Dutch Mantell Tweets INSANE Rumour About WWE Being Sold
The former Zeb Colter let himself get caught up in the rumour mill this week.
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Brace yourselves, folks, because this one is nuts.
Legendary pro wrestling figure Dutch Mantell tweeted the following in the small hours of Tuesday morning, claiming he'd heard from sources within WWE that the promotion was on the verge of being sold to ESPN and FOX:-
What has almost certainly happened here is that Mantell has caught wind of something relating to WWE's attempts at selling their pay-per-view rights - a plan that Vince McMahon himself confirmed back in February - and gotten confused. Either that or he's trolling. Take your pick.
Mantell's last WWE run came to an end in May 2016. He had entered the promotion as Jack Swagger's manager, Zeb Colter, three years prior, later adding Alberto Del Rio and Cesaro his managerial pool before dropping off television long before the promotion let him go. An 11-month stint with Impact Wrestling came the following year, though Mantell was relieved of his duties as a creative consultant when Don Callis and Scott D'Amore came in as executives that December.
As acknowledged by Vince during last week's Q1 2020 earnings call, WWE's plan to sell their content rights has been held up by the ongoing global health crisis.