Vince McMahon, who founded World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and has helmed it for years, has now “voluntarily stepped back” from his role as the firm’s CEO and Chairman amid a probe into his alleged misconduct.
The WWE board of directors made the announcement in a June 17 statement, which also noted that a special committee has been set up to probe alleged misconduct on McMahon’s part, though it did not provide details into the investigation.
“WWE and its board of directors take all allegations of misconduct very seriously,” the company said, adding that it would not comment further until the probe concludes….