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WWE WRITER TALKS ABOUT WORKING FOR STEPHANIE McMAHON-LeVESQUE |
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Written by Dan Bristow (dan@wrestlingnewsdesk.com)
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Wednesday, 16 July 2008 |
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6:54 PM EST
The British pro wrestling publication
POWER SLAM has published a story about the life of a WWE
writer. The reporter spoke with a number of former WWE writers, and even some
unidentified current ones. Dr. Ranjan Chhibber, a former
Assistant Professor of Honors and Film Studies at The George Washington
Univeristy who left that job to pursue a career in WWE, was
interviewed for the piece and talked about his introduction to WWE in 2004.
Here's a key excerpt from the story:
Dr. Ranjan Chhibber, a lifelong fan hired to the
writing team in 2004 on the basis of his award-winning academic career, risked
being tarnished with both stigmas. The mere mention of his PhD immediately
troubled intellectually-inferior workers, while his unmistakable passion for the
business elicited the contempt of jaded veterans.
Dr. Chhibber remembers Pat Patterson, the former
wrestler and booker and long-time match lay-out ace, cutting off his
introduction with a scowling, "You ain't one of those Hollywood guys (who want to ruin wrestling)?" When Dr. Chhibber took a
different tack and tried to offset his outside status by informing flattered
Senior Vice President of Talent Relations John Laurinaitis that he was a fan of
all his All Japan matches, Stephanie reprimanded Chhibber for "acting like a
mark."
"Stephanie told me that a WWE writer didn't need to
know about other types of wrestling to be successful," said Dr. Chhibber. She
said if I let wrestlers know I had that sort of knowledge, I would across as
some type of 'super-mark' and never be able to earn their respect. I felt like
it was impossible to be respected: they hated you if you didn't know wrestling,
and they looked down on you if you were a fan."
"Like Groucho Marx in reverse," theorized one
ex-writer, "wrestlers feel like anyone who wishes to belong to their club is
automatically too lame to be accepted."
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