Dave Meltzer confirmed today what was first reported on Sunday by Ringside News about Shane McMahon.
The first thing confirmed was that Shane was a producer for the Men’s Royal Rumble. He is not a regular producer on shows but Vince McMahon gave him the assignment for the Rumble match. It was also noted that he helped produce the Royal Rumble in 2020 and 2021 but he was much more hands on this year.
It was confirmed that there were constant changes to both Rumble matches and that people on the inside knew who the winners would be all along even if some were many others who were told differently. PWInsider reported earlier that Matt Riddle was booked to be the winner at one point.
Meltzer also noted that the stories about the negativity towards Shane backstage in regards to the men’s match were accurate. RSN reported that there was a lot of heat towards Shane for trying to book the Rumble around himself. RSN also noted that Shane was confrontationally leading up to the match.
Shane is scheduled for the Elimination Chamber and WrestleMania and he will be a heel.
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