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WWE icon Joseph Laurinaitis, AKA Road Warrior Animal, died Tuesday night of natural causes … TMZ Sports has confirmed. He was 60 years old.
Law enforcement tells us, the wrestling legend — who was one half of the famous Road Warriors tag team — passed away at Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach, MO.
We’re told cops received a call at around 11:49 PM from Laurinaitis’ wife … but when deputies arrived on scene — emergency personnel had already declared the ex-wrestler deceased.
Laurinaitis is considered one of the best in-ring performers of all-time — he wrestled for most of his WWE career with Road Warrior Hawk and won multiple tag team championships as The Road Warriors/Legion of Doom.
He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011.
“RIP Animal,love you my brother,” Hulk Hogan said in a statement Wednesday morning. “I know you and Hawk have a lot of unfinished business to take care of! God speed and blessings to your beautiful family,one love4Life.”
Laurinaitis’ son, James Laurinaitis, was a superstar linebacker at Ohio State who was picked in the 2nd-round of the 2009 NFL Draft by the Rams.
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