Vince McMahon may have stepped down from his duties as WWE CEO, Chairman and Chief Creative Officer, but that hasn’t stopped some wrestling fans from wondering if McMahon still has a significant influence over WWE since the shadow, and former WWE talents have expressed their doubts. that anything will really change. According to a new report, however, Vince has indeed left the company.
Fightful reports that multiple sources within WWE have stressed to them that McMahon is no longer pulling the strings within WWE. One example cited was the first episode of “WWE Raw” following WWE SummerSlam, with sources telling Fightful that the show was intended as a statement to show fans that a new regime, led by new creative chief Paul ” Triple H” Levesque, it’s now. running the show.
To further drive home the point, a source told Fightful that neither SummerSlam nor the following “Raw” would have resembled what actually aired if McMahon were still in charge, even claiming that Dakota Kai wouldn’t ‘would have brought SummerSlam back under the old regime. They also noted that “Raw” would likely have been a lot of rematches from SummerSlam, a staple of post-PLE “Raws” during McMahon’s recent tenure.
Sources also told Fightful that Levesque, who is also the new VP of Talent Relations, was already working to improve the backstage environment and that McMahon no longer had any say in WWE’s creative. Other noted changes at Fightful include those backstage no longer having to wait for higher-ups to clear ideas with McMahon, another sign that things are running better before show time.
Fightful noted that while McMahon no longer has a say in WWE, there are still rumors that he is getting insight into WWE’s creative process, though sources were quick to point out that he was very limited in receive information While not confirmed, the report also indicated that McMahon may be receiving limited access to WWE facilities.
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