Vince McMahon had been absent from recent WWE events, which is very unusual for the WWE Chairman and CEO.
McMahon was back at work for Friday’s episode of WWE SmackDown from Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, according to Fightful Select.
McMahon had missed a few TV events in the wake of his brother, Rod McMahon, passing away on January 20th. This includes the Royal Rumble pay-per-view event, which many consider being the second biggest show of the year for the company.
It’s been reported that he missed last Friday’s SmackDown and the Royal Rumble because he attended the funeral of his brother.
Although McMahon missed some shows, he was still in constant communication with those at the shows who were running things for him such as Triple H, Kevin Dunn and Bruce Prichard.