John Laurinaitis
Also Known As: Johnny Ace, John Laurinaitis
Biography: John Hodger Laurinaitis, also known as Johnny Ace, is an American retired professional wrestler and senior producer, currently employed by WWE. He has wrestled for such promotions as World Championship Wrestling (WCW), All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) and WWE. He is also the younger brother of 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 linebacker for the St. Louis Rams. 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.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Birthday: July 31, 1965
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Gender: Male
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WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
Overview: The Rock and John Cena collide in the most anticipated WrestleMania face-off in history, an epic match that will forever define the legacies of these icons. The Deadman stakes his entire legacy on one battle with Triple H inside the nightmarish prison they immortalized, Hell In A Cell, with The Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels as special guest referee. WWE Champion CM Punk faces off against Chris Jericho in the explosive clash of revolutionaries that will determine which man truly is “The Best In The World.” Daniel Bryan defends his title against a riled-up and ruthless Sheamus, who will have to fight through The Submission Specialist’s tactics to claim his first World Heavyweight Championship. Team Teddy takes on Team Johnny to determine which man will win total control of Raw and SmackDown. This was the twenty-eighth annual WrestleMania. It took place on April 1, 2012 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. It is the highest grossing PPV event in professional wrestling history.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-04-01
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WWE Over The Limit 2012
Overview: John Cena takes on the polarizing purveyor of "People Power", John Laurinaitis. Plus, both World Championships are on the line! The Superstars of Raw and SmackDown dial up the intensity as WWE goes Over The Limit! Over the Limit was a PPV which took place at the PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina on May 20, 2012. It was the third and final event under the Over the Limit chronology. In a main event from the Raw brand, John Laurinaitis challenged John Cena. Another main event from the Raw brand featured CM Punk defending against Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship. In the main event from the SmackDown brand, Sheamus defended against Alberto Del Rio, Randy Orton, and Chris Jericho in a Fatal Four-way match for the World Heavyweight Championship.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-05-20
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WWE No Way Out 2012
Overview: Desperate measures have earned the Big Show an ironclad contract from John Laurinaitis. Now the Big Show vows to take out 14 years of pent-up aggression on John Cena inside the confines of a 15-foot high steel cage, but if the Big Show falls to Cena, Mr. McMahon will utter those 2 infamous words to the reviled GM…”You’re Fired!”. Plus, the WWE Championship is contested amidst a bizarre love-quartet involving the unstable Diva AJ and three Triple Threat combatants - CM Punk, Daniel Bryan and Kane. And Dolph Ziggler gets a golden opportunity when he faces Sheamus for the World Heavyweight Championship. With careers, pride and championships on the line, there truly is NO WAY OUT!!
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-06-17
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WCW Halloween Havoc '89
Overview: WCW Halloween Havoc '89: Settling The Score took place on October 28, 1989 from the Philadelphia Civic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The main event was a Thunderdome match with Ric Flair and Sting versus Terry Funk and The Great Muta. The Roadwarrior competed against the Skyscrapers, Lex Luger defended the NWA US Championship against Brian Pillman, The Steiner Brothers competed against Doom, The Freebirds fought the Dynamic Dudes, The Samoan Swat Team wrestled The Midnight Express, The Cuban Assassin took on Tommy Rich, and Tom Zenk opened the show against Mike Rotunda.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-10-28
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NWA The Great American Bash '89: The Glory Days
Overview: The Great American Bash (1989) was the fifth annual The Great American Bash professional wrestling event produced by WCW under the NWA banner and the second to be produced as a PPV event. It took place on July 23, 1989 at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. The main event was a standard wrestling match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Ric Flair defended the title against Terry Funk. Featured matches on the undercard were Road Warriors, Midnight Express and Steve Williams versus Fabulous Freebirds and Samoan Swat Teamin a WarGames match, Lex Luger versus Ricky Steamboat for the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship, Sting versus The Great Muta for the NWA World Television Championship, Steiner Brothers versus Varsity Club (Mike Rotunda and Kevin Sullivan) in a Texas Tornado match, Jim Cornette versus Paul E. Dangerously in a Tuxedo match, The Skyscrapers versus Dynamic Dudes and a Two-Ring King of the Hill Battle Royal.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-07-23
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WCW Capital Combat: The Return of RoboCop
Overview: WCW Capital Combat: The Return of Robocop was a one time professional wrestling PPV event from the NWA held under the WCW name. It took place on May 19, 1990 from the D.C. Armory in Washington, D.C.. It featured a promotional crossover with the upcoming release of RoboCop 2, with RoboCop appearing during the PPV. The main event was Ric Flair versus Lex Luger in defense of Flair's NWA Heavy Weight Championship. Doom challenged the NWA Tag Team Champions, The Steiner Brothers, Rock 'n' Roll Express competed against The Freebirds in a Corporal Punishment match, Paul Ellering fought Teddy Long in a hair vs hair match, and Mark Callous (later to become The Undertaker) wrestled Johnny Ace (later to become the WWE's Exec. VP of Talent Relations).
