Change made to WWE Smackdown’s writing team ahead of Wrestlemania 41

Ahead of the Wrestlemania 41 PLE, WWE has made a change to the Smackdown writing team as Mike Johnson of PWInsider.com noted the following…

“WWE Hall of Famer Road Dogg Brian James has been named the new Co-Lead Writer for the Smackdown brand, PWInsider.com can exclusively confirm. Road Dogg joins John Swikata in heading the creative for the brand.”

James was previously a writer for the Smackdown brand in 2017. In 2023, James said “wins and losses don’t matter” while defending WWE’s 50/50 booking strategy.