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The Resume

    (September 12, 1960-September 22, 2020)
    Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Birth name is Joseph Laurinaitis
    Wrestled for the NWA, AWA, WCW, Japan and WWE
    Former NWA, AWA and WWE Tag Team Champion
    One half of the Road Warriors tag team with Hawk

Why he might be annoying:

    His trademark was coming to the ring with a face painted design that featured a spider on his forehead.
    He sported tattoos on his arms in his later career.
    He didn't like the Road Warriors biker gimmick, citing he felt it was similar to that of The Village People.
    He struggled to find his footing as a singles wrestler.
    He was out of wrestling for two years, due to a serious back injury he suffered after taking a suplex.
    He was forced to do an angle that made fun of Hawk's real life addiction issues in order to break Droz in as his replacement.
    He was twice married and twice divorced.
    He was a Born-Again Christian for the last decade of his life.
    He died ten days after his 60th birthday.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He is the brother of fellow wrestlers Johnny Ace and The Terminator and the father of longtime St. Louis Rams linebacker James Laurinaitis.
    He worked as a bouncer, prior to landing a gig in professional wrestling.
    He, along with Paul Ellering and Mike Hegstrand came up with the idea to create The Road Warriors tag team.
    His interview style was described as being vicious, charismatic and humorous by wrestling pundits.
    He finished his contract obligations to WWE as a singles wrestler, while Hawk was seeking treatment for addictions.
    He left the WWE after voicing his displeasure at the storyline exploiting Hawk's addiction issues, citing it was in poor taste.
    He wrestled in various independent circuits in the years following his departure from WWE.

Credit: Ricky & Reo Rogerz


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 17 Votes: 23.53% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 87 Votes: 55.17% Annoying