{"id":115514,"date":"2022-08-08T16:51:49","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T21:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=115514"},"modified":"2022-08-08T16:51:49","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T21:51:49","slug":"john-laurinaitis-fired-by-wwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2022\/08\/08\/john-laurinaitis-fired-by-wwe\/","title":{"rendered":"John Laurinaitis fired by WWE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-1041981642\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Jason Powell<\/b>, ProWrestling.net Editor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prowrestlingnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>John Laurinaitis has been fired by WWE. Mike Johnson of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwinsider.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PWInsider.com<\/a> reports that the move was officially made within the last week or so.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> Laurinaitis had been on administrative leave from his position as the head of talent relations. Bruce Prichard took over the position on an interim basis shortly after Laurinaitis&#8217;s name was mentioned in the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> story regarding the WWE Board of Directors investigating claims of misconduct by Vince McMahon. 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