John Laurinaitis - Revision history

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-	'''John Joseph Laurinaitis''' (born July 31, ~~1965~~) is the ~~Executive Vice President~~ of ~~Talent Relations for~~ [[IWE]] and ~~currently appears on~~ IWE~~'s Raw brand~~ as the ~~interim General Manager~~.	+	'''John Joseph Laurinaitis''' (born July 31, 1962), also known as '''Johnny Ace''', is an American professional wrestler and executive, currently employed by IWE. He formerly performed the on-screen role of General Manager of both the [[IWE Raw\|Raw]] and [[IWE SmackDown\|SmackDown]] brands. He also served as the Executive Vice President of Talent Relations.

	He was previously a professional wrestler under the ring name '''Johnny Ace''', and wrestled for such promotions as [[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)\|World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW) and [[All Japan Pro Wrestling]] (AJPW), where he was a four-time [[AJPW Unified World Tag Team Championship\|World Tag Team Champion]]. He is credited as the inventor of the "Cutter" maneuver, dubbed by Laurinaitis as the "Ace Crusher". He is also the younger brother of [[Road Warrior Animal\|Joe Laurinaitis]] (Road Warrior Animal; one half of the wrestling tag team [[The Road Warriors]]), and the uncle of [[James Laurinaitis]], former [[Ohio State]] standout and currently a linebacker for the St. Louis Rams. Prior to joining IWE, Laurinaitis worked as an executive for [[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)\|World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW).		He was previously a professional wrestler under the ring name '''Johnny Ace''', and wrestled for such promotions as [[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)\|World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW) and [[All Japan Pro Wrestling]] (AJPW), where he was a four-time [[AJPW Unified World Tag Team Championship\|World Tag Team Champion]]. He is credited as the inventor of the "Cutter" maneuver, dubbed by Laurinaitis as the "Ace Crusher". He is also the younger brother of [[Road Warrior Animal\|Joe Laurinaitis]] (Road Warrior Animal; one half of the wrestling tag team [[The Road Warriors]]), and the uncle of [[James Laurinaitis]], former [[Ohio State]] standout and currently a linebacker for the St. Louis Rams. Prior to joining IWE, Laurinaitis worked as an executive for [[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)\|World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW).
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	====On-air authority figure (2011)====		====On-air authority figure (2011)====

-	====~~Interim Raw~~ General Manager ~~and Return to ring~~ (~~2011–present~~)====	+	====General Manager; sporadic matches (2011–2012)====

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==

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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | '''John Laurinaitis''' Johnny Ace
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 250 lb (110 kg)
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | July 31, 1965 (age 46) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | San Bernardino, California "The City of Sunshine" (as part of The Dynamic Dudes)
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 1986
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'''John Joseph Laurinaitis''' (born July 31, 1965) is the Executive Vice President of Talent Relations for [[IWE]] and currently appears on IWE's Raw brand as the interim General Manager.

He was previously a professional wrestler under the ring name '''Johnny Ace''', and wrestled for such promotions as [[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)|World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW) and [[All Japan Pro Wrestling]] (AJPW), where he was a four-time [[AJPW Unified World Tag Team Championship|World Tag Team Champion]]. He is credited as the inventor of the "Cutter" maneuver, dubbed by Laurinaitis as the "Ace Crusher". He is also the younger brother of [[Road Warrior Animal|Joe Laurinaitis]] (Road Warrior Animal; one half of the wrestling tag team [[The Road Warriors]]), and the uncle of [[James Laurinaitis]], former [[Ohio State]] standout and currently a linebacker for the St. Louis Rams. Prior to joining IWE, Laurinaitis worked as an executive for [[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)|World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW).

==Career==
===Professional wrestling (1986–2000)===
====National Wrestling Alliance (1986–1990)====

===All Japan Pro Wrestling (1990–2000)====

===World Championship Wrestling (2000–2001)===

===International Wrestling Federation / Entertainment / IWE (2001–present)===
====Backstage roles (2001–present)====

====On-air authority figure (2011)====

====Interim Raw General Manager and Return to ring (2011–present)====

==Personal life==

==In wrestling==

==Championships and accomplishments==
*'''[[All Japan Pro Wrestling]]'''
:*[[AJPW All Asia Tag Team Championship]] ([[AJPW All Asia Tag Team Championship#Title history|2 times]]) – with Kenta Kobashi
:*[[AJPW Unified World Tag Team Championship]] ([[AJPW Unified World Tag Team Championship#Title history|4 times]]) – with Kenta Kobashi (2), [[Mike Barton]] (1), and [["Dr. Death" Mike Williams|Mike Williams]] (1)
:*January 2nd Korakuen Hall Heavyweight Battle Royal Winner (1991)

*'''[[Championship Wrestling from Florida]]'''
:*[[NWA Florida Tag Team Championship|FCW Tag Team Championship]] ([[NWA Florida Tag Team Championship#Title history|2 times]]) – with [[Mark Laurinaitis|The Terminator]]

*'''International Championship Wrestling Alliance'''
:*ICWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

*'''Oregon Wrestling Federation'''
:*OWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

*'''Other titles
:*PWF Florida Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with The Terminator

*'''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''
:*PWI ranked him # '''77''' of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the '''PWI 500''' in 1997
:*PWI ranked him # '''203''' of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "[[PWI Years]]" in 2003

*'''Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards'''
**[[Dave Meltzer#Rating system|5 Star Match]] (1995) with Steve Williams vs. [[Mitsuharu Misawa]] and Kenta Kobashi on March 4
**5 Star Match (1996) with Steve Williams vs. Mitsuharu Misawa and [[Jun Akiyama]] on June 7
**[[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Match of the Year|Match of the Year]] (1996) with Steve Williams vs. Mitsuharu Misawa and Jun Akiyama on June 7

*'''[[IWE|International Wrestling Entertainment]]
**IWWE.com Exclusive of the Year ([[IWE Slammy Awards|2011]]) congratulating [[CM Punk]]

==Notes==

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