Shane McMahon RESIGNS!!!!

[Bubble Lead]

Shane never struck me as a guy that was super invested in the business. I mean, not to the point where he would leave WWE because he was mad about the current direction or anything.

If he wanted more power or to forge the direction of the company he would have been working towards that from the beginning instead of laying back and allowing Steph to take most of the control and be groomed as a Vince successor. Why would he suddenly want that now, after years of not showing any such interest?

Shane is an intelligent and laid back guy. He probably has been planning on doing this eventually. The guy will never have to worry about money or work another day of his life if he didn't want to. More than likely he just wants to pursue his own interests, work less and in a less stressful environment, and spend more time with his family. I dont believe in any conspiracy theories regarding this.

Now if Steph suddenly resigned I WOULD be very suspicious.

[squash]

The "unexpected turn" might be his mother's Senate run -- if he is going to stump or raise money for her, he is better off distancing himself from WWE right now (neither he nor Linda can completely escape their connection with wrestling, but I have to think it's part of her strategy, otherwise she's Governor Ventura II -- if she emerges as a serious player, it wouldn't surprise me if we see less of Vince on TV).

Having Steph/HHH at the top of the company seems inevitable but dangerous -- neither command the same respect in the industry as Vince. TNA actually might have a shot.

[Solid Stryk-Dizzle]

A shot at what?

[Deleted]

Oct 17, 2009 20:07:07 GMT -5 Bubble Lead said:

Shane never struck me as a guy that was super invested in the business. I mean, not to the point where he would leave WWE because he was mad about the current direction or anything.

If he wanted more power or to forge the direction of the company he would have been working towards that from the beginning instead of laying back and allowing Steph to take most of the control and be groomed as a Vince successor. Why would he suddenly want that now, after years of not showing any such interest?

Shane is an intelligent and laid back guy. He probably has been planning on doing this eventually. The guy will never have to worry about money or work another day of his life if he didn't want to. More than likely he just wants to pursue his own interests, work less and in a less stressful environment, and spend more time with his family. I dont believe in any conspiracy theories regarding this.

Now if Steph suddenly resigned I WOULD be very suspicious.

My thoughts exactly, great post!

[♥ Bunnyslinger ♥]

Oct 18, 2009 0:58:15 GMT -5 Solid Stryk-Dizzle said:

A shot at what?

Oh you know, raise those petty 400 million dollars or so it would take to really compete with the WWE

[Ryushinku]

Oct 17, 2009 20:07:07 GMT -5 Bubble Lead said:

Shane never struck me as a guy that was super invested in the business. I mean, not to the point where he would leave WWE because he was mad about the current direction or anything.

If he wanted more power or to forge the direction of the company he would have been working towards that from the beginning instead of laying back and allowing Steph to take most of the control and be groomed as a Vince successor. Why would he suddenly want that now, after years of not showing any such interest?

Shane is an intelligent and laid back guy. He probably has been planning on doing this eventually. The guy will never have to worry about money or work another day of his life if he didn't want to. More than likely he just wants to pursue his own interests, work less and in a less stressful environment, and spend more time with his family. I dont believe in any conspiracy theories regarding this.

Now if Steph suddenly resigned I WOULD be very suspicious.

I couldn't agree more, very well said.

This story feels odd because I'm getting the impression, from two or three places particularly, that this is the biggest bombshell of the decade but I'm really not feeling it. It's a surprise it's come along, but I was always kinda thinking at some point in the future it would anyway.

Now, like said, if someone like Steph or Hunter upped sticks and quit the WWE that would definitely shock me. A lot more than Shane-o-Mac.

[seamonsters]

Don't think this has been posted yet, from rajah.com

I received this email from a former WWE employee yesterday. His name is Mike Witt. He wrote it because he felt like those of us that follow WWE on the internet needed a real life perspective on the relationship between the McMahons, specifically Shane and Stephanie. He is allowing me to share it with you while also including his name although I will not be publishing his email address. He made it clear to me that he is still a fan of WWE despite no longer working there. I'd like to thank him for these insightful words because they definitely shed a light on the departure of Shane McMahon.

-----------

I worked with Stephanie McMahon for two years as a runner and production assistant. I left because I was offered a new opportunity which required less travel.

It seems that a lot of wrestling news sites are pointing to Shane departure as a result of some sort of inner tension between Stephanie and Shane and where they stand in the company. I'm not sure who these sources are but here was my experience, take it for what it is worth, and it really would be nice if your readers got to at least read a first hand account of behind the scenes life:

Stephanie was not unlike any other business person and stood by her decisions. Between you and me, some may not have been the best, but if you are going to get respect in a lockerroom full of egos, you can't cower at every little disagreement. So call that brash, but anyone in that kind of position would do the same. Let's not forget there's more pressure on her than anyone else in the company. That's just my opinion.

There were times when both Shane and Stephanie shared ideas. There was never any tension between them that I could see. I would say though that Vince was very, very hard on Stephanie since he pretty much still runs creative. I've seen him blow up at her on more than one occassion.

