History Trivia / JohnLaurinaitis

* RoleEndingMisdemeanor: Laurinaitis wound up being caught in the crossfire of the scandals that forced Wrestling/VinceMcMahon to retire after details leaked out in June 2022, which accused him of partaking in sexual misconduct, with reports stating that Laurinaitis would either harass female corporate employees on his own or "[[UnusualEuphemism tag team]]" with Vince.[[note]]The first report about Vince's NDA payments in fact mentioned in regards of the woman involved that after ending their affair Vince "passed her like a toy" to Laurinaitis.[[/note]] He would be replaced by Bruce Prichard in late June 2022, before being terminated from the company by August 2022 after the Board of Directors completed its investigation.

** Efforts to revitalize ''[=SmackDown=]'''s cruiserweight division were torpedoed by him, eventually culminating in a "Juniors" division centered around midget wrestlers.

* FanNickname: "John Laryngitis," in reference to his raspy, "dying man" voice.

* HostilityOnTheSet: Famously lead to the decline of and breakaway of Ohio Valley Wrestling, as well as the end of the FCW {{revival}}. Contrary to popular belief there was no hostility regarded Deep South Wrestling, although he ended up being a fall guy in that farm league's failure too.

* AuthorAppeal: His desire to see magazine models in professional wrestling rings is well known, with most of his finds being too horrible to ever make it to television. His most successful cases are Wrestling/KellyKelly, as far as being pushed by the WWE machine, and Wrestling/AliciaFox from a critical standpoint([[NormalFishInATinyPond she at least learned her fundamentals]]) as well longevity in the business(likely because of said fundamentals). Equally well known is his preference for badly worked but [[FanService titillation heavy]] matches, which is why Wrestling/GailKim had so many with Wrestling/DawnMarie off camera that had [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment nothing to do]] with what Kim did on camera. Less known is his love for [[AmazonianBeauty giant shredded black women]], which is why Linda Miles and Trenesha Biggers hung around so long despite not being good in the ring, and why Miles got the {{dominatrix}} gimmick [[BadassDecay that sunk the careers]] of the Basham Brothers([[FakeBoobs as well as breast implants]] angle with the [[Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield Bradshaw]]). It's also why Lenda Murray was considered for developmental (precedent lead to fans [[ShootTheMessenger rejecting her on principle]]). He's also got love for gaijin who love Japanese pro wrestling, such as Wrestling/DeanMalenko, Wrestling/EddieGuerrero, Wrestling/ChrisBenoit, Wrestling/ChrisJericho, [[Wrestling/MattBloom Giant Bernard]], Wrestling/{{Akebono}}, Wrestling/BryanDanielson, Wrestling/LowKi, Wrestling/MontelVontaviousPorter and Wrestling/KennyOmega. This is where one finds most of the better wrestlers he pulls for, but when it comes to women his other appeals take priority; [[Wrestling/CarleneMoore Jazz]] was too short and too butch for the new direction of the women's division but Biggers did have a(terrible) run in [[Wrestling/ProWrestlingZero1 Zero 1]] all the same.

* AuthorAppeal: His desire to see magazine models in professional wrestling rings is well known, with most of his finds being too horrible to ever make it to television. His most successful cases are Wrestling/KellyKelly, as far as being pushed by the WWE machine, and Wrestling/AliciaFox from a critical standpoint([[NormalFishInATinyPond she at least learned her fundamentals]]) as well longevity in the business(likely because of said fundamentals). Equally well known is his preference for badly worked but [[FanService titillation heavy]] matches, which is why Wrestling/GailKim had so many with Wrestling/DawnMarie off camera that had [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment nothing to do]] with what Kim did on camera. Less known is his love for [[AmazonianBeauty giant shredded black women]], which is why Linda Miles and Trenesha Biggers hung around so long despite not being good in the ring, and why Miles got the {{dominatrix}} gimmick [[BadassDecay that sunk the careers]] of the Basham Brothers([[FakeBoobs as well as breast implants]] angle with the [[Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield Bradshaw]]). It's also why Lenda Murray was considered for developmental (precedent resulted fans [[ShootTheMessenger rejecting her on principle]]). He's also got love for gaijin who love Japanese pro wrestling, such as Wrestling/DeanMalenko, Wrestling/EddieGuerrero, Wrestling/ChrisBenoit, Wrestling/ChrisJericho, [[Wrestling/MattBloom Giant Bernard]], Wrestling/{{Akebono}}, Wrestling/BryanDanielson, Wrestling/LowKi, Wrestling/MontelVontaviousPorter and Wrestling/KennyOmega. This is where one finds most of the better wrestlers he pulls for, but when it comes to women his other appeals take priority; [[Wrestling/CarleneMoore Jazz]] was too short and too butch for the new direction of the women's division but Biggers did have a(terrible) run in [[Wrestling/ProWrestlingZero1 Zero 1]] all the same.

