In a shocking development in the professional wrestling world, Vince McMahon on Friday announced his retirement from WWE amidst an ongoing secret sexual scandal affair probe by the company's board of members. Vince McMahon retirement announcement was done by himself on Twitter in which he expressed his gratitude to the WWE universe as well. However, Vince McMahon has been involved in some serious controversies in the past. Vince McMahon controversy is not small and has been accused of many serious crimes including rape.
Vince McMahon controversies
As per Daily Mail UK, Vince McMahon has been accused of raping a female referee in the past. WWE's first female referee had accused Vince McMahon that he had raped her in his limo in 1986. In 1992, Rita Marie Chatterton made these shocking revelations in an interview with a news portal. In fact, a former wrestler named Leonard Inzitari supported Chatterton's allegations. In an interview with a news portal, Inzitari said Chatterton told him through sobs how McMahon 'took his penis out', forced her to perform oral sex on him, then forced himself 'inside' of her.
Coming back to 2022 Vince McMahon sexual misconduct allegations, the former WWE superstar Vince was charged with an alleged $3 million settlement with a former employee. Along with Vince, this reportedly includes one of his former employees. Reportedly, in the year 2019, WWE hired a female employee. Vince McMahon allegedly had an affair with this employee.
When this employee left WWE, Vince McMahon and the former employee had a deal of $ 3 million (about Rs 23 crore). It is being said that Vince gave this amount from the company's fund. After the matter came to light, WWE immediately started action on this matter. The WWE Board started an investigation taking this matter seriously. After this Vince voluntarily stepped down from all his posts in the WWE.
Currently, Vince McMahon is married to Linda McMahon for the past 55 years. Linda McMahon married to Vince when she was 17.