{"id":642681,"date":"2026-05-02T08:51:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T08:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/642681\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T08:51:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T08:51:09","slug":"tv-producer-director-among-recent-wwe-cuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/642681\/","title":{"rendered":"TV producer &#038; director among recent WWE cuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week WWE took a thresher to their roster, cutting wrestlers from the bottom of developmental all the way to regular TV performers. Today we learned they are making cuts on the other side of the camera too.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gavin O\u2019Shea, a producer and director who had worked for WWE for a quarter-century, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/gavin-o-shea-6a22837_after-25-years-losing-my-job-wasnt-part-activity-7455988921668366336-6hQS\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">announced on his LinkedIn page<\/a> that he was being laid off.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Here is O\u2019Shea\u2019s post:<\/p>\n<p>After 25 years, losing my job wasn\u2019t part of the plan. For those memorable 25 years at WWE, I\u2019ve seen, heard and experienced it all. After all, I grew up there, made friends and learned by doing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Like many people, I tied a piece of my identity to what I do every day. So when that suddenly changed, it felt unsettling, humbling \u2026 and honestly, a little scary.<\/p>\n<p>But here\u2019s what I\u2019m learning in real time:<\/p>\n<p>Your job is something you do \u2014 not who you are<\/p>\n<p>Setbacks can create space for better opportunities<\/p>\n<p>Resilience isn\u2019t a buzzword \u2014 it\u2019s a skill you build through moments like this.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m taking this time to reflect, reset, and refocus on what I truly want in my next chapter. I\u2019m incredibly grateful for the people I\u2019ve worked with, the lessons I\u2019ve learned, and the support I\u2019ve already received.<\/p>\n<p>If you know of opportunities or just want to connect, I\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Shea\u2019s post received over 100 likes and comments, including feedback from long-time wrestling writer Dave Lagana and former WWE commentator Arda Ocal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to his LinkedIn page, O\u2019Shea graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2001 with a degree in communications. After a four-month internship with the Today show on NBC, he joined WWE as a production manager and has worked there since then.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.f4wonline.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"preferred-source-link\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Google-CTA.jpg\" alt=\"Google Icon\" class=\"google-icon\"\/><br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.f4wonline.com\/news\/wwe\/two-new-matches-announced-for-wwe-backlash\/?utm_source=navigation-next&amp;utm_medium=internal\" class=\"gms-next\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">next story<\/a><br \/>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.f4wonline.com\/news\/wwe\/womens-us-title-match-gunther-gingerbread-man-funeral-set-for-next-wwe-smackdown\/?utm_source=navigation-previous&amp;utm_medium=internal\" class=\"gms-prev\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">previous story<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Last week WWE took a thresher to their roster, cutting wrestlers from the bottom of developmental all the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":220814,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[49,48,75],"class_list":["post-642681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642681","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=642681"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642681\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/220814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=642681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=642681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=642681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}