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Road Warriors

Professional wrestling tag team

This foremost is about the professional grapple team. For other uses, contemplate Road Warriors (disambiguation).

"The Hell Raisers" redirects here. For other uses, see Hellraiser (disambiguation).

Professional wrestling stable

The Road Warriors, also known on account of the Legion of Doom, were a professional wrestlingtag team at first composed of Road Warrior Monger (Michael Hegstrand) and Road Gladiator Animal (Joseph Laurinaitis).[1] They ended under the name "The Lane Warriors" in the American Struggle Association (AWA), the National Grapple Alliance (NWA), and World Backing Wrestling (WCW), and the term "Legion of Doom" (LOD) coop the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).

Under either name, their ploy was the same – combine imposing wrestlers in face color. For brief periods, other wrestlers were added as stand-in partners for both men. In Decorate in the 1990s, "Power Warrior" Kensuke Sasaki often teamed become apparent to Hawk and Animal, separately queue together, while in WWE were joined by Droz in blue blood the gentry 1990s and Heidenreich in depiction 2000s.

The team also challenging three managers: Sunny in interpretation 1990s, Christy Hemme in excellence 2000s, and Paul Ellering, birth manager associated with the creative team.

Hawk and Animal were known for their impressive physiques, as their physical size was larger than most wrestlers archetypal the era. Their face color and spiked armor were ecstatic by the Mad Max coating The Road Warrior; they were one of the first wrestlers to bring a theme cause the collapse of a movie into the grappling world.[3] They also introduced trig tandem maneuver known as rectitude Doomsday Device.[4] Both men down at heel the move as a company finisher throughout their careers, flush when teaming with other partners.

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The duo headlined multiple events containing Survivor Series in 1991 arena In Your House 16: Clash Stampede, and are regarded spawn many as the greatest price tag team in professional wrestling history.[4][5]

History

Georgia Championship Wrestling (1983–1984)

Joe Laurinaitis esoteric briefly competed as the Obedient Warrior before Ole Anderson opposite him up with Mike Hegstrand to form the Road Warriors in 1983.

They were at first brought into "Precious" Paul Ellering's stable as a replacement support his team of Matt Borne and Arn Anderson after Borne was fired from the troupe. After a few months close the eyes to rapid success, the Road Warriors dumped Ellering as manager, claiming that they did not want a manager. This was momentary, as in early 1984, they and "Precious" Paul Ellering discerning a stable called The Mass of Doom in the Ceremonial Wrestling Alliance (NWA)'s Georgia Patronage Wrestling (GCW) territory.

The task force consisted of the Road Warriors, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Solemn Kong Bundy & The Individual. The stable was short-lived challenging the name "Legion of Doom" soon referred only to integrity Road Warriors and Ellering link up with either name used interchangeably all over their career.[6] Animal reveals contain the Road Warriors: The Taste and Death of the Near Dominant Tag-Team in Wrestling History DVD set that the title "Legion of Doom" was full from the Super Friends cartoon.[7]

The Road Warriors' high-impact powerhouse combination and unique attire quickly got them noticed by fans other dreaded by opponents, so ostentatious so that some wrestlers would grab their bag and sanction the arena when they proverb they were scheduled to brave the Road Warriors.[6] In Colony, the team quickly rose backing the top despite being as well young and having not undergone the traditional "paying dues" soothe simply because they were fair believable in their role.

They gained a reputation for generate very stiff and not barter simply because they could, significant most of their matches inhibited quickly as a result. They won the NWA National Price tag Team Championship upon their first night, a title they would finish first in two more times while make a claim Georgia.[8]

American Wrestling Association (1984–1986)

In 1984, the Road Warriors moved polish to Verne Gagne's American Struggle Association (AWA) along with their manager Paul Ellering.

On Grand 25, 1984, they defeated Illustriousness Crusher and Baron von Raschke for the AWA World Phrase Team Championship.[8] The Road Warriors were brought in by Gagne to work as heels, however their squash matches soon won over fans. They became prestige AWA's top draw throughout 1984 and 1985, feuding primarily toy The Fabulous Ones and subsequent The Fabulous Freebirds.

The Warriors then began splitting their at a rate of knots between the AWA and Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) where they started feuding with NWA Imitation tag team championsThe Russians, come to blows while still holding the AWA belts (the AWA and a variety of NWA members were co-promoting ace at the time, in spruce effort to compete with class World Wrestling Federation).

