|
Post by ck100 on Jul 22, 2022 20:53:49 GMT
Even though he's clearly doing this is response to his current scandal, he did help make pro wrestling become a big success over the years. www.yahoo.com/entertainment/vince-mcmahon-retire-wwe-77-201939256.htmlVince McMahon to Retire From WWE at 77 Amid Sexual Misconduct Scandal
Vince McMahon, longtime WWE chief and personality, is retiring. McMahon announced the news on Friday. “At 77, time for me to retire. Thank you, WWE Universe,” McMahon tweeted. “Then. Now. Forever. Together.” His retirement comes after he stepped down in June over a handful of sexual misconduct allegations. He also paid upwards of $12 million to four women over the last 16 years in an effort to keep allegations from going public, the Wall Street Journal reported earlier this month. All four women were formerly associated with the WWE and signed nondisclosure agreements to prevent them from discussing their relationships with McMahon, according to the WSJ report. “Throughout the years, it’s been a privilege to help WWE bring you joy, inspire you, thrill you, surprise you, and always entertain you,” McMahon said in his full statement. “I would like to thank my family for mightily contributing to our success, and I would also like to thank all of our past and present Superstars and employees for their dedication and passion for our brand. “Most importantly, I would like to thank our fans for allowing us into your homes every week and being your choice of entertainment. I hold the deepest appreciation and admiration for our generations of fans all over the world who have liked, currently like, and sometimes even love our form of Sports Entertainment.” Earlier this summer, the WWE board began investigating McMahon after it came to light that he paid $3 million in hush money to keep an affair with a former employee quiet. His daughter Stephanie McMahon assumed the duties of interim CEO and board chairman."
|
|
|
Post by JudgeJuryDredd on Jul 23, 2022 0:09:27 GMT
I find it perplexing that it took only this sort of thing to break the back of the camel when equally bad or worse things have been either said or rumored to have gone on behind the scenes in the company that Vince McMahon either allowed, covered-up, or took part in that would in today's climate see a major company shake-up occur much sooner with total rebranding of public image. Many things have been said at McMahon for years and he's fought tooth and nail to still be the head of the company, which is why I am of the belief that this decision was forced upon him instead of a decision he made on his own. However, I suppose it might be the best as McMahon is getting older and many creative decisions with the company are not clicking with viewers as they used to, so who knows?
|
|
Nike316
Sophomore
@nike316
Posts: 974
Likes: 586
|
Post by Nike316 on Jul 23, 2022 2:58:49 GMT
Hell has frozen over. I don't know what this means for the wrestling world now. I mean, Vince McMahon doesn't really have it as a wrestling promoter anymore, thus people have been waiting a long time for him to retire, but I doubt WWE will find better. He raised the bar extremely high, and his replacements will have some big boots to fill.
|
|
|
Post by twothousandonemark on Jul 23, 2022 14:46:42 GMT
Steroids PTSD Suicides Deaths
It took hush money scandal to end it. Now, & forever or whatever the fcuk.
|
|
|
Post by petrolino on Jul 23, 2022 15:22:34 GMT
It seems like a convenient time for Vince McMahon to head for the exit as he's due to turn 77 in August and he's been regularly depleting the WWE roster over the last couple of years. There's more reports that have appeared online that WWE is set to go all in to become a children's sports entertainment show, a "wholesome" Saudi-backed satellite brand and a global merchandising superpower working the interweb highway.
|
|
|
Post by ShadowSouL: Padawan of Yoda on Feb 26, 2023 5:21:00 GMT
Just in time for Trump's 2024 run.
Get my drift?
|
|