During a recent appearance on “The Diary Of A CEO” podcast, Ronda Rousey looked back on her time in WWE, once again highlighting the notion that Vince McMahon still has an influence on the company despite his resignation from TKO in January shortly after Janel Grant filed a sex trafficking lawsuit against him and WWE.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On Vince McMahon: “I mean supposedly, he’s out now because they paying company funds so he could sh*t on some girl’s head in the office and do a threesome with her and Johnny Laurinaitis. But his cronies are still there. So when that stuff started coming out and Vince was gone before, he was still basically calling it in and running the company. But Bruce Prichard, who’s there now, who’s like the head of creative or whatever title they gave him, is basically just taking orders from Vince and still running the company through him. So when Vince resigned formally because of all these sexual allegations and stuff that was coming out, he was still running the company informally, and I think he still is to this day.”
On Triple H and Stephanie McMahon: “Steph and Triple H, I think they’re honestly doing their best. But I mean, I think that Vince McMahon just created a fundamentally sick environment, and I think if Ari Emanuel is gonna be able to actually make this multi-billion dollar dysfunctional organization into one that functions, he’s gotta’ clean out all of Vince’s cronies. He’s gotta’ completely clean house and remove Vince’s influence completely. No one’s asking me, but that’s just what I experienced when Vince was gone. He was still running the show through people that he’d hired in the past, Bruce Prichard being number one of them. Bruce Prichard, literally I never heard him say a single one of his own opinions. He’d only say, ‘Vince says this, Vince says that. Vince, Vince, Vince.’ So he’s literally just, I called him Vince’s avatar. That’s basically what he is.”
Former WWE superstar Ronda Rousey recently spoke out about her time in the wrestling company and shed light on the ongoing influence of Vince McMahon, despite his resignation from TKO earlier this year. Rousey’s comments were made during an appearance on “The Diary Of A CEO” podcast.
Rousey began by addressing the rumors surrounding McMahon’s departure from the company. She mentioned that McMahon supposedly left because of allegations of sexual misconduct and a lawsuit filed against him and WWE by Janel Grant, a former employee. However, Rousey pointed out that McMahon’s cronies, or close associates, are still present in the company. This suggests that McMahon may still have a significant influence on the company’s operations.
Although McMahon formally resigned due to the sexual allegations, Rousey believes that he continues to run the company informally through individuals like Bruce Prichard. Prichard currently holds a high-ranking position in WWE’s creative department and is responsible for overseeing the development of storylines and characters. Rousey claims that Prichard is merely taking orders from McMahon and essentially acting as his avatar.
Rousey also expressed her thoughts on Triple H and Stephanie McMahon, Vince McMahon’s son-in-law and daughter, respectively. She acknowledged their efforts to improve the company but emphasized that Vince McMahon had created a toxic work environment. Rousey believes that in order for the new CEO, Ari Emanuel, to transform WWE into a functional organization, he needs to remove all of McMahon’s cronies and completely eliminate McMahon’s influence.
Rousey’s insights provide a glimpse into the inner workings of WWE and the ongoing presence of Vince McMahon within the company. Despite his formal resignation, it appears that McMahon’s influence still looms large, with individuals like Bruce Prichard carrying out his directives. The future of WWE under new leadership remains uncertain, but Rousey’s comments highlight the need for significant changes to ensure a healthier and more functional environment for all involved.