wrestlers incurred traumatic brain injuries during their tenure and that the company concealed the risks of injury. The suit was litigated by attorney Konstantine Kyros, who had been involved in a number of other lawsuits against WWE.[58] US District Judge Vanessa Lynne Bryant dismissed the lawsuit in September 2018.[59] An appeal was filed but the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit dismissed it two weeks before Laurinaitis's death.[60]

## Death[edit]

Laurinaitis died of a heart attack on September 22, 2020, ten days after his 60th birthday, at the Margaritaville Resort (formerly known as the Tan-Tar-A Resort) in Osage Beach, Missouri.[61][62][63] WWE released a statement regarding his death.[64] Former Road Warriors manager Paul Ellering along with numerous others also paid tribute.[65] It was later confirmed that Laurinaitis died from a sudden heart attack shortly after he and his wife's wedding anniversary celebrations.[66] He had collapsed on the bed when he and his wife went back to their room.[67]

## Championships and accomplishments[edit]

* All Japan Pro Wrestling
* NWA International Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Road Warrior Hawk[68]
* American Wrestling Association
* AWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Road Warrior Hawk[69]
* Cauliflower Alley Club
* Tag Team Award (2020)[70]
* George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
* Frank Gotch Award (2012)[71]
* Georgia Championship Wrestling
* NWA National Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Road Warrior Hawk[72]
* i-Generation Superstars of Wrestling
* i-Generation Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Road Warrior Hawk[73]
* Independent Pro Wrestling
* IPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Road Warrior Hawk[74]
* International Wrestling Superstars
* IWS World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Road Warrior Hawk
* Jim Crockett Promotions / World Championship Wrestling
* NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Road Warrior Hawk and Dusty Rhodes (2) and Road Warrior Hawk and Genichiro Tenryu (1)1[75]
* NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (1 time) – with Road Warrior Hawk[76]
* Iron Team Tournament (1989) – with Road Warrior Hawk
* Jim Crockett, Sr. Memorial Cup (1986) – with Road Warrior Hawk
* Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame
* Class of 2022 – with Road Warrior Hawk
* Minnesota Wrestling Hall of Fame
* Class of 2019[77]
* National Wrestling Alliance
* NWA Hall of Fame (Class of 2012)[78]
* NWA Legends Hall of Heroes (2016)[79]
* Professional Championship Wrestling (Texas)
* PCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Road Warrior Hawk
* Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
* (Class of 2011) (As a member of The Road Warriors)[80]
* Pro Wrestling Illustrated
* PWI Comeback of the Year (2005)
* PWI Feud of the Year (1987) with Road Warrior Hawk and The Super Powers (Dusty Rhodes and Nikita Koloff) vs. The Four Horsemen (Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, and Lex Luger)
* PWI Tag Team of the Year (1983–1985, 1988) with Road Warrior Hawk
* PWI ranked him #64 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003
* PWI ranked him #1 of the 100 best tag teams of the "PWI Years" with Road Warrior Hawk in 2003
* Quebec Wrestling Hall of Fame
* Class of 2015 - with Road Warrior Hawk
* Super World of Sports
* One Night Tag Team Tournament (1991) – with Hawk[81]
* Toryumon Mexico
* UWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Power Warrior[82]
* Tokyo Sports
* Best Foreigner Award (1985) with Road Warrior Hawk[83]
* World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment/WWE
* WWF Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Road Warrior Hawk[84]
* WWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Heidenreich[85]
* WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2011) as a member of The Road Warriors
* Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
* Rookies of the Year (1983) with Road Warrior Hawk
* Tag Team of the Year (1984) with Road Warrior Hawk
* Strongest Wrestler (1985,1986)
* Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)

1The Road Warriors reign with the NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship, with Genichiro Tenryu, began December 7, 1988 after Ted Turner's purchase of Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling from Jim Crockett Jr. and having it renamed World Championship Wrestling.

