As per the reports from the industry, WWE’s creative team is looking for a way to avoid Vince Mcmahon’s involvement in creative decisions. If reports are to be believed, Vince Mcmahon is heavily involved in creative decisions lately. However, the ex-chairman of the company’s involvement is the same and is not going well with the current team. Vince stepped down from his office last year, paving the way for Paul Levesque, aka Triple H.
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Vince Mcmahon’s involvement in creative decisions is bothering the team backstage.
As Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio reported, Vince often sends creative ideas remotely for both RAW and Smackdown. However, this ain’t sitting well with the creative team, and they are looking for a way to settle this issue. Meltzer also believes this might not go well with Triple H, but the latter can’t do much about it.
There are reports that Vince was heavily involved in the latest Smackdown episode and made a lot of changes to the creatives. However, Mcmahon was last officially involved in the creatives over a year ago. Additionally, he stepped down from his office after an investigation on him regarding hush money. McMahon was found to provide money to fellow female superstars to bury the news regarding affairs and infidelity.
Nick Khan Clarifies the situation regarding Ex Chairman’s Involvement in Creative Decisions.
Speaking to Lightshedlive in an Interview, WWE President and Chief Revenue Officer Nick Khan clarifies the situation regarding Vince’s involvement in creative decisions. Khan said that the ex-chairman sent an email to all the staff that Triple H is solely responsible for creative decisions. However, the latter can approach him when and where required for any advice. Furthermore, he adds if Levesque wanted input from Vince McMahon or if McMahon had ideas to communicate, that would always be an option.
McMahon came back from hiatus in January to finalize the sale deal of the company. The deal finalization was completed in April. The company got into a conglomerate with UFC’s parent company, Endeavour. However, Endeavor holds 51% shares in the merger. Interestingly, one part of the deal places Mcmahon in the strongest position in the merger. It gives power to Mcmahon to be the driving force creatively.
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There is always a scope for mutual creative decisions, but running the show remotely might create trouble for Triple H. This move might not go well with Paul and might end up being a cause of friction between the two. However, Mcmahon and Triple H have had a long-standing relationship regarding working together backstage.
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