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John Laurinaitis

173.55.21.41 — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 00:09:07 GMT

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| align="center" colspan=2 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:150%;" | '''John Laurinaitis''' 
|- valign="top"
| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="2" | http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/John_Laurinaitis_crop.jpg/220px-John_Laurinaitis_crop.jpg
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" | '''Ring name(s)'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | '''John Laurinaitis''' Johnny Ace
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" | '''Billed height'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" | '''Billed weight'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 250 lb (110 kg)
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" | '''Born'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | July 31, 1962 (age 52) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" | '''Billed from'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | San Bernardino, California "The City of Sunshine" (as part of The Dynamic Dudes)
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" | '''Debut'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 1986
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" | '''Retired'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 2001
|}
'''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).

==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)====

====General Manager; sporadic matches (2011–2012)====

==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==

==External links==

John Laurinaitis

173.55.21.41 — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 22:34:06 GMT

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{| border=1 align=right cellpadding=1 cellspacing=1 width=230 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #ffffff; border: 2px #000000 solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 85%;"

| align="center" colspan=2 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:150%;" | '''John Laurinaitis''' 
|- valign="top"
| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="2" | http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/John_Laurinaitis_crop.jpg/220px-John_Laurinaitis_crop.jpg
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" | '''Ring name(s)'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | '''John Laurinaitis''' Johnny Ace
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" | '''Billed height'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" | '''Billed weight'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 250 lb (110 kg)
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" | '''Born'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | July 31, 1962 (age 51) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" | '''Billed from'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | San Bernardino, California "The City of Sunshine" (as part of The Dynamic Dudes)
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" | '''Debut'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 1986
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" | '''Retired'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" | 2001
|}
'''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).

==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)====

====General Manager; sporadic matches (2011–2012)====

==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==

==External links==