Justin Barrasso at Sports Illustrated has recently provided additional details on the reason behind the change with Paul “Triple H” Levesque being given full creative control of WWE.
According to several media outlets, Vince McMahon is said to now be out the picture as it relates to any creative ideas, input and control.
Sports Illustrated notes in their report that multiple contacts within both WWE and UFC have confirmed Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel is behind the change with Paul Levesque being fully in charge of WWE creative. The repot also states Emanuel has long been a firm believer, that in order for an organization to be as effective as possible, people need to do the job they are only assigned to.
Furthermore, it was said that Vince as the Executive Chairman will specifically focus on overseeing a lucrative new media rights deal for Raw and NXT.
The report concluded by saying that Vince does have an iron-clad contract which protects him financially, but not yet politically.