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Hawk

Height: 6' 3"

Weight: 275 lbs.

From: Chicago, IL

Birthday: Jan 26th

Pro Debut: 1983

Aliases: Road Warrior Hawk, Hawk Warrior, Crusher Haig

Feds Worked For: AWA, MSW, NWA, NWA-TNA, Pro Wrestling USA, UWF, WCW, WLW, WWE, WWF, All Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), All World Wrestling League (MI), Big Time Wrestling (CA), Border City Wrestling (Canada), Capitol Sports Promotions (Puerto Rico), Catch Wrestling Association (Germany), Central States Wrestling (IA/KS/MO), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Championship Wrestling from Georgia (GA), Continental Wrestling Association (AL/TN), Eastern Championship Wrestling (DE/PA), Exodus Wrestling Alliance (NC), Extreme Wrestling Federation (IN), Fighting Investigation Team Battlarts (Japan), Fighting of World Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), i-Generation Wrestling (Australia), Houston Wrestling (TX), International Wrestling (Canada), IWA Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico), Jersey Championship Wrestling (NJ), Maryland Championship Wrestling (MD), Maximum Xtreme Pro Wrestling (MI), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC/VA), Mid Eastern Wrestling Federation (MD), Midwest Territorial Wrestling (MI), New England Wrestling Federation (VT), New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), Pacific Northwest Wrestling (OR/WA), Power Pro Wrestling (TN), Premier Championship Wrestling (Canada), Pro Wrestling America (MN), Pro Wrestling ZERO1 (Japan), Smoky Mountain Wrestling (KY), Southwest Championship Wrestling (OK/TX), St. Louis Wrestling Club (MO), Super World Sports (Japan), Ultimate Pro Wrestling (CA), USA Pro Wrestling (NY), Vancouver All Star Wrestling (Canada), Windy City Pro Wrestling (IL), World Wrestling Council (Puerto Rico), X Wrestling Federation (FL/IN/WI)

Finisher: Hangman's Neckbreaker

Signature Moves: Flying Clothesline, Flying Shoulder Block, Military Press Slam, Fist Drop

Career Highlights: -AWA World Tag Team Champion (w/ Animal)
-CWA Champion
-iGW Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Animal)
-IPW Tag Team Champion (w/ Animal)
-IWGP Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Power Warrior)
-MEWF Tag Team Champion (w/ Ultimate Comet)
-MTW Tag Team Champion (w/ Bobo Brazil, Jr.)
-NWA International Tag Team Champion (w/ Animal)
-NWA National Tag Team Champion (4x; all w/ Animal)
-NWA World 6-Man Tag Team Champion (3x; 2 w/ Animal & Dusty Rhodes; 1 w/ Animal & Genichiro Tenryu)
-NWA World Tag Team Champion (w/ Animal)
-SOW Tag Team Champion (3x; all w/ Animal)
-WCPW Tag Team Champion (w/ Brett Sanders)
-WWF World Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Animal)

Affiliates: Animal, Paul Ellering, Johnny Ace, Kensuke Sasaki/Power Warrior, Dusty Rhodes, Sunny, Droz/Puke, Brett Sanders, Ultimate Comet, Python, Arn Anderson, Jake Roberts, King Kong Bundy, Matt Borne, The Iron Sheik, The Sheik, The Spoiler, Bobo Brazil, Jr., Nikita Koloff, Ultimate Warrior

Notable Feuds: Ivan Koloff, Bobby Eaton, Arn Anderson, Man Mountain Darsow/Krusher Khrushchev/Smash/Repo Man, Jerry Sags, Brian Knobbs, King Konga/The Barbarian, Stan Lane, Ronnie Garvin, Ric Flair, Lex Luger, Brett Sawyer, John Tenta/Earthquake, The Warlord, Tully Blanchard, Tugboat/Typhoon, Nikita Koloff, King Kong Bundy, Crush/Brian Adams, Dennis Condrey, Ron Simmons/Faarooq, Samu/The Tahitian Prince, Fatu, Animal, Masked Superstar/Ax, Mike Rotundo/Mike Rotunda/Irwin R. Shyster, Mike Enos/Blake Beverly, Sting, Paul Diamond, Wayne Bloom/Beau Beverly, Pez Whatley/Shaska Whatley, Kip Montana/Billy Gunn, Baron Von Raschke, Michael Hayes, Jesse James, Pat Tanaka, Curt Hennig/Mr. Perfect, Buzz Sawyer, Rick Rude, Henry O. Godwinn/Mark Canterbury, Ray Traylor/Big Bubba/Bubba Rogers/Big Bossman, Steve Williams, Phinneas I. Godwinn/Mideon, Ole Anderson, Dusty Rhodes, Rob Rechsteiner/Rick Steiner, Steve Keirn/Skinner, Butch Reed, Skull, 8-Ball, Barry Windham/Blackjack Windham, Keiji Muto, Jimmy Garvin, Tommy Rich, Mr. Fuji, The Crusher, The British Bulldog, Jacques Rougeau, Jr./The Mountie/Quebec Jacques, Riki Choshu, Larry Hennig, Manny Fernández, Owen Hart, Kevin Sullivan, Dan Spivey, Jumbo Tsuruta, Masa Saito, Larry Zbyszko

Other Facts: -Real name was Michael Hegstrand
-Former member of Legion of Doom
-Former member of LOD 2000
-Appeared in 2 episodes on the TV show "Learning the Ropes" in 1988
-The book "The Road Warriors: Danger, Death, and the Rush of Wrestling" was released in 2011
-Voted Rookie of the Year (w/ Hawk) by the readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated in 1983
-Voted Tag Team of the Year (w/ Hawk as The Road Warriors) by the readers of pro Wrestling Illustrated in 1983, 1984, 1985, and 1988
-Voted Feud of the Year (w/ Hawk, Dusty Rhodes, & Nikita Koloff vs. Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, Lex Luger, & Ric Flair) by the readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated in 1987
-Ranked #15 in the 1991 PWI 500
-Ranked #34 in the 1992 PWI 500
-Ranked #39 in the 1993 PWI 500
-Ranked #39 in the 1994 PWI 500
-Ranked #25 in the 1995 PWI 500
-Ranked #91 in the 1996 PWI 500
-Ranked #112 in the 1997 PWI 500
-Ranked #91 in the 1998 PWI 500
-Ranked #284 in the 1999 PWI 500
-Passed away on October 10, 2003 due to a heart attack
-Posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011
-Posthumously inducted into the NWA Hall of Fame in 2012 (w/ Hawk & Paul Ellering as The Road Warriors)