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-05-19
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WWE Vengeance 2011
Overview: John Cena and Alberto Del Rio battle for the WWE Championship in a brutal Last Man Standing match that will test their will, determination, and resolve. Plus, will the World's Largest Athlete finally avenge the career threatening injury he suffered at the hands of The World's Strongest Man? Find out when the Big Show challenges Mark Henry for the World Heavyweight Title. And mortal foes unite as CM Punk and Triple H try to put their differences aside to take on their common enemies, The Miz and R Truth, in an explosive tag team match. The Superstars of Raw and SmackDown look to settle scores, from the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas, this is WWE VENGEANCE!
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-10-23
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WWE Night of Champions 2011
Overview: Night of Champions (2011) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE and presented by WowWee's Light Strike that took place on September 18, 2011 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. It was the fourth annual WWE Night of Champions event and the eleventh in the WWE Vengeance/Night of Champions overall chronology. This is also the first live pay-per-view event to feature the WWE Superstars without the WWE Brand Extension. Eight matches took place at the event, seven of which were broadcast live on pay-per-view. The event featured multiple main events, with Triple H defeating CM Punk, John Cena defeating Alberto Del Rio for the WWE Championship, and Mark Henry defeating Randy Orton for the World Heavyweight Championship. The event garnered 161,000 buys, down from 165,000 buys the previous year.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-09-18
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WWE Royal Rumble 2012
Overview: The Road to WrestleMania begins at the 25th Anniversary of the Royal Rumble, and 30 men look to realize a dream by winning the Royal Rumble match and headline WWE WrestleMania. The current WWE Champion CM Punk faces long odds against retaining his championship when he deals with both #1 contender Dolph Ziggler and a special guest referee with a particular axe to grind, Interim Raw General Manager John Laurinaitis. Daniel Bryan looks to retain the World Heavyweight Championship, but he must overcome two colossal competitors, Mark Henry and Big Show in a steel cage. Plus John Cena and Kane square off in a bitter personal bout. The Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri is this year's host for WWE Royal Rumble.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-01-29
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WWE Survivor Series 2011
Overview: After 7 years, The Rock finally returns to action to join forces with his WrestleMania opponent, John Cena, to create the most charismatic tag team of all time. Can these 2 bitter rivals work together to defeat the formidable, chaos causing coalition of the Miz and R-Truth? Also, the Straight Edge Superstar CM Punk finally gets his one-on-one rematch for the WWE Championship when he challenges Alberto Del Rio. And just one month removed from their titanic clash that destroyed the ring, Mark Henry and Big Show battle in a rematch for the World Heavyweight Championship. Madison Square Garden comes alive for the 25th anniversary of Survivor Series. Survivor Series (2011) was a PPV that took place on November 20, 2011 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It was presented by THQ's WWE '12. It was the 25th annual Survivor Series event.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-11-21
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WWE Survivor Series 2012
Overview: Deception and foul play have brought CM Punk to the brink of a year long winning WWE Champion title reign. But can he survive with the odds stacked against him as he defends his coveted WWE Championship against Ryback and John Cena in a Triple Threat Match and the Celtic Warrior Sheamus looks to take back his World Heavyweight Championship from the man he lost it towards The Big Show plus Mick Foley makes his WWE return and much more.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-11-10
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WWE Hall of Fame 2015
Overview: See the Class of 2015 take their place in history during the WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-03-28
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A Future WWE: The FCW Story
Overview: Florida Championship Wrestling readied WWE for its future, then faded away. For the first time ever, discover FCW's story and how the Tampa-based developmental territory was the training ground for many of today's top WWE Superstars, including Seth Rollins, Charlotte Flair, Big E and more. LESS
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-03-08
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WWE Money in the Bank 2020
Overview: Taking place at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, this event will feature both the Men's and the Women's Money in the Bank ladder matches happening simultaneously at WWE Headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-05-10
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The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