* AuthorAppeal: His desire to see magazine models in professional wrestling rings is well known, with most of his finds being too horrible to ever make it to television. His most successful cases are Wrestling/KellyKelly, as far as being pushed by the WWE machine, and Wrestling/AliciaFox from a critical standpoint([[NormalFishInATinyPond she at least learned her fundamentals]]) as well longevity in the business(likely because of said fundamentals). Equally well known is his preference for badly worked but [[FanService titillation heavy]] matches, which is why Wrestling/GailKim had so many with Wrestling/DawnMarie off camera that had [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment nothing to do]] with what Kim did on camera. Less known is his love for [[AmazonianBeauty giant shredded black women]], which is why Linda Miles and Trenesha Biggers hung around so long despite not being good in the ring, and why Miles got the {{dominatrix}} gimmick [[BadassDecay that sunk the careers]] of the Basham Brothers([[FakeBoobs as well as breast implants]] angle with the [[Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield Bradshaw]]). It's also why Lenda Murray was considered for developmental (precedent resulted fans [[ShootTheMessenger rejecting her on principle]]). He's also got love for gaijin who love Japanese pro wrestling, such as Wrestling/DeanMalenko, Wrestling/EddieGuerrero, Wrestling/ChrisBenoit, Wrestling/ChrisJericho, [[Wrestling/MattBloom Giant Bernard]], Wrestling/{{Akebono}}, Wrestling/BryanDanielson, Wrestling/LowKi, Wrestling/MontelVontaviousPorter and Wrestling/KennyOmega. This is where one finds most of the better wrestlers he pulls for, but when it comes to women his other appeals take priority; [[Wrestling/CarleneMoore Jazz]] was too short and too butch for the new direction of the women's division.

* AuthorAppeal: His desire to see magazine models in professional wrestling rings is well known, with most of his finds being too horrible to ever make it to television. His most successful cases are Wrestling/KellyKelly, as far as being pushed by the WWE machine, and Wrestling/AliciaFox from a critical standpoint([[NormalFishInATinyPond she at least learned her fundamentals]]) as well longevity in the business(likely because of said fundamentals). Equally well known is his preference for badly worked but [[FanService titillation heavy]] matches, which is why Wrestling/GailKim had so many with Wrestling/DawnMarie off camera that had [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment nothing to do]] with what Kim did on camera. Less known is his love for [[AmazonianBeauty giant shredded black women]], which is why Linda Miles and Trenesha Biggers hung around so long despite not being good in the ring, and why Miles got the {{dominatrix}} gimmick [[BadassDecay that sunk the careers]] of the Basham Brothers([[FakeBoobs as well as breast implants]] angle with the [[Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield Bradshaw]]). It's also why Lenda Murray was considered for developmental (precedent resulted fans [[ShootTheMessenger rejecting her on principle]]). He's also got love for gaijin who love Japanese pro wrestling, such as Wrestling/DeanMalenko, Wrestling/EddieGuerrero, Wrestling/ChrisBenoit, Wrestling/ChrisJericho, [[Wrestling/MattBloom Giant Bernard]], Wrestling/{{Akebono}}, Wrestling/BryanDanielson, Wrestling/LowKi and Wrestling/MontelVontaviousPorter. This is where one finds most of the better wrestlers he pulls for, but when it comes to women his other appeals take priority; [[Wrestling/CarleneMoore Jazz]] was too short and too butch for the new direction of the women's division.

* AuthorAppeal: His desire to see magazine models in professional wrestling rings is well known, with most of his finds being too horrible to ever make it to television. His most successful cases are Wrestling/KellyKelly, as far as being pushed by the WWE machine, and Wrestling/AliciaFox from a critical standpoint([[NormalFishInATinyPond she at least learned her fundamentals]]) as well longevity in the business(likely because of said fundamentals). Equally well known is his preference for badly worked but fan service heavy matches, which is why Wrestling/GailKim had so many with Wrestling/DawnMarie off camera that had nothing to do with what Kim did on camera. Less known is his love for [[AmazonianBeauty giant shredded black women]], which is why Linda Miles and Trenesha Biggers hung around so long despite not being good in the ring, and why Miles got the {{dominatrix}} gimmick [[BadassDecay that sunk the careers]] of the Basham Brothers([[FakeBoobs as well as breast implants]] angle with the [[Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield Bradshaw]]). It's also why Lenda Murray was considered for developmental (precedent resulted fans [[ShootTheMessenger rejecting her on principle]]). He's also got love for gaijin who love Japanese pro wrestling, such as [[Wrestling/MattBloom Giant Bernard]], Wrestling/{{Akebono}}, Wrestling/BryanDanielson, Wrestling/LowKi and Wrestling/MontelVontaviousPorter(this is where one finds most of the better wrestlers he pulls for).

* FollowTheLeader: Invented the Cutter, originally calling the Ace Crusher, with Wrestling/DiamondDallasPage. Superstars who've adapted the cutter include Wrestling/RandyOrton (RKO), Wrestling/CodyRhodes, Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys, [[Wrestling/MattHardy both]] [[Wrestling/JeffHardy Hardys]], etc. In fact, one of the most common names for the cutter is the Ace Crusher.

* RomanceOnTheSet: In 2015 he became engaged to the Wrestling/BellaTwins' mother, Kathy Colace.

* RomanceOnTheSet: In 2015 he became engaged to the Wrestling/BellaTwins mother, Kathy Colace.

* RomanceOnTheSet: In 2015 he became engaged to the BellaTwins mother, Kathy Colace.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Efforts to revitalize Smackdown's cruiserweight division were torpedoed by him eventually culminating in a "Juniors" division centered around midget wrestlers.