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Vince McMahon has been embroiled in one of the biggest controversies in the history of professional wrestling after allegations of sex trafficking against him became public. Shortly thereafter, McMahon resigned from his position at TKO Holdings, WWE’s parent company. This weekend, Paul “Triple H” Levesque was questioned about his father-in-law’s allegations, and his lack of comment has upset many, including Dave Meltzer.
In an Twitter) publication, Meltzer criticized Levesque’s handling of the situation. He made it clear that he personally likes Levesque but that, in his opinion, the WWE CCO handled things poorly. Other fans online also shared Meltzer’s opinion, while there are a notable number of accounts defending Levesque’s approach, arguing that he probably couldn’t comment on it either way.
“Your father-in-law was just accused of sex trafficking and rape. Everyone knows how much I like Paul personally, but this was bad. The most powerful man in the history of the business was just removed in disgrace. This was really bad. “.
Meanwhile, many in WWE were shocked by the fallout and expected a more intense reaction from sponsors like Slim Jim, who threatened to pull his sponsorship ahead of the 2024 WWE Royal Rumble event. Additionally, those within the promotion were reportedly shocked by the how quickly McMahon resigned following the allegations, and there is a belief that Endeavor may eliminate others in the boardroom who were close to McMahon. Those who returned to McMahon after he initially retired could be some of the first to be released if Endeavor goes this route.
Surprisingly, McMahon’s profile has been removed from WWE.com in light of the allegations against him and, at this time, his profile is inaccessible. Notably, WWE has only done this a few times in the past, such as with the Hulk Hogan racist controversy, when the details behind Chris Benoit’s double murder-suicide became clear, and after Jimmy Snuka was tried for murder in 2016.