Vince McMahon Archives

This past July, the unthinkable happened when longtime mastermind and CEO Vince McMahon was forced to step down from his position of leadership at WWE in the wake of mounting sexual misconduct accusations and evidence that he had used company money for numerous hush payments While the idea of Vince stepping aside or "retiring" was once thought[...]

Our line-up for this morning includes the love for Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch rolling along, Vince McMahon reportedly wanting a WWE return even as his legal issues deeper, HBO Max's Station Eleven series creator Patrick Somerville sharing a teachable moment, DC's Stargirl & HBO Max Titans going to crossover route, Nicole Maines reprising Nia Nal/Dreamer[...]

 While that call had turned into something dreadful over the past several years, now that Vince McMahon is gone and Paul "Triple H" Levesque has vowed to maintain NXT talents' established characters on the main roster, it again has turned into something exciting and now we may know whom we can expect to see next on Raw and/or SmackDown. The official[...]

Former WWE head honcho Vince McMahon is, if nothing else, a curious fellow  There were times he seemed to have his finger on the pulse of pop culture and created a great product, but then there are the stories that make it sound as if he had just landed on Earth in a spaceship a week[...]

As much as being on Saturday night on a major network was a major boost exposure-wise for Vince McMahon's WWE, it could also be argued that Saturday Night's Main Event also helped keep SNL on the air. Image: Peacock, WWE & NBC Screencaps The late-night wrestling events first debuted in May 1985 for two reasons First, the[...]

 According to Give Me Sport, in an exclusive chat with well-known WWE scooper WrestleVotes, the Twitter handle says they have inside info that the Doctor of Thuganomics will be seeing patients at WrestleMania. "Cena should be there, and Cena should be wrestling."  WrestleVotes continues, explaining that even though former WWE head honcho Vince McMahon has been put[...]

Ever since the hit pro wrestling docuseries Dark Side Of The Ring debuted on VICE in 2019, fans have wondered when the series would get to arguably the most infamous man in the history of the industry and inarguably the most powerful man in the history of the industry, Vince McMahon  Of course, McMahon and some of[...]

 It has been reported often over the years that Triple H would push hard to include the match, but former WWE head Vince McMahon was always resistant to it, probably because the match's origins aren't in WWE, but instead most well-known in NWA/WCW, where it was created by the late/great Dusty Rhodes and debuted in 1987[...]

 This all ended when Vince McMahon ran his then WWF all over the country and either bought up his competition or put them out of business  VICE TV is aiming to give wrestling fans a slice of what it was like back in the territory days when kayfabe was strictly enforced, and both the wrestlers[...]

 Obviously, things are going to change with NXT 2.0 mastermind Vince McMahon now retired and original NXT creator Triple H running things. Does this mean things are going back to two years ago?  Probably not exactly, especially with the recent combining of NXT 2.0 and NXT UK, but something more reminiscent of those good ol' days is likely with a focus on[...]

Young superstar Austin Theory had made quite a name for himself on the indies and in NXT, so much so that former WWE Head Honcho Vince McMahon took a personal liking to him and wanted to give him the rub (no, not the kind of rub that got Vince bounced from WWE) by appearing as his on-screen mentor[...]

Vince McMahon worked really hard to build WWE into the global powerhouse it is today Maybe people want to lick his boots of their own free will? If given the opportunity, The Chadster would jump at the chance to lick Vince McMahon's boots, and The Chadster would be proud of it Michael Cole had the[...]

 The entirety of WWE has been turned on its head over the past week with the shocking retirement of WWE owner and resident grumpy old man Vince McMahon this past Friday and the ascent of Triple H to now being the head of creative for WWE programming  With Triple H now the chief mastermind behind all of[...]

On Friday, right after the stock markets closed, Vince McMahon announced his retirement as Chairman and CEO of WWE The news followed weeks of scandal that began when the Wall Street Journal reported the WWE Board was investigating hush money payments reportedly made by McMahon to women over sexual misconduct allegations Further reports alleged even[...]

In the immediate aftermath of arguably the biggest news drop in WWE history, with Vince McMahon announcing his retirement due to a seemingly neverending stream of controversies, word got around online that Brock Lesnar was not a happy camper as a result  20 years and a month since "Stone Cold" Steve Austin walked out on WWE and refused to job[...]

