Backstage Reaction To Johnny Ace's Promotion, Heat On Other Talent Relations? (Patreon)

Johnny Ace is back at the helm of talent relations in WWE. This left several wrestlers concerned -- at least those that reached out to Fightful. One wrestler indicated Ace's insistence on embracing the "diva" style performers over in-ring acumen during his time there, and were worried that line of thinking would be reflected in his hiring method again. Ace has been out of the Talent Relations role for nine years, and has taken over a lot of the duties held by Mark Carrano. Several current WWE wrestlers told us that Mark Carrano was easy to work with on the surface, but was hard to trust, particularly after the April 2020 releases. Those cuts in general eroded a lot of trust within the company, after several wrestlers were let go who were made long-term promises, and Carrano was said to be a part of that.