Why John Laurinaitis Was One of the Most Hated Men in Wrestling
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- Опубликовано: 20 дек 2024
- John Laurinaitis, known to wrestling fans as Johnny Ace, was once WWE Head of Talent Relations, and one of its most despised figures. From sabotaging Jim Ross and Jim Cornette to filling the Divas division with swimsuit models instead of wrestlers, his decisions left many wrestlers bitter.
John Laurinaitis’s reputation took another hit when he was named in a 2024 lawsuit alongside Vince McMahon, alleging misconduct and abusive behaviour during his time as WWE’s Head of Talent Relations towards WWE staff member Janel Grant.
Here’s why Johnny Ace became one of the most hated men in wrestling history.
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He is the literal, text-book definition of a spineless corporate bootlicker. He has no drive of his own and only got the position he did because Vince knew he would do whatever Vince told him to do without an inch of hesitation.
He is a real-life version of the witless, incompetent stooges that Patterson and Briscoe were parodies of. Except he's not playing a character. That's just who John is. He is a yes man who went along with whatever Vince ordered because he knew he'd never get a position that good again through his own merits.
I’ve never heard a single positive story about John Laurinitis.
His step daughters are hot
Same
Same here as well.
He is annoying as hell!
Yeah same.
Laurinitis isn't controversial as that implies like and dislike. This man is purely hated by everyone who has spoken about him publicly.
So let’s see, horrible treatment of talent, two faced to people, incompetent, reckless, a liar, a phony, a kiss-ass, someone who thinks is a boss, a coward, and a creep.
Yeah, hated is an understatement.
CM Punk really hit the nail on the head when he told Johnny Ace exactly why he was a failure in the wrestling business. There is also a little bit of irony that John hated the weather in Ohio, since his nephew (James Laurinaitis, former LB for the Rams and Saints) is now working at his alma mater at OHIO State University, and is very comfortable there.
From what I can get, Johnny Ace is a snake, plain and simple. When it comes to trashy and unlikeable people, he is right there with Kevin Dunn, and how coincidental both of them knew how to stroke at Vince McMahon's ego to sabotage others. As for whether if he was this incompetent or did not care, I lean towards the latter, cause even when things go bad, Johnny Ace would just pin the blame on someone else, and he gets the heat off his back. At the very least, karma finally caught up to him in 2022, and cause of his tainted reputation, I think we may have finally seen the last of Johnny Ace and his smug face on camera.
Calling John Laurinaitis a snake is a disservice to snakes.
At least Johnny Ace provided the inspiration for Jim Cornette's iconic "Thank you, fuck you, bye" line
That's the only good thing he ever provided.
It's also the most relevant thing he ever provided, too, now that I think about it.
@@RoyalMePlentyTell me you have no clue without saying that you have no clue.
Yup
This was the guy who said that AJ Lee was “unf***able.”
This guy!
Wow..says the guy who looks like a lobotomized Ken doll.
No wonder the Bellas got treated so well in WWE
Just goes to show you that the man has no taste, in all aspects
No wonder him and Punk never got on.
He’s right. She’s cute, adorable even but wayyyyyyy too small, lean and athletic. I like my women curvy, busty etc. If I was offered $3million dollars to sleep with her I’d decline because she just doesn’t do it for me. No disrespect to her she’s a cool person but women like her, Zelina, Candice, Morgan, Kairi, IYO, Katana etc don’t float my boat, too small.
The Piggy James gimmick was a direct result of Mickie James turning down Laurinitus's sexual advances. Which is shameful because Mickie James was NOT fat
She was curvaceous and it just elevated women IN WWE feeling insecure about their bodies and getting work done.
Ofc
So it was wasn't because of Cena??
@@djtrankilo231 No that was just a rumor. He was only responsible for her getting drafted to a separate show from him because she was in his words "was being way too clingy." He had nothing to do with the piggy James garbage
Yeah I never understood the fat jokes.
This is the same Johnny Ace who told Sid Vicious, God rest his soul, to do that second rope boot to Scott Steiner at the Sin PPV. Of course we know, this resulted in Sid fracturing his lower leg. I also heard that due to the Janel Grant lawsuit, his marriage to Kathy Colace, mother of the Bella Twins, ended.
Not to mention that The Bellas’ mother was getting cancer treatments around that time too.
Good
Yes sir he did. Real stand up guy huh? He's a turd of a human being
Good for Kathy!
She still married the piece of 💩 lmao, but still good news
The fact he made Sid injury himself by telling him to do that big boot let’s me know he didn’t care about the talent
He’s the reason of why the Bellas were re hired and pushed to the moon and even made it into the HoF… he was married to their mom…
and i bet they were happy to be rid of him after learning what he did and i bet they hoped bryan danielson really kicked his ****ing head in.... BAD.