Hawk courier Animal eventually lost the AWA title to Jimmy Garvin nearby "Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal expand September 29, 1985, due appoint the interference of the Freebirds.[8] The Road Warriors' last soar in the AWA was legalize April 20, 1986, at WrestleRock where they defeated the group of Garvin and Michael President in a steel cage counterpart.

During their AWA stint significance team became well known means using the Black Sabbath melody "Iron Man" as their introduction theme.

Japanese promotions (1985–1990)

In Amble 1985, the Road Warriors began touring Japan, mainly with Wearing away Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) disc they made an immediate bond squashing the monster team invoke Killer Khan and Animal Hamaguchi in under 4 minutes.

That and subsequent dominant victories garnered the Road Warriors a monitor of Japanese wrestling media headlines and front-page stories. Their travel with AJPW in 1985 take up 1986 made the Road Warriors such legends in Japan dump they toured the country whenever they were “between contracts” catch sight of the big three.

The Memorable Warriors won the NWA Cosmopolitan Tag Team Championship on Parade 12, 1987, from Jumbo Tsuruta and Genichiro Tenryu[8] and would hold them for 15 months before losing them to PWF World Tag Team champions Enormous Tsuruta and Yoshiaki Yatsu unearth unify the titles as high-mindedness AJPW World Tag Team decorations, making the Road Warriors class last defending champions of primacy NWA International Tag Team titles.[8] Their last match in Lacquer during this period was exoneration July 22, 1990, for Modern Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), losing outline Masahiro Chono and Keiji Mutoh by disqualification.

Jim Crockett Promotions/World Championship Wrestling (1986–1990)

On April 19, 1986, The Road Warriors won the inaugural Jim Crockett, Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Competition by beating Ron Garvin captain Magnum T. A. in primacy finals.[9] Building upon their expeditious push, Hawk and Animal were featured attractions of The Downright American Bash 1986 tour locale they were matched against Ivan and Nikita Koloff[10] as vigorous as the Midnight Express.[11] On tap Starrcade '86, the Road Warriors were featured in a Cheer on Match, defeating the Midnight Express.[12]

The Warriors joined forces with Brave Rhodes and Nikita Koloff twist a bloody feud with Leadership Four Horsemen.

During the 1987 Great American Bash, the contender sides faced off in grandeur first ever WarGames match.[13] Nobility Road Warriors were on rendering winning side of War Fun both matches that summer[14] captivating their feud with the Mounted troops to Starrcade '87, where they lost by disqualification to Tully Blanchard and Arn Anderson.[15] Distinction Road Warriors also picked mendacious the NWA World Six-Man Phrase Team Championship twice alongside Sandy ballsy Rhodes.[8] The Warriors engaged pin down a violent feud with Position Powers of Pain (The Uncivilized and The Warlord) where goodness Road Warriors finally met their equal physically, but the chip in ended when the Powers disturb Pain left JCP after judgment out they were booked be against the Road Warriors in boss series of Scaffold Matches ramble they were supposed to lose.[16]

In 1988, Hawk and Animal dishonourable heel, attacking substitute partner Dull during a defense of significance Six-Man championship.

They finally won the NWA World Tag Place Championship on October 29, 1988, in New Orleans, Louisiana, shell a house show against dignity Midnight Express, In November manage that year the Road Warriors played a role in immoderation Dusty Rhodes' tenure as attitude booker for the promotion. Via the November 26 episode diagram World Championship Wrestling, which was under strict instructions from TBS television executives prohibiting blading, blue blood the gentry Road Warriors attacked Rhodes, emotionless a spike from their press pads, and attempted to scratch his eye out.[16] Rhodes was fired for that episode by and by after Starrcade '88.

Before Moneyman was fired, Animal beat him at the Clash of leadership Champions, so the Road Warriors were allowed to pick efficient new partner to hold rectitude NWA World Six-Man Tag Unit titles; they picked AJPW name Genichiro Tenryu, but the adornments were quickly abandoned.[8]

The Road Warriors quickly turned face yet improve due to overwhelming fan bolster no matter how brutal mistake violent they were.

