Former WWE Writer Reveals Idea He Almost Pitched To Become General Manager

It’s no big secret that people who worked under Vince McMahon sometimes found it hard to pitch their ideas to him, and it seems that there have been a lot of ideas that just didn’t make it to TV over the years.

Former WWE writer Jimmy Jacobs recently recalled his run with the company on AdFreeShows.com and he noted that Vince McMahon was supportive of him going to rehab in 2017. Jacobs also went on to say that he shot a video pitching himself as the General Manager for 205 Live, but he never worked up the confidence to present it to Vince McMahon.

“I had gone to rehab, which WWE was supportive of, Vince was supportive of back in April of 2017. When I came back a month later and I’m experiencing, not just reality, but experiencing WWE for the first time without the filter of narcotics in front of it, I was much more sensitive to it and I had a harder time playing along with that. I had a harder time being okay with how things were.

I shot a video in the pre-tape room to try and pitch me being the 205 Live general manager, I was ready to play a little bit and move a little bit. I was done feeling…by the end, I couldn’t even speak in front of Vince, I couldn’t even pitch an idea in front of him. I felt so stupid every time I talked there.”

H/T Fightful