Former WWE Head Writer Gives A Glowing Endorsement Of ‘Unicorn’ Jimmy Jacobs

This week, WWE producer Jimmy Jacobs (Chris Scoville) was released from WWE and after taking a photo with the Bullet Club during their recent ‘invasion’ of Monday Night RAW.

Despite WWE management’s strong objection to what turned out to be a costly mistake, we’ve heard from multiple sources that Jacobs was very well liked backstage. Former WWE head writer Tom Casiello released a statement on Twitter about his experience recruiting Jacobs and gave a glowing endorsement of his former co-worker.

Casiello writes that he was honored to work with Jimmy Jacobs and he’s never seen a WWE producer and prove himself to be so invaluable so quickly. He describes Jacobs as a ‘unicorn’ – “Well-respected, awesome ideas, makes work fun” – which really emphasizes just how upset the company was about the Bullet Club he posted.

Tom Casiello wrote:

“My cohorts don’t know I’m doing this, they’ll probably roll their eyes. Whatever. I’ll still take a bullet for any of them. While I’ve spoken to Chris he doesn’t know I’m tweeting this. I have no interest in campaigns, in gossip, in speculation. Not my thing. Right, so my first encounter with “Scottville” was a call. A mutual friend worked at the studio [when] he was interviewing and she recommended he talk to me. Knew he was an indie but that’s it.

We get on the phone and he is FASCINATING. Loves the business, the product. Wanted to learn but knew he couldn’t change the world (a good thing; anyone who walks into that job thinking they’ll tell Vince what to do is insane and never lasts). So I gave recommendation to hire him. Honestly, one of the best conversations with a new hire I ever had there.

I was involved in hiring process, and believe me it is a TOUGH process. So Scoville gets the gig (awesome!) and quickly proves himself to be invaluable which NEVER HAPPENS. It takes months to win over talent, prove you know what you’re doing – you’re tested, you get thrown different assignments DAILY.

But this guy could do it all. Book shows. Write a hell of a segment. Direct backstages. Produce in-ring promos. No learning curve. He NAILS it. Clicks with talent almost immediately. Can work with ANYBODY on the roster. Well-respected, awesome ideas, makes work fun. A RARE accomplishment in new hires. To put it simply: this incredibly talented man is A UNICORN.

I wasn’t there. I won’t comment on any of that because it’s not my place but as his former supervisor, I want to publicly thank Jimmy Jacobs for all he contributed to the WWE Universe: you put the “it” in idiot and the festival in friendship. You shared more of that brilliant mind with the WWE Universe than they’ll ever know.

Honored to work with you, brother. Wherever you go, I know you’ll shine. Oh, and welcome to The List. You’re in good company.”