WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon recently came up with a shocking announcement when she let the pro-wrestling world that she is taking a hiatus. She announced that she’ll be taking a “leave of absence” from WWE. Announcing on Twitter, Stephanie wrote the following statement that she’ll be stepping down from the majority of her responsibilities in WWE to focus on her family. She also added that she’s looking forward to returning.
Stephanie McMahon will not be back soon
Over the weekend, Wade Keller said the following about Stephanie McMahon’s leave of absence on a PWTorchVIP.com audio update:
“The indications that I’ve gotten is this is largely her just stepping away. She has worked for WWE for over 20 years, Shane McMahon has been in and out. She’s the child of Vince McMahon, who has been most embedded in this company. Most recently, the Chief Brand Officer.”
He continued:
“I have been told not to expect the reasons that Stephanie is stepping away, to come out. But the implication is, there are reasons. So this isn’t going to be a public scandal. But it’s something. That’s about as much as I think I can say right now, based on the indications I’ve gotten from talking to people who know or know Stephanie and Hunter or know people who know them. And yeah, [they] are giving me indications of things.”
On the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer backed up Wade Keller’s report about there being other reasons why Stephanie McMahon stepped away from WWE. Meltzer stated that while the story about wanting to spend time with her family is true, there are other reasons which led to her departure
It was noted in the report that one person close to the situation stated that they could say “for sure” that she will not be back anytime soon and that they do not know if she will ever be back in her role of Chief Brand Officer. It has been also noted that during one of the recent rounds of layoffs, several of Stephanie McMahon’s close coworkers were let go. A large portion of the team she worked directly with was let go at that time.
WWE has been looking for people to take on her CBO duties, which confirms that it’s not expected that she will be back anytime soon. In a recent meeting, it was said that this past year has been rough with Triple H’s heart issue and that is why she needed the time off. Stephanie seemingly removed his WWE history as well.
PWInsider’s Dave Scherer said the following about McMahon this week:
“I have heard a lot of stories and frankly, until we can confirm them, I am not going to speculate. I don’t think it’s responsible or fair to be quite frank. All I will say is I do believe there is a lot more to it than we know right now.”
Stephanie McMahon also revealed she recently suffered an injury but that she is making great progress in training to get back to full strength. She recently made a WWE appearance at WrestleMania 38 when he introduced the Olympic Gold Medalist Gable Steveson to the fans in attendance.