2Hawk and Animal's reign with this championship also happened after Ted Turner bought and renamed the promotion. However, it took place before the title was renamed the WCW World Tag Team Championship.

## See also[edit]

* List of premature professional wrestling deaths

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* Harley Race
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* Sgt. Slaughter
* Tito Santana

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* Roddy Piper

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* Blackjack Mulligan
* Blackjack Lanza
* Bret Hart
* Eddie Guerrero
* Gene Okerlund
* Sherri Martel
* Tony Atlas
* Verne Gagne

| Celebrity|

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* Dusty Rhodes
* Jerry Lawler
* Jim Ross
* Mr. Fuji
* Curt Hennig
* Nick Bockwinkel
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* Afa Anoa'i
* Sika Anoa'i

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* The Brisco Brothers
* Gerald Brisco
* Jack Brisco
* Eddie Graham
* Gordon Solie
* Mae Young
* Peter Maivia
* Ric Flair
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* Rocky Johnson

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* Bill Watts
* The Funk Brothers
* Terry Funk
* Dory Funk Jr.
* Howard Finkel
* Koko B. Ware
* Ricky Steamboat
* Stone Cold Steve Austin
* Von Erich family
* Chris Von Erich
* David Von Erich
* Fritz Von Erich
* Kerry Von Erich
* Kevin Von Erich
* Mike Von Erich

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| 2010|

* Antonio Inoki
* Gorgeous George
* Maurice Vachon
* Stu Hart
* Ted DiBiase
* Wendi Richter

| Celebrity|

* Bob Uecker

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* Abdullah the Butcher
* Bob Armstrong
* Jim Duggan
* Road Warriors
* Road Warrior Hawk
* Road Warrior Animal
* Paul Ellering
* Shawn Michaels
* Sunny

| Celebrity|

* Drew Carey

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2012|

* Edge
* The Four Horsemen
* Arn Anderson
* Barry Windham
* J. J. Dillon
* Ric Flair
* Tully Blanchard
* Mil Máscaras
* Ron Simmons
* Yokozuna

| Celebrity|

* Mike Tyson

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2013|

* Bob Backlund
* Booker T
* Bruno Sammartino
* Mick Foley
* Trish Stratus

| Celebrity|

* Donald Trump

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2014|

* Carlos Colón
* Jake Roberts
* Lita
* Paul Bearer
* Scott Hall
* The Ultimate Warrior

| Celebrity|

* Mr. T

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* Alundra Blayze
* The Bushwhackers
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* Bushwhacker Luke
* Kevin Nash
* Larry Zbyszko
* Randy Savage
* Rikishi
* Tatsumi Fujinami

| Celebrity|

* Arnold Schwarzenegger

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* Connor Michalek

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* Big Boss Man
* Fabulous Freebirds
* Michael Hayes
* Buddy Roberts
* Jimmy Garvin
* Terry Gordy
* The Godfather
* Jacqueline
* Stan Hansen
* Sting

| Celebrity|

* Snoop Dogg

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* Joan Lunden

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* Ed Lewis
* Frank Gotch
* George Hackenschmidt
* Lou Thesz
* Mildred Burke
* Pat O'Connor
* Sailor Art Thomas

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* Beth Phoenix
* Diamond Dallas Page
* Kurt Angle
* Rick Rude
* Rock 'n' Roll Express
* Ricky Morton
* Robert Gibson
* Theodore Long

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* Eric LeGrand

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* Bearcat Wright
* Dr. Jerry Graham
* Haystacks Calhoun
* Judy Grable
* June Byers
* Luther Lindsay
* Martin Burns
* Rikidōzan
* Toots Mondt

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* Dudley Boyz
* Bubba Ray Dudley
* D-Von Dudley
* Goldberg
* Hillbilly Jim
* Ivory
* Jeff Jarrett
* Mark Henry

| Celebrity|

* Kid Rock

|

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* Jarrius "JJ" Robertson

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* Boris Malenko
* Cora Combs
* Dara Singh
* Hiro Matsuda
* Jim Londos
* Lord Alfred Hayes
* Rufus R. Jones
* El Santo
* Sputnik Monroe
* Stan Stasiak