Just got a divorce this year
"Married to their mom." Not any more.
He was also allegedly had sex with the Bella's before he married Cathy
@@kennycai8695just after the sex trafficking scandal exploded…Thankfully the Bellas are gone from WWE for good 👍 they never deserved to be inducted in the first place. It’s embarrassing to even think about it.
Aj was prettier than half the divas on the roster and was talented. Johnny ace sux more than i thought 😓
He is the definition of “go away heat”.
He looks like he would sell his grandparents.
He done his own brother Joe/Road Warrior Animal dirty, so he absolutely would sell out his whole family.
@@darylcastillo1439 what did he do to animal
@@Myriex6627 12:03 on this video
I can't believe the Cowboy Bob Orton story. Johnny Ace should be held criminally liable for that.
To be fair Kelly Kelly improved at the later part of her career
Yes, somewhat. I never faulted her for being a hand-picked model given crash courses in wrestling, since she clearly took the job seriously. It was just the "Divas" marketing at the time presenting these models as being on the same level as more athletic, experienced wrestlers.
John Laurinaitis wasn’t playing a heel 13 years ago he was playing himself all this time 😂
Right? he wasn't playing a character...he was actually playing his true self, a boring bland out of touch geek in a suit lol
Ofc
If he and Vince are guilty of what they have been accused then they both deserve to spend the rest of their lives in prison.
Why?
@@TheFishingNomad What kind of question is that 😅
@@TheFishingNomadbraindead?
They won't. Now that Trump is President all charges have been dropped
@@smoqueed44 Why should they spend the rest of their lives in jail?
Was John Laurinitis an incompetent dumbass or did he just not care? I'm guessing both.
Both
Both
Vince McMahon is such a weird guy. He's a megalomaniac and always needs to be in charge and control everything. Yet he repeatedly lets people get in his ear and control him even if it means wrecking morale.
Big Johnny has not one thing positive on him. Even Vince McMahon has had a few positive things said about him. Nobody has said anything positive about this guy!
I hated Johnny Ace in NWA WCW AJPW and WWF/E but his brother Road Warrior Animal was good
It must really sting him that his brother went on to be part of one of the greatest tag team champions of all time while he never made it and got downgraded to a suit and tie wearing suck up for Vince,
😂😂😂
Literally Thor and Loki in real life.
Heck, I'll take his nephew over him any day, and James Laurinaitis is not even a wrestler at all. (James chose gridiron football for a career, and is now a linebackers coach at his alma mater, Ohio State University after wrapping up his NFL career).
@@kennycai8695 And he's still doing more than this incompetent dunce who's mostly known for signing the wrong one legged wrestler.
WOW? Screwed his own brother out of royalties? OMG, who needs enemies with relatives like him in the family
I knew I hated Laurinaitis as a GM back then but in the following years I truly learned that there was a reason as to why it was hated as he was.
The guy should have been outcasted for the Orton situation alone.
The undertaker should have put hands on him or gone to Vinces office & tell him to fire johnny
Yup
The Undertaker had enough stroke in the locker room to make that happen. Not sure why he didn't use it.
JR always looks like your disappointed dad.
Weird Vince hates yes men and suck ups then why did he keep laurinitis around?
Vince really is just hypercritic
Duh
McMahon liked strong men, but he still needed people who would communicate and follow through with his orders. Laryngitis was not gonna give him the kind of "are you sure about that, Vince? How about we try this idea..." pushback that JR did back in the day. Laryngitis did what McMahon told him to do with little hesitation.
From what we can discern based on various stories and interviews with different WWE figures over the years, it seems that McMahon became more domineering and controlling as time went on. By the time he left in 2022, he was micromanaging things in ways that he wasn't doing 10+ years prior. Laryngitis would've absolutely fallen in line with McMahon's demands and exacerbated the culture at WWE that suppressed freedom and creative input.
He was such a self-serving, weasely, cowardly, unprofessional, insufferable douchebag.
People Power was some Cheese
Or as I call him, Johnny Laryngitis
I call him Johnny Ace-hole.
That's an insult to laryngitis
You forgot when he made Hardcore Holly work with a staph infection, and because of Ace forcing Holly to work hurt, he almost lost an arm.
Yikes! I've never seen someone hated by so many people.
I thought he was just acting lol
He makes the Ultimate Warrior seen popular
@@garycrowley1745He makes 90s Shawn look like Mick Foley
Pieces of s**t are impossible to like
Stunned By Wrestling. you left out the infamous Sid vs Scott Steiner match in wCw
putting a clip of chris masters under the "useless meatheads" bit was uncalled for he actually had potential i thought 😭 always liked him
Yeah, he improved a lot since his first WWE run. He still works in the independents
That Bob Orton story is enraging. It's WILDLY unprofessional and incredibly dangerous. The fact that he knew Bob Orton had Hepatitis C and never told anyone about it is insane. Considering how close Undertaker and McMahon are, I'm surprised that Laurinaitis wasn't immediately chewed out and fired. That's a massive lawsuit waiting to happen and it could've had criminal implications for him.
