Tonight, World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Vince McMahon will take to the ring on SmackDown. But he won’t be CEO — that title has been nominally transferred to his daughter, Stephanie — and he won’t be Vince McMahon, but “Mr. McMahon,” the corporate tyrant heel character who has played opposite the organization’s most popular performers since the 1990s. New from CNBC: Vince McMahon will speak tonight on Smackdown IN CHARACTER as Mr. McMahon to address his temporary absence. Mainstream headlines and leads don't mention Vince McMahon will still oversee WWE creative.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 18, 2022 00:00 UTC