Inducting The Bushwhackers into the 2015 WWE Hall of Fame is none other than their former flag bearer, Johnny Ace. Ace spent about six months with the duo while they were The Sheepherders in Florida Championship Wrestling. Dusty Rhodes thought that it would be good for the young Ace to learn under the experienced tag team. It was Ace's first big break in the business. The flag bearer was a vital part of their New Zealand heel gimmick. They portrayed themselves as evil foreigners in a way that stoked xenophobia similar to an Iron Sheik or Nikolai Volkoff. Being a flag bearer for the team was a great opportunity for Ace to work as a truly hated heel. Rip Morgan and Jack Victory would also assume the roles of flag bearer for The Sheepherders. Ace is more known to the current wrestling audience as a recent on-screen authority figure for WWE programming, John Laurinaitis (his real name). His most successful years in-ring were during his time in All Japan Pro Wrestling throughout the 1990s. Currently, he's a producer and has had many backstage roles over the years.