As far as Stephanie's interaction with talent and behavior under strees, I never saw her degrade or yell at talent. I have seen her pull talent aside from time to time if something was done poorly or at the risk of hurting the flow of production. Again, normal given her position.

As for Shane, although he was not around much, he definitely was the more overbearing of the two. He wanted everyone to know he was his father's son and had a "good old boy" sense of running things. Almost to the point where it was quite degrading to Stephanie. Maybe I'm biased because I worked for her, who knows, but Shane certainly seemed to have a chip on his shoulder at times and he truly did love being one of the boys. Obviously Stephanie will never have that luxery.

As for Vince, yes, he is loud, commanding, and a yeller. Yes, he did give Stephanie a lot of attention because she worked directly with creative whereas Shane was mostly corporate. Again, just because Stephanie worked with Vince more deos not mean their styles were the same. I didn't get that at all. Vince is a yealler, more brash in his tine. Stephanie was often the person to calm people (just ask Heyman).

As for Shane, I wish him luck. Maybe the chip he has on his shoulder is why he left, who knows. He never really showed any interest in creative so I'm not sure why internet writers keep comparing the two. Had Shane shown any interest in creative, or had some solid input, there's not a doubt in my mind that Shane would have been running creative. But instead he chose the more corporate side. He's a salesman through and through. Stephanie is not. What you see is what you get. She's down to earth and says what's on her mind.

Anyway, just wanted to pass this along. May people read a lot of things on the internet and never really get the "real" scoop. This is just my experience but I hope it sheds some light on things.

For the record, I didn't see Shane's departure coming either, but lets not forget, he's still a major shareholder in the company and can return at any time. He will also still have plenty of influence behind the scenes. Whether that's good or bad who knows.

Thank you for your time,
Mike

True, hoax, news, newz?

[manstis1804]

Shane is the only McMahon I ever liked, besides his theme music and subsequent dancing.

[SickFlipPiledriver]

Oct 18, 2009 11:37:17 GMT -5 seamonsters said:

Don't think this has been posted yet, from rajah.com

I received this email from a former WWE employee yesterday. His name is Mike Witt. He wrote it because he felt like those of us that follow WWE on the internet needed a real life perspective on the relationship between the McMahons, specifically Shane and Stephanie. He is allowing me to share it with you while also including his name although I will not be publishing his email address. He made it clear to me that he is still a fan of WWE despite no longer working there. I'd like to thank him for these insightful words because they definitely shed a light on the departure of Shane McMahon.

-----------

I worked with Stephanie McMahon for two years as a runner and production assistant. I left because I was offered a new opportunity which required less travel.

It seems that a lot of wrestling news sites are pointing to Shane departure as a result of some sort of inner tension between Stephanie and Shane and where they stand in the company. I'm not sure who these sources are but here was my experience, take it for what it is worth, and it really would be nice if your readers got to at least read a first hand account of behind the scenes life:

Stephanie was not unlike any other business person and stood by her decisions. Between you and me, some may not have been the best, but if you are going to get respect in a lockerroom full of egos, you can't cower at every little disagreement. So call that brash, but anyone in that kind of position would do the same. Let's not forget there's more pressure on her than anyone else in the company. That's just my opinion.

There were times when both Shane and Stephanie shared ideas. There was never any tension between them that I could see. I would say though that Vince was very, very hard on Stephanie since he pretty much still runs creative. I've seen him blow up at her on more than one occassion.

As far as Stephanie's interaction with talent and behavior under strees, I never saw her degrade or yell at talent. I have seen her pull talent aside from time to time if something was done poorly or at the risk of hurting the flow of production. Again, normal given her position.

As for Shane, although he was not around much, he definitely was the more overbearing of the two. He wanted everyone to know he was his father's son and had a "good old boy" sense of running things. Almost to the point where it was quite degrading to Stephanie. Maybe I'm biased because I worked for her, who knows, but Shane certainly seemed to have a chip on his shoulder at times and he truly did love being one of the boys. Obviously Stephanie will never have that luxery.

As for Vince, yes, he is loud, commanding, and a yeller. Yes, he did give Stephanie a lot of attention because she worked directly with creative whereas Shane was mostly corporate. Again, just because Stephanie worked with Vince more deos not mean their styles were the same. I didn't get that at all. Vince is a yealler, more brash in his tine. Stephanie was often the person to calm people (just ask Heyman).

As for Shane, I wish him luck. Maybe the chip he has on his shoulder is why he left, who knows. He never really showed any interest in creative so I'm not sure why internet writers keep comparing the two. Had Shane shown any interest in creative, or had some solid input, there's not a doubt in my mind that Shane would have been running creative. But instead he chose the more corporate side. He's a salesman through and through. Stephanie is not. What you see is what you get. She's down to earth and says what's on her mind.

Anyway, just wanted to pass this along. May people read a lot of things on the internet and never really get the "real" scoop. This is just my experience but I hope it sheds some light on things.

For the record, I didn't see Shane's departure coming either, but lets not forget, he's still a major shareholder in the company and can return at any time. He will also still have plenty of influence behind the scenes. Whether that's good or bad who knows.

