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Road Warriors Hawk and Animal Focus of Next Dark Side of the Ring

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Producers Evan Husney and Jason Eisener's Vice TV docuseries Dark Side of the Ring returns next Tuesday with the story of Hawk (Michael Hegstrand) and Animal (Joseph Laurinaitis), who made up one of the greatest and most influential tag teams in professional wrestling history. Many know them as the "Legion of Doom", but we all remember them as The Road Warriors. Between 1983 and 2014, the team would wrestle for the American Wrestling Association (AWA), the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), as well as in venues around the world.

The Road Warriors are the next focus of Dark Side of the Ring, courtesy of Vice TV.
The Road Warriors are the next focus of Dark Side of the Ring, courtesy of Vice TV.

Their face paint and spiked armor set them apart from other tag teams, as did their combination of size and speed. Hegstrand would pass away in 2003, but the team's legacy still continues to influence wrestling to this day. The Road Warriors would be honored and remembered for their impact with an induction into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011. In "The Last Ride of The Road Warriors", viewers will get to hear from Laurinaitis and others on the intense lives lead by the "Legion of Doom" – inside and outside of the ring.

Dark Side of the Ring season 2, episode 9 "The Last Ride of The Road Warriors": In the history of wrestling, no duo has dominated the ring like Hawk and Animal. They broke the mold by becoming post-apocalyptic warriors from another realm.

The second season consists of ten episodes and focused its investigative spotlight on a wide range of subjects, beginning with a two-part look into the life and tragics deaths of Chris Benoit, Nancy Benoit, and their son, Daniel. From there, the series looked into the murder of Dino Bravo, the WWF/WWE's "Brawl for All" tournament that led to career-ending injuries, the controversial career of ECW star New Jack and David Schultz's violent run-in with 20/20 reporter John Stossel. This season also looks at the death of Nancy Argentino, Jimmy Snuka's girlfriend, the story of tag team wrestling legends Hawk and Animal: The Road Warriors, Herb Abrams' attempt to build a wrestling empire, and the story of Owen Hart's death during a WWE pay-per-view. Along with serving as executive producers, Husney also serves as a writer with Eisener directing. Catherine Whyte, Naveen Prasad, and Vanessa Case also serve as executive producers, with Alex McIntosh producing. Tara Nadolny is the supervising executive for Vice TV, with the series produced by Vice Studios

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Ray FlookAbout Ray Flook

Serving as Television Editor since 2018, Ray began five years earlier as a contributing writer/photographer before being brought onto the core BC team in 2017.
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