AEW owner Tony Khan wasted no time in taking a shot at the competition in the wake of the shocking announcement that Vince McMahon has retired from WWE Khan took to Twitter shortly after McMahon's announcement to thank fans for helping him become the longest-tenured CEO in wrestling. Thanks to you wrestling fans and your great[...]

Only hours after it was confirmed that Paul Levesque (Triple H) would resume his executive position as EVP, Talent Relations for the WWE, previous CEO & Chairman Vince McMahon made it official: "At 77, time for me to retire Thank you, WWE Universe Then Now Forever Together."  The announcement ends speculation that was more about when[...]

The move comes more than a month after Vince McMahon stepped down as Chairman & CEO of the wrestling company (though still involved on the creative side), and Stephanie McMahon accepted the position of interim CEO and interim chairwoman "I look forward to returning to my prior position as head of Talent Relations I'm healthy,[...]

 This is all thanks to Triple H and Vince McMahon, who quickly got in between the two and broke it all up. "Triple H tried to break it up and we both told him to f*ck off which was hilarious Then Vince got involved and basically broke it up and told me that he had told Brock to do[...]

Embattled WWE mogul Vince McMahon made three additional hush-money payments to former employees and contractors over sexual misconduct allegations, a new report from The Wall Street Journal claims McMahon, who temporarily stepped down as Chairman and CEO of WWE following an earlier report by the same newspaper revealing the WWE board is investigating a $3[...]

In 1992, Rita Chatterton, the first female referee in the history of WWE, accused then-owner Vince McMahon of sexually assaulting her during her stint in the company in the 1980s The accusations aired on Now it Can Be Told, a show hosted by Geraldo Rivera The following year, Vince and Linda McMahon sued Geraldo, former[...]

Amidst an ever-growing scandal, Vince McMahon used the opportunity to once again put himself in front of the TV cameras, coming out before Cena's segment to introduce the sixteen-time champion. Vince McMahon introduces John Cena [Screencap from WWE Raw Top Moments on YouTube]The night was ostensible all about John Cena, who was featured in various video[...]

Last week's WWE SmackDown on FOX began with a befuddling appearance from the beleaguered Vince McMahon and ended with fans again questioning what the shot-callers were thinking when Brock Lesnar returned to yet again challenge Roman Reigns for the title at this year's SummerSlam  Fans have made it pretty clear they've had more than enough of this match-up, but with[...]

Vince McMahon made a "surprise" appearance on WWE Raw this week amidst a scandal that has seen him temporarily step down from his role as CEO and Chairman of WWE after reports that the WWE board is investigating a $3 million hush-money payment to a former employee said to have engaged in a consensual sexual[...]

Last week, The Wall Street Journal reported that the WWE board was investigating Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon regarding a $3M money settlement McMahon paid a female paralegal over an alleged affair In addition, several nondisclosure pacts connected to misconduct claims from other women who worked for the company involving McMahon & WWE talent executive John[...]

Vince McMahon appeared on WWE Smackdown yesterday hours after revealing he has temporarily stepped back from his role as Chairman and CEO of the company in the wake of bombshell revelations that he's being investigated by the board for paying $3 million to a former employee following an affair, with the investigation reportedly uncovering additional[...]

Through all of the shenanigans and musical chairs of the WWE Board and CEO position today, one thing was made very clear: Vince McMahon was still in charge of creative for the company  So it should come as no surprise to any longtime fan that with the serious and surgery-requiring injury to Randy Orton, the planned[...]

Earlier this week, The Wall Street Journal reported that the WWE board was investigating Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon in regards to a $3M money settlement McMahon paid a female paralegal over an alleged affair In addition, several nondisclosure pacts connected to misconduct claims from other women who worked for the company involving McMahon &[...]

 On the heels of this week's bombshell report about WWE Owner Vince McMahon's alleged improprieties, we learned this morning that he will step aside as CEO and Chairman, with his daughter Stephanie McMahon taking over  And not just that, but then we learned Vinny Mac would be appearing live on tonight's SmackDown to speak about his current situation[...]

Earlier this morning, the news broke that World World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon had "voluntarily stepped back" from his corporate roles pending an investigation by the board into a $3M money settlement McMahon paid a female paralegal over an alleged affair as well as several nondisclosure pacts connected to misconduct claims[...]