In a surprising development, PWInsider.com has reported that Brian James, better known as “Road Dogg,” has left WWE. Apparently, James voluntarily left his role on the company’s creative team, where he had served as co-lead writer for the SmackDown brand. The longtime backstage contributor, who first joined WWE in the 1990s as a wrestler and later returned in various capacities, was thought to have a job for as long as he wanted because of his relationship with fellow DX alumni Triple H.
“WWE Hall of Famer Road Dogg Brian James left World Wrestling Entertainment today, PWInsider.com has learned. The word making the rounds is that he made the decision to leave his position on the company’s creative team, where he had been working on the Smackdown brand.” – PWInsider.com
56-year-old James debuted in 1986 and rose to fame in WWF/WWE as The Roadie and later Road Dogg Jesse James. With Billy Gunn as the New Age Outlaws in D-Generation X, he won five WWF Tag Team Championships, plus the Intercontinental and Hardcore titles. From there, he wrestled for TNA and WWA, eventually returning to WWE in 2011, where he has held roles including producer, head writer, NXT coach, and Senior Vice President of Live Events in addition to being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame with DX in 2019.
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