John Laurinitis sounds like one of those people who holds a high-power job but they like to pretend they are in a bigger position than they really are like pretending to be the boss. Its all about them feeling insecure so they have to pretend to be bigger then they are.
To this day, I never forgave John Laurintis for he did to Sid Vicious (RIP) at WCW Sin……smh…..
I'm not sure why the Bella Twins mother waited 2 years after the story broke of he and Vince for her to file for divorce. I never heard anything nice about him
Because he was a manipulative demon
IDK any of the details on those two, but divorces can sometimes get dragged through court for years.
Begs the question why she ever married him in the first place lmao
Johnny was so boring that fell asleep every time I watch him.
Remember when Punk finally got him up for the GTS and played up the moment for the crowd, but Johnny just derped and looked like "The Thinker" statue
Also, I heard that he may have been the reason why The Rock's contract never got renewed in 2004. Won't be surprised if that's true.
I requested this!!!! Not sure if it was my request or someone else’s or multiple people?
I’ve seen all from 1980-Now in AJPW I always hated Johnny Ace but enjoyed when the Japanese announcers would say ACE CUTTER
He was Giant Baba’s wife’s favorite western wrestler apparently.
@@michaelsinger4638yeah Johnny gave her the ACE CUTTER backstage after Baba’s passing haha
@@michaelsinger4638 that's why he had a job in all japan yet he was HATED by many in the company.
@@thevoid99And he left her when she needed him after the talent exodus.
Johnny Ace’s time in AJPW also had his weird little relationship with Giant Baba’s wife which is why he got the pushes he got. She thought he was handsome or some bullshit 😂 Great video!
No accounting for taste, I guess. No disrespect to Baba.
Baba's wife was trying to enter in his pants but Baba obviously didn't see him as a star, they tried to put him on top of the card again once Baba passed but it didn't work out
”I can fire you, Rene”
If ever there was anyone in wrestling who deserved to be completely buried, it's Johnny Ace. Great piece here.
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John's treatment on Theodore Long made me sick! How can you bring back the Jim Crow laws and apply them to 21st Century standards like John did on Theodore? Enough! The past is the past and should stay there! Good riddance to John Laryngitis!
Of all the crazy shir said, to say that AJ Lee's looks would hold her back
She's on of the most beautiful women ever lol
I can’t believe that I never realized that John laurinitis and Joe laurinitis were brothers . You’ve blown my mind.
Just FYI, OVW is not even in Ohio - it's in the Ohio River Valley, which runs between Ohio and Kentucky.
If Laurinaitis really relocated WWE's developmental because he didn't like how cold it was at OVW in the winter then that's an even weirder decision given that Ohio Valley Wrestling is in Louisville, Kentucky, not Ohio, and Louisville is not particularly cold. Even in December the average daily high is in the mid 40s.
Was waitin for a "Most Hated" on Johnny boy for awhile now 😅
The guy invents one of the most iconic wrestling moves of all time... only to become so hated, that many have tried and failed to rewrite history in making it look like Diamond Dallas Page invented the move. But no matter how hard they tried, they just couldn’t erase the fact that the most infamous man in the industry invented something that would outshine him.
Let's not forget Vince McMahon... He denied any wrong doing and claimed Vince forced him to participate in the trafficking of Ganelle Grant
Bruce Prichard's impression of John is hilarious
It's interesting going back and watching the promos Punk used to cut on 'Funkman' as he used to call him. Because as we now know, he was speaking nothing but truth. Johnny couldn't fill the shoes of JR in any way, who I'm almost certain was WAY more liked and respected by the talent.
John is crazy. Back in 2015 my coworker, who was also a wrestling fan, and i loved to talk about aj lee. We thought she was the hottest diva until paige showed up. But ya we loved aj and her little jean shorts
I’m just going to come out & say it. This guy’s a real jerk.
Excellent video
His big brother Joe is extremely loved by Wrestling fans.
Chris masters was not useless
2010-2012 the worst years of WWE 😂 thanks to John
While Road Warrior Animal is remembered as an absolute legend in the business, John will only be remembered by how much everyone hated him.
@8:42 Say what you will about him as a worker, or a businessman, or as a human being, but idgaf what anyone says, when John Laurinaitis finally landed the first 900 at the 1999 X Games, man I don't think anything I've seen since has been sweeter.
Well from a fans perspective because unlike most POS loser marks I'm not going to pretend I know the man personally. He was hated as an on screen character because he was good at being a jerk.