Overview: The third and final Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament was held over two nights, April 22 and 23, 1988. Scheduled to feature 24 teams, the tournament included a few changes to the original lineup.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-04-23
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NWA Bunkhouse Stampede
Overview: Bunkhouse Stampede 1988 was the fourth and final professional wrestling Bunkhouse Stampede event produced by Jim Crockett Promotions under the NWA banner and it was the only Bunkhouse Stampede event to air as a PPV event. The event took place on January 24, 1988 from the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, NY. The main event was a Steel Cage Bunkhouse Stampede featuring Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, Dusty Rhodes, The Barbarian, Lex Luger, Ivan Koloff, Road Warrior Animal and The Warlord. The undercard featured Ric Flair versus Road Warrior Hawk for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, Barry Windham versus Larry Zbyzsko for the NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship and Nikita Koloff versus Bobby Eaton for the NWA World Television Championship.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-24
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PWF Homecoming
Overview: The superstars of the wrestling world converge in Florida to crown the first ever PWF World Heavyweight Champion!
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-03-11
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NWA Clash of The Champions VII: Guts & Glory
Overview: Clash of the Champions VII took place on June 14, 1989 at the Ritz-Epps Fitness Center in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The show drew a 3.8 rating on TBS. This show was used to build the Great American Bash 1989 PPV on July 23.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-06-14
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NWA Clash of The Champions IX: New York Knockout
Overview: WCW Clash of The Champions IX: New York Knockout took place on November 15, 1989 at The Houston Field House in Troy, New York. There were 4,000 fans in attendance and the show drew a 4.9 rating on TBS. This show mainly dealt with fallout from Halloween Havoc PPV and set up the Iron Man/Iron Team tournaments at Starrcade '89: Future Shock.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-11-15
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AJPW October Giant Series 1997 - Day 18
Overview: All Japan Pro Wrestling's October Giant Series rolls on with an epic clash between Mitsuharu Misawa and Kenta Kobashi.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-10-21
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AJPW Super Power Series 1999 Finals
Overview: The 1999 Super Power Series comes to a close with its 14th day of action, headlined by Mitsuharu Misawa taking on Kenta Kobashi in an instant classic.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-06-11
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NWA WrestleWar '90: Wild Thing
Overview: WrestleWar 1990: Wild Thing took place on February 25, 1990 from the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. The main event was for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship between Lex Luger and defending champ Ric Flair. The Steiner Brothers defended the NWA World Tag Team Champions against Arn and Ole Anderson, The Road Warriors competed against the The Skyscrapers, The Rock 'n' Roll Express competed against The Midnight Express, Norman the Lunatic fought Cactus Jack, and The Freebirds wrestled Brian Pillman and Tom Zenk in defense of the NWA US Tag Team Championships.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-02-25
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NWA WrestleWar '89: The Music City Showdown
Overview: WrestleWar 1989: Music City Showdown was the first WrestleWar professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) banner. It took place on May 7, 1989 from the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-05-07
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AJPW October Giant Series 1998 - Day 18
Overview: AJPW's Giant Series comes to a conclusion as Mitsuharu Misawa and Kenta Kobashi face off in a classic encounter.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-10-31
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AJPW October Giant Series 1992 - Day 17
Overview: AJPW's annual October Giant Series comes to a close. Mitsuharu Misawa makes his first title defense against his tag team partner Toshiaki Kawada.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-10-21
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UWF Beach Brawl
Overview: The crowning of the SportsChannel TV Champion Live on Pay Per View!
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-07-09
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AJPW Summer Action Series 1993 - Day 22
Overview: All Japan Pro Wrestling's Summer Action Series rolls on, featuring two instant classic matches in a double main event.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-07-29
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UWF Blackjack Brawl
Overview: Try your luck with the roughest and toughest professional wrestlers when Herb Abrams presents The UWF Blackjack Brawl!
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-09-23
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