Thank you for your time,
Mike

True, hoax, news, newz?

Not enough Triple H planning Shane's ouster. Nooze.

[The Possum]

No way...

[Dirty Hazy]

So how long before we hear?...

"Is that Shawn Mahoney? What's he doing here in the Impact Zone!?!"

[CrazySting]

Paul Heyman was on f4w and talked about Shane. Two interesting things were:

-Shane wanted WWE to buy ECW in 2000 and run it himself, but Vince ixnayed the idea.
- Shane originally played a huge role in ECW's return in 2006, and was basically running the whole thing. Then Vince decided to take over the whole thing and change the direction, which greatly annoyed Shane.

[Lancers]

Until I actually hear from Shane McMahon, EVERYTHING is speculation.


But because I like speculating, here's some more phony-baloney rumors I concocted....

- Shane didn't like that his office in Stamford was on the sixth floor seeing as that he has a fear of elevators AND stairwells.

- Vince encouraged Shane to take steroids even though Shane was simply asking his dad about what to do with MVP.

- Shane wants to build a balloon shaped like a UFO and travel around the world in it.

- Shane is being cast on next season's "Dancing With The Stars" and needs ALL the time in the world to learn some new dance moves.

- Shane is running for a senate seat in New Hampshire, even though he's only driven through their once and referred to the state as 'Canada's dangling testicle'.

[Push R Truth]

Oct 19, 2009 13:46:19 GMT -5 Lancers said:

Until I actually hear from Shane McMahon, EVERYTHING is speculation.


But because I like speculating, here's some more phony-baloney rumors I concocted....

- Shane didn't like that his office in Stamford was on the sixth floor seeing as that he has a fear of elevators AND stairwells.

- Vince encouraged Shane to take steroids even though Shane was simply asking his dad about what to do with MVP.

- Shane wants to build a balloon shaped like a UFO and travel around the world in it.

- Shane is being cast on next season's "Dancing With The Stars" and needs ALL the time in the world to learn some new dance moves.

- Shane is running for a senate seat in New Hampshire, even though he's only driven through their once and referred to the state as 'Canada's dangling testicle'.

We are all reading it wrong. Shane Re-Signed, and his new contract comes into effect on Jan 1.

Backstage rumors are saying he got a 5% raise, control of Micheal Cole's Leash and an Asteroids Cabinet in his office.

[brettappedout (BLM)]

Small Update

Prowrestling.NET

-There's nothing new to report on Shane McMahon's resignation from WWE. I've spoken with a number of people and no one knows why he resigned or what's next for Shane. Multiple sources have stated their opinion that Shane was never going to get the keys to the castle and are speculating that this could have played a part in his decision, but nothing is official. There are still some sources who believe it's related to his mother's campaign, but even that is just speculation.

-The Hartford Courant covered Shane's departure from World Wrestling Entertainment over the weekend. You can read their story at Courant.com

[ani]

Oct 19, 2009 4:25:52 GMT -5 Dirty Hazy said:

So how long before we hear?...

"Is that Shawn Mahoney? What's he doing here in the Impact Zone!?!"

Dixie: STATE YOUR NAME!

Shane: Shawn Mahoney!

Dixie: You are here for the tee hee tickle party?

Shane: That's what they tell me...chief big bottom!

[Welfare Willis]

Oct 19, 2009 13:50:56 GMT -5 Push R Truth said:

Oct 19, 2009 13:46:19 GMT -5 Lancers said:

Until I actually hear from Shane McMahon, EVERYTHING is speculation.


But because I like speculating, here's some more phony-baloney rumors I concocted....

- Shane didn't like that his office in Stamford was on the sixth floor seeing as that he has a fear of elevators AND stairwells.

- Vince encouraged Shane to take steroids even though Shane was simply asking his dad about what to do with MVP.

- Shane wants to build a balloon shaped like a UFO and travel around the world in it.

- Shane is being cast on next season's "Dancing With The Stars" and needs ALL the time in the world to learn some new dance moves.

- Shane is running for a senate seat in New Hampshire, even though he's only driven through their once and referred to the state as 'Canada's dangling testicle'.

We are all reading it wrong. Shane Re-Signed, and his new contract comes into effect on Jan 1.

Backstage rumors are saying he got a 5% raise, control of Micheal Cole's Leash and an Asteroids Cabinet in his office.

Damn that is sweet, but he should have held out for the combined Galaga/Mrs. Pac-Man cabinet.

[Handsome Halfbreed]

Shane is the Greg Gagne of the McMahon family.
I like Shane but lets call a spade a spade. The guy lacks every quality a promoter needs to have to be a success in the wrestling biz. In a sense I'm glad he's not taking the reigns. I have much more faith in Hunter and Steph at keeping the family business alive.

[dh03grad]

People saying that Shane didnt want to be head of WWE, but that makes no sense given his prior ambition for buying UFC, and him taking charge and running ECW at first when it was an online only venture. Why the hell would he not want to be chairman of WWE? Shane will not be Linda's campaign manager. No serious United State Senate candidate will hire a campaign manager with no political experience.

[respectmeordye3]

Wow