WWE writer Kenice Mobley publicly admitted she didn’t even know WWE Champion Bobby Lashley’s name and had a lack of wrestling knowledge during an appearance on the Asian Not Asian podcast.
It was reported that she got a lot of heat for this. Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful reported the company had let Mobley go.
In an update, Fightful Select reported today that the fan backlash against Mobley had nothing to do with the company’s decision to fire her.
WWE tries to discourage their writing staff from talking about their jobs and several wrestlers in addition to members of the staff felt disrespected by how she spoke about the wrestling business after she was hired. They also felt disrespected by the fact that she was on the team and didn’t know who the characters were.
People on both Raw and SmackDown said that writers coming in without wrestling knowledge isn’t rare, but they usually make an effort to learn.
