Past heads of talent relations?

[blef]

Before Jim Ross and Johnny Ace, what other folks headed up the talent relations department?

I wanna saw JJ Dillon was one - his departure to WCW was a really big deal, I figured this was why - but I don't recall for sure.

[Welfare Willis]

Dec 10, 2008 15:52:01 GMT -5 @blef said:

Before Jim Ross and Johnny Ace, what other folks headed up the talent relations department?

I wanna saw JJ Dillon was one - his departure to WCW was a really big deal, I figured this was why - but I don't recall for sure.

Didn't Vince handle this job himself for a while?

[Legion]

Wasn't Pat Patterson in charge of this at one point?

[C2THAJ is a pretty princess]

Dec 10, 2008 16:05:03 GMT -5 Legion said:

Wasn't Kanyon in charge of this at one point?

[vampyur]

Dec 10, 2008 16:12:47 GMT -5 C2THAJ is a pretty princess said:

Dec 10, 2008 16:05:03 GMT -5 Legion said:

Wasn't Mortis in charge of this at one point?

[Snitsky]

Dec 10, 2008 16:12:47 GMT -5 C2THAJ is a pretty princess said:

Dec 10, 2008 16:05:03 GMT -5 Legion said:

Wasn't Snitsky in charge of this at one point?

[bigdaddyfive]

Dec 10, 2008 16:17:21 GMT -5 Snitsky said:

Dec 10, 2008 16:12:47 GMT -5 C2THAJ is a pretty princess said:

Wasn't Slick Johnson in charge of this at some point?

[blef]

So to review...

Vince
Pat Patterson
Kanyon
Snitsky
Slick JHEYWAITAMINUTE!!!!!!!!!

[Crappler El 0 M]

I don't know if J.J. Dillon had this position, but he certainly was instrumental in bringing in talent to WWE in the 1990s. Before WWE became a public company, it was harder to track down exactly who held what positions within the company. I always assumed Dillon was the head of talent relations.

[Hugh Mungus]

Dec 10, 2008 16:12:47 GMT -5 C2THAJ is a pretty princess said:

Dec 10, 2008 16:05:03 GMT -5 Legion said:

Wasn't Kent Jones in charge of this at one point?

[Aceorton]

I'd always assumed the actual job/title was invented as a way to make use of J.R.'s knack for dealing with the wrestlers and free up time for Vince to do other things backstage. I'm thinking what Dillon did was probably related to that function, but without a specific name.

Nick Bockwinkel also had that kind of role in that late '80s, if I'm not mistaken, though Bockwinkel may have been more just a glorified road agent. (He's the guy who got Don Muraco fired after a tour of Europe.)

[Deleted]

Dreamer and Heyman both had this job if im not mistaken

[Tiger Millionaire]

Dec 10, 2008 16:05:03 GMT -5 Legion said:

Wasn't Kamala in charge of this at one point?

[C2THAJ is a pretty princess]

Dec 10, 2008 17:23:48 GMT -5 Tiger Millionaire said:

Dec 10, 2008 16:05:03 GMT -5 Legion said:

Wasn't Braden Walker in charge of this at one point?

[Roger Smith]

Dec 10, 2008 16:05:03 GMT -5 Legion said:

Wasn't Stu Hart in charge of this at one point?

[The Tank]

Dec 10, 2008 16:05:03 GMT -5 Legion said:

Wasn't The Godfather in charge of this at one point?

[Roger Smith]

Dec 10, 2008 16:05:03 GMT -5 Legion said:

Wasn't Sponge Bob Square Pants in charge of this at one point?

[Deleted]

Dec 10, 2008 18:40:39 GMT -5 Roger Smith said:

Dec 10, 2008 16:05:03 GMT -5 Legion said:

Wasn't Sponge Bob Square Pants in charge of this at one point?

Now he knew what he was doing..........................

[Bub (BLM)]

Dec 10, 2008 16:35:47 GMT -5 Crappler El 0 M said:

I don't know if J.J. Dillon had this position, but he certainly was instrumental in bringing in talent to WWE in the 1990s. Before WWE became a public company, it was harder to track down exactly who held what positions within the company. I always assumed Dillon was the head of talent relations.

You aren't wrong. J.J. Dillon was responsible for bringing in Brian Pillman in 1996.

[Fundertaker]

Dec 10, 2008 18:40:39 GMT -5 Roger Smith said:

Dec 10, 2008 16:05:03 GMT -5 Legion said:

Wasn't someone in charge of this at one point?