The Road Warriors: Danger, Death and the Rush of Wrestling

by Laurinaitis, Joe Animal; Wright, Andrew William; Ellering, Precious Paul

• ISBN13: 9781605425788
• ISBN10: 1605425788
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2014-04-15
• Publisher: Medallion Pr Inc

Summary

They snacked on danger, dined on death, and lived life on the edge.

The Road Warriors: Danger, Death, and the Rush of Wrestling is the captivating true story of The Legion of Doom: The Road Warriors, presented by Joe “Animal” Laurinaitis. Alongside Mike “Hawk” Hegstrand, Laurinaitis stormed onto the wrestling scene. With a monstrous style and image like no other, the Road Warriors went on to become two of the most influential and celebrated wrestlers the world has ever known.

In his first book ever, Laurinaitis shares his perspective of the dangers of being in the ring, the death of his lifelong friend and tag team partner “Hawk,” and the rush of leaving a legacy in tag team wrestling that is unmatched to this day.

Joe takes readers behind the scenes of their most famous matches, including what it was like . . .

to be twenty feet in the air on the scaffold at Starrcade ’86 as it nearly fell apart underneath,
to legitimately injure J.J. Dillon during the first War Games at The Great American Bash in 1987,
and to witness Hawk so inebriated while fighting in SummerSlam ’92, it was miraculous he could even walk.

Author Biography

Joe "Animal" Laurinaitis, best known as Road Warrior Animal, is an internationally recognized professional wrestling superstar, devoted husband, and proud father. Joe, along with late partner Mike “Road Warrior Hawk” Hegstrand, also developed the 1990s sporting clothes company Zubaz, popularized by top professional bodybuilders and NFL players. A faithful Christian, he is an avid motivational speaker to youth groups across the United States. Joe currently lives with his wife, Julie, in Minnesota.

Andrew William Wright, a New Jersey–based producer and writer, has produced The Hardy Show (featuring Matt and Jeff Hardy) and RVD TV (with Rob Van Dam) and written for several New Jersey newspapers, including the Asbury Park Press. His books, The Road Warriors: Danger, Death, and the Rush of Wrestling, coauthored with WWE and Pro Wrestling Hall of Famer Joe Laurinaitis, and Booker T: From Prison To Promise, coauthored with WWE Superstar Booker T, became Amazon best sellers. Wright is currently writing Booker T’s follow-up autobiography, slated for a 2014 release.