As seen during Sunday night's WWE Survivor Series pay-per-view event, John Laurinaitis, WWE's former Executive Vice President of Talent Relations and former on-screen RAW and SmackDown General Manager, was seen during a backstage segment involving Santino Marella, Los Matadores, R-Truth, and Fandango. Laurinaitis's brief cameo has reportedly sparked speculation as to whether or not there are plans for him to return to WWE programming.

Numerous sources are reporting, however, that there are absolutely no plans whatsoever to bring Laurinaitis back to WWE programming in any capacity. As of late, Laurinaitis has been working as a backstage producer and agent with the company.