Theory Addresses Vince McMahon WWE Departure

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WWE star Theory has commented on Vince McMahon’s retirement, sharing his thoughts on the change in management.

Theory became McMahon’s on-screen protege shortly after Survivor Series 2021. Theory and McMahon featured in many segments together, and both notably faced Pat McAfee in singles matches at WrestleMania 39 in April.

McMahon notably announced his retirement on July 22. Following this, Stephanie McMahon and Nick Khan were named company co-CEOs, and Triple H took over WWE creative.

In an interview with ​​Denise Salcedo for Instinct Culture, Theory argued that these were the perfect individuals to take over from Vince McMahon, noting:

“I knew Triple H back when I was in NXT and had a great time. Came up to the main roster, still had a great time. Change can always scare people because it’s different and there’s not that comfort level of what you’re used to, but with change, and with somebody like Stephanie, Nick Khan, Triple H, and Bruce Prichard, there is so much creativity there that we haven’t seen.

“It’s time to have something fresher and newer. It’s a bunch of different minds now and I feel there is no better group of people to takeover this than them.”

Opening up about what he learned from Vince McMahon, Theory said:

“I would say, the best thing I learned from Mr. McMahon, as funny as it was that we said it on TV, the mindset that he had and expect the unexpected. When he said that, it was like, ‘Wow, this is pretty much how it works.’

“When we talk about my career, expect the unexpected. I wouldn’t have expected all of that to happen. With Mr. McMahon retiring, I think we all felt like we would never have seen that day. John Cena recently said it, if there was a Mount Rushmore of sports entertainment, it would have one person on it and it would be Mr. McMahon.

“I believe in that as well because he’s an icon. There is nobody that has created something as huge as this and made it as successful as this as Mr. McMahon. Triple H even says it, those are hell of shoes to fill. WWE never stops and it’s never going to stop and we all know the legacy Mr. McMahon held for this place and now it’s time to do what he wants and that’s to keep it going.”

Theory is currently Mr Money in the Bank, winning the contract in the main event of the July 2 premium live event.

While he returned to the ring at the August 13 WWE house show, his most recent televised match was against Bobby Lashley for the US Championship at SummerSlam.

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