Their Pretend Tag Team title reign came to an end when they faced The Varsity Club (Mike Rotunda and Steve Williams) money April 2, 1989.[17] The dub change was a controversial give someone a ring as referee Teddy Long end an excessively fast count. Scratch out a living would be fired from climax job due to the overlook but the titles were keen returned to the Road Warriors.[8] Hawk and Animal would call a halt the rest of their characterize in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) (as JCP became known aft being purchased by Turner Disclosure System in 1988) feuding take up again teams like The Samoan Bang Team[18][19] and The Skyscrapers.[20][21] Their last big wins in WCW came when they defeated leash other teams (including the still hot Steiner Brothers) to conquer the Ironman Tag Team Tournament at Starrcade 1989 “Future Shock”[19][18][22] (The Steiners actually defeated nobility Warriors by pinfall in their match, but the Warriors won the round robin style game on a point system basis.) and over The Skyscrapers drag a Chicago Street Fight pleasing WrestleWar '90: Wild Thing.

The Road Warriors made their most recent WCW pay-per-view appearance on Hawthorn 19, 1990, at Capital Brave where they teamed with Linksman “The Lunatic” against Kevin Architect, Cactus Jack and Bam Bam Bigelow[23] in a match renounce was cut from the commercialized tape of the event. They left WCW in June 1990 due to heat with then-WCW head Jim Herd according indifference Animal on their WWE awaken DVD.

World Wrestling Federation (1990–1992)

When Hawk and Animal signed get used to the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in June 1990, Vince McMahon retired the Road Warriors delegate, since at the time in attendance were other wrestlers with "warrior" in their names, such chimp The Ultimate Warrior and Kerry Von Erich "The Modern Give to Warrior".[24] They both made their TV debuts on the July 15, 1990, episode of Wrestling Challenge.

In the WWF rendering team would be known inimitable as the "Legion of Doom".[25] Despite the altered team honour, they were still individually naturalized as "Road Warrior" Hawk abide "Road Warrior" Animal. As Multifarious of Doom, their detractors specified as Bobby Heenan would copy them by referring to them as "Legion of Dummies".

Hawk and Animal immediately entered reach a feud with Demolition, goodness team McMahon had supposedly actualized in their likeness three eld earlier, which led into unadorned televised six-man tag-team match site Hawk and Animal teamed search out with WWF World Heavyweight Man-at-arms Ultimate Warrior against all threesome members of Demolition.[26]Bill Eadie (Ax) was having health issues refuse an agreement was made join phase him out and at last replace him with Crush (Brian Adams), while Barry Darsow extended in his role of Squash.

Ax was moved into fastidious role as manager for magnanimity team with the hope fence taking a front office affinity, which eventually fell through. Position Legion of Doom / Pillage feud did not have ethics expected intensity because of interpretation change and LOD soon location their sights on the remark team titles. At SummerSlam 1991 in Madison Square Garden, significance Legion of Doom defeated Prestige Nasty Boys in a inept DQ street fight to carry off the palm the World Tag Team Espousal, becoming the only team inconspicuously win world tag titles joke all three of the impede promotions of the 1980s.[8] Warmonger and Animal would eventually sand the titles to Money Opposition.

(IRS (Mike Rotunda) and Sharpedged DiBiase) on February 7, 1992, after which they briefly evaluate the promotion.[8]

LOD would return dinky short time later with their original manager Paul Ellering unexpected result WrestleMania VIII. The team after incorporated a ventriloquist dummy alarmed "Rocco" (Originally introduced as "Freckles" in front of a accommodation crowd at a WWF Video receiver Taping, the segment bombed deadpan badly that it never aired) which served as their “inspiration”, but this gimmick was easily spoilt.

Hegstrand left the company clasp disgust with the Rocco ploy immediately after SummerSlam 1992 refer to the Wembley Stadium where LOD rode to the ring disputable motorbikes in front of honour 80,000 fans. He then went AWOL in London after picture event with John Nord (The Berzerker) and missed the track back to the U.S., longstanding Laurinaitis stuck around and terminated the team's contractual obligations live former Demolition member Crush (now repackaged from his Demolition sum to being a face, enhancing a tanned muscle guy stranger the beaches of his preference Hawaii) replacing Hawk on give you an idea about shows in Europe in unmoved September 1992, after Hawk formerly larboard the WWF.

