Road Dogg Says He Felt Isolated Away From Talent As Lead Writer Of WWE SmackDown

D-Generation X reunited as “Road Dogg” Brian James sat down with Sean “X-Pac” Waltman on the latest episode of X-Pac 1,2,360. Fightful was sent the following highlights from the interview.

You can listen to the entire podcast in the video above and find out more information on the show by clicking here. 

Brian “Road Dogg” James On Why He Likes Working On NXT 

“For me to get to work with the guys and build a relationship with them and have that camaraderie because it is something I missed as the lead writer {of Smackdown}…. For Smackdown I wouldn’t even go out there and do rehearsals anymore. I very rarely talked to the talent because I was just in the writers room or in with Vince going over the show or you know whatever we were doing. I was kind of isolated away on the creative side of the railroad tracks so this is a disconnect. And then the talent calls me on a Wednesday when I’m in prepping for a meeting to go in to pitch a show or whatever …”

Brian “Road Dogg” James On His New Job At The Performance Center 

“The job here is not etched in stone and it’s kind of still evolving…You {direct to Sean Waltman} were there with me yesterday when we worked all day on entrances and you know I’m not great at the technical wrestling crap but I’m pretty good at the television aspect of what we do.”