Latest on “shocking” firing of major WWE name
WWE is no stranger to letting people go. While it’s often the wrestlers who get fired, sometimes big names get fired from the company at executive level. This happened recently when James Kimball was fired and there was an update on this.
James Kimball served as SVP of Talent Operations and Strategy for WWE. He was hired as Vice President of Business Operations in 2020 and worked closely with Triple H. His time with the company ended when he was fired for a staff violation.
In the latest update to this story, Fightful Select noted that “HR injury” is pretty broad and could mean no one else was directly affected. However, there is confirmation of this, apart from the fact that it could mean a variety of things.
It was also noted that James Kimball’s firing from an unnamed talent was deemed “shocking” and the former worked closely with Triple H during his time in WWE.
Several UFC and WWE wrestlers told Fightful that they were surprised by Kimball’s departure. In contrast, another wrestler stated that Kimball was viewed as someone who would be associated with the Stamford-based company for years to come.
The report categorically stated that this decision had nothing to do with Vince McMahon’s return to the company.
James Kimball has reportedly been fired from WWE over a backstage incident
Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter also recently provided an update on the situation, stating that Kimball’s release was due to a behind-the-scenes incident.
“Senior vice president of talent operations and strategy, James Kimball, was fired last week. Fightful first broke the story and said it was due to a human resources violation. The only thing we heard was that there was an incident , but no specific details of what it was,” Meltzer said. [H/T Wrestletalk]
James Kimball was a big part of WWE’s partnership with NIL and was the liaison for many of the tryouts.
Triple H will book his first WrestleMania in less than four weeks. However, Hunter had to deal with many backstage staff changes ahead of the biggest show of the year.
Vince McMahon’s return to the company prompted a major reshuffle of off-screen personalities. The 77-year-old also reportedly takes part in creative pitches.
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