10 former WWE writers you should know about

#8 Patrice O’Neal

A legend among comedy fans and comedians themselves, Patrice O’Neal was actually on the verge of stardom when he passed away in 2011. He stole the show at the Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen (so far the highest rated Comedy Central Roast ever) and was in talks for an animated TV series on the FX network. For a short while, though, the late comedian was a writer for WWE

About a decade earlier, O’Neal - through the encouragement of a friend- submitted a proposal for a storyline. The company liked it so much, they brought him in for an audition. O’Neal recounted travelling with the company, visiting Vince McMahon at his house, and working with the company in general. He called it a “dream job”, but decided against signing a contract with the company in order to “keep it a dream job.”

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Kevin Christopher Sullivan has been writing online professionally since 1999, which makes him probably older than you. He's written for sites such as Uproxx and Austin.com. He's also performed stand-up comedy, attended Butt-Numb-A-Thon and E3, and owns some pretty cool t-shirts. He lives outside of Austin, TX with his wife, daughter and four annoying cats. And, yes, he knows who he has the same name as.

When he's not watching and writing about wrestling, he's probably playing video games, advocating for mental health issues, or yelling at something in his house for not "working the way it's supposed do, dang it!"

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