Vince Selling WWE To ESPN & Fox?
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disney is bleeding money dont think they would at this point
For years there was speculation he'd sell the company to a major conglomerate like a Disney or Universal rather than hand things over when it's time, so I'm not surprised that this is at least out there.
I imagine any sale would include the requirement to keep Vince in the big chair for a certain # of years while they formalize a succession plan. I know the obvious answer is HHH but do they really want a "wrestling" guy heading a company this big? I always thought it would be HHH with Barrios and Wilson as the lead administrators but now that they're fired who the F knows
I imagine any sale would include the requirement to keep Vince in the big chair for a certain # of years while they formalize a succession plan. I know the obvious answer is HHH but do they really want a "wrestling" guy heading a company this big? I always thought it would be HHH with Barrios and Wilson as the lead administrators but now that they're fired who the F knows
There's been rumblings about a possible sale for a while, from what I gather Vince is open to the idea at some point, basically a cash out, would be for a hell of a lot of money, possibly he or his family would then act as figureheads and still be employed to run things. Similar to Dana White with U.F.C, he sold it for a huge amount of money but he's still running it for them.
I don't know if there's truth this time around, but here are a few things to consider that may make it worth discussing...
Supposedly Vince has lost a large amount of money with XFL again now, selling would leave him with a big profit again, cause you'd assume a company that big would go for several billions.
Vince has been coming under scrutiny in some areas in recent years, Trump affiliation, how they treat the wrestlers, Saudi deal, the Jimmy Snuka shyt has cropped back up and makes it seem like he bribed them....
He may at some point think fukk it, as he's likely to lose money during the current situation and sell to a major corporation where he can recoup all money lost and leave with a huge profit.
If it were to happen what direction does WWE then go?
1 thing I also think is for many years Vince seems to have lost a lot of passion, he and by extension WWE seems to be going through the motions and all about the money. There's no care for the product really anymore in terms of storylines, credibility, shows, it seems all about the money, before they wanted to make money but they took shyt more seriously and showed some care and passion about the product, that seems gone now and WWE has seemed like a soulless entity for a while.
I don't know if there's truth this time around, but here are a few things to consider that may make it worth discussing...
Supposedly Vince has lost a large amount of money with XFL again now, selling would leave him with a big profit again, cause you'd assume a company that big would go for several billions.
Vince has been coming under scrutiny in some areas in recent years, Trump affiliation, how they treat the wrestlers, Saudi deal, the Jimmy Snuka shyt has cropped back up and makes it seem like he bribed them....
He may at some point think fukk it, as he's likely to lose money during the current situation and sell to a major corporation where he can recoup all money lost and leave with a huge profit.
If it were to happen what direction does WWE then go?
1 thing I also think is for many years Vince seems to have lost a lot of passion, he and by extension WWE seems to be going through the motions and all about the money. There's no care for the product really anymore in terms of storylines, credibility, shows, it seems all about the money, before they wanted to make money but they took shyt more seriously and showed some care and passion about the product, that seems gone now and WWE has seemed like a soulless entity for a while.
so we went from "WWE has a half billion sitting around" to "Vince is about to sell WWE".
Piff Huxtable
Delaney 2020,2024,2028...
this is the only "source"
not saying that it isn't possible, but come onat least get hard facts and not just a tweet from a former wrestler/manager who tagged Vince Russo's former podcast co-host
Dutchsheets >>> Dirtsheets
Elim Garak
Veteran
Unless they keep Vince on as Chairman and Ceo seems like he would die without the WWE. Dude would not know what to do with all that time on his hands lol.
tinnyskillz
Superstar
Cokeboy bout to furlough himself and (remaining) company
OR he could be tryna use the buyout money to revive the XFL
Cokeboy summer
OR he could be tryna use the buyout money to revive the XFL Cokeboy summer
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tinnyskillz
Superstar
HHH can't afford it. If he could he probably would.
Queue his theme song
Metal Face
Superstar
Dutch Mantell got the scoops now?
Pinyapplesuckas
He's A Good Man
that would honestly save the whole roster.
one would believe that if you take vince out of the picture and a bigger company owns WWE, then alot of the shady carny practices that usually go on backstage will stop. These workers will no longer be independent contractors and can have some sort of job security.
it might not mean well for the overall business of WWE but i think the treatment of the roster would be elevated greatly. people seem afraid to put vince on blast. i dont know what dirt vince has that no one else has.
one would believe that if you take vince out of the picture and a bigger company owns WWE, then alot of the shady carny practices that usually go on backstage will stop. These workers will no longer be independent contractors and can have some sort of job security.
it might not mean well for the overall business of WWE but i think the treatment of the roster would be elevated greatly. people seem afraid to put vince on blast. i dont know what dirt vince has that no one else has.
Triple H don’t have the bread, I’d imagine it would be a multi billion dollar deal. WWE are a massive company with huge assets, their archives/the network, films, talent etc. It would be a huge deal to a major company, I think Vince has gone on record before to say he may sell to Disney.
It would be a money motivated decision. Personally in that position it’s not something I’d wanna do, as I’d have a love for the business and would prefer to pass it down. If he doesn’t trust Triple H and Stephanie though then he may just wanna cash out and live his latter years with even more bread, his family would eat strong over it too.
I still think it’s unlikely he sells, just thought it was worth posting because in the current climate it could prompt people to do some drastic things they may not have done previously. Many CEO’s for example have stepped down. Combined with money Vince would have lost in other areas makes it slightly more likely this is possible, still don’t think it will happen, it will be a huge move and I doubt Triple H and Stephanie would want it but Vince is impulsive and convincing. If he thinks their money is at risk and he’s losing he may feel its time to cash out with a gigantic profit, especially if him and his family still fronts the organisation.