Vince McMahon might be making some moves, according to the latest rumors.
In January 2024, Vince McMahon resigned from WWE and TKO after Janel Grant filed a lawsuit against him, John Laurinaitis, and WWE, alleging sexual assault and trafficking at WWE. McMahon denied the allegations, but the lawsuit has since continued after a stay had been put on it due to the investigation into McMahon. Mike Johnson of PWInsider reported in October 2024 that McMahon was preparing to launch an entertainment company.
Speaking on 83 Weeks, co-host Conrad Thompson talked to Eric Bischoff about the rumors surrounding Vince McMahon’s new company. Thompson noted that he heard rumors about McMahon hiring former WWE executives and talking to wrestling cameramen. Bischoff said that he heard similar things. (H/t WrestlingNewsCo)
“There’s been lots of whispers. You’ve heard the same things that I have. I don’t know what’s real and what’s not, but allegedly, Vince McMahon’s people have made contact with people who have experienced shooting wrestling, maybe cameramen. And allegedly. I don’t know if this is real or not, but the rumor mill, the whispers, say perhaps FOX is holding a spot. Wow. And I think to myself, self, that doesn’t sound real.
“That sounds like bullsh*t, as my dad would say, I find myself watching the Super Bowl on Sunday, and my phone starts blowing up. ‘Vince McMahon is at the Super Bowl.’ And I’ll say to myself, ‘Self when is the last time I remember seeing Vince McMahon in a football game for a league he didn’t own?’ I don’t remember ever seeing or hearing that. And wait a minute, was the Super Bowl on FOX? Because I think it was.”
Vince McMahon Rumored To Be Linked To FOX
Thompson continued by saying that there were rumors that Vince McMahon might have a spot with FOX, and he reiterated that it was interesting that McMahon went to a Super Bowl that aired on FOX.
“Now I’m not saying anything, but I am saying we’ve heard rumors that Vince has a studio and that he’s hired a bunch of former WWE executives, and then we’re hearing rumors that he’s had conversations with cameramen who have experience shooting wrestling, which seems awfully specific, and if he’s just shooting traditional entertainment, why do you need a wrestling cameraman?” Thompson said. “And we’re hearing, well, maybe he’s got a spot with FOX. And that sounds like bullsh*t. They just got out of the WWE business.
“And besides, doesn’t FOX own Tubi which is going to air EVOLVE? That’s a WWE product. It can’t be, wait a minute. Are you saying, Vince, was that a FOX ran Super Bowl? Hmm, I don’t know. Eric, what say you is there smoke to this fire? Or are people trying to will all of this in and try to put on their tin foil hats?”
Bischoff then said that he had heard similar things with some bits, pieces, and little comments. He stated that he just “didn’t see it”, as there were some things that would have to happen. Bischoff said that he couldn’t imagine these things happening.
Eric Bischoff On Vince McMahon
Bischoff: went on to say that he thought this could be a possibility, as he believed that Vince McMahon would want to do this, He said that this didn’t mean that McMahon could pull it off, but he believed he’d want to. However, Bischoff aso said that he had a hard time thinking that FOX would want to invest in a new company.
“You’re not Vince McMahon, and neither am I, which is one of the reasons why I think it’s a possibility,” he said. “It’s one of those dots. Remember when I say there’s dots here, he’s gonna take a lot of dots. Got to connect them all. Well, the first big dot, like the starting….is Vince McMahon. Would he really want to do this? F*ck yeah. Doesn’t mean. He can pull it off, or he or he would allow himself to try, necessarily make the decision to try. But in terms of what he would want to do because he’s not going to, he could have a really cool yacht.
“He could be, he could have his own little island down in Bimini, or wherever else he wanted an island. He could live an amazing life and never have to experience one moment of stress again. And he ain’t gonna do that. You might do that. I would definitely do that. He’s not gonna do that. I don’t care if he’s 98. If he’s still drawing breath, he is going to be driven to conquer something. Here’s the missing link for me, Conrad, to be just really blunt about it, do I really believe there’s a scenario or FOX Network would lay down that big of a bet on another wrestling company? I just can’t wrap my head around that part.”
Bischoff also suggested that FOX could be a partner in the business, rather than a distribution partner.
Fox Spokesman Responds
Andrew Marchand of The Athletic then reported that the FOX part of the rumors was not true, according to a network spokesman.
