James Laurinaitis Retires from Football

[LowBlowPodcast]

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/19136672/veteran-middle-linebacker-james-laurinaitis-announces-retirement

 

How long before we see the spikes back in the WWE in some hope, form, or fashion?

 

 

[rzombie1988]

WWE will certainly pick him up if he wants to get into wrestling and I don't know where else he can make that kind of money but wrestling.

 

Wrestling isn't set up right now for tag teams though and I don't even think peak Road Warriors would be that big.

[Cobra Commander]

circa 2009

 

on checking Wikipedia, didn't realize Johnny Ace was billed as taller than Animal.

 

The heights/weights (billed) for the Laurinaitis family

 

Animal: 6'2"/305

Johnny Ace: 6'4"/250

Terminator: 6'1"/269

James Laurinaitis: 6'2"/248

 

So, he might be more of a Jimmy Ace than a Son of Animal, physique-wise

[sek69]

Unless he gets diet tips from Jinder.

[Robert S]

If he wants he will definitely get his chance. He will face an uphill battle though: he is already 30 and after that many years playing professional American football his body probably is pretty shot.

[LowBlowPodcast]

I could see him and Mojo teaming up for something... it would be a crazy energy level type deal and they'd have some charisma... pipe dreams but still fun to hope for.

[Shatter_Machine]

He'd have to have a real passion for wrestling to want to do it. He made pretty good money in the NFL, and was in the league long enough to pile up some nagging injuries. I'm sure he saw what being on the road all the time did to his father, and I wonder if he'd want to put his family through that, especially if money wasn't really an issue?

[sek69]

If he wants to do it, he could probably make a decent living doing the indy circuit to see if he really wants to try it full time without having to jump head long into the grind and/or bullshit of working for WWE.

[Dewar]

He's not going to work the indies. This is a guy who made almost 36 million dollars playing football. If he decides to try pro wrestling, he's most likely going straight to the WWE developmental centre.

[NintendoLogic]

Except his dad is part of the WWE concussion lawsuit.