The former WWE CEO and Chairman Vince McMahon had shockingly announced his retirement back in July this year. The decision certainly shocked the pro wrestling world. Stephanie McMahon became the Chairwoman and also the co-CEO with Nick Khan. Meanwhile, Triple H became the Chief Content Officer, overseeing the creative aspect of the programming. It has now come to light that Mr. McMahon had to return few items to the company following his retirement.
Kurt Angle reveals what Vince McMahon returned
Many speculated that McMahon might still be involved in the backstage works despite his retirement. But as it seems, that is not the case. He had to return his company cellphone after he announced his retirement from the business, as revealed by the WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle during a recent interview.
During a recent interview on The Bubba Army show, Angle stated that WWE took away Vince McMahon’s company phone, essentially disabling the former Champion from having any contact with most of the talent:
“You know I honestly thought Vince was still working behind the scenes, he’s not, he’s gone. They actually made him give back his company cellphone, I have no way of getting in touch with him,” said Angle.
Meanwhile, the WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels has also become the Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative. He was interviewed on The MMA Hour about NXT and the recent changes in the company and the future. Michaels was asked if he ever envisioned a day that Vince McMahon would not be running WWE. He said:
“No. You can talk about it, but I never envisioned the time when Vince wasn’t there running stuff. All of us who have known him and worked with him for as long as we have, everyone knows, and I mean this lovingly, but he wanted to pass at his desk. That’s who he is. That’s how he’s built. I had every reason to believe that’s exactly what he was going to do. He always made jokes that, ‘If I die at Gorilla position, the show has to go on. Don’t move me. We got to get to seg 10 and 11 and finish the show.” You can talk about it, again, there’s lots of big talk in our line of work, but very rarely you see it get delivered on, but he’s always done what he’s felt was best for business.”
