WWE creative has been on the receiving end of a lot of criticism from fans over the years, and some fans have often been baffled as to why WWE sometimes hires writers that are not familiar with the product.
WWE writer Kenice Mobley recently appeared on the Asian Not Asian podcast, and she got a lot of people talking when she revealed that she was unsure about Bobby Lashley’s last name.
“They did not require me to know anything about wrestling, but I do have a background in film production and comedy writing, and they’re like, ‘Perfect. Come on in.’ So I am on the Monday Night RAW team. So there’s Monday Night RAW and Friday Night SmackDown, and the people I know that are on it are Bobby — his name is either Bobby Ashley or Bobby Lashley, and I really should know that. He’s like this giant black guy, and he and the people who are part of his crew, I know that they call — or at least as of last year, they called themselves The Hurt Business. The Hurt Business. They wear suits, and they’re like, ‘We’re cool.'”
Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful is reporting that following the appearance Kenice Mobley was let go.
WWE writer Kenice Mobley has been let go. She was in the news this week after a podcast appearance where she said she wasn't familiar with the product.
— Sean Ross Sapp of Voice Over Work (@SeanRossSapp) June 25, 2021
The Wrestling Observer Newsletter also reports that Mobley was “under the gun” for discussing topics that WWE doesn’t want people to talk about. One person close to the situation noted that there was a negative reaction to her comments, but that she’s not the only one in this situation, and it’s typical for writers not to know the product.
People backstage were said to be embarrassed and felt that the comments made the company look “blindingly stupid.”
