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Former WWE Producer Recalls Inviting Sycho Sid Onto WWE Podcast (Wrestling Inc.)

Sycho Sid has been the subject of many interesting wrestling stories and you can add another one into the rotation.

They put me in the Alamodome in an empty arena to do an interview about the match I was going to have with Shawn (Michaels), and that was all scripted and there would be those as well, but for the most part, you just winged it.” But then you go out there and myself, I always had a lot of stuff to pull from and things I was reading and stuff like that, so a lot of times, you’ve just done it so long you wing it. Sycho Sid has been the subject of many interesting wrestling stories and you can add another one into the rotation.

WWE's Vince McMahon to step down amid misconduct probe (INQUIRER.net)

Vince McMahon is stepping back from his roles as chairman and CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment as the organization investigates a report that he agreed ...

“I have also pledged to accept the findings and outcome of the investigation, whatever they are.” The employee was hired as a paralegal in 2019. “Special Committee of the Board is conducting an investigation into alleged misconduct by its Chairman and CEO Vincent McMahon and John Laurinaitis, head of talent relations, and that, effective immediately, McMahon has voluntarily stepped back from his responsibilities as CEO and Chairman of the Board until the conclusion of the investigation,” the WWE said in a release.

WWE Smackdown: what did Vince McMahon say on Friday night in ... (NationalWorld)

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Those four words are Then, Now, Forever and the most important one, Together. Welcome to SmackDown!” McMahon said. The world of professional wrestling is often awash with dramatic, soap opera-like storylines. McMahon was said to be in a “great mood” backstage at the show in Minneapolis, and was reported to be joking around, despite the weight of allegations currently on him. An unnamed wrestler speaking to Fightful said they thought McMahon’s appearance was "a cheap rating ploy in the middle of something serious,” and that WWE’s culture and presentation will likely remain the same once the investigation is closed. “I have pledged my complete co-operation to the investigation by the special committee, and I will do everything possible to support the investigation,” McMahon said in a statement. “I have committed to doing everything in my power to help the special committee complete its work, including marshalling the co-operation of the entire company to assist in the completion of the investigation and to implement its findings,” she said in a statement.

Vince McMahon will step down during WWE misconduct probe (The National)

Daughter Stephanie will takeover, although he continues to oversee the organisation's creative content during the investigation.

She had been serving as the company's chief brand officer. WWE matches are now held in professional sports stadiums and the organisation has a sizeable overseas following. “I have pledged my complete cooperation to the investigation by the special committee and I will do everything possible to support the investigation," McMahon said in a prepared statement on Friday. “I have also pledged to accept the findings and outcome of the investigation, whatever they are."

Defiant Vince McMahon Speaks Live On WWE SmackDown – TJR ... (TJR Wrestling)

With the wrestling world still reeling from the news that Vince McMahon is to step back as WWE Chairman, the 76-year-old addressed the world on SmackDown.

Those four words are then, now, forever, and the most important word is together.” WWE announced on the 17th of June that Vince McMahon was to take a step back from his roles as WWE’s Chairman and CEO while the investigation is carried out with Stephanie McMahon being named as the company’s interim Chairwoman and CEO. With the wrestling world still reeling from the news that Vince McMahon is to step back as WWE Chairman, the 76-year-old addressed the world on SmackDown.

Ex-WWE Star Calls Out Company's Culture Of Abuse (Inside The Ropes)

A former WWE Superstar has made it very clear how they felt about WWE Chairman Vince McMahon appearing on SmackDown despite misconduct allegations.

WWE’s company culture of fear and abuse of power is not a joke.https://t.co/NEupO2cHqp WWE’s company culture of fear and abuse of power is not a joke.” It’s not a joke.

WWE's Vince McMahon Steps Back from CEO Role Amid ... (The Epoch Times)

Vince McMahon, who founded World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and has helmed it for years, has now "voluntarily stepped back" from his role as the firm's ...

“I have also pledged to accept the findings and outcome of the investigation, whatever they are.” The move comes days after The Wall Street Journal reported on June 15 that the WWE board was looking into allegations that McMahon secretly paid a former employee $3 million not to disclose an affair between the two of them. The WWE board of directors made the announcement in a June 17 statement, which also noted that a special committee has been set up to probe alleged misconduct on McMahon’s part, though it did not provide details into the investigation.

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