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Laurinaitis then declared himself to be the soon to be permanent Raw General Manager rather than just the Interim General Manager. Later in the episode, Laurinaitis received a letter (which was taken away from him and read aloud by Cena) from the WWE Board of Directors stating the rules for his match against Cena at Over the Limit: the match will be one-on-one, Laurinaitis may not appoint a special referee, all superstars are banned from ringside, the only ways to win are pinfall or submission, any WWE employee who interfered in the match will be immediately fired, and if Laurinaitis lost the match, he would be fired. King band, then formed The Beale Streeters with Bobby Bland and Earl Forest. Don’t expect Brian Cage to leap at the opportunity to go back to WWE. Laurinaitis' nephew, James (Joseph's son) is a linebacker for the St. Louis Rams. In AJPW, he found a lot of success, teaming with Dan Spivey, Kenta Kobashi, "Dr. Death" Steve Williams and Mike Barton. At the end of the Raw Supershow, Big Show would give Vince McMahon the WMD just moments before firing John Lauriniaitis. Nash would also interfere in the match after Laurinaitis sent a text at ringside. On March 28, 2015 he inducted the The Bushwhackers into the 2015 WWE Hall of Fame. In AJPW, he found a lot of success, teaming with Kenta Kobashi, "Dr. Death" Steve Williams and Bart Gunn. (pin) Erik Watts & Steve Williams: AJPW Super Power Series '00 - Day 6 May 26th 2000: Johnny Ace & Mike Barton: def. Laurinaitis' nephew, James (Joseph's son) is a linebacker for the St. Louis Rams. John Hodger Laurinaitis (né le 31 juillet 1965 à Philadelphie) est un ancien catcheur américain. Billed from John Laurinaitis is set to be the special guest referee at the Royal Rumble between Punk and Ziggler for the WWE Championship. Retired Laurinaitis was hired in as a road agent after WWE's acquisition of certain assets of WCW in March 2001. The next night on Raw, Laurinaitis appeared alongside McMahon as McMahon announced an 8-man tournament to decide a new WWE Champion following Punk's departure from the company. Rock responded by giving Laurinaitis a Spinebuster and a People's Elbow. Unfortunately, just before he was about to sign with the promotion, he fell onto his head. Prior to joining WWE, Laurinaitis worked as an executive for WCW. Dort nahm er mit dem Wrestler Dan Spivey an der Real World Tag League teil. John Laurinaitis was born on July 31, 1962 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA as John Joseph Laurinaitis. Florida Championship Wrestling is WWE's developmental territory as of 2012. After his on screen firing, he stepped down from his corporate backstage role to being a producer. Following his tenure as an on-screen performer in 2012, Laurinaitis was relieved of his backstage executive duties and returned to his original role as a road agent.[19]. Laurinaitis retired from the ring in June 2000 after the split between All Japan Pro Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Noah. On the October 10 edition of Raw, following a kayfabe strike by members of the WWE roster as a result of Triple H's management, Vince McMahon introduced Laurinaitis as the new Interim General Manager of Raw. After a few weeks of impartiality, Laurinaitis would ask Alberto Del Rio to get CM Punk disqualified so Punk could lose the WWE Championship, but was unsuccessful in doing so. After his on screen firing, he stepped down from his executive backstage role to being a producer. At the climax of the WWE Championship match, under McMahon's orders, Laurinaitis tried to duplicate the Montreal Screwjob, but defending WWE Champion John Cena then proceeded to knock Laurinaitis out, not wanting to win the match that way. [7] In June 2004, Laurinaitis replaced Jim Ross as Vice President of Talent Relations, then being promoted to Senior Vice President in February 2007[7] and finally to Executive Vice President in March 2009. