Vince McMahon has resigned from all his roles within TKO, including TKO Executive Chairman and on the TKO Board of Directors, changing the landscape of the business forever.
The news
This comes after the lawsuit that alleged him to be involved in a sex trafficking and abuse scandal from a former WWE employee. Following the news, social media and those in the company have been reacting.
Pwinsider reports the reaction internally is “happiness” and “relief” as those overwhelmingly felt McMahon got what was coming to him following the allegations made in the lawsuit. In the past 24 hours, with all of the news, Slim Jim pulled their sponsorship from the Royal Rumble.
Reaction
Those in the company somewhat expected McMahon’s resignation from the company, although they didn’t think it would happen that quickly.
The report stated that one source said McMahon was “a black cloud hanging over everything even though he wasn’t involved in anything,” McMahon being in the company after Triple H was given full reign of creative was seen as more of a “ceremonial” role.
