John Laurinaitis, who competed as Johnny Ace in both WCW and All Japan Pro Wrestling, joined WWE in 2001, having worked in a backstage role for Ted Turner’s promotion. Initially, he’d work as a road agent but would impress Vince McMahon enough to replace Jim Ross as Vice President of Talent Relations. Further promotions followed, and he’d also become an on-screen authority figure in 2011 and 2012.
Once his character was written off WWE television, Laurinaitis went back to his initial role as a road agent. Now though, it’s been reported by F4Wonline that he has now reprised his former Talent Relation’s position. This vital role puts him back in charge of WWE’s talent acquisition strategy and arranging appearances, movies, and other third-party bookings.
This news has prompted some fans on social media to bring up the amusing story where Laurinaitis who at the time was working for Jim Ross was told to sign one-legged wrestler Zach Gowen. The rookie wrestler had a lot of online buzz around him and was working for TNA without a contact. However, Laurinaitis did not know who Gowen was and instead contacted Steve Chamberland, a different one-legged wrestler, and offered him a contract.
Away from his career, his personal life is heavily linked to the world of wrestling as he is married to Kathy Colace, the Bella Twins mother, and the mother-in-law of Daniel Bryan. He is also brother to Marcus Laurinaitis, who wrestled as The Terminator, and the late Joseph Laurinaitis known worldwide as Road Warrior Animal.
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