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, Championship Wrestling From Florida alumni, Universal Wrestling Federation (Herb Abrams) alumni, World Wrestling Entertainment current roster, Universal Wrestling Federation (Bill Watts) alumni, December 9, 2013 Monday Night RAW results, International Championship Wrestling Alliance, John Laurinaitis profile at CAGEMATCH.net, https://prowrestling.fandom.com/wiki/John_Laurinaitis?oldid=1793353, WWE Senior Vice President of Talent Relations, WWE Executive Vice President of Talent Relations, January 2 Korakuen Hall Heavyweight Battle Royal Winner (1991). At No Way Out, Cena defeated Show in a Steel Cage match. Carrera Florida Championship Wrestling (1986) John Laurinaitis empezó su carrera en el año 1986 bajo el nombre de Johnny Ace. On the August 1 episode of Raw, Laurinaitis interrupted Triple H, telling him to strip Cena of his WWE Championship, which led Cena to interrupt him and threaten to hit him again before Laurinaitis fled the ring. Another came at the time Cornette was using Doug Basham as OVW's top heel. Is there such a thing? On July 30, It was announced on WWE.com that Laurinaitis resigned as the Senior Vice President of Talent Operations and returned to being a road agent. On the September 26 episode of Raw, Laurinaitis acquired David Otunga, a Harvard Law School graduate, as his legal counsel and, as part of his kayfabe duties as Executive Vice President of Talent Relations, assigned Otunga to assemble Superstars that were disgruntled with Triple H's actions as COO. Laurinaitis enjoyed significant championship success and acclaim during his tenure, becoming a two-time All Asia Tag Team Champion, a four-time World Tag Team Champion, and the winner of the New Year's Heavyweight Battle Royal on January 2, 1991 at Korakuen Hall. During the WWE Championship match, under McMahon's orders, Laurinaitis tried to duplicate the Montreal Screwjob, but defending WWE Champion John Cena then proceeded to knock Laurinaitis out, not wanting to win the match that way. [4] At first, while wrestling in Florida Championship Wrestling, Ace frequently teamed with his brother The Terminator. They were managed by Jim Cornette until Cornette turned on them for Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane's version of The Midnight Express. At first, while wrestling in Florida Championship Wrestling, Ace frequently teamed with his brother The Terminator. After a few weeks of impartiality during which he pledged that he would listen to the WWE fans using his slogan of "People Power", Laurinaitis began showing bias against WWE Champion CM Punk, who had repeatedly criticized Laurinaitis and questioned his integrity over the past few months. At the time Basham had long hair and out of nowhere at an OVW taping Basham showed up bald, his reason being WWE creative wanted to see how he looked bald. This week’s all new Triple Threat Podcast looks at Johnny Ace’s return to WWE’s talent relations department and his long track record in the position as well as Eric Bischoff’s WWE HOF enshrinement. Sometime in 2000 Laurinaitis sent WWF rings that OVW had not requested for. The match was won by Teddy Long's team. After signing the contract, Cena flipped the table over and moved to go face to face with Punk, but was stopped by Laurinaitis. [6] They were managed by Jim Cornette until Cornette turned on them for Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane's version of The Midnight Express. He has had his share of detractors over the years who have accused him of being an ass-kissing politician whose skill as a pro-wrestler, booker and recruiter of talent are vastly overrated. [4] He is the brother of Joe (Road Warrior Animal; one half of the former wrestling tag team The Road Warriors) and Marcus, and is also the uncle of James Laurinaitis, former National Football League player. Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks (p.187), WCW United States Heavyweight Championship, "John Cena pulled from WWE live events and Raw, WWE weekend (California and Texas correspondents needed), Big Johnny, Kid Kash, El Texano Jr", "WWE Acknowledges The Bella Twins Mother Marrying John Laurinaitis – eWrestlingNews.com", "More Details On John Laurinaitis' Resignation As WWE SVP Of Talent Operations", "Raw: Rematch time for Punk and Del Rio while Cena gets a reality check", "Raw: CM Punk returns home, runs the gauntlet", "WWE Raw SuperShow results: Laurinaitis snaps! Preceding the return of the brand split, Laurinaitis was one of several former authority figures to unsuccessfully apply for the general manager positions of either Raw or SmackDown. Dort bildete er mit dem späteren Shane Douglas das Tag Team The Dynamic Dudes. Ring names Two of his matches received 5 Stars from Dave Meltzer, he won the "Match of the Year" award from the Wrestling