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Road Dogg was not fired by WWE, according to a new report, and the claim that he lost his job over his support for Chelsea Green is not true.
According to Fightful Select, at least six sources denied the story and said Brian “Road Dogg” James quit WWE on his own in March. The rumor started on the November 6 edition of the Coach and Bro Show, where Jonathan Coachman said Road Dogg had been fired because he backed a push for Green.
Road Dogg was the co-lead writer of SmackDown at the time he left. He has said himself on more than one occasion that he walked away because the job had stopped being fun and he felt he was not earning his pay. In April he explained that the schedule had become too much, saying it was just moving too fast for him, and he wanted more time with his children and grandchildren.
Fightful Select also pushed back on Coachman in its report, pointing to the times he has been wrong before and noting that his research has been called into question. Coachman has a history of making claims that do not hold up, and this one was denied quickly by people familiar with the situation.
There was no falling out with Triple H, who Road Dogg worked with closely in D-Generation X and in WWE creative. Road Dogg left on his own terms in March, and nothing in the new report suggests WWE pushed him out or that Green had anything to do with it.
Since leaving WWE, Road Dogg has gone back to wrestling on the independent scene and has reunited with Jeff Jarrett and Billy Gunn.
What is confirmed is that Road Dogg quit in March, and that six sources told Fightful Select he was not fired over Chelsea Green. What is not confirmed is whether Road Dogg plans to return to WWE in any role down the line.
Source: Fightful Select