2019|

* Brutus Beefcake
* D-Generation X
* Shawn Michaels
* Triple H
* Chyna
* Road Dogg
* Billy Gunn
* Sean Waltman
* Harlem Heat
* Booker T
* Stevie Ray
* Hart Foundation
* Bret Hart
* Jim Neidhart
* The Honky Tonk Man
* Torrie Wilson

| Warrior|

* Sue Aitchison

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* Bruiser Brody
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* Joseph Cohen
* Luna Vachon
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* Wahoo McDaniel

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* John Layfield
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* New World Order
* Hulk Hogan
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* Sean Waltman

| Celebrity|

* William Shatner

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* Titus O'Neil

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* Baron Michele Leone
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* Gary Hart
* Ray Stevens
* Steve Williams

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* Eric Bischoff
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* Rob Van Dam

| Celebrity|

* Ozzy Osbourne

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* Rich Hering

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* Buzz Sawyer
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* Ethel Johnson
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2022|

* Sharmell
* Steiner Brothers
* Rick Steiner
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* Vader

| Warrior|

* Shad Gaspard

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2023|

* The Great Muta
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| Celebrity|

* Andy Kaufman

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* Tim White

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* Barry Windham
* Mike Rotunda

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* Muhammad Ali

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* Edge and Rey Mysterio
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* Eddie Guerrero and Tajiri
* Basham Brothers (Danny Basham and Doug Basham)
* Rikishi and Scotty 2 Hotty
* Charlie Haas and Rico
* Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley)
* Billy Kidman and Paul London
* Kenzo Suzuki and René Duprée
* Rey Mysterio and Rob Van Dam
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* MNM (Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro)
* Legion of Doom (Animal and Heidenreich)
* Batista and Rey Mysterio
* Paul London and Brian Kendrick
* Deuce 'n Domino
* Matt Hardy and Montel Vontavious Porter
* John Morrison and the Miz
* Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder
* The Colóns (Carlito and Primo)
* Edge and Chris Jericho
* Jeri-Show (Big Show and Chris Jericho)
* D-Generation X (Shawn Michaels and Triple H)

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* ShoMiz (Big Show and The Miz)
* The Hart Dynasty (David Hart Smith and Tyson Kidd)
* Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre
* The Nexus (David Otunga and John Cena)
* The Nexus/The Corre (Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel)
* Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov
* John Cena and The Miz
* Big Show and Kane
* The New Nexus (David Otunga and Michael McGillicutty)
* Air Boom (Evan Bourne and Kofi Kingston)
* Primo and Epico
* Kofi Kingston and R-Truth
* Team Hell No (Daniel Bryan and Kane)
* The Shield (Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins)
* Cody Rhodes and Goldust/Gold and Stardust
* New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn and Road Dogg)
* The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso)
* Damien Mizdow and The Miz
* Tyson Kidd and Cesaro
* The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods)
* The Prime Time Players (Darren Young and Titus O'Neil)
* Cesaro and Sheamus)
* The O.C. (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson)
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* AOP (Akam and Rezar)
* Bobby Roode and Chad Gable
* The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder)
* Braun Strowman and Seth Rollins
* Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode
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* Buddy Murphy and Seth Rollins
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* AJ Styles and Omos
* RK-Bro (Randy Orton and Riddle)
* Alpha Academy (Chad Gable and Otis)
* Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn
* The Judgment Day (Finn Bálor and Damian Priest)
* Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso
* Awesome Truth (The Miz and R-Truth) (current)

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* Luke Graham and Tarzan Tyler
* Karl Gotch and Rene Goulet
* King Curtis Iaukea and Mikel Scicluna
* Chief Jay Strongbow and Sonny King
* Mr. Fuji and Professor Tanaka
* Haystacks Calhoun and Tony Garea
* Dean Ho and Tony Garea
* Valiant Brothers (Jimmy Valiant and Johnny Valiant)
* Dominic DeNucci and Pat Barrett/Víctor Rivera
* The Blackjacks (Blackjack Lanza and Blackjack Mulligan)
* Louis Cerdan and Tony Parisi
* Executioners (Executioner #1 and Executioner #2)
* Billy White Wolf and Chief Jay Strongbow
* Dino Bravo and Dominic DeNucci
* Yukon Lumberjacks (Lumberjack Eric and Lumberjack Pierre)
* Larry Zbyszko and Tony Garea
* Valiant Brothers (Jerry Valiant and Johnny Valiant)
* Ivan Putski and Tito Santana

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* Wild Samoans (Afa and Sika)
* Bob Backlund and Pedro Morales
* Rick Martel and Tony Garea
* Moondogs (Moondog Rex and Moondog King/Moondog Spot)
* Mr. Fuji and Mr. Saito
* Chief Jay Strongbow and Jules Strongbow
* Soul Patrol (Rocky Johnson and Tony Atlas)
* North-South Connection (Adrian Adonis and Dick Murdoch)
* U.S. Express (Barry Windham and Mike Rotundo)
* The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff
* Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake and Greg Valentine)
* The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid)
* The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart)
* Strike Force (Rick Martel and Tito Santana)
* Demolition (Ax, Crush, and Smash)
* Brain Busters (Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard)
* Colossal Connection (André the Giant and Haku)

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* The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags)
* Legion of Doom (Animal and Hawk)
* Money Inc. (Irwin R. Schyster and Ted DiBiase)
* The Natural Disasters (Earthquake and Typhoon)
* Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner)
* The Quebecers (Quebecer Jacques and Quebecer Pierre)
* 1-2-3 Kid and Marty Jannetty
* Men on a Mission (Mabel and Mo)
* Headshrinkers (Fatu and Samu)
* Two Dudes with Attitudes (Diesel and Shawn Michaels)
* The 1-2-3 Kid and Bob Holly
* Smoking Gunns (Bart Gunn and Billy Gunn)
* Owen Hart and Yokozuna
* Bodydonnas (Skip and Zip)
* The Godwinns (Henry O. Godwinn and Phineas I. Godwinn)
* Owen Hart and the British Bulldog
* Shawn Michaels and Stone Cold Steve Austin
* Dude Love and Stone Cold Steve Austin
* The Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher)
* New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn and Road Dogg)
* Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie
* Kane and Mankind
* Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Undertaker
* Big Boss Man and Ken Shamrock
* Jeff Jarrett and Owen Hart
* Kane and X-Pac
* Acolytes Protection Agency (Bradshaw and Faarooq)
* Hardy Boyz (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy)
* The Unholy Alliance (Big Show and The Undertaker)
* Rock 'n' Sock Connection (Mankind and The Rock)
* Holly Cousins (Crash Holly and Hardcore Holly)
* Al Snow and Mankind