Observer, and was ranked #77 in Pro Wrestling Illustrated's (PWI) top 500 wrestlers for 1997. On the June 11th episode of RAW, Mr. McMahon would give him one more chance. [1] No começo, enquanto lutava na Florida Championship Wrestling Ace frequentemente lutava em dupla com seu irmão Marcus Laurinaitis (vulgo The Terminator). Ab 1988 trat er auch in Japan bei All Japan Pro Wrestling auf. Team Johnny defeated Team Teddy, resulting in Long losing his position as General Manager of SmackDown. On the August 15 episode of Raw, Laurinaitis would ask Kevin Nash, who returned at SummerSlam after the WWE Championship match and attacked the winner, CM Punk, who would then lose the title to Alberto Del Rio after he cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase, for a private meeting in his office. In 2004, Laurinaitis replaced Jim Ross as Vice President of Talent Relations, then being promoted to Senior Vice President in 2007 and finally to Executive Vice President in 2009. Carreira National Wrestling Alliance (1986–1990) John Laurinaitis começou a lutar em 1986 como Johnny Ace. They married in a private ceremony on March 24, 2016. Because of the injury, the WWE delayed the signing. On the June 15th episode of Smackdown, he gets smacked by John Cena. Laurinaitis made another appearance during SmackDown's 15th Anniversary Special on the October 10, 2014 episode of SmackDown in which he formed a team to face Teddy Long's team to be determined as the greatest GM in SmackDown history. (pin) Tamon Honda & Toshiaki Kawada: AJPW Super Power Series '00 - Day 7 May 27th 2000: Johnny Ace & Mike Barton: def. Johnny Ace is 46 years old, and he is preparing to headline his first American pay-per-view. On February 28, 1998, Laurinaitis would reach the highest point of his singles career as he challenged Mitsuharu Misawa for the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship. 1989 kehrte er in die USA zurück und trat fortan in der NWA World Championship Wrestling an. June 18, 2012 Once the General Manager of both Raw and SmackDown, John Laurinaitis began his WWE tenure as one of Mr. McMahon's must trusted associates in 2001. After Nash claimed that he had sent the text message to himself, it was implied that Laurinaitis was working to try and undermine Triple H in his new role as Chief Operating Officer, presumably because he wanted the job for himself. H… 203 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the ", This page was last edited on 7 April 2021, at 14:15. Laurinaitis’s two brothers, John (aka Johnny Ace) and Marcus (aka Terminator), were also professional wrestlers. In 2000, he was hired on as booker in World Championship Wrestling. bleedingcool.com - WWE has announced that former Smackdown Women's Champion Bayley will be a guest on this week's edition of the After the Bell podcast with Corey … Bayley to Appear on After the Bell; Johnny Ace Returns to WWE - Flipboard The match was won by Teddy Long's team. While generally behind the scenes, on June 27, 2011, Laurinaitis was mentioned on WWE programming, during a worked shoot on an episode of WWE Raw by CM Punk who called him a "glad-handing, nonsensical, douchebag yes-man" who would "tell Vince McMahon anything he wants to hear". Born The following night on Raw, Laurinaitis, now using a power chair and crutches for mobility purposes, rehired Show after helping him win the match against Cena. He has been married to … On the June 27, 2011 episode of Raw, Laurinaitis was described by CM Punk during his infamous 'pipe bomb' promo as a "glad-handing, nonsensical, douchebag yes-man" who would "tell Vince McMahon everything he wants to hear". They married in a private ceremony on March 24, 2016. This fear was realized only a few weeks after the WWE rings began to be used as Mark Henry (who was in OVW at the time) would break the ropes while running them, hurting him in the process. Laurinaitis begann seine Karriere in der National Wrestling Alliance, wo er 1986 unter dem Namen Johnny Ace debütierte. Mit diesem gewannLaurinaitis 1989 zwei Mal die NWA Florida Tag Team Champio… On the April 23, 2012 episode of Raw, Laurinaitis appointed Eve Torres as Executive Administrator of Raw and SmackDown. John Laurinaitis started wrestling in 1986 as Johnny Ace. On January 22, 2018, Laurinaitis was one of the guests that appeared on stage during the 25th Anniversary episode of Raw.