WWE: Vince McMahon’s Return to Creative Rumor Killer, Cameron Grimes Update, Pat McAfee Update

WWE Officials Reportedly Deny Reports of Vince McMahon’s Return to Creative

WWE officials reportedly have denied the recent rumors and reports of Vince McMahon had recently returned in charge of their creative team, according to Fightful and Pro Wrestling Torch.

The rumors originated from a report from Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp who reported that one talent spoken to stated that they believe that McMahon recently returned to his former role in charge of WWE’s creative team.

In a follow-up report, Sapp reported that several WWE officials spoken to stated that the rumors of McMahon’s return to Creative were not true and the fears from their talent over the rumor are unfounded.

Pro Wrestling Torch’s Wade Keller reported that his own sources within WWE also denied the rumors of McMahon’s recent return to Creative.

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Cameron Grimes WWE Status Update

NXT talent Cameron Grimes has been noticeably absent from WWE’s NXT brand since this past November. WWE officials had plans at one point to call up Grimes to their main roster following the end of his feud with Joe Gacy at the time but those plans were put on hold.

Dave Meltzer reported in a recent episode of the Wrestling Observer Radio that his sources stated that the reason for the delay for Grimes’ call-up is due to WWE officials currently do not have any creative plans for his main roster debut.

Meltzer reported that Grimes’ status in WWE is currently in limbo due to NXT officials also do not have any creative plans for him for any potential return.

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Pat McAfee Comments on His Future in WWE

As noted before, WWE SmackDown commentator Pat McAfee made his surprise return to WWE at this past January’s Royal Rumble 2023 event. This was McAfee’s first appearance in WWE since this past September due to his commitments for ESPN. Despite his surprise return, McAfee has been absent from WWE programming since his appearance at this past January’s Royal Rumble event.

McAfee recently provided an update on Twitter about his current absence from WWE and his future in the company.

“Man… brain’s been COOKIN

Excited to get back but I love this annual think sesh at the beach with my bride..

The future of #PMSLive has been a lot of fun to think about..

Going thru all of the numbers.. facts are facts.. We’ve really been quite a fucking disruptor in this whole daily Sports Media world. I’m VERY proud of it.. We don’t have producers giving us takes or researchers telling us what to talk about.. We don’t have any investors.. We don’t have a “lead in audience” or “people leaving their TVs on over night”.. We, alongside our incredible fanbase, built this thing both literally and figuratively.. we decide what to chat about.. we pay for the footage rights.. We negotiate the deals with our partners.. and we changed the game. That’s rather epic… what’s next though? A LOT of fun to think about.. Show will always be free but we need to keep evolving.

Baby girl on the way… what’s that mean for my future with @WWE
? I LOVE it but, they’re allegedly gonna be sold, who’s buying them? Do I want to work/make money for those people?

How about @CollegeGameDay? That was a good time… No long term deal in place but, I enjoyed the workload that came with being a part of one of the most iconic shows in the history of sports. I think we had the greatest year it’s had in like 2 decades or something ratings wise… fucking WILD.. I was told a lot of Old Whites weren’t gonna watch because of me
.. Got to see so many insanely beautiful campuses/places.. being new man on the totem pole when it came to hotel rooms (impossible to book, Shahtaht to the GameDay crew behind the scenes.. absolute LEGENDS) was good for me. Took me back to my roots… will DEFINITELY be getting a bus if GameDay continues to be in the ol’ life schedule.

What’s our future with @FanDuel? 190,000+ people rode with us for our Super Bowl SGP.. Patrick Mahomes is a DAWG but didn’t throw for 225 yards, so we didn’t hit the largest group bet/hit in Sports gambling history.. we apologize for letting everybody DAHN on the boosts this year.. TOUGH year to predict.. We and the new group of FD execs don’t necessarily have the same philosophical views on stuff, nothing but love for them, they are doing their thing but, certainly a different way of operating these days.. we’ve been lucky to be with them since Day 1 of legalized sports gambling… and we’re proud that they have been the #1 Sportsbook in America ever since. How’s that shape up before next football season?

As with every year… the boys are all getting raises. I think that’s how businesses are supposed to go.

I’m still getting sued by Brett Favre… allegedly

So many things from a business point of view for a tank top wearing dumbass to ponder.. but I’m incredibly proud to be in the position that we’re in.

All of this without an agent or a booker… they gotta be flustered.

Cheers and thank you to the boys.. their families.. and all of you beautiful people that follow along with us.

Let’s keep it going.

Man… brain’s been COOKIN

Excited to get back but I love this annual think sesh at the beach with my bride..

The future of #PMSLive has been a lot of fun to think about..

Going thru all of the numbers.. facts are facts.. We’ve really been quite a fucking disruptor in this… https://t.co/pNXe2csCVE pic.twitter.com/GoFUtwTLRc

— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) February 22, 2023