Finally some great news in wrestling!
Brock's own wife filed sexual harassment suits against WWE and this dude still loyal to Vince. ppl are weirdosCrazy to acknowledge the person you're praising is a sex pest and then some and still like... Do it
already reports they are courting him. honestly ppl should brace for it lolNobody survives wishing a 2022 Goldberg on us in the main event of a big 4 PPV.
Cody somewhere right now trying to figure out how to wrestle 6 weeks after surgery
What did we do to deserve thisalready reports they are courting him. honestly ppl should brace for it lol
So corny it must be true"No longer will you see the smiling, docile, level-headed, calm presence at Gorilla every week,” McMahon wrote.
WWE officials held a Zoom meeting with talent at 5pm ET, but it was not necessarily “all hands on deck” like initially portrayed.
The meeting was said to be a short “rah rah meeting” with Vince McMahon described as “irreplaceable,” according to PWInsider. It was also said that new WWE Chairwoman & Co-CEO Stephanie McMahon and Co-CEO Nick Khan will be plotting the course of the company moving forward. It was reported earlier that new WWE Executive Vice President of Talent Relations Paul “Triple H” Levesque was also attending SmackDown with Stephanie and Khan.
Furthermore, Fightful Select adds that several RAW talents were not required to attend the virtual meeting, and that it was “simply a quick goodbye to those that were there.” It has not been confirmed that Vince spoke at the meeting, but the “quick goodbye” is how Fightful described the meeting.
It was also noted that people within WWE have not been told who will be running the creative side of things for either show moving forward, but it was confirmed that Vince has retired from all active roles in the company, and that this is not a storyline.
There were “rampant and unconfirmed rumors” going around the talent today as they expect WWE’s Executive Producer & Chief of Global Television Distribution Kevin Dunn to be the next person to leave WWE. Like other executives in the company, Dunn has been at Vince’s side for many years, even more so than Laurinaitis. The same talent previously speculated on Laurinaitis being ousted for the company, and that ended up being the case. It was reported earlier that Dunn and Senior Vice President & RAW/SmackDown Executive Vice President Bruce Prichard would be the points of contact for running tonight’s SmackDown.
Regarding the mood backstage at tonight’s SmackDown, PWInsider adds that there’s been a “pretty positive reaction” in the locker rooms in regard to Vince’s retirement. While there is some surprise given it was Vince and some felt like he would always be around in some capacity, there is now some excitement among a lot of talents as they look forward to seeing what’s next. There is also the idea among some that there will be a new “energy” for WWE creative.
The internal message staff initially received today was that Vince is retiring but he wants everyone to continue waving the WWE flag. This is interesting as talent were told in a meeting weeks ago that Vince was here to stay, and wasn’t going anywhere. It’s been reported that more allegations against Vince and John Laurinaitis are expected to be revealed, but that has not been confirmed as of this writing, and also multiple mainstream media outlets are working on pieces about the allegations, including HBO’s Real Sports.
There have been a lot of people within WWE wondering what Vince’s exit means for the other executives beyond, Stephanie, Triple H, and Khan. There are also some people who have noted they wished they could have at least said goodbye to Vince personally, face-to-face, and hoped he would be at SummerSlam so they could say goodbye.
He isDid this man really say "omg am I really that old"
I've waited 12 long years for this shit to happen and it finally did. My 2022 list keeps on getting checked off. What goes around comes around to the old man. Vince got serve cold with ice karma vodka. You do all these crew shit in the back and think it won't come back on you ten fold? Yeah, it did and now Vince is gone forever. This makes me a happy fan of professional wrestling.