John Laurinaitis Gone from WWE

Per my buddy Mike Johnson, from PWI Insider, John Laurinaitis has been let go from WWE. This comes in the wake of the sexual misconduct cover up allegations against him and WWE Chairman, Vince McMahon. Laurinaitis was rehired back in March 2021 and returned to the roll that he was in previously, talent relations. Laurinaitis had served as Executive Vice President of WWE Talent Relations for nearly a decade previously.

Laurinaitis had a reputation for being heartless when severing wrestlers’ contracts and for only picking wrestlers’ that were only the most aesthetically pleasing. Now his reputation is that of an executive that helped cover up numerous sexual misconduct allegations. Against both him and McMahon. Laurinaitis was once known as a technically sound worker and an American that excelled in Japan once upon a time. Those days however, are long gone.

Triple H is leading Talent Relations now, like he was previously. He makes the most sense for the position. Along with Shawn Michaels if he wants to. These two are legendary wrestlers with minds for the business that are respected by wrestlers and fans alike. It could be argued that if Triple H were still leading talent relations that wrestlers like Adam Cole, Kyle O’Reilly, Bobby Fish, Karrion Kross and Johnny Gargano would have never left. The good thing is they can get Gargano back if they want to. Like they did with Kross on this past Smackdown.

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