Road Warrior Animal’s widow blasts A&E WWE Legends documentary

Kim Turman Laurinaitis, widow of Road Warrior Animal (Joe Laurinaitis), publicly condemned A&E’s Biography: WWE Legends episode on The Road Warriors after it aired, saying she was never contacted to participate and calling the program “disgusting.” In a Facebook post she accused unnamed “phony” interviewees of misrepresenting her husband, disputed the documentary’s depiction of his death—insisting he died in their hotel room on Sept. 22, 2020 and that she was the only spouse present with paramedics—and said the production ignored her role preserving his trademarks and legacy.

The episode, directed by Matt Laffey as part of season five of Biography: WWE Legends, included interviews with Laurinaitis’ first two wives, Nancy and Julia, and featured daughter Jessica recounting Joe’s passing. Joe Laurinaitis died of a heart attack while living with congestive heart failure in Osage Beach, Missouri; the season also includes installments on the Von Erichs and The Four Horsemen and is produced by A&E in partnership with WWE.

Originally reported by Wrestling Observer: https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/road-warrior-animals-widow-blasts-disgusting-ae-documentary/.