WWE writer wins Emmy, brings it to show, gets heat

[cjh]

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Jennifer Pepperman, a soap opera writer who has written storylines for WWE, won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Directing in a Digital Drama Series for Amazon’s After Forever. Several WWE stars took to Twitter to congratulate her including Nia Jax, who revealed she wrote the Jax vs. Alexa Bliss feud leading into WrestleMania 34:

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As previously reported, writer Jennifer Pepperman won a Daytime Emmy award for Outstanding Directing in a Digital Drama Series for Amazon’s After Forever this week. Pepperman is also a writer for WWE. However, Pepperman’s behavior after the Emmy win is rumored to have caused her some heat backstage in WWE, per a report from Fightful.

According to Fightful’s report, Pepperman brought her Emmy statue to WWE’s production meeting on Monday (May 6) and placed it on the table. People who spoke to Fightful claimed what Pepperman did was “blind arrogance.” It seems the fellow employees who were upset thought the move lacked tact. Pepperman was also reportedly seen walking around backstage with the Emmy after the meeting.

Additionally, members of the team are said to have “zinged” her about the move, but she apparently thought they were joking about it. Also, the report states that Emmy flew commercial with her Emmy in tow.

Fightful states that Pepperman is generally well liked by WWE staff, the writing team, and the roster. However, since WWE has never won an Emmy award, the move apparently caused Pepperman to get a lot of backstage heat, but she’s said to be “oblivious” to it at the moment. One Fightful source stated that Pepperman was simply still riding high after the win and didn’t really notice the ire it drew.

As noted, many WWE Superstars congratulated Pepperman on her Emmy win.

Exclusive footage of what happened at the meeting:

[realist]

Sounds like jealousy to me. "She brought her Oscar that she just won and is very proud of? I don't have one!! THAT BITCH!!!"

[Toilet Paper Roll]

WWE has never won an Emmy for writing? I’m shocked, shocked I say !!!

[A Platypus Rave]

How dare they prove that they are actually good at their job, while everyone says the writing in the WWE is shit!

Trying to imply that the writers themselves aren't the problems...

[Magic knows Black Lives Matter]

Man, these goofs just mad they didn't win it despite praying daily for it, ahahaha. Hater mentality.

To quote a wise man, "You do what you want when you poppin'." Flex your award, talk your shit, it is a genuinely big accomplishment that everybody else in this industry would give an arm for.

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This company is so ridiculously f***ing petty. And the idea that they actually think they deserve an Emmy genuinely offends me.

[Slanted and Enchanted]

Petty and jealous behavior on the part of WWE's backstage writing team. That being said, and I don't want to defend the WWE here, but the writing industry in general is pretty cutthroat. The WWE's creative environment is pretty bad from all accounts, but the entertainment industry in general is quite brutal considering the few open spots (that actually provides decent pay) that countless other writers are gunning for.

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I hope she had her lips fimrly planted on that thing while walking around because she should be proud of that.

WWE is such a petty highschool level of a company that it almost becomes quite sad.

[Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story]

If you listen closely enough you can hear the sounds of WWE raining on her parade.

[This Player Hating Mothman]

You know it's bad when the f***ing writer's room keeps getting drama stories pumped out of it on the reg. What the f*** is going on in this company?

[Perd]

I guess it’s a little weird to carry an award around with you. But that’s all it is. There’s no reason to get mad about it:

[freeze Austin]

Is WWE even eligible for Emmy's? Wouldn't being eligible, at least for the writing category, be admitting that their shit is fake and scripted?


As whacked out and tightly wound as Vince is I could see him having them apply for the Emmy nomination process (not sure how that works) to get that mainstream love one week and then screaming "Goddamnit, how could you all allow me to get our show nominated for an Emmy? Now everyone knows it's fake Goddamnit!" the next.

[This Player Hating Mothman]

May 7, 2019 10:58:03 GMT -5 freeze Austin said:

Is WWE even eligible for Emmy's? Wouldn't being eligible, at least for the writing category, be admitting that their shit is fake and scripted?


As whacked out and tightly wound as Vince is I could see him having them apply for the Emmy nomination process (not sure how that works) to get that mainstream love one week and then screaming "Goddamnit, how could you all allow me to get our show nominated for an Emmy? Now everyone knows it's fake Goddamnit!" the next.

WWE have submitted their own backstage documentaries for Emmys before, admitting it's fake isn't an issue when it comes to chasing prestige and attention. Or even booking the show given the number of worked shoot angles they run.

["Cane Dewey" Johnson]

Also, the report states that Emmy flew commercial with her Emmy in tow.

As soon as I read the part that Pepperman's Emmy flew coach, I thought this story sounds exaggerated, if not made up.

[Dub H]

May 7, 2019 10:40:18 GMT -5 A Platypus Rave said:

How dare they prove that they are actually good at their job, while everyone says the writing in the WWE is shit!

Trying to imply that the writers themselves aren't the problems...

Yeh,what I get is that a bunch of hacks got jealous and insecure.

Plus isnt carrying a useless trophy around one of WWE favorite writings?

[Gremlin]

She should absolutely be proud of her accomplishment, but to be fair, what she did was absolutely tasteless and completely outside the bounds of professionalism.

[Magic knows Black Lives Matter]

And aren't these the same folks that get mad at millenals for feeling entitled, lolololol?

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May 7, 2019 10:53:18 GMT -5 This Player Hating Mothman said:

You know it's bad when the f***ing writer's room keeps getting drama stories pumped out of it on the reg. What the f*** is going on in this company?

It's the gift that keeps on giving.

If the gift you wanted is misery.

[Dub H]

May 7, 2019 11:03:39 GMT -5 Magic knows Black Lives Matter said:

And aren't these the same folks that get mad at millenals for feeling entitled, lolololol?

The same folks that made fun of AJ Lee for getting the tattoo with the date of her title win.

f*** you if you feel accomplishment for something you love.

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