Vince McMahon may actually be done this time [Trigger warning: Sexual Assault]

[Hannibal Scorch]

3 minutes ago, FUM said:

In fairness, was the extent of what was known at this stage not just that he had paid for some women to sign NDAs to keep quiet his sexual exploits as opposed to rape and sex trafficking?

Yes, using company funds to pay for NDA’s of women he had affairs with. Nothing wrong with that clearly

[Chico Torres]

Of course they all knew.

[FUM]

6 minutes ago, Hannibal Scorch said:

Yes, using company funds to pay for NDA’s of women he had affairs with. Nothing wrong with that clearly

I mean it’s not right but it’s never going to be regarded as something to turn against someone for in any live event platform. Fans of anything tend not to give a fuck about who sleeps with who or how they hide it.

A millionaire being a bit dodgy business wise isn’t some unknown concept.

Rape and sex trafficking are VERY different asks to get fans on board.

[Ironic Indie Lad]

It's a big lads club and Vince was showing them all the horrendous texts and images.

Just banter from a total ledge to these guys. 

[RedTwoster]

3 hours ago, BomberPat said:

I don't think Vince comes back in any significant capacity, because it's clear that Triple H had wanted shot of him for years, regardless of the lawsuit. I wouldn't rule out him appearing on-screen for Cena's retirement, but I don't think he'll be given a position of power again.

Yeah, that’s kind of my thinking. I don’t see why TKO would view it as advantageous to bring him back, given the impact it could have on the commercial side of things and its potential impact from a PR perspective. If they were to bring him back, how many more media exposes are waiting to happen? How many more people would be willing to come forward to tell their stories?  Stranger things have of course happened, but I just can’t see it. It’s Russian roulette.

[Ironic Indie Lad]

I think you are giving TKO / the general public a bit much credit there.

Dana White slapped his wife about in public and on camera and its not even remotely an issue. 

All of Vinces old cronies and yes men are still kicking about as well so he could already have influence for all we know. 

[wordsfromlee]

1 hour ago, Hannibal Scorch said:

Yes they booed Hogan. But the Summerslam crowd booed Trump but lost there minds with excitement when Brock “named 22 times in an on going sex trafficking legal case” Lesner returned.

I think a lot fewer people know about the Brock stuff though. I reckon there are loads of wrestling fans who don't follow the backstage goings on that don't have a clue that theres a legal case thats going on. The Hogan stuff was very much in the public consciousness. There are plenty of non-wrestling fans I know who knew about it. 

[LaGoosh]

13 hours ago, digforvictory said:

Never been more convinced that Vince will be back fairly soon.

Feels like they're slowly but surely laying the groundwork for it. And he'll probably get a monster reaction if he comes out on TV, which is fucking depressing to think about but almost certainly what will happen.

And when I say back I mean offically back. The creative nosedive in 2025 suggests he may be involved again already, most of his stooges are still there so he's probably controlling them that way. 

I think you're giving Triple H too much credit. It's more likely he's just a shit booker who has run out of ideas.

[gmoney]

The downturn in quality also seemed to coincide with Road Dogg coming back on the writing staff, but perhaps that's just confirmation bias on my part. 

[digforvictory]

45 minutes ago, LaGoosh said:

I think you're giving Triple H too much credit. It's more likely he's just a shit booker who has run out of ideas.

I think you're probably right.

[Ronnie]

2 hours ago, Hannibal Scorch said:

Yes, using company funds to pay for NDA’s of women he had affairs with. Nothing wrong with that clearly

He's not really guilty of that one: he paid for the NDAs using his own personal money. The problem was that this was to the benefit of WWE but wasn't approved or disclosed, and resulted in WWE's filings to the Securities and Exchange Commission being inaccurate, so he got fined. (WWE issued an annoucement indicating that financial statements required adjusting.)

Let's not forget, either, that though the story is that Janel Grant was the employee getting $3m, he didn't actually pay her that. In a move which shouldn't really come as a great surprise, he paid her $1m and then stiffed her once he'd decided that the sum he'd agreed to was too high. That's what led to her taking him to court: the NDA isn't in effect if the party requesting it doesn't actually pay for it.

[RedTwoster]

4 hours ago, Ironic Indie Lad said:

I think you are giving TKO / the general public a bit much credit there.

Dana White slapped his wife about in public and on camera and its not even remotely an issue. 

All of Vinces old cronies and yes men are still kicking about as well so he could already have influence for all we know. 

I don’t think it would be a move based on any sort of morals - I think they’d simply look at the risk/reward of it all and steer clear. I also think they’d be worried about how sponsors would respond.

Plus, given their apparent tendency to stiff people when it comes to contracts, I don’t think they’d be willing to pay him as much as he’d be expecting to earn. Why bring in a Vince McMahon when someone like Brian Gerwitz, Paul Heyman or Ed Koskey would be happy to do the same job for much, much less. 

Edited August 27, 2025 by RedTwoster

[Hannibal Scorch]

2 hours ago, RedTwoster said:

I don’t think it would be a move based on any sort of morals - I think they’d simply look at the risk/reward of it all and steer clear. I also think they’d be worried about how sponsors would respond.

Plus, given their apparent tendency to stiff people when it comes to contracts, I don’t think they’d be willing to pay him as much as he’d be expecting to earn. Why bring in a Vince McMahon when someone like Brian Gerwitz, Paul Heyman or Ed Koskey would be happy to do the same job for much, much less. 

Vince would do it for free. Scratch that, he’d probably pay THEM to be in that position again.

[Carbomb]

With the money he's made from the sale, I'm surprised the psychotic old cunt hasn't started up a new promotion or taken over an existing indy, like MLW or something. Anyone normal would swan off into the sunset to enjoy their retirement, but he doesn't strike me as the type.

[LaGoosh]

Isn't he trying to set up some kind of sports/entertainment promotion company?