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Report: Dana Warrior gone from WWE as part of post-merger layoffs

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Dana Warrior is reportedly out of WWE.

PWInsider reported on Friday that Warrior had been part of Friday’s post-merger layoffs. She had recently been working in WWE’s community outreach department.

Warrior began her association with WWE following the death of her husband, The Ultimate Warrior, in 2014. She would later join WWE’s creative team, but exited that role last year.

Warrior’s reported exit from the company comes as WWE made cuts due to the completion of Endeavor’s acquisition of the company, which they have spun off into a new public company that includes the UFC called TKO. The finalization of the merger took place on Tuesday.

Other notable names that were let go from WWE on Friday include Jamie Horowitz (EVP of development and digital), Catherine Newman (EVP and head of marketing), and Amanda Bloom (director of enterprise master data and governance). According to PWInsider, WWE President Nick Khan sent out an email on Friday afternoon saying that the layoffs were completed, and staff located in Stamford were asked to attend a Tuesday meeting in WWE’s new headquarters.

WWE notes: Dana Warrior’s creative role, Fastlane main event

Posted on by Josh Nason

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Overnight, Pro Wrestling Sheet ran a story on how Dana Warrior, wife of the late Ultimate Warrior, joined the WWE writing team to offer more of a female perspective. Our Dave Meltzer reports that the role is that of a consultant and not a member of the writing team, although that may change in the future. She was at WWE TV last week and is scheduled for this week.

Some other notes from Dave:

– Bruce Prichard’s role with WWE and in the pecking order has been a bit overstated and that he’s also a consultant and not on the writing team. Prichard and Conrad Thompson will continue their Something To Wrestle podcast.

– The featured Raw match for WWE Fastlane is being advertised by Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena as Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins vs. Baron Corbin, Drew McIntyre and Bobby Lashley in a two-on-three handicap match.

Meltzer says an angle will be shot Monday to get Dean Ambrose into the mix, reuniting The Shield. The match will then eiher be Reigns, Rollins, and Ambrose vs. Lashley, McIntyre, and Corbin or Reigns, Rollins, and Ambrose and Braun Strowman vs. Lashley, McIntyre, Corbin, and Elias.