Road Dogg Says He Does Feel A Little Wronged By WWE, ‘I Was Receiving A Check, But Had No Purpose’

Road Dogg opens up on his WWE departure.

On March 5, it was reported that James had exited WWE. He had been with WWE since 2014, and was the co-lead writer on WWE SmackDown, a position he gained in February 2025.

Speaking on Busted Open Radio, Dogg was asked simply, “What happened?”

He replied, “Did any of you watch Unreal? I’m old, so I’m not a fan, it’s a little behind the scenes. I feel like I don’t need to tell you what happened. I feel like if you watched that show, you saw what happened, and so here I sit. I’m happy with it. I have friends there, that are still going to be there. I have gripes, I do have gripes, but saying that even sounds shitty to say. ‘Oh, you’re going to gripe about stuff?’ Why? People there are still my friends. I feel like I was done a little wrong and I feel like I was receiving a paycheck, and I didn’t have any purpose. I was making a dollar, but I wasn’t making any decisions. I think I can make a difference somewhere, where maybe I don’t make as many dollars. In this phase in my life, that’s what I’m thinking of.”

Dogg has reunited with Billy Gunn as the New Age Outlaws on the convention scene.

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