[20]. Laurinaitis returned on the June 20, 2016 edition of Raw, confronting Shane McMahon and the WWE universe to bring back People Power and run Raw again after the WWE Brand Extension returns. In his last televised WCW match, Ace lost to Mean Mark Callous, later known as The Undertaker, at Capital Combat on May 19, 1990. ジョン・ロウリネイティス（John Hodger Laurinaitis、1962年 7月31日 - ）は、アメリカ合衆国の元プロレスラーで、現在はWWEの副社長の1人である。 「ジョン・ラリナイダス」などと表記される場合もある。生年は1965年ともされる。. Before going solo, he worked with the B.B. Before his time as an official, Laurinaitis also wrestled with several promotions, including WCW and WWE. On May 10, 2020, Laurinaitis made a cameo appearance during the Men and Women's Money in the Bank match, which was filmed inside the WWE headquarters. John Hodger Laurinaitis[3] was born on July 31, 1962[2] in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1][4]. On January 30 edition of Raw, Laurinaitis was set to have a performance review by Triple H. During the review, Triple H would degrade Laurinaitis fully and before he could announce the decision, he was interrupted by The Undertaker. FinishersSignature movesEntrance MusicNicknames"The Five Star Stud"Managers and valetsTeams and stables Profile Profile Facebook Eventually OVW would end their relationship with WWE. July 31, 1965 (1965-07-31) (age 55) At Night of Champions, Laurinaitis would try and help CM Punk win (with Punk not wanting the help), but was stopped by The Miz and R-Truth, who would attack both Triple H and CM Punk, believing the whole thing is one big conspiracy. He became an on-screen authority figure in 2011, feuding with the likes of CM Punk and John Cena, and famously coined the term "people power." He made his appearance during the June 20, 2016 episode of Raw but was escorted off the stage by Shane McMahon. He was hired as a road agent in 2001 after WCW was purchased by the WWE. On the August 1 episode of Raw, Laurinaitis would interrupt Triple H, telling him to strip Cena of his WWE Championship, which led to Cena to interrupt him and threaten to hit him again before Laurinaitis fled the ring. プロレスラーとしてはジョニー・エース（Johnny Ace）をリング … The Road Warriors plowed through teams in WWE, the NWA and the AWA, while “Mr. Prior to entering the competition as one of The Dynamic Dudes at the NWA, he already appeared as a valet (a flagbearer) for the team of The Sheepherders. Following his retirement in 2000, he was placed #203 in PWI's top 500 all time rankings. It would be Laurinaitis' only shot at those three prestigious belts. On that week's edition of SmackDown, Laurinaitis wrestled his first match in eleven years (as well as his first for WWE), losing to Theodore Long in a singles match. 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Does “The Franchise” feel as if Eric Bischoff is a true WWE Hall of Famer? During the match, Laurinaitis distracted Punk, allowing Dolph Ziggler to pin Punk and earn a title shot. John Joseph Laurinaitis (31 Temmuz 1965) Amerikalı emekli profesyonel güreşçi, güreş kariyeri boyunca, Johnny Ace adıyla tanındı. Real Name - ... After that tenure, the WWE kept him on as an occasional on-air talent and he ended up marrying the mother of the Bella twins. John continues to work in a backstage role with WWE. This interference allowed CM Punk to win the match and the championship. Also: John Laurenitis is returning to talent relations in WWE. The return of 'Johnny Ace' is reportedly not the most popular During this period Laurinaitis was also regularly shown sending text messages backstage and at ringside. The Board of Directors then decided on February 7, 2012 to retain Laurinaitis as Interim General Manager.[17]. As All Japan Pro Wrestling was cutting its ties with the NWA in 1990, Laurinaitis chose to stay in it, thus becoming a permanent foreign fixture on the roster. John Hodger Laurinaitis (July 31, 1965), also known as Johnny Ace, is an American retired professional wrestler and senior producer, currently employed by World Wrestling Entertainment. Disagreement With Johnny Ace Johnny Ace (born June 9, 1929, Memphis, Tennessee, USA - died December 25, 1954, Houston, Texas, USA) was an American R&B singer and pianist who had a number of hit singles in the early 1950's. Later, when he wrestled for NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions he formed a tag team with Shane Douglas called "The Dynamic Dudes". On September 3, 2015, Laurinaitis became engaged to Kathy Colace, who is the mother of the Bella Twins and the mother-in-law of former WWE champion Daniel Bryan. On September 3, 2015, Laurinaitis became engaged to Kathy Colace, who is the mother of the Bella Twins and the mother-in-law of Daniel Bryan. After signing the contract, Cena would flip the table over and go face to face with Punk, but was stopped by Laurinaitis. