Speaking to AdFreeShows, former WWE writer Jimmy Jacobs revealed he pitched becoming the 205 Live general manager in 2017. Drake Maverick ended up filling the role.
“I shot a video in the pre-tape room to try and pitch me being the 205 Live general manager,” Jacobs revealed (h/t Fightful). “I was ready to play a little bit and move a little bit.”
Jacobs departed from the company after taking a photo with then-Bullet Club members The Young Bucks, Hangman Page, and Marty Scurll, who were leading an “invasion” of Raw outside the arena.
Jacobs also discussed in this interview that “navigating Vince McMahon” was the hardest part of being a WWE writer. For more on that, click here.