• AJ Styles Reveals His New Role In WWE
During an appearance on the Talk’N Shop Podcast, AJ Styles put all rumors to rest and revealed that he’s going to continue working for WWE in a backstage coach role:
“Everybody wants to say, ‘Oh, WWE put him in the Hall of Fame so that he couldn’t go to AEW.’ Guys, I’m retired from wrestling in the ring. That’s all this is. I make my own choices. I make my own decisions. I was ready.
There’s a time where, you know, I’ve said this before, and I think Nattie put it in her book where she talks about staying at the table too long. You’ve got to beat the house. I beat the house, man, because I was on the verge of staying at the table too long.
Listen, I don’t know how many people know this, and this will get you some traction if you need it, I’m still going to be working with WWE. That’s not gonna change.
I have these dreams and aspirations of helping out the younger talent and helping them get ready. If somebody’s not ready and wants to get there, it’s my job to hopefully help them get to that point where they can do it and are confident when they step into a WWE ring. That they have the ability and the talent to be one of the boys or one of the girls. They belong. Being able to help with that is a blessing, dude. I’m so excited about it.”
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• The Massive Amount Vince McMahon Has Repaid To WWE Revealed
As part of its latest SEC filings tied to TKO’s earnings report, WWE outlined updated financial details regarding its past relationship with former executive chairman Vince McMahon.
The documents confirm that McMahon has reimbursed the company more than $12 million connected to expenses stemming from the WWE Board of Directors’ internal investigation. That investigation ultimately led to the filing of the lawsuit brought by Janel Grant and preceded McMahon’s exit from the company following the TKO merger.
According to the filing, McMahon agreed to personally cover certain payments owed to third parties. Under SEC accounting guidelines, those payments were recorded by the company as expenses once they became probable and measurable. They are classified as non-cash capital contributions and reflected in stockholder equity disclosures.
TKO also assumed $3.5 million in liabilities tied to future payments McMahon had agreed to make to specific counterparties at the time of the WWE acquisition. In 2023, the company recorded $3.5 million in expenses related to payments made directly by McMahon, along with additional costs tied to WWE’s global headquarters lease. Those amounts were categorized within selling, general and administrative expenses and finance lease assets in the company’s financial statements.
The filing further details that McMahon reimbursed WWE $5.8 million in 2023 and $6.4 million in 2024 for costs associated with the special committee investigation. Like the other payments, those reimbursements were treated as capital contributions rather than operating income.
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