Hours after the announcement that Vince McMahon has retired from WWE, his daughter Stephanie McMahon will open tonight’s SmackDown.
Stephanie has been named co-CEO of WWE alongside Nick Khan, replacing Vince.
Vince has also relinquished his creative duties, which are believed to have been handed over to Bruce Prichard.
WWE simply tweeted the following:
Friday Night SmackDown will begin with Stephanie McMahon addressing the WWE Universe. What will this mean for the blue brand? Find out tonight at 8/7 C on FOX.
Breaking News: @StephMcMahon is kicking off the showhttps://t.co/s8ldIt0YGV pic.twitter.com/I3sNwmKg1T
— WWE (@WWE) July 22, 2022
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