Report: People ‘Close To Vince McMahon’ Brought Back To WWE

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A new report has indicated that people ‘close to Vince McMahon’ have been brought back to WWE following Vince’s return.

Vince McMahon rejoined the WWE board of directors earlier this month, following his departure from the company in July 2022 following ‘hush pact’ allegations.

A number of big backstage names have since parted ways with WWE, including his daughter and the former WWE CEO and Chairwoman Stephanie McMahon, who publicly announced her resignation on January 10.

Per Dave Meltzer in the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, several names linked to Vince McMahon have been brought in to the company following these departures.

Discussing reports about EVP of Operations Brad Blum being brought back to the company, Meltzer wrote:

“Ringside News also mentioned that Brad Blum, the Executive Vice President of Operations and Chief of Staff was brought back after being let go about a month-and-a-half ago.

“We were told that Blum has been gone but it was not confirmed by WWE if he was let go or was returning from a leave of absence, but he was a strong McMahon ally.

“But there were people close to McMahon who were also brought back.”

Yesterday, news broke that McMahon had come to a multi-million dollar settlement with former WWE referee Rita Chatterton who had accused McMahon of raping her in 1986.

McMahon ‘retired’ from WWE last July after the WSJ reported he’d made four prior secret settlement payments to women who’d accused him of sexual misconduct, but he returned earlier this month.

On January 6, using his power as majority owner, Vince McMahon put himself and former WWE presidents George Barrios and Michelle Wilson back on the company’s Board of Directors, disposing of JoEllen Lyons Dillon, Jeffrey R Speed, and Alan M Wexler in the process.

McMahon had stated that his intention was to facilitate a sale of the company.

He changed bylaws to ensure that no sale or media rights deal could be completed without his approval.

Upon McMahon’s return, two further Board members resigned of their own volition, those being Man Jit Singh – who was the one heading up the Board’s investigation into McMahon – and Ignace Lahoud.

Stephanie McMahon then resigned from her role as co-CEO and Chairwoman and her position on the Board on January 10, as Vince McMahon was elected Executive Chairman.

On January 15, Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer reported that Vince McMahon was back in his office and had been “suggesting changes” to different departments.

On January 17, WWE made a new SEC filing stating that, as of January 16, Vince McMahon no longer needs stockholders’ approval for his actions.

There has been much speculation that Vince McMahon was looking to sell to a party that would commit to keeping him in charge of the company despite the multiple sexual assault allegations that have surfaced in the past year that led to his initial ‘retirement’ in July.

Paul Levesque (Triple H) told WWE talent in a meeting before SmackDown on January 13 and before Raw on January 16 that nothing would change on the creative side of things and he would still be the person heading that up.

He did say he and McMahon “may have discussions”, but Levesque is the one making final decisions.

However, it’s worth remembering that WWE did hold a meeting with employees (not talent) a week earlier and the message was “business as usual” and that no management would be changing, and then Stephanie McMahon resigned just days later, so it seems even what’s being said in the meetings is a fluid situation and things may change.

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