The WWE continues shuffling some key boardroom pieces after the retirement of its controversial CEO Vince McMahon, with the new administration spearheaded by his daughter Stephanie McMahon and Nick Khan putting some new names like Brian "Road Dogg" James in place.
As PWInsider.com reports, WWE veteran "Road Dogg" James, a 53-year-old former wrestler, will assume the role of Vice President of Live Events, taking over a similar role to the one previously held by Jeff Jarrett. Jarrett held the position of “Senior Vice President, Live Events” after joining the WWE in 2019 before quietly departing the promotion company after McMahon's recent retirement.
James is the youngest son of wrestling legend "Bullet" Bob Armstrong, living out a WWE Hall of Famer career himself. More recently, he served as a member of Paul "Triple H" Levesque's team in NXT Black & Gold, whose chapter came to an end in early January. Of course, Road Dogg's biggest exploits in the ring came mainly in the WWE Attitude era, between 1994 and 2001, as a notable member of the D-Generation X team before returning in a latter stage of his career running from 2011 to 2014.
Road Dogg's also acted as Head of Creative for the WWE's Smackdown series. Considering his close relationship with Levesque, it’s no wonder he’s back given Triple H's role as Executive Vice President of Talent Relations and Head of Creative under the new management. Last year, James was hospitalized under suspicion of a possible heart attack, and in the past he recognized having to overcome problems related to drug and alcohol abuse that may have impaired his heart’s health.
Before landing this new gig, Road Dogg had been vying for a job at AEW, a possibility that’s out of the question now that he’s set to play a key role in the WWE restructuring that's shown many wrestlers out the door. The ongoing process began after McMahon's departure, which in itself is believed to have been rushed due to investigations related to potential sexual misconduct and hush payments he made to women dating back to 2006 up until this year.
Despite no longer being CEO, McMahon remains the WWE's largest shareholder and commands most of the voting power in the organization. With Ronda Rousey in the WWE ranks, it looks like not a day can go by without scandalous wrestling news.
Source: PWInsider.com