UPDATE: Conrad Thompson clarified that he was talking about Vince’s entertainment company, not wrestling. Conrad’s tweet below:
Click Bait Jones.
Not a wrestling roster, staff for his new entertainment company that was announced months ago. Not a secret or new news. @EBischoff revealed on @83Weeks this past Monday after Netflix that Vince had acquired property for the new company.
Goodness gracious. https://t.co/LT2t3nqob7
— Conrad the Mortgage Guy (@HeyHeyItsConrad) January 10, 2025
ORIGINAL:Â Rumors have been swirling about Vince McMahon’s potential return to the wrestling industry in 2025. After retiring from WWE in 2022 amidst allegations of sexual misconduct, McMahon’s future plans have been the subject of much speculation.
On the latest “Grilling JR” podcast, Jim Ross asked Conrad Thompson, “You hear anything about Vince? You and I talked about this once before that maybe in 2025 he’s going to make some sort of return to his chosen profession, or is he, or does he need it? He don’t need it financially, but I don’t know. I don’t know. It just, it’s a never ending story Conrad.”
Thompson responded, “He’s bought a studio. He’s building a roster. We’ll see.”
Is McMahon planning to launch a new wrestling company to rival WWE, the company he built into a global phenomenon? Or is he exploring opportunities in a different entertainment field altogether? At this point, nothing has been confirmed by McMahon or people close to him but it seems as if we could hear something soon since he is no longer under a non-compete.
McMahon has tried several non-wrestling ventures in the past including the WBF, the XFL, and a boxing pay-per-view in the 80s but Thompson’s comments seem to indicate that a return to pro wrestling might be in the cards for McMahon.
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