Key Triple H Ally Within WWE Was Cut By TKO

Some big changes have been made in WWE & TKO as the Senior Vice President of Global Strategy and Corporate Development, Patrick Dooley, has been officially let go from the company. This shake-up is a very notable one given his close ties with the higher-ups within the promotion and given his role in securing major developments over the last few years, namely involving AAA. 

It is noted in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that Dooley had a close relationship with WWE’s head of creative and Chief Content Officer, Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque, particularly on all non-creative matters. The decision to cut him reportedly came from the up at the very top - someone on the level of TKO CEO Ari Emanuel or TKO President Mark Shapiro. It is also stated that this decision is one that has come as a big surprise to those within WWE.

Dooley was a big part of WWE’s acquisition of the AAA promotion last year and securing AAA’s television deal with Fox Latin America, proving to be a big part of driving forwards WWE’s global business and expanding the market. Within recent weeks there has also been some reported internal concern of WWE’s creative team.