'Unemployed' Road Dogg Says He Was 'Turned Away' From AEW Because Of Political Beliefs - Wrestling Inc.
Brian James said AEW passed on him over his political beliefs after a social media dispute over the Gunn brothers drew outside attention.
- On Wednesday, former WWE creative team member Brian James claimed he was "turned away" from AEW due to his "political/core beliefs" during a Twitter exchange about the tag team division.
- James departed WWE earlier this year as co-lead writer of SmackDown but has remained unemployed after potential TNA creative opportunities collapsed by late July.
- His criticism of the AEW World Tag Team Championships on Tuesday as "beneath" Austin and Colten Gunn triggered a social media exchange where James accused journalist David Bixenspan of sabotaging his AEW chances.
- Claiming he was punished for right-wing political alignment despite not voting for President Donald Trump, James offered no proof and no AEW officials have commented on his allegations.
- Unlike WWE, which features President Donald Trump in programming, AEW President Tony Khan generally avoids politics, though former talent Jake Hager previously made similar accusations of political bias before his contract expired.
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WWE Legend Says AEW Turned Him Down Due To Political Beliefs
Former WWE wrestler and backstage producer Road Dogg made a strange claim on social media that political beliefs are why he can’t get hired by AEW. Two instances of Road Dogg losing his WWE job have seen AEW not going after the free agent. Road Dogg is most famous for his younger years as part […] The post WWE Legend Says AEW Turned Him Down Due To Political Beliefs appeared first on HEAVY.
"Road Dogg" Brian James Claims He Was Turned Away From AEW Due To His Political Beliefs
Former WWE writer Brian "Road Dogg" James was active on social media today engaging in a back-and-forth with F4WOnline.com's Dave Meltzer on the status of the AEW Tag Team Titles before revealing that he lost an opportunity to join AEW due to his political beliefs. James initially stated that the AEW Tag Team titles and every other tag team were "beneath" Billy Gun's sons, Austin and Colten Gunn while believing that AEW President Tony Khan was "…
WWE Veteran Claims AEW Rejected Him Because of His Political Beliefs
Photo Credit: WWE Former WWE executive Road Dogg has claimed that his political beliefs played a role in his being turned down for a job in AEW. Road Dogg, whose real name is Brian James, made the claim while exchanging tweets with Dave Meltzer and David Bixenspan. He suggested that he was denied an opportunity because of his political views and questioned why he should have been punished for a family member’s political affiliation. “Actually, I…
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