2000s|

* Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley)
* Edge and Christian
* Too Cool (Grandmaster Sexay and Scotty 2 Hotty)
* Right to Censor (Bull Buchanan and The Goodfather)
* The Rock and The Undertaker
* Brothers of Destruction (The Undertaker and Kane)
* Two-Man Power Trip (Stone Cold Steve Austin and Triple H)
* Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho
* Diamond Dallas Page and Chris Kanyon
* Chris Jericho and The Rock
* Booker T and Test
* Spike Dudley and Tazz
* Billy and Chuck
* Rico and Rikishi
* Edge and Hulk Hogan
* The Un-Americans (Christian and Lance Storm)
* The Hurricane and Kane
* Chris Jericho and Christian
* Booker T and Goldust
* Lance Storm and William Regal
* Chief Morley and Lance Storm
* Kane and Rob Van Dam
* La Résistance (René Duprée and Sylvain Grenier)
* Evolution (Batista and Ric Flair)
* Booker T and Rob Van Dam
* Chris Benoit and Edge
* La Résistance (Robért Conway and Sylvain Grenier)
* Eugene and William Regal
* Tajiri and William Regal
* The Hurricane and Rosey
* Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch
* Big Show and Kane
* Spirit Squad (Johnny, Kenny, Mikey, Mitch, and Nicky)
* Roddy Piper and Ric Flair
* Rated-RKO (Edge and Randy Orton)
* John Cena and Shawn Michaels
* Paul London and Brian Kendrick
* Cody Rhodes and Hardcore Holly
* The Legacy (Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase Jr.)
* Batista and John Cena
* CM Punk and Kofi Kingston
* John Morrison and the Miz
* The Colóns (Carlito and Primo)
* Chris Jericho and Edge
* Jeri-Show (Big Show and Chris Jericho)
* D-Generation X (Shawn Michaels and Triple H)

2010s|

* ShoMiz (Big Show and The Miz)
* The Hart Dynasty (David Hart Smith and Tyson Kidd)

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WCW World Tag Team Champions

MACW/JCP
(1975–1988)|

| 1970s|

* Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Gene Anderson and Ole Anderson)
* Paul Jones and Wahoo McDaniel
* Rufus R. Jones and Wahoo McDaniel
* Dino Bravo and Mr. Wrestling
* Greg Valentine and Ric Flair
* Dick Slater and Dusty Rhodes
* Paul Jones and Ricky Steamboat
* Baron von Raschke and Greg Valentine
* Jimmy Snuka and Paul Orndorff
* Baron von Raschke and Paul Jones
* Blackjack Mulligan and Ric Flair
* Jay Youngblood and Ricky Steamboat
* Greg Valentine and Ray Stevens

|

1980s|

* Jimmy Snuka and Ray Stevens
* The Masked Superstar and Paul Jones
* Ivan Koloff and Ray Stevens
* Ole Anderson and Stan Hansen
* Don Kernodle and Sgt. Slaughter
* Jack Brisco and Jerry Brisco
* Bob Orton Jr. and Don Kernodle
* Mark Youngblood and Wahoo McDaniel
* Don Kernodle and Ivan Koloff
* Dusty Rhodes and Manny Fernandez
* The Russians (Ivan Koloff and Nikita Koloff)
* The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson)
* The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Dennis Condrey)
* Manny Fernandez and Rick Rude
* Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard
* Barry Windham and Lex Luger
* The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane)
* Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk)

WCW
(1988–2001)|

| 1980s|

* The Varsity Club (Mike Rotunda and Steve Williams)
* Fabulous Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin and Michael Hayes)
* Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner)

|

1990s|

* Doom (Butch Reed and Ron Simmons)
* Enforcers (Arn Anderson and Larry Zbyszko)
* Dustin Rhodes and Ricky Steamboat
* Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton
* Terry Gordy and Steve Williams
* Barry Windham and Dustin Rhodes
* Ricky Steamboat and Shane Douglas
* Hollywood Blonds (Brian Pillman and Steve Austin)
* Arn Anderson and Paul Roma
* The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags)
* 2 Cold Scorpio and Marcus Bagwell
* Cactus Jack and Kevin Sullivan
* Pretty Wonderful (Paul Orndorff and Paul Roma)
* Stars and Stripes (Marcus Alexander Bagwell and The Patriot)
* Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray)
* Bunkhouse Buck and Dick Slater
* American Males (Marcus Bagwell and Scotty Riggs)
* Sting and Lex Luger
* The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock)
* The Outsiders (Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Syxx)
* The Giant and Lex Luger
* Kevin Nash and Sting
* The Giant and Scott Hall
* Kenny Kaos and Rick Steiner
* Barry Windham and Curt Hennig
* Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko
* Filthy Animals (Billy Kidman and Rey Misterio Jr.)
* Perry Saturn and Raven
* Jersey Triad (Bam Bam Bigelow, Diamond Dallas Page and Kanyon)
* Chris Benoit and Perry Saturn
* West Texas Rednecks (Barry Windham and Kendall Windham)
* Filthy Animals (Konnan and Rey Misterio Jr.)
* Filthy Animals (Billy Kidman and Konnan)
* Creative Control/The Harris Brothers (Gerald/Ron Harris and Patrick/Don Harris)
* Bret Hart and Goldberg

