{"id":722603,"date":"2026-06-08T08:01:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T08:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/722603\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T08:01:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T08:01:15","slug":"road-dogg-on-why-he-left-wwe-i-wasnt-having-any-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/722603\/","title":{"rendered":"Road Dogg on why he left WWE: \u2018I wasn\u2019t having any fun\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Road Dogg shares more on why he left WWE.<\/p>\n

In an interview with Busted Open Radio<\/a>, Brian \u2018Road Dogg\u2019 James explained that he wasn\u2019t having any fun anymore, and stayed longer than he wanted to. <\/p>\n

\u201cI wasn\u2019t having any fun. It got to be so much work, that it stopped being fun,\u201d he explained (h\/t Fightful<\/a>). \u201cI actually stayed longer than I wanted to just out of fear of unemployment. I didn\u2019t do well with my money. I\u2019m a drug addict and recovering alcoholic. I didn\u2019t manage my money well. That fear of the unknown kept me for a long time. I was about to go into a meeting, and my wife told me on the phone, \u201cI lived with you in a tent.\u2019 I said, \u2018I\u2019m coming home right now.\u2019 If you lived with me in a tent, I don\u2019t need to pay the mortgage.\u201d<\/p>\n

Road Dogg had been in non-wrestling roles in WWE dating back to 2011<\/p>\n

It was reported back in March<\/a> that James had left the WWE, where he had been a key part of the company\u2019s creative team as the co-lead writer of WWE SmackDown. He had several backstage roles in the company dating back to 2011. He remains under contract to WWE through his Legends deal.<\/p>\n

During a virtual signing, James said that he felt the company was \u201cmoving too fast\u201d<\/a> for him, and admitted that it\u2019s a young man\u2019s game.<\/p>\n


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Bryan Rose<\/p>\n

Bryan Rose is an editor from California that has been covering professional wrestling for well over a decade. He officially joined F4WOnline as an editor in 2017.<\/p>\n

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