His importance to WWE as Chairman, CEO, and the lead pro wrestling creative force is frequently stressed in SEC filings, although his daily impact has lessened as of late; he’s not present at every TV taping and generally not producing the announcing team in their headsets anymore. Taking McMahon out of the headsets, where he was famously prone to yelling at the announcers, has led to a noticeably improved, looser call on Raw and SmackDown, with Paul “Triple H” Levesque and Michael Cole now alternating those production duties. Levesque is, in general, being groomed to step up and replace McMahon, who is also his father-in-law. Just look at wrestler turned executive’s title: Executive Vice President, Talent, Live Events & Creative, puts much of the company’s wrestling operations under his purview. (While “Triple H” is billed as the COO on TV, that title does not exist in actual corporate structure of WWE.) The NXT developmental brand, which is Levesque’s baby in its current form, serves to train not just talent, but also production staff, announcers, and Triple H himself as a promoter. While WWE has never put forth an official succession plan—possibly because Levesque has no previous executive experience—it’s fairly obvious who will fulfill McMahon’s duties when he decides to pass the mon.