Vince McMahon Snaps Up Creative And Live Event Talent In WWE Hiring Spree

WWE enhance several divisions in attempt to arrest multiple slides...

by Michael Hamflett

WWE have hired several new writers and live event coordinators in an effort to shore up key areas of the organisation, PWInsider reports.

The signings were noted by Vince McMahon in the Q1 Stockholder call last week, and have since been confirmed to include additions to departments that have recently been fleshed out with the inclusion of Jeff Jarrett, Bruce Prichard and Dana Warrior.

PWInsider's Mike Johnson reported that former NBC and MTV writer Michael James Nelson will join TruTV's Andrea Kail on a refreshed line-up including the aforementioned three as part of further changes following WrestleMania 35. Brian 'Road Dogg' James stepped down from the SmackDown Head Writer's post following the 'Show Of Shows' as part of the continued upheaval.

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Live events too will see changes made, with marketing managers from Cirque du Soleil (Stephanie Stevens) and the Houston Sports Authority (Jules Rice) added to a division headed up by Michael Hayes and Steve Corino.

The Stockholder conference call couldn't sugarcoat downward-trending graphs on some of WWE's key business metrics, with ratings, merchandise sales and live event gates all falling significantly below expectations based on this time last year. The company had already suggested that changes to house shows would be forthcoming - these latest hires may be the first statement of intent.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation over 7 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 30 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz", Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 50,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett