Vince McMahon returns to WWE in key role from Sportsnaut, with Jason Burgos, and from YardBarker.com/www.yardbarker.com WWE creator Vince McMahon is back in a key role. However, fans of the legendary promotion may not have to worry about the product falling back into its bad habits just yet. After decades of turning WWE — formerly the World Wrestling Federation — into a billion-dollar international juggernaut, McMahon stepped down from his role as CEO in July and retired from the organization. Before stepping down, the Wall Street Journal published an expose on the corporate giant that revealed years of hush money…
Brock Lesnar walks out of WWE SmackDown following Vince McMahon retirement from Bryan Alvarez and F4WOnline.com, with Bryan Rose, and from YardBarker.com/www.yardbarker.com Brock Lesnar walked out of SmackDown prior to Friday night’s broadcast. Bryan Alvarez reported Friday afternoon that Lesnar left as soon as word got out that Vince McMahon had announced his retirement from WWE. Alvarez reported that the line Lesnar gave was derivative of “If he’s gone, I’m gone”. Lesnar was advertised for Friday’s SmackDown, which took place at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. He was scheduled to face Roman Reigns at SummerSlam on July 30 in…
from www.wrestlinginc.com: Vincent Kennedy McMahon has announced that he is officially retiring from WWE. “At 77, time for me to retire,” McMahon wrote in a tweet on Friday. “Thank You, WWE Universe. Then. Now. Forever. Together.” WWE’s corporate site has followed up with a confirmation. Vince McMahon @VinceMcMahon At 77, time for me to retire. Thank you, WWE Universe. Then. Now. Forever. Together. #WWE #thankful 4:05 PM · Jul 22, 2022 The 77-year-old executive had recently stepped away from his corporate duties in the wake of a bombshell investigation into a series of hush money payments, allegedly made by the…
from Marc Raimondi at www.espn.com: Vince McMahon, World Wrestling Entertainment’s (WWE) longtime leader, allegedly paid out millions in hush money to a former female wrestler with whom he had a coercive sexual relationship and who was allegedly not brought back to WWE after spurning further sexual advances from the executive, according to a report published Friday in the Wall Street Journal. McMahon allegedly paid out $7.5 million to the former wrestler, who claimed that McMahon coerced her into giving him oral sex, demoted her and then decided not to renew her contract in 2005 after she resisted further sexual encounters…
from www.wrestlinginc.com WWE has publicly published a press release this morning revealing that Vince McMahon will be stepping down as the WWE CEO and Chairman, with Stephanie McMahon taking over in an interim capacity, effective immediately. While Vince has made the decision on a voluntary basis, he will still be retaining his role in relation to WWE’s creative department during this time period. The press release reads: STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– WWE and its Board of Directors jointly released the following statement today: Independent directors continue review of alleged executive misconduct Stephanie McMahon named interim CEO and interim Chairwoman Stamford, Conn.…
**********A loyal employee like Jerry/Gerald Brisco ought to be able to call their own shots, and leave when they are ready to go(After 36 years of service why not be allowed to leave on your own terms?), but WWE CEO Vince McMahon does not see it that way…Jerry/Gerald Brisco was shown “The Door” again last night…Brisco said he would be more than happy to stick around and help out with the company, but Vince McMahon has an unwritten company rule that reads, “Don’t let the door hit ya, where the good Lord split ya”…At least it goes something like that,…
This week on VICE TV’s Dark Side of the Ring program, they will look at “The Slap Heard Round the World”….. “Dr. D” David Schultz, from the World Wrestling Federation/WWF, slaps John Stossel, from ABC TV”s 20/20 program and it makes for quite the entertaining documentary…. It will be on VICE TV this week and when you Click Below, you can see the slap laid upside the head of John Stossel, from “Dr. D” David Schultz…. Schultz says Vince McMahon, the WWF chairman/president/CEO told him to let Stossel have it, and that is exactly what Schultz did… Here you go,…
This coming in from Jason Powell at the ProWrestling.net, by way of the Pro Wrestling Torch/PWTorch.com….. Here is Jason Powell and Jason Powell’s Point of View will follow…. Former XFL Commissioner Oliver Luck filed a lawsuit against Vince McMahon last week in Connecticut seeking full payment of his five-year contract. The lawsuit alleges that Luck was wrongfully terminated and is owed the full amount stipulated in his contract. ActionNetwork.com‘s Darren Rovell reports that his sources estimate Luck’s contract at $20-25 million over five years, and note that it included a clause that stipulated he would be paid the remaining balance…
Here is the list and you’ll see names that you recognize and some names that have been behind the scenes for awhile… This is a Dark Day for World Wrestling Entertainment, as we once knew it…Gone are Kurt Angle, EC3, Rusev, Mike Bennett, Maria Kanellis, Karl Anderson, Eric Young, Lio Rush, Billy Kidd, Mike Rotunda, Scott Armstrong, Shane Helms, Fit Finlay, Lance Strom and so many more are GONE!! It is Dark today, inside many of the WWE rings…The Squared-Circle has gone Vertical and Horizontal on the same day…. WRESTLERS: * Rusev * Zack Ryder * No Way Jose *…
from www.wrestlinginc.com and coming in from this website, since they cover Vince McMahon and his wrestling exploits, and Vince McMahaon and his football exploits too….www.wrestlinginc.com **********It has been announced that the XFL will cease all operations immediately. Per a news conference with COO Jeffery Pollock, the league will not be returning for the 2021 season.********** Daniel Yanofsky reporting for WrestlingInc.com….. When the XFL was reborn following Super Bowl LIV, it was unknown how long it would last. Nobody expected a global pandemic to force it to end, however. It was announced that the XFL will cease all operations immediately. Per…