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Mike Hegstrand
Actor
Died October 19, 2003 (46 years)
Michael James Hegstrand was an American professional wrestler. He is best remembered as Road Warrior Hawk, one half of the tag team known as The Road Warriors (WCW) or The Legion of Doom (WWE), with Road Warrior Animal. ) was an American professional wrestler. He was best known as Road Warrior Hawk, one half of the tag team known as The Road Warriors (The Legion of Doom in WWE), with Road Warrior Animal. Outside The Road Warriors, Hawk was a sporadic challenger for world heavyweight championships on pay-per-view from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s. He headlined the 1993 edition of ECW's premier annual event, November to Remember While the Road Warriors never officially broke up, Animal started making an increasing number of solo appearances after they left WWE as Hegstrand struggled with drug and alcohol addiction and generally did not appear at many wrestling shows during this time. In 2001 Hegstrand was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy, a heart condition that stopped him from wrestling for a short while. He was able to overcome its effects and returned to a regular working schedule later on.
On June 22, 2002 International Wrestling Superstars, Road Warriors Animal & Hawk defeated The Headshrinkers for the World Tag-Team Championship. That victory also led to Team USA winning the Animal and Hawk made a surprise appearance on Raw on May 12, 2003 when they took on Kane and Rob Van Dam for the World Tag Team Championship. Although Hawk and Animal came up short in their attempt to become three-time champions, it was clear that Hawk had defeated the demons that had once kept him from competing, and The Road Warriors had hopes of returning to WWE.
Later in 2003, Hawk made an appearance with the All World Wrestling League, a take-off of the 'original' Big Time Wrestling that was owned by The Original Sheik who died earlier that year; it was run by the sons of The Sheik, Eddie and Tom Farhat. They decided to book Hawk for an event in Holt, Michigan; that event was the second to last time Hawk wrestled. Two weeks before he died he wrestled his final match with Ted DiBiase in Oshawa, Ontario against Greg "The Hammer" Valentine and Marcus "Buff" Bagwell.
Death and legacy
Hegstrand died on October 19, 2003 in the early morning in his home in Indian Rocks Beach, Florida. He was 46 years old. His friends said that he and his wife Dale had recently bought a condominium near their current home and were packing their boxes the night before. Hegstrand said that he felt tired and went to take a nap. When his wife checked on him at about 1 a.m., he had died of a sudden heart attack. At the time of his death, Hawk and Animal were working on a book about their careers.
Animal returned to WWE in mid-2005 and decided to dedicate his entire run to Hegstrand, including his tag team title victory with Heidenreich at The Great American Bash.
On the March 28, 2011 episode of Raw, it was announced that the Road Warriors would be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2011. On April 2, 2011, the night before WrestleMania XXVII they, along with Paul Ellering were inducted into the Hall Of Fame by Dusty Rhodes.
Road Warrior Hawk was included, along with his tag team partner, Road Warrior Animal, in the Attitude Era, in the game WWE '13.
On June 22, 2002 International Wrestling Superstars, Road Warriors Animal & Hawk defeated The Headshrinkers for the World Tag-Team Championship. That victory also led to Team USA winning the Animal and Hawk made a surprise appearance on Raw on May 12, 2003 when they took on Kane and Rob Van Dam for the World Tag Team Championship. Although Hawk and Animal came up short in their attempt to become three-time champions, it was clear that Hawk had defeated the demons that had once kept him from competing, and The Road Warriors had hopes of returning to WWE.
Later in 2003, Hawk made an appearance with the All World Wrestling League, a take-off of the 'original' Big Time Wrestling that was owned by The Original Sheik who died earlier that year; it was run by the sons of The Sheik, Eddie and Tom Farhat. They decided to book Hawk for an event in Holt, Michigan; that event was the second to last time Hawk wrestled. Two weeks before he died he wrestled his final match with Ted DiBiase in Oshawa, Ontario against Greg "The Hammer" Valentine and Marcus "Buff" Bagwell.
Death and legacy
Hegstrand died on October 19, 2003 in the early morning in his home in Indian Rocks Beach, Florida. He was 46 years old. His friends said that he and his wife Dale had recently bought a condominium near their current home and were packing their boxes the night before. Hegstrand said that he felt tired and went to take a nap. When his wife checked on him at about 1 a.m., he had died of a sudden heart attack. At the time of his death, Hawk and Animal were working on a book about their careers.
Animal returned to WWE in mid-2005 and decided to dedicate his entire run to Hegstrand, including his tag team title victory with Heidenreich at The Great American Bash.
On the March 28, 2011 episode of Raw, it was announced that the Road Warriors would be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2011. On April 2, 2011, the night before WrestleMania XXVII they, along with Paul Ellering were inducted into the Hall Of Fame by Dusty Rhodes.
Road Warrior Hawk was included, along with his tag team partner, Road Warrior Animal, in the Attitude Era, in the game WWE '13.
