Updated News On Big WWE SVP Departure
Added 2023-02-24 16:44:04 +0000 UTCFightful has learned that WWE SVP of Talent Operations & Strategy James Kimball is no longer with the company.
We're told it was an HR violation terminated immediately last week.
Kimball had been with the company for two years, working on the NIL program, among other things. He'd also spent ten years with UFC
UPDATE:
In a follow up on this story, it was noted to us that "HR violation" is fairly broad and could mean that no one else was directly affected, however that wasn't confirmed to us beyond noting that it could mean a variety of things.
There were several WWE wrestlers, and actually UFC fighters who contacted Fightful and noted that they were surprised by the move. Kimball was well known in UFC circles for his decade of work, but one wrestler also stated that Kimball at one time looked to be a major name associated with WWE for years, if not decades to come.
One talent said that they were "shocked" that Kimball was out, while several others inquired about the details behind the move. We've heard that Kimball had worked closely with Triple H during his run, and actually spoke with free agent talent fairly recently about possibly coming in to the company. For those asking, this wasn't a case of Vince McMahon making a firing upon his return to the company.
Comments
Maybe but not necessarily. I’ve had people fired from my job immediately just because they used their work computer to buy tickets on Ticketmaster
Hannah
2023-02-25 17:32:00 +0000 UTCI was gonna say the company came a long way since firing Del Rio instead of the racist that antagonized him, but the update just leaves more questions than answers.
CSDX
2023-02-25 01:35:23 +0000 UTCI guess, in a sense, he already was caught-but the owner/boss can re-write the rules to reinstate himself. Only way Vince would go is if criminal charges came and stuck, and even then....who knows?
David Feig
2023-02-25 00:27:54 +0000 UTChe would just change the rules or reinstate himself
e d
2023-02-25 00:15:25 +0000 UTCCould this be something regarding contract tampering? A fall guy for the attempted raiding of talent that was contracted elsewhere?
TheMightyKyle
2023-02-24 23:00:57 +0000 UTCIf only they could get Vince on an HR violation.
David Feig
2023-02-24 22:52:09 +0000 UTCHim getting shit canned immediately kinda goes to show it was more severe than a simple email usage issue no?
2023-02-24 22:30:18 +0000 UTCThis popped me!
Matt Payne
2023-02-24 22:25:40 +0000 UTCAn HR violation can be something as simple as using a corporate email for non work related correspondences.
Hannah
2023-02-24 20:31:20 +0000 UTCLike Weird Science?
Frank King
2023-02-24 19:21:09 +0000 UTCYea not all surprised by this. Probably happens more than u think. could be computer/female related.
Scott Newcomb
2023-02-24 18:09:49 +0000 UTCit’s more so “what did he do?”
Tony Espitia
2023-02-24 17:50:35 +0000 UTCI mean everything isn’t a conspiracy. If he was informed about the rules and violated it….pink slip. It happens often.
thaddperkins
2023-02-24 17:43:36 +0000 UTCHR Violation? Something doesn’t sound right
Tony Espitia
2023-02-24 16:46:12 +0000 UTC
