More on Kevin Dunn’s Departure from WWE

As noted before, longtime WWE Executive Producer Kevin Dunn departed earlier this month from WWE following an almost 40 year tenure with the company.

Fightful Select reported that their sources provided some new details regarding Dunn’s level of involvement with the production of WWE shows prior to his departure.

It was reported that Dunn had a hand in all parts of WWE broadcasts, including graphics, lighting, camera, audio, pyrotechnics, and video. It was also reported that if Dunn saw an aspect of production that he thought could look better, he would provide feedback and act as the ringleader for WWE television shows. One source spoken to reportedly stated that Dunn was not a difficult person to work with but he demanded the best out of everyone as a TV Director.

It was also reported that during the times Dunn was absent for shows, NXT producers would usually fill in for him as was the case for the recent year end shows that he missed. Dunn reportedly was also not in attendance at this past November’s Survivor Series WarGames 2023 event, which was notable for WWE CCO Paul “Triple H” Levesque taking over the show’s production at the end for CM Punk’s big surprise return reveal.

In regards to Dunn’s work schedule during his time in WWE, it was reported that Dunn took a fairly normal amount of holidays and time off from work and the opposite of Michael Cole who rarely took any days off from his work.

Those spoken to who worked with Dunn reportedly stated that he got along well with WWE executives Levesque, Bruce Prichard, and Vince McMahon, as well as segment producers. Dunn reportedly would exchange ideas with them and there was not much in the way of stepping on each other’s toes for ideas and plans.

In regards to the usage of pyro during shows, it was reported that there was usually a focus on safety on the production side for shows. One example given reportedly was Cody Rhodes’ surprise return to WWE at WrestleMania 38 involved the production crew being informed by Dunn to give a long hold on the pyro for Rhodes’ entrance to make sure the camera crew on the ramp would have enough time to move away and be cleared from getting hit by any of the pyro.