Title History
- ICWA Florida Heavyweight title;
- PWF (Florida) Tag Team titles w/Terminator defeating Steve Keirn & Mike Graham (September 20, 1988);
- PWF (Florida) Tag Team titles w/Terminator defeating Brian Knobs & Jerry Sags (January 26, 1989);
- FCW Florida Tag Team titles w/The Terminator defeating ????? & ????? ();
- AJPW All Asia Tag Team titles w/Kenta Kobashi defeating Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers for vacant titles (September 7, 1990);
- AJPW All Asia Tag Team titles w/Kenta Kobashi defeating Dan Kroffat & Doug Furnas (July 8, 1991);
- AJPW (All Japan) Unified World Tag Team titles w/Steve Williams defeating Jun Akiyama & Mitsuharu Misawa (September 5, 1996);
- AJPW (All Japan) Unified World Tag Team titles w/Kenta Kobashi defeating Akira Taue & Toshiaki Kawada (May 27, 1997);
- AJPW (All Japan) Unified World Tag Team titles w/Kenta Kobashi defeating Gary Albright & Steve Williams (October 4, 1997);
- AJPW (All Japan) Unified World Tag Team titles w/Mike Barton defeating Jun Akiyama & Kenta Kobashi (June 9, 1999);
- OWF (Oregon Wrestling Federation) Heavyweight title;
Career Highlights
In The Beginning:
- John Lauriantis is the brother of Joe Lauriantis (aka Road Warrior Animal) and Mark Laurenitis (aka The Terminator)..
- 1987: Johnny Ace started out as a “flag-bearer” for the Sheepherders until they turned on him and picked up Rip Morgan..
- 1988: Johnny Ace teamed up with guys like Mighty Wilbur and Ricky Santana to do jobs to the Sheepherders…
- Johnny Ace wrestled in Florida Championship Wrestling often teaming with his brother, The Terminator..
World Championship Wrestling:
- Johnny Ace teamed with Shane Douglas in the forgettable tag team, “The Dynamic Dudes” in World Championship Wrestling..
All-Japan Pro Wrestling:
- 1990: After AJPW cut its ties with WCW, Johnny Ace decided to stay with AJPW (where he became Head Ganjin Booker)..
- Johnny Ace formed a tag team with the legendary Kenta Kobashi known as “GET” in Giant Baba’s All Japan promotion..
- 2000: Johnny Ace retired from active wrestling after Mitsuhara Misawa’s Pro Wrestling NOAH split off from AJPW..
World Championship Wrestling:
- 2000: Johnny Ace was hired on as a booker for World Championship Wrestling(replacing Vince Russo)..
World Wrestling Entertainment:
- 2001: Johnny Ace signed with the World Wrestling Federation as a road agent after WCW was purchased..
- ~~~It was said that Johnny Ace was being groomed to replace Jim Ross as head of WWE Talent Relation..
- April 9, 2004: John Laurinatis officially replaced Jim Ross as the Vice President of WWE Talent Relations..
- May 2007: John Laurinaitis’ official title became the Senior Vice President of Talent Relations..
- April 1, 2012 – Wrestlemania 28: Team Johnny (Mark Henry, David Otunga, Dolph Ziggler, Christian, The Miz, and Jack Swagger) defeated Team Teddy (Santino Marella, Kofi Kingston, R-Tuth, Zack Ryder, Great Khali, and Booker T) to give John Laurinaitis full control of WWE television.
- May 20, 2012 – Over the Limit: John Laurinaitis defeated John Cena (Big Show interfered).
- June 17, 2012 – No Way out: John Cena defeated The Big Show in a Steel Cage match. After the match Vince McMahon fired John Laurinaitis.
- June 18, 2012–RAW: John Cena defeated John Laurainitis & David Otunga in a 2vs1 handicap match.