Stephanie McMahon invited GCW owner Brett Lauderdale to Raw, as seen in a photo below.
Vince McMahon recently shocked the pro wrestling world with his announcement. He announced that he is retiring from his roles as Chairman and CEO of WWE. It was later clarified that he was also done with his work on creative. It was revealed that Stephanie McMahon and Nick Khan will serve as Co-CEOs of WWE, while Triple H is EVP of Talent Relations. WWE announced today that HHH will also assume all responsibilities related to WWE’s creative, in addition to his regular duties. This will mark the beginning of “The Game” as Head of Creative.
Thanks for the sick tix @StephMcMahon! pic.twitter.com/xzIvlWNHso
— brett lauderdale (@Lauderdale11) July 26, 2022
Triple H becoming Head of Creative has received positive response
Fightful Select confirmed previous reports that Ed Koskey and Bruce Prichard were largely in control of the direction of last Friday’s SmackDown. The producers were told that Triple H would at least be the “finish guy.” It’s since been confirmed that Bruce Prichard will remain with the company and be part of creative, and not be fired by Triple H. He had been the lead of the creative team, with Vince McMahon having the final say on all creative until McMahon announced his retirement last week.
As per the reports, the higher-ups in WWE were told last week that Vince would still be available to some degree as he transitions away from the company. The news of Triple H being in charge of creative was said to be general excitement. When it was announced that Prichard was both heading up creative and in an interim talent relations role, there were some concerns among talent as they had to ask the person that handled their creative for time off if they wanted it. It has been noted that a USA Network source said that “this is an exciting change” regarding Triple H being Head of Creative.
