John Laurinaitis
| John Laurinaitis | |
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Laurinaitis in 2011
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| Birth name | John Hodger Laurinaitis |
| Born |
July 31, 1962 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States |
| Spouse(s) | Kathy Colace (m. 2016) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | John Laurinaitis Johnny Ace |
| Billed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Billed weight | 250 lb (110 kg) |
| Billed from |
San Bernardino, California "The City of Sunshine" (as part of The Dynamic Dudes) |
| Trained by | Nelson Royal |
| Debut | 1986 |
| Retired | 2000 |
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.
He has wrestled for such promotions as World Championship Wrestling (WCW), All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) and WWE. 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 Ohio State standout linebacker for the New Orleans Saints. In WWE, Laurinaitis worked in the talent relations office for eight years, and as occasional wrestler from 2011 until 2012. After his on screen firing, he stepped down from his corporate backstage role to being a producer. Prior to joining WWE, Laurinaitis worked as an executive for WCW.
John Laurinaitis started wrestling in 1986 as Johnny Ace. At first, while wrestling in Florida Championship Wrestling, Ace frequently teamed with his brother The Terminator. Later, when he wrestled for NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions he formed a tag team with Shane Douglas called "The Dynamic Dudes". They were managed by Jim Cornette until Cornette turned on them for Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane's version of The Midnight Express. Prior to entering the competition as one of The Dynamic Dudes at the NWA, he appeared as a flagbearer for the team of The Sheepherders. In his last televised WCW match, Ace lost to Mean Mark Callous, later known as The Undertaker, at Capital Combat on May 19, 1990.
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