John Laurinaitis Pulled From First Post WWE Appearance

Big Johnny Ace was supposed to make an appearance at Wrestlecon over WrestleMania 39 weekend, brought in by Bobby Fulton’s Big Time Collectibles.

However, Fulton announced on Twitter 24 hours later that John Laurinaitis’ appearance has been canceled due to negative feedback on the initial announcement was made.

Yesterday we announced John Laurinaitis would be doing an appearance with Big Time Collectibles. Upon announcement we received only negative feedback. After much consideration we have decided to not work with him. We apologize to those that were offended by us working with him. pic.twitter.com/l9Eg6GQD7a

— Bobby Fulton (@TheBobbyFulton) January 5, 2023

John Laurinaitis started his wrestling career as an in-ring competitor in 1986 under the ring name “Johnny Ace.” He competed until 2000 when he decided to retire from the ring and transitioned to backstage roles. He served as the Executive Vice President of Talent Relations for WWE for a long tenure.

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