Mean while Bryan Danielson crying outside
I honestly always got a strange feeling just hearing stories about this guy from other talent ALL OF THEM NEGATIVE
Wasn’t ovw out of Louisville, Kentucky?
Ohio valley wrestling
no wonder why when Undertaker returned in 2012, John Laurinaitis was no where to be seen. I am pretty sure taker wouldn't have allowed it
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I couldn’t stand him when I saw him on TV what a waste of space
So basically Johnny Ace was the opposite of his brother Animal of the Road Warriors.
1:48 Some American wrestlers find greater success in Japan after failing in the States. Johnny Ace and Vader are two of the most notable examples.
Not exactly. Vader had a good run and WWF is an outlier.
@ You sure? I’ve seen people saying that he was wasted during his WWF tenure.
John laurinitis was a good Heel during the power people era. Now we know that he wasn't playing 😂
I always knew he was really like i😂
That*
Sound like people I’ve worked with in the pass
Best thing about Laurinitis is his brother
as a kid i used to hate his voice so much
I forgot about this dude tbh lol
Never knew John Lauritnus wrestled
He’s Road Warrior Animal’s (RIP) brother.
He never actually could work and it was more about how good those guy’s during 90’s AJPW were, being able to carry him to a good match. Plus, the reason Johnny was there as long as he was because Giant Baba’s wife, Mrs Baba liked him.
You didn't miss anything
Cm Punk mentioned that in one his promos
That he sucked as a wrestler
And he was right
The new and up and coming WWE Wrestlers dont know how lucky they are to work at the biggest and best Wrestling company in the world without Vince,Pat and John there.
Habe ihn einmal getroffen. Sehr professionell und ruhig. Glaube bis heute, dass wir nicht alles wissen (Markus)
The Randy Orton hepatitis thing is pretty hard to find on the internet
Cheers from brazil🇧🇷
I thought the reason why he got J.R.'s job was because he wasn't from the South?
Rumor is he hit the trifecta with the Bellas
It seems that when 2 brothers go into wrestling, one will be more popular than the other. 3 examples i can think of: Barry and Kendall Windham, Bray Wyatt and Bo Dallas, and Road Warrior Animal and Johnny Ace
I'm pretty sure there was a 3rd Laurinaitis brother, but they rarely ever teamed together.
Has anyone ever said a kind word about John Laurinaitis in public?
Anti Smarks said he recruited women better than HHH.
He's the reason why I stopped watching WWE in 2012, all that was going on around that time in the business was so boring and unwatchable, so I stopped pretty much when Triple H took over around the summer of punk, after that I stopped watching it and all my favorite super stars were gone or getting shit matches and bookings. I've heard it's gotten pretty good again with the current roster but haven't watched RAW or Smackdown in 12 years
While I'm not saying I excuse or condone his actions, it does seem like his subpar career led to him becoming drunk with power. It's kinda like if you give someone who has never been in a position a level of power and control over others, their corruption is a mix of them taking their frustrations out on people who are actually better than he is while keeping people looking over their shoulders in fear because he's in a position of power. He was basically a glorified hall monitor.
The fact that he did that to his own brother reeks of absolute jealousy that his brother, even after all those years, was way more successful than he ever was.
He was good at getting people to boo him... that's the only thing i can say about him
When you have Jim Cornette and Vlnce Russo agreeing on how much they dislike you then you certainly are a well hated man
And yet Laurinitis managed to worm his way into the affections of the Babas and Kenta Kobashi. How did he manage that?
Saying "Was" in the title got my hopes up...
I can’t believe he was part of the Dynamic Dudes. I can’t believe he’s Animal’s (RIP) brother. I hate his voice.
I'll be honest, he put WWE in a talent rut for a good while. Dismantling OVW really hurt the product for a while and my opinion why John Cena had a longer hold at top then should. I'm not saying Cornette is easy to deal with but why mess up something that produce solid talent for you.
John Laryngitis, bland wrestler, absolute tepid promo voice, and even his own (and even more popular) brother disliked him.
also the clip at 2:30 if you ever want to hear how bad this man is cutting a promo, seek that clip out. he's absolutely got zero charisma and is completely nonsensical.
Ughhh, I cant wait for this guy to get his comeuppance. Everything about him reeks. The phony smile and suit, his sabotaging etc.
This documentary sounds like john laurinitis himself.
One second you're teaming with Kenta Kobashi. The next second you're the biggest stooge in Wrestling history. Can't think of a bigger fall from grace.
What no one mentions is John Laurentiis was the Original Inventor of the so called "Ace Crusher " but you Attitude Era fans know it as The Stone Cold Stunner/Diamond Cutter
yeah but he probably stole it from some japanese wrestler.
Would you like to make videos about most beloved men/women in wrestling too? Or finding the good from the hated men/women of wrestling?
Wtf aj was hot af