Vince McMahon resigns from his post as WWE General Manager WWE issues a confirmed press release that Stephanie McMahon will replace him as General Manager and Chairman of the Board.
Stephanie McMahon, new interim president of WWE, reacts to the dismissal of her father. WWE announces Mr. McMahon will appear on SmackDown tonight.
Mr. McMahon will appear on SmackDown tonight at 8 PM ET live on FOX. pic.twitter.com/6XEEDwR0Hy
— WWE (@WWE) June 17, 2022
Last minute in the WWE Universe. Vince McMahon has stepped aside and relinquished his position as CEO and Chairman of the WWE Council.
The company has released a press release confirming the news and announcing that Stephanie McMahon will take over her position while the recent misconduct case for allegedly paying an employee to keep her extramarital affair quiet is investigated.
Until the conclusion of the investigation into recent allegations, I am honored to assume the role of interim Chairwoman & CEO. I love @WWE and all it continues to do to entertain billions around the world. https://t.co/E2MushpoSG
— Stephanie McMahon (@StephMcMahon) June 17, 2022
McMahon has voluntarily stepped down from his responsibilities as CEO and Chairman of the Board pending the conclusion of the investigation.
Tonight’s #SmackDown is the most interested I’ve been in, in a long while.
– Roman Reigns finally defends his Undisputed Universal Championship.
– Vince McMahon appearing live amidst the on-going investigation into him.Wild times.
— Wrestle Ops (@WrestleOps) June 17, 2022
He will maintain his role and responsibilities related to WWE creative content during this period and remains committed to cooperating with the ongoing review, according to his statements.
“I have pledged to fully cooperate with the Special Committee’s investigation and will do my best to support the investigation. I have also pledged to accept the findings and outcome of the investigation, whatever they may be,”Â
accept the conclusions and the result of the investigation, whatever they are,” Vince McMahon told the media.“I love this company and I am committed to working with the independent directors to strengthen our culture and our company, it is extremely important to me that we have a safe and collaborative workplace. I am committed to doing everything in my power to help the Special Committee to complete its work, including the cooperation of the entire company to help complete the investigation and implement its findings.
The scandal that has involved Vince McMahon WWE is investigating a possible diversion of money that could be related to improper conduct by Vince McMahon and John Laurinaitis towards several company employees.
The scandal became public thanks to an article published in The Wall Street Journal, where it was revealed that Vince McMahon had bought the silence of at least one of them.
These sources indicated that the relationship between Vince McMahon and the legal assistant was “known” by many in the company, and even pointed out that she was given a substantial promotion in the midst of budget cuts in April 2021. In addition, they affirm that she was promoted from assistant to John Laurinaitis to a “director” role that spring.