3 WWE employees Vince McMahon recently fired and 2 that actually quit

Vince McMahon - the CEO and Chairman of WWE - posses a ton of power in his corporation. Being a majority owner of the company, Vince continues doing things the way he wants to do. Sometimes, it can be tough to impress him but those who had done it became a howling success.

When things go wrong, however, WWE Superstar goes through hell. It has happened many times. A wrestler, out of nowhere, lands on WWE, gets a winning streak and suddenly, plunge down. Rusev, for instance, suffered this. Initially, WWE had planned to push him as a monster heel, but due to various reasons, Vince cancelled his push and now The Bulgarian Brute is lost in the shuffle.

And if someone is out of luck, he or she could even get released by the Chairman. Speaking of which, here are 3 WWE employees Vince McMahon recently fired and 2 that quit.

#3 Got fired - Dasha Fuentes

Dasha Fuentes wasn't in Vince McMahon's good list

Dasha found a job in WWE as a backstage interviewer. She spent her early days interviewing NXT talents and later moved up to the main roster. Some fans didn’t like her interview style, which was a bit disorganized. However, it didn’t get her fired right away.

Speaking with Chris Van Vliet, Fuentes revealed that a series of events caused WWE to let her go. She said that it was an interview with Roman Reigns that actually caused her release but as per Fightful Select, it wasn’t the only reason why WWE fired her.

Vince McMahon didn’t like that Fuentes was “redundant and pausing” her speech during the interview, which contributed to the termination.

Dasha is currently unemployed but it wouldn’t be shocking if, someday, All Elite Wrestling signs her as a backstage interviewer or a ring announcer.

#2 Quit WWE - Road Dogg

In 2019, WWE inducted D-generation X to its Hall of Fame class. Along with the original members (Triple H, Chyna, Rick Rude, and Shawn Michaels), X Pac, Billy Gunn, and Road Dogg were also inducted

Brian James, also known as Road Dogg in WWE, left the company out of frustration because of Vince McMahon’s constant changes in storylines, as revealed by Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Newsletter. He was working as SmackDown Live’s head writer but because of McMahon’s last minute changes on the brand’s content, Road Dogg called it quits.

But as per latest reports, he has started working full time in NXT as a writer because of Triple H. Both Superstars are good friends and it’s understandable why The Game offered him to work in the yellow brand. Otherwise, the D-O-Double G could have also joined All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as their backstage producer.

#3 Got fired - Jim Johnston

The legendary theme songs of The Undertaker, The Rock, John Cena, Triple H, and many others we hear today were produced by Jim Johnston. He joined WWE more than three decades ago and composed themes for almost every Superstar.

However, in 2016, Vince McMahon fired his long-tenured employee and replaced him with John Alicastro and Michael Lauri, who are also known as CFO$. A report suggests that Johnson actually wanted to continue working for WWE but the company didn’t want to renew his contract and they let him go.

In 2019, the music producer revealed that backstage politics played a role in his firing. Otherwise, he could have continued working for WWE and doing what he loves: composing songs.

I was getting cut out. That was by design. Not necessarily Vince's design, but other folks.

Johnston recently appeared on Starcast II and met with his fans, who still thank him for his legendary work in WWE.

#4 Quit WWE - Robert Evans

Robert knew Vince is going to fire him so he quit

If you watched this year’s WWE Hall of Fame then you would have noticed that Bret Hart mentioned Vince McMahon’s name many times during his promo. It wasn’t something fans cared about a lot but it was enough to make Vince furious.

“I think Bret mentioned Vince a bunch of times. Vince got really hot. I think somebody might have gotten fired. Then we went out and said it a million times and no one got fired. It’s not funny for the guy that ****ing lost his job.

I’m not kidding. No, I’m not. Vince was pissed. I understand. That’s a thing for him. It’s his company and people go out there and they do that.” (Source)

However, Robert later made it clear that he wasn’t fired from WWE because he quit it. He knew that Vince is going to fire him but before The Boss could take any action, the writer decided to resign from his position in WWE.

#5 Got fired - Arn Anderson

In February 2019, WWE fired one of its backstage producer Arn Anderson. Initial reports didn’t reveal a lot of information about his firing but later, it was revealed that an incident with Vince led to his release.

"Arn got fired. It's an incident, everyone is pretty much keeping quiet on what it was. But it was an incident with Vince. I know people who were siding with Arn, I know people who siding with Vince. I don't know the whole details other than something at a house show evidently wasn't handled well. And Arn took the blame for that.

Later, Wrestling Inc. revealed that Arn allowed Alicia Fox to wrestle in a house show while she was intoxicated. The backstage producer knew about it but still, he allowed her to work when he should have removed her from the match card.

Which one of these firings made sense and which didn’t? Have your say in the comments below.