139. John Laurinaitis

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The in-ring career of John Laurinaitis (Johnny Ace) was better than he got credit for, as while he was a lower card wrestler in the NWA/WCW and one half of a lame tag team with Shane Douglas as the Dynamic Dudes, he emerged as an upper card wrestler, and a very good one with All Japan Wrestling.

He would become more known in the United States as an executive first in WCW and for over a decade with the WWE where he would be the Director of Talent Relations and while he was not the most beloved man in the locker room, he was a high level executive, which could mean something for this Hall. It also did not hurt that for a solid year that he was one of the top heel figures in the organization.

The Bullet Points

Other Aliases: Johnny Ace
Billed From: San Bernardino, California
Key Championships Held: AJPW All-Asia Tag Team (2) w/Kenta Kobashi
AJPW World Tag Team (4) 2w/Kenta Kobashi, 1w/Steve Williams & 1w/Mike Barton
Why they will get in: He did work there for over a decade. Not many can say that.
Why they won't get in: He is not exactly popular, and that is an understatement.
Five Greatest Matches/Moments: 1. Had a five star match with Steve Williams against Kenta Kobashi and Mitsuharu Misawa. (3/4/95)
2. Had another five star match with Steve Williams against Mitsuharu Misawa and Jun Akiyama (6/7/96)
3. Won the All Japan World Tag Team Title with Steve Williams (11/5/96)
4. Named the Director of Talent Relations for the WWE (2001)
5. It wasn’t pretty, but he defeated John Cena at Extreme Rules (5/20/12)