Vince McMahon ‘Gave His Word’ That WWE Sale Intention Was Genuine

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Vince McMahon forced his way back into WWE back in January of this year, when he elected himself, George Barrios and Michelle Wilson as members of WWE’s board.

McMahon said that his return was done to help orchestrate a sale of the company, which was officially announced the night after WrestleMania 39 this year.

It was announced that WWE had been sold to Endeavor, and would be forming a merger company with the UFC, which Vince is set to be an executive chairman for.

Though McMahon has returned to WWE in some fashion, WWE CEO Nick Khan has said that Vince McMahon was ‘committed’ to the idea of genuinely helping pursue a sale.

Speaking at MoffettNathanson TMT, Khan recalled:

“I said, ‘Hey, just tell me, is this real? Because there’s some scuttlebutt out there that maybe this is just your way to come back into your company.’ Which, again, he would have the right to do, also. And he said, ‘No, I’m committed to it. I give you my word.’”

The new name of the merged company between WWE and UFC has been revealed.

Here are results from the May 15 episode of WWE Raw:

Shinsuke Nakamura def. The Miz

It was announced Liv Morgan had suffered an injury and the scheduled Women’s Tag Team Championship match was cancelled

Mustafa Ali won a battle royal to become #1 contender for Gunther’s Intercontinental Championship at Night of Champions

Becky Lynch returned and cut a promo on Trish Stratus, challenging her to a match at Night of Champions

Dominik Mysterio def. Xavier Woods

As JD McDonagh left the arena after an interview, there was a tease of Finn Balor scouting him to recruit him for Judgment Day

Indus Sher (Sanga & Veer) def. two jobbers

Cody Rhodes promo on Brock Lesnar ahead of their Night of Champions match

Raquel Rodriguez def. Chelsea Green

Judgment Day (Finn Balor & Damian Priest) def. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn after interference from Imperium, which had been instigated by Paul Heyman doing deals with Judgment Day and Imperium earlier in the night

"I said, ‘Hey, just tell me, is this real? Because there’s some scuttlebutt out there that maybe this is just your way to come back into your company.’ Which, again, he would have the right to do, also. And he said, ‘No, I’m committed to it. I give you my word.’”

— Brandon Thurston (@BrandonThurston) May 18, 2023

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