{"id":214329,"date":"2026-04-03T20:50:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T01:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=214329"},"modified":"2026-04-04T22:54:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T03:54:12","slug":"road-dogg-says-he-left-wwe-because-things-were-moving-too-fast-for-him-details-involvement-in-wm-42-creative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/04\/03\/road-dogg-says-he-left-wwe-because-things-were-moving-too-fast-for-him-details-involvement-in-wm-42-creative\/","title":{"rendered":"Road Dogg says he left WWE because things were moving &#8220;too fast&#8221; for him, details involvement in WM 42 creative"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3426265883\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Former Smackdown co-head writer Brian &#8220;Road Dogg&#8221; James says he left WWE because it was moving too fast for him. James left WWE in early March and his departure was his own decision, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/pwinsider.com\/article\/205651\/surprising-wwe-exit-today.html?p=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from Mike Johnson of PWInsider.com.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was moving too fast;it was just moving too fast for me,\u201d said James during a virtual signing with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/signedbysuperstars\/videos\/1462104642373452\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Signed by Superstars<\/a>. \u201cWe talked about my brothers and their grandkids and I didn\u2019t get to spend a whole lot of time with mine. So, I\u2019m going to do more of that now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Check out the latest episode of the Wade Keller Podcast weekly Tuesday Flagship: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/new-flagship-keller-radican-assess-undercard-of-wrestlemania-finally-taking-shape-new-japan-resurgence-roh-s-renewal-phases-more--71034597\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to stream (or search \u201cwade Keller\u201d on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any other iOS or Android app to subscribe free)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NEW FLAGSHIP: Keller &amp; Radican assess undercard of WrestleMania finally taking shape, New Japan resurgence, ROH's renewal phases, more\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=71034597&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>James was heavily involved in the planning of WrestleMania 42 and honed in on one match he thinks stands out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, I did. A lot,\u201d James said. \u201cI think it\u2019s strong. I think it\u2019s as strong as you\u2019re going to get. I really do. I\u2019m excited about Brock and Oba Femi. Look, I got nothing bad to say. I think they\u2019re moving fast and they are growing expeditiously. Financially, they\u2019re setting records. Like, you can\u2019t say nothing bad.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This was James&#8217;s second stint as the head writer of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrestlinginc.com\/1797015\/details-brian-road-dogg-james-named-co-head-writer-wwe-smackdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smackdown<\/a>. James was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as a member of Degeneration X in 2019. 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