Crush and Creature teamed to defeat The Beverly Brothers five times and Kato and Skinner once. Paul Ellering also joined Crush and Being in some six man voucher team matches. When the lately formed team returned to Polar America, Animal and Crush both started wrestling singles matches scold the team was no more.[27] Shortly after Animal then leftwing the WWF, because an wound to his back forced him into a lengthy hiatus.[28]

New Gild Pro-Wrestling (1992–1996)

Professional wrestling tag team

The Hell Raisers
MembersHawk Warrior
Power Warrior
Billed heights6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) – Cough Warrior
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) – Column Warrior
Combined
billed weight		518 lb (235 kg)
Debut1992
Disbanded1995
Years active1992–1995

When Warmonger left the WWF after SummerSlam 1992 he traveled to Gloss and started working for Unique Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) where crystal-clear quickly teamed up with in the springtime of li mid-carder Kensuke Sasaki who was soon dubbed "Power Warrior" whilst he adopted the trademark Secondrate Warrior face paint and jagged shoulder pads.[16] The duo was dubbed "The Hell Raisers" advocate carried on the legacy manipulate the Road Warriors in NJPW winning the IWGP Tag Band Championship from Tony Halme enjoin Scott Norton in December 1992 [8] and then again break the team of Scott Norton and Hercules (known as description Jurassic Powers) in January 1994.[8] They also competed in both the 1993[29] and 1994 versions of the Super Grade Receipt league making it to goodness semi-finals of the 1994 altercation before losing to Masahiro Chono and Super Strong Machine.[30]

Teaming fellow worker Hawk (dubbed "Hawk Warrior") helped elevate Kensuke Sasaki in nobleness eyes of the fans, unexceptional much so that when high-mindedness Hell Raisers broke up flowerbed the middle of 1995, Sasaki shed the Power Warrior wrinkle 2 and became a main eventer on the singles scene.

Command special occasions, Sasaki would take five out the "Power Warrior" front, similar to Keiji Mutoh soar his "Great Muta" persona. About this stint, they used loftiness theme song "Hellraiser" by Ozzy Osbourne. When Animal came assert from his back injury, grace joined the duo in Nippon in 1996. The three were announced collectively as the Obsolete Warriors, using "Iron Man" thanks to their theme music.

Return relate to WCW (1996)

When Laurinaitis’ back was finally healed enough for him to return to wrestling, nobility Road Warriors signed a interest with WCW in late 1995. Upon their return in Jan 1996, immediately started a bad blood with the returning Steiner Brothers, as well as Harlem Melt before moving on to firm the WCW Tag Team Champions Sting and Lex Luger.

Representation Road Warriors had several shots at the champions but bed ruined to win the titles.[31][32]

Hegstrand tell off Laurinaitis stayed with WCW call upon about six months, before departure over a dispute with Eric Bischoff. The pair made claims that Bischoff promised them shipshape and bristol fashion second-highest paid contract, as toss as a separate contract break Japan, something which he denies remembering.[33]

Return to the WWF

Early feuds (1997–1998)

After leaving WCW, the twins took various independent bookings both in the U.S.

and Gloss before signing with the WWF, making their surprise return boon the February 24, 1997, insubordination of Monday Night Raw spin they destroyed the Headbangers, hatred both teams being counted out.[34] The Legion of Doom spread went on to team unwanted items Ahmed Johnson to face Faarooq, Crush, and Savio Vega work the Nation of Domination sidewalk a Street Fight at Wrestlemania 13 in their home urban of Chicago.

After defeating Grandeur Nation, they went on style perform the Doomsday Device put in jail the team of PG 13. Before the match, Ahmed was given special shoulder pads affection the LOD wear, however they were never returned due do away with Hawk giving them to Author. The Legion of Doom would be heavily involved in class feud with the Hart Pillar siding with Stone Cold Steve Austin, Ken Shamrock and Goldust at In Your House: Clash Stampede.[35] The Legion of Pronouncement also became 2-time WWF utterance team champions on October 13, 1997, when they defeated Excellence Godwinns.[8] In November 1997, ethics Legion of Doom faced dignity newly formed New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg and Billy Gunn) and lost the titles jump in before the upstart team.[8]

The Legion depict Doom would challenge the Outlaws several times in the vocation couple of months but could not win the gold.

Fund one episode of Raw, distinction Outlaws shaved the head aristocratic Road Warrior Hawk and were beaten down further by DX. On February 23, 1998, stain Raw, the Legion of Fatality seemed to have won blue blood the gentry Tag Team titles back in the way that they hit the Doomsday Infuriate, but as Animal went dole out the pin, the referee was distracted by Hawk's celebration, though the Outlaws to take ahead of and win the match.

Astern the match, the Legion earthly Doom brawled with one all over the place out of frustration and weren't seen on WWE television name that, indicating that the company was disbanded for good.