Filmography
| 2022 | WWE This is Awesome (TV Series) · as Road Warrior Hawk (archive Footage) |
| 2020 | The Best of WWE: Best of Survivor Series · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 2019 | Dark Side of the Ring (TV Series) |
| 2015 | Owen: Hart of Gold · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 2014 | WWE: The Attitude Era - Vol. 2 · as Hawk |
| 2013 | Legends of the Mid-South Wrestling · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 2013 | WCW War Games: WCW's Most Notorious Matches · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 2013 | WWE: The Best Of In Your House · as Hawk |
| 2013 | The Best of WWE in Your House · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 2012 | The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | |
| 2011 | WWE: The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro · as Hawk |
| 2011 | |
| 2009 | WWE: The Rise and Fall of WCW · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 2009 | WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 2009 | Starrcade: The Essential Collection · as Hawk |
| 2008 | Nature Boy Ric Flair: The Definitive Collection · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 2007 | The Triumph and Tragedy of World Class Championship Wrestling · as Hawk - Road Warriors |
| 2007 | Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 2006 | WWF Saturday Night's Main Event (TV Series) |
| 2006 | The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 2006 | The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 2005 | The Bret Hart Story: The Best There Is, the Best There Was, the Best There Ever Will Be · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | Tombstone: The History of the Undertaker · as Hawk |
| 2005 | Road Warriors: The Life and Death of Wrestling's Most Dominant Tag Team · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 2004 | |
| 2002 | WWE Divas: Undressed · as Hawk |
| 1999 | Beyond the Mat · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1998 | Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1998 | WWF Capital Carnage · as Hawk - Lod 2000 |
| 1998 | WWE Judgment Day: In Your House · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1998 | WWF Judgment Day · as Hawk - Lod 2000 |
| 1998 | WWE Heat (TV Series) · as Hawk |
| 1998 | WWE Heat (TV Series) · as Hawk |
| 1998 | Fully Loaded · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1998 | Best of Raw 10 · as Road Warrior |
| 1998 | WWF Over the Edge · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1998 | WWF Unforgiven · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1998 | Best of Raw 8 · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1998 | WWF Mayhem in Manchester · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1998 | WrestleMania XIV · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1998 | No Way Out · as Road Warrior Hawk (appearance) |
| 1998 | Royal Rumble · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1997 | WWF in Your House: D-Generation-X · as Hawk |
| 1997 | Survivor Series · as Hawk |
| 1997 | WWF in Your House: Badd Blood · as Hawk |
| 1997 | WWF One Night Only · as Hawk |
| 1997 | WWF in Your House: Ground Zero · as Hawk |
| 1997 | WWF Friday Night's Main Event (TV Series) · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1997 | Summerslam · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1997 | WWF in Your House 16: Canadian Stampede · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1997 | King of the Ring · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1997 | WWF in Your House: A Cold Day in Hell · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1997 | WWF in Your House: Revenge of the Taker · as Hawk |
| 1997 | WrestleMania 13 · as Hawk |
| 1997 | WWF Shotgun Saturday Night (TV Series) · as Road Warrior Hawk - The Legion Of Doom |
| 1996 | WCW Slamboree '96: Lethal Lottery · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1996 | WCW Uncensored · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1996 | WCW SuperBrawl VI · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1995 | WCW World War 3 · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1995 | WCW Halloween Havoc 1995 · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1995 | WCW Monday Nitro (TV Series) · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1995 | WCW Bash at the Beach · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1995 | WCW Slamboree: A Legends' Reunion · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1993 | Starrcade · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1993 | WCW Battlebowl · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1993 | ECW Hardcore TV (TV Series) · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1993 | WWE Raw (TV Series) · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1992 | Summerslam · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1992 | WrestleMania VIII · as Road Warrior Hawk (interview) |
| 1992 | Royal Rumble · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1991 | Survivor Series · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1991 | WWF Battle Royal at the Albert Hall · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1991 | Summerslam · as Hawk |
| 1991 | WrestleMania VII · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1991 | WWF Supertape Vol. 3 · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1991 | Royal Rumble · as Hawk |
| 1990 | Survivor Series · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1990 | Summerslam · as Road Warrior Hawk (ringside) |
| 1990 | WCW/NWA Capital Combat · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1990 | WCW/NWA WrestleWar 1990: Wild Thing · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1989 | Starrcade · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1989 | Halloween Havoc · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1989 | WCW/NWA the Great American Bash · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1989 | WCW/NWA WrestleWar · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1989 | Clash of the Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1989 | WCW/NWA Chi-Town Rumble · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1988 | Starrcade · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1988 | The Great American Bash · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1988 | Clash of the Champions · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1988 | NWA Bunkhouse Stampede · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1987 | Starrcade · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1987 | The Great American Bash · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1986 | Starrcade · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1986 | WWF Wrestling Challenge (TV Series) · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1986 | WWF Superstars (TV Series) |
| 1985 | SuperClash '85 · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1985 | WCW Saturday Night (TV Series) · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1985 | NWA World Championship Wrestling (TV Series) · as Road Warrior - Hawk |
| 1985 | WWE Prime Time Wrestling (TV Series) · as Hawk |
| 1985 | Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents Lords of the Ring: Superstars & Superbouts · as Road Warrior Hawk |
| 1975 | WCW WorldWide (TV Series) · as Hawk - The Road Warriors |
| 1972 | AWA All-Star Wrestling (TV Series) · as Road Warrior Hawk |