Vince McMahon Appears On WWE Monday Night Raw
'In-character' appearance follows similar surfacing on SmackDown last week.
After making a questionable decision to appear on SmackDown Friday night, Vince McMahon upped the ante Monday night when he also appeared on WWE Raw.
The embattled former chairman strutted out to the adulation of fans while the announcers gushed with praise and shock at seeing him. The cameras panned to fans signing along to Vince's theme and bowing. McMahon paraded into the ring and delivered an utterly meaningless promo, as he informed fans that Raw has been on the air for nearly 30 years, and John Cena has been part of that for 20 of those years. Oh, and Cena is showing up on Raw next week - a fact that was announced two weeks ago.
Thanks for just restating what has been a major promo spot for WWE the past couple weeks, Vinnie Mac.
Mr. McMahon is here on #WWERaw! pic.twitter.com/IOPr7CRiuA
— WWE (@WWE) June 21, 2022
All of this comes at a time when McMahon has been forced to step down from his corporate role in the company amid investigations into accusations about a secret $3 million settlement involving a former employee with whom Vince allegedly had a sexual relationship. The board of directors' investigation also has apparently uncovered other non-disclosure agreements with other female former employees.
The bombshell story in theory should be enough to force McMahon underground, not have him flaunt his power by showing up on SmackDown and then Raw in appearances clearly meant to thumb his nose at these allegations. After all, neither appearance had any storyline impact -- they were visible reminders that he's still here and still very popular with fans who either don't know what's happening, or they don't care.