No, the opponent Paul Levesque – or, maybe, Vince McMahon – booked for the tag team match was none other than, “The Beast Incarnate,” Brock Lesnar. said performer can’t challenge for the Undisputed Universal Championship so long as Reigns holds the title.Ī tough ask? You bet fans started to brainstorm on who would join The American Nightmare in the ring, and everyone from Sami Zayn to Kevin Owens and even Bron Breakker were suggested as potential partners for the second-generation star but in the end, it was none of the above. he needed to find a partner who competed on WrestleMania weekend, and 2. Now, to Paul Heyman’s credit, he accepted Rhodes’ offer but on two conditions: 1. His solution? Request a tag team match with Reigns and Solo Sikoa, you know, to give the 17 thousand or so fans in attendance at the Arena what they want in the main event of the first Raw after WrestleMania. It is a tumultuous week in the WWE right now, as there are also been rumors of a possible Sasha Banks release following her and Naomi’s walkout last month, as well as reports that Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton seem to be out of action for the rest of the year with injuries.When Cody Rhodes’ request for a rematch with Roman Reigns was denied one day removed from dropping his first-ever shot at the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship on Night 2 of WrestleMania 39, “The American Nightmare” had to get creative in order to keep himself in the championship picture. Vince McMahon will reportedly be making an appearance on tonight’s edition of WWE SmackDown on FOX, in character, to address the situation and his leave. Stephanie McMahon had been the Chief Brand Officer of WWE until last month, when she announced an indefinite leave of absence to “spend more time with her family.” The timing of that news and this announcement of her interim chairwoman & CEO role has raised eyebrows around the wrestling world. Vince McMahon will, however, remain on the creative side of WWE programming. QEwBBSyiwhĪlso on June 17, a press release from WWE announced that Vince McMahon would be stepping aside from his role as Chairman & CEO of WWE, with his daughter, Stephanie McMahon, taking over in the interim. I don’t normally swear much on this app, but:įUCK. We here at FanSided will be using a tweet with Shepard’s tweet screenshotted and the victim’s name blurred out of respect for the alleged victim and the investigation process. Please note that the tweet has been reported by several Twitter users. On June 17, Shepard tweeted out the name of the alleged victim, citing a nameless source supposedly from within WWE. Wrestling “insider” Brad Shepard reveals name of alleged Vince McMahon victim, gets eaten alive by wrestling Twitter The friend claimed the victim had been given a $100,000 salary, which was increased to $200,000 upon the affair’s start. The WWE Board of Directors had launched this investigation in April after being tipped by an anonymous e-mailer claiming to be a friend of the alleged victim. The news of the wrestling world this week (which is pretty clear unless you’ve been sleeping under a rock) is that - per the Wall Street Journal - Vince McMahon is being investigated by WWE‘s own Board of Directors for an alleged $3 million hush-money settlement given to a former employee who he allegedly had an affair with. Use heightened sensitivity when dealing with…victims of sex crimes…,” “avoid pandering to lurid curiosity…” and “consider the long-term implications of publication…”īut it’s pretty clear Brad Shepard doesn’t follow the rules of professional journalism, even if he considers himself one. This means to “show compassion for those who may be affected by news coverage. One of the Society of Professional Journalists’ (SPJ) Code of Ethics principles is to minimize harm. By Thomas Albano 10 months ago Follow TweetĪfter committing one of journalism’s greatest sins, most of the wrestling Twitter community took Brad Shepard to the proverbial woodshed
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