2000s|

* Crowbar and David Flair
* Mamalukes (Big Vito and Johnny the Bull)
* Buff Bagwell and Shane Douglas
* KroniK (Brian Adams and Bryan Clark)
* The Perfect Event (Chuck Palumbo and Shawn Stasiak)
* Dark Carnival (The Great Muta and Vampiro)
* Filthy Animals (Juventud Guerrera and Rey Misterio Jr.)
* Mark Jindrak and Sean O'Haire
* Misfits in Action (Corporal Cajun and Lieutenant Loco)
* Boogie Knights (Alex Wright and Disco Inferno)
* The Insiders (Diamond Dallas Page and Kevin Nash)
* Natural Born Thrillers (Chuck Palumbo and Sean O'Haire)

WWF
(2001)|

* Brothers of Destruction (Kane and The Undertaker)
* Booker T and Test
* Hardy Boyz (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy)
* Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley)

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* t
* e

AWA World Tag Team Champions

1960s|

* Murder, Inc. (Stan Kowalski and Tiny Mills)
* Hard Boiled Haggerty and Len Montana / Gene Kiniski
* Leo Nomellini and Wilbur Snyder
* Hard Boiled Haggerty and Bob Geigel
* Pat Kennedy and Dale Lewis
* Bob Geigel and Otto Von Krupp
* Larry Hennig and Duke Hoffman
* Bob Geigel and Stan Kowalski
* The Neilsons (Art Neilson and Stan Neilson)
* Doug Gilbert and Dick Steinborn
* The Kalmikoffs (Ivan and Karol)
* The Crusher and Dick the Bruiser
* Moose Evans and Verne Gagne
* Larry Hennig and Harley Race
* The Crusher and Verne Gagne
* Larry Hennig and Chris Markoff/Harley Race
* Pat O'Connor and Wilbur Snyder
* Mitsu Arakawa and Dr. Moto
* The Vachons (Butcher and Mad Dog)
* The Von Steigers (Karl Von Steiger and Kurt Von Steiger)
* The Vachons (Butcher and Mad Dog)
* Verne Gagne and Billy Robinson

1970s|

* Nick Bockwinkel and Ray Stevens
* The Crusher and Billy Robinson
* Bobby Duncum and Blackjack Lanza
* The High Flyers (Jim Brunzell and Greg Gagne)
* Pat Patterson and Ray Stevens
* Verne Gagne and Mad Dog Vachon

1980s|

* East-West Connection (Adrian Adonis and Jesse Ventura)
* The Sheiks (Jerry Blackwell and Ken Patera)
* The Crusher and Baron von Raschke
* Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk)
* Jimmy Garvin and Steve Regal
* Scott Hall and Curt Hennig
* Buddy Rose and Doug Somers
* The Midnight Rockers (Marty Jannetty and Shawn Michaels)
* Soldat Ustinov and Boris Zhukov / Doug Somers
* Bill Dundee and Jerry Lawler
* Dr. D and Héctor Guerrero
* The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey and Randy Rose)
* Badd Company (Paul Diamond and Pat Tanaka)
* Brad Rheingans and Ken Patera
* The Destruction Crew (Wayne Bloom and Mike Enos)

1990s|

* D.J. Peterson and The Trooper

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