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Patrice O’Neal Once Worked for WWE, and Stephanie McMahon Apparently Fired Him Four Times

The late comedian briefly wrote for WWE in 2000, appeared in segments with Chyna, and later joked that Stephanie McMahon fired him repeatedly.

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The late, great Patrice O’Neal is primarily remembered for his stand-up comedy and his many appearances on the Opie and Anthony radio show, but there was a point in his early career where he briefly wrote for Vince McMahon’s WWE (which, at the time, was still called WWF). Around November 2000, someone from the WWF caught one of O’Neal’s performances, and he was approached about working for the company shortly thereafter. As a wrestling fan, it was a dream gig for O’Neal, but he later admitted that he only took the job for the bragging rights. It’s unclear how........

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