Stephanie McMahon is filling in for Vince McMahon, while he is under investigation for paying $3 million dollars to a former employee to keep hush about an alleged affair. Furthermore, the 76-year-old faces further investigation in regard to some NDAs uncovered by the WWE Board.
In light of the major shake-up behind the scenes, Wrestlenomics’ Brandon Thurston spoke to Busted Open Radio about the new interim Chairwoman & CEO’s role and disclosed who she reportedly does not get along with behind the curtain. “I’m skeptical that much is going to change for Vince day-to-day,” Thurston said. “I think he’s still going to go to TV, and he’s still going to work in the office at WWE Headquarters.
“I know that Stephanie is going to be interim CEO, but I’ve heard from many people that Stephanie and Kevin Dunn, for example, don’t like each other. And as long as someone like Kevin Dunn has a job at WWE, this seems to be for public consumption, looking around at some of the headlines that I see in mainstream media today. I think WWE is getting the response in the headlines that they want.”
Stephanie McMahon announced that she was taking a leave of absence from WWE on May 19 to focus on her family. According to some, the move from Vince to Stephanie may have other motives behind it. In a tweet early Friday morning, CNBC’s Alex Sherman reported there was another reason behind Stephanie McMahon’s new role.
“I’m also told that elevating Stephanie to CEO, after she just left to focus on family, is an optics play to signal Vince McMahon has no intention of stepping down,” Sherman tweeted.
