Update On How Roman Reigns’ Creative Works Following Vince McMahon No Longer Contributing

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The Endeavor takeover of WWE and formation of the TKO Group was officially finalised last month, and there have already been some major changes behind the scenes.

Following the merger, Vince McMahon’s remote contributions to WWE creative have stopped, with the decision made by Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel.

Following the change in creative, and Triple H having ‘99.9%’ of control, numerous faces have returned to the show, one of which being Roman Reigns, who recently returned to SmackDown for the first time since August.

Prior to his contributions stopping, Vince McMahon was said to have been ‘hands on’ with Reigns’ creative, and there has been an update on the situation.

Per Fightful Select (subscription required), Reigns’ creative process is largely the same as it was before, with both Reigns and Paul Heyman contributing heavily, regardless of whether the head of creative was Vince McMahon, Triple H or a combination of both.

Beyond the creative, Michael Hayes remains tasked with the handling of the production of most of the Bloodline related angles, interviews and segments regardless of the show, with Hayes definitely producing it if it features Roman specifically.

However, other segments tangentially related to the Bloodline angle are usually also tasked for Hayes to produce, including Sami Zayn’s promo and the Tag Team Championship main event from this week’s Raw show.

In regards to LA Knight’s role in the spotlight and whether that is linked to Vince’s loss of creative power, that was already happening prior to the change.

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