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The Road Warriors were a professional wrestling tag team composed of Michael "Hawk" Hegstrand and Joseph "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 (LOD for short) in the World Wrestling Federation (despite the altered team name, they were still individually introduced as "Road Warrior" Hawk and "Road Warrior" Animal). 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.
Considered 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.
Members[]
The Road Warriors / Legion of Doom
- Road Warrior Hawk
- Road Warrior Animal
- Power Warrior (when in six-man tag team matches in Japan)
- "Precious" Paul Ellering (manager)
The Hell Raisers
- Hawk Warrior
- Power Warrior
Legion of Doom 2000
Legion of Doom 2005
- Road Warrior Animal
- Heidenreich
- Christy Hemme (valet)
The Hell Warriors
- Animal Warrior
- Power Warrior
Championships[]
The Road Warriors / Legion of Doom
- All Japan Pro Wrestling NWA International Tag Team Championship
- American Wrestling Association World Tag Team Championship
- Fighting World of Japan Pro Wrestling World Japan Tag Team Championship
- Georgia Championship Wrestling NWA National Tag Team Championship
- International Wrestling Superstars World Tag Team Championship
- i-Generation Superstars of Wrestling Tag Team Championship
- Independent Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship
- NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version)
- WWE World Tag Team Championship
The Hell Raisers (Hawk Warrior and Power Warrior)
- IWGP Tag Team Championship
Legion of Doom 2005