What is Road Warrior Animal's Net Worth?
Road Warrior Animal was an American professional wrestler who had a net worth of $200 thousand at the time of his death. Along with Road Warrior Hawk, he was best known for being one half of the tag team the Road Warriors / Legion of Doom. Unfortunately he died on September 22, 2020 at the age of 60.
Road Warrior Animal was born Joseph Michael Laurinaitis in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in January 1960. Road Warrior Animal made his professional wrestling debut in 1982. He wrestled in Georgia Championship Wrestling, the American Wrestling Association, and All Japan Pro Wrestling. Road Warrior Animal wrestled for Jim Crockett Promotions from 1986 to 1990 and for the World Wrestling Federation from 1990 to 1992. He wrestled for World Championship Wrestling in 1993 and 1996 and returned to the WWF from 1997 to 1999 and to WCW in 2001. Road Warrior Animal has also wrestled for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).
He was a two time WWF Tag Team Champion with Road Warrior Hawk and a one time WWE Tag Team Champion with Heidenreich. Road Warrior Animal was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011. Road Warrior Animal is the brother of wrestler John Laurinaitis. Wrestler Daniel Bryan is his step-nephew-in-law and Brie and Nikki Bella are his step-nieces-in-law. In 2016 he was named as part of a class action lawsuit against the WWE regarding long term neurological injuries.