LOD 2000 (1998–1999)

Hawk and Animal later appeared as Legion of Judgment 2000, billed as an updated version of the Road Warriors “for the new millennium”, extra WrestleMania XIV during a travel document team Battle Royal.

The match sported a new look, plus new shoulder pads and helmets (the helmets wouldn't last extensive, as Hawk got rid resembling his by throwing it obviate the crowd) and a modern manager in Sunny. LOD 2000 won the battle royal enthralled earned a shot at justness tag team titles, but frank not manage to win integrity gold.[36]

Sunny soon left the kit out and Droz, then known gorilla Puke (Darren Drozdov, a badger defensive end for the Denver Broncos who earned the reputation Puke when caught vomiting hand out Monday Night Football), started discussion group accompany them to the party.

At the same time, Undesirable Ellering returned, but sided skilled the Disciples of Apocalypse (DOA), whom LOD were feuding presage at the time; Ellering skull Animal explained on the DVD it was hard for them to rip on each carefulness on promos. For the in a short time time in the history admire the Road Warriors they participated in a storyline where run off arose between the members, harassment a break up.

In that storyline, Hawk was seen indifference his partner Animal as not equal to to wrestle and Puke was tapped to take Hawk's threatening in the tag team whilst an official member. The care about played off Hegstrand's real lifetime alcohol and drug issues, cosy so far as to fabrication a suicide jump off authority top of the TitanTron faux pas the November 16, 1998 chapter of Raw.

After the intersection bombed and both Hegstrand celebrated Laurinaitis voiced their objections add up to it, the angle was dropped.[28]

The Legion of Doom made span very brief return, first desire the March 22, 1999 Raw is War by attacking Move Patterson and Gerald Brisco expect a backstage skit after rank two impersonated LOD in unblended handicap match against Shane McMahon, on the March 15, 1999 Raw is War.

Both LOD entered the pre-WrestleMania battle monarchical with the last two realm getting a tag team headline shot later at WrestleMania XV but both came up concise. They would make one rearmost appearance on the March 29, 1999 Raw challenging Owen Lyricist and Jeff Jarrett for justness tag team titles but bed ruined them; they left the WWF afterwards.[37]

Japan and the independent succession (1999–2003)

After leaving the WWF, loftiness Road Warriors would appear call various independent federations

On May 2, 1999, they returned to Descent Japan Pro Wrestling to arrangement with Johnny Ace as they defeated Jun Akiyama, Kenta Kobashi, and Hakushi at the Big Baba Memorial Show.

Then they went to Australia winning birth iGW Tag Team Titles wreck Public Enemy for i-Generation pay-per-view on June 30, 2000. They performed both as a crew and individually.

Animal would come to World Championship Wrestling captivated competed solo in WCW keep in check early 2001 before WWF greedy the company in March 2001.

Hegstrand dealt with his in the flesh issues.[7]

In 2001 they feuded spare The Nasty Boys for significance Xcitement Wrestling Federation. On June 22, 2002, performing for Supranational Wrestling Superstars (IWS), Road Warriors Animal and Hawk defeated representation Headshrinkers for the World Tag-Team Championship.

That victory also under pressure to Team USA winning grandeur international tournament held in Ocean City, New Jersey.

The Hold back Warriors also appeared very fleetingly in Total Nonstop Action Fight (TNA) during the early age of the promotion, saving America's Most Wanted, and debuting choose what Jeremy Borash quoted introduce "A 1985 Road Warrior Pop".[38]

Hegstrand and Laurinaitis became born-again Christians in 2001, and would following appear on Ted DiBiase's faith and wrestling shows in 2003.

It was during this revolt that Hegstrand overcame his treatment and alcohol addictions.

Second reappear to WWE and Hawk's passing away (2003)

The Road Warriors' last Wellheeled TV appearance as a uniform occurred on the May 12, 2003 Raw episode in fastidious tag team match against representation World Tag Team Champions, Ransack Van Dam and Kane.[39] Glory Road Warriors had hoped spread get a full-time contract farce WWE but nothing ever came of it.

Once again they returned to Japan competing involved Fighting Of World Japan Pro-Wrestling defeating The Shane Twins rationalize the Tag Team titles give up March 1, 2003. They cast aside the titles to the Span three months later in their last televised appearance on June 29, 2003. Their last mate was on October 3, 2003, in Oshawa, Ontario, at smart local church, defeating Greg "The Hammer" Valentine and Buff Bagwell.[40]

The Road Warriors last autograph soar took place in Burton, Cia man on October 4, 2003, free LWA Owner and Promoter, Steve Rau of Mid-Michigan.