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Following SummerSlam, Laurinaitis began to make regular appearances on WWE programming as part of an angle in which Triple H attempted to find out who had sent a text message to the returning Kevin Nash telling him to attack CM Punk after his victory at SummerSlam, causing him to lose the WWE Championship to Alberto Del Rio who cashed in his Money in the Bank contract immediately afterwards. Posted on March 10, 2021 https://store.playstation.com/#!/tid=CUSA12320_00Johnny Ace moveset for WWE 2K19 based on his late AJPW run! I go back and forth on Johnny Ace. Prior to entering the competition as one of The Dynamic Dudes at the NWA, he appea… John Hodger Laurinaitis Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family John Hodger Laurinaitis (born July 31, 1962), also known as Johnny Ace, is an American retired professional wrestler and senior producer, currently employed by WWE.He has wrestled for such promotions as World Championship Wrestling (WCW), All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) and WWE. 1986 Intermeddling from Laurinaitis caused Punk to lose to Ziggler throughout January which ultimately led to Punk attacking Laurinaitis in retaliation. At least Johnny Ace was able to make things up to Cage before his departure. Laurinaitis appeared at Survivor Series, alongside Los Matadores, R-Truth, Santino Marella and Fandango, and at the 2013 Slammy Awards, presenting the Rookie of the Year award to The Shield. Toys On the June 18th episode of RAW, John Laurinaitis appeared and stated that he made the main event for the show before being fired, a 3 on 1 handicap match between the team of Laurinaitis, David Otunga, and Big Show vs John Cena. John Hodger Laurinaitis (born July 31, 1962)[2] is an American professional wrestling On that week's edition of SmackDown, Laurinaitis and Otunga would sit down with Christian, Cody Rhodes, Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger and Vickie Guerrero to discuss the matter. He is noted for his distinctively raspy voice. After WrestleMania, Laurinaitis used his power against those who were against him, constantly attempting to bend the rules unfairly to the advantage of those who befriended him. In response to this, the Board of Directors ordered that his position as Interim General Manager would be taken under review by Chief Operating Officer Triple H. At the Royal Rumble, Laurinaitis brought in another official and Punk defeated Ziggler. Laurinaitis wrestled as Johnny Ace. On the June 11, 2012 episode of Raw, Vince McMahon gave Laurinaitis a job evaluation. In WWE, Laurinaitis worked in the talent relations office for eight years, and as occasional professional wrestler from 2011 until 2012. During the match, Laurinaitis would distract Punk, allowing Dolph Ziggler to win the match. [13] The following week on Raw, Laurinaitis distracted Punk once again, causing him to be counted-out in his title match against Ziggler, thus retaining the championship. He was a gangly and awkward performer who had some decent in-ring skills, but lacked the "it" factor. [14] Laurinaitis then scheduled a WWE Championship match between Punk and Ziggler at the Royal Rumble, in which he named himself guest referee. Johnny Ace & Mike Barton: def. Later, when he wrestled for NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions he formed a tag team with Shane Douglas called "The Dynamic Dudes". On December 8, 2013, WWE.com announced that Laurinaitis would return to WWE on the December 9, 2013 Monday Night RAW results that he would present the Slammy Award for the Breakout Star of the Year. Excitement” achieved his greatest in-ring success in the rough-and-tumble rings of All Japan Pro Wrestling. The next night on Raw, Laurinaitis appeared alongside McMahon as McMahon announced an 8-man tournament to decide a new WWE Champion. On that week's edition of SmackDown, Laurinaitis and Otunga sat down with Christian, Cody Rhodes, Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger and Vickie Guerrero