Road Warrior Animal’s Widow Slams Biography: WWE Legends Episode

The wife of the late Road Warrior Animal blasted the Biography: WWE Legends episode on the Road Warriors in posts made to social media. The episode aired last night on A&E and told the story of Joe Laurinaitis and Mike Hegstrand, aka Animal and Hawk.

Kim Turman Laurinaitis posted to Facebook during the episode to clarify that she was not asked to participate in the documentary, and that she believes Animal wouldn’t be happy about how he was being depicted. She wrote:

for all of you, reaching out to me right now, asking if I’m part of the A&E biography….NO HIS ACTUAL WIFE (the one that was with him the nt he died & years before) WAS NOT CONTACTED TO FILM BELIEVE IT OR NOT.. THE ONE THAT PAYS FOR THE TRADEMARKS AND IS WORKS TO CONTINUE HIS WISHES & LEGACY WITH THE LOD EXPERIENCE AND MANY OTHER THINGS. BUT THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT RESPECT FOR JOE AND THE LOD/ ROAD WARRIOR RIGHT??? Yeah ok believe what you want…I can guarantee you my husband is NOT happy in heaven BUT his story, the REAL story and TRUTH OF ALL OF IT will come out. This is disgusting literally disgusting at his expense and I will not be quiet anymore.Shame on all involved …THE TRUTH WILL ALWAYS COME OUT!! They only did it this way because he was not here, but I still am and will fight for HIS wishes!

Do they give out Oscar’s for acting performances in this?? WOW. Some of the people on here never kept in touch, wouldn’t even walk over to speak to him, & talked so much [s**t]! Phony asses getting their irrelevant “moment”

She then posted a little later and slammed the episode much more vehemently, disputing a number of facts in the show and the people who were being interviewed. She wrote:.

“WHAT IN THE FCK AM I WATCHING?!!! OMG I AM SO DONE. THIS IS NOT HOW MY HUSBAND DIED & FYI HE DIED 9/22 AT OUR HOTEL NOT A HOSPTIAL, THEY NEVER TOOK HIM TO A FCKING HOSPITAL, HAD TO TRY TO SAVE HIM IN OUR HOTEL ROOM!! I WAS THE ONLY 1 THERE W/PARAMEDICS… ARE YOU SERIOUS RIGHT NOW? I HELD HIM FOR OVER AN HR TRYING TO WAIT FOR JESSICA AND LINDSEY BOTH DAUGHTERS TO GET THERE BEFORE THEY TRANSPORTED HIM TO A FUNERAL HOME!!! WHAT THE FCK IS HAPPENING!!??? I AM ABOUT TO LOSE MY GD MIND RIGHT NOW. I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO MAD….Can anyone tell the truth anymore???? What fake ass phony people…. People pretending to be friends people pretending to tell the truth at my husband’s expense God Almighty help you all that have you used him for the last freaking time!!!!! wow wow wow wow no words all of you know y’all just put on a fantastic performance standing ovation for that bulls**t show!!! why didn’t we talk about how disrespected my husband was during his memorial planning, let’s talk about the struggles and how much he went through and cried over the past 10 years about how he had been treated by the people he loved so much… y’all wanna talk about s**t that’s not true. Let’s talk about the truth!!!!!! and what was really important to Joe!!!! Shady ass produced show NOT endorced by his wife the one who pays for the trademarks, bills, taxes, etc!!”

Road Warrior Animal passed away in September of 2020 of of a heart attack while he and Kim were celebrating their wedding anniversary.