UPDATED: John Laurinaitis Resigns as Senior VP of Talent Operations

UPDATE: PWInsider reports that John Laurinaitis’ resignation as Senior Vice President of Talent Operations is legit and not a part of any storyline. As previously reported, Laurinaitis was quietly removed from the WWE Corporate website several weeks ago.

The WWE story attributed the resignation to burnout, though several people in the company have indicated that it’s more a signal of Triple H taking control of parts of the company. Laurinaitis’ responsibilities as Senior VP of Talent Operations had been less and less signficant over the last several years, with Stephanie McMahon and Triple H taking over that area more and more.

ORIGINAL: WWE has released the following statement tonight:

Effective immediately, John Laurinaitis is resigning from his position as Senior Vice President of Talent Operations. Following his very public firing at June’s No Way Out, Laurinaitis continued to work behind-the-scenes in his corporate role. After eight years of service in talent relations, he’s “burned out” and now hopes to concentrate on what he knows best: putting together matches and working with WWE talent as a producer.

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