Bodyslam is reporting that Brian “Road Dogg” James has parted ways with WWE. Road Dogg had been working as the co-lead writer for Friday Night SmackDown over the last year. PWInsider is also reporting that Road Dogg is done with the company and their report notes that the word making the rounds is that the WWE Hall of Famer made the decision to leave his position on the creative team.
James had been with WWE since August of 2022 in as the Senior Vice President of Live Events and as the co-lead writer of SmackDown since February of 2025. James previously worked with WWE from 2014 to 2022 first as a writer and producer from 2014 to 2019 and later as a coach for WWE’s Performance Center until his release in January of 2022.
