Even More Backstage News On Freddie Prinze's WWE Release

Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter (f4wonline.com)

As reported earlier, Freddie Prinze, Jr., star of such hits as To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday, I Know What You Did Last Summer, and I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, left his post as a member of World Wrestling Entertainment's creative team several weeks ago. He had been working underneath the tenured wing of SmackDown head writer Michael Hayes. It's interesting to note that Prinze, Jr. actually tried quitting the company a few months ago, but was talked into staying part-time. He was in the loop on everything up until several weeks ago.

A few months ago, Stephanie McMahon had approached the She's All That star about adding to his creative team duties and heading up a few new projects she had in mind. The buxom brunette even offered him a promotion and more money, but he politely declined, saying he was actually a few days away from handing in his notice to the company. Stephanie was caught off guard by his response, but talked him into staying part-time for a short period of time.

Prinze had not traveled with the writing team in many weeks but was included on all script drafts that went out by e-mail. If the Scooby-Doo star gave feedback to the e-mailed scripts, nobody was aware of it.

There has been speculation that Freddie Prinze Jr. was one of the creative writers leaking WWE information. There is no truth to those reports. Prinze left WWE because of the demanding schedule, which is one of the main reasons other writers have departed from the company.

Prinze did help WWE with their Oscars party in Beverly Hills several weeks ago.

The feeling is that both sides hope to maintain some sort of a relationship, but he's definitely out of creative.