"Cancel Vince McMahon"- Twitter angrily reacts to recent allegations against WWE Chairman
Wrestling Twitter is abuzz with reactions following the recent allegations against Vince McMahon.
As per The Wall Street Journal, the WWE Chairman is in major trouble as the company is investigating a whopping $3 million secret settlement. The settlement prevents a former employee from talking about her relationship with McMahon.
WWE’s board is investigating a secret $3 million settlement that longtime CEO Vince McMahon reached with a former employee with whom he allegedly had an affair, according to documents and people familiar on.wsj.com/3QokMry
Here's an excerpt from WSJ's piece that has taken Wrestling Twitter by storm:
"The board’s investigation, which began in April, has unearthed other, older nondisclosure agreements involving claims by former female WWE employees of misconduct by Mr. McMahon and one of his top executives, John Laurinaitis, the head of talent relations at WWE, the people said. The Journal couldn’t determine how many previous agreements were being scrutinized." [H/T The Wall Street Journal]
The WWE Universe took to Twitter and other social media platforms immediately after the news broke. Check out some of the most notable reactions to the allegations towards McMahon:
Cancel Vince McMahon.
He is one of the people who truly deserves it.
“We are extremely disappointed in Vince McMahon for his unprofessional actions” https://t.co/3HL3mINLe2
can you imagine if vince mcmahon went to jail. can you imagine this
People who don’t watch wrestling: Wow can you believe this Vince McMahon story???
Literally everyone who’s watched wrestling since 1998: Yes.
Vince McMahon How Vince is in
according to real life.
himself . https://t.co/bQyVCRwiTq
Me opening Twitter and seeing why Vince McMahon is trending: https://t.co/eh39fWLKnI
The Vince McMahon story..... lord..... this is seriously bad.
Let’s be honest, nobody is surprised about that Vince McMahon story. I’m surprised there isn’t MORE stories.
dark side of the ring: Vince McMahon addition gone be a 12 hour marathon😭😭😭 https://t.co/nJIedEKcy6
Nobody:
Vince McMahon showing up to an emergency boardroom meeting: https://t.co/FnFLocwo2v
There’s no allegation against Vince McMahon that I wouldn’t believe. Even the most ridiculous. He did it all
So I guess Vince McMahon, John Laurinaitis and WWE “let us all down” today…
Ain’t karma something… https://t.co/cRKy91wjqK
Vince McMahon when the WWE Board removes him https://t.co/3ElOtSWINJ
Can't for the life of me figure out why Vince McMahon and Donald Trump are friends. I wonder what it could be?
In case it wasn't obvious, Vince McMahon is a really, really, really, really bad guy. #WWE
Vince McMahon is one of those unique people so terrible that whenever something even worse about him comes out absolutely zero people are surprised.
More details on the Vince McMahon fiasco have emerged
Fightful Select, one of the most reputable pro-wrestling news outlets, has shared interesting details about the allegations against McMahon. As per Fightful, many people within WWE had suspected that something was going on between Vince and the employee in question. Fightful added that the employee was given a massive promotion last year, during last year's April budget cuts.
Initially, she was an assistant to John Laurinaitis and was promoted to the position of director role during that period. Several key board members, including Triple H, Nick Khan, and Stephanie McMahon were possibly aware that the investigation was ongoing. As per the report, John Laurinaitis could take a fall for Vince McMahon and be let go by the company once the dust has settled.
Vince McMahon is the most influential person in the pro-wrestling world. He has been instrumental in bringing pro-wrestling to the mainstream audience in the 80s and 90s, and turning WWE into a global media giant. McMahon is also one of the most controversial entities in the pro-wrestling business and has been on the receiving end of serious allegations on various occasions in the past.
We'll keep you updated with more information about the investigation as the story unfolds.