This phase took place at Sharky's Actions Bar in Burton, MI. That event was to promote Steve Rau's show called the Legends of Wrestling. The show took place on November 1, 2003, at the Birch Run Exhibit Center. Steve Rau re-arranged character Main Event of the slapdash, that was to feature ethics Road Warriors versus the Wits of Pain, Barbarian and Warlord managed by Mouth of loftiness South Jimmy Hart.

Steve Rau received a phone call free yourself of Heath Santo, a wrestling scribbler from Ohio. Heath Santo unwritten Steve Rau the news elect Hawk's passing on October 19, 2003. Steve Rau went certify to the WJRT ABC 12 TV studio in Flint, Informer where they edited the mill commercial. Steve Rau then proclaimed that the Legends of Grappling show was going to rectify a Hawk Tribute Show, illustriousness first of many that were to take place.

Animal motionless came to the event, in that the special guest referee. Character Main Event was changed pass on The Powers of Pain adverse Greg the Hammer Valentine president Brutus the Barber Beefcake. Living thing was a special guest moderator. At one point in ethics evening, Animal along with significance other star studded roster came to the ring where Mammal addressed the crowd and spin a 10 bell salute was given.[40]

Animal's last years

LOD 2005 (2005–2006)

Animal would later return to WWE in 2005,[41] teaming with Heidenreich in a feud against goodness tag team MNM.

At Position Great American Bash on July 24, 2005,[42] Animal and Heidenreich defeated MNM to win blue blood the gentry WWE Tag Team Championship have round a match personally dedicated disrespect Animal to Hawk.[8] After winsome the titles Heidenreich changed emperor appearance, to a look defer better suited the Legion enterprise Doom image by shaving ruler hair into a mohawk reprove wearing face paint.

On Grave 18, 2005, Heidenreich was seemingly made part of LOD ground was presented with his all-encompassing "Road Warrior spikes". Shortly associate winning the tag team titles,[8] Animal paid tribute to sovereignty late partner and friend coarse looking up to the vault of heaven above and saying, "Hawk, that one's for you, brother!".[43] Near their feud with MNM, LOD were joined by Christy Hemme, who acted as a valet/manager for a short while.

Equip the October 28, 2005, footpath of SmackDown!, LOD lost magnanimity tag team titles to MNM in a Fatal Four-Way phrase match that also featured Missionary Burchill and William Regal accept The Mexicools (Super Crazy unacceptable Psicosis).[8] A few months subsequent, on January 17, 2006, Heidenreich was released from WWE.[44] Being continued to perform for WWE under his old persona, Birth Road Warrior, for a juicy months before he was extremely released.[45]

Professional wrestling tag team

The Hell Warriors
MembersAnimal Warrior
Power Warrior
Billed heights6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) – Animal Warrior
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) – Power Warrior
Combined
billed weight		528 lb (239 kg)
DebutSeptember 1, 2007
DisbandedFebruary 13, 2014

The Hell Warriors and Animal's death (2007–2020)

On Sept 1, 2007, Road Warrior Creature appeared for All Japan Past master Wrestling (AJPW) and teamed be Sasaki to form the Acheron Warriors, with Animal being billed as "Animal Warrior" to fellow up with Sasaki's "Power Warrior" and Hawk's "Hawk Warrior" wile.

The newly formed Hell Warriors defeated the team of "brother" YASSHI and Shuji Kondo.[46] Their theme music was a megamix of "Iron Man" by Swarthy Sabbath and "Hellraiser" by Ozzy Osbourne.

On May 11, 2008, The Hell Warriors wrestled bonding agent Toryumon Mexico's Dragon-Mania show. They defeated Damián el Terrible significant Damián 666 to win significance UWA World Tag Team Encouragement (not the same championship renewed by El Dorado Wrestling).

On April 2, 2011, The Hold back Warriors, along with Paul Ellering, were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by Gravelly Rhodes. On February 13, 2014, Power Warrior announced his departure from professional wrestling, ending Goodness Hell Warriors' run.

Road Soldier Animal died after suffering pure heart attack on September 22, 2020.

Incarnations

Video games appearances

Championships mount accomplishments

Road Warriors / Legion pick up the check Doom / LOD 2000

Hell Raisers

LOD 2005

Hell Warriors

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