It is certainly very heartbreaking for WWE Chairman Vince McMahon to lose his mother, Vicki Askew. She passed away at the age of 101 on January 20. As it turns out, the saddening news was kept a secret. According to the obituary, Askew’s passing away was due to natural causes and occurred while she was sleeping at her home in The Woodlands, Texas on January 20th.
She was born in Florence, South Carolina on July 11, 1920, and would marry Vincent J. McMahon, father of WWE Chairman Vince McMahon Jr. It was previously noted that Vince McMahon was at backstage at Royal Rumble on Saturday. He had reportedly canceled two Royal Rumble returns.
It was noted they would eventually divorce, however, she first gave birth to their two sons, Rod and Vince. Rod passed away one year to the day before his mother at the age of 77. Vince never developed a relationship with his father until the age of 12.
Vince McMahon’s mother death was kept a secret?
Ringside News reported that a tenured member of the creative team told them that McMahon kept the news of his mother’s passing very private. The site stated:
“It was also kept in very tight circles until the news broke” we were told. Vince McMahon also “didn’t talk about it with a lot of people.”
Askew pursued work in Civil Service as a secretary and administrative assistant, eventually retiring from the Chamber of Commerce in Florida. She also loved playing tennis and was actively engaging in the sport until age 94. Her funeral services occurred on January 22 and a subsequent Memorial Mass for her community in Ebensburg was held on January 29.
