Shane McMahon Quits WWE

Tommy Platinum · 10-16-2009, 10:52 AM

Yeah obviously I'm shocked by this. I don't think there will be anything too interesting behind it though. Probably as said he just wants to do something else. I wouldn't blame him if he was disillusioned with the current direction of the product, and the wrestling business in general right now, because I sure am.

Silver Saviour · 10-16-2009, 12:40 PM

Can this actually happen? I just dont get it. Shane Mcmahon has to hand i n resignation?

Sam · 10-16-2009, 12:59 PM

I have heard of his interest in MMA, could perhaps another wrestling promotion be another "outside interest" of his? Maybe a TNA or an ROH?

Crocker · 10-16-2009, 01:16 PM

Heres what PWI's owner Dave Scherer wrote about it

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As I am sure you have all heard by now, Shane McMahon will be leaving his position as Executive Vice President of Global Media for WWE as of January 1, 2010. Provided that this isn't an insidious work by the company, I have to tell you that while I was a bit surprised that the news broke today, I can't say that I am shocked by it, for a few reasons.

At this point, I haven't gotten any more detailed information as to why Shane is leaving or what he is going to do after he leaves WWE. I have talked to a number of people in WWE this morning and they had no idea that this was coming, so at this point not a whole lot is known about what led to Shane making this decision.

I do have my suspicions as to what led to this however. I do know that, in my opinion, he has never been given the position of power, and possibly the respect, that he deserved in the company.

As we have talked about her on the site for years now, people in WWE have always described the McMahon family dynamic to me as being that Vince and Stephanie are very much alike while Shane and Linda saw things the same way. Vince and Stephanie are described as being loud, bold, dominating, frenetic, sometimes "disrespectful in the heat of the moment", in-your-face types. Shane and Linda are said to thoughtful, nice, reserved, more like professional business people in that they do things through channels and don't lash out at people, scream profanity when agitated or raise their voices. It's pretty clear that Shane took after his mother, which is probably why his sister managed to seize control of the creative end of the company even though he is much older than her. Well as much as anyone can as long as Vince is around at least.

There are other things that have gone on over the years which, if it were me, would have made me want to branch out on my own too if I were Shane.

-It's well known that Shane wanted to push ECW as its own brand, a real and different brand that didn't follow Vince and Steph's vision of the business, when the company was resurrected. Vince and Stephanie had different ideas and we have all seen what the result was.

-Shane has wanted to move into martial arts for years now, only to be rebuked by his father. It would not shock me to see him make a move in that direction now. If he were to do so, he would have no choice but to cut ties with the "it's fake" WWE because the MMA community would never accept a WWE-backed company as being legitimate.

-His main ally, Linda, is currently off seeking the Republican Senate nomination from the state of Connecticut. That puts him in a one-on-two situation in dealing with Steph and Vince. That can't be a fun thing for him.

-And of course, there is Triple H, who a vast number of people have told me Vince treats as if he is his son, some say at Shane's expense.

Plus, everything he does for WWE will be done in the shadow of his father. If he doesn't agree with the way things are being done, that can be a bitter pill to swallow.

When you look at those factors, it makes Shane's decision less surprising. Also, let's be real here. He still owns a nice chunk of WWE stock, he has made a lot of money of the years and his wife comes from a wealthy family. It's not like he is going to have to take shifts at the Home Depot any time soon. He has financial security and that makes it easier to make a move like this.

But still, him walking away from his own business tells me that for whatever reason, he has had enough of what is going on in WWE. Maybe he doesn't like the creative direction of Raw. Maybe he doesn't like dealing with his father and sister. Maybe he just wants to try something outside of what has been his comfort zone all of the years. Whatever the case, a member of the first family of wrestling has chosen to walk away from the family business. I wish him the best in whatever he has planned. Hey, maybe he wants to walk in his father's footsteps and start his own national wrestling company. Wouldn't that be a kick in the grapefruits.

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King Steventon · 10-16-2009, 01:24 PM

Interesting write-up, I remember readin Ring Of Hell and thinking it must be shitty to be in Shane's position because of the bizarre-ness of Vince and Steph.

I really am interested in how this will affect the business and what Shane will do after leaving.

Bigpapa42 · 10-16-2009, 01:29 PM

Interesting news. Thanks for the update Crocker. A surprise, but not a shock.

Kayla · 10-16-2009, 02:53 PM

This is kind of shocking to me. Shane was the only McMahon with any common sense, imo. He knows what's good for a company and what isn't. I believe he was the one that really wanted to turn Cena heel about a year ago and Vince shot him down. Stephanie and Vince are all about being in the news and getting publicity instead of catering to the fans and giving us what we REALLY want: wrestling. We don't want that celebrity shit and Shane knows it. I'd mark if Shane started his own wrestling promotion.

PeaceSells · 10-16-2009, 02:53 PM

That's a pretty weird one.

Just because he isn't in the business anymore, doesn't mean he won't get some % of WWE when Vince dies though I presume?

If he stays clear of other wrestling organisations at least.

Tommy Platinum · 10-16-2009, 03:11 PM

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Interesting write-up, I remember readin Ring Of Hell and thinking it must be shitty to be in Shane's position because of the bizarre-ness of Vince and Steph.

I really am interested in how this will affect the business and what Shane will do after leaving.

Vince's weirdness is well documented, but I've not heard much about Steph being "bizarre". What was said?

King Steventon · 10-16-2009, 03:15 PM

Well not bizarre herself, but the relationship with Vince. It was said that there were a lot of times where there would be a disagreement and it would end with Vince and Steph blowing up and insulting and yelling at Linda whilest Shane was kinda just there on the sidelines. There was also one story about how HHH apparently once walked in on Vince watching Steph sleep and was drooling, but I dunno how inflated that is (wouldn't surprise me if it was true). Plus there was a load of shit between Steph and Heyman, but thats well documented itself.

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