WWE Employees Furious Over A.W. Joke, More on Laurinaitis’ Senior VP Resignation

July 31, 2012

According to F4WOnline.com, many backstage in WWE were said to be furious over A.W.’s Kobe Bryant joke on Raw, and many were even in disbelief.

WWE has issued an apology for the remark, and we noted earlier that a WWE spokesperson has said an “appropriate action” has been taken in the matter.

More on Laurinaitis’ Senior VP Resignation

PWInsider.com is reporting that John Laurinaitis’ resignation as WWE’s Senior Vice President of Talent Relations is indeed legitimate and is not part of a storyline.

As we reported awhile back, Laurinaitis’ name had been removed from the Executive Officers listing on WWE’s corporate site several months ago, and was replaced by Triple H, real name Paul Levesque.

While WWE cited “burn out” as the reason why Laurinaitis has decided to resign, we have been reporting for months now that Laurinaitis’ job duties have been largely scaled back and were being absorbed mainly by Triple H and other employees appointed by Triple H.

Laurinaitis officially took over the Senior VP of Talent Relations job back in 2004, replacing Jim Ross who had previously held the job.

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.