In a rare moment of candidness, WWE CEO Vince McMahon has commented on WWE's non-existent line of succession and opened up about what it's like to run a family business.
Wrestling fans often speculate about the future of the industry's biggest company, but we still have no idea who will replace Vince as the company's CEO when the 76-year-old visionary finally decides to call it a day (assuming he ever does). According to the man himself, he hasn't given much thought to the question of who'll succeed him as the big boss of WWE.
“Hopefully, if you, if you built something, you want it to continue on, you know, and prosper and grow," VKM said during his revealing chat with Pat McAfee on the March 3 edition of The Pat McAfee Show. "Whether that’s with a family member or without a family member. Because my view, this business is, is best for everybody, whether you’re a part of it or you’re not a part of it, and you have to treat it as such."
Mr. McMahon then revealed that he sees the family members who work for him as employees, and said that his expectations haven't always been met. “You have to be objective, you know, and look at family members or whoever it is just as you would other employees," he said. "And quite frankly, I’ve probably expected more, you know out of my family members, which is probably not the right thing to say. But nonetheless, it’s like, you have to do the right thing for the business. So if this person is not working out, then they shouldn’t be a part of the company.”
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He didn't name names, but he's likely referring to Shane McMahon in that last part. Unlike his sister Stephanie, who has been steadily employed by her father's company for over 20 years, Shane has been forced out of WWE on several occasions.