1) WWE Employee Fired After Incident With Vince McMahon
News broke that Chris DeJoseph was released by WWE this week. He had been serving as one of the lead writers of Smackdown. On Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer noted that DeJoseph was let go after an incident with Vince McMahon. Here is what Meltzer said:
“It was a disciplinary thing. I don’t know all the details but I know it was a disciplinary thing. He had just gotten a promotion very recently.”
“Something happened with Vince and I don’t know exactly what it was but he was let go. He was fired on Friday. Everyone got the word on Friday afternoon.”
SEScoops is also reporting that DeJoseph was fired due to remarks that he made during a backstage meeting. Vince was said to be “irate” over what happened:
Some outlets have speculated the departure was a cost-cutting measure related to COVID-19, but that is not the case. DeJoseph was let go Thursday due to inappropriate conduct and remarks during a backstage meeting.
DeJoseph worked closely with Executive Director Bruce Prichard, but it was WWE boss Vince McMahon who made the call to fire him. McMahon was said to be irate over DeJoseph’s “highly unprofessional” behavior.
In addition to this incident, we’re told that people who worked closely with Chris DeJoseph felt he was struggling to keep up with WWE’s grueling schedule.
My Take:
- You definitely don’t like to hear about anyone losing their jobs, especially during these times. We will let you know if we find out more on what was said during the meeting.
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