A family affair. For the WWE’s legendary McMahons, professional wrestling is in their blood.
20.05.2022 - 00:55 / variety.com
Joe Otterson TV ReporterStephanie McMahon has announced she will be taking a leave of absence from WWE.“As of tomorrow, I am taking a leave of absence from the majority of my responsibilities at WWE,” McMahon wrote on Twitter. “WWE is a lifelong legacy for me and I look forward to returning to the company that I love after taking this time to focus on my family.”McMahon currently serves as chief brand officer of WWE.
The daughter of WWE CEO Vince McMahon, she has been with the company in various capacity for decades. That includes stints on camera as both a wrestler and authority figure.McMahon did not elaborate further on the reason for leave from the sports entertainment giant, but Variety previously reported that McMahon’s husband, Paul “Triple H” Levesque, had suffered a “cardiac event” and underwent surgery in September 2021.
Levesque has since recovered but revealed in an interview with Stephen A. Smith that he feared he would die before going under the knife.
More to come…As of tomorrow, I am taking a leave of absence from the majority of my responsibilities at WWE. WWE is a lifelong legacy for me and I look forward to returning to the company that I love after taking this time to focus on my family.— Stephanie McMahon (@StephMcMahon) May 19, 2022
.A family affair. For the WWE’s legendary McMahons, professional wrestling is in their blood.
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Let’s get ready to … focus on what matters. After decades of working for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), executive Stephanie McMahon intends to take time away from her corporate role.
Stephanie McMahon is taking a leave of absence from her role as chief brand officer of WWE.
wrote on Twitter. “WWE is a lifelong legacy for me and I look forward to returning to the company that I love after taking this time to focus on my family.”As of tomorrow, I am taking a leave of absence from the majority of my responsibilities at WWE.
WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon, a former wrestler and daughter of the entertainment empire founders, announced Thursday she’s taking a leave of absence.
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