to discuss the matter. Bayley to Appear on After the Bell; Johnny Ace Returns to WWE. Following his match against Long, the two began a feud that led up to WrestleMania, in which both Long and Laurinaitis chose six superstars to represent them, the winning team would decide the new General Manager of both respective brands. Laurinaitis failed to work in the same capacity with OVW, WWE's developmental territory (also under the direction of Cornette), as Ross did often failing to warn the promotion when wrestlers OVW were using at the time were going to be called up to the main roster or when wrestlers from the main roster were set to appear for OVW but never did. [10] Laurinaitis subsequently made an appearance alongside McMahon as a corporate stooge during the main event of the Money in the Bank pay-per-view the following month. Eventually WWE would end their relationship with OVW.[9]. Weight That same night, Laurinaitis would fire Jim Ross and reinstate The Miz and R-Truth. In WWE, Laurinaitis worked as Senior Vice President of Talent Operations for eight years, and as occasional wrestler from 2011 until 2012. He made another appearance at the Slammy Awards in December. Cornette was infuriated that he was not at least notified two weeks in advance (as Ross would have done) so that he could have prepared for Basham's makeover for future storylines. Mr. McMahon then fired John Laurinaitis. During the match, Laurinaitis made several attempts to run away from Cena before he was finally brought back to the ring by Big Show who eventually helped Laurinaitis win the match via pinfall after hitting John Cena with the WMD. Laurinaitis retired from the ring in 2000 after the split between All Japan Pro Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Noah. Joey Anthony Torres is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Joey Ace. On the December 26 edition of Raw, Laurinaitis would place Punk in a gauntlet match, where if one of his three opponents were to pin him, they would receive a shot at the WWE Championship on the following week's Raw. As Laurinaitis talked to Cena, Punk kicked Laurinaitis in the back of the head, causing Cena to accidentally hit Triple H instead of Punk. Laurinaitis's tenure in this role has received criticism from those who have worked for him, including Jim Cornette who, on his interviews with Kayfabe Commentaries, described how when direction shifted from Jim Ross to Laurinaitis things took a turn for the worst. Pro Wrestling is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Laurinaitis, with the aid of Lord Tensai, attacked Cena, and subsequently announced that he will be returning to the ring to face Cena at Over the Limit. [3] In fact, he is only four months younger than The Undertaker and two years older than Kane . This left several wrestlers concerned -- at least those that reached out to Fightful. On January 30 edition of Raw, Laurinaitis was set to have a performance review by Triple H. During the review, Triple H degraded Laurinaitis and his actions, but before the final decision he was interrupted by The Undertaker. He is also the uncle of James Laurinaitis, former linebacker for the St. Louis Rams and New Orleans Saints. John Laurinaitis told everyone that he rehired Big Show to help him win the match against John Cena. John Hodger Laurinaitis (born July 31, 1962), also known as Johnny Ace, is an American senior producer and retired professional wrestler, currently employed by WWE… However, Show would not participate in the match and Otunga would leave the match midway because Laurinaitis refused to be tagged in by Otunga twice, leaving Laurinaitis to face Cena one on one finally with Laurinaitis getting AA'd multiple times and beat by John Cena. On the October 10 edition of Raw, Laurinaitis was announced by Vince McMahon as the new Interim Raw General Manager, as the decision by the Board of Directors. John Laurinaitis started wrestling in 1986 as Johnny Ace. On the April 23 episode of Raw, Laurinaitis appointed WWE Diva Eve Torres as Executive Administrator of Raw and SmackDown. On June 4, it was reported on WWE.com that Laurinaitis would be evaluated by Mr. McMahon on the June 11 edition of RAW. Punk agreed to the match under the condition that if he beat all three, then he would receive a match against Laurinaitis himself afterwards. Not many people realize that Cage was actually a part of the WWE.