Famed WWE Wrestler Joseph Laurinaitis, AKA Road Warrior Animal, Dead at 60
WOW I remember watching these guys live as a kid in person a few times, and on TV hundreds of times… “Animal & Hawk” “The Legion of Doom” or also known as “The Road Warriors” are one of the most iconic wrestling tag team duo in the history of sports entertainment pro wrestling. The last living member WWE Hall of Fame wrestler Joseph Laurinaitis, AKA Road Warrior Animal, has passed away at the age of 60. According to reports, Laurinaitis died of natural causes at Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach, MO. Laurinaitis’ wife called police on Tuesday (September 22) around 11:49 pm, and he was pronounced dead by emergency officials when they arrived on the scene. As you can imagine his son and the former NFL star James Laurinaitis is heartbroken over his dad’s death saying… ‘I’m Absolutely Crushed.’ He continued “I hate that I wasn’t able to say goodbye,” Laurinaitis said … “I miss you already.” James a 2nd-round pick in the 2009 NFL Draft was close to his wrestling legend dad … and often spo