Christine Lubrano, who served as Senior Vice President, Creative Writing Operations for World Wrestling Entertainment, has departed the company, PWInsiderElite.com has confirmed. Lumbrano was among a number of WWE staffers let go today. The belief is at least 10-12 staffers were cut today, possibly more.
Lubrano joined WWE in February 2021. Upon her hiring, she was tasked with overseeing all strategic operations for the company’s creative division. The Raw, SmackDown, and NXT creative teams reported to both Lubrano and Bruce Prichard, who in turn reported to WWE Chief Content Officer Paul Levesque.
Before her tenure at WWE, Lubrano launched Lubrano Media in 2019, focusing on the development of both scripted and unscripted programming, as well as executive producing and consulting services. Her career in television is highlighted by a lengthy run at IFC, where she served as Senior Vice President of Original Programming. In that role, she oversaw all original series and co-productions, including the Emmy Award-winning Portlandia and the Emmy-nominated Documentary Now, created by Bill Hader, Seth Meyers, and Fred Armisen.
Lubrano also helped develop and produce a number of international co-productions, including three seasons of
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret (Merman),
Year of the Rabbit (Objective Content), and four seasons of the Canadian sketch comedy series
Baroness Von Sketch Show.
In 2023, Lubrano was named as one of the defendants in a high-profile lawsuit filed by former WWE writer Britney Abrahams. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, the suit alleged that Abrahams was subjected to discrimination and terminated after objecting to what she described as "offensively racist and stereotypical jargon" in scripts involving Black performers. Abrahams, who was dismissed two years prior, claimed she was fired under the pretext of taking home a commemorative WrestleMania 37 chair. She later voluntarily dismissed the lawsuit.
Lubrano's departure marks another significant change within WWE’s creative leadership structure as the company continues to evolve under the TKO Group Holdings umbrella. Before anyone asks, there's no confirmation this was a result of the Wrestlemania creative direction.
PWInsiderElite.com is told there were also cuts in several departments, including creative services, photography and more.'
There's been no word any talents have been cut.
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