Earlie this year Vince McMahon shocked the world, taking voluntary retirement from the WWE amidst sexual abuse allegations and hush money scandals earlier this year in June.
During Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer claimed that Vince became irrelevant for quite some time with some higher-ups moving past him real quick and looking towards the future, with the company transitioning smoothly after his exit.
“Vince McMahon became irrevelant really fast in the real world. If you really notice. Like, when Vince was gone, the first couple of days or week, it’s a big story, but after that, it’s like — he was a giant in wrestling, but in pop culture he was a one-day story. So, I know it from dealing with some high-power people that they lost interest in Vince real quick, you know once it was like ‘okay he’s gone, now onto the next’ — life goes on, yes. Like, if he would have left and WWE collapsed, then yes, but WWE just — very smooth transition, actually got better.”
Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio
Stephanie McMahon and Nick Khan were appointed as Co-CEOs for the company, while Triple H took over the reins as Head of Creative and also being promoted to WWE Chief Content Officer.
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